Today has been great, because I have put my soft cover novella buying information up on my blog, so y'all can be the first to own a signed copy.
It has been over two years since I have put a PayPal deal on my blog to sell books and I was nervous about how to do it again, because I had forgotten how to do it. I am proud to say that it only took me about forty minutes to figure it out again.
I have been tracking my shipment of books, just like I always do with Santa Claus and as of late last night the novella paperbacks are now in San Antonio and I am hoping that they will arrive late tomorrow afternoon, even though the UPS information still says the estimated delivery will be on Tuesday, the 11th.
If anyone has any questions about purchasing my first novella please feel free to call me at the ranch or send me an e-mail. And that is about it for tonight, because I am so happy. I am fixin' to finally drink a glass or two of Fess Parker Wine with Tony, that my dear friends Cheryl and Walt gave to me for my sixty-first birthday, to celebrate this very special occasion of my very first fiction, mystery, cliffhanger novella being published by Undepressable Press. And I hope that y'all will enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.
P.S. Within the next couple of days The Cowgirl Sisterhood: The Membership Drive, Part I will also be available as an e-book at Amazon and Barnes & Noble and I will announce it as soon as I get it done.
Y'all have a great evening!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
The Pendletons!
Today has been great. This morning Jim, June, Ellen and Kris, our friends/volunteers came out and walked our dogs and we loved it and our dogs loved it even more.
While they walked our happy dogs Tony's friends Melanie and Terry, who he had met during his Texas Master Naturalists Hill Country Chapter course, came out to see our rescue ranch and we had a fun time visiting with them. And they especially loved meeting Roy Rogers, my ninety-five pound four-legged soul mate.
After Terry and Melanie left, we went up to Koyote Ranch, to visit with our friends, while they ate lunch. Tony and I didn't eat there, because we were meeting our dear friends Cheryl and Walt for a fun lunch at El Sol de Mexico at 1:30. (Cheryl and Walter are characters in my upcoming novella, The Cowgirl Sisterhood: The Membership Drive Part I.)
When Tony and I walked into our new favorite Mexican food restaurant, for the fourth time this week, Peto, their super waiter, chuckled when he saw us walk in before greeting us. As usual, Tony and I sat at our table, the same table that we have sat at with Sandy and Jon on Monday, Carol on Tuesday, Carol on Thursday and today with Cheryl and Walt.
Our lunch with Walter and Cheryl was so much fun and it was filled with non-stop laughter and interesting stories. As we ate our delicious lunch, our dear friends told us that their Christmas present for us was being delivered to us today by UPS, so we thanked them in advance even though we had no idea what it was, because they wouldn't tell us.
When Tony and I got home Carlton was flashing on the breakfast bar, so I pushed his button and heard Dusty Pendleton, tell us that he and Martha wanted to come out and adopt Jackie Kennedy Onassis, so Tony called them back to let them know that we had the gate opened for them.
Then the dogs outside started barking. "UPS is here," Tony said and then he went outside to meet with the friendly UPS driver.
When he came back inside he was carrying a big, five inch thick box. "I wonder what it is?" I said, as Tony used his box cutter to open up the box. Inside was a beautiful gift wrapped box with a card from Cheryl and Walt. After we read their sweet note to us Tony unwrapped the box and then our jaws dropped to the floor. "Oh my god, it's a Pendleton Journey blanket! Tony, I have wanted to buy a Pendleton blanket for the longest time, but never have because they are so expensive. It's so beautiful and the colors are perfect."
After Tony and I had admired our beautiful gift, I sat down at the computer to send an e-mail to Cheryl and Walt to let them know that their gift had arrived and that we absolutely loved it and while I was typing them a note the dogs started barking outside, again. "The Pendletons are here," Tony said. So, I had to stop in the middle of my note to my friends, to go outside to greet Dusty and Martha and get them to sign off on Jackie-O's adoption papers.
We visited with Martha and Dusty, while she filled out Jackie's adoption papers and then they hopped into their truck and followed us down to Jackie's pen. When Jackie saw it was the Pendletons she knew they had come back to adopt her and talk about one thrilled little dog. While Tony put their new blue collar on Jackie, I said, "We hope Emmylou Harris and her will get along, but remember if it doesn't we'll gladly take her back."
"We're pretty sure they will get along, because Emmylou loves meeting other dogs," Dusty told us. After Tony put Jackie's leash on, she ran out of her pen and could not wait to kiss Martha on the cheek and knew that she could not wait to leave our rescue ranch.
When it was time for them to leave with their precious cargo, Tony and I told them that we had our fingers crossed for Jackie and hoped that she and Emmylou would become fast friends. Then we adios-ed each other and they drove away.
