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Singing songs to my son: The Titanic Song
I grew up in a singing household -- my mother sang all time, and we were always singing along to the radio or the record player/tape player/CD player, and then we went to camp and there are So. Many. Camp. Songs ( Read more... ) -
Thank you.
A big "Thanks!!" to everyone who donated to the MS Walk -- for my walk, or for anyone else's. The walk was yesterday, on a beautiful hot sunny day, and my team was about 10 adults and 12 kids. I think it's the largest team we've ever had. -
my brain, standing in my way.
So, I'm a slow runner, always have been, and that's fine; I'm not trying to win any races. I am trying to push myself, though, so I decided to try to cut 2 minutes off my usual mile time. I usually run either 2 miles or a 5k, but I decided that one run a week, I'd run a mile, on an easy route, and walk home from the mile mark. So: leave it on the ( Read more... ) -
So. RIP DWJ.
I've been in class all day, and it was a marvelous class, but I'm only now catching up and -- ah, no. Not Diana Wynne Jones ( Read more... ) -
foreboding.
The new house is on a double lot, which of course means that I am ripping out half the yard and replacing it with garden. The back part of the yard is plenty large enough for a hammock and for the kid to charge about it, so the entire front will be flower garden. (There's the remnants of an herb & vegetable garden tucked behind the house, so I'll ( Read more... ) -
MS Walk
I am walking in the MS Walk again this year, with my friend Amy's team. Amy was diagnosed with MS several years ago; she and I have been friends since we were 14 years old. She's the mother of four adorable kids, and one of the reasons I walk is because I want her to dance at their weddings ( Read more... ) -
highlights of parenting!
Today was one of those days where you end up feeling like, somehow, your child managed to beat you half to death with sticks. -
just a shout-out
thank you to bayleaf for the pep talk today! -
fiction updates
I just looked, and I haven't even mentioned any of my fiction over here since 2008, or at least, if I did, I didn't tag it. Partly that's because I was putting everything in laurajv, and then I moved over to Dreamwidth for my fannish stuff.
SO! Here's a list.
ST:AOS
"Untitled. Anonymous Vulcan poet, 2258". Poetry.
The Word for World Is-- Gen. ( Read more... )