I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was taking part in this fun book event, and my post will be up this week, on Wednesday, 9/23 (fun coincidence, that is my oldest son’s birthday!). I’m really excited about this. Celebrate Autumn all month long at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven’s second annual Fall Into These Great Reads Bookathon. 47 books, 34 authors. So much fun! I have a link to the general promo page here, but will have the direct link to my post on Wednesday and will s

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was taking part in this fun book event, and my post will be up this week, on Wednesday, 9/23 (fun coincidence, that is my oldest son’s birthday!). I’m really excited about this. Celebrate Autumn all month long at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven’s second annual Fall Into These Great Reads Bookathon. 47 books, 34 authors. So much fun! I have a link to the general promo page here, but will have the direct link to my post on Wednesday and will s

We’re finishing up a holiday weekend here, though I think I did as much work this weekend as if there wasn’t an extra day off. But it was necessary, and I’m glad it’s done. I had a lot of mulch delivered to the boys’ midweek, and then spent Saturday and Sunday mulching flower beds around the house and planting a few things as well. We had a hard time guesstimating the amount of mulch we needed, so we wound up with extra, so the good news is we won’t need to mulch next year. A

We’re finishing up a holiday weekend here, though I think I did as much work this weekend as if there wasn’t an extra day off. But it was necessary, and I’m glad it’s done. I had a lot of mulch delivered to the boys’ midweek, and then spent Saturday and Sunday mulching flower beds around the house and planting a few things as well. We had a hard time guesstimating the amount of mulch we needed, so we wound up with extra, so the good news is we won’t need to mulch next year. A

This is the last week you’ll hear me talk about my birthday till next summer. I got a gorgeous box of chocolates from someone I work with the other day–these chocolates are so beautiful, it’s a sin to eat them, but I will, eventually. My cheesecake will be here this week, but because my birthday falls on the busiest day of the week for the day-job, we’ll have birthday dinner and cake on the weekend next week. I’m still pondering dinner, but the cake was already decided on. To

This is the last week you’ll hear me talk about my birthday till next summer. I got a gorgeous box of chocolates from someone I work with the other day–these chocolates are so beautiful, it’s a sin to eat them, but I will, eventually. My cheesecake will be here this week, but because my birthday falls on the busiest day of the week for the day-job, we’ll have birthday dinner and cake on the weekend next week. I’m still pondering dinner, but the cake was already decided on. To

This is the last week you’ll hear me talk about my birthday till next summer. I got a gorgeous box of chocolates from someone I work with the other day–these chocolates are so beautiful, it’s a sin to eat them, but I will, eventually. My cheesecake will be here this week, but because my birthday falls on the busiest day of the week for the day-job, we’ll have birthday dinner and cake on the weekend next week. I’m still pondering dinner, but the cake was already decided on. To

Hiya! This is just a quick post to share a fun event I am participating in, now through Sunday. This features thirteen authors with seventeen books, all including fathers to celebrate Father’s Day! There will be a different group of authors featured each day, and I am in the Friday group. Plus there are goodies to be had. Check out the event page. And then maybe you want to enter to win a copy of all the books featured in the event? Of course you do. I’m a little nervous, bec

Hiya! This is just a quick post to share a fun event I am participating in, now through Sunday. This features thirteen authors with seventeen books, all including fathers to celebrate Father’s Day! There will be a different group of authors featured each day, and I am in the Friday group. Plus there are goodies to be had. Check out the event page. And then maybe you want to enter to win a copy of all the books featured in the event? Of course you do. I’m a little nervous, bec

Hiya! This is just a quick post to share a fun event I am participating in, now through Sunday. This features thirteen authors with seventeen books, all including fathers to celebrate Father’s Day! There will be a different group of authors featured each day, and I am in the Friday group. Plus there are goodies to be had. Check out the event page. And then maybe you want to enter to win a copy of all the books featured in the event? Of course you do. I’m a little nervous, bec

How many of you make New Year’s resolutions?  Or goals of some sort, even if you don’t call them resolutions?  Hands up! ( Photo credit: Randy Heinitz via Foter.com / CC BY ) I learned a long time ago that making resolutions doesn’t really work for me, so I quit that a long time ago.  Instead, I focus my efforts on goals, broken down monthly, and sometimes weekly,  and mostly writing-related. I’ve taken part in a goal-setting workshop the last couple of years with Delilah Dev

