You Made What???

Posted at Aug 27, 2013 5:46 pm

 Yesterday was a tough one for me. As my mom edges closer to departing this earth, I’m reaching into my memories for some of the fun and crazy things we’ve done just so I can smile.

I came up with a doozy this morning and thought I’d share. This might give you a hint of where I get my goofy outlook.

Throughout my life my mom had a best friend. I called her Aunt Dot. My mom and Aunt Dot were very much the Lucy and Ethel of their day in the free-spirited 1960s. It seemed like they would wake up in the morning and ask “What kind of trouble can we get into today?” They found plenty.  I remember my “cousin” and I rolling our eyes. A lot.

One time around Christmas when I was a teenager, Aunt Dot invited me and my mom over to make gingerbread cookies. Innocent enough, right? Nope. Not with Aunt Dot. Things started out fine making the dough. While the cookies baked, my mom and Aunt Dot slurped down coffee and did what they did best. Gossip. Once the cookies cooled we all sat down at the table and Aunt Dot got out the icing and all the decorations—the sprinkles, the dragees (little silver balls), and the cinnamon red hots.

I remember working hard to get the icing on just right so that my gingerbread man had shoes, nice buttons, and a happy smile. My mom and Aunt Dot went an entirely different route. Next thing I knew we were decorating anatomically correct gingerbread men.

Warped?  Inappropriate? Maybe. But all these years later it gives me one hell of a laugh and a good memory.

Someone better warn heaven that my mom is on her way. I expect her and Aunt Dot will get right back to their mischief making.

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Friday Hunkalicious Giveaway!

Posted at Aug 23, 2013 3:11 pm

Inspiration is everywhere. And I need it! Particularly when I’m creating characters. While I may see the story of a new book unfold in my mind, I can always use a little help with the hero and heroine. Okay, so maybe I just like to look at good looking men and that’s just a really good excuse. In any case, the gentleman in this photo is #1 on my list of possibilities for the new hero I’m writing. So I’m asking you, my friends . . . Hot or Not?

Today I’m giving away THREE sets of ebook downloads of Second Chance at the Sugar Shack, Somebody Like You, Lori Wilde’s A Cowboy for Christmas, and a box of my Anything But Sweet conversation heart candy.

All you need to do is leave a comment on whether you think this guy is Hot or Not enough to star as the hero in my new book.

Winners will be selected by 8:00 pm (MST) Saturday, August 24, 2013.

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5 Things I Learned About Shopping from My 7 Year Old Granddaughter!

Posted at Aug 19, 2013 6:25 pm

1. If it’s pink it goes in the shopping cart.

2. Know who you are before you enter the store—aka— I am a girly girl and proud of it.

3. When the dressing room attendant tells you that you can only take 8 items into the dressing room, you laugh and say “I’m a girl. 8 items just won’t cut it.”

4. Pay no attention to how much money your MiMi really wants to spend.

5. Carefully observe the “goodies” near the checkout. There may be a bottle of nail polish you must have or you will die.

Any shopping tips you’ve learned lately other than stay out of the stores?

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It’s a Friday Giveway!

Posted at Aug 16, 2013 1:22 pm

And I’m in the mood for a Guilty Pleasure. Today mine is the TV show Devious Maids. It’s fun and naughty and total escapism. Love it!

What’s your Guilty Pleasure? A specific movie? TV show? Food? Or do you have a favorite Eye Candy in the form of a really hot guy?

I’ll be randomly drawing TWO names from today’s commenters who will win an Avon Tote Bag, a box of Anything But Sweet conversation hearts candy, and FREE e-book downloads of Second Chance at the Sugar Shack, Somebody Like You, and Lori Wilde’s The Cowboy and the Princess.

Please make sure you leave your email address so I can contact you for mailing info. Winners will be announced on Saturday, August 17, 2013.

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New Website!

Posted at Feb 12, 2013 8:18 pm

I’m super excited about my brand new website. It looks amazing and is so easy to navigate. Many thanks to Liz and Sienna at Bemis Promotions for their help and patience in putting this amazing site together. I promise to keep it more updated than the last one and I will do my best to put together some (relatively) witty blogs. Of course, there are no guarantees. It will all depend on how much sleep or caffeine I’ve had. Or maybe I should just wait for the lemon drop martinis?

In the meantime I’m working hard on the new books and trying to convince the Hubster that since we live on a farm we need chickens again (they are entertaining to say the least—you did see my photo of the hen stealing the Hubster’s napkin last summer, right?). And a steer (this one worries me because they always escape when no one else is home and I’m the one who has to roam the neighborhood looking for them not to mention getting them back home). But I know he’ll close his ears if he even hears the phrase “new puppy.”

So stay tuned. Check in often. And join the wild and crazy ride that is my life!

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