(Sorry if the formatting is wacky. It's LJ. It keeps jacking with the spacing.) Once again I’m exposing my book addiction. This post is for a contest in celebration of Brenna Yavonoff’s second book, The Space Between. (Clicky  http://brennayovanoff.livejournal.com/38767.html to learn more about the contest.) Brenna shared her MC’s theme song (I ( Read more... )

Thank you, GOD, it's Friday. I thought it would never come. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

JP and MC and SC are alive and well. You guys are not allowed to have any more emergencies or tragedies. My heart can't take it.

The weather has been beautiful.

I baked twice this week (vanilla cupcakes with lime cream cheese frosting and brownies). (This is ( Read more... )

Today I celebrate finishing draft 2 of The Collector. As many of you know, I hit a BIG depressive wall during the revisions, so finishing this draft is sweeter than previous draft completions. I even got an extra pretty cupcake for the celebration. See?


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I have eggs!  I made brownies!!! Whoohoo! They are heavenly.

I finished my twenty hours of continuing education credits for my license renewal. I sat through TEN hour of ethics training and lived to tell the tale. (I only need three hours.)  I will give you the highlights of my ethics training.  Don't harm your clients. Don't sleep with your clients ( Read more... )

I attended two orientation meetings this week. (Next week I start teaching three college classes.) No, the meetings were not celebration worthy. Trust me. The free dinners at the meetings were. Free food! Free food!

I kinda sorta figured out a form for medicaid. Now all I have to do is get it in the computer and get them to pay me for my session.

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I interrupt the scheduled program for an important announcement.  At approximately 11:45 am CST, Tracy Dickens completed the fifth Draft of Diyari Chronicles: Book of Spirited.  At approximately 11:55 am CST she was spotted running to her kitchen, where she consumed a LARGE piece of celebratory cake.  She asked me to post the song Vow by Garbage.  ( Read more... )

First, I want to apologize for the sudden lack of presence this week.  I won't regale you with the negative whys, but I will regale you with the positives:

Two John's brought me to tears this week. Not sad tears.  Nope. Not even close. Total tears of laugher.  The first Jon, our very own ( Read more... )

I spent time with Baby Alli and J.P. again this week.  She is sooooo close to crawling.  You can do it Alli!  Also on the baby front, my friend Tara gave birth to baby girl Kenly.  Welcome to world, Kenly!

I got a FABULOUS CD in the mail from LJ's finest:  jongibbs  It is brilliant. Thank you Jon for sharing your talents!

Last week when I was in the Library ( Read more... )

It has been almost a month since I set aside Diyari Chronicle: Book of Spirited. My protagonists were about to face the antagonist--a real piece of work.  As much as my characters needed me to polish those pages of their first major meeting, my life needed me more. I had to face the reality of my impending umemployment and learn what lurks in the ( Read more... )

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