I took the Kid to his first play: a local production of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. For the first fifteen minutes he was completely confused (“When’s the movie going to start?”), but after he got settled he really enjoyed himself. Afterward we went to an early dinner. I had such a wonderful [...]
Archive > February 2010
31k words in…
…and I finally found a vital clue as to what’s been driving my main female character. I’d danced around the subject, just like she was doing, but last night it hit me, and when I explained it to her today she understood. She’s a lot like me.
Update.
Another chapter. Up to chapter ten now and 31k words. That’s an increase of ten thousand words from the completion of the rough draft. This book has been total weirdness with regard to how I’ve felt working on it and the length of time it’s taken. I’m not sure why or what it means. I [...]
Thursday.
In no particular order… 1. The Kid’s four year checkup. Weighs 36 lbs. and is 41″ tall. Answered lots of questions, got to pee in a cup for the first time, and had four shots (was NOT happy about that, but we are DONE! with childhood vaccinations). Hearing tested perfect. Funny how *I’ve* changed from [...]
Knocked me over.
Today when I reminded the Kid we had a doctor’s appointment tomorrow, he said, “Is it the place I went where I watched Bob the Builder?” Uhm, no, Kid. That was the heart doctor. In November, 2007. When you were 2 years old. It’s been two years, three months since that particular appointment, and we [...]
More learning.
After a few pages of the workbook today (letter R, seasons, and numbers) I got out a huge piece of construction paper, pulled out some of my paints, and let the Kid get busy. I told him he could draw whatever he wanted, and it turned into a half-hour-long session that ended with a discussion [...]
