• Musings

    Today I did some more packing and cleaning, despite being exhausted. funny how the last week has taken it out of me. The man and kids did some as well, and fetched a dump trailer to take some stuff to…

  • Jiggety Jig

    We made the trip to Oregon and back in four days, plus unloaded the cargo trailer and did the Jayfest signing at Powells. Whew. I’m a little tired and yet have to get right back to work. The good news…

  • Fat and diets

    One of the things that the SFWA bruhaha in recent weeks has made me think about is me as a woman and about weight and about body image. Then Cat Valente posted this amazing blog about her own trials and…

  • Pardon me while I have a moment of freakout

    I just realized that my 23rd anniversary is in 4 days. There will be little celebrating done beyond packing of stuff. Then my birthday is two weeks from today, for which there will be little celebration but, you got it,…

  • Packity pack pack pack

    My life is not exciting right now. It involves boxes and carrying heavy things, sorting, taping, and cutting my fingers. I did manage to help girlie get some of her stuff into boxes today. That was a step. Boy has…

  • I’m grumpy

    I have no idea why I’m grumpy, except packing and stress from that. It’s annoying being grumpy. Boy and girl are being clingy. I get that. But it’s driving me nuts. And then the dogs are upset. One peed in…

  • Learning curve

    Apparently if you spend a day digging and shaking out dirt and crystals, you will be sore. Back, arms, legs . . . sore. Who knew?

  • Crystal digging

    The man and I took a packing break today and went digging for crystals at Crystal Park. It was not crowded. I’m guessing that might have had something to do with the fact that it was snowing when we got…

  • I’m BAAAACK

    This last weekend was Miscon. It was spectacular. I love this con. It’s growing by leaps and bounds. It’s incredibly well-run, super friendly, and in a lovely setting. I had a blast. The panels were immensely well attended. At least…