Keep Calm
Today I will be doing some needlepoint instead of knitting. Think it will work at keeping me calm?
Best,
Kwana
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Setting High and a winner!
Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes. You all were just 2 too mucho much but I lurved it. Ended up having a quiet birthday at home. After the busy week with the dear twins I was wiped out. But on Sunday I was out celebrating the final dance get together with the DD and got this fortune at the end of our meal. So it looks like my 2 day rest period is over. Watch out world here I come!
The winner of the EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE I LEARNED FROM ROMANCE NOVELS is….
Brenda C. Brenda please email me at kwanawrites (at) yahoo (dot) com with your info this week and I will get the book out to you. Thanks for playing gang!
Best,
Kwana
42… did I say that out loud?
Well Happy Birthday to me today and yes, I am saying the number out loud.
It’s a very grown up sounding number to me. Something to own up to. The type of number that says I should have my crap together or at least be pretty much well on my way to having it together. Right? Ugh, see that ‘right’ I just added in there? I’m feeling like with the number 42 that questionable ‘right?’ should not have been included. At this point it could be all ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and ‘I got this’. And for the most part I do. Right? Ugh there I go again! LOL.
Oh heck. This morning I’m 42 and still the same old me. Though eyes a little wider open, seeing myself clearly for the blessed wife, mother, friend, daughter, writer, woman that I am. At 42.
Best,
Kwana
image from here oh and don’t forget to enter the Everything I know… Romance giveaway here
Everything I Know About Love… a giveaway!
Tomorrow is my birthday. Hold the applause please. Like for realz, I’m getting in the age range where I’d kinda like to not blow horns or wave banners, but still me being well… me, I can’t just let the day go by. So I thought I’d have a little celebration by sharing the birthday love and having a giveaway instead.
When I was at Book Expo I was able to get a signed ARC from one of my favorite bloggers and now come to find out she’s a fellow June birthday girl and Gemini, The Smart Bitch herself Sarah Wendell!
Sarah signed an advanced reader copy of her new book:
EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE I LEARNED FROM ROMANCE NOVELS.
The book is not due out until October 2011 but you can win a signed copy here now!
Here is a bit about the book straight from Sarah’s site:
“Combining the wisdom and wit of romance readers and authors, this book puts to rest the idea that romances create unrealistic expectations of love, relationships, and sex. Romances can teach us about finding the ideal partner, weathering conflict, discovering our preferences, and, most of all, about loving and appreciating ourselves.”
Just leave a comment and I will announce the winner Monday!
You can visit Sarah at her site and find out about pre-ordering here.
Best,
Kwana
Kids as Wingmen… Yeah I said it!
First off thanks so much for all of your kind comments yesterday on the Dear Twins and their Prom Photo. This mom is happy, tired and feeling a little old. LOL.
Today please hop on over to Heroes and Heartbreakers where I’m talking about the trend of children in romance and you know me I pulled a little reality TV into the mix. Join me and give your opinion here.
Best,
Kwana
It was Prom people… PROM!
And this neurotic mother made it to morning to blog with you. Yep, it wasn’t easy letting go. Prom not too hard, though saying goodbye to the Dear Twins here and then later with their dates left a lump in my throat.
It was the letting go for the after prom go to the city to hang out all night and then see the sun rise that gave this mom and dad heart palpitations. But it was too funny seeing the girls getting off the party bus with their shoes in their hands, my dd included. Yeah I know that ouch feeling oh so well.
That said we all made it through and all is well but the house is tired on a Wednesday morning. Sorry kids but you still have to get to your intern jobs today. Time to get up. *insert evil laugh here* welcome to adulthood.
Hope you all are more awake than we are. Have a great day!
Best,
Kwana
Somebody Jolt Me
Good Monday Everyone! See I’m trying to be enthusiastic though I’ve woken with a killer migraine that plagued me all weekend. See I need to keep my energy and enthusiasm high this week because it’s a Super Social Week for the Dear Twins with….wait for it….
PROM tomorrow!!! Bells, Whistles and Whee! For all you moms out there if you think getting together prom for 1 is hard imagine prom for 2 and one is a bit of a Diva. Yes, teeth whitening was suggested. And, No, I didn’t instantly push her from the moving car but just told her she has lost it and kept on driving.
That’s what I plan on doing this week, keep on driving as the Prom is Tuesday, Sports dinner Wednesday and a Senior Cruise on Thursday. Yes I’m exhausted just thinking of it.
But it all leads up to the end of June Graduation where I will no doubt act like a well deserved fool. Prepare to be embarrassed twins…
Best,
Kwana
P.S.
Please come back toward the end of the week because this coming Saturday is my birthday and though I have not put my head around the what, we should celebrate that too right?
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This is How You Do it…BEA Style
So here I am a little late but sharing my ridiculously greedy Book Expo haul.
Yeah, I went a little crazy.
Happy Friday!
Best,
Kwana
Knit Wednesday
Happy Wednesday. Looking to knit myself right over that Wednesday hump. Or maybe it will be needlepoint today. Either way I’m getting crafty.
Would love these cool needles though. Aren’t they fun?
Best,
Kwana
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Pawed Out
What’s Jack up to? Well here he is under a chair on the deck trying not to show his bad paws off to the neighbors. But still I caught him!
As you can see he’s currently wearing snow booties, a very well worn gift from his friend Ina in Alaska as they are the only things that will cover his bruised paws that he picks and gnaws way too much. So I have them covered with the booties. Thanks Ina! Though I’m sure right now Jack is not saying thanks. He’s just frustrated with me. Ah well, its’ for his own good.
Have a good day. Hope you don’t get Pawed Out before it’s all over.
Best,
Kwana
