by Alica McKenna Johnson | Mar 14, 2016 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings
I love watching foreign films, as those who follow my blog know, but it has me wondering whether Hollywood movies are so mainstream that even in other countries they are just movies. I mean in Paris, is someone all “Hey I’m going to see a foreign film this weekend?”...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Mar 7, 2016 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings, Parenting
I HATE THE NEW CARTOONS SHOWS COMING OUT! Yes, this needed all caps. For some unknown reason children’s networks are hiring misogynists and allowing them to create cartoons which tell little girls they show to be vapid boy-crazy drama queens. It hasn’t always been...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 29, 2016 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings, Parenting
One of the boys I take care of as a professional foster parent is two years old. Let’s call him Squirt, which means I come in contact with a lot of his bodily fluids. This grosses my personal children out. Girl child thinks all bodily fluids are disgusting. A few...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 22, 2016 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings
Recently I have discovered that I am a delicate flower, an orchid to be precise. I want to be, and try to act like, a dandelion but I’m not. I’m an orchid. Dandelions can grow anywhere. They are bright and cheerful. They help make wishes come true. Their leaves can...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 15, 2016 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings
The other day I’m rushing to leave. Staff is here to cover my shift at work, and I can’t find my keys. Not just my personal keys but my work keys. The keys that open the office. The keys that open the prescription meds, over the counter meds, and first aid boxes. The...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Feb 8, 2016 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings
Welcome to my new and beautiful website. Thanks for much to Laird and Jenn of Pen + Pixel!!!! If you go to the BOOKS page you can see the cover and read the blurb for Heirs of Avalon, Children of Fire Book 3. Also, I have a FREE BOOK! One day my critique group asked...
