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| My Journal |
Journal - Tory L. Cox
January 21, 2009
So sorry I've been away for so long. I just got to thinking today that I haven't visited
my journal in awhile. Again, I'm sorry.
Let me see. New Years came in with its usual bang. No, actually my two youngest
children were up half of New Years Eve with the flu. My oldest and I stayed up and
watched the celebrations on the television and enjoyed the company of laughing each
other to death. It is the same thing every year, we all stay up late and get up really
late the next morning. But for me, I was up most of the night with two sick kids.
On a better note, I've been enjoying this month off. I took this month off away from
my writing. I think we all do that once in our lives. I've been busy with my next
favorite thing to do and that is cooking. I baked bread, fried bread, and made pies
today. My husband can't get enough of my homemade apple pie. No short cuts at
all. I love the homemade crust and the tart-but not too tart-taste of the apples in their
lick your lips twice over sauce.
I'm getting anxious to step right back in where I left off in my writing. But I SO
needed this break. I think having my characters visiting my dreams were getting to be
too much for me. I honestly think my brain needed this download. But next month
I'm stepping right back in and enjoying every moment of it.
Again I'm sorry for not posting in awhile. I hope you have a great month and enjoy
what's left of it.
February 5, 2009
Well . . . I'm back. Actually, I've been back since the first, but this is the first time
I've come to my journal. I've been busy editing. I know. Never ending. I'm trying
to add some more words to Promise Ring. I feel it is missing something and I'm
going over it with a fine comb. I know one thing. I had to change my main character,
she was driving me completely bonkers. All she did was cry. I know. Change
emotions. Easier said than done. I spent most of yesterday trying to hide her
emotions. I think it will add more to the climax for the most part. I'm hoping anyway.
Let me see, today is one of those days. The days where you run errands and hope
and pray you get to work on something before the kids get home. It's already past
noon and my day is about shot. I really need to get back on schedule. That's the
hardest part after coming off a month off.
I thought I would stop in for awhile. I needed to go through my email before I started
to get something done. Take care and have a great afternoon.
February 18, 2009
Happy Birthday to my godson, Kyle. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I also
want to say Happy Birthday to his mom, my sister Cindy. I hope your day is filled
with many wonderful things.
I hope the rest of the week goes better than it has. I had two sick kids on Friday with
the stomach flu. My oldest and my son stayed home from school. My oldest finally
went back today. This was the worst flu we have had here. I think we are all
surviving getting over it, but it sure took a lot out of us. Bark-bark! That's all I do.
I'm looking forward to the end of the week and a nice weekend to catch up on some
sleep. I'm exhausted.
Let me see . . . kids back to school-check, hubby goes back to work today-check, I
get my dose of loosing my mind over a work-in-progress-check. I think I'm back to
normal.
Can you honestly believe February is half over? I still keep looking at the calendar
and shaking my head. I wish time would slow down some. It seems as I get older
the time flies faster.
Well . . . I really need to finish updating my website. Take care and have a great day!
February 21, 2009
And to think, I thought spring was here. Snow. . . Snow . . . Snow It has been
snowing all day. I was starting to think the weathermen were going to be wrong this
time. I love snow, but I'm actually looking forward to spring. No more cold.
Today has been a different day all around. I was going to take the day off from
writing and here I am typing away. I'm still battling a chest cold. I hope I wake up
tomorrow with no more coughing. I hate feeling miserable. The kids and I have been
battling this for a whole week. At least, we are over the worst.
When do you think too young is too young? I should say, when a boy calls and
hounds your daughter every day of the week. Let me see make that two boys who
call and hound her. I'm sorry, but don't parents monitor their children anymore? It's
one thing to have valentines exchanged, but when you get teddy bears and cards at
the age of nine-one wonders. I have set limits with my oldest and I think nine is too
young of an age to start any relationship with someone.
I know some parents may feel I'm overreacting. But, come on. Nine. I remember
being nine and having crushes is all I can remember. I don't remember calling one
another and giving each other gifts. Nine is too young to be in love with someone.
Period.
Whooo! That felt great to get off my chest. Well . . . I'm off to get some more
writing done. Have a great day!
