My grandmother once told me, “The older you get the faster time flies.” Now that I’m well into middle adulthood (sounds so much nicer than middle-aged) I understand what she meant. Once July 4th arrives, it feels like summer shifts into overdrive. Since both my husband and I work for school districts, we put off a lot of house maintenance … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday: Warm Weather Humor
It’s Make Me Laugh Wednesday: warm weather humor edition. It’s also the last Wednesday before my summer break which means I’ll soon be able to pretend that I’m a full time writer. I’ll have eight glorious weeks where I can write whenever I want. It’s also the start of Puppy Palooza which means I spend a lot of time sitting … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday: Teacher Edition
Happy hump day. I present to you Make Me Laugh Wednesday, the teacher edition. It’s May, which means June is just around the corner. I can feel summer. Unfortunately so can the hoards of children that I deal with on a daily basis. My early childhood speech therapy students don’t necessarily understand what summer means, but they are still bouncing … Read More
Back to the Day Job
It’s that time of year again. Time to go back to the day job. Don’t get me wrong. I love the kids I work with, but the paperwork and the whole dealing with other adults thing kind of sucks. Over the summer I pretend that I’m a full time author. I sit outside on the deck with … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday: Summer Funnies
It’s make me laugh wednesday, the summer funnies edition. I hope these make you smile.
Make Me Laugh Wednesday: Is it summer yet?
It’s Make Me Laugh Wednesday. There are two weeks until summer vacation when I can put away my speech therapy hat and be a full time writer. There are days where I’m not sure I’ll make it. LOL. Here are some random funnies to lift all our spirits. Have a great rest of the week.
I Can’t Believe It’s July Already
How did July arrive so quickly? I swear sometimes it’s like you blink and a month is gone. July is usually a month of Hades-type-temperatures in Southern Illinois. It’s oddly pleasant and cool, which feels totally wrong. This summer I plan to finish up the next book in my Going Down In Flames series (number 4 if anyone is counting). … Read More
Puppy Pallooza 2016
Like most authors, I have a day job. Luckily, I’m a speech therapist for a school district which means I am off work for the next ten weeks. Woo Hoo! What will I do with this gift of time? Write, write, write, and spend time with my family and my dogs. My husband and I call summer Puppy Pallooza because we … Read More
Make Me Laugh Wednesday
Wednesday snuck up on me this week. Hope you’re having a happy hump day. Here’s a little summer humor.