All the blood to your brain is in vain

Today started on a cranky note for me.  Yes - I enjoyed mega cups of coffee.  Yes – I had the pleasure of watching my boys roll around like mud wrestlers before school.  Yes – I ate a very yummy cherry poptart instead of a bowl of flaky cereal.  My problem?  The news, baby.  Report don’t editorialize.  Most of your audience is neither naive nor stupid.  We know when you are voicing your opinion versus delivering factual information.  I enjoy outdoor activity as much as the next person — but I don’t like watching an anchorman on a fishing expedition.  Scouring the internet for obscure commentary to bolster your views is bogus.  Take a risk – prove that all the blood to your brain is NOT in vain!

It’s a dogs world

Confession time — I love my boys!  All of them.  My two sons + my husband + our three dogs.  Yes, we share our home with three male dogs — two of which were acquired from our local humane society.  Today I said goodbye to a formerly beautiful set of couches (less than three years old) that suffered tremendously under the weight of two puppies trying to adjust to life outside of a shelter.  It was a small price to pay.  I’m hoping that the wall chewing will abate quickly though (chew toys haven’t exactly been doing the trick)…because when winter comes the boys will be spending more time indoors where boredom can hit early and often!

As you slide down the banisters of life may the splinters never point the wrong way.

Available November 11th from Samhain

Welcome to my latest journey.  I’m hoping that blessings will outweigh troubles as I dip my toes in the world of blogging.  On November 11th, my very first manuscript “The Catcher and the Lie” will be e-published with Samhain.  I’m equal parts excited and nervous.  No one close to me (family nor friend) has ever read my work.  Another manuscript,”Ready to Take a Chance Again“, will be published with The Wild Rose Press in 2009. 

Running a marathon and writing a novel always seemed far beyond my reach.  I admired, even envied, those that had the fortitude and commitment to achieve such lofty goals.  Frankly, the running thing is never going to happen for me.  But I’m wildly excited to say…I have written a novel.  Several.  The goal is now shifting.   Can I write an even better story?  Can I catch the eye of an agent?  Maybe.  But for now — I’m just super grateful that the splinters on this slide were all pointing the right way