tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:28:03 +0000Central Coast CoffeeEngagementKellyShelbyAndrewAnnabelleBack in the High LifeBarracudaBeen Caught StealingBlog templateChick TunesDadDude TunesEasterEastern State PenitentiaryFamily GuyFreelanceGhost HuntersGoogle AdsenseGossipHarleyJon StewartKarmaKevin SmithLazinessLike the WeatherMoment of TruthMy Fair LadyOscarsPaytonRex HarrisonShelfariSlo RoastedStewieSweet MarieUniverseWaldobirthdayblogcleaningcommentsda Vincifrustrationgeekgrandparentskidslibraryseafoodslumber partywebsitesThe true adventures of me ... a fledgling writer.http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Lori)Blogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-4641869417184345055Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:39:00 +00002008-09-07T13:27:45.155-07:00You guys are NOT going to believe the next (and last) chapter of the library saga.I found out I got the job on Wednesday afternoon. I was so happy - whooping and hollering and telling everyone I knew. The very nice man from the library district employment office said I needed to come down the next morning and get my intake paperwork and then go do a drug test. No problem.My family and I http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-hate-bureaucrats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-1299064650395131141Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:29:00 +00002008-08-30T21:50:03.674-07:00This has been a good week. The kids are both back in school again - and although we had a little kerfuffle (I really love that word) with Katie's schedule, that problem has been fixed and she'll have the classes she wanted as of next week. Payton really likes his new teacher, and seems to like third grade also. I got really great news too. I finally got a call back from the library. I'm sure the http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/08/better-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-3377032244289631221Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:17:00 +00002008-08-06T21:27:52.618-07:00Has anyone else noticed the change in the Blog-O-Sphere?Two blogs I read often - one of them religiously - have gone and shut down on me. Three more have posted "hiatus" notices.It's helped me to thin out my "Favorites" list but I'm sad to see them go. I understand that real life gets in the way, and that sometimes you just need a break from blogging. But, honestly? I'm feeling a little selfishlyhttp://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/08/is-it-just-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-2021853610376461340Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:39:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:53.767-08:00Did you think I fell off the face of the Earth again?I am happy to report that I have been absent because I've been reading and writing like crazy.I've been reading books and then writing reviews for Bookstrumpet! Yay, me!My first review was for "Twilight" - not a bad review for my first one, but I'm getting better. I've just finished reading "The Painter From Shanghai" by Jennifer Cody Epstein. http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/07/reading-and-writing-fool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-3243031228033408594Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:10:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:53.951-08:00Today, July 8th is my son's eighth birthday. This is, as he learned from his sister's tenth birthday a few years ago, his golden birthday. That's the one where you turn the same age as the date of your birth. I think he's had a pretty good day for an eight year old. He got to sleep in a bit, got cinnamon and sugar toast and a big glass of orange juice for breakfast, got an early birthday call http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/07/happy-birthday-pay-pay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-1740217224102020394Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:54.837-08:00I'll admit it. Letters, words, punctuation, grammar, all that ... makes me High with a capital H. Reading, writing, thinking about writing and reading - it's all so good and sweet. I've had the house to myself for the past several hours and I've done nothing but write and plot and think about what I'll write next. And it's so ... delicious. The first review I wrote for Charlotte was O.K. Nothing http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/07/words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-9040720756030963701Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:01:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:54.909-08:00What is it about the month of July that makes the teachers of the Clark County School District - or more specifically, the teachers at my kids' school - decide it's a great frickin' time for a field trip? Last year I was a newly-freed parolee from the prison of an multi-doctor ophthalmology practice (read: had just quit job and 18 year career to stay at home) and all that freedom went to my head.http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/07/frickin-field-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-7259267943146365008Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:15:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:55.092-08:00Hey, all. Guess what? I was meandering my way around Charlotte's WordStrumpet site and found a nifty little item from her - asking for people that would like to write book reviews. Ahem ... yes, please ?!?!? My blog bluddy / neighbor Anne volunteered as well, and our first reviews have already been put up on the site. Anne chose the newest book in a favorite series of hers to review, and http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-gig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-2082910997610764546Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:54:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:55.320-08:00 Two of my favorite books have been and will be - for the rest of my life - "Napalm and Silly Putty" and "Brain Droppings".I was having trouble sleeping, so I was channel surfing a few minutes ago. Then I saw the news ticker on the bottom of the screen announce George's passing.I feel heartsick.He was one of the few comedians who possess a sharp wit and a sharper mind. Yes, he could be crude to http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/06/goodbye-george.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-48868373472932707Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:04:00 +00002008-06-21T02:14:57.154-07:00The funniest thing I've heard in a week:The kids were staying over at Hubby's parents house while we went to work the taverns last weekend. I sent our daughter a text message at 11:30 - knowing she'd still be up - to remind her that Steve Carrell was on Saturday Night Live. She answered me back, and then she called me. We chatted about what she and her brother had been doing, and then her http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/06/ha-ha-ha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-5602975641893320819Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:57:00 +00002008-06-21T01:37:35.627-07:00Here's the sweetest talent show performance you will ever see. Unfortunately, I goofed up and hit the "off" button instead of the shutter / start button and so the first portion is missing. The first few (missing) seconds are highlighted by the entire audience saying, "Awwwwww" in unison. If my fingers cooperated more often I would have tapped the correct button and you'd get the whole experiencehttp://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/06/talent-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-4088101684396198892Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:20:00 +00002008-06-19T21:18:13.154-07:00It's me again.Just thought I'd share a few random tidbits and maybe make you laugh a little.