Thursday is my daughter’s favorite day of the week. It’s the day that she gets to share with other children in a very grown up
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Today was a very good day. Really, really good ( Read more... )

National Novel Writer’s Month is officially over and I am officially a loser. But only in one sense.
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1. Family
2. Pilgrims
3. Marshmallows flambé
4. Books and art by not so famous people
5. Rain
6. Pumpkin muffins
7. Dishwashers
8. Time to enjoy it all


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"Twilight" captured the box office last week and it got me thinking about the connection between books and Hollywood.

I can remember in high school claiming that I was going to write the Great American Novel and then pen the screenplay based on the book. Ah, the ignorance of youth.

I'm still plugging away on my great novels, but the allure of a film ( Read more... )

One of the things I love about living in a small town like Solvang is that no matter where or when I go out, I'm always bound to run into someone I know. It's like living among friends. Of course, my husband probably has a completely different opinion on this.

Last night we went to my son's favorite restaurant to celebrate his birthday. We ran into ( Read more... )

Sometimes when you hear a song, it takes you back to a pleasant memory, forever connected to those notes.

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Last year when Jasmine was in kindergarten, she studied giraffes. She made a huge paper mache giraffe that now
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The first time I saw San Francisco in person, I rolled into town on a big yellow school bus. High school choir tour. I know. This really solidifies me as a big time geek.

Now keep in mind that I was born in rural Ohio and lived in a small town where everybody knew my name until I was ten. San Francisco blew my mind!

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So here we are just over six weeks from Christmas and I had to spend close to $1,800 dollars tuning up my Volvo. The commonly repeated phrase, “At least it’s paid for,” is offering very little comfort today. Especially since the dealer was only willing to offer $1,000 for it as a trade-in. I spent more money tuning it up than the damn thing is ( Read more... )