Don’t forget–giving away a few copies of The Big Picture this week. Saturday’s the deadline. If you don’t remember the particulars or are too lazy to scroll through past posts (which I would be), directions are at the end of the blog.

So I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I could do one more weekday. I really need to move to a country that has four day work weeks. Or two. Two would be nice.

So now that I’m down to one cat (if you’re new here…don’t ask), Miller, my simple animal, has turned into this total clingy thing. In his short lifetime he’s seen two other cats come and go, so he’s probably trying to butter me up so I’ll keep him. But he’s driving me nuts. He’s like static cling. The other cat was at least entertaining. Here’s Miller’s contribution.

“What? No, I’m totally helping. I know you’ve physically moved me from your desk 20 times already. How hard can this editing stuff be? You want to talk difficult, try coughing up a hairball.”

As previously mentioned, it’s been a wee bit of a stressful week. And when I have deadlines and things I MUST do…I tend to gravitate towards the things I absolutely DON’T have to do. Like culling through my Wal-Mart bag collection. Turns out I have one. So I reached into the small drawer where I keep them and it wouldn’t shut. I stick my hand into the cabinet beneath this drawer (where I knew I had also stuck one maybe two). And suddenly there’s an avalanche of plastic bags.

Filled the entire entry to my kitchen. (Notice the uber helpful cat.)

Today my friend Christa said “I totally need a wife.” I SO relate! Actually I need a secretary. I’m in one of those moods where I would give someone the title to my car if they’d just go to the post office for me.

And just like the Jessie Spano, SBTB, clip perks me up, so does this one. Watching it makes me absolutely happy.

Is that not the best? He went on to win of course. I LOVE Simon’s first reaction. Love how the guy’s not looking at the audience–he’s totally somewhere else. And I love the judges turning around at the end, just soaking up this guy’s moment. This is a man who needed a standing ovation. Probably been waiting for one his whole life. So cool. Not quite as cool as Jessie and the No-Doze pills, but whatev.

So don’t forget if you want to be in the running for The Big Picture, email me at this addy: jen at jennybjones.com and leave a comment on the blog as well. It makes my mom think that people actually read this.

Speaking of readers, I got FORTY percent more blog hits Wednesday. Because I’m so interesting and clever? Um, no. I KNOW it had to be people doing a search on Saved by the Bell. Thank you, Zack and Jessie. I shall have to mention you (A.C. Slater) more often (Screech) in all sorts of really (Mr. Belding) subtle ways. Apparently (Lisa) there is still a lot (Kelly Kapowski) of interest out there for (Bayside) the show.

Finally, I’d like to address a few comments left in the last few days.

Dannie, my advice to be a writer is to just write often. Go to conferences. If you write Christian fiction, join ACFW. If not, do a google search and find an organization to join. Get “how to” books by Sol Stein and Donald Maas. And for crying out loud, alt F, save!

Dejuanna, I totally know Janice! And it’s okay to admit you read the books. Come out of the closet.

RJ…you give me strength…to carry on!

Hey, Mary! I miss you and your class MUCHO! It’s SO not the same.

And last to Sara E, apparently God is trying to tell you something–like you need to reconnection with the clan from Bayside. I think it’s in the Bible that if you ignore his promptings to watch Saved By the Bell he will strike you with a plague. Leviticus perhaps?

Finally (no seriously this time), on a more somber note, for those of you who pray, please lift up our family friend (and my mom’s BFF), Kathy. Our girl has something called pre-leukemia, and it’s not good. She needs a bone marrow transplant to live, was at MD Anderson to start the process…and insurance said no. No transplant = no chance. It’s weird to me that insurance has the power to end a life when there are other options. We need a miracle here. I was told to get some people praying, so I’m asking you, my friends. You can read her journal HERE.

Okay, serious moment over!