Lori Foster Get Together!

The Lori Foster Get Together is this weekend!   I'll give you a full report when we get back!


*hugs*
Paige

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, STUD!

Stud and I have been married for 20 years today. I could wax poetic, but the fact that I still call him Stud pretty much says it all. 

Don't you think?
  
Addendum:
We ended up going to dinner at our fave sushi restaurant and they had something new. This is a vegetarian sweet potato roll with a light in the center! Very pretty, and delish!

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is not the unofficial kick-off to summer. It is a holiday paying tribute to the memory of the countless American soldiers who gave their lives for this country. I do not come from a military family, so I grew up distant from the idea of soldiering. Only as an adult have I come to appreciate that no matter my politics, and no matter my view on war, these men and women who sacrificed their lives or suffered from the trauma and tragedies, emotional and physical, of combat, deserve my respect, understanding and thanks.

As a writer I do not usually include military characters in my books. I thought over my book list as I reflected on Memorial Day and made a discovery. Sarah, the heroine from Fettered Love, had been raised by a single mother. Guess what? Her father died in combat. Sometimes the history of our characters comes to us even after we are done writing their stories. One can say this discovery of mine was contrived. But if it fits and arrives seamlessly in my mind then who's to say.

And that process of discovery gives me one more small connection to the holiday today.

Thank you to all of the American soldiers out there, both living and deceased.

Summer is here! Great...

Wednesday marked the official first day of summer at my house since school got out at 11:00. And do you know what happened at 11:21? First fight between the 7 and 9 year old. Then again three more times before bedtime. Apparently none of my speeches about how there would be no fighting all summer long OR constant video games fell on deaf ears. And can I just point out that I've been giving the speech oh-so-casually for a week in preparation for summer? (Um... the speech today wasn't so nice I have to admit.)

My point is, I'm going crazy already! I can't get any work done, forget going to the gym, and it's not like I have the money to send them to camp after camp so how do you keep your kiddos entertained, occupied or out of your hair for a few hours? Luckily, the pool opens next week, but even that's going to get old soon. I'd love some fresh ideas!