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1. I’ll go ahead and apologize right now for any typos or nonsensical sentences that might follow in this entry. I am running on just a TAD too little sleep today. Last night, my dog Coco [...]

I know I said I wouldn’t bring up Friday Night Lights again. Or….did I? Okay, I did. But the premiere is on DirecTV tonight (Channel 101, 9pm) and to celebrate (because you know i am [...]

Sometimes, when I write these entries, I worry I sound like a cranky old woman. But some days, I FEEL like a cranky old woman. Take this weekend, when I went to check my Facebook page and [...]

1. Today is Laurie Halse Anderson’s birthday. Not ONLY is she the author of Speak, Wintergirls, and so many other great books, but she is also a really cool person. I can attest to this as [...]

Between the Swine Flu and the Balloon Boy, I swear I just can’t take the news lately. I’m so worried about Sasha getting sick, or one of us (or both) getting sick, and it seems like [...]

Ah, Monday. You always come so quickly. You should talk to Friday, get him on board. This weekend, I had a chance to go out and do a little clothes shopping. Now, this used to be a big hobby of [...]

1. Last night, I FINALLY finished The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I am so embarrassed how long it took me to read this book. My editor sent it to me back in early AUGUST and no, I am not kidding. [...]

You know you’re getting older when you actually hurt WHILE you exercise, instead of after. I just did push-ups for the first time and did something to my neck. Now, I can’t look to [...]

I’ll start this entry saying that I was up about every two hours last night checking on my feverish daughter, so if what I write doesn’t make sense….it’s because I kind of [...]

1. So yesterday, just as I was sitting down in a quiet, child-free house to get some stuff done, my internet went down. I knew right away it probably had something to do with the paving crew down [...]