Posts made in November, 2011

Welcome Baby Caleb!

Posted on Nov 29, 2011 in My Journal | 12 comments

As promised, here’s the update on our new little addition! My November 18th due date came and went and it was quite clear our third baby had no interest in coming on time. In fact, I think he may have gotten hold of some super glue because the kid was snug as could be. The midwife had been monitoring his size due to the fact that my belly was big enough for twins. In fact I got asked ALL THE TIME if I was having twins. In one night two people asked me if I was having twins and a third lady said my belly looked just like hers. I thought, finally, someone who had a belly as big as mine....

Posted on Nov 25, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Taking a break from blogging this week but I’m so thankful to have the most precious newborn in my arms and I promise to tell all about him in my next post! Here’s a fun post on editing from one of my fabulous critique parters, Beverly Nault. Tighten, cut and burn those problem areas, Writer. Like a good exercise routine, editing can target specific weaknesses. Here’s an acronym for three common loose and flabby areas. Here’s our practice paragraph. A noise woke up Lavinina with a startle and she looked at the alarm clock. It read five thirty. Her husband’s side of the bed...

2 Book Giveaway & Name Guessing Contest!!!

Posted on Nov 15, 2011 in Rag Bag | 19 comments

I can’t tell you how many times people have tried guessing the name of our mystery boy. So I thought it would be fun to hold a contest. Of course every contest needs a prize, so I looked around at my bookshelves the other day and realized I had several books for giving away. Hooray! Sadly, these are books that were never claimed *sigh* So remember: Thou must returneth to claim thine prize (or would it be prizeth?) I dunno. But haste ye back to this post on Nov 21st to see the winner! Oh, and the fabulous books up for the taking… The Heart Mender by Andy Andrews AndWinning Him...

Waiting on Baby…

Posted on Nov 11, 2011 in My Journal | 8 comments

The changing table is in place, cloth diapers are organized, and the bassinet is in it’s spot by the bed, little blue blankets folded and waiting for someone to warm. Now all we need is a baby. And after nearly 10 months of waiting, we are so ready for this little one to come! When we went to the ultrasound, we were planning on being surprised. But alas, while showing us a few final images of baby B, my husband and I both saw a little too much. We knew right away we were having a boy. But we left the ultrasound room, still planning on being surprised. Stopping in the hall, we turned to...

Book Review: Mine Is The Night

Posted on Nov 2, 2011 in Book Reviews | 3 comments

The story:Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune. She is unafraid of work and gifted with a needle, but how will she stitch together the tattered remnants of her life? And who will mend her heart, torn asunder by betrayal and deception?Elisabeth has not come to Selkirk alone. Her mother-in-law, Marjory Kerr, is a woman undone, having buried her husband, her sons, and any promise of grandchildren. Dependent upon a distant cousin with meager resources, Marjory dreads the future almost as...