Almost There

 It's amazing what a week can do.  The Mohs surgery on my face is mostly forgotten.  The skin colored tape is off and all that's left is a scar that kind of fits in with my wrinkles.  The hot weather has cooled and we've had some cool gray mornings.  I love the cheerfulness of the sun, but the more moody skies have been a welcome change.  Yesterday, I didn't have to turn on the AC.  Yay!

I have been plowing ahead with the last go over of my manuscript. There have been a few uh oh moments when I came to plot errors, but so far I have been able to fix them.  That's always the big fear when I go over a manuscript--that there will be a huge hole in the plot. 

I have only a few more days to finish up working on it, so I am letting mostly everything else go.  That means a lot of cleaning will be waiting for me.  For now, it's keep the sink clear of dirty dishes and water my plants--and take out the garbage and be sure to feed the cat.  As if she would let me forget.

I like having something to focus on so intently, but I'm always glad when it's done.  For a few days at least.  Then I will pick up working on the next Yarn Retreat book.  But only until I get the edits on SCONED TO DEATH and have to go back to it.

It's funny how i long for leisure and then feel kind of empty when I have it. 

Late Again

 

            Oops, sorry. Once again I’m late posting this. I’ve been rather busy, dealing now with book edits and preparation for the first book in my current K-9s and PIs series for Harlequin Romantic Suspense to be published, even though it won’t be till sometime next year.

            Plus, I still have the deadline looming on my current manuscript.

            On top of all that, I had a problem logging into Killer Hobbies!

            But at least my phone issue is resolved, fairly much. I do have a new phone now but I’m still trying to figure out how to use aspects of it as well as some of the apps I had on my prior one. The instructions don’t seem to fit some of the time.

            My dogs are definitely helping, as always, with my frustrations. They don’t exactly calm me down with all the playing they want to do, especially Roxie. But at least they do get my mind directed other ways when it needs it!

           

Summer is Done

 To add to everything else, I had a skin cancer taken off my face yesterday.  I went in feeling fine and came out looking like I have a marshmallow stuck next to my nose. It was a last minute thing.  They had a cancellation and my appointment wasn't until the end of the month and I was glad to get it over with.

Poor Jakey did a double take when he saw me. We all went out to lunch and since the pressure bandage went over part of my lip, I had to eat weirdly.  Who cuts up a bread stick into little pieces.

I was still in an adrenaline rush  when I left Kaiser and for a while after, but then when it ended, I was drained.  There was no way I could work on my manuscript when I got home.  Instead I watched too much TV and drank some cold brew coffee with vanilla foam through a straw to divert it from the bandaged part of my mouth.

But today, I feel like myself again, though the marshmallow is still stuck to my face for another hour.  I was told I could take off the bandage after 24 hours.  Underneath is just some skin colored tape which is water proof.  

I am still in shock that it's September.  Summer always feels like its going to be endless with all the long days.  But there's no denying that we've turned the corner on those days of endless sunlight.  Now that it's September, it seems okay to start wearing my Halloween themed clothes.  I have a colorful Day of the Dead T-shirt, a Disney sweat shirt with Mickey pumpkins, and some other random Halloween shirts.  Jakey's favorite holiday is Halloween and he is already talking about how we should decorate. 

 I have some glow in the dark yarn and should try to make some little ghosts.  Of course, I have to find that  yarn first. 

But for now it is back to going through my manuscript this last time.  It's never just proof reading. 

Awaiting Wildlife Wonder

         

            In a couple of weeks, I’m going to a special event in celebration of the California Wildlife Center. Can’t wait! I love dogs, but I also enjoy wildlife, hearing about it and seeing it, so I’m hoping to use this dinner, and the accompanying lectures, as research for an idea I’m working on. Not sure I’ll get to meet any wildlife but there should at least be pictures and videos.

            Most of the wildlife in my own life is what’s in my backyard and the park I go to for exercise. That involves mostly a variety of birds as well as squirrels that like to eat what’s in my husband’s garden. Not sure how I’ll use that in my writing, but we’ll see.

            In any case, I’m still working on my current Harlequin Romantic Suspense Story. Almost done with the first draft, so major editing is coming up.

Oh, and in case you recall what I’ve talked about over the past three weeks, my telephone server issue, no, it’s not resolved yet. There’s been a little progress made, at least. But once again, please wish me luck!