I survived Easter!

Well,I survived my chocolate overdose. Watching the kids have an Easter egg hunt is hilarious. And of course, my son's friend, the youngest of 3 boys, coached him on how to tackle his sister and get all the eggs.
Good Friday saw us going into the sugar woods. We bought maple fudge in the shapes of maple leaves. I ate way too many of them, naturally, and even started to feel a bit sick. And next year, I'll do all the same thing again!!
Tomorrow, we start our diet again. I guess with Easter coming early, we should have more time to lose those pounds before summer. But it gets harder each time!
My new editor called on Friday to say she's passing my proposal up the chain of command, so the weekend found me polishing the rest of the story. I think I have to add about 30 pages to it, but I don't expect that to be a problem.
Of course, having kids home for the day might prove to be!

Happy Easter!

In case I don't get to the PC before, I just want to wish everyone a Happy Easter. Take the time to ponder on the real meaning of the season, too.
I'm baking beans today, and trying to squeeze in writing when I can. I was so exhausted yesterday, that nothing got done. It was one of those days when you come home with a headache and nothing seems to get rid of it. While I feel much better today, my son complained of the same thing this morning, so I gave him some meds and sent him back to bed, where he slept for 5 hours straight! Needless to say, he was hungry when he awoke.
My latest work in progress is a story about an ex-con, and I had this great ah-hah moment last night, and had to get it down.
But I'm one of those linear thinkers who can't do that scene until I do all the others before it. So I'm plowing through trying to get there.
No word from my editor, but there are other Silhouette Intimate Moments writers in the same boat, so I must be patient.
My critique partner got this wonderful email from a woman who read her book while her mother was dying. It kept her from breaking down and falling apart and she just loved the book, too. My CP was near tears when she told her writer friends.
That's why we write, isn't it?

Happy Easter!

In case I don't get to the PC before, I just want to wish everyone a Happy Easter. Take the time to ponder on the real meaning of the season, too.
I'm baking beans today, and trying to squeeze in writing when I can. I was so exhausted yesterday, that nothing got done. It was one of those days when you come home with a headache and nothing seems to get rid of it. While I feel much better today, my son complained of the same thing this morning, so I gave him some meds and sent him back to bed, where he slept for 5 hours straight! Needless to say, he was hungry when he awoke.
My latest work in progress is a story about an ex-con, and I had this great ah-hah moment last night, and had to get it down.
But I'm one of those linear thinkers who can't do that scene until I do all the others before it. So I'm plowing through trying to get there.
No word from my editor, but there are other Silhouette Intimate Moments writers in the same boat, so I must be patient.
My critique partner got this wonderful email from a woman who read her book while her mother was dying. It kept her from breaking down and falling apart and she just loved the book, too. My CP was near tears when she told her writer friends.
That's why we write, isn't it?

puns

In talking with my writer friends this week, I'm realizing that this time of year is really hard for us. The weather doesn't always cooperate, kids' sports events are coming to a head, and parents are getting dragged down. But in the midst of this, we must look for and hang on to nuggets of inspiration and push ourselves when we don't really feel like it.
At school, a student of mine was telling me about what he knew of the ship The Marco Polo, and I said to him, "I know a writer who wrote an historical novel set on the Marco Polo. Her name is Flora Kidd."
The quick witted young man glanced over his shoulder at his younger brother, who was hovering nearby, and said to me, "I'd like to Flora Kidd!"
That was the highlight of my week and enabled me to contact my writer friends with the pun and we shared a good laugh. We all need it I believe. One writer friend of mine got two rejections this week and another is still waiting, like me, for her editor to contact her. With spring only days away, we could really use the lift.
But right now, I'm going back to my writing. This book isn't the usual Book In A Week, or month, or anything. Rather, I just want to keep creating and have a plan, synopsis and hope to get something out of this by the end of the summer.
And maybe by then, I'll have an answer from my editor.

All together?

I thought I had it all together today. I whipped into town to pick up some more sheers as I am redecorating my living room, and came back finished the touches it needed and sat down to write.
That's when I discovered I've misplaced my muse. I so want to write a story set in this fancy resort on Prince Edward Island, but the story I had in my head is crap.
oh well.
The only half successful thing I did was laundry today.
Now I've just remembered that I have forgotten to send an important fax. And living miles away from the nearest fax machine doesn't make me want to jump up and finish that task.
I hope I will have it all together by tomorrow.

What a week!

That icky feeling I had proved to be the flu. I was sick for only 12 hours, but they were awful!
Then we went away for the week on holidays, and came back to find a wind storm had wrecked our trailer, and parts of our roof.
But we carted the kids off to camp for the weekend, so it'll be quiet while I tidy up and cater to my hubby, whose back has been thrown out this past week.
I can hardly wait for spring. There's supposed to be yet more snow coming this weekend.
But on a good note, I hit upon an idea for a story, and spent part of my holiday, (at the poolside) writing out a brief synposis.
Clean up and grocery day today, so not much writing. You moms out there will know how much laundry I have to do today.
Ii bought that cold water Tide so I can save money. With older kids in the house, hot water can be scarce!

Overindulged yesterday

Well, I overindulged yesterday and am paying the price today. I ate too much of everything in my path and woke up this morning feeling like the bottom of a bird cage.
So, here I am, sitting and sipping mint tea, wondering if I am going to throw up and if so, do I have the flu going around, thinking I won't make it through the day.
We went out for pizza last night and even ate cheesecake for dessert and then came home to dessert and a house full of teenagers. Then this morning, my husband dug out all the leftovers in the fridge and wanted us to eat them for brekkie. Ug!
I don't think the mint tea is going to be strong enough. Pepto Bismal, please!!!!

Busy day today

Well, today the piano tuning man came. He opened the piano, which we'd bought a few years ago, and said, My father tuned this piano!
We found out the piano is over 100 years and ready for piano heaven. But it's tuned and should keep my daughter happy for a few years.
I also exercised today! Went snowshoeing and got into the woods, by myself, and was suddenly kind of nervous. I hadn't been down that way by myself. I kept up a pretty good pace considering my imagination!
And, of all things, I cleaned my house. It helped that our internet provider was having major problems and no one could access their email, so I decided to make the best of the time and clean. The place was so clean, even my husband noticed, and it was good that no one came in after school and messed it up.
Speaking of school, it's now March Break and I don't expect much in writing for the next week. Oh, well, if I squeeze in a page or two a day, I'll be happy.
But now, I'm going to bed. It's late and I've been working hard all day, you know!

In like a Lion

Well, March is in like a lion here, and there's no school. So I have to get my writing done while the kids are sleeping in. Trouble with this is that I didn't find out that school was cancelled until after I got up. I'd still be asleep.
I got a new program to make newsletters yesterday, but like most of them, they aren't easy to use. I'm sure most programmers haven't heard the saying, "User Friendly".
Years ago I used Print Artist and loved it. But I've long since lost that PC and program so I'm stuck with the crappy others. I guess any newsletters I'll send out will be simple stuff.
I better go and put the car into the garage before it gets covered in snow.