Guilty As Charged

Homework in kindergarten, revisited
My post from last February about homework in kindergarten has attracted such a large number of readers, I decided to revisit the subject. This year I have another kindergartner and the homework that started to trickle in at the beginning of the year has been gaining speed by the week. Last week, when I went on my writer’s conference/cruise, the kids went with their dad to visit their grandma in the hospital for a couple days, thereby missing school. I

Vacation from the vacation
I never would have thought that I would need a vacation after my vacation, but judging by the amount of time I’ve been sleeping since I returned, this seems to be the case. It’s as if I didn’t sleep at all while I was gone. I’ve talked about my night owl tendencies before. I lean so far that direction, if I get to bed by 1:00, I figure I’m turning in early. I know, crazy, right? After spending almost the entire day yesterday in town (yes, it’s all very “Little House On the Prairie”), I put my groceries away,

Giveaway winners!
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I’m baaaack…
What a great trip! Not only did I get to personally meet and hang out with some of the poor chaps who listen to me on a daily basis at Freelance Success, I soaked up some much-needed sun, had a breather, and listened to some great how-to sessions. Thank you to everyone who participated in making the conference/cruise a success. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. But before we do that, I want to share with you one of my favorite pictures from the trip. Hopefully it inspires the same serenity and calm in you that it did for me.

Thanks a lot, kid!
The new sign gracing Cody’s bedroom door: “No girls allowed??!!” I said indignantly when he showed it to me. “Well, that doesn’t mean YOU, Mom,” he said. I’m not sure whether to feel privileged that I’m given special clearance to his room or insulted that he evi