The novel writting has begun

                        Well it's official! I am  now done with the brainstorming process of my new adventure sci fi novel and I have just began to write the ACTUAL novel.  When I brainstorm it means that write down all the names of the characters that I have created, their companions, their weapons and tools that they are going to use ect and what each of them will look like so that when I start the ACTUAL writing I can look back and not forget my ideas.  Sometimes I will not use all of them but I WILL use most or maybe tweek a few things here and there.  I decided to tell it from the first person point of view and it will be told from the protagonist of course.  :)  I was going to make it multiple narrators but the more I thought about it it might be confusing for me to write and it might be confusing to the reader as well so one narrator it is.
                            I am hand writing it out on notebook paper and then I will type it out on my i pad mini.  I don't know what it is but I still LOVE to hand write on actual paper and see the pages pile up and the downside is the microsoft app that I downloaded doesn't let you know how many pages you typed.  :(  If you want to know how many pages I have done so far only 1.  See I wanted to do it so bad yesterday but mom was off and was on a cleaning spree, vacuuming, ect so she had me clean my room too so I had to abandon the novel writing for the time.    But hey got today LOL.  :) 
                              I think giving up facebook was a good idea for lent and so far I have been doing great.  I HAVEN'T cheated.  I deleted the icon from my cell so I am not temped so yahoo rock on!  you forget how much you are addicted to it until you go without it.  When I told my mom that I gave it up for lent she asked what I was going to do and I said work on my novel and sure enough that's what I had been doing. 
                               I would probably still be on brainstorming if I haven't given it up.  Well anyway better go.  XOXO

Valentine's day fun

  
                                                 Well it's valentine's day one again and like I said on here last year it's a day where you show your spouse or that special someone that you truly care for them.  Yes as you know I am still single and almost everyone I know including Ricky who was my valentine last year now has a girl friend.  I must admit this yesterday and the weeks before that I was NOT looking forward to today because as you know I am still single and I thought everyone was going to be ignoring me and just be kissing their loved one but so far I was wrong.  Sure there was still some hugging and kissing but mom said Happy valentines day and I told her that I loved her.  So anyway mom said we are going to be having some fun.  
                                                 No one will be going out for a movie or dinner or anything.  For the record we are doing that Saturday.  A group of us are planning to go see the Movie Safe Haven and then Monday Mark and mom are going out together.  If you ask if I am going out this week so far I am going to Holly's for my usual visit and then going to church with dad this Sunday.  I am trying to find a group where I can join to meet other people.  :)  Well anyway today we are making cookies for Mark as part of our fun so it will be fun and not just be focused on the couples or at least in my family.  Well I better go.  Happy valentine's day everyone :) xoxo 
Just in case you are wondering why I am not on Facebook it's because I gave it up for lent.  What did you give up for lent if you give something up?  Comment and let me know.      

                                    
                                                                         

Back to the catholic church I go

                                                
                                                            Yes it has been awhile since I mentioned church hasn't it?  If you remember I was attending church frequently with Jess and I was constantly updating you on the sermons and what I ate for lunch afterwords but as you know the updates about the sermons stopped coming.  It wasn't that I wasn't paying attention in fact I was but there were times where I would start feeling uncomfortable and wonder to myself "What am I doing here? am I allowed to be here?"  I mean don't get me wrong I knew I was more then welcome but there were masses where I felt like I wasn't because I knew I WASN'T baptist like when they took communion and I couldn't.  Heck there was one time when I felt confused on what religion I was period, after going to church with Jess so long and after returning to a Catholic church I felt out of place and I felt the need to cry.
                                           That was when Sophia's baptism took place and if you remember I was going through a rough time besides that.  I was glad to have some time away from church and just spend time with the family to think things out.  Well anyway this month I finally made up my mind and ask my dad to attend church regularly with him and sure enough he said I could.  We attended mass at St Paul's and I felt at home there after 3 years of not setting foot in that church.  In fact I used to attend church there regularly with my dad before I had brain surgery but after I came back we decided to hold off on the church visits and wait till I was recovered.
                                   But during the recovery I had moved in with mom since I was living with dad at the time and he thought I didn't want to go.  :(  But anyway I am so excited to be doing this because it will give me a chance to bond with dad more then just once a month.  Yes, just in case you want to know I DID tell Jess that I wasn't coming with her regularly but there would be times where I would still go and I also text her father in law thanking him for making me feel welcome.  I just felt like it's just something I had to do.  Well better get going lots of love,   

A year of blog posts

                                                    I can't believe how time flies.  In fact yesterday I was looking through previous blog posts and I realized that TODAY marks a year that I created  this blog, Heather's corner.  It seems like only yesterday I was asking mom for ideas on names and she suggested Heather's corner.  Of course I knew people would read it and I knew I would get a few followers since I have a big family and a few friends but there were people who were so set on logging in and reading my posts.  Of course I have my blog set so that anyone can read it and just because you are not logged onto a google account you can still acess it through my facebook info page as well.
                                                  But anyway I notice that many people have read my posts and it not always by the people that have joined the site.  As you could tell I blog just about everything but my mom has encouraged me to leave out my bitter feelings or if I am having a bad day to not post anything at all but if you can tell there are an occasional posts that are not really appropriate but if you look back you can notice a bitter feeling or two of mine and I highly apologize for that. But for all those who have been reading the posts constantly you notice there are book reviews, posts about church, and family and friends and events I have attended and I hope you enjoyed reading and getting to know me better.  :)  Comment and let me know how you think I am doing with this blog.  Hope you continue to read :)  bye.XOXO

