Early yesterday morning when I was wasting time on Facebook instead of doing the editing I needed to be doing, a friend IM’d me “This day is already starting off hard.” It was 6AM. “Want someone to pray with this morning?” I typed. “YES!!!” came the enthusiastic reply. I got my cup of tea, curled up on the couch, and dialed her number. There, in the quiet darkness of my house at 6AM, I started my day with a friendly... Read more

I’m calling this one “Reality” The hair which was carefully curled this morning was pulled back hours ago. I’ve been writing and editing the book since 6:00 this morning.  Yes, that was 12 hours ago. With any luck and a bit of determination, it will be done and ready for the professional editor tonight. Add in a 3 year old with what I suspect is the flu and a 1 year old who won’t let me hold anyone else…and this... Read more

I missed yesterday.  I’m not sure how.  I simply forgot to take the picture.  Sorry about that. Today, I’m doing the twist.  The French twist! It’s a little fuzzy now.  Admiring baby hands will do that for you. No amount of hairspray can guard against them. Read more

 **There are days we just need to be reminded that we aren’t ruining their lives.** There was a time when I was a new homeschooler who wondered if my children would ever be able to get into college. Would the universities want someone who hadn’t graduated from a traditional school? Would they accept a diploma hand-water colored by mom? Was I harming my children’s academic futures with the educational choices I was making today? Eleven years later, my eldest is... Read more

I’m beginning to think that I should have called this “30 days of scarves!” Whatever. Here’s today’s ‘do.  No pins. No fuss. Super fast and easy.  So much better than my usual cleaning pony tail.  I hope you like it! Read more

Sunday!  Mass, brunch, and a reason to get dressed up!!!!!  I love Sundays! Here’s what I wore: Hot rollers in the hair for shiny big waves.  Black sweater, black and green skirt, and my sexy black leather boots! Then there’s the necklace you can’t see because my hand and the phone are in the way, so I took a special pic of it because I like it that much. Boom! A little bit of sparkle on a cold wet gloomy... Read more

Day 12 and another scarf style. The more I wear them, the more I love them!  I may need to start a collection. It’s hard to take a pic of yourself and not look like someone’s crazy ex-girlfriend. Read more

Believe it or not, I’ve waited all day for this hairdo.  I planned to color this morning and let it set while we did school.  A clingy 1 year old and a crazy house, and I’m finally coloring it at dinnertime.  C’est la vie! Good-bye gray!  Hello Deep Bronzed Brown! I promise a cute do with a scarf tomorrow. Read more

The gypsies are coming, the old people say,To buy little children and take them away  -Shel Silverstein, “The Gypsies Are Coming!” While my Facebook feed is filled with heartwarming statuses like “We have a Snow Day! Hot chocolate and snuggles by the fire!”  Awwww…that’s sweet.  We do that here too.  It’s called Tuesday.  It’s really neat. I wish it were that theoretical Tuesday here. Instead, we’re celebrating National Don’t Get Sold to Gypsies Day!  Hooray! It’s the magical day when... Read more

I’ve been meaning to write this review since the Writers’ Conference last August.  It’s just been sitting on my Kindle and looking at me, taunting me about how I put things off…even when I really want to do them! I liked Come My Beloved, by Ellen Hrkach.  I really did.  I was really prepared to hate it.  Sorry, Ellen, but it’s true.  I’m not generally a fan of love stories.  I get irritated with short story collections because I want... Read more