KELLY -- I'm so glad you are concentrating on your writing and haven't gone back to teaching. Enjoy!!! ANGI -- Shoot, I totally should have added a good breakfast made by someone else! As for the kitties, ummm, yes, they chew their toenails. Disgusting... no snoring though. BELLA -- Isn't she wonderful!! I love that photo. Love, love, love! I wanna hug her, whoever she is. J&S -- Gracias! Missing you up in Seattle, longing for sun and El Charro and many laughs. Sigh...

HEIDI -- I seriously looked for a good quality video clip of that scene, but couldn't find one. So sad. Thanks!! ADRIENNE -- OH!! I'm so glad!!! My tante just made a scrapbook of my wedding for me and I love it. NANCY -- hee-hee, the mother of the bride absolutely should be biased! Heck no to pepto pink. What kind of best friend would I be if I allowed that?! BELLA -- Thanks. And I'll tell her. She'll get a giggle from that. =)

JODI -- Thank you very much!! BELLA -- Well, you know it's true. Mornings should be approached with caution, and only with a steamy mug gripped firmly in our hands. Yes? Yes! Hugs at ya!

Jael, Great job on both articles. I enjoyed them both, but especially the first draft piece as that's where I'm at. Must ignore my urge to edit every word. So. Hard.

NESSA -- Oh, I do too!!! Every line is totally quotable. Thanks for stopping by! SHAN -- My pleasure, and back atcha! The bride in curlers is Eden, my best friend. She got married last February.

LOREN -- Aww, thank you! I appreciate it. I hope you and Brooke are doing well. ANGI -- HAHA!! I'll have a camera-sniffing dog circling your ride. Can't wait to see you. BELLA -- I almost didn't know what to do with myself, getting the letter and the camera in the same day. My cup overflows! Thanks for understanding! Those letters take a lot of time and energy, but oh so worth it.

SHEILA -- It was... definitely the kind of day where you fall dead asleep afterwards. Happy exhaustion. NANCY -- Oh me too. Hilarious!

AMBER -- You are blessed. Find the fabric and Miss Eden can make you a pair. I'll be needing a backup pair, cuz I plan to wear these out! NANCY -- This was my favorite print left over from the blanket project, so I'm loving them. =) LORA -- There's nothing wrong with Random Unlinked Occurrences. Those things tend to my imagination run pell-mell down the slippery slope of preoccupied storytellers. But thanks for loving my jammies. They make me laugh!

MELISSA -- It really was. Thanks for stopping by! NESSA -- I tell ya, it's a lot more fun as an adult and with the ability/responsibility to take the kids somewhere. BELLA -- Right? My babysitters were super boring. One even took the poster out of my kids magazine (Natl Geo for kids? Don't remember). But how rude! HEIDI -- Ohmygoodness, Anja is one stylin girlie. We had loads of fun, even though it was over 100 degrees (Arizona). Thanks again, Heidi, for hosting!

CLAUDINE -- Awww... that's a really sweet way to describe it. My hubs is super shy and the best person in the world, so I'm partial. =)

HEIDI -- Thanks, Heidi!! You too. I love your photos. LISAANN -- Girl, I'm super excited for you! You're most welcome. You deserve all kinds of publishing success and it's thrilling to see it all unfolding for you. MELISSA -- Puuulease! If anyone understands trying to juggle a day job, while trying to write and keep a blog going, it's me. No apologies necessary. You're a true writing bud whether you're busy or not! Glad you liked the What Not to Wear post. I was cracking up.... if only it wasn't a true story. Alas!

ADRIENNE -- Thank you! HEIDI -- Ha! I can totally see the boys roaring down the street. It stinks to long for two different places, but great to have experienced both. And thank you for hosting B&W Wednesdays! NICOLE -- Yep, totally unique places. If only we had Star Trek technology to just beam back and forth!! NANCY -- Well, I miss the heat down there just because you never question what to wear. Cotton! And as light as possible, with cute sandals. That part was fun. BELLA -- Hey, thanks for linking up with her in the first place. I love her blog, but didn't know about it till you posted your lovely Roxy photos.

KELLY -- That's exactly how I am with character names. If someone tries to suggest a name, it never fits. It has to come from me. Aren't those PJ's hilarious? Definitely my only interesting ones. SHARY -- I think your method is, hands down, the most tried and true. One of my side characters just become so interesting, he's taking over! JEAN -- Wow! We're on the same wavelength. I can't wait to check out your series. Thanks for stopping by! ANGI -- Hey, you have actual Feetsie PJs. You know how badly I want a pair like that? JULIE -- Aren't they hilarious? By BFF and I used to make baby blankets and sell them at a farmer's market. She made these from some of the leftover flannel. I love picking up traits from others. It's a time-honored theft for writers.

Thank you very much for sending me a copy of FALLING TOGETHER. You are most kind.

EDITORIAL NOTE: I just found a youtube video of Alton Brown's Seattle Q&A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTzgjZ2eapY YAY!!! Also, I was incorrect on the reference on the Meat Pies episode... the Jaws comment came earlier. The Meat Pies episode featured reference to the musical, "Sweeney Todd," and cannibalism.

LST -- Gracias. I admit, I feel I might die at the moment, but JP says he felt that way before his manly white blood cells won the battle. We'll see....