tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32860132011-04-21T23:03:03.117-05:00Fractured ThoughtsA journal about my life.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.comBlogger841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-23676856627839611362008-01-20T20:25:00.000-06:002008-12-10T04:25:34.515-06:00Yesterday was Abby's birthday. We awoke yesterday morning to a surprise! There was about 2 inches of snow on the ground! It was still coming down with big huge flakes too. This was only the 2nd time that we've had snow and we've lived here almost 12 years now. It was the first time that it was still snowing in the day time. It didn't stop until almost noon.Here are some pictures of us playing in Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-24836223995168001992008-01-12T11:46:00.000-06:002008-01-12T11:59:36.324-06:00Writing news!!!I actually have writing news to share! My father-in-law knows someone who owns his own production company. They produce basically documentary-type shows now. It has always been the owners dream to produce a fictionalized movie. He had an idea in mind, he just wanted someone to write it. Well, my FIL told him about me and the guy asked to see some of my work. I sent him a Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1175049279930387992007-03-27T22:28:00.000-05:002007-03-27T22:34:39.940-05:00Time sure flies by! I figured it was waaaayyy passed time to update things here.The kids are growing by leaps and bounds. Ds is reading about a 2nd grade level and about to graduate from home school kindergarten. Dd is now over 2 and talking some. Her first sentences were, "I want...." and then usually followed by "cookie," or some other treat. Today she looked at a picture of herself and Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1147113120414675102006-05-08T13:24:00.000-05:002006-05-08T13:32:02.063-05:00My kids first ER trip...Last night after church I was supervising 5 kids (2 were mine) while my hubby (the preacher) and another young dad from our congregation went to visit someone. We were all playing on the playground.The toddler swing was occupied by another little boy about 18 months. The 8 yr old girl and her 5 yr old brother were swinging on a double bench swing on the swing set (the Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1145071269377557542006-04-14T22:14:00.000-05:002006-04-14T22:21:09.390-05:00Wow! It really has been a long time since my last post!Lots of things are happening. I'm now a private tutor for a 9th grade girl. We are finished with our homestudy for adoption through the state and now we wait on the state to finish the paperwork and approve us, which could take two months (or more).The biggest news is my new home business. "I sell the books kids love to read!" I sell Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1129441957360853432005-10-16T00:39:00.000-05:002005-10-16T00:52:37.366-05:00It has been a good week. I had a wonderful birthday. For a change, I was content. I was happy to be surrounded by my family and we had a good day together. When I got up, I opened the package from my sister (I had been waiting a week to open!) and found Dee Henderson's book, God's Gifts and a cook book I wanted inside. I read the book that day and finished it the next as we traveled. As I Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1127707266888269242005-09-25T22:53:00.000-05:002005-10-16T00:37:47.966-05:00I'm writing again! It feels good. I'm working on 2 projects at once, although the novel has been put on the backburner for now. I'm working on a non-fiction project. There are 13 chapters planned and 2 finished. I'm hyped about it.The best news about it? I already have a publisher that is interested! I've been kicking the idea around for 3 years, but was very unsure about doing it and how to get Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1125724823668468072005-09-03T00:03:00.000-05:002005-09-03T00:20:23.676-05:00Hurricaine Katrina has left me host to an entire gamut of emotions. They came to a climax yesterday and today and has left me feeling quite numb.At first, I felt quite blessed. Our power went out for about 4 hours, our phones went out only over Monday night. We lost 1 or 2 shingles off our roof (it is a pre-reqisite in the last few storms we've had. The church building's phone was out for Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1107468094493226212005-02-03T15:56:00.000-06:002005-09-03T00:03:12.033-05:00Introducing Abigail Rose!She was born on Jan. 19th at 2:40am. She weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 19 inches long.Xander is so excited about his little sister! We are all tired, but adjusting to the little one about the house. Abby likes to keep us all up from about 9pm-12am with what appears to be hunger. If we let her sleep after her 7:30 feeding she can sleep until after 1:30am, but if she's Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1103146705525624642004-12-15T15:27:00.000-06:002004-12-15T15:41:48.263-06:00"Time keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking into the future..."
Time is definatly moving. Seems slow to me, although it hardly seems believeable that Thanksgiving came and went already. I'm in my 36th week now so shouldn't be long, but seems like forever away. Time is funny that way, isn't it?
