Archive for December, 2007

Drink up me hearties…

Monday, December 31st, 2007

The boys and are about to—finally—watch Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. This is the one that the short kid made me promise I wouldn’t see in the theatre without him. Then, once it was no longer player, he told me he didn’t really care, he was just messing with me.
And I think one […]

The new toy

Friday, December 28th, 2007

I’ve been playing with my new Palm TX. The differences between it and the iPaq are huge. I think, once I’m used to it, I’ll like the Palm better, but right now it’s frustrating the hell out of me.
As far as reading with Mobipocket, it works about the same, but it looks better on the […]

A Christmas bonus

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I’m still trying to recover from Christmas. Dayum, it is one seriously chaotic holiday, no?
But on Christmas Eve day I found out On the Edge is a nominee for the 2007 CAPA award for Romantic Suspense!
:boogie:
And it’s especially cool because the first book in the series, 72 Hours, was a 2006 […]

We Wish You A Muddy Christmas!

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Yes, that’s the holiday wish in our Christmas card. Unfortunately it didn’t scan worth a damn.
So Happy Holidays from Casa Stacey, and you can see the “outtake” pics used on the front of our card after the jump! (They kind of explain the Muddy Christmas thing.)

Five days til Christmas

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

My RTB post, “Tis the season for category romance”, is up today!
And my children have a snow day! ACK!
Now I really wish I hadn’t put off wrapping. The short kid’s pretty anxious this year and can’t be trusted to stay in bed, so I was planning to accomplish most of the wrapping while they were […]

It runs in the family

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

The short kid went to school today, which was nice. It’s amazing how fast I adjusted to having the day to myself and how I managed to accomplish anything before this past September boggles my mind. Quite frankly, how I kept my sanity without the use of earplugs topped by noise-cancelling headphones boggles my […]

Hey, look what’s available in print!

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

When a man sets out to tame a strong-willed woman, he’d best hang on to his hat.
Will Martinson, the town doctor, already has a heap of troubles on his plate, what with a pregnant whore, an ailing friend and a sheriff with a bad habit of shooting people. The last thing he needs […]

Warning: Here There Be Football

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Since we’re socked in by a nor’easter, I’m getting to watch a little more pregame then usual, and can I just say this whole Patriots vs the Jets rivalry coverage is cracking me up? They’re making out like it’s a coaching change-up exacerbated by Mangini’s A Whiny Rat Bastard-gate.
Our desire to annihilate the […]

Grammatically incestual?

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Nice little snow squall yesterday—about 5″, I guess. The boys were annoyed because it started at two, which was too late to get early dismissal and was over by about ten last night, so the town had plenty of time to clean up and we didn’t even get a delay. A waste of a snowstorm, […]

It was a dark and stormy night…

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Okay, not really stormy. Just wicked windy.
The husband went out to see a friend.
It’s 10:21 pm and I’ve been watching “Ghost Hunters” since 8:00.
Alone.
They’re doing the Copper Queen Hotel investigation right now.
I can’t move. Can’t go pee. Certainly can’t go into the basement and get my laundry.
If my cat sneezes I might have a heart […]