Programmer, Writer, Mom
Posted in Writing/Reading on Nov 2nd, 2009
I’m standing at school in one of the big rooms. Kids running around trying science experiments. Parents watching their kids, watching other kids, watching other parents. Adults standing around, some are chit-chatting. Kids trying experiments or running around. Organized chaos.
So my daughter’s best friend wants to introduce her dad, who is standing next to me. [...]
Posted in Personal on Oct 8th, 2009
The last two months have been crazy. Stress took a turn down a dark alley. My parenting skills followed. In an effort to fix a problem at home, we sought professional help. Part of the suggestion was to use ‘liberal praise.’ That was not a new idea, just one that I needed to dust off, [...]
Posted in Personal, Tech, Writing/Reading on Aug 2nd, 2009
I went out with friends last Friday night. We are all techy, computery, web people. We spent three wonderful hours talking. Books, movies, websites and other things were mentioned. Here is the list in order of mention:
Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Educating Waverly by Laura Kalpakian
Demonkeeper by Royce Buckingham
Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris
Disney’s Club Penguin
Penelope [...]