From Chicago, where we're celebrating National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day (Hey, I don't make this stuff up and if it ent...

I love my cell phone. Honestly, I can't even remember a time when I didn't have it. How did we ever manage without cell phones? I me...

You have to watch this video until the very end. I'll know if you don't and I'll hunt you down and show up on your front porch, ...

I'm back from Monterey. As wonderful as it was to get away from real life for a while, and as awesome as it was to collaborate with some...

Monterey in pictures... The seagull that divebombed us during breakfast. Nothing says good morning like bird poop in your coffee. the view...

Maybe I shouldn't have made fun of the idiots people who couldn't fasten their seatbelts earlier. Yesterday, before dinner, I decid...

I'm in California right now because my agent, Janet Grant at Books and Such is hosting a retreat for her authors. It's going to be a...

You're all invited to my book launch party! Click the picture to enlarge it so it's easier to read the details.

I live in a House o' Puke. Tuesday night, Clay started throwing up. He ran a fever all day Wednesday. Thursday evening, Brooklyn star...

I ran around with my four youngest kids today. They had the day off school for teacher conferences, but my teens still had to attend. (We do...

As I was sitting at my computer, staring at a blank screen, waiting for inspiration, I updated my Facebook status. "I hate when I stare...

Lexi asked me if her friend, Brooke, could stay for dinner tonight. Ordinarily, my response is, "Sure! The more, the merrier." How...