new photos

I finally uploaded the pictures from our family trip to the beach. My two younger sisters, plus all our kids, spent several days at a friend's beach house. We had a great time at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, visiting several other area attractions, as well.

I'm still working on web stuff, but at the same time I've had one essay accepted and another essay query accepted. So I've been busy writing and editing. I'll let you know when there's a web link to pass on.

changes ahead

Our lives are busy, but not in the way they used to be. I'm in the midst of changing things around and making teresaandkids.com's blog a personal/family blog and moving the weblog into a better system to be able to search for various topics. I'll be breaking it into essays more and less diary-style entries.

Meanwhile, I'm plodding away on the book about our adventures in Vietnam (and a few in China). The kids have been in California, with my sister for three weeks now and I'm thrilled to welcome them home tomorrow afternoon. It's been a good experience and I've been able to accomplish a decent amount and had a good time being completely single, but I'm really, really excited about them coming back.

I finally got my own page up for my life as a writer. You can see it at www.teresaandkids.com/teresa. I'm hoping to get one up for each of the kids as well, showcasing their photography and writing/art talents.

My to-do list is incredibly long, but it's getting shorter. Little by little.