Just realized that I neglected to explain that the scanned picture below was drawn by John.

Our new printer scans too. Here’s my attempt to fix the ripped picture of Theseus of Avernus that the Cherubin pulled off the wall when he was three or four. You can kind of see the line where it ripped, but stil…cool!                                                                  I was going to make a comment about his appearances in my…

Yes, hard as it is to believe. It has finally happened. Juss is in Kindergarten! He headed off Tuesday quite bravely but reported upon returning that Kindergarten was boring. Apparently, all they did the first day was talk about what they are going to do. Even in Gym (now called P.E.) You think they would have…

Two years ago, someone mentioned the fact that another branch of our church, out in California, had held a VBS. The idea struck me like a lightning bolt. I went around thinking about nothing except this idea for two or three days. At the same time, I’d discovered that Jodi Beatty, one of the other…

Several people, here and otherwise, felt that they did not get into the story until Victoria set off to speak to the magician. So, I’m experimenting with starting the book at that point…though, of course, this postpones the first dialogue to page 6. Not sure that’s a good idea. Anyway, I’d love to hear what…

My whole life, people have been afraid of overpopulation. So much so that as recently as five years ago, I was asked to justify why I was willing to do something as terrible to the planet as have a third kid. (More than replacement rate.  The assumption was that moral people had two children, or one, or none…

 Behind the cut, the words to I Google You (by Neil Gaiman.) They amused me. I Google youlate at night when I don’t know what to doI find photosyou’ve forgottenyou were input up by your friends I Google youwhen the day is done and everything is throughI read your journalthat you keptthat month in FranceI’ve…

The Cherubim and I went to horseback riding camp again last week. Last year, it consisted of three kids, him and an older boy and girl. This year there were twelve kids, eleven girls and him. Most of the girls were shorter than him. (He’s eight now but tall.)    Because so many were shorter,…

(Okay, this isn’t version 4657, but it’s probably version 12 or something. )  For anyone who might be interested, here is the first chapter of the Corruption Campaign novel, as it stands now. I’m not sure what the novel or the series is going to be called. Were it up to me, I’d call the series…