Whew!

I seriously cannot believe I have not written in my journal since May! I have so missed it.

I suppose I got off-track with my son's illness, and subsequent gall bladder removal. It was pretty hard to take in a twelve-year-old, though he never complained about all the tests. The pain had gotten pretty intense for Dean, and even narcotics didn't knock it out. Didn't even touch it. He missed the last three weeks of school, and then I had to prep him through finals.

Then my sixteen-year-old decided she didn't want to go back to her old school. This is not an easy decision to make when one is going into the eleventh grade, and that took some time to straighten out. Meanwhile, Dean had developed heartburn from his surgery, which took some more research. Enzymes proved to be the trick, and now in July, he is comfortable.

We spent some time outrunning Dennis and Emily, those sneaky hurricanes, and just got back from our first family vacation in five years. My husband had started a new job in May, so it was nice for all of us to get together and just troll around Galveston, Salado, New Braunfels, and Waxahachie.

It was nice just to be a family.

I see I have a lot of updating to do on my website, too!

I have one last Cowboy By The Dozen to complete--Mason's story! And then I will be out of contract. Meanwhile, my wonderful agent called two weeks ago to say she is leaving the biz to move to upstate New York with her husband. The agent hunt ensues again!

I am going to RWA National next week, which I am really looking forward to. My daughter starts her new school four days after.

I am in no way ready to give up summer!

Currently listening to : some rock crap my daughter is into--yuck! But trying to be open-minded! (Still miss Led Zeppelin, Boston, and Rush for the teen years)!

Currently reading: Doug Kauffman's fungal books and alternative medicine

Currently cooking: Nothing! Still on vacation!

Current rage: Odwalla Grapefruit juice, Eddie Bauer Linen capris, and Johnny Depp's Willie Wonka movie~~wonderful, wonderful!

Word of The Day: EXCITED