I’m sure I’m not the first mother to admit the immense anxiety of sending my child off to school for the first time. Most of my gut-wrenching worry comes from the less than stellar personal experiences of my own public school education. I’ve always been a square peg in a round hole world which often [...]
Archive for August, 2009
From Home School to “Real” School
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anxiety, back to school, education, first grade, home school on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sending Out My First Manuscript
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's books, literary agent, nausea, writer on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is an exciting day. I woke up a bit droggy after a long, but fun, night and am feeling suprisingly energized. But that is not the reason why today is so exciting. Today is exciting because today is the day I submitted my first children’s book manuscript to a literary agent.
AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Revision after revision. Edit after edit. And this [...]
Senator Edward Kennedy Passes Away at Age 77
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brain cancer, democrat, history, Kennedy family, New York Times, politics, scandal, Senator Kennedy on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Following his difficult battle with brain cancer, Senator Ed Kennedy past away late Tuesday night. Even if you’re not a Democrat or at all interested in political matters of any kind, the life and death of Senator Edward Kennedy is worth reading to learn about his significant personal affect on American history. Even though I don’t particulariliy like (or understand)politics, I’m a sucker for history.
This New York [...]
Why I Won’t Buy the Huron Daily Tribune
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bad Axe, county court, forgiveness, gossip, Huron Daily Tribune, prayer, restoration, rumors, scandal on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.michigansthumb.com/articles/2009/08/14/news/local_news/doc4a8583553b0db373568897.txt
The link above is to an article printed in the Huron County Tribune. This tasteless article is one of the many reasons why I refuse to purchase a paper that seems to have nothing better to do than report local gossip and arbitrarily chosen fluff. The above article is a poor excuse for what should have [...]
My Experiment In Making Money Online
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adsense, direct selling, google, hubpages, making money online, Mary Kay, revenue, xomba on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who wouldn’t want a few extra bucks in their pocket each month? As a stay at home mom I am limited in what I’m capable of doing in the traditional workforce leading me to consider other, more creative, options. I’ve given up on direct sales companies because every attempt at Mary Kay or other direct [...]
The Long Road Ahead
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adultery, fiction, forgiveness, grace, redemption on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following an excerpt from a fictional short-story I’m working on right now. It’s basically just the first two paragraphs. It’s about a woman who’s made some major mistakes and the difficult road (in more ways than one) that lies ahead. It’ll be a total of 1500 words or so when finished. I’m having [...]
Shop Talk: A Story Excerpt
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cancer, crocus, death, flower shop, novel, purple, spring, young adult fiction on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m dabbling on a young adult novel and wanted to share an excerpt for some advice, suggestions, opinions, and/or critique. Keep in mind it’s targeted to girls between the ages of 12 and 17. The novel is called Shop Talk. (At least that’s what I have for now.) It’s about a 14 year old girl that [...]
Fun English Words & Phrases
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged english slang, fun words, slang on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s just a few English words and phrases courtesy of the BBC AMERICA British American Dictionary. Just for fun…enjoy!
guff, noun : a puff of wind with an unpleasant odor; a fart
chuddy, noun: chewing gum.
in bits: confused
over the moon: elated
drop a sprog: have a baby
Bob’s your uncle; Fanny’s your aunt: a resonse to a statement. similar [...]
There Was An Old Woman Re/Mix
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged nursery rhymes, old woman in the shoe, poetry on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been writing lately for kids and am pondering more about the children’s and YA book market. Here’s a remake I did about an old nursery rhyme you’re all probably familiar with. I didn’t bother with punctuation or anything because I was just freely writing. Granted, it’s a bit cheesy, but nursery rhymes kinda are, ya [...]
