(…because the three-year-old Gremlin has been oh-so close now that he’s not getting TV for a while.)

At the gas station:
The attendant takes my credit card, asks, “How much would you like, ma’am?”
Bryce laughs and snorts from the backseat. “He called you ma’am! Doesn’t he know your name is Mom! He’s so dumb.”

At church:
The priest says, “…through Christ our Lord, Amen.”
His head darts up from whatever mischief he was planning at that moment. “Hey. He just said through Bryce our Lord, Amen.” A twisted smile whips across his little face.

At the dentist:
The dentist … Read more »

Winter sucks.

It has rained here 23 out of the last 24 days. Can you say, dark and dreary? Ugh. The ten-day forecast shows … what do you think?….more rain. Every stinkin’ day. No wonder my characters frolic in warm tropical locals like Tahiti and Jamaica. Heck, I even sent one lovely couple to Chicago in the winter. I figure sun and snow has GOT to be better than this liquid sunshine we have here.

On the homefront…the Gremlins are all sick. Every last one of them. Fevers, coughs, generally ickiness. They’re whiney, clingy messes without tylenol, bouncing off the … Read more »

I get the worst mother of the year award.

Gremlin #1 (she’s 6) lost tooth #5 yesterday. Actually, she pulled it out herself, which I find very strange, but that’s a whole other topic. She was quite excited, stuck the tooth in a plastic baggie and slipped it under her pillow. In my mother-stupidity, however, I forgot about the blessed event when I went to bed last night. Needless to say, she awoke this morning very upset to learn the tooth fairy had not visited and that her tooth was still under her pillow.

I’m wracked with guilt.

Dumfounded, DH … Read more »

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday. I’m thankful it’s over. The house is now back to normal – well, messy, but normal – and I’m looking forward to school starting up again tomorrow. (My, how my view has changed from my teaching days when I dreaded the start of school.)

I’ve been slack. I will admit it. Aside from the hectic beat of the holidays, I was knee-deep in revisions and, wouldn’t you know it, doing those revisions on the ancient laptop with limited internet access while my laptop was in the shop…yet … Read more »

Okay, reality check. I didn’t “quite” do it all.

But…

I did finish my Christmas shopping without committing suicide or driving the car into oncoming traffic. I still have to wrap, though, so anything can happen.

I did finish my Christmas cards…although they’ll all be delivered after Christmas.

I did finish and deliver all the neighbor’s gifts. (Don’t ask. It was a tradition started by someone who had waaaay too much time on their hands. And since we get eighteen neighborly gifts delivered to us, we sorta have to reciprocate. Yes, you read that right. E-i-g-h-t-e-e-n. Wisteria Lane, people. I … Read more »

I’m in revision hell, remodel hell, and oh-my-God-I’m-hosting-a-work-Christmas-party-for-the-DH-on-Friday hell, so this is all you get.

Enjoy.… Read more »

Well, spider solitaire slut to be exact.

Teri asked how my revisions are coming.

Revisions?! What revisions?!

*Elisabeth drums her fingers on the table and ponders the meaning of life…*

Does that answer your question?

Let’s see. Since getting the full request from SIM, I’ve edited all of about 1/2 page. What, pray tell, has consumed my time and kept me so busy? You guessed it. Spider solitaire.

*sigh*

I just need to dive into MB (pun intended) and get cracking. I know what I want to do. I know how to do it. I also know I have … Read more »

Looks like the WIP will just have to wait.

I received a full request from an editor at SIM for MB. Sooo…guess what I’ll be doing the next few weeks? Yep, that’s right, getting the manuscript in tip-top shape, editing here and there and prepping it to go out before the end of the year. Did I ever mention I work well under pressure? Um…well…I think…I mean, I hope I do!

Ay ya ya…so much for a nice relaxing holiday season.

Lisa and Rafe from the WIP are not happy with me at the moment, but they’ll just have to … Read more »

So, it’s December 3rd and we are the only house on our street without Christmas lights up and blinking. As a matter of fact, we have been the only house without Christmas lights for almost two weeks.

Two weeks, you ask?

Yes, that’s right. Most of the neighbors had them up and ready to go the weekend before Turkey day. Some even had them on. Hey, around here we call that getting the jump on Christmas spirit, baby.

*sigh*

Of course, not us, because we are bah-humbug by nature. (Okay, so I am, at least.) Christmas decorating (in my opinion) … Read more »

Teri has good news. In case you missed it, head over to her blog and congratulate her!

Way to go, Teri!… Read more »