I look at baby pictures of Xander and cannot believe how much he has grown! My little three-year old isDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1101498857237533252004-11-26T13:45:00.000-06:002004-11-26T13:54:17.236-06:00Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! We did. Mom and cousin Bruce came over and we feasted. We had duck (there was chicken too, in case the duck didn't turn out), sweet potatoes, fresh asparagus, green beans, sauted mushrooms and onions, and a relish plate full of black olives, green onions and radishes (always present at my family's holiday meals). The family also enjoyed cranberry sauce Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1101317944008987762004-11-24T11:27:00.000-06:002004-11-24T11:39:36.560-06:00Why is our society so obsessed with sugar? My hubby decided that we all would go on my yeast killing restrictive diet (My son has shown signs of yeast problems too and we thought it would be beneficial to him too). But everywhere we go there are insensitive people sticking their noses into our business. "He's too young... he needs the vitamins/minerals from (insert food item here)." It's not Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1100631321741692702004-11-16T13:43:00.000-06:002004-11-16T12:55:21.740-06:00I performed my civic duty and sat at the courthouse for jury duty. I spent about 3 hours over two days and got paid $20. Not bad for doing nothing while they settled cases out of court.
You know, they say that we're selected randomly, but why is it that I've been called 4 times (5 if you count a postponement) and the hubby none at all. 3 of those have been in this county since we moved here. Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1099487046838327012004-11-03T06:45:00.000-06:002004-11-16T12:57:27.696-06:00After an exhausting fall...here I am, still around. The pregnancy has not been without its ups and downs. First, there was the morning sickness...and a lot of it. A lot of quesiness, but not a lot of actually being sick, thank God. Then, I sort of cruised through the second trimester with some fatigue. Toward the end of it however, I began to have some troubles. My sugar levels drop in the Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1086391970917538682004-06-04T18:24:00.000-05:002004-06-04T18:34:25.636-05:00Well, well, well.
The summer has begun. For me that means work. Yesterday we kicked off our Summer Reading Program (SRP) with a Dave Potts concert (www.davepotts.com). We had 30 people in attendence. Not as much as I'd like, but okay. Today we had 15 children at our story hour. I'm afraid going to our branch libraries will be a huge waste of time for me. My boss told me today that if thereDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1083984403991914052004-05-07T21:43:00.000-05:002004-05-07T21:49:58.326-05:00Two bits of good news. I got my grade for the sign class: A. The other class is still AWOL on the grades, could be an A or a B. Depends on how the final went. I think it went well, but not sure.
The other bit of news is a much more Whohoo! kind of news. I'm pregnant! Bang! on the first try, too! I can't believe it. One of my friends called me a rabbit. It took two months on the first go Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1078616226543034142004-03-06T17:27:00.000-06:002004-03-06T17:39:18.640-06:00Whew! Things are spinning wildly out of control! Life is busy. I'm working on SC novel but it's moving slowly. About the only time I work on it is on the way to the gym and back and maybe a bit while I work out.
So far I've been going 4 times a week (this is the first week, though) and I've been doing a workout tape (this week was Taebo and Walk Strong!) twice and a walking workout on the Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1077814923200943722004-02-26T10:52:00.000-06:002004-02-26T11:04:06.496-06:00Oh, an update about the below mentioned financial situation:
We were set back this week. I had a meeting for the library in Montgomery. (Side note: I started getting sick Sunday, had little sleep that night, went to school sick all day Monday and got home at about 10. Then left that same night for Montgomery, only to get up early the next morning for the meeting, so I was already tired.) We Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1077814064245311962004-02-26T10:35:00.000-06:002004-02-26T10:49:47.093-06:00So, I was reading Erin's new blog (welcome back Erin!) and realized it had been a while since I posted myself. I didn't realize just how long until I logged in. I can't believe it's been since Thanksgiving!
Had a great Christmas! I got a computer game, Baldur's Gate. Awesome game. Although since school hit full swing this month, I get to play it less and less.
School is going great. It Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1069916166358194582003-11-27T00:54:00.000-06:002003-11-27T00:56:38.076-06:00HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Life is still going on. Staying busy and preparing to take two college courses in January. It's been (counting on fingers...) 7 years and counting since I've been in school. This should be fun!
