GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT CONSTRUCTION SITE

Honored by this endorsement, since she has mine. 💙

HARD TO FIND

Retailers, if you have them, please post below. ❤️

So Cute

My best friend (and born interior designer) was using those little pizza box stoppers as Barbie tables when we were kids in the 70’s. ☮️ 50 years later, Barbie can finally have chairs to match! 🎉

Purple Anyone?

I LOVE purple flowers. 💜 The altar arrangements were so pretty in church this morning, I went up afterwards and took photos. (I assume they were purple for Lent, which is a such a somber time... is it wrong they made me so giddy? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ferris Beuller

Welcome to somewhere between 1973 and 1988. I’m blessed to call these crazy people my neighbors. ❤️ “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” — Ferris Bueller

How to Put an Octopus to Bed

This is, BY FAR, the silliest and craziest romping, rhyming story I’ve ever written! — Inspired by trying to get my own wiggly, giggly preschoolers to bed! 🐙💦💦

Construction Site Series

We have all the books, pajamas, and plush animals in the Construction Site series! See something you love in one of our posts? Head to our website to shop now or send us a DM/comment below to ask us to hold it for you! ❤️

Incredible History

Thought this was interesting; perhaps you will too... About 10 years ago, my elderly aunt was in a nursing facility. One of her fellow (long term) residents gave her a large cardboard tube as a gift. My aunt, not knowing what to do with it, gave it to me. In it, were these two pieces of art. I thought they were charming, so I had them framed and hung them in my youngest son’s room, until he decided that he needed to surround himself with everything racing. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🏁 After doing some research, I discovered that these signed, limited edition prints (300 and 500, plates destroyed) were done by an Indiana artist, Gerald Nees (born 1938) who became a paraplegic after a diving accident at the age of 15. Now, I hang them in my office during the holidays/winter and enjoy both the art AND the story behind it. •

So Thoughtful

A belated post: on Valentines Day, a friend rang my doorbell and handed me this: a gift basket with the sweetest card, filled with the kindest, most heart-warming notes, a porcelain watering can, and a gift card to my favorite gardening center. ❤️ Gestures like this just MAKE my day... I mean LIFE.

Gail Borden Public Library

What a lovely welcome at the @gailbordenpubliclibrary today! Warm (book-loving!) hearts on a chilly day: what could be better? 🥰 📚

Let Love Rule

✌🏻❤️

Happy Valentines Day, folks. ❤️

Loves the Snow!

One of us LOVES this weather... and it’s not me. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Pretty

I’m not a big fan of winter, but it IS pretty

2020 Season

The 2020 season is about to begin! 🏁 🏆 Two top finishes last year; hoping for a great season. 🙏🏻 🤞🏻 🍀 (Once he hits the track, this stuff will never look this good again. Ever.)

Beautiful February Day

On this dreary, snow-covered February day in the Midwest, it gives me hope to know that, somewhere in the UK, crocuses have emerged. 🙌🏻 Thank you

Authors Unbound

I’m delighted and honored to announce that my appearances are now represented and handled by @authorsunbound .

Thank you Octavia Books

Thank you to @octaviabooks in New Orleans for this photo. ❤️ 📚 I work with the most wonderful bookstores, and have the most delightful little truck-loving fans.

Adorable

When you live in southern NC, this is all beautifully new to you. ❤️ ❄️

Other Words for HOme

So beautiful and important and poetic and warm and wise and funny and heartbreaking and uplifting... ❤️ I actually bought BOTH the hardcover AND the audiobook, so I could keep reading, uninterrupted. 📖 It deserves every accolade, and I only wish it could be required reading for all of us. 🌎 Congratulations to @jassiewarga and @abbalzer for bringing something so lovely into the world. 🙌🏻 I adored these characters so much... I will miss them greatly. 😢