I don't know much

But I do know:

1. If you have children in school- it is wise to invest in a good quality pencil sharpener.  The cheap ones break easily and kids always need to sharpen their pencils. 

2. Also, be sure to have a good supply of No. 2 pencils on hand, WITH erasers.

3. Stainless steel bottles are better for our health because there are no plastic chemical watchamacallits that cause cancer.  However, they should ONLY be used for water.  Why?  Because stainless steel bottles make the perfect dark environment that mold likes to grow in.  So if they aren't washed out completely, which apparently I did not do, you will be sure to find mold growing inside when left to sit in the cupboard for a month.

4. Drinking water out of a stainless steel bottle containing mold in not a good idea.  It tastes horrible.  Sissy actually swallowed some of the mold by accident.  She is ok, but we were both extremely grossed out and pukey feeling after that.

5. Always inspect the inside of your drinking bottles before using them, no matter how meticulous you were about cleaning them last month.  Why?  See numbers 3 and 4.

6. NaNoWriMo is fun, and I wish I had tried it before now.  And it also makes me think about how many words I am writing.  For example, I was just wondering what the word count is for this post- as if it would count towards the 50,000 required to "win".

7. Homecomings are always wonderful.  Homecomings when your sailor is wearing his dress blues- that is even better!

taking the leap

I must have bad influences because I signed up for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month.)  I have never written anything longer than a term paper!  What in the H was I thinking? 

To be truthful, I have been writing novels in my head for quite some time.  When I was a wee lass I used to write my autobiography in my head- in the style of Mommy Dearest- I thought I had it really rough I was a tad dramatic.  But as I got older I started writing different (fictional) stories (still in my head of course.)  A few times I started outlining my ideas and story plots.  I even wrote a few lines one night, I got no where.

So for me- this is a way to get the novel writing out of my head.  If I enjoy it- so be it.  I'll sign up again next year.  If I hate it, then I can put that idea away and move on to better things.

At first I was going to keep it on the down low- figuring if I didn't follow through no one would notice.  But I got excited and told people.  I grabbed one of those story plots I wrote down a while back- and started my outline.  I really don't know what I am doing- but who cares?  No one has to read what I write- and I probably won't care for anyone to read it.  50,000 words?  Sure, I can do it, right? 1,667 words a day... yeah... I can. *gulp

Wish me luck!