So sorry I've been away for so long. I just got to thinking today that I haven't visited
my journal in awhile. Again, I'm sorry.
Let me see. New Years came in with its usual bang. No, actually my two youngest
children were up half of New Years Eve with the flu. My oldest and I stayed up and
watched the celebrations on the television and enjoyed the company of laughing each
other to death. It is the same thing every year, we all stay up late and get up really
late the next morning. But for me, I was up most of the night with two sick kids.
On a better note, I've been enjoying this month off. I took this month off away from
my writing. I think we all do that once in our lives. I've been busy with my next
favorite thing to do and that is cooking. I baked bread, fried bread, and made pies
today. My husband can't get enough of my homemade apple pie. No short cuts at
all. I love the homemade crust and the tart-but not too tart-taste of the apples in their
lick your lips twice over sauce.
I'm getting anxious to step right back in where I left off in my writing. But I SO
needed this break. I think having my characters visiting my dreams were getting to be
too much for me. I honestly think my brain needed this download. But next month
I'm stepping right back in and enjoying every moment of it.
Again I'm sorry for not posting in awhile. I hope you have a great month and enjoy
what's left of it.
February 5, 2009
Well . . . I'm back. Actually, I've been back since the first, but this is the first time
I've come to my journal. I've been busy editing. I know. Never ending. I'm trying
to add some more words to Promise Ring. I feel it is missing something and I'm
going over it with a fine comb. I know one thing. I had to change my main character,
she was driving me completely bonkers. All she did was cry. I know. Change
emotions. Easier said than done. I spent most of yesterday trying to hide her
emotions. I think it will add more to the climax for the most part. I'm hoping anyway.
Let me see, today is one of those days. The days where you run errands and hope
and pray you get to work on something before the kids get home. It's already past
noon and my day is about shot. I really need to get back on schedule. That's the
hardest part after coming off a month off.
I thought I would stop in for awhile. I needed to go through my email before I started
to get something done. Take care and have a great afternoon.
February 18, 2009
Happy Birthday to my godson, Kyle. I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I also
want to say Happy Birthday to his mom, my sister Cindy. I hope your day is filled
with many wonderful things.
I hope the rest of the week goes better than it has. I had two sick kids on Friday with
the stomach flu. My oldest and my son stayed home from school. My oldest finally
went back today. This was the worst flu we have had here. I think we are all
surviving getting over it, but it sure took a lot out of us. Bark-bark! That's all I do.
I'm looking forward to the end of the week and a nice weekend to catch up on some
sleep. I'm exhausted.
Let me see . . . kids back to school-check, hubby goes back to work today-check, I
get my dose of loosing my mind over a work-in-progress-check. I think I'm back to
normal.
Can you honestly believe February is half over? I still keep looking at the calendar
and shaking my head. I wish time would slow down some. It seems as I get older
the time flies faster.
Well . . . I really need to finish updating my website. Take care and have a great day!
February 21, 2009
And to think, I thought spring was here. Snow. . . Snow . . . Snow It has been
snowing all day. I was starting to think the weathermen were going to be wrong this
time. I love snow, but I'm actually looking forward to spring. No more cold.
Today has been a different day all around. I was going to take the day off from
writing and here I am typing away. I'm still battling a chest cold. I hope I wake up
tomorrow with no more coughing. I hate feeling miserable. The kids and I have been
battling this for a whole week. At least, we are over the worst.
When do you think too young is too young? I should say, when a boy calls and
hounds your daughter every day of the week. Let me see make that two boys who
call and hound her. I'm sorry, but don't parents monitor their children anymore? It's
one thing to have valentines exchanged, but when you get teddy bears and cards at
the age of nine-one wonders. I have set limits with my oldest and I think nine is too
young of an age to start any relationship with someone.
I know some parents may feel I'm overreacting. But, come on. Nine. I remember
being nine and having crushes is all I can remember. I don't remember calling one
another and giving each other gifts. Nine is too young to be in love with someone.
Period.
Whooo! That felt great to get off my chest. Well . . . I'm off to get some more
writing done. Have a great day!