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  • The cat has not figured out that the dogs are gone. He is hiding under my bed. Bill left this morning and took not only his dog but mine as well. He is boarding my old lady for the week that I am gone. I am quite awa…

  • My seven year old wanted to dress up as a mummy. I tore a sheet into strips and wrapped all of her limbs and body. She wanted bandages over her face too, but I talked her into face makeup. I smeared a clay face mask o…

  • My mom is a Republican and my dad is a Democrat. They joke that they cancel each other out, but they always, always, always vote. As they have gotten older my dad has gotten more conservative and my mom more liberal. …

  • My guitar teacher was gleeful and silly today. "Now you can rock on out!" he said as he assigned me some new songs to work on next week. We played and sang "Me and Bobby McGee." And "Hey, Jude." He brought my version …

  • Glasses: The seven year old started down the stairs and then said, "Oh! I forgot my glasses!" And then she went and put them on. Holy shit. I think we have made a break through. If I could just please not have to r…

  • I ran two miles on the treadmill last night. The little kids and I worked on a craft project. My middle kid has been making these cool people out of magazine pictures lately. She cuts out parts and then glues or tapes…

  • It's fall break for the kids. Per their moaning requests, I left the rock stars in bed this morning when I left for work and told them to check in with their dad by phone when they got up. "Mmmm...'kay," said the comfo…

  • I go through periods of vegetarianism. This is not one of those times. I slow cookered pork roast yesterday. It cooked in a sauce of lime, orange, soy sauce and herbs. I shredded it and served it in corn tortillas wh…

  • Bill's border collie named Jackie and I slipped out of the house this morning while everyone else slept. The thought of a run in the early morning pulled me out of the warm spot next to Bill and I put on running clothes…

  • There are some very cool programs out there for creative writing. These programs are designed to help you organize notes and chapters. You can keep character sketches handy, etc. I am trying out Z-Write and Book Worm.…

  • I do a lot for myself. I cannot remember a time I have ever taken such good care of myself. Yesterday I got an iBook. A blueberry one. This suits me very well. Bill is going to take my sleek new Dell laptop because …

  • I had a pastrami sandwich and a cup of coffee for lunch while in the company of novelists. How sophisticated is all of that?! You'd think I was in New York. But we're Sox fans 'round here. And speaking of Boston, I…

  • My kids remember the curses from last year (that's one of my favorite blogs, by the way). They fell asleep before the game was over last night, but they were still up way too late. This morning as I was putting on make…

  • All of these innings have been good for my chords. The guitar is easy to practice while watching TV. Light beer makes no difference at all when you drink more than a few. I mean, at that point your calories for the da…

  • I think the audition went ok, but not great. She had to sing first and that kind of threw her off. She said she mumbled the first half but then demonstrated how she sang the second half. She really has a nice singing …

  • I just dropped my oldest daughter off at the community playhouse auditions for "Annie." I felt self conscious about the things we did to help her get ready. We didn't do much. She got a new pair of dance pants. And a…

  • Truth or Dare got a bit rowdy last night. Bill's 14 year old had a slumber party with three other girls. She made truth or dare cupcakes - chocolate with strawberry frosting and little tinfoil wrapped truths and dares …

  • I have been told that if I am ever asked, the reason that I drink is because I like the taste. I do. But I also like the way the taste of it makes me feel. Dig? I like the relaxation and altered state. I like that I…

  • I self consciously left for my lunch hour wielding a guitar case. The people riding the elevator with me all made silly comments about my guitar and I wasn't sure how to respond. I walked down the street in the noon ho…

  • I love the first run of the season. Winter - The first time you run with a stocking cap. The first time you run in snow. The first time you run on the ice and laugh and tell yourself that you are an idiot who should s…

  • I get sucked in every year. Goddamn I hate those Yankees. I met up with some other Nano writers at The Mill tonight. It was fun to meet some new folks who think it is a good idea to write a novel in thirty days. I ca…

  • I took issue with my mother because she was not a stay at home mother. I wanted a mom who helped me get ready for school in the morning, fixed me a sack lunch and was there with warm cookies when I got home from school.…

  • My son and I went out for coffee this morning. I did some character sketches and took some notes while I sipped coffee with cream. My son drew pictures and drank hot chocolate. I worry that my Nano novel is too autobi…

  • I hosted a family birthday party for two of Bill's daughters yesterday. His mom, dad and two brothers all came to my house for the first time. It was a milestone for me to have his family in my house for a family event…

  • Today's thirteen hour day was grueling. But good. A decent result for my client. She is very grateful and so were her sisters who came to the trial to support her. They bought me a chicken fried steak at Mom's Cafe f…

  • After agruing with myself in my head for about an hour, I got up at 3:30am to go out to the car and bring in my files to make sure that I mailed my client's signed Property Statement to opposing counsel five days prior t…

  • I am thoroughly checked out. My head, my heart, my lungs, my blood, my breasts, my cervix. I am parts. I am draped in little cotton pieces that are lifted and hands and instruments press into me. My nurse practitione…

  • I can't watch Monday Night Football. It makes me miss Bill. My kids do not miss MNF. Last night we watched the first half of "Field of Dreams" while we folded laundry. My son in particular prefers baseball to footbal…

  • We drank wine on the floor of the bathroom and talked about breasts. Blankity hung a billion dollar camera from a hook on the wall and we crowded in for a picture. Breasts can kill you, you know. Are they beautiful?…

  • BettyC I sat in the afternoon at the lovely Route66's table sipping sparkling Italian wine. "Yeah, there's no school tomorrow, mom. It's a teacher work day." I logged onto Route66's new superfastinternetconnection. …

  • How did the editors of Cooking Light know that I had a counter full of butternut squash? The squash was free from a friend with a garden. Everyone is clearing out their gardens. It is supposed to get cold this weekend…

  • Paco the cat got out last night. He is insistent that he get out. He lays in the windowsills of open windows and meows. He stands in front of the door and meows and looks at me as if I will let him out. He is a big o…

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