You might think that the infrequency of late in my blogging is a result of my intense novel writing.  Unfortunately you’d be wrong.   As of this writing, I have achieved half of the NaNoWriMo goal, that is, a 50,000-word novel written solely during the month of November. You’ll note that today is November 30, […]

Ever since I’ve been noticeably pregnant—and probably subconsciously a while before that—I’ve found myself making a special effort to smile at other pregnant ladies and ladies with small children when I see them.  For some reason I have a strong sense of pregnancy team spirit; I feel like we’re all in this together and there’s […]

We are back from a wonderfully relaxing vacation—a week of family, fudge, and the first time I’ve ever been tanner than John!  Vacation has a funny way about it, a kind of time warp.  Sunday and Monday, I felt like we had all the time in the world.  Tuesday, I didn’t know what day it […]