• A snippet for you

    July 27, 2013 /

    In honor of finishing a chapter and also getting my desk today (I can’t wait!) here is a snippet from the nameless WIP for you: “I’d like to leave now,” she announced. “It was nice to meet you, Lisette.” She…

  • Upon Hoarding and Not and Weird Wiring

    July 26, 2013 /

    One of the things about moving is that it’s a chance to really look at your stuff and decide what to keep and what not to. Part of the issue is that you inevitably have stuff that is still good…

  • WIP Snippet

    July 24, 2013 /

    Here’s a snippet. Hope you enjoy. Also, I’ve got a post up on Magical Words on Cardboard Characters today. Do come and visit. Taryn could only blink in disbelief. It was the stuff of children’s nightmares and old world witch…

  • blubbity blub blub

    July 22, 2013 /

    I’d like to have something interesting to say today, but I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel. Mostly I’ve been trying to rearrange and unpack and clean and cook and donate stuff and wrangle kids and put stuff away and…

  • Fun Days and Shelves! and Hobby Lobby

    July 20, 2013 /

    We started the morning with me going to the farmers market for many good things including red potatoes, cantaloupes, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, peaches, apricots, and cilantro. I think a couple other things snuck into the baskets too. Meanwhile, the man…

  • one day more

    July 17, 2013 /

    I got so sick yesterday. Nausea and other intestinal distress, plus a headache. Today a bit of headache and blurry vision. I’m trying to decide if this is a) a stress reaction to all that’s been going on, b) a…

  • I found shoes

    July 15, 2013 /

    I found my shoes today. It was an exciting moment. I also unpacked some more boxes, and yet there are always more. More more more. We are trying to decide whether or not to a) get updated phones, b) if…

  • Home

    July 14, 2013 /

    We are back home. That has a very odd ring to it to me. We lived in Montana for 14 years and both our kids were born there. We have a number of friends there and a lot of memories.…

  • Moving on up, moving on out

    July 10, 2013 /

    I can now officially announce that I am not longer a professor at the University of Montana Western. Today I resigned, turned in all my keys and equipment, and left. We also signed on our house, so we have officially…