Have a happy and delicious holliday!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1067898388985207832003-11-03T16:19:00.000-06:002003-11-03T16:26:27.526-06:00Whew! Too much going on to tell all.
Xander had his 2nd birthday party, 3 times. Once for 10 kids, once for Nanny, then once when Grammy and Papa came for a visit. Time to go through all those toys...
We are now in intense potty training. He's getting the hang of it. Wore him out that he's taken a 3 hour nap.
My school news: I found out today I don't have to take the GRE! Yay! That Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1065294233404805832003-10-04T14:02:00.000-05:002003-10-04T14:03:53.466-05:00Check out this great website! Someone found a hummingbird nest and took pictures from construction to egg, to hatching and to flying away. Awesome pics! Hummingbird nest
Still around and still busy as ever! God bless!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1061669480392022672003-08-23T15:11:00.000-05:002003-08-23T15:11:20.420-05:00Our vacation was a blast! Xander loved The Land of the Little Horses. He wasn't all that impressed with the zoo since all the animals were hot and tired so there was very little exciting activity. Tian Tian and Mei Xiang (the pandas) were both splayed out on a rock sleeping whe we were there. Mei Xiang had a sonogram done that morning and they gave her a lot of fruits and veggies. Since she Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-1059881782482536352003-08-02T22:36:00.000-05:002003-08-02T22:36:22.496-05:00Wow, things have changed around blogger. Been too long again.
I'm on the jet set again. Tomorrow afternoon we leave on a flying (i.e. fast driving) trip to Virgina. James is teaching classes while Xander and I get to see the sights. We'll be about 2 hours or less from D.C. and Gettysburg. It's going to be fun. Also I'll get to visit a friend (Hi, Alicia!). Then, when the week is over, Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-950016002003-05-28T14:23:00.000-05:002003-05-28T14:23:37.000-05:00Grr...page isn't viewing right, maybe another post will help.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-950013872003-05-28T14:17:00.000-05:002003-05-28T14:17:37.340-05:00Whew! Has it been that long? Time really flies. This month I am so busy. Last weekend my sister and her two children came for a visit. Before that I was sick with pnemonia for a week. I wasn't even at home that week. I had started coughing the saturday before mothers day, started a fever on mother's day. Then we went to visit James' parents and James left me there on Wednesday just after Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-920005202003-04-04T13:51:00.000-06:002003-04-04T13:51:30.840-06:00Oh, and bits of news to pass on:
Miss Kitty is about to have a litter of kittens (as opposed to a litter of puppies).
Xander is into everything, jabbering up a blue streak, knows over 30 signs, says over 20 words that are recognizable and is already too big for his crib! He'll get to sleep in my old toddler bed soon. My dad made it for me when I was little!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-920002232003-04-04T13:46:00.000-06:002003-04-04T13:46:00.403-06:00I'm still here.
Increadibly busy. Growing a garden, sewing, working at the library, keeping up with housework and chasing a nearly 18-month old around keeps me very busy.
I've been walking every morning for 1 1/2 - 2 hours and have lost about 20 pounds since Jan. I'm looking good and feeling better.
I miss writing though. I've been getting some 'reading' done by listening to books on tape Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-875726092003-01-16T22:26:00.000-06:002003-01-16T22:26:14.550-06:00Oh, and my new e-mail addy is: mamadp@cheerful.com.
I haven't figured out how to add it to my template at blogger. I put in the proper code, but it won't show up when the page loads. I haven't taken the time to figure out what's wrong with it.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-875725272003-01-16T22:24:00.000-06:002003-01-16T22:24:39.000-06:00Just a quick note to let everybody know I'm still here. We don't have internet acess at home anymore, we decided to save the $13 a month. So I'm sitting here in a cold library at 10 PM trying to get some work done for our Wee Read storytime tomorrow and our new homeschoolers classes too.
Xander is doing great. He started walking everywhere over Christmas. He now says mama, dada, nana, kitty Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-859024272002-12-12T11:37:00.000-06:002002-12-12T11:37:41.416-06:00Well, I decided that I would take a break over thanksgiving, so I haven't written anymore on the novel.
