Literacy Begins At Home
When you know your word-nerdly ways have been successfully passed on to the next generation: Chicken Little, aged 3: “Mom, I tooted twice. Hey, an alliteration! Tooted twice! (giggle)”
That's a Wrap
Well, I did it. I wrote a book in nine weeks. I knocked out a 250-page, 65,000 word book in 60-odd days. Sent off to editor-land yesterday. (Actually, apparently I got a little carried away, because I accidentally wrote 75,000 words. Dammit. Would this not have been a fine opportunity to taste the strange fruit…
How to Completely Freak Out the Trader Joe’s Checker
Checker: You girls are so cute! Chicken Noodle and Chicken Little (preening): Thanks! Checker: Do you have any other brothers or sisters? CN: We had a brother. CL: But he died. CN: Yeah, he’s dead. CL: Really, really dead. CN: Super dead. Checker: Oh. (begins to shove grocery items very quickly into bags, avoiding eye…
Trick or Treat
When I was young, Halloween was my very favorite holiday. No big surprise for a kid who was always yearning to be anyone but herself. Even if it was a fantasy, this was my one chance a year to be wilder, freer, happier, better. The last few weeks have been pretty darned real, as was…
Let Me Entertain You
Chicken Little, three-going-on-four, has learned a new word. She’s been working hard to insert it in as many sentences as possible. I need to go to bed right now, dammit. Where is my ducky blanket, dammit? Dammit, I hate oatmeal. Dammit, I want to catch a butterfly! Meanwhile, Chicken Noodle, five-going-on-six, is writing her own…
Yo, Pumpkin
Check out Hunting For Pumpkins in Central Oregon, in Travel Oregon. (and just look at those cute chickens!)
Same As It Ever Was
For all the thematic tension I managed to milk from my looming 40th birthday in the course of this blog, as it actually loomed large, I barely mentioned it. (Can anyone say denial?) Well, anyway, it was yesterday. Tra la la! As for how it feels and all of that, I will only say, you…
Dated
Me: Today, we listen to 80s music. Chicken Little: What is that? Chicken Noodle: I don’t know.
What Did You Do Today, Mom?
After school, one day this week: Chicken Noodle: Mom, you be me and I’ll be you. Me: Okay. Chicken Noodle: What did you do today, sweetie? Me: I went to Kindergarten. It was so cool! I love it I love it I love it! CN: Oh, that’s drjeffsklar.com nice, honey. Me: What did you do…
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