WAS AMAZING!

We got to the store half an hour ahead of time, found Ellen Wulf, the CSM, who was wonderfully supportive. We got set up, then wandered around for about 15 minutes, then at like 5 minutes after 7.....wow.

Five teachers walked in - Cindi and Lucinda, Cindi's good friend Corrinna, my cooperating teacher Mrs. Tidwell and another teacher from my first school, Mrs. Gerarde, who used to do duty with me and listen to all the story ideas I had.

Then Martha Hix walked in, Martha Hix who is multipublished, who heard about my booksigning and HAD to come. Martha Hix who was in SARA when I started, who is just terrific and giving and awesome. She had Evelyn Rogers on the phone, and she apologized for not coming, but she thought it was Friday.

THEN the PHARMACIST I used to work with at Eckerds over TWENTY years ago came.

Then it was just a blur, JoAnn came and Joni and Patricia from SARA, Merrily who'd been SARA prez years back, Michele came and Linda, my cp, and Elise, who helped me brainstorm this book, and Kammy. I sold one book to someone I didn't know, but everyone else was a friend.

Here are pictures - share the excitement!

more animals

I don't know if I mentioned I got the print galleys for Hot Shot Sunday, due Halloween. I'm trying really hard not to let my head explode!!!

Tonight's my first booksigning and I'm nervous. I dreamed that I went without my accoutrements, my tablecloth, my M&M firetruck, my magnets and my pens!!! I know at least 5 people are coming....I hope more. Trish, of course, is not nervous.

I don't know what to wear. I have a few options - a red knit top and black slacks, a black knit top and a black and white skirt, a knit shirt with Cupids on it.....decisions, decisions.

Yesterday, we took Trish to Gruene, ate, shopped a bit. We were on our way back when I got a call from one of my teacher friends asking where I was. I said "New Braunfels, where are you?" And she said, "Your street." They brought us dinner! So we booked home, then Cindi and her family came by, then we went to Borders (the boy had a coupon about to expire) and then ate. Good day, but tiring, and I had trouble getting the computer from the guys, so I'm behind on my writing goals. I don't see much writing today or tomorrow, either.

Tomorrow, pictures of the booksigning!