A couple of things – news around the net, children being born. etc…

The first order of business is to say welcome to the new baby boy my older brother Chuck and his wife Melinda just brought into the world! Congrats! It’s been 20 years since my last nephew was born, so it is nice to have another baby in the family. (No pic – or even name – yet!)

I’ve been in, I admit, a bit of a tizzy since the new book came out. I’ve woken up in a panic at 4:30 in the morning every day for a week or two. I have dreams that involve, I’m ashamed to say, Amazon rankings. Yes, having a book can make you crazy, I think I remember that from the first time, but it’s been so long I’d forgotten. It’s like being in love – or, yes, having a new baby – you can’t eat, you can’t sleep, you just want to be around the new book all the time. It’s all a bit surreal, and I need to focus on my next projects to keep me sane and grounded. Always more writing to be done, that’s the truth. (And thanks to everyone who has been buying the book – I really appreciate it and hope you like it! And to those of you who have said nice things about it on Amazon and Goodreads. And those of you who have listened to me ramble on. Many thanks to all of you!)

Thanks so much to Kelli for her “Thankful Thursday” post on me and She Returns to the Floating World, she is definitely a friend to be thankful for! And who else would pose with me in my dime-store tiaras?