How many of you make New Year’s resolutions?  Or goals of some sort, even if you don’t call them resolutions?  Hands up! ( Photo credit: Randy Heinitz via Foter.com / CC BY ) I learned a long time ago that making resolutions doesn’t really work for me, so I quit that a long time ago.  Instead, I focus my efforts on goals, broken down monthly, and sometimes weekly,  and mostly writing-related. I’ve taken part in a goal-setting workshop the last couple of years with Delilah Dev

How many of you make New Year’s resolutions?  Or goals of some sort, even if you don’t call them resolutions?  Hands up! ( Photo credit: Randy Heinitz via Foter.com / CC BY ) I learned a long time ago that making resolutions doesn’t really work for me, so I quit that a long time ago.  Instead, I focus my efforts on goals, broken down monthly, and sometimes weekly,  and mostly writing-related. I’ve taken part in a goal-setting workshop the last couple of years with Delilah Dev

How many of you make New Year’s resolutions?  Or goals of some sort, even if you don’t call them resolutions?  Hands up! ( Photo credit: Randy Heinitz via Foter.com / CC BY ) I learned a long time ago that making resolutions doesn’t really work for me, so I quit that a long time ago.  Instead, I focus my efforts on goals, broken down monthly, and sometimes weekly,  and mostly writing-related. I’ve taken part in a goal-setting workshop the last couple of years with Delilah Dev

How many of you make New Year’s resolutions?  Or goals of some sort, even if you don’t call them resolutions?  Hands up! ( Photo credit: Randy Heinitz via Foter.com / CC BY ) I learned a long time ago that making resolutions doesn’t really work for me, so I quit that a long time ago.  Instead, I focus my efforts on goals, broken down monthly, and sometimes weekly,  and mostly writing-related. I’ve taken part in a goal-setting workshop the last couple of years with Delilah Dev

( Photo credit: BarbaraWilli via Foter.com / CC BY ) Usually, I look forward to the end of the year.  December is family time for us, plus lots of good food from Thanksgiving through the new year. This year is different.  Right now, I have two close family members who are sick, and our not-quite-17-year-old kitty is going downhill in a hurry.  In fact, it’s been a really crappy week and a half here, and I am not looking forward to seeing what comes next. So.  Tell me somethin

( Photo credit: BarbaraWilli via Foter.com / CC BY ) Usually, I look forward to the end of the year.  December is family time for us, plus lots of good food from Thanksgiving through the new year. This year is different.  Right now, I have two close family members who are sick, and our not-quite-17-year-old kitty is going downhill in a hurry.  In fact, it’s been a really crappy week and a half here, and I am not looking forward to seeing what comes next. So.  Tell me somethin

( Photo credit: BarbaraWilli via Foter.com / CC BY ) Usually, I look forward to the end of the year.  December is family time for us, plus lots of good food from Thanksgiving through the new year. This year is different.  Right now, I have two close family members who are sick, and our not-quite-17-year-old kitty is going downhill in a hurry.  In fact, it’s been a really crappy week and a half here, and I am not looking forward to seeing what comes next. So.  Tell me somethin

( Photo credit: BarbaraWilli via Foter.com / CC BY ) Usually, I look forward to the end of the year.  December is family time for us, plus lots of good food from Thanksgiving through the new year. This year is different.  Right now, I have two close family members who are sick, and our not-quite-17-year-old kitty is going downhill in a hurry.  In fact, it’s been a really crappy week and a half here, and I am not looking forward to seeing what comes next. So.  Tell me somethin

( Photo credit: BarbaraWilli via Foter.com / CC BY ) Usually, I look forward to the end of the year.  December is family time for us, plus lots of good food from Thanksgiving through the new year. This year is different.  Right now, I have two close family members who are sick, and our not-quite-17-year-old kitty is going downhill in a hurry.  In fact, it’s been a really crappy week and a half here, and I am not looking forward to seeing what comes next. So.  Tell me somethin