
Dear Irving ISD
Dear Irving ISD, (No, scratch that.) Dear Every School in America (but mostly Texas), I grew up in Texas. I graduated high school and married my husband in Texas. And after that, I taught middle school for 12 years in Read More…

I Hate Moving, Except When It’s Pretty
I figured it was time for a moving update… We spent two days moving into our temporary housing, which is longer than it should ever take someone to move into a furnished place. We’d load up as much as would Read More…

Giving is Greater
I’ll probably avoid Facebook today, if for no other reason than I’m insanely busy having just moved, but I will also avoid it because of the profound grief and anger that lives online on 9/11. Everyone has their opinions and Read More…

Typical Writer Afternoon
So amidst the chaos of moving before they gut the condo to repair the flood damage, I’m trying oh-so-hard to get work done. I thought it was time that I share with you the typical writer afternoon…with cats. I want Read More…

Dead Gardens are Dead
I’ve never liked the phrase green thumb in regards to gardening. It reminds me of fungal infections gone wrong, of which I could post some gruesome photos. You get the idea. I’m not a green thumb by ANY means. If Read More…

Sinking like the Titanic
This week’s plans have been sinking like the Titanic…or my floors (more on that momentarily). I’m supposed to have a Flashback or Flashforward Friday today, but I’m still swimming in contractor and insurance hell while juggling too many other things Read More…

Water, water everywhere
Water, water everywhere and nary a drop to drink… I mean that literally because our kitchen is currently inaccessible. While I was away at Cascade Writers’ Workshop this past weekend, the condo unit above us had a hot water heater Read More…

Memorial Day’s History
Normally I’d have a Monday Night Gaming post today, but between the holiday and deadlines, it’s not happening. Instead, I’m reminding folks of Memorial Day’s history. My husband and I were at the store on Friday. While there, we were bombarded Read More…

Z is for Zelda
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Z is for Zelda While not the first video game I ever played, The Legend of Zelda (1986) is the first non-platform video game I ever played. I sucked at Read More…

Y is for Yoshitaka Amano
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Y is for Yoshitaka Amano I swear I wasn’t aiming to put all the artists at the end of the A-Z Challenge, but that’s where they ended up. If you’re Read More…
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