Author Archives: janelleevans

About janelleevans

I'm a sleep deprived mother of three. I create young adult novels from the voices in my head.

I’m back

Posted on October 10, 2022 by janelleevans

Well, it’s been a hot minute since I posted, but honestly I didn’t have the energy to do one more thing for the last two months. My daughter got engaged to a very nice young man, but they had a … Continue reading →

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Well I didn’t want to win mother of the year anyway.

Posted on August 1, 2022 by janelleevans

One of the hardest things in life is being wrong, but when it’s your child you’ve messed up with it’s even worse. It’s just one more reminder that parenting is a crap shoot, and I really don’t know what I’m … Continue reading →

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It’s all up to you.

Posted on July 25, 2022 by janelleevans

Recently, I attended a thing called girls camp. Since I was in charge of the whole darn thing I got to choose the service project, and I picked tying quilts. It was a project that took several months to bring … Continue reading →

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No Touchy!

Posted on July 11, 2022 by janelleevans

In my backyard I have lots of types of roses, because of my love for the traditional English garden. Some of those roses make up a living wall that splits my backyard into two sections. The beautiful New Dawns that … Continue reading →

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The worst excuse ever!

Posted on June 20, 2022 by janelleevans

My daughter and youngest son have spent a lot of time driving each other crazy. They are like oil and water, and both think its the other person’s job to change before the irritation will stop. I spend a lot … Continue reading →

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Can life be fun? Well that’s up to you.

Posted on June 13, 2022 by janelleevans

With two children out of high school, I find my house filled by a lot of twenty-somethings. The way they proudly state themselves to be adults, then two seconds later often lament about how hard their life is cracks me … Continue reading →

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The touch of a mother

Posted on May 30, 2022 by janelleevans

This week I found myself incredibly busy, trying to get ready for my daughter’s high school graduation while still carving out time to do the endless business of an editor for a publishing house. My husband happened to be home … Continue reading →

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Never be just one thing in life

Posted on April 18, 2022 by janelleevans

Over the years I’ve mentioned my husband quite a few times, but this week he showed off one my favorite things that he does, his willingness to constantly learn knew things. Sometime this week, I noticed that some of the … Continue reading →

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Blow my lid

Posted on April 4, 2022 by janelleevans

My husband came home one day this week to a very angry wife. He hadn’t done anything personally; he’d been working the whole day. And to be honest, it wasn’t any one particular person or event that had set me … Continue reading →

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Almost Prom-mageddon

Posted on March 21, 2022 by janelleevans

My daughter’s date to the prom this year entered a romantic relationship with another girl a few weeks ago. That was fine with my daughter since they had only ever been friends, and they would only be attending the dance … Continue reading →

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