Jul. 9th, 2024
News & Views: ARMY day!
Jul. 9th, 2024 02:29 pm1. I got to the murder in my soap opera! I put so much of life on hold to write it, and I'm pleased with how it turned out. The story is switching gears from heat-porn to murder mystery, which is nice. There is the murder of a wealthy old Alpha man who hired the young Alpha undergardener to see to his young Omega husband's heats [we all know how that turns out] but everyone had a reason to kill the old man because he helped out people in trouble and then used it to control them (subtle blackmail) so the family doctor, the cook, the head gardener, the manservant, they all have reasons to want him dead. And there's 4 pieces of the old man's art collection gone missing on the day of his murder. And there's a lovable Doberman Pincher named BAM. So the detective has come to town to solve the murder (INITERPOL doesn't work like that, but I don't care. My detective investigates Art and Cultural Heritage Theft) and find the missing art but he's got secrets and a reason to want the old man dead, too. dum-dum-DUM!
2. The boys' father is scheduled to go to Congo-Brazzaville for two weeks. He supposed to leave on Sunday. So I am gearing up for that.
3. I finished 2 more book bingo squares. I am working on 1 more. I am also working on my All of Agatha, trying to get through a Mary Westmacott.
4. I'm working on a craft project with the boys. We are doing our book club. 1 or 2 chapters a day for each book. I did some cleaning.
5. On Saturday, the boys' father and I took the boys to a library branch out in the rural area because there was a passport office inside. It's a large lovely library with all kinds of cool things like a maker lab with 3d printer and a recording studio. The boys asked to go back and we will. It's about 20 minutes away.
4 JULY: Fourth of July: Fireworks. Yay or nay?
I love fireworks. I grew up in South Carolina where they are legal and shot all year round. When I was still speaking to my Trump relatives, I would drive down to Mississippi and stop in Tennessee and buy $200 worth of fireworks and shoot them off for whatever holiday I was visiting them for. Nothing says business like needing a grocery cart at the fireworks stand.
My sister and her friends used to get in bottle rocket wars and shot them at each other. Roman candle wars too. It's a wonder we all survived.
5 JULY: Bikini Day: When is the last time you wore a bathing suit?
An hour ago! I took the boys to the pool today.
6 JULY: Play Outside Day: What’s your favorite outside game?
Badminton. I like blowing bubbles for kids too.
7 JULY: Chocolate Day: What’s your favorite way to eat chocolate?
Copiously! Seriously, I am trying to be more responsible about my chocolate consumption so going on advice from![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
acorn_squash, I just ordered some from Equal Exchange and Theo's. I'm trying to go for quality (and fair trade) rather than quantity and stuffing myself into a larger size of clothing.
8 JULY: Coca-Cola Day: Coca-cola. Yay or nay? Yay!
I love Coke. I am from a part of the US that calls all soft drinks 'Coke.' I think the Coca-Cola family paid for my entire university campus. I have visited the World of Coke more than once. It's an experience!
9 JULY: Dimples Day: Do you have dimples? Do you find them attractive?
No. I have wrinkles. But how can you not find them attractive? [Kim Namjoon, leader of BTS and the detective in my fic]
2. The boys' father is scheduled to go to Congo-Brazzaville for two weeks. He supposed to leave on Sunday. So I am gearing up for that.
3. I finished 2 more book bingo squares. I am working on 1 more. I am also working on my All of Agatha, trying to get through a Mary Westmacott.
4. I'm working on a craft project with the boys. We are doing our book club. 1 or 2 chapters a day for each book. I did some cleaning.
5. On Saturday, the boys' father and I took the boys to a library branch out in the rural area because there was a passport office inside. It's a large lovely library with all kinds of cool things like a maker lab with 3d printer and a recording studio. The boys asked to go back and we will. It's about 20 minutes away.
4 JULY: Fourth of July: Fireworks. Yay or nay?
I love fireworks. I grew up in South Carolina where they are legal and shot all year round. When I was still speaking to my Trump relatives, I would drive down to Mississippi and stop in Tennessee and buy $200 worth of fireworks and shoot them off for whatever holiday I was visiting them for. Nothing says business like needing a grocery cart at the fireworks stand.
My sister and her friends used to get in bottle rocket wars and shot them at each other. Roman candle wars too. It's a wonder we all survived.
5 JULY: Bikini Day: When is the last time you wore a bathing suit?
An hour ago! I took the boys to the pool today.
6 JULY: Play Outside Day: What’s your favorite outside game?
Badminton. I like blowing bubbles for kids too.
7 JULY: Chocolate Day: What’s your favorite way to eat chocolate?
Copiously! Seriously, I am trying to be more responsible about my chocolate consumption so going on advice from
acorn_squash, I just ordered some from Equal Exchange and Theo's. I'm trying to go for quality (and fair trade) rather than quantity and stuffing myself into a larger size of clothing.8 JULY: Coca-Cola Day: Coca-cola. Yay or nay? Yay!
I love Coke. I am from a part of the US that calls all soft drinks 'Coke.' I think the Coca-Cola family paid for my entire university campus. I have visited the World of Coke more than once. It's an experience!
9 JULY: Dimples Day: Do you have dimples? Do you find them attractive?
No. I have wrinkles. But how can you not find them attractive? [Kim Namjoon, leader of BTS and the detective in my fic]