Keep Marching... Looking forward to more fun... and more prizes

Stomach flu had descended in my house. I'll spare you the details, but suffice it to say that grade-school aged children are a conduit for all things viral, and it's mom's turn to pay up.

But, the worst seems to have past. What an amazing thing to say, actually. When you're in the thick of anything challenging, it can seem like the stress of now is all you'll ever be able to see. But we always manage to march on... to the next stressful thing ;o) And the next bit of fun, too. So, today, i'm looking foward as I pack up the last of our The Perfect Daughter launch party prizes (everyone should have their goodies by the end of next week at the latest--I'm already hearing from the first shipments winners).

I start travelling in March--with good writing friends that have become my travelling buddies, to meet wonderful new friends. Spring is bursting at the seams around here, which means my son gets to spend more time on the tennis courts, even if I can't right now because work is consuming all my spare time. Watching him learn and grow is a blast!! We have tickets to see Nickleback and then Billy Joel in concert over the next few weeks (or is it Billey Joel and then Nickleback???)--anyway, two wonderful extremes of my eclectic music tastes. I'm a girl who LOVES extremes, so watch out!!! There are new books to work on, exciting new things happening at Georgia Romance Writers... all good stuff. So, a few days of the stomach flu's not so bad. At least not now, that I think I'm going to make it after all (picture me twirling and throwing my hat in the air like MTM ;o)

Plus, it's given me time to pull together this picture.

What a cute bear and Liz Claiborn purse!!! I'll give the Made-for-St. Patrick's-Day set away to one of my blog buddies (randomely drawn) who posts a comment between now and next Friday. I also have plans to give away a matching set to one of my fans who've signed up to receive my newsletter, so if I don't have your email address in my website address book, send it to me... More to come on that soon.

But for now, enjoy your weekend, and smile as you think of the wonderful things blooming in your life as spring approaches. It won't all be green and lovely, but more good stuff's always coming. Roll with the punches, get through the work and whatever else is standing in your way, and always keep your eyes looking forward.

You'll like what you see ;o)