School. We've been back at it for a month now, and the bloom is off the rose. Every weekday morning there are groans and whining instead of bounces and enthusiasm like there were during the first few days of school. While Sarah Maizes' latest book in the On My Way To... series … [Read more...]
10 Years of Blogging – the Tin Anniversary
It’s an exclamation point at the end of an accidental 10-year epic. The closing of a volume in my life’s body of work. Today marks the tenth anniversary of the day I published my first post on houseofprince.blogspot.com, which became this site. I have since published over … [Read more...]
My Interview With Nicolas Cage
This happened in 2008 and these are just a few of the soundbites from our 12 minutes together. I was the interviewer behind the camera. Here is the whole story. … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to the Asshole Who Hit My Car
Dear Mean Lady Who Was Speeding Through the Parking Lot and Because I Was Backing Out of My Space (Even Thought I Was Going Very Slowly and You Were Speeding) Our Insurance Companies are Putting All of the Liability on Me: Did you get some email from the Universe that told you … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday: Suggestion
The Zombie Apocalypse Is Real With K’NEX Plants Vs. Zombies Building Sets
Color me surprised that the first Plants vs. Zombies toys we got to play with in real life were made by K'NEX! And when I say "we" I mean not me at all. Just my kids and my husband. Because when it comes to building toys that consist of a million little pieces, I am never … [Read more...]