Incognito
This weekend was another whirlwind of activity at our place. An 8 am soccer game Saturday morning, then I had to leave right away to do a presentation to the Vancouver RWA chapter. I missed my eldest son’s soccer game, and ironically, his first two goals ever. I was so sad!
He forgave me, and we went ahead with our dinner plans to a fancy place downtown, followed by a special Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performance featuring Loony Tunes cartoons (Bugs Bunny et al) while the orchestra played the musical score. Was a great evening.
In other news, Callie Croix has a new release today. A very hot short read, but did I mention it’s hot? Oh yeah. If you’re interested, you can find the details on her website. Hence the incognito post 🙂
Hope everyone south of the border has a wonderful Thanksgiving this week! Have some turkey for me. Yum.
Decking The Halls
I warned you last week that it was the start of the Christmas season at our house, so this post shouldn’t come as a surprise. All weekend we put away the regular decorations and started pulling out the Christmas stuff. I went through both kids’ rooms, purging them of old toys and clothes that were no longer in use. It felt so good! Whenever I “purge” our closets I always feel lighter. That TV show, Hoarders, is my secret addiction. Every time I watch an episode I always want to frantically clean and scrub my house.
When all was said and done, we wound up filling the back of my hubby’s pickup truck with donations for goodwill. When he took them over, though, he was told they no longer take toys.
Say what?! What kind of a goodwill place doesn’t take toys?
So we’re still looking for a home for them. But, we did get the majority of the Christmas things up–only three trees and the outside decorations are left to go.
Our master bathroom renovation (it was only a cosmetic makeover) is moving along at a snail’s pace. Seems our job is so small it’s a giant pain in everyone’s butt to come over here and do what needs to be done. The rest of the house is looking cozy and Christmasy though, so that makes me happy.
Happy Halloween
Are you a Halloween fan? I’m not. At all. I like the trick-or-treating part and the jack-o-lanterns, but not the scary movies/scary costumes and creepy, twisted movies that come with this particular holiday. So far my kids love it though, so I always put out some decorations and try to get into it for their sake. (I’m trying, I really am!)
Tonight we’ve got a costume party to attend, and hubby and I are trying to get excited about dressing up. I’ve decided I’m going as a Stepford wife, all dolled up in my vintage tea dress with a strand of pearls around my neck. No idea what the man is going to do about a costume, and at this point he doesn’t have a clue either. My little guys are dressing up as Bobba Fett (Star Wars) and BumblePrime, a hybrid of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime from Transformers.
Everyone stay safe out there tonight! I’m really looking forward to this upcoming weekend, because it’s tradition in our house to haul out all the dozens of boxes of Christmas decorations the first weekend after Halloween. I can’t wait! Deck the halls, baby. That’s where it’s at.
Ben’s a Winner!
Yesterday I received word that No Turning Back won the romantic suspense category of the 2011 Aspen Gold Awards. 
Ben’s psyched, of course, and now his ego is bigger than ever.
Right now I’m completing line edits on Darkest Caress, a paranormal romance coming out next April from Carina Press. Once those are done I’m going to hack away at this first draft of the second Bagram book, featuring Ryan and Ace. I’ve got everything plotted out now, so it’s just a matter of getting the words down.
We’re also in the middle of renovations on our master bathroom right now, and of course it’s taking longer than expected. Trades not showing up when they’re supposed to, which pushes the whole project back. What can you do, right? It’s going to be purty when it’s done, so I’m holding on to that thought.