Well, it's been awhile once again. I blame the fact that I was sick for 3+ weeks. But, anyway, here's what's up with us.
Tracy and I celebrated our 20th anniversary on Valentines Day. It was wonderful. Tracy took the day off work. We opened presents:
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| Tracy's gifts waiting to be opened |
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| You cant' really see it, but the tag says, "20th Anniversary Sweetheart Teddy." |
I got Tracy a docking speaker for his i-phone. He got me a locket, among other things.
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| I put our pictures inside. I love that they are black and white |
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| 20 roses! |
We went out to eat at our favorite restaurant--Wingers. Then we came home and watched "Hidalgo" on DVD and had this for dessert.
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| Oh, so yummy! |
I thought it was the perfect day. No, it wasn't a cruise or a trip to somewhere exotic, but it was fun and memorable and made me very happy.
I didn't forget that it was Valentines Day. The kids got these:
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| Finlay's Valentines box. Love it! |
More good news came that day. My editor emailed to say she was starting on my book, and on Friday afternoon she sent me her edit of the first half for me to review. It wasn't hard, as she didn't want any major changes. The exciting part is that once I finish reviewing the second half this week, DEFENDERS OF THE COVENANT will go to print just a couple of weeks after that! I am so very excited. After eighteen years of waiting for this day, I feel very gratified to have made it. Even if the book doesn't sell well, I will still be happy just to hold it in my hands. (But keep your fingers crossed that it will sell well, okay?) I also received a contract for one of my Christmas stories to be in an anthology that will come out around Christmastime. That was a pleasant surprise, because I didn't think it was still under consideration. I'm happy about that too.
Now, if you've stuck with me through this long post, here is my little plea for help. I need to get the word out about my book. If you are on Facebook, would you pretty please pop over and like my
author page? Once I get to 200, I'll send a paper airplane Avenging Angel (the fighter jets in my novel) to anyone who wants one. I'd sure appreciate your support. If you wanted to invite your friends to like my page too that would be great. There's a little link on the left hand side of the page that says "share." Just click that and it will post the link to my page on your wall. But only do it if you feel comfortable doing so. I'll be having a big giveaway on my
writing blog starting next week, so check that out too.
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| The paper airplanes |
Love you!!
