M.I.A in the best possible way

Wow so I don't think I have posted anything on this Blog in ages. There are any number of reasons but I suppose the first and foremost is that being a mom keeps you busy and when you do have free time...well there are so many other things I want to do like...I dunno. Eating lol.

All jokes aside I've actually been spending time writing my novel. I'm at 260 pages and it's really starting to come together. It's rough and unpolished but I have whole chapters and it's starting to get exciting. It's become my obsession that I work on every spare moment I have. Blogs are great fun but difficult for me personally to maintain. I don't know if anyone else has this problem. My awesome cousin...Cousin-in-law? Jessie is a whiz at it! There is always awesome pictures and quirky fun stories that I can completely relate with. Maybe Addie is to young for anything mind blowing but I think some of my best stories go along the lines of "Addie has a tooth!" or "She's climbing in the cupboards now! Lucky for us all the bottom ones are empty!" Which is fine for me. I'm happy enough as it all goes but heaven forbid....trying to write a story to make that scenario entertaining is something beyond me.

So it anyone is reading this to find out what is going on with our lovely family here it is. We are in our lovely apartment that I'm fair in love with. Addie is finally!  getting her first tooth and took her first step on the 22 of may. She doesn't walk willing though. She get's mad when we try to make her but she loves to climb everything! She is in 12 month clothes now and is the cutest baby ever. She normally is super obedient and happy but when she wants something bad enough....gosh dang she has sass!

William has finally got consistent work. He works in a woodworking shop three days a week, does a big brother program which gives him about 20 hours a week. They are both flexible and good working conditions which is heaven sent for us! He starts working for the Shakespeare Festival week after next which will leave him crazy busy at 45-50 hours a week.  He as always is that happy, hard working nerd I fell in love with. He's informed me that nothing else interesting has happened but he is rather excited to go to the Nelson family reunion as am I!

As I said earlier I have been working on my book which is coming along quite nicely. I chopped my hair all off mostly because I like looking nice with as little effort as possible and Addie was mistaking my hair for repunzles which was very uncomfortable. I like it alot actually. I sometimes miss my long hair but I figure...I never have time to actually do anything with it. I have been working on various other projects to. Sewing, artwork etc. My family sometimes will ask if there was a reason I'm making something...say a scale replica of the house in UP out of paper. I really don't have a reason. Mostly I get an idea and it seems to swallow me whole. It's all I can think about and it won't rest until I finish it. I think I was made to make things. Cakes, art, sewing, music, photos. I love it all :)

We are happily spending our days outside in the warmth as much as possible, watching copious amounts of disney movies and singing broadway song altogether to much. We couldn't be happier and love you all!