So I spent the first day of my vacation taking care of a baby pup (and do I mean baby!), organizing one binder (ONLY ONE!), and putting out a handful of decorations. Oh yeah, I also got the society history up to 1986 (only 22 more years to go). I just hope the next few days are a little more productive!

I want to write, but with a puppy head on my lap it isn't really helpful when typing. I guess there are worse things in the world

Well we got the car out of hock and the deductible went to my credit card. So there went the gift certificate. I still have two weeks before the offer expires. So we'll see if a miracle occurs again. I think you only get one a year.

On the bright side we have a new four legged friend at home. Lia (Pualilia - means Lily in Hawaiian) a sweet lab mix is my husband's christmas present. She's straight from the SPCA in East LA (he and my youngest got there when they opened - a nice 20+ mile drive from home). She's underweight currenly, so we're trying to fatten her up so she can be spayed. We have a month to do that in. She's a caramel blonde mix. Yeah, they finally got to me, but I was the one who narrowed the selection. It's only fair I have a say too! (she's laying on my lap as we speak)

Okay so it's off to decorate the house, finish invitations and give a puppy a bath.

All in a day's work!

Well somewhere I did something right. My publisher Infinity is doing a special of 349 instead of 449 until January 1st. It's a gift certificate that one can either give as a gift or use for themselves (for a new Infinty author it's $399 instead of the usual $499.) It was the best Christmas gift I could ever have gotten and I'm faxing it the beginning of next week.

So if all goes well and I can get two things finalized (the cover and the merging of two files into one) it will be in the mail super quick!

Hang with me...the book is coming soon!