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 Sold 6, bartered 1:)
Aug 21st: Singing at RSPAC (opening act for Freedom Band) Many people complimented us!
Aug 22nd: Lafayette Comic Con, Tippecanoe Co Fairgrounds, Lafayette, IN Sold 3, then went to Hu Hot with BKM, Cookie, and Paul B from Chicago. TL and Paul had to head for home.
Sept 11th: Singing at Grouseland
Sept 19th: Stomp/StoryCon, Fowler, IN ($50)
Oct 25th: Romance and Roses Lit Con, Embassy Suites Indpls Airport, Plainfield, In $50 paid 6/5 Still owe $40 (1/2 table) Pd 6/12
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 Check! Sold 6, bartered 1:)
-Have enjoyable visit with sister Check!
-Do well at Lafayette Comic Con Sold 3:)
-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:
Sand, Sea, and Shenanigans-Donna R. Madden DRR! Loved this novella!!!!
Mindtalk-A. Alex Come' Lost interest around Ch 13 and skimmed to the end. Good premise; just not my style.
Survivor: Forged In Fire-Jeff Probst DRR! Esp for Survivor fans.....very fun to look back and see who you recognize! Wish they'd done the photos by season though, and had pics of all players.
Raised On Radio-Paul Rees DRR/MUST READ for ANY fan of music who grew up in 70s and 80s!
Dance With Me-:Luanne Rice
The Women-Kristin Hannah
The Return-Nicholas Sparks
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 Loved this! Always funny to see 4 year olds doing things we'd NEVER allow today's kids do!
-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
Five Alarm Love-Jillian David
Cruise, Coctails, and Chaos-Donna R. Madden
Deadly Vicious Lies-Emma Lynn Ellis
Tempting Lies-Sara Whitney
The Last Juror-John Grisham
Ten Minutes From Normal-Karen Hughes
Fiction Faves:
-Rage-Linda Castillo
-It's A Love Story-Annabel Monighan
-Shipwreck Fiji-Nilima Rao
-The Memory Gardner-Meg Donojue
Physicians Untold Stories-Scott. J. Kolbaba
The Joy of Disciplint-E. Stanley Ott
Funny Story-Emily Henry
5 Stages of Courting Dalisay Ramos-Melissa De La Cruz
The Lonely Hearts Book Club-Lucy Gilmore
Beneath The Stars-Emily McIntire
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
-75
E-book:
The Girlfriend-Abigail Barnett RR! Some BDSM, but excellent story!
The Summer Without Men-Siri Hustvedt
Leaving Woodvale-Katie Cawood
Karaoke Songs:
8/6
The Old Apartment-Barenaked Ladies Fun to sing, but too low
The Old Man Down The Road-John Fogarty ugh...too low
Sir Duke-Stevie Wonder Took me back to 4th grade, but too low
Sister Christian-Night Ranger Better, but still too low
Heaven Is A Four-Letter Word-Bad English DNH....sigh, remains on the 'searching' list.
I'll Fall In Love Again-Sammy Hagar A keeper, though I'll do it again when voice isn't shot!
8/13: DNG, was exhausted!
NOTE: Need To Resing Morning After, Siver Threads, and Perform This Way, as well as Moment of Truth and First Night!!!
8/20: Voice was slightly off.
Re-sang Morning After, Silver Threads, and Moment of Truth. Decided NOT to re-sing Perform This Way, since I'd not done that well on it.
8/27:
The One That You Love-Air Supply
Sister Golden Hair-America
Abacab-Genesis
First Night-Survivor
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)
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
The Girlfriend Zone-Lauren Blakely
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