Lengthening the Time

I once made the mistake of bragging in front of my brother-in-law about quitting smoking for three months.  He reminded me that I was smoking at that moment.  I said “Yes, but I quit for three whole months!”  to which he answered:  “You didn’t quit smoking, you just lengthened the time between cigarettes.”  I’ve decided to adopt that philosophy with my poor, neglected blog.  I never stopped blogging, I just lengthened the time between posts.  But even then, a year is really pushing it!

2011 was a busy year.  I wrote and directed two plays in two different towns (both an hour away from where I live).  Babysat my youngest daughter’s baby through colic, acid reflux, teething, multiple falls, scrapes and tumbles (she’s fearless and athletic).  Wrote mountains of internet content until my company decided to squeeze all us non-professional writers out.  I painted a Very Hungry Caterpillar mural on one daughter’s classroom wall, and painted fairies and butterflies on the walls of my 9th grandchild’s nursery.  She’ll be here after Christmas, and I’m already sure this one will be the artsy one like me.

My dog Walker is still the joy of my life.  Pap is now on disability.  We’re still living in the well appointed basement of my daughters house.

So what’s everybody else been up to?

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