Part of my publishing contract for my first traditionally published children’s book stipulates that I take care of ensuring it is copyrighted under my name. I finally sat down and researched the process online. I found that Copyrighting with the Library of Congress can be completely done online. I was quite happy that it was [...]

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It is my own fault. Dad taught us early on to read the entire book upon purchase. Up until I bought my newest car, an energy efficient compact 2010 model, I ALWAYS read the owners manual before putting the key in the ignition. But this time, life got too busy. However, I should have made some time. [...]

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After getting the all-clear to participate in Halloween, we were threatened by some ugly weather headed our way. Anticipating cool air and on-and-off showers, we all overdressed for the evening. But the front didn’t quite make it to our area when expected. The boys came back from their Halloween adventures sweaty and overheated, wishing for [...]

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Unfortunately, we must put our house on the market. Actually, it is a good thing, because we need to find a house that will accommodate a multi-generational household. I’m all for grandma living under the same roof. I think more families should consider blending households. Not only does it save everyone money, but it benefits [...]

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If you read my column this morning, you are under the impression that we are skipping out on Halloween festivities this year. However, I called the doctors office yesterday. Since my “infected” child is no longer contagious, and no one else has symptoms, we are actually in the clear for Halloween. We CAN dress up in [...]

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Other than receiving my contract, not much has been happening with my soon-to-be published (in 2010) children’s book. Although, every day is another day closer to actual, for REAL publication! I have to admit, it is much easier to wait out production that it was to wait on the initial decision about whether to publish [...]

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I have always had insurance on my PDA phones. Now I know why. Today, I inadvertantly – obviously, because no one would do it on purpose – dropped my expensive PDA phone in the toilet. All my emails, texts and pics were submerged. My contacts – none of them backed up – were drenched. The [...]

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Now that I can blog from my PDA phone, you’d think I’d post more nuggets of inspiration. Unfortunately, I’ve been super busy – more so than usual. So, I figured I’d post something when I got to the hotel where I’ll be attending meetings over the next couple of days. Unfortunately, while this is a [...]

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We are in the process of de-cluttering our home and organizing every square inch to look magazine-perfect. No, Southern Living is NOT doing a spread on my abode. Even worse – we’re selling our house. The clean and organize phase is slowly progressing and going well. What I fear is the maintenance once the house [...]

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Well I’ll be a goldfish’s godmother – it worked! Games about to start, so I’ll have to go now. But I must say, this is a mighty convenient discovery!

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