A Huge Thank You

by | Nov 12, 2008 | Predeployment, Uncategorized, Writing

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a member of the Austin Romance Writers of America. They’ve been amazingly supportive over the ups and downs of going through the pain of seeking publication and last night was no exception. They threw me a going...

Surrender

by | Nov 7, 2008 | Predeployment, Uncategorized

So, I’m a sucky parent but I gave in. Something about fighting a never ending battle for the last two weeks I”m going to spend with my child for over a year made me reconsider just how much I wanted her to eat green beans. I decided not that much. So,...

Food Battles

by | Oct 31, 2008 | Predeployment, Uncategorized

So I’m a few weeks out from deploying to Iraq. Guess how I choose to spend my last few weeks with my kids: fighting about food. We’re on day four of my oldest’s hunger strike. She has to eat at least one bite of the food we put in front of her or she...