Mommy Brain

Happy Friday, everyone! We made it through a whole week and seem to have gotten rid of the tummy bug. And spring is here! It was cold today, but we did spend a couple hours at the park. The kids are definitely ready for some warmer weather!

Hmm, lots of other stuff going on, let’s see:

My sister Marni and I were asked to give a concert at my mom and dad’s church on May 5th, before their Mother’s Day luncheon. I’ve been spending lots of time gathering music, transposing music, practicing music, etc. I’m singing three songs, Marni’s singing three, and we’re doing three together. I’m learning the vocals for mine – two of which I’ve never done before – plus the piano accompaniment for her songs, plus memorizing a monologue, which I have not done in a really long time. Our theme is the seasons of a woman’s life: singlehood, courtship, marriage, motherhood. I’m excited – I haven’t done something like this in several years, but drama and music are a first love of mine.

I’m going to take a creative writing course through our community education program here at the community college. I saw it listed in the brochure and wanted to do it, but I wasn’t crazy about going alone. Then Michelle mentioned she wanted to take it, too, so we’re signing up next week. Another thing I haven’t done in several years – taking a formal class, I mean. I’m looking forward to it.

We have one more week of school, then a week off for spring break. We will still be reading and reading aloud, though, and the kids are excited to have some extra time to finish Eragon since I won’t let them rent the DVD until I’m done reading it aloud to them.

I can’t believe Easter is almost here! Time flies…

Tomorrow we’re heading up to Trail, B.C. to the aquatic center. We always have so much fun there. And then Sunday (if no one gets sick!) we will go to church. Together. For the first time in a while! Kevin took the three kids that weren’t sick last week to the church I’ve visited several times, and he really liked it, so I’m tentatively optimistic. Good teaching straight from the Word, good worship, sound doctrine. And the kids really enjoy Sunday School – so much so that having to sit through the service doesn’t keep them from wanting to go. Our old church had children’s church for all ages during the service, and that’s what they’re used to, so this will take some adjustment.

I’ll leave you with some links for your weekend reading:

~Great post for would-be writers at Charis Connection by an editor of Christian fiction.

~Would you be brave enough to try this?

~Read everything by your favorite author and wondering what to read next? Throwing Marshamallows posted about a cool tool. Plug an author’s name into the Map of Literature at Gnooks and get a map of related writers.

~Randi posted a hilarious video that I just had to share.

~Mindy Withrow has a great interview with Susan Wise Bauer about writing, homeschooling, and her new book The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome.

~Robin Lee Hatcher is giving away copies of The Nativity on DVD.

~Chronicle Books is having another giveaway – this time an autographed copy of A Seed is Sleepy and An Egg is Quiet (Cybils award winner) by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Sylvia Long.

Well, that’s it for this week! Have any plans for the weekend?