Here's the thing about your write-1000-words-a-day-no-matter-what goal, Ann:

1000 words a day is A LOT!!!

i'm only up to 860.

and i'm out of stuff to say.

dude.

This post(er) is for my friend Carol

My feelings about cooking

are nicely summed up by this napkin I stole from Louise's house.



hallelujah for kindred souls.

Evening Conversation: Sam tells me about his new favorite book

Sam: [Lying on my bedroom floor last night] "Mommy, I really love this book."

Me: "Which book are you reading?"

Sam: [His book (On the Go with Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe) pops up into my view; Sam stays on the ground hidden. He's like a voice rising from the dust of my carpet.]

Me: "Oh, yeah. That book is funny, isn't it?"

Sam: "It is VERY funny. I actually can't read all the words because they're big, but I can tell that it is EXTREMELY FUNNY."

Me: "Did you know that my friend wrote that book?"

Sam: "WHAT?! You know people that write books?!"

Me: "Yeah. She signed it for me. Look on the title page."

Sam: "OMIGOSH. She DID sign it. This is the BEST BOOK EVER."

Me: "I'll tell her you like it."