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Sixteen
Today my son is 16 years old. How can that be? Time just goes by so swiftly… And he’s been having some struggles for the last couple or so years. School. It is not working. So I have enlisted some … Continue reading
Classic Children’s Books
Sometime last month, I received an email from Copperfield’s about a sale on some classic, beautifully illustrated children’s books. I browsed the email and decided I should go check it out, particularly when I saw this one: The Secret Garden … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Books, Ruminations
Tagged art, books, children, creativity, literacy, Literature
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SCWBI
Yesterday I attended this event through the northern California chapter of SCBWI. My friend, Jennifer, who is also an aspiring picture-book author, went with me. I found the experience truly inspiring and enjoyed it very much: SCBWI NORTH BAY SONOMA … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Ruminations
Tagged art, books, children, creativity, friends, FUN, NATURE, writing
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Strange, stranger, and yet stranger still…
5/17/14 Two things are on my mind first thing this morning: The first thing is that it has become quite clear to me that physical therapy is making me worse. I was in no pain yesterday until after physical therapy … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged children, memories, pain, weird
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School is a prison — and damaging our kids
I am re-posting here an online article that I found recently on Salon.com: Monday, Aug 26, 2013 04:45 AM PDT School is a prison — and damaging our kids – Longer school years aren’t the answer. The problem is school … Continue reading
111513
School has become a large concern in recent weeks. Dalton has been sick a lot and has missed a lot of school. His unhappiness has me thinking a lot about my own experience with school when I was a kid … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged children, parenting, philosophy, school
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ANGST
I had a very weird dream last night. I was living in this small closet of a room in this huge place, like a mall and an amusement park all in one big thing, and loads of people; sort of … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged angst, children, creativity, smoking, spirit, TIME, writing
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Ender’s Game
Last night I started reading “Ender’s Game,” which I first read about 30 years ago. It’s recently been made into a movie, which I would really like to see – and thus would like to read the book again first. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ruminations
Tagged books, children, entertainment, SciFi
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Summer, so far…
I find myself realizing that one whole month of summer is nearly gone already and I’ve written next to nothing. What have I been doing? Well, let’s see… For one thing, I have been waiting for my tax refund since … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged Balance, children, goals, relationships
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2/3/2013
Today is my son’s 13th birthday. Thirteen? How can that be? It is amazing how fast children grow up. I made a birthday card for him: And my most important gift that I am giving to him is that, … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged art, children, creativity, goals, smoking
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7/21/2012
I am having a problem and do not know what I should do: Dalton is living in a “box.” He is staying in his room with the door shut all day and on into the night; spending too much time … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Onward & Upward, Ruminations
Tagged ADD/HD, children, ENVIRONMENT, family, relationships
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Children’s Book Writers Conference
Children’s Book Writing A preview of the day-long Children’s Book Writers Conference… Designed for ~ Writers and illustrators interested in learning more about children’s books from published authors/illustrators and a children’s book editor/agent in a day-long intensive with sessions devoted to picture … Continue reading
“ADD” vs. “Gifted”
9/16/09 I have recently felt compelled to do some research on an issue that has me feeling some consternation and confusion. There has apparently been a debate going on regarding how one can differentiate between children who are “gifted” and … Continue reading
“Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness”
Here is a song that dropped into my head one day. The Universe threw me a bone – it jumped out and I had to hurry to the paper to catch it. The “story” that came to mind with … Continue reading