by SMThornton | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
My daughter is an amazing little monkey. While I like to think I’m teaching her a thing or two, she’s really the one teaching me something new every day. Here’s the top two monkey lessons… Lesson #1: I can do anything. This started when I opted...
by SMThornton | May 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pop the champagne and throw a shrimp on the barbie! I just finished the first draft of my WIP! Wait, I don’t eat shrimp and I’d rather have a glass of wine. Whatever–all I know is that it’s DONE!*breaks into an Egyptian Byzantine happy...
by SMThornton | Dec 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Four-Year-Old Monkey,We love that you set your heart on this amazing Playmobil school instead of the shockingly pink Playmobil princess castle you raved about all year. The art class is adorable and the science lab is totally awesome. The fact that you can put...
by SMThornton | Oct 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here’s the conversation my three-year-old monkey and I had last night…MONKEY: Mommy, what does publish mean?ME: Well, it means that an agent says they like my book and they find someone who will make lots of copies of it. Then they put them on the shelves...