November 2013
-
Pickles, Pretzels and Piffle
Originally posted on Blue Stocking G'ma: I had the distinct pleasure of spending the night with my 3 year old grandson this week. I have not done this before and did not know what to expect. We decided to “camp out”. That’s where you pull out the sofa bed in the living room and sleep… Continue reading
-
The Missing Brazil – Ceara
Originally posted on The Side Wedge: The beaches of Canoa Quebrada As some who follow my blog shall know; I have just returned from a short trip out to the northeast of Brazil. I spent the week in the major city of Fortaleza and traveled back to Canoa Quebrada which is on the southern end… Continue reading
-
Ten Things I’ve Learned So Far from My First Try at NaNoWriMo
In honor of the ides of November and the halfway point, here’s a list of things I’ve learned so far from my first try at NaNo-ing: Fifty-thousand words is a lot of friggin’ words. Just sayin’. The pesky “to be” verb family and I should just go ahead and get married since apparently we are… Continue reading
-
Somewhere on the spectrum….
Originally posted on mommy&everything: On January 10, 2011 my son J was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). I can remember everything about that day. It was a Monday and I had taken the day off work. The temperature outside was in the teens and so J and I were both bundled in our puffy coats patiently waiting for J’s name… Continue reading
-
NaNo Update and The Daily Prompt
Hi Everyone! Well, I’m still chugging along with my word count for National Novel Writing Month but wanted to take some time out to post an update. My problem now seems to be that my NaNo story is going in a totally different direction than I’d planned. If “characters drive plot” then my characters are… Continue reading
-
Dad’s “Magic”- A Guest Post by Linda (My Mom)
Hi Everyone! I’m still busy NaNo-ing. So far I’m doing well and I’m on track to finish. “Embracing the suck,” as they say. In the meantime, WOAW keeps chugging along with a guest post by my mother, Linda. You may recall that I wrote this post about my grandfather, my Gido. That’s my mom’s dad.… Continue reading
dad, Fathers, food, gido, guest post, history, kids, little sisters, meals, memories, parenting, pita, sandwiches, watermelon -
The Apocalypse Library- Guest Post by Shaunna
A couple of weeks ago, author Chuck Wendig posted his Friday writing challenge called “Roll for Your Title.” I tried to do it and failed miserably (remember the “Remote Control Hive Mind”? Ugh.) However, my friend Shaunna gave it a shot, just for fun. She doesn’t have a blog and I love her story so… Continue reading
-
NaNo NaYes!
I’m going to give it a try. Fifty-thousand words in 30… scratch that… 29 days! As I drove to work yesterday thinking about whether or not to try National Novel Writing Month, I realized a couple of things: (1) I really really want to try, (2) I have two holidays in November when I can… Continue reading
Waiting on a Word 