I meant to get out here and post something fun yesterday since it was my birthday, but I never made it. I did have a good day - after I left work.

Having a birthday so close to Christmas means that by the time it rolls around everyone is "shopped out" so I usually get money or gift certificates. This year was a little different.

My sister took me out to lunch and paid for my membership renewal in a local club as her birthday present. My mother-in-law sent me money - she always does and I usually don't waste any time spending it. In fact, an hour online at my favorite catalog store and much more than she sent me is gone. My daughter sent me an Amazon gift certificate. I added it to the one my hubby gave me for Christmas and now I'll be downloading stuff to my Kindle for a while without worrying about the credit card. My son probably gave me the best present. He hates shopping, so when he agreed to go shopping with me that afternoon, I was pleasantly surprised. But, he was very patient while I tried on stuff and dithered over colors and searched racks in pursuit of the perfect coat, skirt, blazer, etc. After all that, I only came away with two skirts - which he bought for me. Life is good.

I'm not one to dwell on getting older, nor am I very sentimental about it. I love having birthdays and celebrate each milestone as it passes and look forward to the next.

I'm already behind in my goals for the new year. I'm still working on those revisions, and now I can add the galleys for my next print release to the list of things that must be done soon. *sigh* It never ends.

Labels: birthdays, Chit-chat, Life

I thought I ought to get out here to wish everyone a great start to a new year. I haven't been online a lot lately and at the rate things are going, I don't know how often I'll be able to get out here in 2009. I plan to try to get out at least once a week to update everyone on my current projects, which are --

1. My editor asked for some revisions on the next Gypsy Legacy book, The Earl. So, I'm working away on those and hope to have them back to her sometime within the next two weeks. We'll see.

2. The Scarred Heir - if you'll remember, this was the entry that won my chapter's Golden Pen contest. The editor that judged that category asked to see the full, but I'm only about half-way through it. My goal is to have it done before Summer.

3. Untitled Inspirational Regency - I've been working on this one for over a year and keep hitting snags. I thing I've finally figured out why I'm having trouble. Now I just have to figure out how to solve all the problems I've created. I have an agent waiting for it.

As of today Adopting Alyssa and Strikes Don't Matter are no longer available, so if you forgot to get yours before the end of the year and still want a copy, I have a few available. But, after I sell out, they will be completely unavailable. I haven't decided whether to try to submit them to another publisher or not.

My first two Gypsy Legacy books have been getting good reviews. I'm particularly thrilled with the reviews from The Long and Short of It. Check them out - the links are on the sidebar.

Now, because I've been having trouble all day with my internet connection, I'm going to try and get this posted and head for bed. I wish everyone a blessed and prosperous new year; one in which you reach all your goals and achieve your dreams.

Labels: Adopting Alyssa, Chit-chat, Reviews, Strikes Don't Matter