#1: My husband has been kidnapped by Pirates. Seriously.He's been held captive by the online Pirates of the Caribbean game. He loved the free trial portion and then some well-meaning relative sealed the deal by purchasing the whole shebang for him as a birthday present. I've never been a football widow, 'http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/06/random-blips.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-3746018954056529548Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:33:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:55.644-08:00Here I am, peeking my head up out of my burrow, sharing a rare daylight post. You see, in months past most of the blog post ideas seemed to magically appear in my brain long past sunset - closer to the witching hour. Actually, the majority of all my best writing ideas usually show up late at night. But right now - right this minute seemed a good time to check in and let you all know I'm alive andhttp://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/06/hello-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-5903678415439964808Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:22:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:55.893-08:00 I know I've been gone from the blog for a while, but I've got a really good reason for reappearing today. But first - the lame excuses for not blogging for over a week. The whole family has had a full calender lately, and time has been flying by. Katie has been getting ready for the end of her sixth grade school year. She's had her plate full with her choir concert, getting her yearbook, http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-birthday-honey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-9168031201128953130Fri, 23 May 2008 06:10:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:56.071-08:00I have discovered a non-narcotic treatment for the blahs.Interested? Thought you might be ...This astounding discovery is very simple, as most truly good things are.No trip to the doctor's office to try to explain your need for meds without a suspicious, eye-brow-raised look from the professional care-giver in the white coat. (Who you always secretly suspect of self-medicating with copious http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-have-discovered-non-narcotic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-1530647398878035729Thu, 22 May 2008 04:39:00 +00002008-05-21T22:30:05.711-07:00 OnePlusYou Quizzes and WidgetsThe only "bad" word this blog-rater could find was "crack." Really? That's it? I mean, I know I reign in my inner-foulmouthed-sailor-self because my parents, in-laws and one of my kids reads this ... but seriously? It's not as if my fam is so super-straight laced. My maternal grandmother's term of endearment for any of us 8 grand kids was "you little shit-heels." http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/oddly-disappointing-but-not-surprising.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-7097316833090441232Thu, 22 May 2008 04:01:00 +00002008-05-21T23:17:58.655-07:00What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Literature NerdDoes sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit this category perfectly! You love the power of the written word and it's eloquence; and you may like to read/write poetry http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/as-if-there-was-one-shred-of-doubt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-1169889346964219822Tue, 20 May 2008 21:29:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:56.337-08:00The fluttery, nervous anticipation has ceased. The sour bile of regret has relinquished it's perch at top of my throat. The self-doubt is no longer coloring my every waking moment.I had finally reached a point where I could honestly let go of the gnawing, consuming distraction.And just when it was nestled in the back of my mind - I got an email from Charlotte.Her critique of the first 22 pages ofhttp://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/breathing-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-1530464564384119676Fri, 16 May 2008 05:28:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:56.531-08:00Hear that sound? That's the sound of the gears and wheels and levers of change.Just when you think Karma has nothing better to do with her time than to poop on your parade; just when you think things aren't ever going to get better - you bear your heart and soul, wounds and scars and idiosyncrasy for the world to see ...... and slowly but surely, things start to get better.Things have changed http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/click-click-whirr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-590319728925328313Sun, 11 May 2008 02:30:00 +00002008-05-11T15:09:03.743-07:00My birthday was a really good day. We met with our clients, and they were really happy with the work Kirk and I had done last weekend. In fact, they hired us to visit another one of their locations this weekend. And my dad got calls from three other owners the same day who had apparently talked with our current clients, liked what they heard and wanted to hire us also. Whoo-Hoo!!I prefer low-key http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-1624422991925202867Fri, 09 May 2008 02:24:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:57.064-08:00HI peoples!!!! This is Lori's WONDERFUL, innocent, kids! Kaitlin,11 and Payton, 7 1/2. Ha-ha just kidding on the whole innocent part. Today is our beautiful momo's birthday. Oh and just to warn you ahead of time momo is my (katie's) word for her. Today momo was happy about her birthday being today. We have a amazing momo. She makes sure we get to school on time and that we're fed and taken care http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/momo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-3606707805983167675Thu, 08 May 2008 06:35:00 +00002008-05-08T15:31:40.330-07:00Were you all wondering about the major significance of May 8th? I thought you might be. So, here I am, sharing all this wonderful (useless bar-trivia) knowledge with you all.That's what kind of friend I am.On May 8th, over the recorded history of time (listed on Wikipedia) the following events took place ...589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmenhttp://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-eighth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-3887118720081591399Tue, 06 May 2008 05:20:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:57.271-08:00Remember a few weeks back when I was whooping and hollering about winning that contest on Charlotte's (WordStrumpet) blog? And I had my choice of a coaching session or manuscript critique? Well, in our first few emails to each other I told her I would like the coaching session. I wanted her to help me to structure my freelance writing schedule and still fit some novel-writing time in too. She washttp://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/waiting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-3787583724003713903Mon, 05 May 2008 18:24:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:57.532-08:00The hubby and I had an interesting couple of days.... I mean nights. We did the mystery shop at a neighborhood tavern Friday and Saturday night. The kids were at the grandparents' houses for the weekend so we didn't have to worry about having a curfew - which was really nice.But it's been quite a while since we've gone out TWO nights in a row and not returned home before 3 a.m. In fact, I am veryhttp://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/characters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285119740249716686.post-8076078700521559057Fri, 02 May 2008 17:42:00 +00002008-11-18T17:17:57.657-08:00Want to hear something really cool? My dad is a private investigator. Seriously. He has been for the last 30+ years. And yes, it did make dating very interesting after a prospective suitor found out his occupation. Over the years, he's taken many different types of cases. He's done the insurance scam stuff - documenting proof that someone that was "disabled" could change his own tire when no one http://serendipityandrain.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-adventure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)7