December's are just way, way to busy! Plus, my laptop is at the repair shop. James found it one morning smoking and smelling of burning plastic. There's been a short in the power plug part and we thought it cleared up. We hadn't had any problem with the connection in several weeks. Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-851499782002-11-27T00:55:00.000-06:002002-11-27T00:55:43.000-06:00EG1: 50,124!!!!!! I DID IT!!!!
I made 50K. Go me. 1910 words today. I wanted more, but my brain kinda shut down. That and it has been so long since I've done research that I've forgotten some things. I'm going to have to take some time and check some things out.
So, the good news is I made 50K, the not so good news is that I'm about half-way. Imagine, me writing a 100KDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-850933322002-11-25T23:09:00.000-06:002002-11-25T23:09:40.863-06:00EG1: 48,214 words!
1096 yesterday and 1711 today. Should make it to 50k tomorrow.
Chip has passed me today! Go you! I got complacent and slowed down. It looks like it will come down to who will go out the farthest tomorrow. Of, course there is always the chance that he's already over and not posted yet. (fingers crossed) We hope that is not the case. :)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-849940522002-11-23T22:25:00.000-06:002002-11-23T22:25:23.220-06:00EG1: 45,407!
Another non-impressive day with 1342 words added today.
Chip is closing in, better get to work! Heheheh!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-849581022002-11-22T23:24:00.000-06:002002-11-22T23:24:56.796-06:00EG1: 44,065!
I made my goal of 44K today. I did write yesterday and managed 1058 words and today wrote 2456. I'm still keeping up with my 2k a day average. :)
In the alabama list, someone already made 50k, lucidscreamer. She is the only one ahead of me. I think if I stay on track, I'll come in second in the AL list. Go me!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-848551722002-11-20T23:34:00.000-06:002002-11-20T23:34:54.286-06:00EG1: 40,551 words!
Whoohoo! Broke 40K today with 3487 words. I'm back on my roll!
So this guy, chip, sends me a private message and wants to race me to the end. We were within a word of each other, but since I hadn't posted in three days, bam-o and I'm well in the lead. Heh, heh, and he still thinks he can catch me. I'd like to see him try! :) Eat my cyberdust, chip!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-848024962002-11-20T00:10:00.000-06:002002-11-20T00:10:44.096-06:00EG1: 37,064 words.
No I didn't do that many words today. :) I haven't posted since Saturday. I haven't been producing many words per day though. 1119 on Sunday, 1038 on Monday and 2473 today. I ran into a little snag where a character needed a push to make a decision. I knew what he was going to decide, I just needed more of a reason for him to decide it. In doing that I had an odd Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-846478352002-11-16T22:59:00.000-06:002002-11-16T22:59:33.183-06:00EG1: 32,434 words!
Still cooking with 2181 words added in the car today.
Had a great day. Saw the chiropracter, took Xander to the children's museum, saw a bunch of old friends and teachers at a reunion today. Whew! So now I'm soooo tired. We had to get up at 5:30 this morning and left around 6:30. Ugh. I'm not a morning person at all!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-846109522002-11-16T00:01:00.000-06:002002-11-16T00:01:22.916-06:00EG1: 30,253 words.
If I had realized that I was only 100 away from 2k today, I would have kept going a bit longer. Too late now, the laptop is shut down and ready to go on a trip tomorrow. I have a reunion to go to. Details later... :) Should get some work done in the car on the way there or back.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-845629762002-11-14T23:26:00.000-06:002002-11-14T23:26:14.163-06:00EG1: 28,353 words.
Moving right along with 2,150 today. I'm still amazing myself. :) Ta Ta!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-845115142002-11-13T23:45:00.000-06:002002-11-13T23:45:18.056-06:00EG1: 26,203 words!
Over halfway to the 50,000 mark. I know now that this novel will be at least 60k though. Possibly much longer. Not sure yet. I'm not experienced enough to guess how much of the plot there is to write.
I've been in the top spot for my state in word count for two days in a row now! When I started this thing, I had no idea I'd do so well!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-844584992002-11-12T23:59:00.000-06:002002-11-12T23:59:35.236-06:00EG1: 24,461 words!
A headache tonight meant not much done. I did manage 1239 words though despite the blasted headache.
