Very kiwi

When the boys were little, they couldn't say "scary". It sounded like they were saying "kiwi". Since then anything that shouldn't be scary, but is....is kiwi. Even though it is only July, once my birthday rolls around, then for as long as I can remember, summer is on a downhill slide, followed ever too quickly by fall.

I just signed up for the National Novel Writing Month experience, held annually in November. The goal is to commit to yourself that you'll write every day from November 1 - November 30. You "win" if you finish with 5o,000 words written.

One of my most favorite books "Water for Elephants" by Sarah Gruen, was a National Novel Writing book experience. I have been overwhelmed for months by her writing skill and her ability to touch into something so deeply - where she had previously had absolutely no personalf frame of reference.

We'll see where November takes me. I've been noting all the funny little quirks about life's simultaneous opposites - maybe there's an idea in there somewhere.