Me, 3 y/o, and 7 y/o... don't you love the face he's making?! o.O Hey you guys! I can't remember the last time I made a blog post just to check in with the readers... You guys get tons of product reviews and the occasional post about my writing (when I remember), I know I suck at the whole regular blogger thing. But I'm sure you'll forgive me.
So I'm giving you a regularly scheduled check up. Life has been chaotic as usual. Things don't run like a normal household at Casa de Jesse. Nope. I'm a writer, but I'm also a mom and a homeschooler. Yes, I homeschool my monsters. My son managed to take on both 1st and 2nd grade this year (our first year at homeschooling actually!) But that takes only a piece of my time. My 3 year isn't quite a "preschooler" yet, but we still are working on the concepts that go along with preschool. But with her it isn't as stressed to get it done since she's only 3. Besides homeschooling and writing, I'm also a freelance editor/graphic designer, and one of the editors/graphic designers for Lanico Media House. And hopefully in a month I'll have everything in order to go back to school! Yes, you read that right. I want to go back to school on top of everything else I have going on! I can't just sit idly (yes, I think this is basically idle) by and not learn new things... I'm thinking Cyber Security this time around.
So I'm giving you a regularly scheduled check up. Life has been chaotic as usual. Things don't run like a normal household at Casa de Jesse. Nope. I'm a writer, but I'm also a mom and a homeschooler. Yes, I homeschool my monsters. My son managed to take on both 1st and 2nd grade this year (our first year at homeschooling actually!) But that takes only a piece of my time. My 3 year isn't quite a "preschooler" yet, but we still are working on the concepts that go along with preschool. But with her it isn't as stressed to get it done since she's only 3. Besides homeschooling and writing, I'm also a freelance editor/graphic designer, and one of the editors/graphic designers for Lanico Media House. And hopefully in a month I'll have everything in order to go back to school! Yes, you read that right. I want to go back to school on top of everything else I have going on! I can't just sit idly (yes, I think this is basically idle) by and not learn new things... I'm thinking Cyber Security this time around.
Running from 3rd to the dug out! Wondering what's been going on lately? Well, we have soccer and now t-ball.
My son did soccer for the first time. His team lost every game, but they definitely improved from their first one so I guess that's a plus. My 3 year old is playing t-ball now. It's her first "team" sport. Come the Fall they'll both be in soccer... lots of driving to the major-ish city by us.
We finally got an appointment for my son to go to the oncologist! It took 2 years and now we've had to reschedule it twice because the insurance got all wonky for a while, but hopefully it all works perfect for July and he can finally get another clean bill of health! He's been cancer-free for 5 years! YES! Ssh, most people don't know we survived that. I wear a ring I got when he first was diagnosed with neuroblastomia. It says COURAGE on the front and on the inside it says BE BRAVE. I never take it off. It's my reminder of what we've been through and what being brave and having courage can mean. I never wish my meanings of them on any other parent. May all the kids of the world stop having cancer because it SUCKS! Moving on from that...
My son did soccer for the first time. His team lost every game, but they definitely improved from their first one so I guess that's a plus. My 3 year old is playing t-ball now. It's her first "team" sport. Come the Fall they'll both be in soccer... lots of driving to the major-ish city by us.
We finally got an appointment for my son to go to the oncologist! It took 2 years and now we've had to reschedule it twice because the insurance got all wonky for a while, but hopefully it all works perfect for July and he can finally get another clean bill of health! He's been cancer-free for 5 years! YES! Ssh, most people don't know we survived that. I wear a ring I got when he first was diagnosed with neuroblastomia. It says COURAGE on the front and on the inside it says BE BRAVE. I never take it off. It's my reminder of what we've been through and what being brave and having courage can mean. I never wish my meanings of them on any other parent. May all the kids of the world stop having cancer because it SUCKS! Moving on from that...
5 years cancer free, baby! Let's keep it going, kid!
This is Tilly, we think she's about 4. Other things going on... my son has decided he's going to be a baker of cupcakes (I blame his new found love of Cupcake Wars). My 9 year old Min Pin dog has a few lumps I'm worried about but we have to get dog health insurance before I can take her to the vet. My 4ish year old rescue Border Collie mix is loving the summer sun, but not loving the thunderstorms - they scare her so bad.
This is Deliliah, she's 9.
For my dreamers out there... Over the last months I've worked hard to get a few books done for others. I had a piece included in an anthology about sisters (Sisters Born, Sisters Found), I used April's Camp NaNoWriMo to finish the book I started on November's NaNoWriMo (The Defected) - I am currently doing the edits on it before I can release it, YEAH!, I've begun writing Network Deserted 3 and Trolling for Trouble (Kat Purrowells 3). I've signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo for July so another one will get finished! :D To be honest, I've really allowed my writing to take a backseat to everything else in my life. But I am going to try and get out more of my work. I'd like to aim for 4 books this year, but we're halfway through it already and I have a total of... 0! A big, FAT, BOLD, ZERO! #fail. No wait, I release Frontline Deception (Network Deserted 2) in January! Woot, so there's one! Only 3 more to go... But I've also written another Brody and the Skypirates book.. but this one is going to be different. I even have a new artist working with me - the best one I know (ssh, it's my big brother!). I'm way excited to see what he does with it!
Okay, I think that's all for now. I'll try to be a better poster... but let's be honest, this took forever for me to write with the crazy monsters causing me to stop every two seconds and I could be editing The Defected right now... I think I have about 40-50 more pages left on edits before I can work on format and design! You guys are gonna like it! And it will definitely be a series!
So I leave you with....
Apple pie bites... because, I can. ;)
Okay, I think that's all for now. I'll try to be a better poster... but let's be honest, this took forever for me to write with the crazy monsters causing me to stop every two seconds and I could be editing The Defected right now... I think I have about 40-50 more pages left on edits before I can work on format and design! You guys are gonna like it! And it will definitely be a series!
So I leave you with....
Apple pie bites... because, I can. ;)
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