So, we took the canoe out today. Or more accurately, Bob and Andrew took the canoe out. Kyra and I acted as support (really, not as much fun as going down the rapids backwards, but more on that later).
First, if you’re taking the canoe out, you have to clean it.
We drove up to the headwaters [...]
I am Latte Girl. I conquer my opponents, not with strength, but with the subliminal suggestion they must flee to the nearest Starbucks for something hot and overpriced.
What Your Latte Says About You
You don’t treat yourself very often. You find that indulging doesn’t jibe with your very disciplined life.
You can be quite silly at times, [...]
So, I did a Google search on editing brain (don’t you ever search on strange combinations of words just to see what comes up?). I found these gems:
Editing is a transparent art form.
And:
Editing is very mechanical and technical, but at the same time, it’s very artistic and emotional.
The writer was talking about film editing, but [...]
She’s writing something called The Sheep, Marissa, and MacKayla. My favorite quote of hers on the writing process so far?
I’m trying not to make this a bad book.
Funny. I’ve been saying that all weekend long.
Let me show you it:
I have to say how ecstatic and relieved I am to have an agent (!!!) to vet all this for us. Man, that thing is long. And complicated. But pretty cool nevertheless.
And Darcy, FedEx is bringing it to your door ASAP.
So, the excitement = building for San Francisco this summer. At the end of July I’ll head out there to the RWA National Conference with … wait for it … the kids in tow.
They’ll stay at my sister’s during the four days of the conference. I’ll be in the Marriott.
(Insert maniacal laughter here.)
Seriously, I’m pretty [...]
So, despite claims that Miss B did not miss her brother this weekend (who was away on a Boy Scout campout on an island–how cool is that?), she invented several invisible siblings to keep her company.
Somehow, I birthed all these invisible babies this weekend, along with taking Miss B to ballet, vacuuming up all the [...]
You want one. You know you do. Okay, so I want one (and recently ordered one). Darcy and I were thinking this might make a pretty snazzy promo item for when The Geek Girl’s Guide to Cheerleading comes out next summer.
What do you think?
(And if you crave one and can’t wait for us to start giving [...]
The batteries in the programmable thermostat finally gave out, after possibly a year of the message: Replace batteries soon! It’s the sort of thermostat you can pull off the wall, which I did only to hear a gasp behind me and Kyra saying: “Mommy! What have you done?”
Andrew made a terrific Pirate #4 in the [...]
