Diary of a Cranky Cat: Gwennie’s Farewell
They worked for a while but then things got worse and I started peeing everywhere again. I stopped cleaning myself and walked slowly like I was in pain. Momma took me back to the vet again where they diagnosed me with a bladder infection and gave Momma more medicine to give me. That’s when I […]
Children with Alopecia Awareness Day – Part 1 of Our Story
Alopecia is a non-contagious autoimmune disease. The immune system- for whatever reason – attacks the hair follicles resulting in hair loss. There isn’t a whole lot medical providers know or understand about alopecia but information circulating through a few support groups suggests that both parents have to be carriers of the alopecia gene. As far […]
Our Amazing Homeschool Adventure: An Exclusive Look At Our Shenanigans
The 100th Day of School
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. No particular reason. Just because I can. Dear Ellen, Last week my kids celebrated their 100th day of school. You know what that means? That means there are less than 80 days left of school before summer. via GIPHY The 100th day of school fell on a […]
The Insurance Claim
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. No particular reason. Just because I can. Dear Ellen, Earlier this month, we celebrated the loss of the six-year-old’s first tooth. The tooth had been loose for a while and was really bothering her. My husband gave her an apple to eat and out it came. There was a […]
Scheduling Station 19
“You are a very happy man!” “Uh huh,” my husband muttered as he sat reading the news on his tablet. “No,” I said. “I don’t think you understand. You are a very happy man.” “I feel like I’m supposed to ask why but I’m a little afraid to,” he said, setting down his tablet. “You are a happy […]
It’s not all about Michigan!
It was in the wee hours of the horrific Facebook crash. via GIPHY I sat at my desk, procrastinating tinkering with my novel. Getting it ready to send to a beta reader. I decided to take a break. About a week or two earlier, I wrote a blog post about the differences between a […]
Celebrating Beta Readers and Anniversaries
Last Friday I celebrated a HUGE landmark with my writing. via GIPHY It was the first time I’ve sent a novel to a beta reader. via GIPHY Sending your book off to a beta reader is the first step in editing. And last Friday, I sent my book off. To be edited. By […]
Birthing a Book Blurb
For the last few months, I’ve been frantically working on my first novel. I’m currently working through the third draft and hope to have the book published later this year. As I’m entering the final stages of the actual writing, I’m preparing a list of things I need to do before I can publish my […]
Things you probably shouldn’t say in a church knitting group
I find myself in this predicament frequently. And it wasn’t as though I hadn’t been warned. Every voice in my head: fictional, real, imagined, my mother. They all screamed at me: via GIPHY via GIPHY via GIPHY Naturally I didn’t listen to any of those voices and last night at church, I crossed the […]