Books

I hate to sound overly dramatic, but I am devastated that Spring Break is over. Now we face the weeks ahead where it will still be dark outside as I make ham sandwiches to put in Caroline's lunch. And the worst is that I have to act totally enthusiastic about the whole thing because I have to offset Caroline's lack of excitement about re-entering the world of alarm clocks and homework. If she Read More

It has been a big week. And now I have big plans to sleep all weekend with the exception of 10 until 11 a.m. on Saturday morning when I will go watch Caroline play basketball. I'll also be drawing for the Frye boots around noon today and will email the winner. If for any reason the winner is unable to fulfill her duties as the owner of the Frye boots, they will go to the first runner Read More

Well. The last two days have been a whirlwind. But it has all been so fun and I've loved reading all the comments and emails and seeing pictures of the book in your sweet little hands. You have made it so great and I cannot even tell you how much I appreciate it. I had a book signing on Tuesday night here in town and it was the best time. I'll write more about it next week, but I'll never Read More

Does that make it sound like I'm giving away your ears? I couldn't decide. But I think it's obvious that wouldn't really work out because your ears don't belong to me. Remember a few months ago when I mentioned I'd recorded the audio version of Sparkly Green Earrings? (It's okay if you don't. I keep forgetting to buy new razors at the grocery store so I totally understand.) Anyway, Read More

So last week I ended up taking an inadvertent break from my Smart Barre workouts. At first it was because we were busy getting the playroom finished and I felt that using an orbital sander for hours at a time definitely counted as exercise. But then I started feeling kind of bad. And then I couldn't move my neck and I was like Joan Cusack in Sixteen Candles. And then I had friends coming in Read More

Y'all. It is May and it's going to be forty-something degrees in the morning. I don't even understand what is happening. Yesterday morning I had a speaking thing at a local school and I had no idea what to wear because it was cold and windy and definitely not spring-like. So I texted a friend and asked, "Can I wear my boots in May since it's cold outside?" And she replied, "I wouldn't let Read More

Listen. I know there are days that I say I have nothing to write about it and then blah, blah, blah for the next 1,000 words. But I don't think today is going to be one of those days. I'm out of words. And here's a large part of the reason why. I've been writing my second book for the last six months. I KNOW. I haven't even said a word about it. But it's true. It's Read More

When you write a book entitled Sparkly Green Earrings you get a lot of pairs of sparkly green earrings. And I love each and every pair. Because green goes with a surprising amount of stuff. And it's the color of the year. And each pair of earrings has its own unique personality. I don't really know if an earring can have a personality, but let's go with it. By the way, my next book Read More