Preparing for a Tea Party

July 25, 2012

This is a lesson I learned well. Especially after they all attacked my poor ex who had courageously dressed as Darth Vader.

With Elizabeth, we’re planning something more quiet, more civilized.

What would be awesome here is if I wrote we’re doing a rodeo or a circus with a trapeze act.

Instead we’re doing a tea party.

Without…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.