Sunday, June 24, 2007
Not a Sleep over but a Wake-Over
Today is my son's birthday. He's 12. Ohmygoshhowdidthathappen? Last night he had a sleep over, which, in point of fact, was actually a wake-over since I got up at 4:00am to tell them to go to bed, please. But others in the household reported variously that said boys were up at 5:00am and having waffles at 5:30am. I got up at 10:00 am and the boys were sprawled on the couches in pretzel-like positions. I woke them at 11:20 because we were going to the Fair. Between 10:00 and 11:20 or so I worked on editing Magellan's Witch.
To the Fair we went. At 12, they can run around on their own without constant supervision. And, as I discovered, there was no need to worry about losing contact with them as they phoned me whenever they ran out of money. They knew the location of the ATM's, too. Imagine that. I got a free massage and a $10.00 airbrushed tattoo of a dragon. It'll wash off in a few days. I now know that when I get my real tattoo, I will not get black as my skin is too pale, and will get something perhaps a square inch or less in size. So, we were all fried about 4:00pm and the various 12 year olds went home with parents etc.
Then I picked up a cake for my son's party with family and went home. My present to him, besides the Fair, was to take down his share of the garbage. This is a big deal on account of the garbage needs to go down to the bottom of the driveway. See the
Driveway Torture post for more.
He was asleep on the couch at 8:30pm but when I woke him to to say perhaps he should go to bed, he refused. It's summer and he just can't bring himself to go to bed early. By which I mean, being in his bed. Crashing on the couch is completely involuntary and doesn't count.
I've been working on editing Magellan's Witch since I got back. Some progress is made. At least so far it's editing, not massive rewriting. I'm going to go to bed a bit early tonight,as I am tired from all the walking at the Fair and the rowing and the summer heat.
One big fat ick for Monday.
But, for once I feel like I got some good away time. I feel mentally refreshed. Which store of freshness I will need in order to get this book into shape. It's going to have to go to other readers in whatever shape it's in by, say, mid week. Urk.
Labels: editing, Magellan's Witch, plugging away
