Monthly Archives: May 2010

buddy, can you spare a story?

Hot news for you children’s lit writers out there. Have you heard about the Bedtime Stories Project going on at SleepBetter.org? They are looking for bedtime stories submissions; there is no cost to enter. You can read and rate all the submitted stories, including the one by *ahem* yours truly. The top stories may be read by the one and only Betty White at an event with SleepBetter.org.

The grand prize winner will have her work illustrated by award-winning artist Bill Nelson. Here is his gorgeous Goldilocks illustration:
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Here is another, the Princess and the Pea:
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I’m visualizing my story with his art….. But you should definitely not enter the contest, too! Or at least go check out the stories for grins!

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Other Bidness:

1. For the first time ever one of my posts is up on blogher.com! Yes, I’m virtually a three-year, overnight sensation! Here is the link. Please click over and make a girl feel special by commenting! :)

2. I have a new post up at the Mom Squad on mothers in the movies (I know, I’m like Steven King prolific lately! *snort*). Come check it out and share what moms in movies you like!

I know, you’re tired, it’s a lot of clicking and such, but just give a try, for me, pretty pleeeeeease.

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mammy, how i love ya!

Happy Mother’s Day!

And don’t think that fact gets ignored here at the Let the dog in! household. As you are reading this, I’ll probably be getting my back massaged, or maybe soaking in my Barbie Mermaid bubble-filled bath tub. Or, perhaps I’m out sipping a mimosa and nibbling fresh strawberries.

If I’m really lucky, all three at once!

Yes, nothing is too good for us, moms. Am I right?

I even wrote a six-word memoir in honor of mom. One.org and Smith Magazine asked if you could write in six words why moms matter. Here’s my submission (hi, mother!):

“my first partner in life’s dance”

And maybe we tripped, stepped on each other’s toes or even took turns ramming each other into the walls as we fought over who was supposed to lead during the dance, but we danced nonetheless.

Need a more tranquil image of mom?
How’s this from a framed photo that hung in my husband’s parents’ house in Douglas, Alaska for years:
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That’s more like it, a mom nourishing her babes in a traditional way. Wonder what she’s thinking. That leaf makes 212, no, I missed a leaf…

I also discovered this video clip of those two cute bears in Minnesota. Do you know them, Lilly and her cub, Hope?

(Sorry for the poorly sized video, but I’m just a mom, not a professional web designer!)

Yes, moms nourish, in traditional and nontraditional ways, and they provide support, like this one at Seattle’s zoo:
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Or maybe it’s a free ride she’s giving? Moms do that, too…
(Sorry for the photo’s lack of focus, but it symbolizes my brain since birthing a child I’m just a mom, not a professional wildlife photographer!)

So, today, moms, it’s time to nourish I’d love some good chocolate and support ourselves!

Happy Mother’s Day, Mother!


Do you readers have six words to say why moms matter so much?

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cinco day wha?

When you’ve grown up in Texas, experiencing Cinco de Mayo in the Seattle is, how shall I say, anti-climactic.

It’s hard enough to find a tongue-numbing hot sauce, let alone a respectable margarita in the Pacific Northwest. Some hard-core types may shudder, but I even miss those swirl frozen margs, especially the swirl sangria margaritas.

Sure, you can pay top dollar here and give your bartender explicit instruction for that perfect margarita. But nothing is better than just saying “One margarita, please” and having a sturdy glass of icy, smooth deliciousness arrive to both cool and warm you simultaneously.

For most folks here, Cinco de Mayo is the 5th of May. Period. If you’re lucky, it may also include a $2 beer for a one hour period while you watch some sporting event on a large screen.

In Texas, Cinco de Mayo is practically a week long (hell, I’ll say it, a month long!) celebration, beginning with “warm-up activities” the weekend ahead and culminating in parades, street parties, and craziness to the Tequilath degree. Just go to Austin in early May and you’ll feel the ground vibrate from shot glasses slamming down all over town.

Cinco de Mayo is promptly followed by the hangovers of Seis y Siete de Mayo.

Which you are definitely recovered from and have forgotten the pain of in plenty of time for the next Cinco de Mayo.
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Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!!


Are you doing anything for Cinco de Mayo where you live??

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