Vacation is terrible for the blog, but great for my sanity! One week or so of vacation is over, and only one left. It’s really tough being a teacher.
We’ve started working on turning the 2nd bedroom into the baby room. My dad came over and helped me move the arcade downstairs. I ran network cable to the second bedroom so I’ll have a wired network connection once I move the computer desk. As we plan where to put a crib and changing table and bassinet, we’ve come to realize that having children makes you run out of room really fast. Originally I’d hoped we could stay in this house through two children, but we’ll have to see how that goes now.
I started recording the Amazing Race two months ago, and now that the writer’s strike is still continuing, I’m glad we did. We’ve watched 5 episodes so far, so by the time vacation is over we’ll be all caught up. If there is a lack of new shows we can always watch some movies instead, or heck, even talk to each other!
The book isn’t getting as much attention this break as I’d hoped. I’m waking up in the morning, putting on a pot of coffee, and getting to work. I hit 70,000 words the other night, so it always feels good to hit a milestone. I’m predicting somewhere in the low hundred thousands, so the end is at least in sight. I can’t believe I thought this project would take a couple months, but if I’d known it would take a whole year, I probably wouldn’t have started to begin with.
Hope everyone is enjoying vacation, or if you have to go back to work, enjoy the weekend! Ah frick, I have to call in for jury duty on Sunday night. Please, please, please judicial system, don’t screw with my vacation. In case I have to go, can I take a laptop with me to work on the book?