Two Steps Forward and Three Steps Back
No, I'm not teaching a new dance. This is kind of what life has been the last little while. I'm behind in everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING! I'm sure you understand the feeling. This weekend will be one of desperate catch-up so that I can stay on track for some of my bigger goals, like releasing the third Charming book in mid-October, early November. I'm also trying to get some Christmas projects done, because we all know that there is no time in November and December for such things! The holidays are whispering in my ear that they're coming up faster than I'll be ready and NaNoWriMo is taunting me by reminding me that November is a mere month and a half away!
*insert scream here*
But despite all the hectic craziness that is motherhood, I'm doing pretty well. I've been mostly on track in my trek, which brings me to one of my behind things. We passed Garden Grove last week and I've yet to write about it! So here's some neat facts I've found:
* Garden Grove was a way station for Mormon pioneers. Here cabins were built and crops planted for those who would come later. It provided a place of rest and solitude for weary travelers from 1846 to 1852
*Orson Pratt recorded on May 10, 1846, "A large amount of labour has been done since arriving in this grove: indeed the whole camp are very industrious. Many houses have been built, wells dug, extensive farms fenced, and the whole place assumes the appearance of having been occupied for years, and clearly shows what can be accomplished by union, industry, and perseverance."
*Garden Grove was the first permanent settlement in the Potawatomi Indian lands in what was territorial Iowa.
*There is still a town called Garden Grove not far from the original site.
(Thanks to the National Park Service website http://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit...)
Soon I'll be adding in Winter Quarters! But we're not there quite yet. :)
And now I must return to my other projects. Time goes fast! Especially during nap time. ;)
*insert scream here*
But despite all the hectic craziness that is motherhood, I'm doing pretty well. I've been mostly on track in my trek, which brings me to one of my behind things. We passed Garden Grove last week and I've yet to write about it! So here's some neat facts I've found:
* Garden Grove was a way station for Mormon pioneers. Here cabins were built and crops planted for those who would come later. It provided a place of rest and solitude for weary travelers from 1846 to 1852
*Orson Pratt recorded on May 10, 1846, "A large amount of labour has been done since arriving in this grove: indeed the whole camp are very industrious. Many houses have been built, wells dug, extensive farms fenced, and the whole place assumes the appearance of having been occupied for years, and clearly shows what can be accomplished by union, industry, and perseverance."
*Garden Grove was the first permanent settlement in the Potawatomi Indian lands in what was territorial Iowa.
*There is still a town called Garden Grove not far from the original site.
(Thanks to the National Park Service website http://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit...)
Soon I'll be adding in Winter Quarters! But we're not there quite yet. :)
And now I must return to my other projects. Time goes fast! Especially during nap time. ;)
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Thanks for the bits of information on Garden Grove. Onward to Winter Quarters ... we'll continue the trek together.