Summoning the Dark Lord
Dark Marks
Half of our Group at the Midnight Show - Our Shirts Say"The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed Is Death"
Party Group at My Everything HP Party
Me and my Hubby at Hogwarts - Harry Potter World Nov. 2010
Becky, my best friend and I drinking REAL Butterbeer at HP World. Our shirts say "Got Horcruxes?" with horcruxes as letters.
Creepy picture at Half Blood Prince Midnight Show. I am showing off my missing pinky, like Wormtail.
I really do have a pinky - I just don't know what happened here.
Midnight party group for Half-blood Prince. Our shirt say"Love Potions - Located at Weasley Wizard Weases 92 Diagon Ally London UK"
and on the back it has Wonder Witch Products Logo.
First in line for Deathly Hallows Book Release at the Gateway Barnes and Noble
Hermione, Luna, and Marietta the Sneak
Midnight Group for Order of the Phoenix. Our shirts say"Weasley is our King"
Me, My SIL Kris, who first introduced the books to me, and my sis Becka. Our shirts read"I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good"
Monday, June 6, 2011
The Everstar Blog: a place to geek out with Naomi and Reynolds
I have been asked if there is a place where you can review what is happening with my Everstar series...
And I am happy to announce that I have started a blog all about it!
http://secretsofeverstar.blogspot.com/
I think this will be fun. I can't wait to talk about the series and how it is progressing. It is filled with fan art, silliness, and updates, reviews, contact and events... all involved with the series.
This is also encouragement for me to finish what I have started. I knew once I set my book out in the real world that it would be read by real people, and from that day forth I would be making a commitment - to finish the story I started and to give people what they want.
So please visit and become a fan. I hope you like it and am excited as I am!!
Yippee!!
And I am happy to announce that I have started a blog all about it!
http://secretsofeverstar.blogspot.com/
I think this will be fun. I can't wait to talk about the series and how it is progressing. It is filled with fan art, silliness, and updates, reviews, contact and events... all involved with the series.
This is also encouragement for me to finish what I have started. I knew once I set my book out in the real world that it would be read by real people, and from that day forth I would be making a commitment - to finish the story I started and to give people what they want.
So please visit and become a fan. I hope you like it and am excited as I am!!
Yippee!!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Division
Mia: Mommy? Does Heavenly Father know everything? Even very, very, hard division?
Mom: Yes, he knows everything. He created it.
Mia: He created Division? Why would he do that?
Mom: Yes, he knows everything. He created it.
Mia: He created Division? Why would he do that?
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Dead People aren't Magicians
May has been a strange month - I've had a few funerals that I attended. Both I will post a link if you are curious about people that have had an effect on my life -
Matty~
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=matthew-foger&pid=150632316&fhid=4563
Grandpa "Hap"~
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=earl-holmstead&pid=150959590
...but enough about that, I wanted to tell you some funny things that come from kids trying to understand death.
Jules- my 4 yr old tough as nail princess - who we call Miss Bossy Pants, attended the viewing of Grandpa "Hap", my husband's grandfather.
I was delicate, because I wasn't sure she would handle it. When I took her to my own grandma's funeral, she was barely three and kept trying to wake her up.
Here are some conversations:
Dad: Does it look like he is sleeping.
Jules: (Matter of fact) No. It looks like he's dead.
She was very curious about the casket and said.
Jules: Are the pillows so he can sleep better?
Only half of the casket was open and she couldn't see his feet, this was a big concern to her.
Jules: Mom? His he a magician?
Me: A magician?
Jules: Yes, he looks like they cut him in half.
Me: (snicker) No honey, his legs are there.
Jules: Are they in the drawer?
Me: What drawer?
Jules moves to the handle on the front and tries to move it.
Me: Sweetie, that's not a drawer. That's so people can lift him up and carry him to the car.
Jules: But when it tips over we can see his legs. Then will he stand up?
Me: Honey, it's not going to tip over.
