<a href="http://rachelstoneswrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mcdonalds.jpg"><img src="http://rachelstoneswrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mcdonalds.jpg" alt="mcdonalds" width="150" height="111" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-115" /></a>The other day my two youngest were stir crazy. It was too hot for the park, so I took them to their favorite (and my least favorite) place for ice cream. On my way out the door I slipped a picture book manuscript into my purse, in true <a href="http://megmillerwrites.blogspot.com/2014/01/revimo-day-3-interview-with-ame-dyckman.html">Ame Dyckman</a> fashion. 

Within seconds, my kids made eight new friends. There were pirates, Power Rangers, and princesses. One girl was positive she was Elsa. I know people heard her singing, "Let it go" from the drive-through. The kids played happily for a whole hour while I revised. My daughter yelled, "look Mom, I'm at the very top," a dozen times. It was loud and crazy and wonderful. Oddly, it was the most productive writing session I've had in weeks.
 
I thought I needed quiet time to write in my office. But I <em>really</em> needed the McDonalds playland. Sometimes a little chaos gets the creative juices flowing. 

<strong>Public Service Announcement!</strong>
Here is a business idea for you entrepreneurial people, free of charge. Open a restaurant that has good food <em>and</em> a playground. Parents hate being forced to choose between good food and happy kids. You'll make millions, guaranteed. I would do it myself, but my interest in the food industry lies in the eating category. 