A Year with Frog and Toad
NaNoWriMo Day 19 word count: 33,208 We went to see A Year with Frog and Toad, put on by the University of Utah Youth Theater this morning. We were supposed … Continue reading A Year with Frog and Toad
Tag: kids
Perfectly Exhausted
NaNoWriMo Day 18 Word Count: 31,187 Tonight, I am tired. It took a lot of mental energy to get myself to write. Yesterday was so easy. The baby napped for … Continue reading Perfectly Exhausted
Week 15 Review and Some Thoughts About Religion
NaNoWriMo Word Count: 24,809 I’m now two weeks into National Novel Writing Month and less than 200 words from the halfway point. I find that I have a fair amount … Continue reading Week 15 Review and Some Thoughts About Religion
Book Review: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Coraline by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This may seem strange, but I found many similarities between Coraline and Marion Woodman‘s Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished … Continue reading Book Review: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
NaNoWriMo Day 13
Word count: 23,116 For the first time, I’ve done some research for this novel beyond asking my husband questions. I got some information from one of Sandra Markle’s books in … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 13
Ahh, Friday…
NaNoWriMo Day 12 word count: 20,906 I got a good hour of writing in at the library today, paid all of my overdue fines, picked up a book I had … Continue reading Ahh, Friday…
Remembering Military Families on Veterans Day
My life has been shaped by military service, even though I’ve never served in the armed forces myself. Before I was born, my father served in Vietnam in the Marine … Continue reading Remembering Military Families on Veterans Day
When Mountain Lions Attack!
NaNoWriMo Day 9 word count: 17,666 I learned an important lesson about looking up books on the library’s computers while my daughter is with me: Don’t read the titles out … Continue reading When Mountain Lions Attack!
Champion Sandwich Bread
NaNoWriMo Day 8 word count: 14,608 I baked bread today! GF/CF bread, of course. This is a variation on the Champion Sandwich Bread from Living Without magazine. (Update: Sorry, it … Continue reading Champion Sandwich Bread
Getting to Know the Hand That Feeds Us
NaNoWriMo Day 6 word count: 10,074 We love the farmers market. And we’re sad that it’s done for the winter. The market in Salt Lake City runs from mid-June to … Continue reading Getting to Know the Hand That Feeds Us
3,384 Words and the Messy House to Prove It
Day 2 of NaNoWriMo, and I’m 50 words ahead of my goal of 1,667 words per day. I wrote tonight’s words on my new MacBook, which arrived this afternoon. I … Continue reading 3,384 Words and the Messy House to Prove It
2,300 Words and a Trip to the Emergency Room
My mom bought me a MacBook, about which I’m very excited as it will make it easier for me to sneak away and write during NaNoWriMo. It’s supposed to arrive … Continue reading 2,300 Words and a Trip to the Emergency Room
Imperfect Happiness 