1. My husband and eldest son are sick. My husband and eldest son hardly EVER get sick. Me and my youngest? All the time, but not them. So, we’ve ended up missing a black tie party on Saturday night and I’ve been using so much anti-bacterial hand gel that I’m worried about overdosing.
2. Last [...]

I, Laura Bowers, hereby solemnly vow to never, ever, EVER dye my own hair again, seeing how it now has reddish streaks that, yes, does coordinate nicely with our Christmas tree, but no, does not look anything like the model on the Clairol box.
I mean, honestly. Aren’t we supposed to get wiser [...]

Today we have Jenny Meyerhoff joining us in the shop! Jenny is a Class of 2k8 member and the author of THIRD GRADE BABY, a chapter book which Instructor Magazine says is “a great choice for fans of Clementine, Junie B. Jones and Judy Moody.”

So welcome, Jenny! Grab some coffee, get comfy in [...]

Things have been rather slow here on my blog, haven’t they? It’s because I’m desperately trying to finish the novel that I intended on finishing NaNoWriMo by the end of the year. Tick, tick, tick.
Speaking of NaNoWriMo . . . yeah, November ended up being a total bugger of a month.
We [...]

Happy December!
Today we have Barrie Summy joining us in the beauty shop! (Don’t you just love her name?) Barry is a Class of 2k8 member and the author of I SO DON’T DO MYSTERIES, a humorous tween mystery published by Delacorte Press/Random House that will be released DECEMBER 9, 2008!

Sherry (short for Sherlock) [...]