I added the last half of that, but the first half is what Boy 1 calls the Razorbacks whenever I’m watching a game. As in, “Can we watch Razorback Arkansas, papa?” (referring specifically to the football team playing).
I haven’t got much writing done the last couple days, but am finally getting back in the groove today. Friday, I was mostly busy with Boy 1 and getting him to pee in the toilet. It’s taken forever to get him to go, but — other than when he’s sleeping — he hasn’t worn diapers at all the last two days. He’s not all the way there yet, but it’s wonderful to finally be this close.
Yesterday the whole family walked up to see the newly renovated Washington County Courthouse, which is very nice, looking as close as they could get it to how it was a hundred years ago. After that, we walked around the farmers’ market on the square, then to the grocery, then finally home. We didn’t get started until just before 11:00, which was kickoff time for the Arkansas-Georgia game, so I spent the better part of the walk with one ear glued to the radio. We got back just in time for me to see the end of the third quarter and the near-implosion in the fourth.
I don’t know if we can actually win against Alabama next week, but I definitely think it’s in the realm of possibility.
I was at a bit of a lull in the story when real life got busy, so writing kind of slipped a bit in my priorities. Headaches just when I had a bit of time to write but a damper on things as well. But this morning I picked up just where I left off, which made me very happy. Quality aside (I’ll worry about that in the rewrite) I haven’t done this well writing since the summer after my freshman year of college, when I pounded out over 400 manuscript pages to finish my first novel. That will never see the light of day in anything like its present form, but it felt good to write it, and it feels even better to finally be writing again now.
UPDATE:
Yarr! Almost forgot it were Talk Like a Pirate Day, ya lubbers! Yarr!
