Holy Ms. Potato Head!!

Yes! Yes! Yes! I'm proud AND REALLY relieved to report that the first draft of the second I So Don't Do book is done, done, done! And my revisions are coming along nicely too. Tonight I celebrate with warm sake and a rainbow roll.

Trivia: Did you know that "saki" (not "sake") is a South American monkey with a brown-to-black shaggy coat and a bushy tail. Who, by the way, will not be invited for sake tonight.

I think putting up the spud has made me giddy!

So, if I'm somewhat MIA, please understand it's because I have to rewrite/polish and get this baby to the editor.

And onto proud parent news:

Huge congratulations to Child #3 who won FIRST place in FIVE events at this weekend's swim meet!!!!! (The number of exclamation points is no accident.) What about the sixth event, you ask? He was disqualified by an overzealous official. Okay. Fine. The truth: Child #3's turn on the backstroke MIGHT have justified the DQ. And, I was only MOMENTARILY tempted to push Mr. Official into the pool.

I'd also like to mention how delightful it is to see Child #3 flying off the block, with that familiar look of determination on his face and know that it's not directed at, say, his little sister.

Random thought: It may have been a mistake to teach Child #4 my cell phone number. You cannot even imagine how many calls I'm getting when writing at the coffee shop. And I can't bring myself to not answer...

In other big news, we have a new book launch over at the Class of 2k8's blog. Elizabeth Bunce's debut Young Adult novel, A Curse Dark as Gold, is now available in stores. If you have a sec, click on over and congratulate her.