Safely home

[vaneramos]

The traffic was unusually light, so the trip went quickly. Snow and ice were not a problem, but the wind was unusually strong and nearly blew the car off the road a couple times. I'm glad Enterprise gave me a free upgrade to a larger car, a Cavalier. The forecast warned of gusts up to 110 kph (78 mph). I left Guelph at 2:40 p.m. and arrived back at 8, with a stop for dinner.

On the ride back, I realized that what I need in order to continue writing my novel is not a break, but a couple days hanging out with my two silly girls. I suppose it was my own children who inspired me, in the first place, to write something entirely whimsical.

Comments

Glad you got home ok. And Go Girls!

[djjo.livejournal.com]

It's been pretty dang windy in Toronto, especially downtown where I work. Those buildings really funnel the wind around. Yonge and Bloor was really bad as well. Bicyclist being tipped over - very scary.

Have a great time with your daughters Van. Smoooches!
Danny

Re: Glad you got home ok. And Go Girls!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Last night walking three blocks from the bank to the Albion I got a bit scared, the wind was so violent, and the rain started driving so hard I could hardly see where I was going. I'm glad the weather is settling down finally.

We're having a great visit. The girls are tucked in reading. I'll talk to you soon.

[dakoopst.livejournal.com]

My favorite part of my job is being around the chaotic, joyous energy that kids bring to the classroom. They're a bundle of ideas, emotions, and half-baked schemes (and in teenagers' case, hormones), and those things interact and spill out in the most interesting ways.

I'll say this much...they keep me young...and laughing. :)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I admire you for being able to work with that. A friend recently suggested I try teaching children, but I don't know how to handle their energy. I never had the freedom to be a teeanger myself. I have had to learn to relax and let my own kids express themselves this way around me. They bring out a different, nuttier side of me that most people rarely see, except perhaps in my writing. I don't think I'm comfortable enough to do it with other children.