July Goals

June was a wet, chilly disappointing month.

-Have fun at Comic Con Check!

-Do well at Pride Sold 9:)

 -Do well at Summer On Main 250th USA Celebration Canceled due to rain

-Enjoy performing at Lincoln City 250th USA Celebration Thought we sounded good:)

Health:  My leg wound is completely healed, but I continue to shower with the plastic sleeve, and my accommodation at work has been extended through Aug 26th.

I also fell June 20th (tripped over a flat cart at work) and bruised my knees and right hand.  Beginning to think I should have my hand X-rayed, as it still hurts when I pick up something heavy with that hand.

Books Read:  3

            Print:  2

        E-book:  1

             DNF:  0

Karaoke Songs Added To Good List:  3

2026 Events:

July 3rd:  Singing At Riverfront Pavillion, 8:15pm Check!

July 10-12:  InConJunction Convention, Wyndham West, Indpls Sold 1

July 17-19:  Imaginarium, Louisville, KY Sold 7!!!!

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event 

Aug 22nd:  Lafayette Comic Con, Tippecanoe Co Fairgrounds, Lafayette, IN ($40)

Sept 12th:  StompCon, Fowler, IN

Oct 25th:  Romance and Roses Lit Con, Embassy Suites Indpls Airport, Plainfield, In $50 paid 6/5 Still owe $90 (1/2 table)

Nov 11-15:  ICGAHS

Nov 28th:  Creative Holiday Market, 1972 KCARC

Dec 2-3rd:  GSH Christmas Vendor Event ($50)

July Goals:  

-Lose 5 pounds (start:  240)

-Be able to sing with Choir July 3rd Check!  Was able to leave work at 7:30!

-Be able to sing with Choir July 5th @Westminster Presby. Check!  Hubby let me drive the truck:)

-Get van fixed!!! 7/6: Fixed!  7/9:  Picked it up, but the left front brake caliper needs replaced. Worked on it, but gave D and W a hard time.  Will resume in the morning.

-Do well at InConJunction Bleh....only sold 1, but had a BLAST catching up with friends and buying Honey Bunch/Dana Girl books!!!

-Pay for Erica's pass to Imaginarium ($75) Check!

-Do well and have fun at Imaginarium Check!  Had a blast; Erica had fun; and sold 7!!!  5 on Sunday!!!

-Get jump rings on charms for IAE 200 Check!

-Move daughter and grandson back home???

-Buy one more pkg Book Sleeves from Temu

-Buy one more pkg sarcasm notepads from Temu

-Buy 5 more pkgs whisk charms from Etsy 

-Buy 1 more pkg guitar charms from Etsy (June??)

-Send Daughter's MS to editor

-Republish Rex Nancy working on it

-Fill out passport paperwork and turn it in

-Find out about passport photo Staples???

-Add words to Dragon story stalled and Hallmark-inspired story Check

-Buy new soap dish for MBa 

-Finish trim, lights, medicine cabinet, and shower guard in MBa 

-Pay down CC and start pecking away at med bills

-Read 6 books

-Finish current e-book 

May Reading Schedule: 

Tales From The Sailor Man-Brian Morris, et al (Popeye book) DNF

Love Song-Elle Kennedy RR!  Really enjoyed this and want to read more:)

I Choose Me-Jennie Garth

I Survived This-Sheady Kyle

Mindtalk-A. Alex Come'

Survivor:  Forged In Fire-Jeff Probst

Raised On Radio-Paul Rees

The Return-Nicholas Sparks

Dance With Me-:Luanne Rice

Dial A For Aunties-Jesse Q Sutanto

Summer In the City-Alex Aster

Dr. Alaska-Jillian David

Paging Dr. Breakup-JD

Shelter From The Cold-A. Weber and C.A. Wolff

The Takedown-Lily Chu

House of Deceit-N.E. Butcher

As We Wander The Stars-Todd Black

Dear Hades-Hope Bolinger and Alyssa Roat

Mistress Giselle-JR Froemling

The Spies Down The Street-Ryan O'Connell

8 Billion Genies-Charles Soule

Surviving Lily-M. Black

Double Take-Lynette Eason

Honey Bunch Books:

     -Just A Little Girl

     -1st Garden

     -1st Camp

     -1st Circus

     -1st Trip West

     -1st Airplane

     -1st Zoo

     -1st Big Adventure

     -1st Parade

     -1st Club

     -1st Costume Party

     -1st Pet Show

     -1st Mystery

     -1st Twin Playmates

Dana Girls:  Carolyn Keene

     -Locked Room

     -Study Lamp

     -Tower

The Great Landlocked Sea-E. Davis

Reach Up For The Sunrise-Jen Selinsky

Chicken Pulp-Hericja R. Raymer

The Luck of the Ogre-Annette Miller

Where Shadows Sleep-Lawrence Weill

Tracer-David E Graham

The Girl In The Window-S. Lee Davis

The Watchers of Moniah-Barbara V. Evers

The Lemon Sisters-Jill Shalvis

Kiki-Tommy B. Smith

Chains In The Sky-Carl R. Moore

Legend of Ardmire Castle-Sianyn (Shannon) Leigh

Follow Your Dreams-Conway Stone

Dream High-Conway Stone

The Choice-Anne Greene (misplaced??)

