The other day (yesterday) I went to Kansasdad's house and he said "hey did abby see all the chickens that hatched yet?"
I said no.
So we went to the chicken house with abby and I opened the door held her close to them and they kinda stepped back like "um... she's not a chicken, she doesn't go here." So she couldn't reach them... well I couldn't be having any of that.
So I handed her to kansasdad and grabbed a rhode island red and held it up to her and she grabbed it's head and said "DADADADAD!"
At this point I'm not sure who was more confused - Abby, me, or the chicken.
It was awesome.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Thinking
It seems that my deep thoughts have been lacking of late. Like non-existent lacking. It seems I just either don't have the time, and if I did, I don't have the motivation.
The institute for children's literature thingy is going great. I have three submissions so far, and I actually like what I have written. The first was about two kids at a bus stop that were being followed by an unknown group of people that had malicious intentions. It was kinda wild because I set the story in a way where I kinda got wrapped up in it so much that I didn't know where it was going to end and I hit a point where I was like "AHHH!!! WHATS GONNA HAPPEN NEXT??" and I remembered that I was the one writing it and I could decide.... yeah, whoa.
The next was about a kid and his older brother that were headed for a space station because for whatever reason the earth was being destroyed. I really didn't go in to the reason but dove pretty deep into the thoughts, memories, and feelings that were experienced by the kid that was leaving everything he knew, never to come back, and start a new life somewhere else. That was a neat one.
It's wild to me that students are given around four weeks.
It takes me around an hour for a 1000 word submission. I just take the rest of the time to pick it apart. Take out what I don't like and improve on the working on the stuff that I do.So I guess I could take less time but I'm utilizing the time given.
SO that's where all the stories are going....
now as for the pictures of Abby.... those are coming yet, I just got to get them off of my camera.
The institute for children's literature thingy is going great. I have three submissions so far, and I actually like what I have written. The first was about two kids at a bus stop that were being followed by an unknown group of people that had malicious intentions. It was kinda wild because I set the story in a way where I kinda got wrapped up in it so much that I didn't know where it was going to end and I hit a point where I was like "AHHH!!! WHATS GONNA HAPPEN NEXT??" and I remembered that I was the one writing it and I could decide.... yeah, whoa.
The next was about a kid and his older brother that were headed for a space station because for whatever reason the earth was being destroyed. I really didn't go in to the reason but dove pretty deep into the thoughts, memories, and feelings that were experienced by the kid that was leaving everything he knew, never to come back, and start a new life somewhere else. That was a neat one.
It's wild to me that students are given around four weeks.
It takes me around an hour for a 1000 word submission. I just take the rest of the time to pick it apart. Take out what I don't like and improve on the working on the stuff that I do.So I guess I could take less time but I'm utilizing the time given.
SO that's where all the stories are going....
now as for the pictures of Abby.... those are coming yet, I just got to get them off of my camera.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
She's walking!!
Kinda.
No pictures yet but those will come later.. promise.
I wish there was more to catch up on but really there's not.
Life has slowed way down lately. Work was absolutely nuts for a while, but it's since slowed down. It's nice to get home before dark again. Keeping in mind I do live in Kansas.
Even so, I do find myself driving and seeing a... whatever and think "that's hilarious, I should write about that... but I never do because by the time I get home I totally forget about what I was going to write about. Like today I saw at least 3 road kill armadillos and I remember thinking something that I know made me smile but now I totally forget what it was.
It's not like I can blame it on age but I would like to blame it on something besides my horrible memory.
Anyway she is walking and life is an everchanging good.
No pictures yet but those will come later.. promise.
I wish there was more to catch up on but really there's not.
Life has slowed way down lately. Work was absolutely nuts for a while, but it's since slowed down. It's nice to get home before dark again. Keeping in mind I do live in Kansas.
Even so, I do find myself driving and seeing a... whatever and think "that's hilarious, I should write about that... but I never do because by the time I get home I totally forget about what I was going to write about. Like today I saw at least 3 road kill armadillos and I remember thinking something that I know made me smile but now I totally forget what it was.
It's not like I can blame it on age but I would like to blame it on something besides my horrible memory.
Anyway she is walking and life is an everchanging good.
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