It's that time of year when the dark creeps in early and hangs out long into the morning, and the grey days of snowstorms and cold are especially oppressive. Winter solstice has come and gone this week, and on its heels one of the worst December snowstorms in quite some time over Christmas. It's been… Continue reading Christmas Extravaganza

Sunday is the last night for 2009 NaNoWriMo, and I've utterly failed. I only wrote about 8,500 words this month: between wedding shenanigans and work it just didn't happen.We've both been monumentally cranky and out-of-sorts lately: job stresses are pushing us both to the limit of patience. He has a better chance of finding something… Continue reading Life-1, NaNoWriMo – 0

I realized after reading this (and posting before a final proof, silly me...the peeps were at the door!) that I made it totally sound like I was irked to be babysitting the kids. Absolutely not! We had a fun time: ordered pizza, watched The Sword in the Stone, and watched them play with the dogs.… Continue reading Blarg Redux

Worked from home this afternoon: got some laundry done and such along with a few calls to LA (for work purposes, not calling the parental units).Spent some time being an ear for a friend, for whom I feel terrible right now. How long DOES one stay in a bad marriage before it's ok to say… Continue reading Blarg

Ok, I'm not actually a card-carrying memeber (yes, they DO sell cards so you can BE a card-carrying member) of the Kiss army. However, we had a fantabulous time at the concert last night. Rock on (and my ears are still ringing a little bit) Kiss and Buckcherry!It was an eventful day all around: had… Continue reading Kiss Army!

I'm 4000 words short of the goal for this week...HOWEVER, last Sunday and tonight are the first real opportunities I've had to write this week. Thank GOD this association issue should be resolved, or at least out of the board's hands, after tomorrow. I waffled quite a bit on whether I even wanted to sign… Continue reading NaNo Count: 6,000

My to do list is far, FAR longer than I should've allowed it to grow. We're so far behind on housekeeping I'm actually embarrassed to have anyone over, which sucks because I realy LIKE having people over (in an odd way, it forces me to clean).I finished the Lakeville beginner class tonight, and am both… Continue reading I’m Spoda be Working

My house is all about DOG right now, which I'm sure is monumentally boring to most people, but when those are the only kids we have they provide the most consistent trials and entertainment for us during the week.I came home last night to find a bag of garbage ripped open and spread all over… Continue reading The Boys

As Samhain is the pagan new year (and my wedding anniversary) I'm always a little reflective on Halloween. So much to the chagrin of my husband, I decided NOT to go to bellydance class this morning and slept in, started laundry, and am writing instead. With the coffee he so kindly made for me (well,… Continue reading Happy New Year

Hmm.A certain someone asked me recently to send him a copy of THE story. The story that made the Honorable Mention list for Women on Writing. Fool that I am, I assumed he actually wanted to read it.Incorrect...it was part of the "reconnect with past love while fighting with wife" syndrome I was the subject… Continue reading Reality Strikes Again