More good news though to follow from yesterday's good news. I've now lost 30 pounds since I started thinking differently about food. Food no longer controls me, I am in control. No more snacking, no more binging. I now eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full (I'm not Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-844042812002-11-12T00:14:00.000-06:002002-11-12T00:14:10.443-06:00EG1: 23,222!
Great day today! 3115 words today! Whoohoo!
Also, more great news: Xander took his first steps tonight. Isn't life grand? :) Have a wonderful day!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-843525172002-11-11T02:00:00.000-06:002002-11-11T02:00:32.346-06:00EG1: 20,107!!
Whew! Made my goal of 20K by monday!
The baby caught a cold Saturday so I only got 1012 words in. Today I managed 3130 though! :)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-842657002002-11-08T23:26:00.000-06:002002-11-08T23:26:59.040-06:00EG1: 15,965!!!
Cleared 15K! Go me! Go me! :::dances around the room::: Another 2, 149 today! Whoohoo! I'm tired...:::snore:::Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-842103992002-11-07T23:24:00.000-06:002002-11-07T23:24:16.840-06:00EG1: 13, 816
Another 2K day with 2044! I'm trying to keep up the 2K a day average. I didn't make it yesterday, but I ain't cryin'. :)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-841590442002-11-07T00:31:00.000-06:002002-11-07T00:31:22.523-06:00EG1: 11, 732 words!
Still going well. :)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-841058432002-11-06T01:51:00.000-06:002002-11-06T01:51:09.556-06:00EG1:10,450 words!
Sweeet! I've been keeping track of my ranking by searching the NaNoWriMo author list. I've been searching only the people that admit they are from Alabama and then having them sorted by word count. I started in 5th place out of 11, last night I moved up to 3rd and tonight I'm 2nd out of 20!
I know it really doesn't matter, but hey we have to take pleasure where we can, Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-841055322002-11-06T01:40:00.000-06:002002-11-06T01:40:04.373-06:00EG1: 10,450 words!
Another 2, 450 to add to the total today. Wow! I keep amazing myself. I didn't know I had them all in me. Not sure how much longer I can keep this up for though. I've been waiting until after the baby is in bed, grab some caffine-filled drink (hot chocolate or tea) and start typing away. Tonight I wanted to get a jump start with the caffine so I read some while I sippedDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-840449232002-11-04T23:38:00.000-06:002002-11-04T23:49:11.000-06:00EG1: 8,000 words!
Wow! I surprised myself by cranking out 3300 words today. Go me! And I'm still in the set up or the beginning. In the first go through, the first really huge problem hit at about 2000 words. I'm at 8,000 and I'm still not there yet. I'm building more before I get there. That book I bought has helped me tremendously! All wanna-be novelists should get it: You Can Write aDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-840137682002-11-04T12:15:00.000-06:002002-11-04T12:17:14.000-06:00EG1: 4,700 words.
The total as of last nights caffine-induced sprint of 1200 words now brings the count up to nearly 5k. I was unable to post after I finished last night due to the ISP being down. I think it was their usual weekly down time.
I've been unable to write so far today. The hubby is out of town this morning for an indeterminate amount of time. Leaving me in charge of the little Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-839461782002-11-02T23:21:00.000-06:002002-11-02T23:21:53.846-06:00EG1: 3500 words.
Another 1300 words eked out tonight. After spending around 2 hours working on characters, scenes and plot, my brain just couldn't function well. It did get going toward the end, but then I started getting physically tired too. It's past my bed time!
I can tell that I am improving. Maybe not in the quality of words, but in the organization of the story and in the story Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-839055912002-11-01T22:14:00.000-06:002002-11-01T22:14:11.156-06:00First- A big thanks to Amy who sent me a cul picture frame/fountain for my b-day. I've been wanting one of those. Thanks! And Xander thanks you for the really cul wind chimes too!
Second, the big NaNoWriMo started today. I eeked out a slightly impressive wordage for a starting day: 2200. I can't say that I'm all that impressed about the quality of the words. I mean, that 2200 represents Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-837816482002-10-30T12:37:00.000-06:002002-10-30T12:37:41.173-06:00Been busy with Xander's birthday and all. We had a great birthday party with family. Xander ate cake for the first time in his life and enjoyed tearing open the packages. He kept signing his equivalent for "more". Can you believe he's a year already? It boggles the mind.
