Happy Thanksgiving 2010!
Thanksgiving is wonderful day to pause and reflect on the many blessings that we have and realize we have. It is also a day to reflect and give thanks on the many blessings that we take for granted,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Monte!
Monte Moss, my sister’s oldest son, lived with us for a few years, but he now lives with his family here in Spokane, about 6 minutes away. Happy Birthday, Monte, from the whole Hood Family!
View ArticleHappy Birthday to My Husband, Jim!
Dear Readers, Today our family celebrated Jim’s birthday, and it was grand! Family came home and all of our sixteen children were here except for Janelle and her husband, Paul, who had traveled to...
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Valentine’s Day – Make it Extra Special This Year!
More than any other time of the year, St. Valentine’s Day fills our hearts and minds with special feelings of tenderness and appreciation for that special person in our lives. We enjoy doing something...
View ArticleThe Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Conference
Good morning. Today is January 18, 2011, and I am busy planning for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference. This conference takes place in New York City later this month,...
View ArticleHeading Home from The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators...
It is Monday morning and I am in New York City getting ready to go to the airport and return to Spokane, Washington. I just attended The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)...
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National Children’s Dental Health Month
Greetings to all my family and friends and those who simply like to read blogs. Today is February 1, 2011, the beginning of a new month. Each month I plan my new resolutions to have a more productive...
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National Pet Dental Health Month
Did you know that February is not only National Children’s Dental Health Month but is also National Pet Dental Health Month? I was surprised to learn this as I drove past a veterinarian’s office that...
View ArticleJanelle Turcotte Hired to Teach at St. John Vianney School
Hi, All. We received this news about our daughter Janelle Karina Hood Turcotte. This letter was sent out today about Janelle being hired by St. John Vianney Catholic School as the 8th grade homeroom...
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My Achalasia Story
Dear Fellow Achalasia Patients, I write this blog today during a beautiful, sunny Spokane, Washington, Sunday. As I write I wonder how all of my fellow achalasia patients out there are doing....
View ArticleInvitation to All Bibliophiles!
As a writer, I have always been passionate about the written word. A deep and abiding love for books is the kind of thing that brings people together from all ages, countries, and walks of life and...
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November 23 is National Adoption Day
As the mother of 16 children, many of them adopted and foster children that my husband and I have gladly welcomed into our home and our hearts, National Adoption Day is very close to my heart. Over the...
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