Posted in Miscellaneous on Apr 12th, 2010
My tweens are already daydreaming about being able to sleep-in during their summer vacation. This, of course, led to a discussion over how late they’d be able to stay up once school is finished. “I think we should be able to stay up until at least 11:00,” Andie emphatically told me. I stared at her. [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 30th, 2009
I never would have thought that I would need a vacation after my vacation, but judging by the amount of time I’ve been sleeping since I returned, this seems to be the case. It’s as if I didn’t sleep at all while I was gone. I’ve talked about my night owl tendencies before. I lean [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 21st, 2009
I’m headed out tonight for a writer’s conference. Put on by my amazing and wonderful writer’s group, Freelance Success, this baby is, as luck would have it, taking place on a cruise ship leaving from Miami on Friday afternoon and headed to the Bahamas on Saturday. Best of all, my sister, also a writer and [...]
I’m so proud of myself. I drove over 2400 miles alone with my four kids last month to visit my parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, all without anyone losing any limbs or vital organs. I only lost my patience a few times — the incessant squabbling, whining and air-hitting took its toll, as did the [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 17th, 2008
I’m not a big fan of schedules — I’m sort of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants type person — so I love the freedom summer vacation allows. Since I work from home, the kids and I can go with the flow a lot more easily, which is a necessity with all the fun summer activities, in my opinion. [...]
