Thankful Thursday

I am thankful today to be among the living!  The last few days I have been sick (again) with a bout of the stomach flu.  Before the time earlier in the month when I was sick, I had not had the stomach flu for a decade or more.  Twice in one month is not super fun to endure.  Thankfully, I have a great husband and good kids who are understanding when Mom feels like puking instead of making pancakes.

I am also thankful today that the scare I endure earlier today was not worse.  I was downstairs when I heard Ruby call for me from her room upstairs.  She was calling me to "Help you" (her way of saying "help me" and then following her plea with "big poop." Heart stopped.  I raced upstairs to find her naked looking into her open diaper on the floor containing, yes, a big poop.  At least she did not get it anywhere else.  I sincerely hope this is not the beginning of a phase of diaper removal she is going through.  I haven't had one of those yet and hope not to ever.

Lastly, I heard from Meryton Press and the cover artist.  We are starting the cover art and I am excited about it.  Though I have to say I am suddenly struck with a bit of fear too.  I mean the cover is what people will base their first judgement off of when deciding whether or not to read it.  I feel like a 8th grader again thinking that my outfit looks "rad" and in reality it looks like a bad Eastern European knock off of a New Kids on the Block video.  Only my fear is, like in 8th grade - I wont know it looks bad.    Cross your fingers people!