WHAT'S HAPPENING? JUST STUFF!

My kids actually made liars out of me this morning.  In my last blog I said they wouldn't let me sleep in and that they would wake up between 7 and 8 every morning. Well, this morning they didn't wake up until 8:35 and that is only because the trash trucks came and woke them up.  Damn trash trucks!!!

Well, we had a lot happen over the last week some good, some bad. Of course you all know that the oldest graduated a week ago, on Thursday The Hubs had to go to the doctor - the man who never gets sick was sick as hell, on Friday the other kids had their last day of school for the year and on Saturday, I developed the coughing crud that everyone else has had over the last month and a half and something else exciting happened and I can't remember what...Crap, what was that?...hmmm, it's coming back to me...I completed something I think....oh yeah, I FINISHED MY SECOND BOOK!  Book 2 in my series is done (except for editing of course)  I read through it yesterday and loved it.  I have a couple of small additions to make and then it is sent off to editing. When that is done, well it will be on 'shelves' for you to'grab' and read.

This is book two and I still feel as accomplished as I did with book one. I wonder if it will always be this way. I sure hope so, I love this feeling! It is so addicting.  I just wish the hubs hadn't been so sick.  It is hard to be excited about something when the one you love is so sick they can't rejoice with you. Really guys, I have never seen his so sick - Severe sinus infection, cough, high fever, body aches, shakes and shivers, sleeping whenever the need hit him. That just isn't how it's supposed to be for my love. He is healthy and strong a majority of the time.  He was so bad they made him take three days off work.  He is back there now and I hope he is doing well, I think he should have had another two days or so to rest, but I'm not a doctor.  He is gradually getting better and was even joking with me yesterday.  I just hate seeing my romance hero ready to go to sleep at 7 p.m. (How are we supposed to act our my scenes if he's asleep?!) Umm I mean, how is he supposed to help me beta read my book if he's asleep...yeah, yeah, that's what I meant ;)

Until Next Time...When your loved one can't help you celebrate, it really sucks.  You have to learn to live with it and still be happy. It can be done, it's just not as fun!!! :)

PREVIEW OF ALASKAN AMBUSH

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“…I still love you.”

A two year relationship that ended because of a difference in lifestyle left Olivia Mannon and Alex Paige missing each other. Though they still loved each other, they lost all contact.

A sprinkling of matchmaking dust, a cruise to Alaska, and a floatplane tour of Misty Fjord National Monument brings them back into each other’s lives; for better or for worse.

Can Olivia change her ‘suite at a five star resort’ lifestyle to agree with Alex’s ‘camping outdoors’ way of life, or will they lose each other again? This time forever…

ON SALE JUNE 2013

ADVENTURES OF BUYING THE GRADUATE A CAR

Gwen and Michael - Scholarship smarties :)

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Sorry the blog is so late today, but we were out car shopping for The Senior, who will no longer be known as The Senior because yesterday was her last day of High School!  She will now be known as Gwen. :)  The picture to the right is of her and the boyfriend after they received their scholarships!  So Proud!

So I'm sure you were wondering what kind of adventure the car shopping experience was.  I was ready for it to be awful with everyone fighting and getting on each other's nerves and each person thinking a different car would be perfect (and safe) for her to drive. But in all actuality it was pretty drama free and fun.

I, The Hubs, Gwen, Mr. Insane and Little Butt took off at about 9 a.m and had a quick breakfast at our favorite place.  Then we drove across town to look at cars. Nothing really appealed to us as far as the safety/price/overall feel went.  So we visited a couple more lots that we knew had good reputations and found nothing.  (Did you know that used cars have suddenly gotten way too flippin expensive!) So we went back to the place that The Hubs and I visited yesterday and decided to let Gwen look at the cars we'd seen the day before and really liked. We let her explore the lot and look at all of the cars and the minute she got into the GMC Jimmy that we (and her grandparents) figured would be the best for snow travel, size and safety,) she fell in love. Sorry boyfriend, Gwen has a new love - okay not really but you know I love to tease. :)  She and her dad took it out for a test drive and liked what they experienced so then it was time to get it checked by the mechanic.  All was okay and we decided that this one was THE ONE.  We called our financial helpers and they agreed it was perfect.  So on Monday, we pick up Gwen's new ride while she is at graduation practice.

Gwen's new ride - just needs a little bath :)

Now we just have to get her a license.  Yeah, she still doesn't have it, but you know how life gets in the way sometimes.  She should have her license very soon though and until then she just needs an adult with her and she can enjoy her new ride.

What shocks me the most is that there were no ego's involved, there was no fighting, there were no tantrums (Mr. Insane had a fit the previous day because he was tired of car shopping) and Little Butt didn't freak out when her Gennie left to take the test drive.

With all of the crap that has been going on in our house the last few months (come on, I have two hormonal teenagers, a stressed out graduate, and three little ones, there are bound to be bad times.) I thought for sure this would be the worst event of all.  It wasn't.  I think I'm still in shock.  We found a great car for our hormonal, stressed out teenaged daughter with NO DRAMA!!! Phew...Now on to the next hurdle - Graduation and family visit!

Until Next Time... If you think something is going to be a disaster, it might not be. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I do that pretty much every day of my life and boy does it feel good when 'the best' happens!