August Goals

Was more productive than I thought last month!  July went waaaaayyy too fast!

-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 400 Check!

-Move daughter and grandson back home Check!

-Add words to Hallmark story Finished it 7/30!!!

Books Read:  

            Print:  6

        E-book:  2

             DNF:  1

Karaoke Songs Added To Good List:  12

2026 Events:

Aug 8th:  Indy Author Event 

Aug 21st:  Singing at RSPAC (opening act for Freedom Band)

Aug 22nd:  Lafayette Comic Con, Tippecanoe Co Fairgrounds, Lafayette, IN 

Sept 11th:  Singing at Grouseland

Sept 12th:  StompCon, Fowler, IN??

Oct 25th:  Romance and Roses Lit Con, Embassy Suites Indpls Airport, Plainfield, In $50 paid 6/5 Still owe $40 (1/2 table)

Nov 11-15:  ICGAHS

Nov 28th:  Creative Holiday Market, 1972 KCARC

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

August Goals:  

-Lose 5 pounds (start:  240)

-WRITE ANTHO STORY!!!!

-Do well at Indy Author Event

-Have enjoyable visit with sister

-Do well at Lafayette Comic Con

-Buy one more pkg Book Sleeves from Temu

-Buy one more pkg sarcasm notepads from Temu

-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???  CVS???

-Add words to Dragon story stalled and turn in short story for antho

-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 

August Reading Schedule: 

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

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E-book:

The Girlfriends-Abigail Barnett

Karaoke Songs:

8/6

The Old Apartment-Barenaked Ladies????

The Old Man Down The Road-John Fogarty

Sir Duke-Stevie Wonder

Sister Christian-Night Ranger

Heaven Is A Four-Letter Word-Bad English

I'll Fall In Love Again-Sammy Hagar

Invincible-Pat Benetar

8/13:

The One I Love-REM???

The One That You Love-Air Supply

The Party's Over-Journey

Sister Golden Hair-America

Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves-Eurythmics

Abacab-Genesis

Wanted Dead or Alive-Bon Jovi

8/20:

The Power of Love-Huey Lewis and The News

The Power of Love-Celine Dion/Air Supply???

Sixteen Candles

Sixth Avenue Heartache-Wallflowers

Back On My Feet Again-Babys

Angel of the Morning-Juice Newton

8/27:

The Pretender-Jackson Brown???

The Reason-Hoobastank (Last one on YT)

Sk8er Boi-Avril Levigne

Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel

Every Time I Think of You-Babys

Alone-Heart

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)

Try Again Baby-Julia Wolf (print)

I've Got A Crush On You-Lauren Blakely (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 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