Weekend Wrap Up!

I am so not ready for tomorrow to be Monday! There's so much more I want to do before I have to sit behind my desk!

Anyway... Let's hit the list:

1. Fabulous weekend with the older grands. Picked up K5, went to dinner, then home to watch the astronauts splash down and then a movie. B arrived early Saturday and the two of them proceeded to crack us up and create chaos until not too long ago. 

2. The plants are outside and my office is clean. 

3. We planted some flowers, the grass was cut (by K5), laundry done...well, laundry done twice since some stupid cat decided to pee in B's bag. Gross. But we caught it before the smell had a chance to become permanent. 

4. B's soccer game yesterday. An hour away. On windy roads. They won. B is so freaking fast it always stuns me. 

A funny aside...I bought this gallon-sized insulated jug. It's awesome and keeps ice cold for days. I filled it, and we took it along. And then I discovered that the water tasted really bad--like fake grapes or something? I asked the kids if they'd put one of their drink packets in it but neither did. Then I realized I'd been so distracted in filling it up that I didn't even rinse it out first. I dumped it (pissed about the ice waste) and found a rag. Yeah. I'd stuffed it inside to make sure it was dry and didn't take it out. So yeah...

5. The grands being appreciative for receiving payment for their services and being more than willing to help with whatever we asked. They got plenty of time for goofing off too...which they did...with great skill. Ha! 

6. Not a lot of sleeping in this weekend. A little each day, but considering we were in bed late both nights... But at least it was good sleeping weather. 

7. Having a tiny birthday celebration with the grands. K5 made shortcake and cut up strawberries. I got some presents (chicken pj pants! Awesome!) and it was good. 

8. Deciding what I'm putting out on the 'zon next and getting through two chapters of proofreading. Surprised me because I am so wore out. But yay! I figured since the next few months are on the insane side, I'll work through my previously published stuff and get it back out. Then work on the new stuff. It gives me time and purpose and I won't feel crappy because writing time sucks. 

And there you have it!

Behave!  

Feel Good Friday!

It has been an exceptionally long week! 

Let's just get to the list...

1. Life After coming out and being available in both ebook and print! I just ordered my author copies and I can't wait to hold it in my hands for the first time ever! 

2. Weekend plans with the older grands. K5 is trying to earn money for a mission trip and B owes us for helping him out with some stuff so besides soccer and frivolity, they'll be helping out around the house a bit. They're excited and so are we!

3. The plan to get the plants outside this weekend. We had to drag the few that were out back in with the frost warning. They're still inside and have been fuel for cat vomit. Gross. 

4. Dinner plans with K5 tonight. She chose our favorite place for dinner since the night will be chaotic and it'll be later until we can pick her up. 

5. The old gal hanging in there. She's still happy and occasionally tries to run like a puppy. She has good days and bad. So far still more good days though we're dealing with swelling and incontinence on occasion. She's confused in the evenings, which has been the norm the past few months. We seem to be managing her pain too. So we're just loving on her and making sure she's happy. 

6. The next two + months are absolute chaos. We do have some time carved out for just the two of us coming up and I'm really excited for that. I just need to figure out how to get everything done in between the other obligations but I'll get there. I had to bail on our June retreat because of the stuff already on the calendar and that makes me very sad. I'm not sure life is ever going to calm down. 

7. The weather finally warming up! I can't wait for windows open! 

That is all. 

Behave! 

It's Here!

Life After

Click the link "Life After" and it'll take you to the page! 

The print book should be ready very soon! 

Thank you! 

Behave! 

It's Coming!

Life After should be available in about 48 hours!!

All of the things have been done and it's down to the waiting for Amazon to do it's thing. 

Also, you'll be able to order a print copy too! 

I'm excited for that! Since it was a short, I didn't have the capability to get print copies at the time of original publication! 

I'm deciding which one I want to put up next...so stay tuned for that. 

Behave! 

Cover Reveal!

 Coming soon... or coming again soon! Ha! 

Life After was published as an ebook in 2024. This is a re-issue and will hopefully be available in print before too long. I'll let you know when it's up on Amazon.

Life After

When Mia realizes she's the only person left in the world, her first thought is that she's free. After years of abuse by her mother and an accident that makes her financially responsible for her comatose mother's care, Mia embraces her new life.Though the solitude was intended to torture Mia, it's the best thing that ever happened to her. She spends the time healing while trying to figure out who she is and what she wants. Before long, she realizes she's not truly alone in her paradise. John claims to be her guardian but insists she needs to go back to her old life. How could that possibly be good?Together they strive to figure out why Mia's life was manipulated and who is responsible. Their journey uncovers deceit and evil—and their love for each other.

The new cover is similar to the old one and I love it. And I have to shout out hefty thanks to my writing compadres for helping me get this ready to go. From covers, to formatting, to support, and for critiquing it originally. 

If you bought this book when it was out originally, thank you. I'm not going to stop you if you want to get it again, but just know, it's almost exactly the same. I did some light editing and that's it. 

If you missed out the first time and want to get it now, thank you! 

And remember if you download it on Kindle Unlimited, I get nothing until you read it. 

Hopefully it will be out by the end of the week. 

Behave! 

Feel Good Friday!

Today was an early leaving day from the day job. Nice!

Let's hit the list... 

1. Errand running with That Man.

2. Very light weekend plans. No muss, no fuss. We've stepped away from the traditional Easter celebration-type thing. Yeah, we got the grandkids little things, but that's about it. 

3. Our group chat with the older grandkids. They crack me up on the daily. 

4. My plants starting to "spring forth". 

5. New book covers. I'm going to be putting myself back out there with self publishing. The cover reveal will be soon. 

6. Limited writing time this week, but still progress. 

7. That Man making me dinner last night. 

8. Sleeping in tomorrow. 

9. Coffee.

That's all. Enjoy your weekend! 

Another Weekend Wrap Up on Monday...

That weekend went way too fast! 

We crossed a lot of stuff off the "to do" list. The fluids have been changed in the truck, the office closed cleaned out, laundry done, pantry, fridge, and freezer cleaned out, the spare room cleaned up...blah blah blah. And I even wrote!

It was cold Saturday! And we missed B's game, unfortunately, thanks to things beyond our control. We made a new recipe for dinner and it turned out well. Even my super ugly bread turned out well. (The ugly bread that spewed all over the newly cleaned oven.) Oh yeah, and the oven is fixed. The washing machine is acting up again though. 

Sunday was spent relaxing with friends on their deck in a super last minute invite. We haven't seen these friends since...eek, I don't know. I'm trying to think. I believe before the holidays? Or around the holidays? But they're the kind of friends where time doesn't matter. They used to be our neighbors and we're used to crossing a yard to get to them. And then they moved away like the bums they are. Ha! Anyway. It was lovely and so nice to catch up!

I'd already started dinner before we got the call. Chicken noodle soup. The only thing that needed to be done when we got home was to add the noodles. That was nice. Super simple clean up, only enough leftovers for our lunch today, and I found some good crackers in the pantry. 

We have a ton of stuff going on this week and I'm already tired. 

That is all!

Behave!