Little Buddy Kisses and Sub-plots

It's time for Viclit's Celebrate the Small Things!

Today I am celebrating chubby little arms wrapping around my neck and sloppy kisses in my hair.  After two years of cuddling my youngest son, kissing his fuzzy head and telling him "I love you" he is returning it to me in the sweet way only a toddler can.  He even says "uv you" in my ear.  Two may be a challenging age in some aspects but parts of it are just wonderful.

My second celebration is that I have an idea for a sub-plot that makes me want to sit down and write it now (even though I have a mile long to do list..).  I think it will add some depth and intrigue to my main plot and the idea came just in time.  I have a week to figure it out before JuNoWriMo starts.
Now I am off to make some of my favorite coffee and start tackling my to do list!

Coffee and Bookworms

It's time for Viclit's celebrate the small things!


     I'm getting ready to make my morning coffee.  Currently, my favorite cup of coffee is brewed from freshly ground beans in my French press.  I swirl in some cream from a local dairy and a touch of  maple syrup.  It is divine.  It is even delicious over ice (which is good when you have little kids that distract you until your coffee is cold!) It is worthy of celebrating on its own but I also want to celebrate the number of bookworms that live in my house.
     All three of my children are developing a love for books. My two year old enjoys holding picture books upside down and chattering as he turns the pages. My little girl does the same thing but she sings and she actually holds the books right side up.  She also loves for me to read to her. Usually the same book, over and over and over.  I have most of the "Ladybug girl" books memorized.  My oldest son is like me.  He has a book with him wherever he goes.  He reads while walking around the house.  He reads in the car.  He reads sitting outside.  Sometimes he even reads in his closet so that his baby brother won't steal his book.  I love that my children love books and that something I value has such a big place in their lives.

Happy Mother's Day!

I just wanted to wish all of the moms out there:

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!!!
Being a mom is one of the most wonderful and hardest things I have ever done.  So far this morning my oldest son has volunteered to wash the van, clean his room and let me choose which episode of
his favorite show we get to watch. He and my daughter have drawn me beautiful pictures.  My two year old, well, he is is normal happy, busy self!  I feel very blessed and loved.
I hope that you enjoy this day and all the big and little blessings in your life.

Celebrate the Small Things

This is my first Friday participating in  VicLit's "Celebrate the Small Things".  It is a weekly blog hop where we share something we achieved during the week.  The purpose is so that we can all celebrate each other's accomplishments, both big and small, and encourage our fellow bloggers.

   I am very tired today and I'm not feeling accomplished in anything really, so I'm going to celebrate the only thing that comes to mind. I kept my almost two year old safe and prevented him from throwing away the dishes ( I think anyway...), snacking on the puppy's food and many, many similar things.  It was no small feat.  My little guy is busy!  He is such a hugable little buddy, if you can catch him...

  On the writing front, I am pleased that I made progress on my first round of revisions.  The previous post is about that so I won't go into details, but I'm happy to be moving in the right direction. 
I can't wait to see what all of you have accomplished this week!