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Among other things, “they” say that time flies, especially when it comes to kids growing up. It struck me today in a moment of pondering (that’s what I call it when the house is quiet — otherwise all my moments are of either listening or avoiding) that next year, I will have a kid entering

Can I be overextended even when we don’t really do anything? It is possible. I have a pretty firm rule that each kid can only do one extra-curricular at a time (mainly for budget reasons, but also for sanity) and we usually keep life fairly in control. But there are hours (last night, for instance)

So people who have agents say that the rest of us must-must have them too. Is this like me telling everyone that the Gruyere cheese from Costco is ridiculously superior to gruyere cheese anywhere else? Just because I like it, you should like it, too? Maybe. But today an agent told me I should have

My preschooler and I just snuck in (okay, walked in, brazenly uninvited) to our elementary school to hear adorable author Brad Wilcox talk to first and second graders about how to write their own stories. He said (with actions that unfortunately I can’t replicate here) writing is discovering what’s inside you, getting it out, and

I love five-year-old boys. And the ones that are almost five, and to tell you the truth, I rather liked them when they were three, and two… Case in point: Matthew has his buddy Dallen over today, and they are listening to Sandra Boynton’s second best CD “Dog Train” (see also “Philadelphia Chickens” and “Blue

So the thing about being the Mom is that no matter what else needs to get done, Momming trumps it all. If I need to write and Matthew needs to read his Star Wars book, we read Star Wars. If dinner burns while I’m helping with piano or violin practice, so be it. Crispy dinner.

And rain is good news because: 1. It is not snowing. 2. My grass is still green. 3. I can still see my grass (refer to #1). Tomorrow there may be a different story, but as a girl who grew up in the midwest, I have to cheer for a fall that lasts longer than

Yesterday my editor emailed me a page of positive reviews (they were all in-house, but they were all kind) on Bright Blue Miracle. It was fun to have people actually say nice things about my story/characters/voice and then SIGN THEIR NAMES TO IT! …although I have to say that my favorite review used the words,