2009

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Current book – writing: Sword & Illusion Number of chapters declared DONE – Thirteen Number of chapters waiting for Beloved’s final read – Two (Fifteen and Seventeen) Chapter that is done but not “declared” finished – Fourteen Chapter working on – Sixteen Current book – reading – Welcome Home: Our Family’s Journey to Extreme Joy …
Current book – writing: Sword & Illusion Number of chapters declared DONE – Thirteen Number of chapters waiting for Beloved’s final read – Two (Fourteen and Fifteen) Chapter working on – Sixteen Current book – reading – Holly’s Inbox LIFE UPDATE Well, the Boy started first grade this morning. Yesterday we went to the school …
I haven’t done this in a while, but I wanted you all to get to know this lady – Monica S. Martinez, Author of Tantalizing Erotic Thoughts & Encounters Q: So, Monica, where are you from? A:  I was born and raised in Queens, NY. I grew up in South Jamaica, where I attended elementary …
Or just the oldest? Today, the nearest library branch hosted Potterstock – a Wizard Rock concert featuring three Harry Potter inspired bands, the Moaning Myrtles, the Whomping Willows, and Justin Finch-Fletchley. Now, the sad thing is that I used to have Wizard Rock music on my mp3 player, and, seriously, I’m in my…okay, I’m over …
I read a fabulous post by SciFiChick today – A Small Rant about Fantasy Reviews. Her point is that when fantasy novels are reviews they are almost invariably compared to someone else’s book and generally unfavorably. She asks if this happens in other genres. I’ve never seen anything like this with romance novels. Has anyone …
Today is the first day of soccer camp for the Boy. For five days, he’ll be learning how to play soccer from 9-12. I’m expecting much fatigue from him today as he thought it would be fun to stay up and play V-smile in his room after we put him to bed. Two days a …
I just read this post by Julie Kenner (http://juliekenner.com/blog/?p=273#comments) and I wanted to share another rude person story. This didn’t happen to me, and wouldn’t because God has seen fit to only bless me with two children. I went to a VBS planning meeting at our church on Friday. I always do the story/drama part …
Well, school’s out and it’s not even June. It still feels weird to this girl from the North. Anyway, I’m trying to keep the Boy entertained, as well as doing some pseudo-homeschooling. Monday was good, but the week kinda went downhill. Yesterday I felt like I didn’t want to do anything. I did have him …
Life has been crazy around here lately. A little over a week ago, my mother-in-law called.They live in New Jersey and this was Friday, last week. The first words out of her mouth were, “Surprise. We’ll be there Sunday.” Now, a little context. I had my brother on the other line. He lives in Ohio …
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