My Apologies for the Delay

So here we are and it is summer... FINALLY!
It took awhile to get back into this because I have had some things going on at home that needed to be taken care of right away. But now my plan is to check in here daily and see what you are all doing, be it art or otherwise.
As for me, so far I have done some house cleaning, some house painting outdoors, some gardening and taken care of my dad. He had back surgery. That is the real reason for my delay. Oh! And I saw a movie: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It's kind of quirky, but interesting. But maybe it's more for people my age than yours. I have started reading Catching Fire, too, although I am not very far into it yet - chapter 3 or 4 I think.
In any case I have done no art so far. But I sure plan to before the summer is over. I have to get at least one piece done so that I have something to show. Mt St Jo is hosting a show for art teachers this year and I need to have something for that since I have already committed to it. But I hope to have more than one piece done by the end of the summer.
I also have a goal of doing some work to upgrade my teaching license. We'll see if that happens.
It seems I have so many things I need/want to do before school starts. Some have already been started. How about if we write down what we hope to accomplish, each of us. Then we'll see how many things we really do get to do.
I will also be posting suggestions for work hopefully by next week.
In the meantime... do a nice drawing using stippling only. I know it takes time and can be monotonous, but really it is all about your mindset. If you have fun with it and see it as a challenge instead of a chore then it will be more tolerable. Or let's say this: Do the basic drawing with blind contour, then shade with stippling in some areas and hatching and cross-hatching in other areas.