I've been writing lots for the library. In one week I wrote 3 articles for the paper. I've been writing some book Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-828861632002-10-12T10:32:00.000-05:002002-10-12T10:32:24.303-05:00Whew! Glad that's fixed. It had lost my template and I just picked a new one. I wanted to do that anyway.
Yesterday was my 28th birthday. I had a good but tiring day. My mom came over and brought me presents from her and my cousin. I got a 3 1/2 ft tall scarecrow, a scarecrow doll and two yard signs for fall/thanksgiving. She also gave me $20 to buy a silk scarf. This is in addition to Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-828856412002-10-12T10:13:00.000-05:002002-10-12T10:13:11.016-05:00Grr...I've tried to post here several times but Blogger was having trouble. I think it's fixed now...
Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-818464682002-09-19T19:19:00.000-05:002002-09-19T19:19:09.376-05:00Had a really freaky moment at the library today. I found a series of books that I was very intersted in because it was vaugely similar to my completed novel. I went to the shelf to find book one and found book two. The summary on the back is very similar to my story, even the character's name is the same! I checked the published date and it said 1991, I wrote mine in '98. To my knowledge I Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-817284082002-09-17T11:34:00.000-05:002002-09-17T11:34:17.393-05:00SC: 10,200 words
Didn't get any work done on our little vacation. Had a great time despite the cold we all caught from Xander and the non-stop gogogo daily. The guys were in their seminars from 8:30 AM to 10 PM with a lunch and long dinner break. We generally didn't see them until dinner. Us ladies (and Xander) spent our mornings in one ladies class and our afternoons sightseeing.
Breif Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-810359122002-09-02T11:56:00.000-05:002002-09-02T11:56:58.466-05:00SC: 10,000 words (Yeah!)
Not much writing work over the weekend, long story that boils down to two things: 1) I was tired again and 2) we waited all day Saturday for some people we kept thinking were going to be here any minute and they never showed. It was one of those things that you don't want to be interrupted in the middle when they get here. James is now mowing the lawn that he didn't Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-809182982002-08-30T09:45:00.000-05:002002-08-30T09:46:37.000-05:00I found this web site from Deb Osorio's journal, Purple Haze. I thought it odd that I got the same thing she did. Maybe they all come up that way..?
I am a STORY TELLER
I am a natural story teller, and tales unfold in my mind almost without thought. I can entertain myself by reading a book that exists only in my head, which might make me seem distant from people at times.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-809179162002-08-30T09:36:00.000-05:002002-08-30T09:37:29.000-05:00Ohh! I didn't mention that I lost 3 pounds this week after two weeks of only losing one pound per week. Whoohoo! AND that's considering James parents were here and I splurged a little. We did do a lot of walking on Tuesday and I only ate two meals. (I wanted to be really hungry for Lambert's) Although one pound a week is good and I wouldn't mind if I consistantly lost that, but 3 is even Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-809167922002-08-30T09:08:00.000-05:002002-08-30T09:08:44.763-05:00SC: 9,200 words
I'm so pleased with the way this is going now. Something had been niggling at me for awhile now and when James and I took our walk this morning, we talked breifly about it and he helped me solve it. I've been struggling with the fact that the two main characters motivations were weak. He helped me to strengthen them. I also said I needed an antagonist since the 'bad guy' Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-808814902002-08-29T13:56:00.000-05:002002-08-29T13:56:47.823-05:00SC:8,200
Still plugging away. A couple more writing days and I've inched the word count up a bit. Had a good writing day today. That antsy feeling of "Let's hurry up and be done writing today" or "Oh, how many words was that, am I done yet?" is about gone. Just got to keep going.
We went Tuesday on an exhausting trip down to the coast. First we went to Bellingrath Gardens and I got some Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-807360892002-08-26T12:36:00.000-05:002002-08-26T12:36:47.293-05:00SC:6,700 words.
Missed a few writing days. Friday afternoon I was running ragged. It was such an exhausting week. Saturday I slept in. After a lunch date with my mom and some friends I got to work painting (more later). I managed to finish it by 10 PM Sunday night. Sunday morning I just could not get myself up early enough to write. So here it is Monday. I worked on it some today, but Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-805728152002-08-22T11:06:00.000-05:002002-08-22T11:06:28.993-05:00SC: 5,200 words.
