Wednesday, December 7 It was, Molly realized, going to be one of those days. Having realized that, she felt much better about the chaos going on around her. Normally, she and Schrodinger were at CrossWinds Books by 7 a.m., getting everything ready for the day. The bookstore opened at 9, but getting there by 7 …
(advent) Day 6 – Sorry it’s late!
Tuesday, December 6 You didn’t forget the castle, did you? Schrodinger came running down the stairs to meet Drew at the door as he came in. They had come straight from the nursing home to the farmhouse the night before, since by the time they’d finished hanging the chains and sharing the goodies that Molly …
(advent) Day 5 – What treasures we find…
Monday, December 5 Lily sat at the table in the tea room after school, supposedly doing her homework. In reality, she was absently twirling her pencil in one hand while she watched Kaylee and Gideon work on a puzzle at the next table. Schrodinger and Jack were napping in the big cat bed next …
(advent) Day 4 – Jingle bells!
Sunday, December 4 Schrodinger loved it when the St. Michael’s Church Christmas Choir came to CrossWinds Books. Every year, Father Christopher created a special choir, composed of not only the regular members of the choir, but singers who came in from the surrounding Realms to participate. And every year, they sang a special concert at …
(advent) Day 3 – Cookies! All the cookies!
Saturday, December 3 “Mom, we’re going to the bookstore today, right? I gotta get there!” Kiaya laughed a little bit at that. Gideon was standing next to their front door, his coat in his hands, with only one sock on and missing his pants. “Don’t you think you’re missing a few things, bud?” she …
(advent) Day 2 – What will we do?
Friday, December 2 When Molly wandered out into the tea room that morning, she was not surprised to see Goldie sitting at one of the tables, a large book in front of him, a small pair of reading glasses perched on his nose. The pirate was one of Pavel’s most trusted lieutenants, and Molly …
(advent) Day 1 – December 1
Thursday, December 1 “This is going to be the worst Christmas EVER,” Lily Barrett said dramatically, throwing herself down next to Schrodinger on his bed by the wood stove. “EVER.” Why? Schrodinger asked, moving over to give her some room. What’s happened? “Because Zoey’s gone,” her little sister Kaylee said, flopping down next to them, …
(advent) Day 0, a new year!
-Just so you all know, I’ve taken some timing liberties with this. Kaylee is now 5 years old – I’m going to be fixing it in the actual books so she doesn’t go from baby to 5 in six months. Just go with it for now. Wednesday, November 30 “Thank you for letting me come …
(writing) Working on a real schedule
I’ve been kind of wallowing lately in my own depression. I’m very open with the fact that I have depression, and August was a terrible month. I lost two very dear friends in August two years ago (Jesse L Cairns and PG Holyfield), my grandmother died last August, and my mother’s cancer was diagnosed last …
(guest post) Carrying On
Please welcome my awesome friend Katie Bryski to the blog! She’s releasing a new podcast that I’m LOVING! The image at the top is how I imagine us together. I’m not saying who the evil one is, though.- Val Carrying On Hi everyone! I’m so glad that Val invited me onto her blog today! I’ve …