So today was crazy! I had my first book signing at Smith’s General Store in the morning, and it was a lot of fun. I only sold three books (five if you count the two I sold on Wednesday), but it was still a lot of fun. And we’re talking about doing another one in November during the town’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, where hopefully I’ll do even better.
This is what we’ve been dealing with lately:
The worst part is that this was an improvement – it had read 106° a couple minutes before this. The even worse part is that this is how hot my car got with the windows cracked.
Ugh.
How’s your weather?
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“I love you, tiny human. I think I’ll keep you.”
*sigh*
One of our cats isn’t doing well. Poor Buddy seems to be the target of the neighborhood bully. I don’t know who (or what) is beating him up, but the poor guy is really suffering. We cleaned out a wound near his eye last weekend, and this afternoon we went to clean it again and discovered an abscess on top of his head.
The poor thing is just miserable, and I feel miserable for him.
I was going to share a picture from the local paper today; there’s an article in it about my upcoming book signing, but I think I’ll wait a day or so. Poor Buddy’s at the top of my thoughts at the moment, so here’s a picture of him from earlier this year, snuggling up to Cricket one morning as I was heading off to work. He’s one of the most affectionate cats I’ve ever had the privilege to know, and I hope he makes it through this.
How do you cope with an ill pet?
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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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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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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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More fun with my macro lens.
I just love the way this turned out. I had a little more luck this time since the wind wasn’t blowing. 🙂
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Last night was the Corn Carnival parade, which is always a lot of fun. We took the kids and had a great time, although hopefully the boys acquire some patience in time for next weekend’s Fourth of July parade.
In this picture, Cricket was unhappy that they weren’t throwing candy to him. He spent a good couple of minutes telling me how if he waved to the people in the parade, then they would throw candy at him. He made sure that he waved at every single float, but not all of them were giving out candy, and he finally got upset about it.
In the end, both boys came home with sacks full of candy. Now to make sure they don’t eat it all in one sitting… 😀
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I spent a little time this morning shooting various things in my yard. I started with the thistles near the mouth of my driveway before moving on to the daisies and clover further back. The daisies have seen better days, it’s true, but I was messing about with my macro lens again, so it didn’t really matter.
And then I found a surprise.
This little guy blended in so well that I didn’t even see him till I got the flower focused. Naturally, I had a heck of a time catching him – the little guy wouldn’t sit still for longer than a second. I’m good, but I’m not that good.
At least, not yet. 🙂
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Suddenly they all died. The end. 