Still working everyday, still walking everyday. :) I'm starting to lose my desire though, the 'getting started novel high' has worn off. I'm still trying to keep myself in the chair for an hour a day though. I've got to find some other time though to get a short story sent off though. I don't want to not write on the novel because I might not get back to it.
My progress Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-804342572002-08-19T11:43:00.000-05:002002-08-19T11:43:47.670-05:00I hadn't wanted to say anything here yet, but I think it's been long enough. James and I have been walking two miles every morning for more than 4 weeks now. I've lost about ten pounds, but I can tell that some of my clothes are fitting much better too. I put a dress on that two months ago was about skin tight and now it is just a bit baggy. Whoohoo! We are also learning how to eat to live, Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-802326332002-08-14T09:56:00.000-05:002002-08-14T09:56:07.513-05:00Just finished working on Misfit Magic. I've added 400 words and polished it up a bit. I'm now looking for a place to send it to. This story now has springs on it. When it bounces back from one place, I'm going to send it right back out to another.
We just finished having a donut sale/ lock in for the older kids at the library. Monday morning we got up at 4 AM to sale the donuts (raised overDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-798495232002-08-05T11:20:00.000-05:002002-08-05T11:20:58.656-05:00I had just finished my mail and had a few minutes to catch up on journals (I wanted to see how Diana's wedding went, and what new project Erin has started) and blogger came up. I'd forgotten that I had it set as my home page and I decided that I would update here.
So much has happened I don't know where to begin. The SRP at the library is over (YEAH!) and we are settling into a routine withoutDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-760201472002-04-30T19:35:00.000-05:002002-04-30T19:35:12.346-05:00It's been awhile and a lot has happened, so I thought I should put a note here.
First of all, the big thing this week: A young man we know was shot Saturday night and he died Sunday. His family is obviously pretty upset and we've been spending time with them. The young man's (who would have been 20 this fall) father is an elder at our church. They have 4 children and Alton was the youngest.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-751159582002-04-06T17:32:00.000-06:002002-04-06T17:32:16.863-06:00Oh, and since the last post in March, we've been to South Carolina and back. Xander did great the whole trip. He woke up hungry an hour from home and I let him drink watered down juice and suck on his pacifier and he was a real trouper about it.
We went to help James' aunt and uncle move. The best part was that they gave us a bunch of items their children had outgrown. We came home with a Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-751158782002-04-06T17:28:00.000-06:002002-04-06T17:28:49.673-06:00I just finished reading The Silver Wolf by Alice Borchardt (Anne Rice's sister). It was very good. There was one short lesbian scene though that I thought she could have left out. Also, I almost needed to keep a dictionary handy. It was set at the beginning of the dark ages and many of the terms for things she uses I had no idea what they were. I had to laugh at one place because she talked Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-109086242002-03-19T15:57:00.000-06:002002-03-19T15:57:05.860-06:00I got a new 'do' today. I love my long hair but I was tired of the plainness to it. So, on the spur of the moment, I got that new cut done. It's the new cut that looks like the hair has been curled, but not. It doesn't look too bad, but $50 was a bit high. We'll see how it does everyday.
I had another wierd dream about a week ago. The surrounding area was a bit foggy-like, but I knew I wasDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-105346832002-03-08T14:40:00.000-06:002002-03-08T14:40:48.110-06:00We're back from galavanting around again.
Xander's doctor appointment went well. He has a very minor birth defect. No surgery needed, unless we wanted to do cosmetic surgery. We feel it's not necessary and he can opt to do it when he's older if he wants. I'm just glad it's nothing serious.
