Well, this weekend certainly didn’t go as planned.

It started out on a high point. Last year, I tooled up the coast to All Writers All Weekend hosted by the Silicon Valley RWA. It was tons of fun. This year, …

Horror, upon horror – the ice cream truck didn’t meander through our neighborhood today. I know. Most of the country is buried in snow and freezing temperatures; however, here in the high desert, it’s sunny and warm. The temperature today …

Just to shake things up in 2010, I’m gonna post some true fact about our weird and crazy family on Tuesdays.

So, here goes the first:

We eat off paper plate every single night of the week (well, except when …

I know…today is supposed to be my writing update…but I’m making an exception because today is our family day. Living in a blended family brings with it lots of stresses that bio-families don’t deal with. But it also brings joys …

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Some of the blogs I’ve read lately have given a glimpse of their year in review. I’m not gonna bore you with a blow by blow. All I can say is lots of stuff happened, some of it good, …

‘Cept, I do.

I know there are plotters and pantsers, list makers, and wing-its. I’m a plotter and a lister. I need my goals clearly stated and listed out or else I forget. Heck, I often say I’d forget my …

Well, despite my worries and fears, Santa stopped by our home and dropped off many, many gifts for the kinderboys and Drama Teen. The tree was ransacked by 7:30 am and then breakfast of french toast made with eggnog was …

Well, there are three naughty children under this roof tonight and major doubt as to whether there will be gifts under the tree in the morning.

The well-oiled workings of the past week lulled me into a false sense of …

I’m convinced that no one should ever tell children that they don’t have school or that Christmas is coming in X amount of days. Kinderboy#2 (aka enthusiastic morning kid) was up before 6 am almost every day this week (except …

I’m writing this Monday post on Sunday evening…okay, not evening, but late at night. I’m trying to stay positive about the next two weeks. It’s difficult, but I’m determined not to ruin the Christmas season wondering how I’m going to …