I’m like a kid on Christmas morning when it comes to catching a plane to Dayton Ohio for Erma Bombeck’s Writers Conference. I am giddy packing my bags, which I do nine months before my flight. I usually re-pack it month, just in case I missed something. I am the one who calls Terri Rizvi…
Doc Mc Stuffins and Me
On my recent trip to North Carolina for my daughter’s birthday, I carried a bag that my granddaughter left at my house. I layered four days of clothes, four mini-purses filled with gummy candy, and my journal into the pink, Doc Mc Stuffins rolling suitcase. The entire front shone with the Doc in a white…
Chardonnay in Aisle Sixteen ….and a Steer Named Elvis
I shuffled down isle of the Southwest plane, dragging my carry-on bag and sniffling. My eyes were still red from the tears I shed leaving my six-month-old granddaughter. They are only a two hour flight away, but it felt like another country away, in my heart. I found my window seat and settled in to…
My BlogU15 Experience
I had no idea what to expect at my first blogging conference. Repeat…no idea! I was concerned that it was in Baltimore after all of the riots shown on TV. That was my first surprise! Baltimore is a beautiful city. The riots actually took place on just a few streets. The city was not burned…
Spreading My Wings
Once again, I blame Lee Ann Womack for making me daring. That darn song “I Hope You Dance” is still playing in my head and now she has made me sign up for the 2014 Erma Bombeck Writers Conference in Dayton OH. In just a few days, I will arriving along with 350 other…