The OK Adventures of Peppersloth and Annie

Ugh. My brain feels depleted of energy and tapped out of creativity. Writing almost every day this month has honestly been exhausting. I don’t know how regular authors do it. That’s not true. I do. For starters, they probably give more than 30 minutes of themselves to their writing, and they spend way more time editing. I’ve never had the patience for editing. I get bored with it. That’s why I failed a class in college. We were only allowed three errors on a paper, and I exceeded the limit because I didn’t take more time to edit. Oops. Still got my degree though, so I guess it worked out. I’d say, ‘Take that, Professor!’ But I don’t remember her name. I do remember that most students hated her. Probably shouldn’t use the word ‘hate’ at a Christian college, but I definitely heard kids say worse. Most authors probably do not wait until 9pm to start writing either! Or, if they do, it is because 9pm is when their day starts. 

Anyway! It is almost the end of the month, so I think I can assess how this experiment went. I’d give it a 9/10. I enjoyed writing. I think I have interesting things to say, and I think I say them well, if I do say so myself! I gained several new subscribers this month, which is SO exciting! And they are STRANGERS! People I do not know are reading what I’m writing, and they like it! This is cooler than Xanga! Yes, I am that old! But, seriously, I feel so privileged to have anyone’s attention. That is pretty cool for me! Hopefully you get something out of each of my posts. 

So, where do we go from here? June will look a little different because we are going on VACATION!! We are taking a marriage retreat, so a week of sex and snacks. Just kidding…sort of. We have a book by Jimmy and Karen Evans that we go through once a year. It helps us refocus, and dream together. It is so nice! And it is great for Jerrad because he doesn’t get time off very often. And then, AFTER vacation, I have to clean the house and meal prep to get ready for surgery! Jerrad will be able to take some FMLA, so he’ll be my manservant for about three weeks. I have a bell and everything! After he goes back to work, I’ll still have five weeks before I can leave the house or put weight on my foot. So, it will be VERY entertaining, and I’m sure I will have a lot to write about.

I’m honestly feeling really overwhelmed with the whole thing. Jerrad asked me if this surgery would help me with pain. I told him that I do not know. It is the hope, but I do not know. It might not change anything. It could make things worse than they are right now. Or, it could be the best decision I’ve ever made. Outside of Jesus, Jerrad, and Oklahoma! I don’t know. But I do know I cannot continue doing the same things over and over again anymore. Something has to change, and I hope that this is it. 

And, if surgery goes horribly wrong and I don’t wake up (as I always tell Jerrad), we had a good run!