Yeah, remember that whole “I need to keep up on this blog thing” a few weeks ago? Well, it’s been a few weeks! Lots going on here….

A few storms, some tree limbs down. Kind of an understatement, actually: we did some trimming the other day, and then God did some of his own. Half a tree, really, by my mailbox; the top half, hanging on another branch, most blocking the driveway. Joy.  Since the tree guy never called me back, I paid a toothless dude in a pickup truck to shinny up there with a chainsaw. Heck, *I* wasn’t going up 30 feet in the air!

Been working for several weeks now helping my stepmom. Seems my BIL has been a very bad boy, engaging in credit card fraud, mortgage fraud, and identity theft – all in her name. What a mess! Someone needs to slap him, hard, a few times at least. I imagine that honor will fall to one judge or another. Too bad for him!

So we moved her across the state; we moved a friend to a new apartment, on a hill so it won’t flood like the last one. Hill, right? Stairs. Lots of them. I call it LeAnn’s Stairmaster 2011. But did I lose any weight? Maybe a pound. Maybe. Blech. Got a good workout, though! I think. I’ll let you know when I recuperate.

Oh yes – the high point? A new granddaughter! Born on Flag Day and had her first professional photo shoot the next morning – now THAT’s a cute baby!

And the cicadas are GONE. Yay!!!! Mosquitoes have taken their place, if the number of bites on my leg is any indication. Funny, they never bother me when they’re having dinner, I just notice a few days later. Oops, that might be poison ivy…hmmm…well, whatever, it itches like crazy! And, as I said, the cicadas are GONE! I’ll take the trade!

Sheesh, why do I even have a blog?  Haven’t been here in ages, my apologies to *all* my fans – ha!  So, time for an update:

Lots of things going on.  I counted, a week or so ago, about 10 things I’m stressed over.  Just 10.  Not a huge number, right?  But, I’m happy to report, several of those things just dropped off The List.  Yay!  Of course, it helps that I can’t quite remember all of them in the first place….

I’ve decided to go for it, to write fulltime.  And, of course, hopefully earn a living!  Guess I’m pushing off that nervous breakdown for a bit longer.  Oh, well.

Suppose I should have written this little piece a couple weeks ago, because I actually started on June 1.  Seemed like a good date, first of the month and all; but, naturally, life is getting in the way just a tad.  First, there were the last couple days of school for my youngest; then medical tests for my husband; then a few crises with family members – well, truthfully, some of them have pretty continuous crises…but I digress.

And, well, that’s part of my problem too – digression.  Or, as it’s better known, procrastination. 

On the other hand, perhaps some of my writer friends can enlighten me:

Is it REALLY procrastination, or don’t you have to “feel” something first?  I mean, there’s focus, which we all need regardless of occupation, but there has to be some movement of the creative spirit before we can begin.  Or, I supposed, one must simply type until that spirit moves, yes?  I think my brain must be getting fuzzy again…or, well, it’s that darn procrastination!

What do you think?