Squawk Radio

I figured you did! Actually, I’m going to try and wrap this up for you and whine … er, I mean, keep you informed … only occasionally. In fact, if I don’t get cable pretty soon, I fear I’ll vanish from the face of the earth. Thank you to everyone who made kind comments about my view and my house. It may be a mess, but it’s a glorious mess! I’m not able to keep up with Lisa’s blogs — I still haven’t got to read all the make-up recommendation comments. I know Lisa recommended Orgasm as a way to get great color (the blush, you gross-minded people) and the funny thing is — all of us Squawkers now wear it. When Lisa speaks about make-up, we listen! And I want more and better blogs about the conference! Tonight’s the awards ceremony and I’m missing it! (sob) I’m frantic to know if our Connie will win one of the RITAs she’s up for. If she wins the one for Short Historical, that’s the one Teresa’s presenting. Will she have to chase Teresa down and rip it out of her hands? And we have two chances to hit the jackpot with Short Historical — Susan Kay Law is also up for that RITA for A WANTED MAN and she’s going to be our guest star in August!

Random bits of info from the moving front:

The beds arrived yesterday so my sister-in-law got to sleep on a real mattress — and so did we! In fact, we bought a whole new bed. Isn’t it gorgeous!?

The laundry chute is the best thing ever invented.

The concrete guys poured the bottom part of our driveway yesterday. With their shirts off. One of them looks like Mel Gibson. AND I CAN’T FIND MY BINOCULARS!

The arrival of the front door, formerly June 1, formerly last Tuesday, formerly Friday, has been moved to Monday. Any bets it’s going to appear? Any bets it’ll be the RIGHT front door?

You may remember that we lit the propane fireplace in the great room and discovered the fireplace people forgot to install the fan. They came yesterday and installed the fan … and now the fire won't light.

List of things to do today: unpack more boxes. Visit with in-laws. Clean old house. Clean new house. Write.

I got my copy edit for my February book, THE BAREFOOT PRINCESS, just in case I don’t have anything else to do. I also have the painting for the cover. This is the kind of art a writer prays for.