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Today is Mr Danger and my 6th wedding anniversary. It seems particularly special since we got married on a gloriously sunny and cold Saturday, just like today. Yes, we got married outside in November in the Northwest.
Happy Anniversary Sweetie! I love you.
So, I've disappeared, huh? Yeah, The Kid had his 6 month shots on Tuesday and got crazy cranky again like he did last time. No fever this time, thankfully, but it was like a crazy build up of the crankies until Friday which was so cranky that Mr Danger and I were considering selling him to gypsies. Then Saturday, back to normal smiley baby. So odd.
But add crazy cranky baby on top of book deadline, on top of the fact Mr Danger is taking the first of his Financial Advisor exams tomorrow, and it was a challenging week. Which has turned me into a recluse who is just trying to get everything done without losing my mind. I thought I was so close to being done with my book, but there are still so many details and little lose ends to tie up I'm feeling again like I will never get it all together.
Yeah, that's where I've been. Oh, and did I mention The Kid has been sleeping through the night pretty much every night since when I mentioned it here, but has just stopped the last couple weeks? I think he senses the fact that my deadline is coming up and that I have to be coherent since I am writing a book. Isn't it amazing how not sleeping fully for a few weeks can make you feel just this side of insane? And yes, you can decide which side of insane. Thank god for editors, eh? (Oh those poor editors, I feel sorry for them this go round...)
Alright, I am off to hopefully finish up the last project for the book tonight (which somehow I have been working on for two weeks now, ugh. I am so over it at this point, it is a good thing it is awesome!).
I am in a great mood! I pushed like a maniac this weekend and got all of my patterns typed up for my book. Well, all but one, which I am still knitting.
I think this is the toughest part of the book-writing process for me since I really only like to write patterns because I like to knit. There is still a bunch to do, I do still have to actually write the book (you know all the intros and techniques parts and whatnot) and do a bunch of other organizey bits. But I feel like I cleared the biggest hurdle with the pattern typing, so it should all go realitively quickly from here. Especially since I just sat down and outlined all the parts I need to write and realized I actually enjoy that part!
But, I am seeing an end to this project, which seemed at many points this year like it would never be done. There are definitely big sighs of relief and a much less stressed attitude in my house right now. Although daylight savings time is kicking my butt. I hate daylight savings.
Alrighty, thanks to the help of Yo Gabba Gabba, I am off to get a little more typing done. Yes, I put my kiddo in front of the tv. Yes, I know it is not "good" for kids. But 20 minutes every now and again isn't going to do major brain damage, and in fact may save my sanity.
6 months! Holy crud this year has gone by quickly (and yet not...). Man oh man, this kid gets more and more amazing and wonderful every day. He is so interested in everything! This is the first month he went, "What's this?!" as he grabbed the number off of his onesie. Now obviously he's not talking, but baby's don't need to use words to get their points across, do they? I always take extra pictures on monthly photo day and this is my favorite from today:
Yes, he was trying to grab the camera. And yes, that is drool dripping from his mouth. Whatta-baby, huh?
