It’s been a while and I will tell you that I have learned a few things since my last post.
One: the ukelele is not for me.
Two: JJJ (that’s Brazilian Jui Jitsu) really is, but it is a long road and life has been getting in the way lately.
How is that possible?
I fell off the wagon in December. My kids tag-teamed me with illness after illness. We had coughs, we had chills, we had clean-ups. I used my Super-Mom powers to prevent catching any of their nasty germs.
We all know that December is a low-key, easy-going kind of month. There aren’t any side tasks involved with major holidays. There aren’t any performances at school that can’t be missed. There aren’t any tasks the Mom would be able to do so much easier without “assistance” or company. Just to make life interesting, we threw in a trip to Florida to see my parents and my brothers from Dec 25 to Dec 31 (lower prices if you fly on “the” days.) This meant we woke up, had California Christmas, cleaned up, got on a red-eye, had Florida Boxing day, a great week, then a late night flight home on New Year’s Eve. We would have celebrated it in 4 time zones if we weren’t napping.
But I did the duck thing. I was calm on the surface, but paddling like mad below. Things got done. Until January hit me like a ton of bricks. Those Florida and Ohio germs took me down! I had the cough, the chills and the cleanups.
Before you know it, it was February. And now it’s almost April. But I haven’t been resting on my laurels. I have been busy!
I realized that with only 2 (count them folks – 2! more posts, I have finished telling you about my very first BFNBT (that’s the Big Fancy National Book Tour). And now I am about to start my fourth BFNBT!
I leave April 1 to promote Isabella Star of the Story!
I am hurriedly and frantically and excitedly trying to update my website, blog, schedule the kids, prep the babysitter, update my google calendar, prepare my presentation, pack, and oh, yea – breath!
So very soon, more details. Promise.
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