NaNo Day Eight (and Seven)

End of Day 8

Lisa - 14, 717
David - 9,555
Emily - 720 (didn't write this weekend)
James - 409 + ? (didn't write this weekend)
Suzy - 271 (didn't write this weekend)

I'm ahead of where I should be for Sunday night (13346), but not by much. The gorgeous gorgeous GORGEOUS weather made other plans for me.

I had planned to write Saturday and wrote NOTHING. I had hoped to catch up for that and then some, by writing 5000 words Sunday, but I was able to jot down just 2500. OK, that's not so shabby, but only half of what I'd hoped for. Still, there's always tomorrow, at least until November 30.

David is ROCKING the word count, though. His original goal was 9,000, but when he started writing so much, I asked him if he thought he could write 1,000 every 'school day'. He agreed, so we went with 16,000. He's already almost at 10,000. He's been writing about 1000 EVERY day, not just our lesson days. He even skipped youth group tonight in favor of writing.

The other kids are not so gung-ho, so no worries that we are Super Writer Family or anything so amazing. They'll write again Monday, but for some it will be like pulling teeth. And for the others, it will be ok probably, but they'll hit their goal and probably stop.

And it's a good thing our Inner Editors have gone on vacation for the month of November or mine and David's would really be having issues! LOL But I'm letting it go. January will be soon enough to deal with editing. That's not what NaNo is for.

Simple Woman's Daybook - November 8

For Today... November 8, 2009

Outside my window... Sunshine! And warm temps! Loving it!

I am thinking... that God always meets our needs and often grants our desires as well

From the learning rooms... NaNoWriMo goals

I am thankful for... my husband working 40 hours a week! (Even if it is minimum wage. May God multiply his wages to meet all our obligations.)

From the kitchen... NaNo snacks

I am wearing... flowered PJ pants, lavender sleep shirt, fleece robe and slippers

I am reading... listening to A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Disc 34 of 48) by Diana Gabaldon (#6 in Outlander series). Putting aside other fiction for NaNo and skimming a selection of books on writing. Also flipping through a number of magazines like Writer's Digest, O, Mary Jane's Farm, National Geographic, Better Homes and Gardens, Practical Homeschooling

I've been watching... Management (yes, again. Twice actually. Love that movie!),High School Musical 1 & 2 and Barbie Thumbelina (just parts of them while the kids were watching)

I am hoping... that skipping church two weeks in a row won't turn us into heathens (ok, I'm joking. Sort of.)

I am creating... An explosively sarcastic work of cutting-edge fiction - 13K so far

I am hearing... James walking back and forth. David eating cereal. A few minutes ago, I was listening to Pandora - a TobyMac station.

Around the house... a big TV we got off freecycle. It's 38 inches or something like that. We just need to figure out where to position it.

One of my favorite things... AUTUMN

A few plans for the rest of the week... Writing. Writing. And maybe some more writing. Oh, yeah, life does go on - normal stuff like lessons and Spanish, too. And I think we are going to a free movie on Wednesday. And if my writing goes well this week, I may be able to go scrapbooking next weekend.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you.
James and his friend raking the yard.

Voluntarily.

They didn't want to pose, thus the blurry photo.

NaNo Day Six

End of Day 6

Lisa - 12,251
David - 6,356
Emily - 720 (didn't write today)
James - 409 + ? (didn't write today)
Suzy - 271 (didn't write today)

NaNo Day Five

End of Day 5

Lisa - 10,232
David - 5358
Emily - still 720 (didn't write today)
James - 409 + unknown amount not typed yet
Suzy - 528

David is really going to town! He's amazing me!

James has hit the wall. He has writer's block!

NaNo Day Four

End of Day 4

Lisa - 7148
David - 4470
Emily - 720
James - 409
Suzy - 271

NaNo Update

Word count at the end of Day Two of NaNoWriMo

Lisa (me) - 1881 (Sun) + 347 (Mon) = 2228 words
David (age 14) - 1001 (Sun) + 1000 (approx) (Mon) = 2001 words
Emily (age 12) - 500 words (Mon)
James - 149 words (Mon)
Suzy - 0 words + 3 pictures so far

Daily goals are:
Lisa 1667 every single day
David 1000 every school day (his revised goal)
Emily 438 every school day
James 250 every school day
Suzy 63 every school day

Simple Woman's Daybook - November 1

For Today... November 1, 2009

Outside my window... Sunshine, lots of greyish fluffy clouds, and many many leaves on the grass. Carved pumpkins on the neighbors' steps.

I am thinking... about narrow-mindedness.

