magick musings…

~Sandy

…the weekend GO!

Can’t believe it is already Sunday night and work looms in the morning.

Not that I don’t love my job, but I believe there should a law allowing 4 day work weeks. It actually takes 3 days of a weekend to get caught up around the house, buy groceries, run errands, and get a little rested. Two is just NOT enough.

Had to miss my chapter’s plotting retreat this weekend. First one I have ever missed! :hissyfit:

Just had WAY to much to do plus wasn’t feeling well. Have a project at work due next Friday and needed to work on it.

Bought a new purse Saturday. A black pebbled Fossil brand. Really cool! I had a purse I needed to exchange that hubby bought for my birthday and when I took it back, realized I was at the wrong store! I had picked up the wrong receipt thinking he bought it at one place but when the lady said they don’t sell that brand, I realized it was for a different store. I was so embarrased. I hope she didn’t think I trying to pull a fast one. Honest mistake. Really. She was very nice about it though.

Watched the season premier of Lost Wednesday. I liked it but am so ready for the story to move forward. Getting a little tired of all the backstories. I think we have a grasp of the characters now. Only, it was weird that the Others seem to know quite a bit about the crash survivors. It was almost like they knew they were coming, but at the beginning of this episode it was evident they didn’t. Don’t want to ruin it for those who haven’t seen it yet.

Worked long and hard this weekend on the project. Wish me luck!

~Sandy

…BIRTHDAYS! :party:

So many of my friends and family have birthdays in the month of September! Not only is today my birthday, but my boss’s birthday! And I marvel at the fact that she and I were born on the same day, same year, only about 6 hours apart. How strange is that??? Since I am only 29, she definitely must be also!

Happy Birthday to those who have September birthdays: Carolyn C, Ashley, Sandy S, my brother Fred, my stepmother Judi (so sorry I forgot to call! love ya!), my aunt Beth, my friend Peggy, Lynda M,.

If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive me!

Just finished Susan Elizabeth Phillips ‘Match Me if You Can’ and loved it! Laughed out loud in several places. Now working on Candace Havens new ‘Charmed and Ready’. Got about a third of it read last night. Both of these writers have such definite ‘voices’. Having heard both of these talented authors speak, I can actually ‘hear’ them in their writing.

Yesterday I spent about an two hours helping Michelle with her new house. Talk about cute! Felt bad because I didn’t have any more time than that to give, but hopefully helped a little.

Off to celebrate today. My dh asked what I would like to do and didn’t cringe or comment negatively when the answer was ‘shopping’. Will let you know what I come home with!

~Sandy

These last week has been a blur. So much happening at work and at home.

But everyone else has been busy also:

Brenda emailed everyone from St. Moritz, Switzerland. I am so jealous!

Michelle bought a house and closing on Friday!

Dennie’s new book out TODAY!

Amie, Dennie, Michelle, and Raine have a new blog ~ Southern Fried Chicas!
Sandy S has a new cool blog look!
Bailey is having a contest for Jill Shalvis’ new book, Out of This World! Have heard it really rocks and can’t wait to get my copy.
If you ever want to see some really original and great pics, check out Carmi’s blog.
Daisy Dexter Dobbs has sworn never to take another vacation. Check out her story!
Devon has been writing, writing, writing! She has a fascinating job also.

Still waiting for my birthday-present-to-me. Supposed to be delivered tomorrow.

Anything else going on I missed?

P.S. That’s right! Rene is going to Hawaii! Gaw, I am so jealous!!!

~Sandy

…on September 11, 2001?

A friend of mine and I were talking, just as so many others are this day, about where we were and what we were doing on that fateful day that our country was so brutally violated.

As we looked back with sadness, we wondered what the brave men and women who died that day, if given the chance, would have done different the last month, week, day of their lives. Then we asked ourselves what would we do different today if we knew next week would be our last.

Would I worry about how the house looked? Would I be sad that I never wore that new outfit I was saving for something special? Would I sigh with frustration when my DH or the boys asked me to come into the other room so they could show me something (for the upteemph time)? Would I make those calls to my friends and family I keep putting off?

I believe, that from now on, I will do my best to enjoy each day, each minute of the rest of my life.

My thoughts and prayers today to the families of the victims of 9-11-01.

