Tomorrow is Halloween, and the excitement in our home is nearly palpable. My eight-year-old daughter spent the evening on Pinterest looking at different ways to paint her face to look like Spiderman, and my seven-year-old son keeps asking to wear his Iron Man Costume around the house. We’ve discussed our plans for Halloween night, which … Continue reading
I love living in Washington. One of the things I really like about it is the seasonal changes we experience. I’m always ready for them when they come. I love winter when it gets cold and we sometimes get snow. But even when we don’t there is a crispness to the air that bites at … Continue reading
I apparently thrive in chaos. Having been raised one of ten children, chaos was a word I learned early. Noise, ruckus, mess, were just the norm of my childhood. We had a childhood pet thrown in there for good measure, but our home was definitely dominated by the kids. While my husband is the poster … Continue reading
Last week I experienced something that five years ago I didn’t think I’d ever experience again. Any guesses? Nope. Nope. And Nope. Let me satisfy your curiosity. I’m talking about Driver’s Ed and everything that comes with it. I walked into the required parent orientation expecting to sit through it and appear to dutifully listen … Continue reading
On the last day of the ANWA conference, I decided that if I’m going to try this writing thing, I should set up an e-mail address for all of my authorly correspondence. I have shared it with exactly two people: 1) Rachelle Christensen – the last presenter at one of the last classes I took … Continue reading
As an adult, I hate to do laundry. Hate doesn’t even begin to describe the emotion I have for this chore. Loathe? Abhor? Despise? Abominate? You get the idea. Laundry is icky. It ranks right up there with (shudder) dishes. I know, I know. How can a person dislike something that, in theory, only takes … Continue reading
