Mother's Day

I hope all of you who are mothers had a wonderful day. I got a phone call from my absent son, and to my total surprise, my husband actually gave me a beautiful yellow rose. I've known the man for nearly 40 years (married almost 33) and he's never given me flowers (except for required corsages). The closest he came was Valentine's 1981 (I was pregnant with our first) and he gave me a glass rose, saying it would have to do for a while. There was also chocolate and cards.

We had a very nice visit with my sister and her husband while also letting Jeanie learn how to drive on interstates for the first time. It was a long 3 hours (190 miles) and I was in as close to fetal position as I could get in the front seat of the car. I drove home. Duh. Actually, she's done very well learning to drive in the last 10 days. Crossing fingers for her road test tomorrow. Unfortunately, I haven't done any writing since she came home. She goes back to New York tomorrow afternoon; I'm hoping I can get back to the Darik stories I've outlined and have a couple of chapters written.

Who is Darik? His mother died after giving birth, and he's been brought up by monks. At the beginning of the story he has just come of age and leaves the monastery, at first serving as a constable in the nearby village. I plan to have him make his way to larger and larger towns and cities, until he finds his destiny. (I know what his destiny is, but I'm not telling yet.) He will have various experiences as the story goes on, some of which will be romantic. The world I've made for him is pre-industrial, but not medieval, with the posibility that there are actual dragons. It's definitely a work-in-progress. I'll keep you posted as it develops.