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Back at It
Last week I added two and a half pages to the first draft I’ve been working on for an extended amount of time (it’s embarrassing to say how long). That’s two pages more than the past several weeks combined. I joined a critique group last month and I figured I’d have an easy ride the […]
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Who Done It?
I’ve been trying to figure out where the past week went. My Franklin-Covey day planner is littered with scribbles about the baby’s naps, shopping (several times) at the seasonal children’s consignment sale, and exercising. Some of the one-time events were bringing my youngest to her one year check-up and attending the local writers’ meeting. The […]
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Do You Love a Banned Book?
It’s banned books week! http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm Some of my favorite authors have banned books and books that have attempted to be banned from schools and libraries. Katherine Paterson, Madeleine L’Engle, and Laurie Halse Anderson are three that come to mind. Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia is my favorite novel of all-time. Some parents have concerns about […]
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Celebrations
The Little Princess turned one on Friday. She slept through most of her dinner party- thank you, Nana, for preparing the turkey feast- but was in good spirits when she woke up from her late nap. I allowed her to eat an ice cream cone cupcake without eating dinner. (She enjoyed the left-overs Saturday for […]
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Yarntastic
First, I’d like to shout out a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister-in-law! You’re the bomb! My oldest was due on this day, one year ago, but she was over-cooked… like both my other turkeys. It’s been a week of knitting. (I know I should have spent more time writing- I’m loosing the momentum I […]
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