This was a week full of Mondays.  Each day felt like it lasted for way too long because there was so much to do.  That and a lot of people were off.  Not just students, but adults too and nobody could figure out why.  Every day was a new adventure that I’m not entirely certain I signed up for.  Surprisingly, I did manage to accomplish some things . . . Give me a few minutes to remember since the brain fog is still lingering.

Writing-wise, I only managed to input 2 chapters worth of edits for Darwin & the Halfling Hunt, which means I have 6 more to go.  I really hope to get them done this weekend, but it’s going to be tight.  Have a lot of cleaning and cooking to get done since I have the house to myself for two weeks.  Takes me about 1.5-2 hours to finish a chapter since I’m double-checking my work.  I might make things easier on myself by bringing my laptop downstairs and try to either type while waiting for timers to go off or print out Darwin & the Avenging Elf.  Tomorrow really is going to be the day where I have the most amount of time even though I’m going to cook penne with vodka sauce AND a loaf of ice cream bread.  Why did I agree to do the latter?

I’m definitely not going to be getting to Darwin & the Avenging Elf until June since I have my son next weekend.  Then again, I might be able to do the prologue at some point and never mind because I just remembered that the days I don’t have my son are filled with appointments.  Not a bad thing since I wouldn’t want to start and then have to wait 2 weeks before I get back to it.  There’s a small shelving unit I need to put together anyway, which is a weird thing to say here.  In my defense, I can’t even consider putting my DnD Lego set together until I have something to put it on.

A big victory this week was getting all of the Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday posts set up through August.  That means I only have to start in on the weekday posts I have pictures and topics for.  If I can clear a bunch of that then I should be golden through at least July and take my time figuring September out.  Got enough topics to make it through that and then there’s the monster posts of October.  Feels like I’m really just dragging this blog along, but I need it functional for when The Slumberlord Chronicles are ready to be published.  Don’t feel like I have enough of an audience that switching to a few days a week would work out.  Not even sure what kind of posting schedule I would make too since Thursday and Saturday are the only ones with real constants.  That’s a terrible combo and I don’t think doing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday is any better.

Away from the writing world, my son had his big concert this week.  He’s in chorus and did a great job.  My parents were able to join us too.  The concert always feels like a sign that we’re coming to the grand finale of the school year.  Of course, that means we’re looking at finals and Regents coming.  The current schedule doesn’t have me helping my son with studying as much as I used to, which worries me.  He’s doing extra help for the algebra and living environment Regents, so that will help.  Fingers crossed that he comes through and doesn’t try to rush like he’s done in the past.  Seems to be a common issue with autistic kids and testing.

Another big event this week was a special basketball practice that was put together at the last minute.  This was at my school and was to celebrate one of our special education students who is going off to college.  The coaches announced his stats for the last two seasons.  There was a cake with an edible picture of the whole team.  This student has come so far since he was in 8th grade.  I got to be his one-on-one TA for a few weeks when he was in 10th grade and it was a wild ride.  The basketball championship game is next Wednesday and I really hope we win it all for his sake.  I mean, we’re undefeated so far and the student along with his two friends who are juniors are amped.  Definitely going to be a great game and I’m happy to be helping out.

The game is really the big event since most other nights I’m going to have to put time aside to cook.  With my parents away, I get to try out some new recipes and not waste enough food for 3 people.  If I mess up then I only screw myself over.  Maybe I’ll take pictures of the finished meals and make a slideshow for the next 2 goal posts.  Won’t count the frozen pizza I’m making on a day with a time crunch or the fast food days that might turn up.  I have 6 new recipes though and a classic tomorrow.  Cooking can stir the creative juices too, so maybe I’ll get into a writing mood after dinner.  You never know.

Goals of the week:

1. Finish typing in the edits for Darwin & the Halfling Hunt.
2. Print out Darwin & the Avenging Elf.
3. Help son with homework when possible.
4. Vacuum upstairs, including Lego sets.
5. Cook meals.
6. Help with basketball finals.
7. Put shelving unit together.
8. Work on puzzle.
9. Finish watching ‘Great Teacher Onizuka’.  No idea what to start next.
10. Catch more Pokemon to get fresh air and exercise.