Kathryn has been cleaning her room - alot! Today she found an old notebook that I used to take notes on our 2000 cruise and on homeschooling way back then. (Kev didn't like to do math problems once he got the concept).
Anyway, one day the kids and I drove to South Ft. Worth for a writing class led by two homeschool moms who had actually been published. We did a 10 minute writing exercise that had 3 rules -- don't stop (keep hand moving, don't fix anything), don't worry about spelling, grammar, or mistakes, and Let Go! (They did talk about editing later)
Part of what I wrote about was that we had driven there in the rain and I had almost got lost but I turned around as soon as I realized it. However, it made me wonder what would have happened if I hadn't turned around -- we would have left the metroplex and been on an adventure. Now I quote myself from 8 years ago -- "Sometimes I want to get lost and just go on an adventure. Just go where the road leads me. Sometimes it's a pain to be the prompt one, to be the one who has to be where she said she would be when she said she would be -- you know, THE responsible one. Sometimes I just want to be free! Oh well back to the rain. It almost made me late and I hate being late. I must have an inner conflict within me -- being responsible and being carefree. Are they really at two ends of the spectrum or can they coexist together?"
I'm still conflicted! I guess it's part of adulthood.
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Kim, Bless them, our parents installed that fear of being late when we were young. One minute was to late and even today, I get a stomach ache when I am not on time. I do not think that affliction was picked-up by out middle sister however.
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