Jun 17, 2007 23:35
A quick note because every spare minute I dive into The Goblin Queen for rewriting. I need to finish it this week and I'm just getting to the tangled parts where characters who were written out in the beginning appear again. I'm through the mad adrenaline rush where it was all exciting. It's still fun, but I also hit moments where the words are just far away. I take a break and return again. I know that rewriting can last forever so I try not to get wrapped in perfection. I'm on page 140 out of 317 so I'm almost halfway there in about 5 days, hooray. The goal is to finish by Friday.
Happy father's day to all the Papas and Daddys and Dadas and Dads out there. We love you!
Oh, and I'm in trouble- distractable me installed Sims 2 which we found during garage clean up this weekend. I've been waiting for a computer powerful enough to play it and now I can and I better set timers because I'm already getting sucked in :). Virtual life is too much fun and it'll give me story ideas . . . yeah, right :)
On a thoughtful note, a parent of one of my former second grade students passed away this last Tuesday. I went through a lot with this family and she dealt with chronic pain and various illnesses that I never quite remembered. She had complications from her medication. Now her 8 year old daughter and 11 year old son face the world without her. And I believe in the journey of the spirit and she is with her children now more than ever and all of the beautiful after-life ideas, but at the same time I grieve for her family.
I treasure my own moments all over again. My time here with my feet on this earth is so fleeting. Let me do the best I can with the time that I am given.
I don't feel grim or sad, just aware of everyday beauty and the incredible gift that breathing and sharing and being here now truly means. I am reminded to leap . . . and believe in flying :)
the goblin queen,
sims 2,
meaning of life