Zoomboy turns eight on Tuesday, but this weekend was his “party day.”  Last year we did the Chuck E. Cheese thing–but I didn’t want to do that this year.  For one thing, it’s expensive, and for another?  Zoomboy really only has a few good friends.  He relates to one or two kids really well, but… Read More

Hey Guys– sorry I’ve been so out of the loop!  The kids had two days off–and that doesn’t go as easily as it used to, and seriously–catching up on two weekends away in such quick succession– wow.  WILL catch up with everyone’s blogs tomorrow–I miss you all, and you know it!  Uhm, Zoomboy’s birthday is… Read More

It’s Not Shakespeare is out! Of course, I wrote my best post for this Monday, mostly because I was waxing rhapsodic and going all verklempt about Mate (as I should!) but I thought I’d give it a little introduction today as well.   See, the thing is, I wrote REALLY intense for a while.  (For the… Read More

Okay, not at the moment.  At the moment, writer up!  Writer well rested!  Writer not in too much pain! But Friday night, after a day on the con floor at Bascon, I was texting and walking, when it is a well known fact that I have problems doing EITHER of those actions well independently, and… Read More

Okay, so Halloween was VERY fun.  Chicken’s coach relented at the last possible moment, and Chicken got to wear her steampunk outfit–self assembled from various Renaissance Faires and anime festivals.  Of course because I’m an idiot, I didn’t get a picture, which was a real shame, because she was charming.   Her friend came over,… Read More

Believe it or not, Big T carved that pumpkin this weekend–I was so pleased, especially since we’d sort of agreed that we weren’t getting real pumpkins this year.  Mate had carved some fake ones last year, and they’re sweet and sort of goofy and everything, and really, isn’t that the purpose of fake pumpkins?  But… Read More

In honor of Marie Sexton’s Saturday Snark, I’m going to do a little bit of snark from A Solid Core of Alpha.  Now, Alpha does not have a whole lot of light moments–but this one is is a doozy.  C.J. and his sister Cassie have had a rough day of watching Anderson’s life unspool via… Read More

Okay, lots happening here, but not much to report. Let’s start with the big thing, and the reason that last post was up there for four days, and that is that my MacBook, my beloved MacBook, had an operating system aneurism and is currently being resuscitated and put down simultaneously in an effort for Mate… Read More

First of all, you guys are awesomesauce with the quotes– that was soooo MUCH FUN.  We’ll have to do it again sometime–or lines from songs or titles from songs or lines from books or… ooooohhhh… The possibilities are endless! Second of all–Yaoi-Con?  Total blast.  I was probably too loud and to obnoxious and too loopy… Read More

You guys remember that movie?  It’s Cameron Crowe, and he’s awesomeness on awesometoast with awesomesauce…  we adore him here at Chez Lane, and that iconic moment with John Cusack standing with the stereo in front of Ione Skye’s house while Peter Gabriel blares from the speakers can move me to tears on any day–and not… Read More