Nov

18

Rabbit tracks in the snow.

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We got just enough snow last night to cover the sidewalks. It’s going to stick around for a while, as the highs for the next week aren’t supposed to be much over 35 degrees F. I think they said that’s about 10 degrees colder than the average temperature for this time of the year. It sucks a bit, as it means the furnace is going to be working more, but we’re on the equal billing plan. It’ll probably mean a higher bill in May (that’s when the balance owed is due, or a credit is given if we didn’t use as much), but it’s much better for budgeting if we know what our payment is going to be each month. Anyway, the reason I mention the snow is the local wild rabbit came for a visit and left tracks on the front porch. The kids asked me what they were. :)

Now, at the time I am writing this, there’s been no digest created for yesterday’s Twitter postings. I don’t know what that happened, but it did. Hopefully things will be back to normal.

Now, on to writing. I need to do a couple more crits for my writing group, and then I’ll start work on Chapter 14. This will take a bit longer to do than the previous chapters, as most of this is brand new. Well, not brand new, brand new, but from the first first yucky fast draft. It sucks. It stinks. And I’m going to have to rework a lot of it to make it acceptable. I don’t want to get rid of it completely, as there’s some stuff in there that’s usable, but we’ll have to see how it goes. Hopefully by the end of the week the word meter will be up to 33k.

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Nov

12

It’s barely noon….

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…and it’s been a fun filled day already. I peeled, cored and finely chopped 5.5 lbs of apples this morning to make apple butter in the crockpot. Then I grabbed the vacuum to go clean up the play-doh on the floor only to discover Kendall standing there, licking her lips and the floor completely clean. Luckily play-doh is non-toxic for dogs and children, so I just need to keep an eye on her in case she throws up or otherwise makes a mess. A couple other things happened too, but they’re on the TMI side of things, so we’ll just leave it at that.

I’m about 2/3 to 3/4 the way through the rewrite of TMA Chapter 12. I should be able to get that done in about an hour, and then start on crits for my writing group. I believe it’s Elizabeth’s turn to be critted today. I’ll try to get at least three done for her, just like I did for Vic yesterday. I got such a nice little note from her, thanking me for the extras. Made me feel good.

Supper last night was a hit, even though I forgot to salt and pepper the eggs until after they were cooked. No big deal, though. The plan for tonight is baked chicken breasts with almond rice pilaf (I cook the rice pilaf as per the box, then throw in some chopped up roasted almonds just before serving), salad, and corn and peas. Since Matt won’t be home for supper (he’s going to Corner Brewery to pick up the beer from his brewing class), I think I’ll slice the chicken breasts into strips and bread them. Ari’s crazy for chicken fingers.

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