LAURIE ROCKENBECK
My personal and random blog
Gap Years are for Parents, Too
I can go on and on about what we hoped for Emma while she was on her gap year, but I hadn't really thought much about what it would be like for me. Her mom. She hasn't called me "Mommy" in years. While I've never thought of myself as a clingy, helicopter parent, I'm...
Hope is Not…
Many of you know that I took the UW Literary Fiction Program a few years ago. Scott was the instructor of the class, and he'd mention his novel every now and again. His blog is filled with interesting additional insights about his process and how he twists the real...
Diversions and Distractions
As you might have guessed, I took up the NaNoWriMo challenge again this year. I’m about where I am supposed to be, and after this afternoon’s writing session, I should be well ahead of the game. That is, I will be if I don’t get completely distracted by the things I...
To NaNo or Not to NaNo, That is the Question
October again. And, a lot of my writing friends are talking about NaNo. And no, we're not talking about Mork and Mindy. NaNo is short for NaNoWriMo which is short for National Novel Writing Month. If you've never heard of this, you really ought to check it out. Click...
Fly, baby, fly…
Well, there she is. My nineteen-year-old baby off on a gap year. Okay, so it's not exactly a year, but close 'nough. Over the next eight months, she will be living and working in Equador, China, India and South Africa. She'll have "enrichment" weeks like climbing...
Flexibility, ya gotta have some
Those who know us are probably surprised by this photo. Yes. It is Eli, OUR ElI, on a bike. My feelings on the whole bike thing haven't changed all that much. I am not thrilled to have bikes back in our life,but there it is. Sometimes, as a parent, you have to bend a...
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