YES!

What a fanastic way to combine my two favorite things!

http://www.letsgo.org/resources/StoryWalkInfoPage.php

"To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is to write is to write." -Gertrude Stein

Just do it

Doing what I should, when I should, even if I don't feel like it. It's my new mantra and, so far, so good. I've applied it to nearly everything I can think of. Cleaning. Getting back into running regularly. Being nice to my kids. And, of course, writing. It's like Dory says, "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming...." (I regularly replace the swimming with writing in the phrase). And the words are important because I don't always feel like cleaning, or running, being nice to my kids or even writing. BUT, I always feel like having an incredibly clean house, abs and/or buns of steel, the kindest kids on earth, AND a lucrative publishing deal. Soooo, I gotta do what I gotta do - do you?

Bombs Away!

The new year has only just begun and I've already managed to develop another quirky obsession. This time, it's seed bombs. Oh sure, I suppose they've been around for awhile but they're new to me and I can't get enough. And I've found my love of seeds and flowers and gardening paralles so nicely with my love of writing and that whole creation process. Sooooooo, I've decided the world needs story bombs in combination with seed bombs. You know, mix things up a bit. Would it be a recipe for wild imagination or a complete disaster? Just a little something to think about....

Winter Buzz

No, this ain't no Rockefeller Center. THIS is how we welcome winter's arrival South Texas style. While it isn't the perfect weather for singing Jingle Bells in the round, snowball fights, or fireside chats, it IS the perfect weather for appreciating the simple joy of life no matter the packaging. From this busy bee to you, Merry Christmas!

THEY REALLY NEED TO READ!

Yeah, yeah, yeah....they need to be fed, clothed and loved BUT they also gotta have picture books!
http://terrypierce.blogspot.com/2010/10/five-reasons-why-children-need-picture.html

Chalk It Up

I must admit I have much love for San Antonio, Texas. This weekend maybe even more so as my family and I gathered with 18,000 others on a culture-filled downtown street to draw with chalk, watch some phenomenal artists draw with chalk, and draw with chalk some more. It was the perfect reminder of life's possibilities - concrete barriers and all....