we all need a friend to lean on

One year olds, not sure they want to be friends, I guess.

Two years olds- still unsure.

And she moves on.

She has no mercy, either after her one attempt to show kindness.

And as three year olds- things have changed.

Besties.  Maybe not really, but they seem to really like each other now!

Sometimes it takes friendships a while to develop, while other times, you feel like immediate friends.  I was just thinkgin about some of my friends, and there really are people in my life that I believe were my dearest friends BEFORE I was even born.

To friendship.
And to the summer vibe.
And to friends who will waste the day away in the summer sun with you.

The Help has ARRIVED!

I've been waiting for this baby since April!  AND it's finally here!  Two days after it was projected to arrive on my door step!  I'll take it, even if FedEx was tardy.

Martha's been such an inspiration, and I've learned so much from her!  My plot planner is covered in post it notes, and it's nearly finished, to some degree.  In a few short weeks, after all the fun in the summer sun I can get, I'll be sitting down to the computer and getting deadly serious about finishing my first manuscript.

And now, I have this sweet baby to help me along the way!

I've been reading the Plot Whisperer in the sun, and  trying to get through it when I can and it's hard.  It's great help, but it's also homework and text book-like.  So it's not like it's boring, but it's not necessarily gripping with a star-studded cast.  The cast is me and my characters and our journey to a finished story.  Which is work. 

I'm loving it.