Life happens and boy did it happen at my son's house last night. Once before I commented that every where you turn you can find story material to write about. I think if I lived with my son for about a month I could come up with enough material to keep me busy for a year. Never a dull moment around this house that's for sure. I really enjoyed my visit though.
I actually managed to sleep in till 8a.m. Yeee haaaaa! Now, I'm just waiting for the rest of the house to come alive. My daughter and I will be driving back to Raleigh today, with a couple of stops along the way. I can hear my nice big comfy bed calling my name now. Inflatable mattresses are a great invention. But a REAL mattress with a supportive backspring under it and a foot or so rise from the floor, is sooooo much better for my aching back. The really fun part of a blow up mattress is trying to stand up once you've laid down on it. I felt a little like a turtle who'd been turned over it's back, waving my little arms in the air as I tried to roll over and flip myself into a sitting position and then move on to conquer the dreaded "stand". Had to actually giggle a couple of times! If you're ever dating someone new and trying to impress them with your grace and poise...DO NOT agree to sleep on an inflatable mattress.
Time to hit the road...tea first, packing of the car next, then "we're outta here!"
Talk to you all on Monday.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
THE DAY AFTER
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Moriah and I arrived safe and sound in Mountain City, TN. NO SALMONELLA! Just delicious, juicy, tender turkey. My son rocked it and Danielle made amazing stuffing from rice bread and mashed potatoes that were to "die for". Everything was really terrific.
Today we are off to visit local antique stores and then into Boone to wander for a bit. No Black Friday spots! We'll leave that for the rest of the crazies out there. This evening my son has invited several of his friends and their families over for a "second Thanksgiving feast". It's going to be a busy, busy day, but I'm really looking forward to it.
I brought a copy of Deadly Letters with me and I'm leaving it with Adam so he can read it and give me his feedback. I'm looking forward to seeing what he thinks. Uh...maybe. No really...I need feedback and he is one of the few people I would trust to be honest with me.
NaNo will be uploaded today!
Today we are off to visit local antique stores and then into Boone to wander for a bit. No Black Friday spots! We'll leave that for the rest of the crazies out there. This evening my son has invited several of his friends and their families over for a "second Thanksgiving feast". It's going to be a busy, busy day, but I'm really looking forward to it.
I brought a copy of Deadly Letters with me and I'm leaving it with Adam so he can read it and give me his feedback. I'm looking forward to seeing what he thinks. Uh...maybe. No really...I need feedback and he is one of the few people I would trust to be honest with me.
NaNo will be uploaded today!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
THANKSGIVING CHEER
Just wanted to take a couple of minutes to wish every one of my beloved followers a Happy Thanksgiving! Soooooooooooo, well...HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
It felt very weird yesterday not to have a goal for my writing. I rested and didn't do any writing at all. I'll hit this keyboard hard and heavy on Monday...until then I'm spending quality time with my family. From the time November 1st rolled around, till Tuesday, my mind has been filled with plot lines for Damaged Goods (title may change on rewrite). I've only been half present no matter what I was doing or who I was with, till I had my 50,000 words typed.
I actually cleaned my house yesterday...for the first time in 18 days. Surprised it wasn't stinkier than it was! I had a wonderful visit from a friend who I haven't seen in 40 years! She was here visiting family. We'd reconnected through Facebook several months ago and it was fantastic seeing her again! She is one of the few people on this earth who knew at least a small portion of the circumstances in which I grew up. We talked a little more about that because of the book I've just completed.
Dorothy was right...sometimes "there's no place like home". I don't ever want to live in Peekskill again, but it is so wonderful connecting with friends from years past! I'll travel up that way in the spring, when things "thaw" in that neck of the woods, to do some detail research for my manuscript. Until then I will stay in touch with all my wonderful friends living there and visit them when I make my visit.
EAT DRINK AND BE MERRY TODAY! LOVE ALL OF YOU!
It felt very weird yesterday not to have a goal for my writing. I rested and didn't do any writing at all. I'll hit this keyboard hard and heavy on Monday...until then I'm spending quality time with my family. From the time November 1st rolled around, till Tuesday, my mind has been filled with plot lines for Damaged Goods (title may change on rewrite). I've only been half present no matter what I was doing or who I was with, till I had my 50,000 words typed.
I actually cleaned my house yesterday...for the first time in 18 days. Surprised it wasn't stinkier than it was! I had a wonderful visit from a friend who I haven't seen in 40 years! She was here visiting family. We'd reconnected through Facebook several months ago and it was fantastic seeing her again! She is one of the few people on this earth who knew at least a small portion of the circumstances in which I grew up. We talked a little more about that because of the book I've just completed.
Dorothy was right...sometimes "there's no place like home". I don't ever want to live in Peekskill again, but it is so wonderful connecting with friends from years past! I'll travel up that way in the spring, when things "thaw" in that neck of the woods, to do some detail research for my manuscript. Until then I will stay in touch with all my wonderful friends living there and visit them when I make my visit.
EAT DRINK AND BE MERRY TODAY! LOVE ALL OF YOU!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
POULTRY WILD SIDE
I typed for six hours yesterday! Gotta be some kind of record...at least for me. I now have 47,670 words for my NaNo challenge and I will complete it today...as I have big plans for tomorrow. My goal today is to be finished by 1:00.
I hope everyone has great plans for Thanksgiving. I will be visiting my son. He bought his first home this year and wanted to celebrate turkey-day in his own home. I personally am thrilled not to have to do all that cooking, cleaning and planning. My concern: salmonella. Yep, that's right...I'm having my first Thanksgiving at my son's house and I'm worried about being poisoned. But here's the thing...a turkey should never be defrosted at room temperature and it should never be stuffed the night before and then stored in the frig till it's popped in the oven. Does my son know this? Do I dare tell him? Nope. Gonna take my chances. Gonna walk on the poultry wild side and pray I don't spend Thanksgiving evening in an emergency room having my stomach pumped...hmmmmmmmmm, I see a story developing here......
Talk to you later...NaNo, NaNo...........
I hope everyone has great plans for Thanksgiving. I will be visiting my son. He bought his first home this year and wanted to celebrate turkey-day in his own home. I personally am thrilled not to have to do all that cooking, cleaning and planning. My concern: salmonella. Yep, that's right...I'm having my first Thanksgiving at my son's house and I'm worried about being poisoned. But here's the thing...a turkey should never be defrosted at room temperature and it should never be stuffed the night before and then stored in the frig till it's popped in the oven. Does my son know this? Do I dare tell him? Nope. Gonna take my chances. Gonna walk on the poultry wild side and pray I don't spend Thanksgiving evening in an emergency room having my stomach pumped...hmmmmmmmmm, I see a story developing here......
Talk to you later...NaNo, NaNo...........
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