Jessi is GREAT for me!

 I think it's absolutely WONDERFUL being married to Jessi. She's my best friend, and we have fun together. We have fun sitting down playing games, or even just chatting while one of us is doing some chore. We have a great time just swapping ideas about our imaginative ideas and written worlds. We work well together cooking AND cleaning, and we've got that psychic connection where we know if one of us needs a hug or to be left alone.

And when I'm overwhelmed and want to be alone, she's got no problem with me zoning out, spending time by myself even when we're in the house together. Someone that I can recharge around.

Also, we make each other better people, inspiring each other to do things that on our own we just wouldn't do. And we snuggle and hold hands and just love to be next to each other.

I am happily in love with my wife, and it's awesome!

It just deserved to be said! :)

<3

What's the future gonna be like?

 This coming fall, Crash is going into kindergarten!! That means that it'll be just me and the ECHO GUY!!!! And man oh man, I am so excited for that. Also, pandemic might be cooling off? I'd be pretty a-ok with that, not gonna lie.

That means that the world will be so much FREER to me! When it was just me and DanPar, I remember that we had a really good time! Going to the library, reading books, watching him play while I zoned out.

And let's not forget, with more time, my Copper Coin editing business will have more availability! It seems like there are a billion writers out there all hoping to get something published, and I know that I've got the knowhow and the downright human amicability to work with them and make that happen! I don't know how much choice I'll have, but man, I love a good fantasy book with lovable character and antics. SO MANY ANTICS. And BANTER. I want to laugh while our heroes save the world. Is that too much to ask?

I foresee a lot of days out at parks or in the library with printed-out pages of some book in front of me, and a red pen in hand. I'll put down my clipboard to help Echo make a pile of sticks, come back home, make some lunch (and get some dinner ready while I'm at it) and have my little sidekick by my side! This sweet boy will make a good sidekick.

I really feel like the end of my BIG PILE OF STRESS is in sight! And that makes the here-and-now a little less stressful! :)

Now some pictures from spring break in Tucson!!!

Harvesting oranges!

Teamwork between DanPar and Grandpa Joe!

Uno!

Archie The Daredevil Penguin!!

Duplos in Arizona!

Pool in March? Yes, thank you!

What a bunch of goobers! But they made the long road trip!