School's out for summer!

Happy Memorial Day ladies and gents. How is your day going? Mine has been pretty uneventful...just the way I like it. The kids even worked through their new summer chore charts without a hitch. I highly doubt their gusto for the new chores will last the entire summer though.

So school has been out for four days now and I'll be damned if my eyes haven't popped open every single morning at 6 am. Of course if school was still in 6am would be considered running late at my house. But still, how fair is that? Sheesh! I hope my internal clock starts running a little later over the next few days. Now, that's not saying that I'm actually getting out of bed at 6 am. No way in hell! Nope, I just roll over and go back to sleep for another two hours. Then again, after I've had a few days of laziness I may just take advantage of the 6am wake up call and get some writing work done before the kids wake up for the day. We'll see.

Though it's not technically summer yet, it certainly feels like it here in Georgia. We've had highs in the 90s already. We even filled the kiddie pool for the little girls yesterday. It's going to be a hot one when summer actually arrives. In my opinion it's better to have a hot summer than a bitterly cold and wet winter.

On the work front, it looks like I'll soon be an "Internationally Published Author". I've agreed to the contract from the Turkish publishing house ARVO and my books will be released in Turkey, starting with A Midnight Infatuation (Alex & Fiona, book 1) in July. All other books will follow in the months after, all the way to February 2012. I'm looking forward to this new endeavor and hope they are a great success with the Turkish readers. More to come as I have updates to share.

Before I go, be sure to pop over to the Facebook page and check out a special Manly Monday in honor of Memorial Day. It's definitely worth the click.

Wanna Know Wednesday #16

Good morning all. It's the last day of school here, and we woke up to rain drizzling outside. Not only that, but the youngest has caught whatever the middle one ad over the weekend. Oh joy!

I was suppose to be dropping the big girls off at school, coming back home for breakfast, and then going back to school for a play and award ceremonies. However, in the life of being a mom things can change in the blink of an eye. The older girls understand that I will not be attending any of the school activities this morning with a puking, feverish 4 year old by my side. I did makeplans to pick them up early after all of the events have been concluded.

Life with children never has a dull moment, that's for sure. LOL!

So anyway, it's raining, it's the last day of school, and I have a sick little one. That's not how my Hump Days have been going, so I'm not too distraught over one ruined Wednesday. LOL.

I was planning on doing some excerpts from my Alex & Fiona books for this week's Wanna Know Wednesday, but with everything going on I just haven't had time to gather them together for you. Sooooo, today's topic list is simply 10 random facts.

Wanna Know Wednesday
10 Random Facts

1. My vegetable garden is growing wonderfully! I can't wait for fresh veggies.
2. I get several versions of my daily horoscope in my email every morning.
3. I'm highy intrigued by all things Wiccan. Though I can never find the time to research much of it.
4. There is a Wiccan-like wedding ceremony in my second Alex & Fiona book, A Birth at Dawn.
5. I'm very picky about who I add as a friend on my Facebook account. I have to either know you, or we have to have several mutual friends. Unless of course you send me a message letting me know who you are. LOL.
6. When it comes to my MySpace account the rule is: No picture, No add! And I always check the page to make sure it's not a spammer/porn account.
7. I am sooooo excited for July 24th to get here. That's analysis day for Tim's vasectomy!! Woohoo!
8. Second to that, I'm loving making all the plans for our vow renewal in Key West. It's very exciting and something I've always wanted to do since our wedding was so small the first time.
9. I'm looking forward to sleeping late tomorrow after being up so many times with the youngest last night. Cleaning up puke in the middle of the night without my contacts in is not something I enjoy.
10. Lastly, I hope the sun comes out at some point today. The pool will never warm up without sunshine. :-(

That's it for those this week. Maybe next week I'll have time to share some book excerpts like I wanted to do. Oh, and next Wednesday will also be the day my monthly newsletter goes out. So if you aren't already a subscriber, now would be the perfect time to do that. :-) The link is at the top of the page, above the countdown tickers.

I guess I better get to work now. I have some laundry to do, a dishwasher to start, and writing to contemplate doing. LOL. Have a great day!

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It's My Blogoversary!

Woohoo! It's my Blogoversary today. This day marks two whole years of life for my little blog. It has evolved and changed a lot over the last two years. I love my blog!

Today is also the next to last day of school for my older girls. They go today and then tomorrow will only be a half day with all of the awards and parties and just randomness. I'll drop them off at 7am tomorrow morning and then have to be back over there by 9am for awards. Then after all of that I'll just bring them back home with me. I think the last day of school is just pointless.

Today, on the other hand, is just another day. I'm sure the girls won't do anything at school, but at least I won't have to be there for it. LOL! I'm doing some housework and trying to prepare the house for the summer of screaming, running, fighting, playing girls who can never seem to go a day without whining, "I'm bored. There's nothing to do!" Well, at least until the pool is warmed up. ;-)

Tim is back to work today. Instead of just working Tuesday and Wednesday, his work has them working Thursday as well to make up for them being off yesterday. That means more pay on his check next week, but one less day home. Ah well, what can ya do? We just go with the flow and see what happens next.

One of these days I'll be able to have that man home with me all the time. Until then I've told him to just enjoy his three-day work weeks to their fullest. One of these days he may have to go back to five days and then we'll be missing each other terribly.

Well, I better get going now. I think the washing machine has stopped and the dishwasher will be stopping soon. The livingroom needs to be vacuumed and the youngest is finishing up her breakfast. I would also like to get some writing done before tomorrow. And I hear Tim texting me. :-)

I hope you have a great Tuesday!

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It's a snow day

The girls are out of school again today. We ended up with like an inch of snow here north Georgia and that's a lot for here. LOL! School was cancelled and the girls have alrady spent the morning outside. They all came in with bright red cheeks, running noses, and frozen fingertips.

I didn't mind not having to get up early this morning. I knew that the snow would occupy the girls' attention today, and therefore keeping them out of my hair for a while. Right now the oldest is reading a book and the yonger two are making hot chocolate. I'm posting this blog entry and watching/listening to a movie called "Meet Bill."

My new Verizon phones will be arriving via Fedex sometime today. Hopefully the Fedex guy will show up soon so I don't have to wait around all day for him. I always have he same guy each time and he's been out here a lot in the last month... especially when I was dealing with my laptop being sent for repairs. He's a super nice guy and looks pretty young. Always so polite and soft spoken.

Anyway, that's my ramblings for today. Here are some snow pictures from this morning. :-)

I live in the woods. :-)

This is the snow angel that my 8 year old daughter decided to make on the front deck. LOL!

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