Checking In

I haven't been able to post for the past few days because my sons and I have had the nasty cold that's going around. We aren't well yet, but we are on the way. I can't wait for spring.

We are still having moving issues. The carpet STILL isn't in. The cat in the attic crawl space turned out to be a squriell. I set a humane trap and, I'm hoping I can remove him.

We haven't had school for a few days because we have been sick. We'll have to make them up later, but we started in June so it shouldn't be too hard.

I haven't been able to touch my beads either. They are packed. I can't work with them until after we move, which will be after the carpet comes in :(

I have been doing some writing on a new project, but I don't have a clue where it is going yet. I have also been develping characters. Where so you find your characters? I like to start with a name or a picture and then look for the details. Sometimes I use a form with lots of questions. Other times, I base them on people I'm close to. My oldest son is a great help when I create younger characters. He knows what is really important to kids, like gummy worms.

When you make characters, where do you start? How do you make them real? Do you ever use real people for the models?