For Christmas my hubby bought me 12 gift cards for restaurants and movie passes, etc so that we could go on at least one date per month. It was a very sweet and thoughtful gift. The problem is, or rather, the sad thing is we’ve fallen about 4 months behind on our dates!! Not intentionally of course! I think life just gets busy and then you blink and a months’s gone by. That’s what it feels like at least. Time just rolls on and if you don’t prioritize these kind of things they just won’t happen. I mean, that’s my perspective. Obviously it may not be the case for everyone. So tonight we used a gift card for dinner and a movie pass afterwards. We actually had two for the restaurant, but we didn’t need both. It’s nice to go out without the kids. To be able to talk without being interrupted seems like a rare thing. Not that I have super rude kids or anything, it just always seems loud and busy, so just sitting quietly and chatting is a rare thing. There’s always something else going on, it seems. It may get better once I get my little man to bed at more normal times, since school begins next week! I have been getting him to bed earlier and it gives me quiet time that I use to write this. However, if I start writing it during the day, while the kids are in school, I can hopefully be with my hubby post-bedtime. Although, with older kids it’s rarely just the two of us up once our little man’s in bed. Our oldest usually goes to bed at the same time as me. My hubby will stay up late playing video games or watching tv, I’m usually spending that time writing. But even to be sitting by him while writing would be nice. I usually do it sitting in bed, but a change in location may be in order, if I do continue writing this at night. I used to sit by him reading, while he was playing a game or watching tv, so, it may be time to resurrect those old habits. Ew! (I’m eating some of those little “Jelly Belly” jelly beans and I just had a nasty one! Blech! I didn’t see what colour it was, but it tasted awful!)

I’ve felt super tired since we got home after visiting my parents. I have zero energy and have accomplished little. I told that publishing guy that I’d read over all of the information he sent me (which I’ve done) and that I’d get my posts into document form (he said Microsoft Word, but apparently we don’t have Word. So I’m hoping Google Docs will work. The thing is, I haven’t done it yet. He wanted to write me a proposal, but he needed to have an idea of the word count of my “manuscript” (all official sounding). Technically, I don’t even really have a “manuscript” yet. Just a whole bunch of blog posts. I need to go back to my first post and post by post, copy and paste them, in order, as a document. It sounded simple, but it’s more work than I thought doing that. I have a lot of posts to go through. Once I have them all together. I am going to read through them and my mom is also going to proof read them. She’s an awesome proof reader, she always helped me with my essays and writing when I was in school. I haven’t really gone back and read through anything. I usually post it and then move onto the next one. I am looking forward to actually reading it all from beginning to end (wherever that ends up being…). Once I have his proposal, I will have a better idea of his recommendations and the cost. Then I have to figure out the money part of things. There is a promotion going on until the end of August. However, that may be too soon. I’m not sure which services are on sale, but it doesn’t feel too realistic, having the “Manuscript” (Hee Hee, I like saying that word) ready before the end of August!! I’m not sure how the promo works, if I just have to say, yes I’m going ahead or if they need some kind of payment prior to the end of the month…I guess maybe I’ll know more after speaking with him tomorrow. The whole idea makes me feel both nervous and excited at the same time! It is my biggest dream. To write and publish a book. Imagine if I’ve already done so (the writing part anyway), without really realizing that was what I was doing!! So so exciting right!? I believe I’m rambling! I really need to get some sleep.  I can’t keep my eyes open!! So, instead of forcing myself to stay awake, I’m going to head to bed!!

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“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”