So, yesterday, I went to a sheep farm to experience sheep. Robin (pictured above) graciously agreed to tell me about sheep and let me experience sheep first-hand. I learned: How to tell the age of a sheep. About the different kinds of wool. How to tip a sheep–I would have liked to try it, but […]
Hieu’s memoir is officially published! The memoir is available on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this four year project!
I am now ready to revise Chapter 11 of Hieu’s memoir. I would also like to welcome my newest fan. She signed up for my website notifications AND bought “Until Jerusalem.” I am excited to have her as part of my writing adventure.
I got an email from Kindle Direct Publishing. I am going to get a deposit for Royalties from my Kindle book. I couldn’t wait to find out how many books I had sold. Maybe my story was finally taking off. My deposit total: $0.35. That’s right, thirty-five cents. I sold one copy in September. The […]
Phyllis Dillar once said, “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.” Until your youngest child is around 9 years old, don’t focus on how neat the house is. Focus on training your children to pick up after themselves and take care of themselves. Training […]
With the school year approaching, and my writing becoming more prolific, my husband and I need schedules, not only for ourselves, but also for our children. This post presupposes a couple of things: first, you, as the parent, have established appropriate authority over your child, and two, that you have already trained your child to […]
This post is linked to my first post on Hieu Tran’s Website. It involves plot holes and solving the Great Mysteries of Hieu’s Past. Click on the following link, or copy and paste it into your browser. http://comingtoamericaajourneyhome.com/i-love-a-mystery/ As always, please “Like” my Facebook page and subscribe to this blog. Please do the same for […]
Hieu and I get together regularly to do interviews for his memoir. This generally includes me turning on a digital recorder to record his answers to my prepared questions. Hieu has also given me a list of people to interview. I also include them. So far, I have interviewed his former teacher, Mike. (I am […]
I have a “talking” cat. Her official name is Daneryus Stormborn Targaryen, Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains. We just call her Daeney. Whenever we turn on the water, she comes running over, “talking,” telling us she wants a drink. She also “talks” when she is hungry, wants out of a room, or greets us […]
My author/friend Hargrove Perth has a new book out called “Three Shades of Midnight.” If you have some time, please go to the following link to vote for her book to be chosen by kindlescout. Link: https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/W1K7YRV5ON6X