Today is the first day of school for Houston ISD which means I am finally back to getting things done (...hopefully...once I get in practice again...it could happen...)! Saturday we attended Open House at Stephen's school and had a quick 'meet and greet' with his new teacher. She passed out a "getting to know you" questionnaire, asking us parents to catch her up on our child's strengths and desires. One of the questions was: What makes your child laugh? My pen hovered over that question as I looked up at my husband who was busy reading over my shoulder. Our eyes met and simultaneously we both blurted out, "Make up Tag!" So that is today's shared entertainment. Stephen and my husband Eric started this game when summer began. It started out humble, with only one rule. You had to call your tag, then call out of the game - and fast! I personally called the game I WIN TAG. It started with something...
Actually, this blog was about keeping up with kids (as in things to do when you're out of ideas) Lately it's been about keeping up with me. As in, what I am doing to promote my books, what I'm writing, and how much I want the world to know that I have really smart, fun, and FUNNY kids. Except if I focus on that subject, I won't have time to finish my next book....