It's Been Too Long

It's been a while since I've blogged, and while I could blame life (which isn't entirely untrue), I'll blame myself. I've had my nose stuck in a book every free minute I've had. Oh, but what a great book!

I'm almost done with "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", and I can tell you it's been a very interesting read. I should be finishing it either today or tomorrow; I'll post a review as soon as I'm done. After that I plan to start "An Old Fashioned Girl" and pick up where I left off (I've read a bit of the on-line version). "Anne of Green Gables" is being read to my daughter during school time. I'll go ahead and say that I didn't expect it to be as wordy as it is, which I should have, considering how many words are tossed around in the movies. Still, it's a good, wholesome read. But I'll wait to give my review until after I've actually completed the book.

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. It was slightly eventful here, what with getting presents together and going out to eat. Next year, my husband's promised to cater the meal, at home, instead of fighting gag inducing crowds and suffering the inevitable hour and a half wait for a table. Seriously, what we mommy's want is to get up in the morning and have someone else take on our duties just for that day. Nothing fancy, just meals cooked, dishes done, children dealt with, house picked up, without us having to spearhead the effort. That sounds like a lovely day to me. lol

As far as my writing, well, if you know me, you know I can be a bit...um...I'll say easily distracted. You know, like the bird flying south for the winter who sees something on the ground and says, "Oooooo....shiny," and promptly leaves to flock to see the pretty glowy thing. Yep, that's me. I say this because I've been distracted the past few days by an idea that's been floating in my head for a couple of years now. A sci-fi romance, featuring an earth girl, who is your average woman just trying to survive. Anyway, I saw Star Trek (and personally, while it had it's flaws, for the most part I think it was handled brilliantly), and of course this sent me right off into my sci-fi state of mind. I really need to focus.

So, I'm off to finish homeschooling, read my books, and then, if time and life permits, I'll write some of my own stories. Though it's a toss up which one will win, considering my ever distractable mind.