Well, I'm on day 8 of my March dare. I'm doing very well. I missed one day of doing my sit-ups and Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-103132452002-03-02T18:07:00.000-06:002002-03-02T18:07:46.000-06:00I had a really odd dream the other night. Since during the time I was pregnant, I often dream about having children and always boys. I guess this is because I'm so hung up on the idea of 'preserving the family name' since James is the last in his line to produce male children. I do want girls too. Anyway, in this most recent dream, I had two twin boys about a year old. I also had a little Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-103123562002-03-02T17:32:00.000-06:002002-03-02T17:32:17.090-06:00Day two of my March dare and I'm going strong. Yesterday I did my minimum amount of exercise, read two chapters in a current book on writing, two writing exercises from said book and wrote over 300 words on an old fantasy novel I dredged up. I don't know much about what happens and I'm about to run out of what I've plotted but I'm just kinda going with it for now. I don't know if I exactly ateDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-102730522002-03-01T13:23:00.000-06:002002-03-01T13:31:16.000-06:00I had a scare yesterday. James had the van, so I had to strap Xander's car seat into the tiny Pulsar. It is difficult to fit it into the back seat, so I had to put it in the front (no air bags). I wasn't used to him being right there next to me to look at and I was distracted. The second time I peeked over at him, I glanced back to the road and found the car dangerously close to the edge of Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-100214072002-02-22T18:31:00.000-06:002002-02-22T18:31:17.586-06:00Well, last week we came home from Arkansas with a new computer. 950 mhz, 30 GB hard drive and 128 MB of RAM. Nice. Plus a Cannon scanner/fax/copier/printer. With a computer desk and printer stand; all for only $400! Nice deal. So, it's taken us a while to get it set up.
I'm still using my laptop, but the thing frustrated me so badly that I finally used the recovery disk and wiped the hard Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-94947312002-02-07T17:56:00.000-06:002002-02-07T18:09:13.000-06:00The new story is finished, roughly speaking of course. The hubby read it through for me. I asked him to just read it for pleasure and tell me what he thinks about it first, before really diving in and hacking it up. He said he thought it was cute. Hmm, well, I thought W.G. Rowland's story, "The Great Wizard Joey" was cute and it won GRAND prize at WotF. Heheh. I could only wish my story Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-94566632002-02-06T18:10:00.000-06:002002-02-06T18:10:07.213-06:00::sigh:: Xander is still teething. He's fussy right now. Wouldn't you know it, just when you get in the middle of something...
He slept 8 hours last night! Whohoo! He did wake up around 11 and cried briefly for his pacifier. But, he'd been waking up around 3 or 4 and doing the same thing. I was worried about him when I woke at 6 and hadn't heard a peep from him. He's growing so much. I Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-90105012002-01-24T13:23:00.000-06:002002-01-24T13:23:07.400-06:00I've been watching Fox News. I really enjoy watching the Fox Report. But I was very displeased to see "Rat Returns" referring to Johnny Walker Lindh returning to America. I understand that he is a traitor, and he should be held accountable for his crimes. I agree that he is a traitor. But the news is supposed to simply report the facts. "Just the facts, Ma'am." When I saw "Rat Returns" at Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-88586352002-01-19T21:01:00.000-06:002002-01-19T21:01:19.673-06:00Grr! This thing lost an entire post! Let me see if I can remember what all I typed. ::sigh::
I wrote a children's book today. It was an idea that I got while playing with Xander. I'm not finished with it yet. This is the third one I've written. The first was in college for Children's Lit class. We had to write, illustrate and make our own book. The teacher said she thought mine was so Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-88353732002-01-18T22:32:00.000-06:002002-01-18T22:32:11.886-06:00Waaahh! I heard that after it's 201st episode, X-files is getting the ax! I know the show hasn't been it's greatest since David Dachovney left, but I remained a faithful viewer.
Speaking of Waaahhh! Xander is awake and crying.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-87907482002-01-17T14:50:00.000-06:002002-01-17T14:50:06.920-06:00Whew! Just got back from an envigorating walk a while ago. The weather was great and it was nice to be out.
I was planning to make this entry and then do some writing, but mom called and we ended up talking for 30 mins. So, now there's not enough time to do much. I'll work on it later. I've got to get some hours in at the library. I'm so behind! Still trying to catch up hours from my timeDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286013.post-87612162002-01-16T17:13:00.000-06:002002-01-16T18:03:23.000-06:00Here's my first post to my new blogger. I thought this would make it easier to make posts to my journal. And believe me, I need quick and easy right now. Thanks to Lazette. It was her spiffy new blogger that gave me the idea.
Yesterday I took time to read everyone's journals, even the 'on hiatus' ones. It's good to be back reading and posting again. I plan to post more again.
Ron Collins'Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278164722098574246noreply@blogger.com0