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So Glad They Told Me Pub Day!

August 28, 2016 by Elaine

It is a bit hard to explain what happens when I get an acceptance email for something I have written. I mean, clearly I am happy but usually it is as if I do not really believe it at first. I have to read the email a few times before it truly sinks in. “We would like…

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Filed Under: published, reading, Uncategorized, writing Tagged With: books, So Glad They Told Me

The Flood {And How YOU Can Help}

August 21, 2016 by Elaine

My feet made that wet, squishy sound as I entered the bedroom of my friend’s home last Monday, the carpet soaked through. That previous Saturday she and her family almost washed away with the flood waters that ravaged areas of Lafayette. Over three feet of water rushed through her living room and the rest of…

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Filed Under: Lafayette, Linking, louisiana, Misc. Tagged With: #laflood, Baton Rouge, flooding

Facebook: The Jerk You Hate to Love

August 17, 2016 by Elaine

I am pissed at Facebook. Because I think it is very responsible for people not reading my blogs anymore very much. I mean, think about it – back before Facebook really became a “thing” we had more time to read longer, better things. We were watching fewer videos and getting less huffy about “vaguebooking”. We had…

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Filed Under: blogging, Misc. Tagged With: Facebook

BlogHer ’16 – Pretty Epic

August 14, 2016 by Elaine

On the second day of BlogHer it was not yet time to wash my hair, since I do it every other day. The night before I relaxed in the hot tub with some really good friends and part of my ponytail dipped in the warm, bubbly water as we chatted and soaked our happy bodies. Then the security…

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Filed Under: awards, blogging, blogher, Friends, traveling, writing

Would You Like to Phone a Friend?

July 31, 2016 by Elaine

Yes, actually, I would thanks. My friends have carried me in the last eight plus months.  They have carried me and lifted me and laughed with me when all I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and cry. They have encouraged me and have done their best to make sure that I…

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Filed Under: divorce, Friends, Misc.

Writing Writer Writes

July 24, 2016 by Elaine

This blog will be a decade old in a few months. Hard to believe in some ways. I am by nature a reminiscer, so I like to think back on things… where they began and how they evolved. When I started writing little snippets about my life as a mother of 1.5 kids and a…

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Filed Under: awards, blogging, writing Tagged With: BlogHer

So Proud.

July 21, 2016 by Elaine

I had no choice but to come out of my dream as he bounded onto my bed. His face came right up next to mine and we shared our morning breath. “Mom, I want to make the cinnamon rolls! I just need you to tell me how to turn on the oven!” “Son, can I…

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Filed Under: baking, childhood, children, food, Kids, Little G

Twelve Hundred Miles

July 5, 2016 by Elaine

I put over 1200 miles on my mom van last week. The purpose of the first leg of the trip was to pick up the oldest at camp. The rest of the trip was full of friends and family. And water.  LOTS of water. Road trips are second nature for me now. I’ve been driving…

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Filed Under: Austin, Family, food, fun, Granny, Kids, summer, Texas, traveling, Uncategorized, vacation

Moments

June 23, 2016 by Elaine

I am a working woman now and my days seem to fly by, even though summer is here. The kids are spending most of their days with a trusted “sitter” and someone who has become a friend since we’ve known her, beginning at 16 years of age (she is now 22). While I miss those…

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Filed Under: change, childhood, children, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting, summer

“I’m Sorry”

June 15, 2016 by Elaine

I said it too… A few months before my ex husband and I separated, a mother of one of my kids’ friends told me that she and her husband were divorcing. I stood in her living room and said those two or three words – “I’m sorry.” However, part of me could tell she was…

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Filed Under: divorce, Emotional, Marriage

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Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 15 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five kids: together, ages 19, 16, 16, 14 and 14 and crazy but lovely dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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