Louise Penney book

A Quiet Strength-Janette Oke

Valley of the Shaman-Arlen Andrews

Joyful Poems For Children-James Whitcomb Riley

I Heard God Laugh-Matthew Kelly

Life Is Messy-Matthew Kelly

Franklin and Eleanor

-62

E-book:

Trysting With A Poisoned Pen-Sandra Sookoo Good story:)

Texas Lullaby-Cynthia D'Alba

Karaoke Songs:

7/2

The Middle-Jimmy Eat World Did well:)

The Morning After-Maureen McGovern Nailed it, but forgot to record

Silver Springs-Fleetwood Mac Still trying to find the version I like best, but otherwise nailed it!

Independence Day-Martina McBride Crowd fave this time of year; rocked the bar!

Duets:  Picture (with Kevin Snider-it was his birthday!) and Country Roads with Gary:) Did well on both!

7/9:

The Morning After-Maureen McGovern Nailed it!

The Motown Song-Rod Stewart Ugh...managed to get through it...

Silver Threads and Golden Needles-Linda Ronstat Good, but blew the ending.

Perform This Way-Weird Al Fun to sing!

 

7/16

The Moment of Truth-Survivor Not too bad; was on the wrong note on 2nd verse.

First Night-Survivor Nailed it!

Take Me Home Country Road-John Denver Gary and I nailed it:)

7/23

The Mummers Dance-Loreena McKinnet

The Name of the Game-ABBA

Simple Man-Lynard Skynard

Ever Since The World Began?

7/30

The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetara (last one on YT list)

Since U Been Gone-Kelly Clarkson 

Drift Away-Dobie Gill (duet with Todd???)

The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace????

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia-Reba

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down-The Band

TBB (on wish list-was tired of not finding them!)

You Will Never Be Me-Jesse Q Santanto (print)

I'm Not Done With You Yet-JQS (print)

Vera Wang's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers-JQS (print)

All We Ever Wanted-Emily Giffen (print)

Stranger Than Fiction-Chris Colfer (print)

A Wake of Starlight-Tina Murray (print)

The Marriage Bargain-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Trap-Jennifer Probst (2013-$15)

The Marriage Mistake-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

The Marriage Merger-Jennifer Probst (2013-$10)

Into Thin Air-Jon Krakauer (2013-$15)

The Cookbook Collection-Allegra Goodman (2013-$11)

The Girfriend-Abigail Barnett ($5)

The Summer Without Her (Men???)-Siri Hustvedt

Searching For Someday-Jennifer Probst (2014-$8)

Hard As You Can-Laura Kay (2014-$9)

The Year of Living Biblically-A.J. Jacobs (2014-$15)

Retaliation-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10)

Accused-Yasmin Shiraz (2014-$10) 

Romulus-Marilyn Campbell ($5)

Gaslight Chronicles-Cindy Spencer Pape ($8)

So Far Away-Dakota Madison, et al

Love Realized-Melanie Codina

Love Resisted-Melanie Codina

Assumptions-Melanie Codina

One The Run-Jade C. Jamison

Decker-AD Ellis

Sawyer-AD Ellis

Monster Among The Rose-Linda Kage ($6)

Flower of Heaven-Julien Ayotta

Dangerous Bloodlines-Julien Ayotta

If I Fall-Lydia Michaels ($5)

If You Want Me-Tara Mills

Tomorrow-Samantha Kane

Backdoor Billionaire's Bride-Roz Lee (2019-$5)

The Play-Tawdra Kandle

Hopeful In Yellow-Sandra Sookoo

Magic In Mayflowers-Sandra Sookoo

Zero Chance-Linda Kage (want entire series in print)

Paging Dr, Breakup-Jillian David

The Girl Vanished-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

The Lost Summers-Jessica Ann (Jessie Clever)

Ballad of Us-Sasha Marshall

Naughty, Nice, Never Been Kissed-Cassidy Hudspeth

A Party To Die for-Kerry Schafer

The Paris Predicament-Lexi Haddock

Elle Kennedy books