As Kermit took us back to The Cabin I laughed and Tony asked me why. "Because today has been a really great day, because of the Pendletons. And that is about it for tonight. "Thank you, Cheryl, Walt, Martha and Dusty. We love y'all."
Y'all have a great evening!
While they walked our happy dogs Tony's friends Melanie and Terry, who he had met during his Texas Master Naturalists Hill Country Chapter course, came out to see our rescue ranch and we had a fun time visiting with them. And they especially loved meeting Roy Rogers, my ninety-five pound four-legged soul mate.
After Terry and Melanie left, we went up to Koyote Ranch, to visit with our friends, while they ate lunch. Tony and I didn't eat there, because we were meeting our dear friends Cheryl and Walt for a fun lunch at El Sol de Mexico at 1:30. (Cheryl and Walter are characters in my upcoming novella, The Cowgirl Sisterhood: The Membership Drive Part I.)
When Tony and I walked into our new favorite Mexican food restaurant, for the fourth time this week, Peto, their super waiter, chuckled when he saw us walk in before greeting us. As usual, Tony and I sat at our table, the same table that we have sat at with Sandy and Jon on Monday, Carol on Tuesday, Carol on Thursday and today with Cheryl and Walt.
Our lunch with Walter and Cheryl was so much fun and it was filled with non-stop laughter and interesting stories. As we ate our delicious lunch, our dear friends told us that their Christmas present for us was being delivered to us today by UPS, so we thanked them in advance even though we had no idea what it was, because they wouldn't tell us.
When Tony and I got home Carlton was flashing on the breakfast bar, so I pushed his button and heard Dusty Pendleton, tell us that he and Martha wanted to come out and adopt Jackie Kennedy Onassis, so Tony called them back to let them know that we had the gate opened for them.
Then the dogs outside started barking. "UPS is here," Tony said and then he went outside to meet with the friendly UPS driver.
When he came back inside he was carrying a big, five inch thick box. "I wonder what it is?" I said, as Tony used his box cutter to open up the box. Inside was a beautiful gift wrapped box with a card from Cheryl and Walt. After we read their sweet note to us Tony unwrapped the box and then our jaws dropped to the floor. "Oh my god, it's a Pendleton Journey blanket! Tony, I have wanted to buy a Pendleton blanket for the longest time, but never have because they are so expensive. It's so beautiful and the colors are perfect."
After Tony and I had admired our beautiful gift, I sat down at the computer to send an e-mail to Cheryl and Walt to let them know that their gift had arrived and that we absolutely loved it and while I was typing them a note the dogs started barking outside, again. "The Pendletons are here," Tony said. So, I had to stop in the middle of my note to my friends, to go outside to greet Dusty and Martha and get them to sign off on Jackie-O's adoption papers.
We visited with Martha and Dusty, while she filled out Jackie's adoption papers and then they hopped into their truck and followed us down to Jackie's pen. When Jackie saw it was the Pendletons she knew they had come back to adopt her and talk about one thrilled little dog. While Tony put their new blue collar on Jackie, I said, "We hope Emmylou Harris and her will get along, but remember if it doesn't we'll gladly take her back."
"We're pretty sure they will get along, because Emmylou loves meeting other dogs," Dusty told us. After Tony put Jackie's leash on, she ran out of her pen and could not wait to kiss Martha on the cheek and knew that she could not wait to leave our rescue ranch.
When it was time for them to leave with their precious cargo, Tony and I told them that we had our fingers crossed for Jackie and hoped that she and Emmylou would become fast friends. Then we adios-ed each other and they drove away.
As Kermit took us back to The Cabin I laughed and Tony asked me why. "Because today has been a really great day, because of the Pendletons. And that is about it for tonight. "Thank you, Cheryl, Walt, Martha and Dusty. We love y'all."
Y'all have a great evening!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The Cowgirl Sisterhood: The Membership Drive E-Book Version!
Today has been great, but tonight I need to work on finishing the editing of The Cowgirl Sisterhood: The Membership Drive, Part I e-book version, because I want it to be available for Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook readers, the same day that my soft cover novella has its early release on Tuesday, December 11th.
I am very excited about writing a pure fiction, mystery, cliffhanger novella and I hope that y'all will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. The soft cover version turned out to be eighty-six pages and I've already forgotten how many pages the e-book version is, but I know that it is close to that number.
I decided that the cost of the soft cover and the e-book version is $10.00, because I sell my books for $20.00 and this is half of a book. I basically have already written Part II in my head and now all I have to do is go into a semi-trance and write what the characters tell me to write, which at times can be pretty exhausting, because they talk so fast and I type much slower since becoming a senior citizen. Anyway, I need to get back to work on the e-book version. Please wish me luck.
