It’s America’s birthday and I’m celebrating. My Army Sergeant son is visiting, in preparation for going to Japan–Okinawa. My Navy Lieutenant daughter’s still in the DC area but moving on to a new job with the Navy. Usually she calls 4-7 times a week. Soon, it will be much less. Sigh. I’m here, thanking both … Continue reading
DialMyCalls, a wonderful site I ran into last year, has a special Christmas offer for kids who want to hear from Santa. Read on: Free Santa Calls This Christmas This Christmas we have a great gift for everyone! Whether you’re an existing DialMyCalls user or not, you can take advantage of our completely free phone call from Santa. … Continue reading
I’m taking next week off. I’ll be preparing for holiday visits from both my son and daughter, the former from DC and the latter from El Paso TX. I am so excited! I’ll be back November 28th. Any emergencies–drop me a line at askatechteacher@gmail.com. Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, … Continue reading
Oct. 6th, 2016 is National Poetry Day in the UK (America celebrates Poetry Month in April so I may be back on this topic then). I don’t write poetry. You can see in this list of how-to-write-poetry tips why. In short, it requires too much thought for my brain–you have to put so much meaning … Continue reading
Take today to think about it. Then watch this: If you still want to be a writer, here’s how to do it in 24 hours: Now for a completely fun video on “The day in the life of a writer”: Continue reading
It’s America’s birthday and I’m celebrating. My Army son’s preparing for his upcoming deployment overseas and my Navy daughter is doing her thing in Fort Meade, Maryland. I hung the flag over my door and will take a moment to thank both of them and every other service member who accepted the calling to protect … Continue reading
I’m taking the day to honor our soldiers. Without their sacrifice, where would we be? I think I had these same music videos last year–they’re still my favorite. Continue reading
I’ll be taking time off–until after the New Year–to prepare for the holidays, edit/format my website, work on writing projects with a deadline, and generally prioritize life. I may drop in on you-all as you enjoy your holidays, but mostly I’ll be regenerating. I wish you a wonderful season, safe and filled with family. See … Continue reading
I’m taking next week off. I’ll be preparing for holiday visits from both my son and daughter, the former from DC and the latter from El Paso TX. I am so excited! I’ll be back November 30th. Any emergencies–drop me a line at askatechteacher@gmail.com. Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a … Continue reading
Take today to think about it. Then watch this: ..and then consider the hilarious Debbie Ohi’s take on ‘taking a break’: “Comic used with permission from Debbie Ridpath Ohi at Inkygirl.com.” Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval … Continue reading
