Well, I've finally found time to write and am at 156 pages!

 

Jenn graduates this Friday, graduation party on Saturday and a long weekend! Unfortunately, I won't be able to write because of family coming in.

 

Ah, well, such is life. This is a big weekend for me...the last one out of the nest! Well, actually out of the nest and into college, so still lots of expenses. But at the speed she's going, I expect her to be out of college in four years max! And considering it took me 12 to get my undergraduate degree...

 

Hope you have a great weekend...keep in touch!

 

 

Well, I've decided I need to force myself to finish this book before I go to RWA National in Dallas in July. So I'm putting my goals up here for all to see. I anticipate that the book will be somewhere between 300 and 400 pages, or 90,000-100,000 words. Today, I'm at 115 pages, approximately 33,000 words. With 50 days until National, I'll need to write at least 1100 words a day or 8000 words a week.

 

A daunting task you say? Perhaps, but I'm going to use a ticker to keep you posted on how I'm doing. So you're going to keep me on track by being the eye over my shoulder!

 

Here's the ticker to date....let's see how I do!

 

I happened on this questionnaire a couple of days ago and, boy, was I impressed with the way the questions were gauged and how closely it described me. Below is my personal DNA chart. If you run your cursor over each block, it gives a description of my personality traits.

 

 

If you have the time (it took me approximately 15 minutes to take the quiz) click on this link--and e-mail me from the click on my Contact Me page to tell me how closely the quiz describes the real YOU!

 

You'll find a few pictures of my daughter, Jennifer, on the photos page. She's grown up into a beautiful young woman, ready to take on the world. She's graduating a year early and will start college in June.

 

I also posted some other pictures of my trip to Egypt and Italy. I had a wonderful time and just seeing the pictures again has a way of calming me down. If you ever have an opportunity, do visit Egypt. It is a wonderful country with beautiful people and such a wonderful and rich history. I cannot wait to start on the romantic suspense novel I am planning to write about Egypt and Italy. Rome, of course, was everything I expected it to be...and more. The sights and sounds will be with me forever!

 

I hope you're having a wonderful day as well. Take time to savor the quiet times with your loved ones. I wish all my friends a happy Mother's Day. I will enjoy it for the first time with all my children. What fun!

 

Blessings,

Ana