book reviews

Blogging is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Since I started blogging in July of 2006, I have come across numerous opportunities that would not have happened otherwise.

I read some very popular mommy blogs and they have often mentioned how they have been invited to apear in reality shows like Wife Swap and Dr. Phil. I was shocked and wondered if something like that would ever happen to me. First I got an email from Parents magazine. They asked if I would be interested in being featured in one of their issues. They're doing an article about moms with different fun traits. I received two emails from them. The last one stated that I was in the running and they would contact me after the editor's decision. It was exciting just to be considered. I haven't heard from them yet and I haven't seen the article in the magazine either. We might still be going to another photo shoot!

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When I first pulled into Berkeley five months ago (“C’mon Mick, it really hasn’t been five months already, has it? Oh. Yeah. Damn.�), I heard sounds I hadn’t heard for years and didn’t expect to hear here. The horns of freight trains. And I let it slip, there was still a part of me that wanted to sneak into a boxcar and let it take me where it would. For the hell of it.

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