The four of us were sitting around last night just talking. The girls have no school today and we let them set up camp in the living room last night, and stay up late. We all ate Valentines Day candy and gossiped. Doesn’t every family do this? Eleanor had received her first box of chocolatesContinue reading “Describing Ugly”
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Emergency Exit
My good friend Val, a book blogger and reviewer over a Life Is A Patchwork Quilt, asked a great question over on her blog today. What is the most daring thing you did as a child? I was actually not that daring as a child. In college I stole a street sign to help myContinue reading “Emergency Exit”
Self-Deprecating Sunday (13) Guest Post
In which the YA author shares what’s Great and Awkward about the teenage years. Today we have my first guest post with Josh Berk. This week we’ve been celebrating the upcoming launch of his YA novel, The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin. It releases this Tuesday from Knopf books for young readers. And I’m 100%Continue reading “Self-Deprecating Sunday (13) Guest Post”
Please Hold for Self-Deprecating Sunday…
It’s Josh Berk week over here at Sparks and Butterflies. I didn’t plan to make a whole week of it, but sometimes you get on a roll. Tomorrow, he’ll be making a guest appearance for Self-Deprecating Sunday. He sent me his photo yesterday and I could not stop laughing. He actually told me to stopContinue reading “Please Hold for Self-Deprecating Sunday…”
Josh Berk Is….
The voting has concluded. The ballots are in. And the winner is… …Adam Sandler. It’s a good thing Kristin and I didn’t go alone on this because um, did you notice I was the only one to vote for Jake and she was the only one to vote for Patrick Dempsey? Yeah. So, I’m gladContinue reading “Josh Berk Is….”
Who Would Play You In A Movie (8)
Dear Facebook, It was my idea first. Actually, that’s probably not true. But if you’re over on Facebook, you’ve noticed that last week was Doppelganger week, in which you put a famous person who is your likeness, as your profile pic. As it turns out, Josh Berk chose Mark Ruffalo as his likeness. As itContinue reading “Who Would Play You In A Movie (8)”
Jody Sparks Mugele 