Again…only follow the link if you’re interested in joining in on the praying this month…no literary interest:    

When my editor said he was sending "Bound Uncorrected Manuscripts," I thought he meant something about the size of a computer paper page with a ring binding.   But no! Today, I got home to find on my doorstep something that looks like a little book! (Like an ARC, if you’ve seen one of those.) They were…

Got this from Carbonelle. My favorite was:202. Despite the confusing similarity in the names, the “Safety Dance” and the “Safety Briefing” are never to be combined. The list can be found here.

A  friend sent an article I enjoyed quite a bit — I had no idea how much taxes the rich pay! Here’s an excerpt:  First, the data. The top 5 percent (those making more than $153,542 — the group whose taxes Obama seeks to raise) pay 60 percent of all federal income taxes. The rich…

Today, as I cruised through Manassas (actually, as I sat grumbling at a light) I noticed something odd. The gas station to my left read: $3.02. The gas station to my right read: $2.89. $2.89!!!!  I could hardly remember a time when a gas price had a 2 at the beginning. But what amazed me…

Someone on my friend’s list posted a link for a color test, where you get to test your ability to tell subtle color shades from each other. I thought it was really cool.  

I was going to do this whole long post about a problem that had come up with our adoption…but news came today that the powers that be had overturned the problem and provided a solution. I am very grateful! Instead, more Juss! We were playing a family roleplaying game. Orville was Racer O, I was Trixie…

Carbonelle wrote: "When you see this, post in your own journal with your favorite quote from The Princess Bride. Preferably not "As you wish" or the Inigo Montoya speech." "This is true love, do you think this happens every day?"

The Circus came to town again! This time, I followed the lead of my intrepid friend Tracy and took my kids out of school. The three boys goto three different schools on three different buses, so it took a while to coordinate having them not there one day — but we succeeded! The Big Apple…

My friend Dawn came with me to watch the Cherubim ride this weekend. She took some lovely pictures.                                      This picture was taken at Affinity Farms in Aldie, VA. We’ve been riding there for years. Now, I’m going to tell another story, but it gets back to the point eventually. We have a  wonderful plumber…