My Dream House Honestly, I don't often think about what could be considered my dream house. I know the things that I'd like to have, but I don't have any delusions that those things will ever truly be a reality. I want a house by a lake. I don't care how many bedrooms the place … Continue reading Day Fifteen
Books
Day Thirteen
A Fictional Book Kids, I haven't written a fictional book yet. I mean, sure, I've got some ideas floating around up there in the old noggin, but I don't want to share them here. Not yet, anyway. I mean, what if I have an unscrupulous reader who would take that idea and run with it … Continue reading Day Thirteen
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Author: J.K. Rowling Published: 1997 I've decided to delve back into my personal library and re-read the entire Harry Potter series. I'm doing this for two reasons. One, because I don't have a lot of money. Why should that matter? Well, I'm the kind of person that likes … Continue reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Day Six
My 20 Favorite Things I couldn't care less about raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens. No... I can't say that. Kittens are kind of adorable. But I wouldn't call their whiskers anything close to being one of my favorite things. And when the dog bites, I'm generally not thinking of my favorite things. I'm … Continue reading Day Six
Day Four
My Favorite Book This would have to be The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It's a classic that I've probably read more than a dozen times. I usually find myself picking it up and spending a day or so just reading through it about once a year. Some of my earliest memories have The Wizard of … Continue reading Day Four
Book Fair
This week, the school is having a book fair. They've got the signs out in front of the school and posters advertising the sale of books in the library plastered throughout the halls. It's got me kind of nostalgic. I know I've said in my About Me section that I love to read, but that … Continue reading Book Fair
Should I Write a Book?
It's a question I ask myself every now and then. And I've been asking myself off and on for many years. I think about it. I get excited about the ideas and the possibilities. I get overwhelmed. I doubt my abilities. I wonder if I could ever even find the required time. I quit before … Continue reading Should I Write a Book?
Interview Questions from Hollie and Melanie
Because I got so many questions, I’m breaking up my answers into separate blog posts. I’m not complaining. I like getting all these questions. In fact, if anyone wants to just keep asking questions, I say bring them on, whether I post a special “interview me” blog or not. In this post we get questions … Continue reading Interview Questions from Hollie and Melanie
Three Weeks With My Brother
Some of you know that a guy named Nicholas Sparks is a pretty well-known author. If you've never read any of his books, you may have seen some of the films based on his work: A Walk to Remember, or Message in a Bottle, or maybe The Notebook. The Notebook, so far, is the only … Continue reading Three Weeks With My Brother
Impressing the Professor
They say you only get one shot at making a first impression. I wonder what the odds are of actually making that impression a good one. It seems that you could easily make a negative first impression without even trying. If that's the easier way to go, wouldn't that be the more likely outcome of … Continue reading Impressing the Professor
The Confusing Middle 