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It’s funny. Some days I’m just overwhelmed with things I want to write down. Memories I want to preserve. But when I finally get a moment to unplug, I feel the tumbleweeds blowing through my brain. So, here’s a bit of a mosaic of things I’m thinking about tonight.

1. I’m so completely nostalgic that Jake is nearly done with kindergarten. It wasn’t supposed to go this quickly. I’ve loved saying that my son is in kindergarten. Maybe because after that, school becomes so, well, ordinary. Is that weird? Yes, I know. It’s not all about me. Jake has been lamenting the fact that he won’t have the incredible Mrs. Day as his teacher next year. He’s already decided that he won’t like his new teacher next year. But he said the same thing when he left his preschool too.

2. The last couple days, Jake has been searching for attention in a new way – for him at least. It started with the following comment: “Mom, I must be the most ‘wedicuwous’ kid.” What are you talking about? “I wasn’t a good listener tonight, was I?” Melt me already. Maybe he has no idea what the word ridiculous means (he defined it as not a good listener), but he sure tried to put it in context. Still, it’s nothing I would ever say to him. And since then, there have been other self-deprecating comments that make me want to take him up in my arms and feed him all the chocolate ice cream he wants. To heck with the broccoli tonight. My baby is feeling melancholy.

Wait a minute. This kid is smarter than I thought.

3. Which David? This business of predicting the American Idol winner has become quite serious among my coworkers. In my opinion (even before Simon’s comments tonight), most were in David C’s corner. But that’s who they liked. Not who they thought would win. As I’ve repeatedly said, you can’t underestimate the Hannah Montana vote. Ever. David A, you and your stage dad are about to take it all the way home. But is it to late to teach him how to be a guy’s guy?

4. Consider yourself a creative writer? I’ve never thought of myself as one. I really just think of what I do as creative journaling. But dang, if San Diego Momma isn’t going to challenge me to keep stretching my wings. And her entry in for this week’s PrompTuesday is positively goose-bumpingly chilling. But I’ve always been a wimp for horror. Still, I have an idea rolling around, I just need to put it on paper.

5. I’ve got a several giveaways for Moon and Back Studios scheduled in the coming weeks at some incredible sites. If you want details on how to win a free set of our fabulous premium photo cards, stay tuned and I’ll tell you how to enter.

Out.