Ivy’s Ever After Giveaway!
A writing friend of mine, Dawn Lairamore, just had her first middle-grade novel published: I’m really excited–not only for Dawn, but also because she’s giving away a signed copy here! Before I…
On being a mom and a gardener
For Mother’s Day this year, my son gave me a hand-painted ceramic pot with a fabric flower inside it. There was a poem, too: It was the perfect gift…
And I held on tight
I stood there in my daughter’s fifth-grade classroom at open house night, looking at all the things she’s made throughout the year… the life-sized human body, the history timelines, the…
And we woke up to… snow!
Where we are in California, it never snows. So you can imagine how excited my kids were when they looked out the window this morning and saw the top of…
And the whole crazy scene sort of reminded me of the time I woke up to crickets all over the house
I’m telling you, the pet adventures around here never end. Just this morning, my daughter called me up to her room saying her fish Carl had died. I got the…
Creating a family tradition with the Red Plate…
Welcome to Mom-Monday! I’m glad you’re here. With the holidays around the corner, I’ve been thinking about traditions. Whether it’s making Christmas cookies every year with my kids, drinking hot…
And the next thing I knew, we were driving home with him in the back seat…
Remember how I didn’t think I’d be able to tell my daughter no to adopting a kitten because she’s been working so hard to save her money for one? Well,…
Casts and cats
Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week! My daughter got her cast off recently… She cracked me up when, on the way to the doctor’s, she said,…