I’m resurrecting Tell Me Tuesday—for this week, anyway. So…what have you all been up to? Is the writing going great, does it suck dusty toenails, do you wish you could take up another career?
I’m happy to report that I’m nearly back into the swing of things. First, an eight-day absence (What? Cindy was gone for eight days? Why didn’t she tell us? Where was she? What did she do?), then a nasty, nasty cold, followed by incorporating research into the first half of my WIP. Now I’m finally ready to begin writing new scenes again. What a relief! However, Friday morning Eldest Son comes home for—ta-da!—Canadian Thanksgiving. I’m picking him up from the airport with Allie McBeagle, who I’m sure will slobber all over him, then demand to get taken for a walk.
E.S.’s car is out of commission for the school year, which means I’ll spend much of MY long weekend without a car. However, Sunday night I’ll get fed at SILly’s house (Sister-in-Law, get it?), and all I have to bring is a green salad! Monday night (the actual Thanksgiving holiday), I’ll join my extended my-side-of-the-family for dinner at my parents’, and all I have to bring is a sweet potatoe casserole (which is interesting, because I hate sweet potatoes, yet every year that’s what The Queen of Sheba requests that I bring, so I must do a decent job of the dish even though I don’t eat it.) Tuesday is the Canadian Federal election, and for the first time ever the entire family—My Liege, Myself, Eldest Son and Youngest Son—will all get a chance to visit the polling stations together. I can’t recall if this is the first election since E.S. turned 18. However, Y.S. just turned 18, so it’s definitely his first election. I don’t know, I get all warm and fuzzy thinking of us voting as a family unit (even if our votes might count each other out).
Tuesday evening, E.S. flies back to university, and then I’ll be off to the races with my writing again.
So…I better get a LOT of work done before Friday. How about you?
Cindy, glad your nasty cold is gone. I’m finally writing again and I’m happy. I’m always slow while writing the beginnings of a book. But now I’m past that and on a roll. I should be able to keep up my progress — if life doesn’t get too much in the way!
Wow, sounds like you’ve been busy and will be even busier over the next week. Glad you’re feeling better.
As for me, I’ve been sorting out stuff for my return to school (online Library Tech programme), getting and now training in a new job (public services assistant at the local library), judging a contest, helping Sean with outdoor stuff on the property AND making final edits on my ms. Oh, and research too.
Cool you’ll be voting en famille 🙂
Edie, I find beginnings slow as well. Keep on rollin’!
Teresa, you sound very busy. My week has turned out busier than I thought it would, and it began very busy, LOL. We had to suddenly buy a new washer, and I’m sanding/painting furniture for E.S.’s room. If I don’t get it done now, after just cleaning the room, it won’t get done. I know of what I speak. Last time I painted his furniture, I was PG with him. He’s now 20. 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks!
Ah, new appliances. Don’t the old ones have just the best timing?
Have fun painting 🙂
Grrr, Teresa, don’t get me started! Although, I must say, our last washer lasted 16 years without a service call, so I can’t complain. But when it died, it died big time.
Painting was…interesting. Drop by Thursday to learn more. 🙂
I’m late, but you’re making me feel all festive and our Thanksgiving isn’t for another seven weeks or so…
Yay for your son coming home already! See, wasn’t that fast? 🙂
Hi Avery, glad to see you around.
You know, Empty Nest really only affected me for the first week. As soon as the kid started a bit of email communication, I was fine. It started affecting my husband 2 or 3 weeks after the kid left home. But if he weren’t coming home for Thanksgiving, I might be feeling pretty sad about now.
Okay, I’m answering on Wednesday, but…
I would LOVE to spend time on my manuscripts but my day job is still kicking my butt.
Sorry the day job is kicking your butt, Lexi. Life has kicked my butt in a huge way this week, but I’m determined to make up for it. That means writing on the weekend between turkey dinners!