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My Writers Toolchest - Sunday, August 6th 2006 6:42 AM
          A writer needs creativity, ideas, time, persistence, dedication and . . . toys.  Well, this writer does.  I...
RWA doesn't have to eat its own young - Thursday, August 3rd 2006 8:42 PM
Conferences normally inspire me to race home and while I am inspired, I’m also exhausted.  It was a lot easier to recover from nationals when I was in my 30s.  Now...
TiVoing RWA - Tuesday, August 1st 2006 8:33 PM
RWA is always fun.  It started out with a day of plotting with my pfd buddies (www.babesinbookland.com) – always great.  We actually get things accomplished between...
More RWA News . . . - Sunday, July 30th 2006 7:56 AM
My wonderfully talented friend, KATHELLEN BEAVER, won Golden Heart last night!!!!!  What a wonderful thing for a talented person I know will soar. She is the embodiment of...
Perception and Forgiveness - Warning . . . rare serious moment - Thursday, July 27th 2006 7:09 AM
Perception in an interesting thing . . .   One of my goals for this RWA conference was to make at least 3 new acquaintances and/or get to know a previous acquaintance...
RWa Day 2 - Wednesday, July 26th 2006 6:43 AM
I also posted this on the group blog www.BabesinBookland.com - do visit us there as well! Aside from the joy of connecting with old friends, the highlight thus far for me has...
Packing, RWA and Bowling - Sunday, July 23rd 2006 7:50 AM
Okay, I’m packed and semi-organized for RWA.  My only responsibility for today is the mandatory, monthly Sunday family dinner (think Gilmore Girls).  This week, my...
Blogging with My Buds Cherry Adair, Leanne Banks and Traci Hall - Thursday, July 20th 2006 5:48 AM
I'm so excited!  I've joined forces with my 3 dear friends and plotting parthers to bring you Babes in Bookland - our blog about, well, anything and everything.  Get...
Preparing for RWA Nationals - Monday, July 17th 2006 7:42 AM
          Next week I leave for my 15th RWA conference.  So, I started waxing nostalgic about years past. ...
Size Matters - Friday, July 14th 2006 8:54 AM
          I have no fashion sense.  None, zero, zippo.    At least that’s how I felt after watching a segment...
Reunions and Reality - Wednesday, July 12th 2006 8:46 AM
          So I’ve been away for a bit.  Sorry, unavoidable.  Well, not really unavoidable – I was being punished for...
Humor, Rejection and Blonde Jokes - Sunday, July 2nd 2006 9:02 AM
Is nothing sacred or taboo?  Sure – stuff that doesn’t directly affect me like animal sacrifices or other cultural and/or societal ills plaguing the world. But in my...
Roadsters, Radios. RWA and Heroes - Friday, June 30th 2006 8:53 AM
It’s time to start thinking about RWA’s National Conference.  It’s in Atlanta this year, so for me, it is a chance to reconnect with friends I haven’t seen in –...
Ash Scattering 101 - Wednesday, June 28th 2006 11:03 AM
Here’s a valuable tip . . . when involved in the solemn activity of scattering the ashes of a loved one near the ocean – do not stand down wind.  Yes, I got some dead...
Jubilee, Nail Polish and Real Writers - Thursday, June 15th 2006 5:46 AM
          As usual, I try not to bore people with ‘writing life’ posts, because my life isn’t that interesting (today I typed...
Cats and frogs and mimes, oh my! - Wednesday, June 14th 2006 4:45 AM
          Somehow in the last year, I became a cat person.  And if one is good, two is better, so I’m a two cat person. ...
Laundry and Sex - Monday, June 12th 2006 6:40 AM
I’m finally back home – just long enough to wash and re-pack since we’re off to Bermuda at the end of the week.  Yes, it will be fun to revisit the island but this is...
What I did on my 1st Summer Vacation - Saturday, June 10th 2006 4:13 AM
Thank you to whoever invented the FastPass.  For those of you unfamiliar with this concept, it’s a thing at theme parks that lets you press a few buttons for the most...
History & Headrests - Saturday, June 3rd 2006 4:06 AM
I’m off for a week, so depending on how cooperative my wireless Internet connection works – I either will or won’t be sharing stories about the broken-footed one’s...
What to Pack or what not to pack - Thursday, June 1st 2006 5:59 AM
I’m packing challenged.  Maybe it’s a function of my selective OCD.  If I’m going for 7 days, I figure I need 14 changes of clothes just in case I spill...
Pissed Kids and Pipe Cleaners - Wednesday, May 31st 2006 10:01 AM
Family fun . . . these are the days most mothers dread – that week between the end of school and the beginning of camp.  The week where the mantra heard over and over is...
2 Funerals and Eventually a Wedding - Tuesday, May 30th 2006 3:29 AM
Memorial Day makes me think of those who are no longer with us.  But they also remind me of the infamous date I conned my not-yet-husband into.   Funerals are solemn...
Walk it off! - Saturday, May 27th 2006 5:06 PM
Okay, elementary school awards are more dangerous than I thought.  After a pretty painful night, I went to the doctor yesterday and it turns out I didn’t sprain my ankle,...
Elementary School Awards as a contact sport - Friday, May 26th 2006 5:13 AM
Who knew Elementary school award ceremonies could be dangerous?  Well, they are, but only if you’re me and you manage to twist you ankle as you race to the aisle to snap...
Losing my Cherry - Thursday, May 25th 2006 5:51 AM
Yesterday was a hoot!  We – Cherry, Traci and I – hit the Food Shack as well as a few stores.  Shopping and eating – now there’s an afternoon.  Okay...