Joe Grows a Family

 Dang.  Did March and April fly by for everybody else too?  It was Christmas and just like that, it's practically summer! Anyways, I have not posted an entry since January.  It's mostly because I'm diligently and passionately working on my next book.  My goal was to finish it before the baby came (August 8th) but it's looking more and more likely that it won't quite be completely finished.  I'm done with the manuscript, a campy cozy starring drag queens, but it will now go through several edits and revisions and it'd be a miracle if I got it out to literary agents by August...But that's what I am still striving for.  So, when I do have time to write, it seems silly to write this blog, to be honest, when I could be writing my book.  Hope you all understand and can forgive me :-) I've also been busy with school and the kids (Ella's learning how to drive!) and trying to keep the spark in Adan and I's relationship (if you know what I mean) and tr...

I'm having an avocado for my baby? Hello, Friends! It has been almost two months since my last post.  Although a lot of "choices" and "emotions" have occurred during this time, there hasn't been that many significant events to describe.   Okay.  Fine.  Lets be honest...A lot of things I don't feel comfortable talking about in a public blog has happened.  There's been difficult decisions made and there's been frustrations.  Like I said, I won't explain them here.  But it hasn't totally been easy.  However, everything is great with the baby as of now and our surrogate is still pregnant and due August 8th!  I guess that's all that truly matters! The girls enjoying some laughs in a greenhouse. Our surrogate and I have been texting a bit.  I usually text her on Sundays to get an update on how everything's going.  She's been having some morning sickness and an extremely strong sense of smell.  In fact, she said she had her worst...