Well, as I said earlier, NaBloPoMo isn’t happening now :(. Missed yesterday and you HAVE to post everyday for it to count… Ah well. I’m still planning to finish out the month… Today was the final dentist appointment for the 6yo. She hung out at home all day because the anesthesia stuff takes a while to wear off. After we picked up little brother from school, we hit the local movie place that has free Read more
And not because it’s talk like a pirate day :p. I forgot to post last night which means I am officially out of NaBloPoMo [National Blog Posting Month]. Oh well. My only defense is that my browser was giving me fits and then I forgot :(. So here’s yesterday’s post. I hope to have a book review up today and then a daily ‘how my NaNo is going’ post tonight. Don’t hate me for that Read more
First and foremost… As I mentioned yesterday, Amie and I went to Branson to see Muse Watson [Mike Franks from NCIS]. It was a blast. The play was good and Muse was very nice. Had a 10-15 minute conversation with us without that ‘oh. fans. i must talk to them.’ feeling. Went to lunch with a local writer friend. She had something come up and pushed back our meeting time by half an hour so Read more
I’ll post more [including pictures] tomorrow, but today I went to Branson with a friend to see MUSE WATSON! [that’s Mike Franks from NCIS!!!!!!] in A Christmas Snow. Play was good. Meeting Muse was WAY COOL. We made sure we were at the end of the line for pictures/autographs and we got to talk to him for about 10-15 minutes. He was very nice and it wasn’t just that ‘oh, look. Fans I have to Read more
I’m up to nearly 1000 words for the day and nearly 7500 for the month. Still behind and may get some more in before I go to bed but sis and I are watching a movie ;). Still, I had to get my blog up today. We went to see the new VeggieTales Christmas DVD at a local theater – it’s the largest Veggie premiere in the country with over 2500 people most times. It Read more
There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones Can I just say I <3 Jenny’s books? This YA novel is a sequel of sorts to her latest rom com, Save the Date. You can find my review of it here. Grief brought Finley to Ireland. LOVE WILL LEAD HER HOME. Finley Sinclair is not your typical eighteen-year-old. She’s witty, tough, and driven. With an upcoming interview at the Manhattan music conservatory, Finley needs to compose her Read more
Tonight, we took my 4 kids to my sister’s high school to see their production of Beauty and the Beast. Hubby brought me and the 2 little kids home early because they were done. 4yo started asking if it was over before Gaston even showed up… 6yo told us by the end of the first act that she was going to need two chairs if she was going to lay down and go to sleep… Read more
Couple things made me cry the last couple days. First, this video – security camera footage from inside the Joplin schools during the Joplin Tornado in May of this year. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAtN_ILP44k&sns=fb] In Suburban Straightjacket, a tornado based on the Joplin Tornado [in the fictional town of Cooper, MO], plays a role in restoring some relationships. This storm system went less than 15 miles south of us and as it did, the news was saying there Read more
Edit: Would help if I remembered the “Na” in “NaNoWriMo”… /sigh/ First order of business!!!! MozArks ACFW is pleased to announce that Tracey Bateman will be our very special guest speaker this month!!! And now… My very much less exciting update ;). At least as far as NaNo is concerned. I’ve not written a word but… This is Suburban Straightjacket as it gets ready to wing it’s way to wherever it goes for Golden Heart!!! Read more
Today is my birthday :). Wasn’t a great day. Wasn’t horrible. Had many fabulous well wishes from friends and family on Facebook! Well over 100 posts which is really nice. Still a bit melancholy though. Not for the first time. And it’s not about getting older either. Last year, Matt was at a funeral and my van was broken. Stressful at best. This year, he’s working [he always does on Tuesdays] so we had cake Read more