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Tag Archives: moving
Boxes, boxes, boxes
This is the roving reporter live from the Boll garage in the Breton Bay neighborhood of Leonardtown, Maryland. You’ll see that all around me are boxes. Some full, some empty. The boxes are stacked as high as an adult in … Continue reading
Feelings, wo-wo-wo, feelings
Last night, hubby asked me how I was feeling about the move. “I really can’t complain,” I started, then I did. Everyone in the community as been welcoming and friendly, the kids are making friends, the house is lovely, the … Continue reading
Five on Friday (alright Saturday but whose counting?)
1. Hot, hot, hot here in Southern Maryland. 2. So exciting to see small boy taking safe risks like jumping off the diving board and diving off the side of the pool into the deep end. There is something to … Continue reading
Maryland
I am at the Leonardtown Library and have met all the children’s librarians and their assistants. We have our library cards and I now I am reconnecting with the world. We got here on Sunday after an all-day drive from … Continue reading
Five on Friday
1. “I’m moving” is a good excuse for many things. Especially the emotional roller coaster that I’m on. It swings from I’m-all-business-and-have-a-”to do”-list-to-complete to I-need-a-two-hour-nap-and-a-good-cry. 2. Many things feel like “lasts”. This is last time I’m… (fill in the blank.) … Continue reading
Late
It is late for me but I feel that I have to post just to say that I’ve written something today. Generally I take the weekends off but get right back to work on Monday. This day was just packed … Continue reading
Another chapter
Don’t miss this great “Docublog” with my Chautauqua buddy Brian Anderson author of the Zack Proton books. While he makes the publishing thing sound easy, he’s had his share of headaches getting all three books through the publishing process. If … Continue reading
Almost two weeks?!
I’m shocked that it has been almost two weeks since my last posting. Shocked, but not surprised. My fingers have been tingling like crazy. Do you get that? That, oh-my-gosh-I-haven’t-been-writing feeling. So there it is. The admission. I haven’t been … Continue reading
