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When Your Son Needs New Wheels …

When my son wanted to buy his first car many moons ago, he was pretty amusing to watch as he tried to find something juuuuust right. It was a long process and needless to say the learning curve was steep. This post originally ran in 2008 and since I’m in the middle of finishing the [...]

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Thirteen Things I Learned at my First Convention

Since convention season is in full swing I thought I’d share with you 13 things I learned at my first writer’s convention in 2008 … 1. When in the presence of such authors as Susan Wiggs or Suzanne Brockman … it is rude to drool on their shoes. 2. NYT Best sellers don’t like you rubbing against [...]

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He Said … She Said

This blog originally ran in December 2008. But I love it so much (and I’m really trying to get some writing done) I thought I’d share them with you again … I got these little ditties in an email from a friend. I laughed so hard I couldn’t resist sharing them with you. (And I [...]

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Thirteen Quotes from Erma Bombeck

  Erma Bombeck Because I’m in the middle of packing my house I’ve decided to run an oldy but goodie Thursday Thirteen that originally ran in April 2008. But I STILL love Erma and her quotes never get old … Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), I love the woman. She was a magician with the written word. [...]

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I’m a Maine-iac!

Mr. Nina is in the middle of looking for a sparkling new job. His job search is taking us all across New England which means there’s a very real probability that I will be moving. I wasn’t born in Maine, but I moved here when I was 3 or 4, which means it’s my home [...]

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A Prom 13

Since I’m on vacation I decided to resurrect some of my favorite posts. This is a thirteen list of things that went wrong at Little Boy Blue’s prom. He’s no longer dating this young lady who has come to be known in our family as “dead horse girl”. Please, read on and you will understand [...]

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A Grateful Thirteen

I do think it’s important every once in awhile to take stock of one’s life. To really look at what’s going on. Sometimes it’s to re-evaluate and make adjustments to the course of my life. But this week I just want to share some of the things I’m truly grateful for. 1. The hubster – He drives [...]

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Trick-Or-Treat

So the little ghost, goblins and vampires will be showing up at the doorstep in a couple of days. When my children were little we lived in a wonderful neighborhood where everyone made Halloween night a social event. We had so much fun. We’ve moved into a new home and the evening has become a quiet night at [...]

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The Dog Ate It

I literally drove into my drive way at 7:30 pm EST last night. There are so many things I want to tell you about my 10 day trip out to Romanticon in Richfield, Ohio (which is absolutely beautiful by the way). But as I sit here realizing I didn’t pre-load a blog for today the only [...]

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Movies to Travel By

  Next Monday Mr. Nina and I leave on a 10 day driving trip. So what could I do this week but honor 13 of my favorite roadtrip movies. Yes it’s true, most of them I saw in their original version at the theater. But I refuse to think I’m old … though did I [...]

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