A test of patience

                                              
                                                Do any of you have one of those days when someone or something tests your patience and you get mad or frustrated?  I think everyone has those days and yesterday my friend Holly and I were both having one of them.  For the record Holly is a friend of mine from high school and I must say just like Jess, and Becca, she has been one of my loyal and truest friends and we have both been through a lot.  She used to help when I had my epileptic seizures. But anyway WE both got dumped by our longtime elementary best friends and both just needed each other even though we both had other friends.  
                                           In fact we used to ice skate together as well and it was neat because we both knew what it was like to have a challenge even though it might not have been the same one she knew what it was like to be underestimated.  Well anyway we decided to get together once a week and spend time with each other.  I take the bus service over there and it has worked out so far.  :) Well anyway it has been nice so far because she is a stay at home mom and I am unemployed trying to work on a book and of course blogging time to time so it gets me out of the house.  So anyway I am sure you're wondering about how our patience was tested so here it goes. 
                                           (Escape of the dogs)
                                                     This was how my patience was tested.  As I mentioned in another post James and Joy have been staying with us with their two dogs Boggart, and Bella.  Well anyway yesterday was the day that they left to go to Cincinnati to stay with uncle Roger and to explore the area and that and to search for jobs and such.  Well anyway after they left of course who was left with the little rascals meaning Bella and Boggart and the furry beast meaning Onyx but me such everyone had left for work and I think Nathan was asleep.  Well anyway as I opened the door to catch the bus Boggart, and Bella dashed out and ran in different directions.  Boggart ran down the street and kept running and I had to run after him.  
                                                  Where was Bella you might ask?  She was across the street in our neighbor's yard.  I literally felt like screaming.  The bus driver was very nice and helped me get them in.  I was still recovering from that incident when I arrived at Holly's she said it reminded her of the aftermath of my seizures.  She asked if I was ok and I told her what what had happened and she hugged me and she laughed and said 
                   "Oh jeez, well come on in and let's have some fun."
                                    (The whining and squealing of children)
                                          I think this mostly tested Holly's patience but I can't lie when I say I had to work on it too.  When I came in of course Holly's daughter Alyssa was there to greet me but Holly was in the middle of cleaning the kitchen when I arrived and of course I wanted to help but Alyssa wanted to also and wanted to stand on a chair between us and hand me plates and dishes to dry but there were times where she would just want to play with the dishes and there were some dishes that she WASN'T allowed to touch like the knives and if Holly said no she would start whining and screaming.  She wasn't the only one who screamed.  Holly's son Simon would do it too.  But his was a happy squeel and he is almost a year but still it could get loud at times but it was cute :)
                                         But anyway Simon wasn't the one who wasn't testing the patience it was Alyssa.  After we had made a batch of sugar cookies and after Alyssa had her lunch it was time for her nap which she did not do.  She lay there and talked while Holly and I watched a movie which of course made her, Alyssa more cranky I think.  But yes we had to listen to Alyssa whine the rest of the day and even after my attempt of saying, "Use your words," she didn't stop.  So yes that's how our patience was tested.  
                                        ( How I handle it)
                                            I always try to see the good in everything that comes way even in a cases such as that, like the incident with the dogs yes it wasn't pleasant at the time but chasing after Boggart and Bella sure did burn some extra calories and give me a good work out for the day.  Now for the whining incident when I look at Holly and when she asks me to do things it makes good practice for when I baby sit someday or when I become a mother myself.  :)  Well anyway better go.  XOXO      
 
                                                                          

OH BROTHER, OH MY GOSH

                                         OH BROTHER, OH MY GOSH!
                                          Have any of you had any of those or days or weeks when you feel like you could just role your eyes or just something drives you insane you feel like yelling something like OH MY GOSH ! or just say oh brother.  Well as you can see by my title  I felt like saying it. So you know it has been a fun time having James and Joy home to stay with us along with their cute dogs Bella and Boggart.  For those who do not know Boggart is mix between a beagle and a pug and Bella is a all pug and of course there is OUR dog Onyx who is a border collie as many of you know.  Of course we don't mind the dogs such we are dog lovers but there has been times when they can almost make you think Oh brother, or OH MY GOSH!  I will break it down and to the things I want to say those exact phrases.  
                                                (The Dogs)
                                              I must say those dogs are cute but they are a handful.  Of course Onyx is pretty good but he DOES LIKE to bark and it is really loud.  Now for the other dogs Bella and Boggart they are barkers as well and even bark if you come down the hall way or something and if one starts then the other two join in and it makes almost shout OH MY GOSH BE QUIET ALREADY!  Now Joy sometimes has to let Bella and Boggart out separately to go to their bathroom and sometimes Boggart will not come and concern everyone.  It just makes you want to say it.  
                                          (My book)
                                        Well as you all know I decided too switch things up a bit with my book writing and write a more adventurous book and I have been on the process of creating the charters, places, ect but as I am creating the self doubt is creeping through my head like did I creative enough, maybe I should take some characters out? Yes one of those moments when I think "Oh brother."  But I am having fun doing it. :)  Even more so then the other story I was creating. 
                                      (Noisy crowd)
                                             As I keep on saying it is a joy to have everyone together especially in the evenings when Hailee is here.  So you know she is no longer living here but she still visits.  But anyway there have been nights when both Nathan, James, Hailee, and and Joy have hung out together with a couple of their friends they can be loud and at times I am trying to read or get some sleep and yes there is another time I DO SAY "Oh brother, oh my gosh.  Well that's it for now.  I will update you more later.  
                                       So you know I welcome those who recently joined my blog site.  Never be afraid to join :)  XOXO