Vijaya Bodach

These are our pumpkins for this year. We have the perfect Halloween cat of course. I didn't grow up with this tradition -- mine was stri...

My student's story, Cowgirl Morning, not only debuted in Cricket , it made the cover! Isn't it stunning? I must get a copy of it thi...

The dog loves the kittens ... and they love to cuddle up with her. Down-time. As you can see, we are a family that loves relaxing. Nothing b...

"We're not getting a kitten," I said, negotiating our station wagon around a bend the shape of a pretzel. "We're just...

What a rollicking good read this was. Scumbl e is the companion book to Savvy. Ledger Kale's savvy busts things apart. You'll have t...

It was a gorgeous day for the blessing of the pets at Eastside Catholic. We brought our dog and the two new kittens. The older cats have al...

I've been too busy and too sick to blog, so Bish kindly let me copy this verbatim from her blog, even though we probably share some rea...

My son had his essay chosen for display at school. It was on community. He wrote about baseball, family and church, how great it is to belon...

So I've been writing and revising and hating everything ... I want it to be PERFECT!!!! No matter what I try, it's not good. I have ...

What a gem of a writing book! I do enough writing workshops and this is one book I will be recommending to both kids and adults who like to ...