I’ve had a headache for a week, and today it’s absolutely kicking my butt.
*sigh*
So in light of that, and the fact that my brain won’t work, here’s a fun picture of my kids in our tractor bucket.
Everyone knows it’s not a party unless you get out the tractor and give the kids a ride, right? 🙂
Hope your day’s going better than mine, and hopefully I’m feeling better tomorrow!
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When I’m not busy running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I’m still hard at work on The Lokana Chronicles and, as writing has been on my mind quite a lot lately, today’s photo features a progress update:
Do you leave notes for yourself in the margins of your WIPs? I do it all the time – if I didn’t, I’d forget everything that crossed my mind while writing. *sigh*
In other news, I’m going to be doing my first book signing next week, and I’m kind of excited about it. If you’re heading out to the Tama County Fair on Thursday the 16th, stop on over to Smith’s General Store and say hi! I’ll be there from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., signing books and chatting with anyone who wanders in. I’m planning a giveaway for those who subscribe to my mailing list (see the link in my sidebar – no spam, I promise!), and I know it’s going to be a ton of fun.
A metric ton, even. 🙂
Also, congratulations to Piper McDermott, the lucky winner of e-book copies of Tuesday Daydreams and A Song for All Seasons!
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This has been one of those days. Productive, yes. A little exciting, even. And any day that involves double chocolate ice cream can’t be bad.
And yet?
I’m looking forward to the end of it.
See, at the end of it will be Seymour’s homemade hamburgers, fresh from the grill. At the end of it will be family time. At the end of it will hopefully be an end to the headache I’ve had for a week.
Or maybe not.
Change is in the offing, and I don’t do well with change.
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Cricket loves holidays, especially when there’s candy involved. 🙂
Are your kids big parade fans?
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Just a quick note to say happy Independence Day!
Have a great one!
How do you celebrate our nation’s birthday?
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Would you look at that? It’s Friday again! I can’t believe it’s July already. My kids will be back in school before I know it.
Speaking of kids, I found this in my office the other day while I was rummaging around in search of something else. I loved Rainbow Brite when I was little, but I don’t even remember getting this puzzle. I remember the little Red Butler figurine I used to take to church on Sundays to play with in the pews, though. Too bad I lost him a long time ago. 😦
What things did you enjoy as a child?
If you’re in the U.S., do you have big plans for tomorrow? How do you celebrate the Fourth of July?
If you’re not in the U.S., have a fantastic weekend!
Happy Friday, everybody! 🙂
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Yep, today is all about books. My books, friends’ books, ALL THE BOOKS! 😀
Today is launch day for A.F.E. Smith’s fantastic book, Darkhaven. She’s having a heck of a great party over on Facebook, where she’s been interviewing authors (including me!) and giving away books all day. The fun continues tomorrow, so be sure to check it out.
Books!
In other news, my books arrived today! After running some errands this morning, we arrived home to a big ol’ box o’ books waiting for us on the front porch. Since I wasn’t expecting them for another whole week, this was a great surprise. I’ve already donated a couple to my local library, and I have one place lined up to sell books locally. It’s been a pretty exciting day. 🙂
And if you want to win an e-copy for your very own, check out my giveaway over on Facebook! There’s still time to enter, and there are a bunch of other great giveaways so sign up for there as well.
Have a fantastic Thursday, everybody!
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I’ve got nothing today.
I had a hard time even choosing today’s photo – I’ve been hard at work revising The Lokana Chronicles, and my brain is full of plot bunnies.
Perhaps you all can answer this question for Thumper, though:
Where is the candy?
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Socks was not impressed with my photographic ambitions last week. She wanted me to ignore the flowers in the ditch and pay attention to her, darn it.
Don’t believe me?
Put down the camera and pet me dammit!
Serious Socks is serious (and much more social than before we left on vacation). That look means business, yo.
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We had a big weekend. Saturday I did some garage saling while the older kids worked at a 5k and the younger ones had a play date, then we prepped for Cricket’s birthday party. We prepped more yesterday morning and had a heck of a good time at the party yesterday afternoon. Cricket’s godparents (and their spouses and new babies) both came, as did my aunt and uncle, my step-grandma, and my mother-in-law. It was a houseful, but it was fun. 🙂
Of course, all that fun can make for some tired little boys (okay, it makes for a tired mommy, too), and as five o’clock approached, Thumper finally lost the will to stay awake. After announcing that he was going to get a book, he made a beeline for his room, returned with said book, then passed out on the couch (on top of said book).
I love that I’m raising readers. Falling asleep with a book is a not-uncommon occurrence in my house, and it makes me smile every time I stumble upon a scene like this one. 🙂
Do your kids love to read? What are some of their favorite books?
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Suddenly they all died. The end. 