205/365 Available
I bought three food things while I was in Cabo last summer, and have already finished a couple of them off. Turns out I can only find one in the local stores. Can you guess which?
Rolled Sugar Cookies
In the mood for something Valentiney? Give these a try.
6 Tbs buttter
1/3 c shortening
3/4 c sugar
1 egg
2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 Tbs milk
1 tsp vanilla
Beat butter, shortening, sugar and egg together one at a time. Combine flour and baking powder then add them to beaten mixture. Add milk and vanilla. cover and chill for 3 hours. Working with half the gough at a time, roll out to 1/8 inch thickness. cut into desired shapes. Bake on cookie sheet at 375F for 8 min.
The Results of Snacking?
Jill: Up, down, up, down. Stupid scale. What am I supposed to do? Take an average?
Today’s theme is average
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202/365 Don’t Ask
Yes. It’s a pumpkin. A big one. Yes, it’s sitting in my living room right now. Yes, it is amazingly old. No, I don’t know what I’m doing with it.
Suzie’s House 150: Games People Play
“You’re kidding, right? You don’t really expect me to play that, do you?” Gene’s upper lip curled in derision.
“Sure. Why not?” Diane set the Monopoly board in the middle of the kitchen table. “I’ll be the bank.”
Who says Monopoly is a kids game? It was a great way to keep the boys occupied until it got late enough that she could send them to bed. What time were twelve year olds supposed to go to bed, anyway? Wait, Gene was thirteen, wasn’t he? Diane couldn’t remember. She’d tried to put them to bed at 9pm the first couple of nights, which proved disastrous. Then last night she let them pick their own bed time and hand ended up collecting them at the front door from the police when they broke curfew. Maybe if she suggested it later, say 10 pm. She needed to kill time.
“Who wants to be the top hat?” She beamed at them in a way they would probably think was totally false.
Trigvey in the Rain
Trigvey stood outside the hospital, looking up into a rainy sky. Water ran off his face, dripping down the back of his scrubs and drenching the front.
“Dr. Taylor, we need you,” the nurse called from inside.
“Yes, I know.” But he didn’t move.
He should go home to his empty apartment. It least there he would make no mistakes.
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This is an echo of a scene in Moving In
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February 3rd 2010. I have GOT to remember that date. It was/is the day I graduated from the ranks of the want-to-be-s into the ranks of published authors. It’s publication day for Moving In. How am I feeling?
1. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Well. It’s about time!
3. Oh no. What if no one is interested?
4. Silly. I know at least a few people are interested. Haven’t they been telling me so all month?
5. Oh no. Now I have to promote it.
6. I am so not good at this.
7. Quit laughing. I’m serious.
8. I better make sure my blog – tour blogs are ready.
9. I wish I’d gotten my web site fixed up. Maybe later.
10. I wish I’d done my promo video. Too bad The Girl bailed on me.
11. I hope I haven’t already worn everyone out with this.
12. I hope the people who read it like it.
13. What I’m I forgetting? Oh yeah. SQUEEEEEE.
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Cyber Tour for Moving In
Moving In came out today!
That means if you were inclined to buy it, it’s possible now. There’s a link to it in my sidebar.
In celebration, I’m off doing a cyber tour. You can find me gabbing here:
Today! Romance Roundtable where we are partying it up.
Today! I’m a Featured New Release at West of Mars
Today! You can still win a copy of my book from Calico Crazy Congrats Bailey!
Tomorrow Trigvey will be talking at Romance Writer’s Revenge Ever wanted to actually talk to the characters from Suzie’s House? Here’s your chance.
Also, don’t forget to scroll down to Monday’s post for a chance to win Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James.
Edited 2/16/10 The tour continues:
2/15/10 The Season where I’m being interviewed by Beverley Kendall. Free copy of Moving In available.
2/18/10 Romance Roundtable where I’ll talk about quitting.
2/19/10 Skhye’s Ramblings where I’ll talk about researching setting from a physical distance.
3/06/10 The Prairie Chicks where I’ll talk about about whether or not an unpublished author should maintain a blog.
Edited 3/8/10:
3/16/10 Romance Roundtable I have no idea yet. Care to make a suggestion?
4/6/10 Rachel Brimble where I’ll do an interview.
5/24/10 Paty Jager, where I did a three-question interview plus bio, excerpt etc.
6/21/10 Long and Short Reviews Where I’m babbling.
10/05/10 Murphy’s Library where I answered your questions.
