I completely forgot to post last week. I’d love to blame it on having a blast with the family. Sure, that was part of it. I had planned to dazzle y’all with some vacation highlights. Even preloaded all the links.
Of course, it was vacation and NOTHING went as planned, LOL
We lost our upstairs A/C, during 115 days…yeah, not pretty. That Man came down with some kind of stomach thing that laid him low for almost three days. And due to the heat, some of the activities we WANTED to do just weren’t gonna happen.
The biggest shock?
I, known paparazzi mum, took not a single picture!
The goal for the week had been to hit some of the things locally we’ve been meaning to since moving here back in 2007. And we did get to Springs Preserve as a part of that. Fabulous. And we in no way saw everything there was to see. Definitely on the must return list.
We also watched a fair amount of movies. Places with A/C were kinda a priority 
Plus we did some usual summer activities like going to the Outdoor Picture Show. We pack a picnic dinner, stake out our spot on the grass (a rather rare commodity here, LOL), eat and enjoy the carousel while we wait for it to get dark enough to watch the movie.
Mostly…I plum lost track of time. That’s my story for not posting last Sunday and I’m stickin’ to it 
Then, this week, what I’ve been itching to have happen, happened.
I’d been importing a story into Scrivener as part of a general Word clean up. These characters never really left me, murmuring in the background, but I KNEW the story needed major work. Possibly an entire rewrite. So, I hadn’t looked at it since I finished it during Joely’s MayNaNo thing two years ago. Actually, that was part of the original Coyote Con. Anyway, a character threw me for a loop. Loved the extra tension it would add to the story but didn’t feel I was at the point to pull it off then. Perhaps I’m still not, but I’ve been sucked back into the story, possibly the first of three stories.
I’ve been so obsessed, I’ve kinda dropped off the face of the Internet. I apologize for not getting around to your blogs or waving at you from Twitter or Facebook. I’m sure it’ll be impossible to catch up on everything y’all have been up to but I will try to at least stop by
Speaking of blogs, I will be over at Maria’s Back to Basics blog on Wednesday. Hope to see you there!
Title Quote: Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride
Jul 22, 2012 @ 05:54:13
OMG! Sounds like hot, sick, less-than-expected fun in the summer time Hoping That Man is much better. But glad you guys were able to get in a few things. Chipmunk LOVED M3. I may have to take her to see it again. And as co-habitants of Revision City, I can understand the haps. Something about the busy streets of RC make a person hunker down and type, delete, growl at the screen, growl at themselves, then repeat the process many times over. But I’m glad about the itch for writing you got going. I guess the muse got extra excited?
Jul 22, 2012 @ 08:28:10
Oh he’s better, thanks, and back to grind. Sometimes it’s hard to find movies that fit the different interests and ages (13, 10, 8, 6) and M3 was fun for the whole family
Revision City…love your term. I tend to get a bit of tunnel vision when something has sparked for me, it’ll fade eventually but I want to ride the wave till it does. Very Fire element of me
Thanks for stopping by Angela!
Jul 22, 2012 @ 09:12:40
Man, you have had your hands full. And I don’t even want to think about losing the AC in the middle of a heatwave.
I hope your hubby is better now. Heat + stomach virus = not fun.
At least you got some activities in. Staying cool is the #1 priority right now. Glad you found a movie all the boys liked. It probably won’t stay like that much longer, so enjoy it while you can, right?
Jul 22, 2012 @ 12:18:11
He’s fine. He’ll take the boys to a baseball game next weekend to make up for some of the things we didn’t do because he got sick. I’ve never been more glad to have two units than I was when the upstairs one went out, at least we could camp out downstairs
As for the movies, it’s already there. Sometimes we luck out but usually it’s a matter of divide and conquer. On the other hand, because the boys have such different interests movies often lend themselves to one-on-one time.
Thanks for stopping by Maria!
Jul 23, 2012 @ 13:44:14
It’s too hot in my neck of the woods to even TALK about losing A/C. Getting lost in your story is a good thing. I’m glad you found your way back to the internet.
Jul 23, 2012 @ 14:09:25
LOL, it’s too hot in my neck of the woods too. As to finding my way back to the internet, I’m trying
Thanks for stopping by Brinda!
Jul 23, 2012 @ 19:43:43
I can’t believe you didn’t have a buffer post already written!
I know what it feel like to lose A/C in that kind of weather. Not a good thing.
I’ve nominated you for the Illuminating Blogger Award! You don’t have to participate, but wanted you to know. Check out the deets here. http://featherpenstartandreams.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/illuminating-blogger-award/
Glad That Man is better and that you could still do a few things with the boys.
Jul 23, 2012 @ 19:50:04
Oh, I’ve completely lost my buffer, LOL. Need to work on building that up…again.
Seriously, we were separated at birth! I nominated you for an award too, come back tomorrow
Thanks for stopping by Melanie!
Jul 23, 2012 @ 19:54:05
Seriously, this is getting creepy!
Thanks, I’ll come check it out tomorrow.
Jul 23, 2012 @ 19:56:51
ROFL, no kidding.
Jul 25, 2012 @ 13:00:48
Sometimes falling off the grid is the best thing that can happen to us. Hope you’re having a great day!
Jul 25, 2012 @ 13:13:46
Thanks Nicole. I can’t say I feel refreshed but maybe regrouped, LOL
Thanks for stopping by!