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Blowing Kisses to the Old World

So much has changed for us over the last year.Â My graduation, our move, many of our long-term plans for the family by way of where our kids go to school and our financial goals.Â Some of it was expected, much of it was not.Â All in all, though,Â 2008 was a good year.Â Even the

Chocolate: To Eat or Not to Eat

28DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, The Human Condition

I’ve always had a love hate thing with chocolate.Â On the love side, it’s delicious, it perks me up, I crave it.Â It’s helped me make difficult writing deadlines and can claim a large percentage of my having good grade when I graduated. But too much of a good thing, especially a good thing that’s

Never a Dull Day

26DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery

Yesterday afternoon we mostly finished the big project of Christmas–putting in a floor-to-ceiling mural in our daughter’s room.Â The room’s small, so the mural really opens it up, like a big window. This morning our daughter woke up at six something with a fever of 102, so we showed her the room even though it

The Joys of Christmas Past

25DecemberSuzanne4 CommentsHome in the Rookery

I know I said I wouldn’t blog today, but give me just a few more minutes and I won’t have–it’ll be tomorrow.Â And let me tell you, that is a wonderful thought.Â I love Christmas.Â Love the songs and music celebrating the Savior’s birth, the family togetherness and thoughtfulness, theÂ delicious and funÂ traditions.Â But I find

Merry Christmas! (From the Cats)

24DecemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Since I’m not planning to post tomorrow, I bargained with the cats to give you a Merry Christmas blog.Â They accepted their payment of fish, but I think regretted the deal when the hats went on. Â Â Let’s hope they’re in a better mood tomorrow.Â Have a great Christmas!

Testing the Smoke Alarms

23DecemberSuzanne3 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Christmas is a good time for getting things done.Â Plenty of multi-tasking opportunities, too.Â Tonight, I decided to really be efficient and simultaneously cook dinner, get some cleaning done in the bedroom, and…test the smoke alarms. Okay, so maybe that last one wasn’t planned. The good news is, there was no fire and I salvaged

O Little Town of Bethlehem(s)

22DecemberSuzanneThe Human Condition, Writing

I found thisÂ Times Online article intriguing. Â Regardless of theÂ historic facts, the image of Bethlehem, Judaea, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â as the birthplace of the Savior has been so firmly fixed in the public mind thatÂ I doubt it could ever be dislodged.Â But from a purely intellectual, writerly perspective the

Review of Twilight

20DecemberSuzanneMovies, The Bookshelf

I read the book over our WorldCon trip, and enjoyed it more than I’d really anticipated.Â My writing friend, Becca, has had her book compared to Twilight, so I was curious.Â I found itÂ a fairly light read, but thought it did well what it aimed to do, which was share a sweet and fresh love

Seeing Ocean Blue

19DecemberSuzanne1 CommentWriting

Maybe it’s that I’m finally getting around to painting my office space in the basement–which will be sky blue.Â Maybe it’s our Florida trip mid-January.Â Whatever the reason,Â I’m really having funÂ working onÂ the underwater world for myÂ Keela novels.Â It’s so fun to scheme upÂ diverse societies for the Mer, and dream up their various interactions with the

Monkey See, Monkey Do Something Equally Obnoxious

18DecemberSuzanneThe Human Condition

The findings of this study on the contagious nature of rule-breakingÂ will come as no surprise to most of us.Â Anyone who’s had responsibility for a bunch of kids can tell you that, a) If one kid starts acting up, the behavior of the rest the group will likewise deteriorate.Â And, b) Most kids will not

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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