Y'all have a great evening!
I am very excited about writing a pure fiction, mystery, cliffhanger novella and I hope that y'all will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. The soft cover version turned out to be eighty-six pages and I've already forgotten how many pages the e-book version is, but I know that it is close to that number.
I decided that the cost of the soft cover and the e-book version is $10.00, because I sell my books for $20.00 and this is half of a book. I basically have already written Part II in my head and now all I have to do is go into a semi-trance and write what the characters tell me to write, which at times can be pretty exhausting, because they talk so fast and I type much slower since becoming a senior citizen. Anyway, I need to get back to work on the e-book version. Please wish me luck.
Y'all have a great evening!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Carol Loved It, Too!
Today has been great, but I am going to keep this post short, because I want to spend my evening playing my guitar, drinking a couple of glasses of my fine, Franzia Chillable Red boxed wine and then go to bed early.
This afternoon after we had dropped off Molly Brown at Hoegemeyer Animal Clinic we met Carol for lunch at El Sol de Mexico, because we could not wait for her to try their fabulous Mexican food. I ordered their number twenty-six, the same thing that I ate yesterday, Tony ordered the number twenty-seven and Carol ordered number fifteen, grilled shrimp, sauteed mushrooms, onions and peppers, rice and french fries.
When the courteous, friendly waiter served us our lunch, Carol's jaw dropped to the floor when she took her first bite of shrimp, mushrooms, onions, etc. "This is absolutely delicious. The grilled shrimp is perfect, the mushrooms are not over cooked and the onions and peppers are to die for." Then she put a shrimp on my plate and Tony's plate to sample and it was the best grilled shrimp that we have ever eaten, in Kerrville. "I love this place!" Carol said. Then we spent the rest of our lunch talking about their delicious food and El Sol de Mexico becoming our new favorite Mexican food restaurant.
After we had cleaned our plates, Carol and I jokingly argued about who was going to pay the bill and she won out this time. "Thank you, Carol."
Then I ordered a dozen tamales to take home and all I can say is, "The Best Tamales in Kerrville."
Y'all have a great evening!
This afternoon after we had dropped off Molly Brown at Hoegemeyer Animal Clinic we met Carol for lunch at El Sol de Mexico, because we could not wait for her to try their fabulous Mexican food. I ordered their number twenty-six, the same thing that I ate yesterday, Tony ordered the number twenty-seven and Carol ordered number fifteen, grilled shrimp, sauteed mushrooms, onions and peppers, rice and french fries.
When the courteous, friendly waiter served us our lunch, Carol's jaw dropped to the floor when she took her first bite of shrimp, mushrooms, onions, etc. "This is absolutely delicious. The grilled shrimp is perfect, the mushrooms are not over cooked and the onions and peppers are to die for." Then she put a shrimp on my plate and Tony's plate to sample and it was the best grilled shrimp that we have ever eaten, in Kerrville. "I love this place!" Carol said. Then we spent the rest of our lunch talking about their delicious food and El Sol de Mexico becoming our new favorite Mexican food restaurant.
After we had cleaned our plates, Carol and I jokingly argued about who was going to pay the bill and she won out this time. "Thank you, Carol."
Then I ordered a dozen tamales to take home and all I can say is, "The Best Tamales in Kerrville."
Y'all have a great evening!
Monday, December 3, 2012
El Sol de Mexico!
Today has been great. This morning before Tony and I went outside to do our chores I called the people in Akron, Ohio, who are printing my novella, to find out if they had received my certified cashiers check. "Yes, we have and your book has gone into production and it will be shipped on Wednesday and should arrive there on Tuesday, December 11th," the nice young woman said. I was thrilled about the good news and then went outside to work.
After I had cleaned a couple of dog pens, I came back to The Cabin to put on a rain coat, because it was misting. When I walked inside, Carlton was flashing me, because someone had left a message. So, I pushed Carlton's button and heard, "Hello, Nancy. This is Jon. Sandy and I want to know if y'all can meet us for lunch today. Call me."
I called Jon Wolfmueller and said, "We'd love to. We'll be finished with our chores around 11:15. How does twelve-ish sound?"
Ten minutes before twelve Tony and I walked into Wolfmueller's Books and their bookstore was full of tourists and Kerrverts buying their books. In between them checking out customers and helping people find their books, we decided to eat at a Mexican restaurant that Tony and I never knew existed. "You'll love it," Sandy told us. "It's one of our favorite Mexican food restaurants and it is right down the street. It used to be a gasoline station and they have converted into a really fun place to dine."
"Where is it?" Tony asked.
