On Being a Writer

I have to say that writing, for me, ebbs and flows with the needs of family. I wish I had the time to really devote to it, but then, would I really? Or would I spend my time avoiding the work by surfing the internet or finding other ways to distract myself?

I just know that when I do it, when I exhaust my brain and body to create something, my soul soars. Just had to share.

Mini Vacations

So here is a general question to the blogosphere. I want to do something with the fam for spring break, but what do you do with a kid range from 13 to 2? And with a 2 year old that hates, HATES the car. He does okay for about 30 minutes, and then it's all over, including crying so hard he makes himself throw up.

So we're thinking day trips, you know, something like a visit to the acquarium, Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum, etc. What do you do with your kids when you want to get away close to home?

6th Tag

Well, I actually got tagged for a photo. When people say in "x" folder, and the "x" picture, they assume you are actually up to date and have that many picture folders saved on your computer. We only last year got a video camera/camera, and I'm still learning the ins and outs of the digital age.

That said, I did have 13 folders total, but most of them are weird things that have nothing to do with family. And the sixth folder only had 3 pictures in it (of boiling liquids for Sarah's science project.) So I went to the next one, which happens to be the family pictures we just took. So here it is, all five kids from about 2 months ago. Notice Andrew's grumpy face (blue shirt). His favorite mad look, up through his eyebrows.

So left to right, names and ages: Benjamin, 22 months; Sarah, 12 3/4; Andrew, 3; Meredith, 4; and Peter, 10.

I am Tagging Merci, to get her to blog something before the baby comes, Tina, because the pictures of Alan are adorable, Shelley, to help her keep her promise to her boys to keep blogging, Haley, to blog something before the baby comes, and Michelle, just to see what she's taking pictures of.