NaNoWriMo Winner!

Well, I'm home safe and sound and you know the first thing I wanted to do was get my NaNo novel validated. I feel great! It's just wonderful getting the recognition. I'm still no where near finished, but I buzzed past 50,000 and that's what counts. I put up my winner's banner for the sheer fun of it. I'm going to post them everywhere. I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgivings, full of those moments that make you stop and realize why we give thanks. Better get some "real" work done. My freezer melted down while I was gone and the frige lost its cool, so I had to throw every thing away and start over. Now I have to drag all of that mess to the outside garbage can. Time to wake the boy. lol.

The Long Road Home

Well it was another long, long, day on the road. We had to come back today because one of my kids has to work tomorrow - bummer. But, still, it was a good visit. I've REALLY missed my writing. I've been tempted to do it by hand! We'll that's all for me for one week. Hope it was great for you all.

Happy Thanksgiving

As you can imagine, Thanksgiving with so many people was a free-for-all. My mom made like 9 pies and cookies and brownies and stuffed dates and my sister-in-law made this 12 pound turkey and two great big hams. There was just SO much food. But the best part, sappy time, was being with my family. I don't get to see them that often and it was worth this horrible headache I've been sporting for days to see them all. I hope you all get to be with the ones you love today and have a Happy Thanksgiving. And don't forget to give thanks for everything you've been given!

Family Reuinion

Today we had our whole family together for the first time in the same place in years. It was awesome. All the kids had grown and changed so much. But like I told mine, children do that. Glad I brought my camera! Didn't really get any writing done though, as you can imagine. I tried a bit in the morning, but it wasn't too fruitful.

A Zero Word Count Day

I actually spent a day where I wrote not a single word. I was traveling in the car for over 10 hours to get to my brother's house for Thanksgiving. I'm exhausted and only typing this to comply with my NaBoPoMo commitment. So, enough for today. More tomorrow. I hope. I missed my people today.

Quitting Early to Pack for Thanksgiving

I had to quit early today because my start time just got moved up to tomorrow morning. Long drive ahead - 11 hours. Yikes! But, it will be worth it in the end. My whole family will be together for the first time in years. Today I managed 4,009 before I had to quit for a total of 108,780. I hope I'll be able to post while I'm away. I may not be able to pick up a signal. It will ruin my NaBloPoMo run.