Hello, Everyone! It’s a week into the new year and already it seems to be whizzing by as fast as 2016. And I’m still writing 2016. Maybe by July I’ll remember that the year has changed to 2017. I hope you enjoyed your holidays, that they weren’t too exhausting and that you were able to …
1/1/17, New Year, New Beginnings
Hello, Everyone! Happy New Year! I realize the new year is only a few hours old, but I hope this will be a fun or relaxing day, whatever your preference, and that you’ll be spending it doing something you love or truly enjoy. For me, the new year is all about fresh beginnings, trying to …
12/25/16, Ahh!
Hello, Everyone! Merry Christmas! Does it seem quiet to you? It does to me, too. At long last all the rushing around and shopping and wrapping and visiting and baking has ended – for this year. There was more shopping for me to do this year. My nieces and nephews have started their own families, …
12/18/16, Unplanned
Hello, Everyone! We’re getting close to the finish line. Christmas is a week away, and if you’re as I am, you’re putting the finishing touches on wrapping gifts, shoving in last minute shopping trips, trying to juggle a calendar of friends we want to visit and work obligations we wish we could ignore. This time …
12/11/16, December Birthdays
Hello, Everyone! As I say every year, I can’t believe how quickly this year has passed. I blink, and it’s summer. I blink, and it’s Christmas. I hope you are all enjoying the holidays, whether it’s spending it with family and friends, or traveling or volunteering. There are so many activities that I don’t realize …
11/27/16, Holiday Recovery
Hello, Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, whether it was spending time with loved ones, family and friends, or helping those in need, or traveling, or just some downtime to regroup, finish projects and prepare for the Christmas holiday. I always look forward to this four day weekend. Starting the holiday …
11/20/16, Happy Thanksgiving
Hello, Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful fall! The children are back in school, the lazy days of summer are over, and everyone is back on schedule. At least, we’re supposed to be. With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, these schedules will feel a few bumps with shopping and baking and …
11/13/16, Holiday Planning
Hello, Everyone! I hope you are all doing well, that last week was wonderful and that you had a chance to relax this weekend. I’m sure you feel as I do – that life gets more complicated with daily activities. We all have jobs, yes, even stay-at-home moms have jobs, the most difficult job of …
11/6/16, Cell Phone Love
Hello, Everyone! I hope you’ve had a good week. Mine has been busy with activities at my day job and then trying to schedule some writing time. Throughout all this, in work, and play, and writing and family time, I’ve been amazed at how my life centers around my cell phone. A few years …
Why Write Crystal Creek?
Crystal Creek is a montage of memories I’ve collected over the years. The people, the setting, the adventures. As a child, I spent many summers visiting a mountain ranch and carry those memories in my heart. The Crystal Creek Series originally started as a single title novel written twenty years ago. The original story took …