Can it be Spring? (And Goals Update)

See?  Do you see it?  Finally the green shoots of grass--err...cheat--are coming forth!  It has been BEAUTIFUL here this winter.  We've not gotten any snow to really speak of.  This month's temperatures have been anywhere from below freezing to, can you believe it, the 80's.  And now, we can truly say that we've seen not only cranes, but geese flying north.  Even the ants are out.

Daddy planted two new fruit trees and I'm saving egg shells for our garden seeds. 

But we can only wonder what tomorrow's weather will hold.  Who knows...we could have a blizzard. 

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Remember my "goals" post back in January?  Well, I'm very pleased to announce I entered not only one, but two writing contests before February.  One was a short story and the other was a poem-ish.  Winners will be announced March 17th and I will only have to wait and see what happens.  But however the outcome is, I can--did--check off goal number one.

How am I doing on the other goals?  Well, let's see.  I want to say I've written something everyday.  I mean how in the world could I go a day without writing something down?  So, yes.  I have a journal I keep up to date pretty much all the time.  This blog and even my stories are getting worked on.  I think it's safe to say this goal is going well.

No, I'm not even close to finishing my big book.  But I am learning quite a bit (like to be patient).  After all, whoever wrote, edited, rewrote, edited, and finished their book in a day?  Or month? 

Goal number 4.  I'm not really looking into publishing at the moment.  I figure it's better to have a book ready for publishing before finding a publisher.  That makes sense.

Well, you readers can answer this goal.  Am I creating better blog posts?  Personally, whether or not they're better, I am having so much fun writing them!

So far, I've read Gilding the Waters by Catherine Richmond, started an online book titled, Paramount, and am in another book containing stories six words long.  (By the way, six word stories are pretty amazing, especially if you are in a hurry.)  I've also been reading my Bible daily.

Did you make any resolutions this year?  If so, how are you doing with them?