Realizations
*I am addicted to my pretty purple laptop and teacher blogs
*Lord-willing, I DO want to go back to teaching when Aubrey is older. I am interested in teaching 2nd, 4th, or 6th grade reading. In the meantime, I will spend my free time reading books for professional development and developing the curriculum and organization that would be perfect for my classroom.
*I want to continue writing children's books and finish the middle-grade book I started
*I am going to try to find an agent
*This blog and my Jesus Calling book are keeping me sane right now

Favorite Moments
*the girls finally entertaining themselves by doing puzzles without fighting
*watching Aubrey crawl all over the house
*listening to Aubrey hum as she crawls
*reading Jane Austen
*watching Home Improvement with Jim
*baking lemon sugar cookies...yum!
*reading The Duchess Bakes a Cake. I think it's my new favorite children's book.
*taking pictures of the girls helping Jim clean some truck parts
*reading about art and poetry books and math journals