Jules: It might tip over if the drawer comes out.
At this point I gave up and just agreed with her.
The next day when we went to the family viewing before the funeral my husband took her back over there to see his body.
Dad: What do you think?
Jules: Nope, he's still dead.
Mia - my 7 yr old wanted nothing to do with it. She just said "Funerals are Boring," and complained the entire time. I happened to mention that my grandpa died when I was 7. I said, "Think about if he were your own Grandpa and if he died."
....Wrong thing to say. She burst into tears, but was good the rest of the time.
Matty~
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=matthew-foger&pid=150632316&fhid=4563
Grandpa "Hap"~
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?n=earl-holmstead&pid=150959590
...but enough about that, I wanted to tell you some funny things that come from kids trying to understand death.
Jules- my 4 yr old tough as nail princess - who we call Miss Bossy Pants, attended the viewing of Grandpa "Hap", my husband's grandfather.
I was delicate, because I wasn't sure she would handle it. When I took her to my own grandma's funeral, she was barely three and kept trying to wake her up.
Here are some conversations:
Dad: Does it look like he is sleeping.
Jules: (Matter of fact) No. It looks like he's dead.
She was very curious about the casket and said.
Jules: Are the pillows so he can sleep better?
Only half of the casket was open and she couldn't see his feet, this was a big concern to her.
Jules: Mom? His he a magician?
Me: A magician?
Jules: Yes, he looks like they cut him in half.
Me: (snicker) No honey, his legs are there.
Jules: Are they in the drawer?
Me: What drawer?
Jules moves to the handle on the front and tries to move it.
Me: Sweetie, that's not a drawer. That's so people can lift him up and carry him to the car.
Jules: But when it tips over we can see his legs. Then will he stand up?
Me: Honey, it's not going to tip over.
Jules: It might tip over if the drawer comes out.
At this point I gave up and just agreed with her.
The next day when we went to the family viewing before the funeral my husband took her back over there to see his body.
Dad: What do you think?
Jules: Nope, he's still dead.
Mia - my 7 yr old wanted nothing to do with it. She just said "Funerals are Boring," and complained the entire time. I happened to mention that my grandpa died when I was 7. I said, "Think about if he were your own Grandpa and if he died."
....Wrong thing to say. She burst into tears, but was good the rest of the time.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Bloggies and Sweeties!
In this world of Blogging I have to say that anything is possible.
I was recently approached by a blogger on Goodreads if she could review my book. I was ecstatic! It is always a little nerve racking knowing someone is going to look at your work and judge you. YIKES! No one wants to be judged, but to do it on purpose just seems stupid.
I've been nervous about people reading my stuff, but that is what an author does. I think that anything that an author writes that is not polished is frankly embarrassing for others to see, since everyone expects the quality to be impeccable. But authors are human and sometimes my "they"s are "the"s and so on. I feel more comfortable knowing this is, at the very least, edited.
She just received my novel and posted it on your blog.
http://www.storiesandsweeties.com/
She will be posting a review within the next few months.
I will also soon be interviewed on a blog featuring local artists. This is run by a great friend Mike Frye, who is a columnist, photographer, blogger, and one of my biggest cheerleaders. He is helping me understand more of the world of Social Media and how to get my name out. Thank you Mike!
http://photocapm.com/
In celebration of these exciting moments I have discounted my ebooks to $4.99 from $8.99.
I'm tickled with these opportunities and grateful that this person as wanting to give my little novel a chance. :)
I was recently approached by a blogger on Goodreads if she could review my book. I was ecstatic! It is always a little nerve racking knowing someone is going to look at your work and judge you. YIKES! No one wants to be judged, but to do it on purpose just seems stupid.
I've been nervous about people reading my stuff, but that is what an author does. I think that anything that an author writes that is not polished is frankly embarrassing for others to see, since everyone expects the quality to be impeccable. But authors are human and sometimes my "they"s are "the"s and so on. I feel more comfortable knowing this is, at the very least, edited.
