I'm Free!

The difference between 6th grade and 7th grade so far is that my little pumpkin did not want me to walk her into school and she braided her own hair. She also seemed to spend less time on her first-day-of school outfit, in that she wore what she always does--jeans and a t-shirt. However, I think the t-shirt was at least subconsciously picked as a first-day confidence builder and I'm proud to say that rather than showing off her body she chose to show off her mind by wearing the t-shirt she got as a finalist in the 24-Math Challenge. Yippie!!

So, I'm back to having 6 hours a day all by my lonesome and I can't say I'm too unhappy about it. (That's dry understatement, for you fans of the British stiff upper lip). I'm looking forward to blogging more regularly, working on my novel, and just generally getting into my own space. For those of you who aren't writers, you may not realize how critical it is to tune out the outside world in order to tune in to the inner one, but it's nearly impossible for me to write creatively when my family is around. I don't even try anymore.

So thank you for those who have stuck with my irregular posting this summer. I hope this fall will be an interesting and blog-worthy time for all of us.