~Sandy

We had our chapter meeting today and it was absolutely fabulous! We were lucky enough to get to really great speakers, Evelyn Vaughn and Cindy Dees who spoke on the collaboration effort of their seven book series ‘The Madonna Key’. There is definitely a lot more to just getting with several writers and saying, “Hey, let’s write a series! You write one and I’ll write one and we’ll see if these other authors want to write one.” So glad they were able to come speak to us.

Then several, in fact quite a few, of us Yellow Rose members ran over to Barnes and Nobles to visit with Candace Havens and grab her new book, Charmed and Ready. Candace is so high energy and lots of fun. She had a pair of the coolest leopard print boots on! Wowsie! I loooooved them! And they actually matched the shoes her heroine is wearing on the cover! So cool! And Michelle mentioned to her that she was blogging over at Shoe IQ and Candy gave the info to her web designer, who was there supporting her, btw, and he was going to link it to her website. Michelle was so excited. It looked like a great booksigning, but Candy seems to excel in everything she does because she works very hard and is so talented. Run out and pick up the latest in her series. I plan on starting mine as soon as I finished Morrigan’s Cross by Nora Roberts.

Michelle, Dennie, and Amie, Jen, Sandy S, and I hung around the bookstore for awhile just talking and laughing until we ached. Fun girls!

Afterwards, I came home and crashed for about forty minutes. DH took me to Joe’s Crab Shack where we pigged out on shrimp and then I crashed again for an hour. That’s why it is 12:30 am and I am wired now.

Oh, BTW, I won Jill Shalvis’ book Bad Boys Southern Style from Eve! Another one I can’t wait to get and start reading! Thanks Eve and Jill!

Think I’ll head up to the bubble bath with my book now!

~Sandy

Been so busy with work I haven’t had to blog. Slowly working on my new WIP but need some help plotting. Work is going well and I love it but it is sooo stressful. Always worried if I am going to say the wrong thing to the wrong people. Then it will end up in an email and the poop will start flying. Gaw! Can’t everyone play nice in the sandbox?

Talked to my grandtwins tonight. Well, actually, just Colby. Brady was too busy to talk. But my daughter-in-law (still is and always will be) said that Colby had been asking to call his ‘Nana’ all day. Sweet, sweet, wonderful boy. When he got on the phone the first thing he said to me was that he was ‘feeling grumpy all day”. So funny. I think it is safe to assume he was ‘grumpy’ all day because he missed his Nana.

Just finished The Dream Thief by Shana Abe. It was wonderful! As good as the first one in the series The Smoke Thief. Absolutely wonderful books. Had stopped The Rogue Angel: Destiny by Alex Archer to read it but went right back to it and finished it last night. Not a romance book, but a little on the paranormal side. All about Joan of Arc’s sword. Now started Nora Roberts ‘Morrigan’s Cross’. Did you know that Nora has two books on the bestseller list right now? She is definitely fantastic.

Gotta run. Woo Hoo! The weekend is only one day away!

~Sandy

~Sandy

This is a cute story I was sent by a friend!

I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the afternoon and that morning I received a call from the doctor’s office to tell me that I had been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30am. I had only just
packed everyone off to work and school, and it was already around 8:45am. The trip to his office took about 35 minutes, so I didn’t have time to spare.

As most woman do, I like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when making such visits, but this time I wasn’t going to be able to make the full effort. So I rushed upstairs, threw off my pajamas, wet the washcloth
that was sitting next to the sink, and gave myself a quick wash “in that area” to make sure I was at least presentable.

I threw the washcloth in the clothes basket, donned some clothes, hopped in the car and raced to my appointment.

I was in the waiting room for only a few minutes when I was called in. Knowing the procedure, as I’m sure you do, I hopped up on the table, looked over at the other side of the room and pretended that I was in Paris or some other place a million miles away.

I was a little surprised when the doctor said, “My, we have made an extra effort this morning, haven’t we?”

I didn’t respond.

After the appointment, I heaved a sigh of relief and went home. The rest of the day was normal…some shopping, cleaning, cooking, etc.

After school when my 6 year old daughter was playing, she called out from the bathroom, “Mommy, where’s my washcloth?” I told her to get another one from the cupboard.

She replied, “No, I need the one that was here by the sink, it had all my glitter and sparkles saved inside it.”

~Sandy

…a new artist! And I want some of these photographs for my new office walls!

It is a husband and wife team named John and Deb Scanlan and their website is awesome . And they will be in Dallas the weekend of my birthday. Hey, honey, guess what I want for my birthday?

What do you think? Doesn’t it make you want to visit these places?

~Sandy