June 16, 2018

Hey everyone, sorry for not posting yesterday. I was exhausted and fell asleep the moment I got home. My brother needed me to take him to our parents' shop so he could take a quiz (our internet went out yesterday, but it's back up now). We went to visit my grandma, who has been in the nursing home since her leg was amputated several months ago. Not only has her prosthetic come in, but she'll be coming home at the end of the month! Yay~!

Yesterday was pretty interesting. My brother and I decided to drive over to Sonic to get something to drink before we went to see our grandmother. We were sitting at a red light behind a Mini Copper (according to my brother; I don't know car brands very well). The street we were on was narrow and boy did we and the lady driving the Mini Copper get a scare! A UPS eighteen wheeler tried turning into the left lane beside us and came very close to hitting both the Mini Copper and me! The poor lady in the Mini Copper actually backed up until she was almost touching my bumper; I would have backed up as well, but there was a car behind me. Thankfully, the UPS eighteen wheeler made it without hitting anybody (mainly because he was half-way on the curb).

My novels are coming along a little slowly. The Hunt For Ruin is still in chapter 2, but I have it almost wrapped up. I haven't gotten very far in the other books because of the nap I took yesterday. When I woke up, I ended up hanging out with my cousin and we played a fun fighting game on the Xbox 360.

Today I had to work and it was difficult. It's Father's Day weekend, so Braums was packed. I fought to keep the lobby and bathrooms clean and keep everything (lids, spoons, forks, etc.) stocked. A lot of people kept sitting at tables I was trying to clean, so I had to politely ask them to wait patiently for me to finish. These kids brought in Taco Bell and started a food fight. One of my coworkers got on to them while I got a broom to sweep up the mess. What did the parents do? Absolutely nothing. They were sitting at a different table, chatting away and ignoring the ruckus their children were making. I laugh when people say my job is easy; nothing about it is easy.

That's all for now; I'm tired, so I might take another nap. Stay determined and remember--Laughter is the best medicine!

The Hunt For Ruin word count: 8,733
Intended word count: over 50,000

The Mayfly word count: 875
Intended word count: 10,000

The House at the End of the Street word count: 682
Intended word count: 5,000

The Prince and the Unicorn word count: 901
Intended word count: 15,000