Making it Up As I Go

We’re moving in 10 days. 10 DAYS! Did I mention, 10 DAYS?? Where are the elves to help me pack up the house?

Alyssa’s comment on the last post reminded me of something really funny. Remember back a couple years ago when Stephen King’s TV mini-series Rose Red came out? It was about a professor who took people with paranormal abilities to investigate… Read more ›

Before I begin this post, can I just mention that I love the word “parade” lately, and I have no idea why. Everything is a parade, Zoe’s toy bugs are always “bugs on parade”, Zoe herself is often “queen of… Read more ›

I try, on the whole, not to give unsolicited advice (and usually fail miserably, I’m a terrible meddler). But I feel pretty secure in sharing these 3 pieces of advice based on my cookie making experience of today. 1. If… Read more ›

The progressive dinner is over. Hallelujah and hooray. It actually went pretty well, to the extent that even the naysayer involved had to grudgingly admit it was the best one they’d been involved with. No one died, no one got… Read more ›

So some friends of a friend do this thing every year where instead of making new years resolutions they make a to-do list for the year. They started in 1998 with 98 things on the list, and it’s gone up… Read more ›