Goin' Swimmin'

So tonight we were at a cookout at a friend's house. They had a bin of water out with toys in it for the little ones to play with. Kara apparently thought it was a baby pool, 'cause she took all the toys out and stepped right in - with her shoes on! We took off her shoes and let her play.

The big girls played so nicely in the house - it's amazing! A great time was had by all.

Apology

I always try to apologize to my kids if I do something wrong - or even if I'm just grumpy. I guess they do learn from example:

Last night before dinner, Charlotte was complaining and complaining. "Dinner looks yucky, I hate pork chops," etc. I told her this was what we were having and if she didn't want to eat it that was okay, but I wasn't going to make her anything else. Well, she ended up eating quite a bit (she likes pork chops) and then after dinner, out of the blue, she says, "Mom, I have to apologize for saying dinner looked yucky. It was pretty good."

It was so sweet!!

Paperback cover!

The paperback version of The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had is coming out on September 16, 2010. Love the new cover!

Joelle Anthony Review

Joelle Anthony posted a lovely review of THE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD on her blog.  

Click here to read it!

Release date

The release date for my book, now entitled THE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD, is January 22, 2009.  Click here to preorder your copy now!

Dingbats

I'm currently working on a list of dingbats (small symbols) to go at the beginning of each chapter.

Copyedits Done

Just finished the copyedits on THE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD.  Yea!!  I've really enjoyed the experience of working with an editor (Stacey Barney) on my first novel.  Stacey's comments and suggestions have made the book so much better!