She just received my novel and posted it on your blog.
http://www.storiesandsweeties.com/
She will be posting a review within the next few months.
I will also soon be interviewed on a blog featuring local artists. This is run by a great friend Mike Frye, who is a columnist, photographer, blogger, and one of my biggest cheerleaders. He is helping me understand more of the world of Social Media and how to get my name out. Thank you Mike!
http://photocapm.com/
In celebration of these exciting moments I have discounted my ebooks to $4.99 from $8.99.
I'm tickled with these opportunities and grateful that this person as wanting to give my little novel a chance. :)
Monday, April 25, 2011
Mia Moments
Just some memorable things that have happened lately:
Mia tends to talk in her sleep. The other night she sat up and yelled -
Mia: Daddy?
Daddy from the family room: Yes?
Mia: Did Peter Piper really pick a giant pack of pickled peppers?
Daddy laughing: Uh... Yes. Now go to bed.
Mia: Okay.
...............
I was about to leave my mother's house when Mia stopped and said...
Mia: Mom? How do you get gum out of your belly button?
Me: What? How did you get gum there?
Mia: I put it there.
Me: But why?
Mia: Because I didn't see a garbage.
Me: But you know where Grandma's garbage is. You could have come and thrown it away there.
Mia: I know and I wanted to, but I forgot about it and then it got really sticky so I tried to get it out by myself, but then it got smeared on my belly and on my shirt, so then I tried to hide it from you because I didn't want to get in trouble. But now... I need help.
(just a little hint, gum doesn't come out of belly buttons.)
........
Mia kept talking to us when she should have been going to sleep.
Me: Mia. I don't want to hear anything else from you. You eed to close your mouth and go to sleep.
Mia: Mommy? Just one more question.
Me: sigh... What?
Mia: Did you get the end of the story I told you?
Me: (Look confused) What story?
Mia: (Grumble) You mean you don't remember? Well let me tell you. There once lived three bears. One was born in a candy store and all he could say was Goody goody gumdrops...
(On she went for five minutes telling a silly joke that know she has never told me before.... WORLDS BIGGEST STALL)
Mia tends to talk in her sleep. The other night she sat up and yelled -
Mia: Daddy?
Daddy from the family room: Yes?
Mia: Did Peter Piper really pick a giant pack of pickled peppers?
Daddy laughing: Uh... Yes. Now go to bed.
Mia: Okay.
...............
I was about to leave my mother's house when Mia stopped and said...
Mia: Mom? How do you get gum out of your belly button?
Me: What? How did you get gum there?
Mia: I put it there.
Me: But why?
Mia: Because I didn't see a garbage.
Me: But you know where Grandma's garbage is. You could have come and thrown it away there.
Mia: I know and I wanted to, but I forgot about it and then it got really sticky so I tried to get it out by myself, but then it got smeared on my belly and on my shirt, so then I tried to hide it from you because I didn't want to get in trouble. But now... I need help.
(just a little hint, gum doesn't come out of belly buttons.)
........
Mia kept talking to us when she should have been going to sleep.
Me: Mia. I don't want to hear anything else from you. You eed to close your mouth and go to sleep.
Mia: Mommy? Just one more question.
Me: sigh... What?
Mia: Did you get the end of the story I told you?
Me: (Look confused) What story?
Mia: (Grumble) You mean you don't remember? Well let me tell you. There once lived three bears. One was born in a candy store and all he could say was Goody goody gumdrops...
(On she went for five minutes telling a silly joke that know she has never told me before.... WORLDS BIGGEST STALL)
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- My brother once called me Cani and the nickname stuck. I love crunching leaves, laying on the grass in my bare feet and eating chocolate ice cream straight from the carton. Writing is how I deal with reality; writing is FUN and exhilarating; creating a world out of your thoughts is amazing. It's the best drug ever!