From the learning rooms... NaNoWriMo goals

I am thankful for... the opportunity to hear (with my husband) Todd Wilson ('da Familyman) speak last week

From the kitchen... Leftovers for lunch and planning to stock up on easy meals for NaNo

I am wearing... Jeans, my 2008 NaNo shirt (that didn't fit when I bought it months ago, but fits now!), a white long-sleeved tee underneath, earrings, makeup, shoes! and hair straightened

I am reading... listening to A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Disc 30 of 48) by Diana Gabaldon (#6 in Outlander series). Putting aside other fiction for NaNo and reading a selection of books on writing.

I've been watching... Disturbia (not that great), The Proposal (quite funny, but not for the prudish), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (12 hours of fine filmmaking! Forgot how much I love those!)

I am hoping... that the Write-in I am going to this afternoon is both fun and productive

I am creating... An awesome work of death-defying fiction

I am hearing... Bob's breathing machine, the furnace, the clock ticking (ok, that was last night. Right now I hear James doing dishes, someone's lawn mower, and Bob talking.)

Around the house... an awful lot of CANDY

One of my favorite things... a bookstore. Even if I don't have any money. Which I don't.

A few plans for the rest of the week... Writing. Writing. And maybe some more writing.

Oh, yeah, life does go on - normal stuff like lessons and Spanish, too.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you.

Pistons!

A friend of mine works at the Palace of Auburn Hills and the employees were given some free tickets to distribute. We got a few so Suzy, James, and I headed down to the venue Thursday night for a Pistons game. Another friend and her son went along and we saw another family there we knew.

I haven't been to the Palace in quite a long time, probably before David was born. I can't remember going there for anything else. Since James is sports-oriented, I thought he'd enjoy it and Suzy also wanted to go. The older two were offered the chance, but turned it down.

We arrived in plenty of time and found our seats without mishap. They were WAAAAAYYYY up high. The Pistons did well in the first half, but the Timberwolves overtook them in the second half and won.

We had fun!

Simple Woman's Daybook - October 25

For Today... October 25, 2009

Outside my window... it's dark and chilly but today was GORGEOUS!

I am thinking... that I want a drink of water! Badly!

From the learning rooms... Preparation for NaNoWriMo (who is with us??)

I am thankful for... the ability to read and write

From the kitchen... Emily decorated a cake with her Sunday School class. They had a field trip on Friday afternoon and she had a blast. Suzy wanted to be in the pic.

From 10-25-2009

I am wearing... Jeans, red long sleeved tee, beige socks, slippers

I am reading... listening to A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Disc 27 of 48) by Diana Gabaldon (#6 in Outlander series). Reading unChristian and Mr. Darcy, Vampyre.

I've been watching... Management (Steve Zahn, Jennifer Aniston - LOVED THIS!), The Count of Monte Cristo (2 versions - Jim Caviezel and Richard Chamberlain), Secret to Treasure Mountain (Buttercream Gang, watched with my sons)

I am hoping... that my friends and I can get together for a scrapping weekend in December or January. Whaddya think, guys?

I am creating... Nothing out of the ordinary.

I am hearing... a movie on the TV, Bob walking around opening and shutting cupboards

Around the house... We are working our way through watching all of our VHS tapes and then getting rid of most of them

One of my favorite things... Nerds (the candy, of course)

A few plans for the rest of the week... Teaching my 3 Spanish classes on Monday, Tuesday is Young Marines for J, Thursday, Bob and I are going to hear Todd Wilson speak. Jury Duty call-in for Bob - last week. Trick-or-treating on Saturday.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you. Hurriedly making a sandwich to take along to Spanish class, I looked down and saw THIS. Do you see what made me stop and snap a photo even though I was in a rush?

From 10-25-2009

And yes, I ate it. ;-)

Suzy Soccer Pix

As I mentioned in the other post, the soccer season is done for James and Suzy both. They will play again in the spring with the same teams.

I didn't order soccer photos for those two; 'twas sadly not in the budget, but I will get a pic of Suzy with her team in the spring. Don't miss the other post with Jamie's soccer photos.

Suzy is also a strong soccer player. She has scored four goals this season, one in the last game. She thinks ahead to where the ball is going to be and she has a powerful kick. She isn't fearful at all of getting in and kicking the ball. I am so glad we stuck with it for her, and even more glad that I'm NOT her coach. Remember all the issues she and I had? ALL GONE with Coach Laura. Suzy takes joy in the game!

Here is her slideshow. Sadly it is short. I am sure I have more pictures than this! Where are they?