• the day of annoyances

    You know all those things that you put off doing and then they pile up and you have to find a shovel and finally dig out? Today was my day for dealing with those. I wanted to write. I planned…

  • Enter the weekend

    Two weeks down on the first block of the semester and 1.5 left. The weekend is here and much has to be done. I sent the proof pages back on Blood Winter this week. That means the book will come…

  • Woes, ghosts, and slight insanity

    Tomorrow is the first day of school for the kids. Girlie is excited. Boy is freaked out. Tons of woe and angst. He loves school, but he’s moving into middle school where Things are Done Differently and he is totally…

  • Fair rides and thunder and lightning

    Took the kids to the fair last night so they could ride rides. Ours is a tiny fair. Maybe smaller than that. Anyhow, there really aren’t a lot of rides, but the kids get excited about them and so we…