There was a new guy, a boy in his early teens with thick brown hair and big teeth. Like a lot of teenagers, he had a short attention span and flitted from one person to another, starting stories but never finishing them. “Where are the kids?” he said. I looked around to see many of […]

Oh man, I’m wiped out today. I’ve been working hard, and I can feel it in my eyes and my fingers and my neck. Cramps don’t help, either. Or the bloating. Or the cravings for everything chocolate. I am still up against one more deadline for the week, and I don’t know how I’ll get […]

Some neighbors bring you candy or bake you pies, but our neighbors give us mud. They took a trip to the Dead Sea and came back with a packet of mud. Apparently, the stuff is chock full of minerals that do wonders for your skin. People slather it on their bodies and lay by the […]

I learned a new phrase yesterday: “It’s a cooker!” We were at Home Depot when Marcia said it, and I thought she was referring to the grills we were passing, but it turns out she meant the weather. It was boiling hot. I had a little panic attack on Saturday because some girls from church […]

Unlike many girls, I never really daydreamed about my wedding day. I imagined what kind of career I’d have, the sort of car I’d drive and the type of house I’d call home. I even fantasized about having a family and in that fantasy there was always a husband. I just never imagined the day […]

This weekend, I was spoiled with time. So much time to sit and sketch and talk and laugh and sit some more. So much time with so many amazingly wonderful people. So much time that, rather than rushing from one place to the next like I so often do, I found myself trying to find […]

We drove up a steep and windy road to get there. When we reached the top of the hill, we scrambled out of the car and made our way through the house to the backyard. Rama and I found two lawn chairs in the corner of the yard and sat down. We were just in […]

Last night, my dad and I took a drive to the house where I grew up. They’re in the process of fixing it up, and Dad wanted me to see the progress that’s been made. From the front yard, it’s the same old house, with some torn up roots and a new paint job. Walking […]

I’m at my parents’ house for the next few days. A mini-vacation, I call it, since I’m not sure how much work I’ll actually get done on my little old ibook. In addition to my computer, I’ve brought my sketchbook, my watercolors and a stack of bridal magazines. But I have a sneaking suspicion I’ll […]

In the past 24 hours, I’ve launched two projects and I feel a hundred times lighter. I can’t tell you how giddy I got when I moved the client folders from “active” to “inactive.” I thought I should ride the high while it lasted and, after putting away some laundry, got ready to make my […]