Author Archives: alianora

Eight is Enough

The other night, after finally convincing the child that YES, it really was bedtime, NO you may not sleep on the couch, Voldemort made it upstairs and into the bed. And then, as I was getting ready to go upstairs … Continue reading

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Sugar Sugar

Brown Sugar Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Brown Sugar Frosting just sound AMAZING, don’t they? Rich and decadent and drool worthy. I drooled over the recipe for a while. And so easy! Melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, milk..I have all these … Continue reading

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Partially Employed

So, due to aforementioned life drama that caused me to want to weep or go fetal whenever I thought about applying/interviewing/accepting a new job, I have instead been substitute teaching. It keeps me in the district and on their radar … Continue reading

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Writer.Artist.Creator.

I was linked to an article on facebook today entitled How Can I Tell My 15-year-old Daughter She is Awful at Writing?. Good grief, people. The article discusses the author’s feelings of betrayal and hurt feelings when her mother criticized … Continue reading

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Checkmate

Late night blogging on my phone again. I was going to work on the computer, but I got sleepy, so here’s what you get. Tonight, we talk chess. I remember as a kid a few times playing with my dad; … Continue reading

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