First, my book is flowing, like really flowing. I have managed to write or 21,000 words in one week. Only working for about two hours a day, occasionally longer. This week, yesterday actually, the writers workshop Psychology of Characters started and so far it is pretty interesting. We have homework tonight even 🙂 (Never thought I’d smile after writing something like that). It’s a week long course online via a web group by a published author from the RWA (Romance Writers of America). There is actually a very nice woman from Austria also in the class. Very cool – we’ve been emailing outside the group.
Enter Murphey’s Law
At 3 pm my mobile rang as I was pulling into the school parking lot (pick up is 3:20 but we were early). It’s the school nurse. Boo has just thrown up and will be in her office when I arrive. (This is the part where I say Haven’t I Said This Recently?) On the way home he informs me I need to pull Lucy over (aka the car) because he needs to vomit. Or as we say around here, SPIT. On the side of the road spitting, cars whizzing past. FUN! We get home and he falls asleep on the towel covered couch so I run down with the chick to switch some laundry. I come up and the poor thing (did I mention he’s a sleep vomiter?) is SPITTING while on the couch. Clean off the kid, clean off the couch, transfer new clean towels to crappy I-Could-Care-Less-Chairs with SPIT bowl. Poor thing. I finally got some Tylenol in him (fever of 37.9, not too bad), he’s refusing Gatorade, his fav and won’t even touch a pretzel stick. Normally he’s begging me for food right after getting sick. So I know he’s pretty miserable. I think he will be sleeping on the air mattress tonight while I take the not SPIT on part of the couch. He’ll be home tomorrow which means I will have to silence the voices in my head (book characters) for another day. And keep baby out of spit bowl (she thinks he’s got food and nat sharing and keeps getting mad even though I show her there isn’t anything in there!)
Here’s to a long couple of days!
Sounds like there is some nasty bug going around! My son has it (although I think you already know that…) Get well soon!!Is there really Gatorade in Germany???
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Poor Boo! I hope he is feeling better soon!
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I hope Boo is feeling better soon~ and that you can get back to writing all your thoughts down (how exciting)!Have a great night,Krista
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Oh Man…poor little guy!!! I hope he feels better real soon. I hope the bug doesn’t go through your household!!
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I am sooo sorry. The intestinal bug is my least favorite bug and is the one I am most scared of. I get so nervous with it. I have waterproof pads ready in every bedroom just in case. Get better little guy and mama, may you and the rest of the family stay well. Good luck… big hugs.
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YOU are writing a book! awesome! You going to give us any sneak peeks…because I LOVE Romance Books! 🙂 I would love to write a book also…I have things I have done…nothing ever finished! I should probably take a class.. 🙂 Totally excited for yoU!
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oooh your blog is lovely! Lots of stuff to read and look at, I like that! Linked you up to my blog (I sent an invite, if you didn’t get it check your junk mail). Sorry about Boo 😦 These bugs are so vicious. I hope he feels better today! I’m really glad we’re in the same class, Andrea. You’re a nice lady as well 😉
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oooh your blog is lovely! Lots of stuff to read and look at, I like that! Linked you up to my blog (I sent an invite, if you didn't get it check your junk mail). Sorry about Boo 😦 These bugs are so vicious. I hope he feels better today! I'm really glad we're in the same class, Andrea. You're a nice lady as well 😉
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