Teddy and I

I'm back.  Tired, but here I am.
In a messy house.  Three out of four kids still awake - not just awake, wired.  And I'm ready for bed.
Sad.  But true.
So instead of putting two of them to bed, here I am on the computer.
But I'm so excited!  In my last post, I wrote about torturing - I mean, getting help from Tina.  Well, since then I haven't asked for anything!
Proud of me?  I am!
Of course that doesn't mean I wasn't pestering someone.......
Nicholas, my darling nephew of seventeen years.  Yup, I'm admitting it.  I pestered him.  I can write it here, because if I say it to his face I would never hear the end of it.
He is the illustrator (and a wonderful one!) for my Teddy and I series.  We finally have the Christmas one finished!  Okay, not really finished, but drawn.  So close............
Tomorrow, I would like to finish them, and the text, and Sunday I would love to upload it for sale.
Dreaming.............Sigh................But such a nice dream.
Tomorrow I will probably have to fight for the computer just to check my emails.  Sad obsession but obsession it is.  So to sit here for hours?  On a Saturday?  One computer?  Four kids?
Not going to happen.
But maybe by Tuesday, which means I'll be back to torturing Tina for her computer expertise.  And I'll leave Nick alone until Wednesday.
But it pays to know people doesn't it?
Here's one un-finished picture from the book.

IF I can figure out how to post it.............

I DID IT!  I'M SO EXCITED!
And isn't it a cute picture?
I love the bright colors for the little kids to look at.
And I can't wait until the book is put together and I can hold it in my hands.
Dreaming again..................
But hey, I'm allowed to dream.  Right?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
That goes for me too.
I'll say it to everyone I hear, but I also mean it for everyone I won't see.   Just because I don't talk to you doesn't mean I don't think of you (Robbie, Arthur & Jaime and gorgeous kids, Becky and Jordan, Chris and Joey - you know, all of you guys!)
I'm here at home today because my youngest refused to go to dance class.  Again.  I've forced it three times, the first day she sat in the corner refusing to participate, the second time she danced - yay! - and last week she sat in the corner and refused to participate.
I was all set to force it again this week.  High hopes.  But I knew by her mood........I wasn't going to win.  When did I get so weak?  She loves to dance, but she is painfully shy in front of other people.  I thought she might outgrow it.  She's still young.
And nothing like her older sister, who was born to show off - I mean, born for the stage.
Okay.  Back to writing.
Did I do everything I had planned this week?  Sort of.  Kind of.  Does that count?
I DID edit one book, Soul Catcher, so hopefully that will be in print as soon as the proof gets read.  I did colour two pictures for the Teddy series.  And I did start writing another book.
But a week is so long ago............I forget what I had planned.  Sad isn't it?  I think I used to have a memory, but I can't remember anymore when I last had full control over it, but my guess is before the four kids came along.  Yup, probably, because that's when I lost over half of my control over everything!
Control.  Reminds me of my computer skills.  Less than half there.
One of these days I'm going to learn how to post a picture here.  One of these days.........
I want to upload a few covers for The Unbelievers, which is in the process of being edited.
Right Tina?  Are you ready?  She LOVES helping me!  She just WAITS for me to call her on the phone.......
"Tina?  Are you there?"
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"Tina?  I can hear you breathing."
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"Tina, I don't need to borrow any money."
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"Tina can you help me?"
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"Tina pleeeeease?"
Sigh.  "Fine.  What do you want?"

And that's my life.
And Tina, by the way, did I say thanks yet?  See you soon!