Ericka Scott

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5 Things I’m Thankful For
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
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As the local school district thought it was a cool idea to offload the kids for an entire week instead of the traditional Thursday/Friday holiday for Thanksgiving Week – I’m finding it hard to get onto the computer. Heck, I’ve …

Monday, Monday…
Monday, November 8th, 2010
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Wow…I’m loving the extra hour of sunlight in the morning. The kids popped right up for school and I was able to take my morning walk without the sun glaring into my eyeballs. All good.

Had a busy, contest-task filled …

Blogging Like It’s A Monday
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
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Only, it’s not…sorry about that. I had this great idea to feature monsters every Monday in October (except I really missed the boat on that…sorry again). I’ll file the idea for next year…

Blogging regularly and writing full-time is tough …

What do you mean it’s Tuesday already?
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
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When I was a child I thought as a child. time moved at a snail’s pace, or slower. I never truly believed grownups who told me to enjoy it, because once grown, time would fly. Yeah, right.

Yeah, they were …

Life…
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
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Mondays are usually the day of the week I love the best. A fresh beginning, a chance to start anew.

The Veterans Administration must share that view. On Friday, my mother got a call regarding my father’s application for long-term …

Happy Birthday Dear Daughter!
Monday, September 13th, 2010

Today marks the 17th anniversary of “The Bravest Thing I’ve Ever Done.” For those of you who know the story, prepare yourselves to be bored, yet again, by the rendition of my daughter’s birth story. In January of 1992 I …

Finessing a Friday
Friday, September 10th, 2010
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Wow, where did the week go? I know I was already behind, as Monday was a holiday, but still…

The boys both had a visit from the tooth fairy this week. Scooter lost his tooth on Wednesday at school…not only …

Where Oh Where Did the Weekend Go?
Monday, August 30th, 2010
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Yep, missed blogging on Friday — I was busy reading, writing, and playing around to make a new book trailer. Unfortunately, although I absolutely love it, I won’t be able to use it. I’d designed my own cover for an …

Did you miss me?
Monday, August 9th, 2010
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No, I didn’t run away. I simply went on vacation unknowingly encountering event after event that left me without internet connectivity. I have to say that after the first week of withdrawal, I actually began to enjoy the break. Unfortunately, …

Monday Madness
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
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Well, it’s 4 minutes until Tuesday, but I’m gonna ignore the clock and post this as Monday’s blog anyway. So there!

Had a great weekend. It was nice having the entire block show up for fireworks on the 4th. It’s …