Musings...

[EDIT: It has been brought to my attention by a particular Mr. Smith that I have not been posting his weekly articles. I am repentant and promise to start putting them up again in the near future...so stay tuned!]

Well, I finished my short story. By yesterday, I finally decided that I needed to go ahead and do something that I felt the most comfortable with...the Underground Railroad. It required zero research so I was able to finish it by this morning. Honestly I am not satisfied with it at all...I was kind of rushed and I know I could have done WAY more with it...but oh well. That's what the class is for, no?

I have found that, unfortunatly, the time I write the best is after 10 o'clock p.m. This presents the problem that, if I don't get to bed by 11 or 12, I have to sleep longer in the morning or I will not function properly the rest of the day. And when I sleep longer that pushes the rest of my school time to later in the afternoon, and I begin to feel rushed. Obviously I am in need of some time management skills?? The book by the Mahaney women, Shopping for Time, has been sitting on our bookshelf for quite some time. Maybe its time I took it off...;)

Anyway! Speaking of school I have quite a bit on my reading list. Most of it voluntary. :) Firstly, and so far my favorite, I have been going through the letters of John and Abigail Adams. The more I read their words the more I am amazed at what a strong woman Abigil was, and what a wise husband she had! God certainly knew what he was doing when he chose these people to help shape our nation.

Now I am going to have to share with you the first letter, while they were still courting. It is the first existing letter that we know of, from John Adams to a certain Miss Abigail Smith, or, "Miss Adorable":

Miss Adorable, Octr 4th. 1762

By the same Token that the Bearer hereof satt up with you last night I hereby order you to give him, as many Kisses, and as many Hours of your Company after 9 OClock as he shall please to Demand and charge them to my Account: This Order, or Requisition call it which you will is in Consideration of a similar order Upon Aurelia for he like favour, and I presume I have good Right to draw upon you for the Kisses as I have given two or three Million at least, when one has been recd, and of Consequence the Account between us iis immensely in favour of yours

John Adams

Anyway, I thought that was so cute and there are many other letters of more...serious buisness. :) Adios amigos!