Ah, remember the days when i could sit and write my thoughts here. Where have those days gone. Life is carrying me away. Weeks fly by. Filled with chaufering the kids etc ( Read more... )

Long time no see. Man has life gotten hectic. Eadaoin started rehearsals for Nutcracker, so that means another day at the dance studio. She is very excited, but man, is it costing us. not only money, but time and energy for the whole family. I think it will be easier when deaglan is in it as well. but that is a few years away ( Read more... )

Well, I finished another story. okay, not really finished the story, but 2 chapters of it. I think in the end it will be about 5 chapters. It is a bit on the darkish side though. PG 13 at least. if not heading toward r for ickyness. I told my 8yo daughter that one of these days i'd write a story that she could read. I have more ideas stewing ( Read more... )

Yes, according to dr. seues's "many colored days" I'm having a grey day. The parking lot Nazi at Deaglan's school made me cry. I think it is a big power trip for this old man to make hurried moms cry and be late for the reason they are in a hurry to pick thier kids up early. And, I would love to be able to say i finished my story. but alas. ( Read more... )

Work on my new story is going well. I even have a name almost picked for it. It is going to use one of the Beethoven symphonies as a "sound track" There will be 4 "movements" to the story. Is that a cool idea or what!?! I haven't decided the symphony for this one. I was thinking th 7th (my fave) but it isn't really fitting. I'll have to ( Read more... )

I finally began my story for Challenge 8. I have one page done. I almost got too caught up in character developement! I started thinking about the parents, and how they met, and their parents parents and what their lives were like. I think I got it all summed up okay though. I"ve already completed the one page and my main character isn't even ( Read more... )

1st day of school for the kids tomorrow. Deaglan's first day of kindergarten. I'll also start back in homeschooling Eadaoin tomorrow. also have lots of errands to run, like signing them up for dance ( Read more... )

The kids costumes are almost finished. They are Gorgeous! Deep purple velvety stuff, gold accents. I even embroidered a dragon for the front of deaglan's surcoat thingy. (I LOVE dragons ( Read more... )

7 reviews on marigolds site for my story. How exciting. All were so wonderful. And here is the best part. Marigold liked my story so much that she sent it to the Stories of Arda person, who also liked it. So now my story is also posted there. ANd I already have one review. I may not getting paid for that story monitarily. but the lovely ( Read more... )

I was hoping to sleep late this morning, but no such luck. I had left a window open for the lovely fresh air, and some stupid neighbor dog barked and woke me up at 6am. At 7 I finally gave up and logged on ( Read more... )