Death, Babies, and other Distractions...

My new favorite things at the moment...

The last few weeks have been interesting. Here I am trying to finish my book... I mean literally moments from finishing and I have hardly had time to do so. Here are a few of my tiny distractions.

• Grandma Leah passing away. You might think, well, she was old. But even though it was been nearly a week I really am still shocked that she is not here. She was the neatest lady and I always thought she would out live us all, but it came swift and sudden and now she is with her husband and twins again. God bless her...

• Travel.... travel... back and forth... 90 miles this way and that... my g-ma had a stroke and we went to see her before she passed, and then came home, when she passed, there was another weekend spent 90 miles away in Logan. And with so much family around it was so fun, but completely distracting.
  

• Babies!!! My sister-in-law is having a baby girl. Have two stinky boys finally pink. She never asks for anything, but having a girl is a big deal and she deserves some pink, so me and my book club threw her a SURPRISE shower disguised as Book Club. I planned it before G-ma died and had to leave right after for Logan, but it went Awesome and I'm so excited.
  

• Halloween!!! AHH!!! Is it really tomorrow? I've had only 3 costumes to do - Candace Flynn (that's me), Mia is Junie B. Jones (and a dead ringer), and Jules is a girl Frankenstein (ala Monster Highish). Though the costumes are not hard, it took a lot of trips to Savers to get the right look.

• MY Blasted Cold. I felt it coming earlier this week, but I had to sing at the funeral on Friday and willed it away, but come Saturday I succumbed and right now life stinks.

• Work is crazy busy. Enough said. When I am rich and indeed FAMOUS, it would be nice to not have a grown-up job, but I do... :(

• ...and Vampire hunting - sometimes a girl needs some Count Chocula, you know? Any of the monster cereals are fantastic, but I have a ceremonial box of Count Chocula waiting for me when I finish. I can't wait for it.
  

But now that I have updated you all on my stinkin' life, I will go back to writing and finish this darn thing... thanks for letting me vent.... phew....

Mallow-creme Pumpkins ...nummm...

Daddy: What are you eating?
Mia: A Mallow-creme pumpkin.
Daddy: Where did you find that?
Mia: Under the stove.
Daddy: Gross.. and you ate that?
Mia: It wasn't that far under the stove.

SLump

No Chapter should ever take a month to write, but I finally finished 45. I can't say that will be the chapter that you read, since I plan on rearranging all the chapters, but when you get to it when reading the CONJECTRIX, I think you will all understand what I mean. It was all stuff I was building to but was sort of... avoiding.

...And Man!! It was SO hard to write. YIKES!! But now I am smooth sailing... I think. It's all down hill from now.

You may ask what exciting things I am doing instead of writing...

...Nothing...

But I promise, I will get out of this slump soon. I hope.

LUW Writer's Conference Revisited

Here is my link to my Goodreads Blog:

Hope you like it!

http://http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/1571662-the-luw-annual-writer-s-conference-revisited

Repenting

Today it is SUNDAY... And I have decided to repent...

I have been very relaxed on my blogging duty. This all comes down to me finishing my second novel in the Everstar series. So I know many of you will forgive me for that.

Other things that have slipped by the wayside...

• I have absolutely no spoons or bowls that are clean - this is do to the huge amount of cereal that everyone has been consuming while I am NOT cooking.
• I have no clean towels for the same reason.
• It has now been a full month since my back lawn has been mowed. (This is not my fault entirely... I do have a husband)
• and I'm sure my Bookclub think I am a flake, but really I want to read, but if I muddle up my world with someone's fantastic words it might look like plagiarism.
  

But things that helped finish my novel...

• I got the cutest new bedspread that I constantly straighten so I can write in peace.
• Nestle Magical Marshmallow Hot Cocoa - the marshmallows are colored... FUN!!
  
• That I, at the moment, have no trainees at my full time job, I say at the moment, because we have 3 positions open, so it is just a matter of time.
• York Peppermint patties and Mint 3 Musketeers... nummm
  
• and the fantastic LUW Writers conference that helped fuel my desire to finish and confirmed to me that YES I am doing the right thing and I need to finish so I can get to the exciting world of rewrites.

And of course.. ALL OF YOU and all your support. My book is taking off. I have had 2 more people ask to review it and I couldn't be more excited.

I am only chapters away from completing, but endings and climaxes can be tricky, so wish me luck. My newest goal is 3 weeks. That is how much time I have before I get trainees and I need to be done before then I think.

I have the goal of April 1st for release as of right now. (No Joke!)

Here I go...