So behind...

That seems to be my title for life lately ha.  I have not been good about blogging but here I sit at home at 9:40 p.m., both boys asleep and my brain is going 90 to nothing.  I have a few big cases coming up that I have a lot to do in preparation for at work and today I was running around and yesterday it felt like I was running around, which is fine.  I have those days and I actually work better like that.
So I have finished my book.  I am looking into publishing companies right now.  Well I say I finished it, I think its a good draft.  I think once I release this book (which I am not sure when I will be emotionally ready to) a weight will be lifted from my shoulders. 
I have also come to a decision that I have been thinking about for a while.  I would like to start speaking.  Not just to anyone, at ladies days.  I have organized the Ladies Days for 2010 and on for the Fort Payne church of Christ congregation and when I get our speaker, I am slightly obsessed with them lol.  I am always inspired after attending a ladies day and I have had it in the back of my head that I would like to do that.  I said outloud the beginning of this year and Nick really encouraged me to pursue this. So I kind of have been thinking about it more and talked to my Uncle Norman and Aunty Joyce about it and said maybe around 35 I will be ready and my Uncle Norman dismissed that idea and said Melissa you can do that now!  So I have started studying and preparing my own lessons.  I have had a couple of titles that came to me immediately.  I think I can share a lot by what I have gone through in my life and I absolutely love people.  As far as presenting I have done that since College and have to do it quite frequently now.  I am excited about this and I hope to start writing some women's study books as well.  Anyway, that is just a bit of news on my personal side.
Football season has started and so has my work schedule!  I have been doing better about keeping up with life.  Since having the boys I have really figured out what is important to me in life.
Tripp is walking now....well more like running.  Major is doing excellent after his eye surgery.  He has not ventured into walking but bless his heart he can just now see one floor!  The "testing" stage has started and I am a bit nervous to tell you the truth.  Of course, when I wasn't a parent I thought I had all the answers but now I know its just not that easy (wish someone had hit me before!).  I know that we will have to work hard on directing Tripp's energy towards a productive direction.  I see a lot of myself in Tripp and that scares me.  And Im not joking around, I remember my thought process when I was younger.  If we can encourage him to get excited about good positive things he will far in life with the drive and we will definitely do a lot of praying.  Major will be the laid back guy who doesn't have to study and will soar through life not even trying and be just fine. 
There is not a whole lot more news.  Nick and I got to attend 2011 Star Night which Kenny Rogers was the celebrity who hosted it.  Never really listened to Kenny Rogers but I am a new fan.  He seems so down to earth.  He then started talking about what really mattered in life ...his wife and his 6 year old twins and dedicated a song while a slideshow played...and I got pretty emotional through it.  Just thinking of the boys and how much they mean to me.  So the next song...we both needed our kisses from them and we left.
That is all for now :-)