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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...