Happy Birthday, Mary! My super sister. A humble country veterinarian who runs her practice with her husband veterinarian... Read More...

At last, Charlie received his ants in the mail today for his Uncle Milton's Ant Farm... Read More...

Last night in bed, I heard the familiar gnawing of a rat in the attic. Here we go again. Read More...

Okay, I'm really questioning my hair judgment at this point. Refer back to first post (mousy hair). Read More...

Since this website is brand new and we're not finished putting it together yet (and when I say "we," I mean Husband) we've told very few people about it. Read More...

One day, about five years ago, Husband filled out a form online to receive a free one-year subscription to "Time Magazine." No strings attached (yeah, right). Sounds great; right? Read More...

I'm constantly freaking out over the prospect of middle school and am (probably) driving Husband, family members and patient neighbors a little crazy with my angst... Read More...

Have just finished painting our master bedroom and am happy at last. Major undertaking (for me at least)...

Got a bad haircut today. I miss Michael. He cut my hair for years. He moved to the desert a few months ago. Against my better judgement, out of desperation, I went to one of those chain salons... Read More...

Just finished reading a long, very boring article on the religious symbology in the "Lord of the Rings" movies (and books) in an online literary journal. I think I can sum it up much more simply...

Now, I know I said before that this wouldn't be a political blog, but I just had a thought to share. I think that Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh should get married and go on a very long honeymoon... Read More...

The other day we went to the lake, my son (Charlie) wanted to look for new pets to bring home. To backtrack, when he was just a little guy, about four years old, we went to the same lake and he found a freshwater clam... Read More...

Biting my nails. Court reporting (my day job that pays the bills) has slowed down to a crawl. Shout out to all the deposition reporters out there. What's going on..?

The house wine is not bad. Read More...

Why StoryRhyme and why this blog? My little family and I, we believe in reading. We believe that a child's imagination can take them anywhere they want to go, and while you may not have the physical means to travel the world, you can get there through books. Read More...

To use a pen name or not? What do you all think out there? As those of you who know me know already, I'm using a pen name for my stories, which has been a bit of an internal struggle for me. Read More...

13. I still haven't mastered our universal remote control.
20. Have never had a manicure.
45. Have learned to love ABBA. Read More...