Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
On Mondays I have to drive my daughter to the school for her drum lesson, then turn right around and bring Kiddo#3 back to the bus stop for when the school opens half an hour later. I sometimes make the…
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I was on the phone with another writer, who mentioned that she stops before she starts, and as a consequence, she doesn’t write the way she wants. And I posed to her a question that just popped into my head….
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I stopped off at the library to pick up books I had on hold. They know me at the library. I’ve mentioned before that we found the Angelborough Public Library before we located the Post Offal or the grocery store….
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My Patient Husband and I split the Triduum liturgies because most of them start at 7:30pm, about the same time two of our four Kiddos are shutting down for the day. This year, he got Holy Thursday and Friday stations,…
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I’m delighted to announce that my short story “Burntime” has been published in the Jet Fuel Review. There’s a story behind the story, of course, and because this is my blog, I get to tell it. Back in 2006, I…
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I took two Kiddos for their annual physicals yesterday, and it almost kind of went well. Sort of. I like their doctor. Not much to say there because usually when there’s a lot to say about a doctor it’s because…
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I was doing my chattery thing where I talk in my head to my guardian angel about anything and everything, and I interrupted myself mid-stream to say, “But you can’t do that. It would be a HIPAA violation.” This time,…
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The conclusions I leap to must have actual springboards in front of them, but sometimes I think they’re justified. Yesterday I found a missed call from an unknown number. Nothing unusual. I then checked my email to find that my…
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Interesting discovery: in the past few months, I’ve made two projects that deliberately incorporated ruining your knitting. You may remember the waterfall scarf: That lacy pattern down the center is formed by creating a run in the knitting. If you’ve…
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Last week at the Catholic Writers Conference Online, I’d sign into the chat room during early mornings for the virtual prayer group. We’d type the sign of the cross (+) and then the prayer leader would post a prayer, and…
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