So it’s been a challenging week here, but we’ve both been trying hard to stay in the moment, keep up our regular routines and think positive. I’m not really sure how successful we’ve been, but that’s been the goal.

Here are a few things that have made me smile this week:
A nice comment on our ‘June Cleaver’ post...Loved the post.  Long time reader, first time commenter! I need to tell you how much your house sounds like our house! Right down to the order for me to get pretty by the time she comes home.  We are as happy as you appear to be.  Similar domestic situation with the kiddies, etc.    Getting lots of hits is nice, but we love hearing from our visitors. Especially happy visitors!

A blogger who I admire very much asked me to join a writers group to help with the evolution of her first novel. Before I started SSS I thought of writing a novel in a blog. My idea was to have the blogger be the protagonist in his own story (and not tell the audience). My hope was the comments would form part of the dialogue and help direct where the story went. In the end I decide I couldn’t pull off the charade. Her idea isn’t quite the same thing, but I was thrilled to be asked to be part of the process.

Another blogger who disappeared quite awhile ago has resurfaced with a new blog. I must admit when she just dropped off the radar I was a little hurt. We’d chatted on-line and had exchanged pleasant emails and I know on-line relationships often go like that, but still…I missed her. She emailed me this week and told me the gory details and gave me the link to her new blog. Her new name is Sapphire Jay. She’s beautiful and sexy and she’s an amazing writer and her new home is <Elegant Smut> and seriously you should visit her and tell her I said ‘hello’.

The other thing that made me smile this week? ♀ & I have been together almost 7 years and she still sneaks into our bedroom to take pictures of me while I’m sleeping!

HHNT

ps: I’m not quite ready to blog about what has us so stressed, but if you believe in Karma or prayer or the power of positive thinking and you feel like sending any of those things our way…that would be a good thing.