August 2014

Is it okay to say that I think August is my least favorite month? I don't mean to hurt August's feelings but to be honest, August, you're way too hot and you really seem to drag on.

So we had a lot of indoor fun and did our best not to let cabin fever set in. I also am getting closer and closer to publishing "James the Brave". My illustrator is quickly turning my ideas into reality which has been an amazing thing to be a part of. And sadly, we said goodbye to Farley in August. As much as I know that it was the right decision, we still miss her around here. But the house and my mind are quieter these days which I am thoroughly enjoying!

Indoor and a little Outdoor Fun

I don't know how you people in Arizona do it. Sitting inside day after day in the air conditioning (thankfully) is driving us all a little stir crazy. Lots of trips to Get Air and the mall have been saving us! We did manage to make it outside despite the heat. These pics pretty much sum up what we did this month.

Hanging with Leah and Annalise is one of our favorite pastimes. They even got James to hold hands, not an easy thing to do!

Spent a morning at the zoo and it was 15 degrees cooler and beautiful. I'll be doing this a lot in September! 

Discovering board games!

Evening beach time. 

"James the Brave"

It looks like the book will be wrapped up in about a month. I'm waiting on four more pages to get color and then it's a matter of printing and whala...it's done! My illustrator has pretty much nailed everything and I am so grateful I found her! Here's her illustration of my main character, James.

Bye bye Farley

I am so happy we bought Farley. She needed a good home and I would have always wondered what would have happened to her if we would have left her at the pet store. So after giving her all her shots, clearing her of two parasites, giving her a good grooming and two months worth of love, she was ready to go to her forever home with the Franz family. We hear they love her to pieces and have renamed her Poppy. We miss her but I don't miss the chaos and I yell a lot less these days! I think Bella is a lot happier to have her family all to herself. Lesson learned...no more dogs. And no more trips to the pet store!