Last night, Kid #1 worked from 4-8, so the hubs and I decided we were going to go out. On a date. Kids #2-4 are old enough to stay home unsupervised, at least for a few hours. And my sister Read more
I hope y’all had a great day yesterday! We did! My mother-in-law, stepfather-in-law, and sister came over. We did lunch, hung out for a bit, then hubs, three kids (one came home after a bit), a boyfriend, and my sister Read more
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope y’all are having a great day with family and friends! And today, I’m thankful for a 12yo who loves story! She always has, but she struggled for many years with words making sense – her eyes Read more
Kid #1 was at work, but the other three all helped making sugar cookies with Grandma. It’s a tradition going back at least 20 years to when my nieces and nephew were little. So now we have dessert for tomorrow. Read more
I probably write about this every year but… too bad ;). It was a momentous day for us. This is what I posted on Facebook last year: Nine years. It’s been nine years since this sweet boy went in for Read more
I forgot to mention a Netflix movie I watched Saturday. It’s called A Christmas Prince, and I’m sure you can tell why it instantly appealed to me (and why friend Jennifer Major suggested it to me). Besides being a royalty movie, Read more
Two of my favorite kiddos! Kid #2 and one of her besties (who calls herself my bestie ;))! They marched in the Christmas parade yesterday in our local town! You can see from the pic what the morning was like. Read more
Three. That’s the number of words I wrote yesterday. And they only kind of count because I edited the last chapter and tweaked a sentence. That’s it. In fact, I’m posting this from my phone, on the couch, under a Read more
I did it!!! 50K in 16 days!!!! Less really because I wrote more than enough yesterday so 15.5 writing days. WOOHOO! The book isn’t done, of course, but it’s getting there. By the time I stopped last night, I was Read more
SO CLOSE! I had a GREAT day yesterday, though my official NaNo numbers don’t show just how great, because I did delete those 530 words (or at least moved the file to an area that doesn’t get counted since I’m Read more