Ramblings of an insomniac who just got her PROOF BOOK!!!!!

I got my proof copy of my book today.  I pulled it out of the mailbox exactly seven hours ago.  I quickly snapped a picture to share because I was soooo excited.  The kids were excited too.  Ethan yelled, "Mommy's book is published!!"  I told him that it wasn't quite yet, but we were one step closer.  The kids are so excited about my book.  They really don't know what it is about, but they are excited nonetheless.  I have just told them that Mommy wrote a book to help people.  They really like to think that their Mommy is going to be famous like J.K Rowling though ;)

Then I carefully put it aside away from juice boxes and goldfish to help with homework and spelling tests.  As soon as I finish that, it was time for supper and baths.  I am not complaining at all.  It is my life and I am eternally grateful.  But I really wanted to yell, "Seriously!!  6 pm is not to early for bed tonight!!!"

Tonight was also book club night.  We meet at my house every couple of weeks.  We haven't read a book in over a year, but shush, don't tell our husbands!  After numerous yawns and "so to wrap this ups," my sweet friends went on their way.  I imagine they are all snuggled up sleeping in their beds now.  

I should have gone to bed but I knew I would just lay there thinking about all the things I needed to do, so I decided to work with the adrenaline and hop to it.  I immediately ran to my proof book and laptop ready to work.  I knew that self publishing would be some work, but I underestimated how much work it would be for a newbie like me.  And tedious.  Good night!!  If I did not love my little laptop so much, I would have drop kicked it out the window a dozen times.  But finally after 2.5 hours of my eyes crossing, I think I have the interior the way I want it.  No widows....no orphans....(what the hell is that???  be grateful you don't know!)  And don't tell Eric, but he is gonna fix the page number headache when he wakes in a few short hours.  Click here, Click there and it should be live soon.....or so they lead you to believe!

But the sweetest time was when the crazy wore off and I just sat and held my book.  I sat and looked at our hands on the cover of the book.  This is my life...our life.  My proof book now has a few tear stains on it now.  But they are happy tears.  God is going to take our pain and help other people who are hurting.  What is more beautiful than that?