Good Friday

May you and yours enjoy a blessed Easter.

He is RISEN.

#3 and the Frog Prince

The best news yet: "McKettrick's Heart", Keegan and Molly's story, debuted at #3 on the New York Times Bestseller List!! I am beyond excited--and want to say right here that most of the credit goes to Joan Marlow Golan, my fabulous editor, the Dream Team at HQN, the best sales reps in the business, and my agent, Irene Goodman. And, of course, to YOU.

Recently, I've been disenchanted with Cleopatra, my once-favorite slot machine. :) I took up with the Frog Prince, but I don't think the prince and I are going to last. He's more frog than prince, actually.

We're preparing for a quiet Easter around here--Sadie is actively campaigning for a ham dinner.

Whatever you celebrate--Easter, Passover--be blessed.

The Trouble with Renovations...

...is that when you get one improvement made, it makes everything else look bad. :) Could this be a plot, even a conspiracy, by the construction industry?? (Just kidding.)

The hardwood floors look absolutely wonderful. The ones that haven't been done yet, not so much. My bedroom, for instance, has green (and dog weary) carpet. The wallpaper--well, don't even get me started on that. Just to make matters more complicated, I bought the most beautiful bedroom set I have ever seen. It will have to be stored in the room across the hall, until the floors and new wallpaper are in.

It never ends. And that's fine with me, because I've been living in hectic mode for so long, I don't know how to do "calm". My week at the lake proved that--I took one look at the water and decided to veg out, deadline notwithstanding. I read Nora Roberts and a biography of Billy the Kid.

Come to think of it, there are things I'd like to do to the lake house, too....

To paraphrase the Boston Strangler, Stop me before I renovate again.

Changes of Plan

Well, i'm still at the main house. I had a very productive writing day yesterday, so decided to stay put, as I am so close to finishing this book. It seems the lake is more conducive to resting than working, at least in the middle of a manuscript. :)

As I worked, I was so caught up in the story--I see it unfolding in my head, rather like a movie--that when I looked up, I was startled to see snowflakes swirling outside! April 2, and it was snowing!

Well, I'd better get back to it.

More tomorrow.

Situation: Normal

Home again, at the main house, briefly. I have some mail to take care of, etc. Will write a chapter today, then head back out to the lake tonight.

The floors are finished, and are they ever beautiful. Looks like a basketball court--now to put hoops at each end of the downstairs hallway. The trouble with renovations is that they always highlight other projects that ought to be done. Maybe those people on TV would like to do a show here. :) Except for Bernice hanging off the cameraman's ankle, it should go smoothly.

The construction of the Actual Barn starts today. That is exciting, but also noisy, which is why I will be going back to my lake house. The fences are in and they just look fabulous. The pasture is almost ten acres, so my four hoodlums are going to have plenty of room to ramble.

Why did I title today's blog the way I did? Two people have to go to two different doctors. There's a chapter to write, and the barn area is filling with big machinery and workers even as I write this. Chaos is the name of the game around here. And I'm so used to it, it seems normal. Maybe that's why, when I first got to the lake, all I could do was stare at the water and think how very lucky I am.