• On The Sunshine Award

                                           Thanks so much to Diane over at Writer and Dreamer at work, (click and read, people!) for choosing A Million Words as a Sunshine Award recipient! Diane is a part of the community of bloggers that participate in Perfect Picture Book Friday, and I am honored that she…

  • On Oh No, Gotta Go!

    Before becoming a parent, I never appreciated how easy it was to leave the house on a quick errand. Grab the keys, and out the door, lickety-split. Four kids later, I now know how good I had it.  These days, everything takes twice as long, especially considering the, “let’s try…

  • On Seven Silly Eaters

    Almost ten years into life with our first-born, we are still trying to understand his curious food-related quirks. Spaghetti is a hit, as long as the tomato sauce has no chunks or visible spices, and preferably comes out of a jar labeled, “Ragu.” Pizza is acceptable as long as the…

  • On Harry and Horsie

    My favorite moments as a mom often come when I am eavesdropping on my children. If you are friends with me on facebook, you have seen a multitude of status updates that are simply the things I have overheard in the midst of their play. This morning alone, there were…

  • On Valentine’s Day Writing

    I must confess that I have been in a bit of a writing rut lately. I haven’t had much trouble revising my manuscripts to smithereens, but I have had more than a smidge of trouble writing anything new. So when I read about this Valentine’s Day writing challenge on Friday,…