"On Water Street going towards Schreiner University. You can't miss it, because it will be on the left and the building is painted orange," Jon said.
"Who's minding the store for y'all while we're gone?" I asked.
"Mary Jo," Sandy said, as Mary Jo walked up.
"Hi, Mary Jo," I said. "You're in my new book."
Mary Jo chuckled and said, "So, I get to buy your book." A few minutes later, we adios-ed Sandy, Jon and Mary Jo and left the bookstore, so we could go meet the Wolfmuellers for a super fun lunch.
When we pulled up to El Sol de Mexico, Sandy and Jon pulled up right behind us and we went inside to grab us a table before the lunch crowd arrived. As soon as we sat down at a table a friendly waiter came to our table and told us that their daily Special was number twenty-six and then he asked us what we wanted to drink. It was like a wave, because we each said, "Tea," and it made me laugh, because I felt like we were on another fun vacation with our good friends.
After the waiter had served us our tea and put chips and salsa on the table he took our order. "I'll have the Special," I said.
"Me, too" Tone said.
"I'll have the Special, too," Sandy said.
""Me, too," Jon said, which made me laugh out loud, because we had ordered the same thing again. Which was two cheese enchiladas, refried beans, rice, a puffy taco and a chalupa. About fifteen minutes later when the waiter put our special lunch plates down on our table, we had already laughed a lot, as we caught up with each others news.
When I took my first bite of everything on my plate I would say, "Oh my god, I love this. These beans, enchiladas, puffy taco, chalupa and rice are the best and they all agreed with me. "This place is fixin' to be Tone's and my favorite Mexican food restaurant. The vibes in here are great and this is the best Tex-Mex food that I've ever eaten in Kerrville..."
I am generally a half a plate eater and always leave the other half of the food left on the plate, but I am embarrassed to say that today I cleaned my plate, because the food was so delicious.
Early this evening I went over to visit with Carol and after I had told her about discovering this great Mexican restaurant, she told me, "In Spanish, El Sol de Mexico translated, means the Mexican Sun," or something like that. And that is about it for this evening.
Y'all have a great evening!
After I had cleaned a couple of dog pens, I came back to The Cabin to put on a rain coat, because it was misting. When I walked inside, Carlton was flashing me, because someone had left a message. So, I pushed Carlton's button and heard, "Hello, Nancy. This is Jon. Sandy and I want to know if y'all can meet us for lunch today. Call me."
I called Jon Wolfmueller and said, "We'd love to. We'll be finished with our chores around 11:15. How does twelve-ish sound?"
Ten minutes before twelve Tony and I walked into Wolfmueller's Books and their bookstore was full of tourists and Kerrverts buying their books. In between them checking out customers and helping people find their books, we decided to eat at a Mexican restaurant that Tony and I never knew existed. "You'll love it," Sandy told us. "It's one of our favorite Mexican food restaurants and it is right down the street. It used to be a gasoline station and they have converted into a really fun place to dine."
"Where is it?" Tony asked.
"On Water Street going towards Schreiner University. You can't miss it, because it will be on the left and the building is painted orange," Jon said.
"Who's minding the store for y'all while we're gone?" I asked.
"Mary Jo," Sandy said, as Mary Jo walked up.
"Hi, Mary Jo," I said. "You're in my new book."
Mary Jo chuckled and said, "So, I get to buy your book." A few minutes later, we adios-ed Sandy, Jon and Mary Jo and left the bookstore, so we could go meet the Wolfmuellers for a super fun lunch.
When we pulled up to El Sol de Mexico, Sandy and Jon pulled up right behind us and we went inside to grab us a table before the lunch crowd arrived. As soon as we sat down at a table a friendly waiter came to our table and told us that their daily Special was number twenty-six and then he asked us what we wanted to drink. It was like a wave, because we each said, "Tea," and it made me laugh, because I felt like we were on another fun vacation with our good friends.
After the waiter had served us our tea and put chips and salsa on the table he took our order. "I'll have the Special," I said.
"Me, too" Tone said.
"I'll have the Special, too," Sandy said.
""Me, too," Jon said, which made me laugh out loud, because we had ordered the same thing again. Which was two cheese enchiladas, refried beans, rice, a puffy taco and a chalupa. About fifteen minutes later when the waiter put our special lunch plates down on our table, we had already laughed a lot, as we caught up with each others news.
When I took my first bite of everything on my plate I would say, "Oh my god, I love this. These beans, enchiladas, puffy taco, chalupa and rice are the best and they all agreed with me. "This place is fixin' to be Tone's and my favorite Mexican food restaurant. The vibes in here are great and this is the best Tex-Mex food that I've ever eaten in Kerrville..."
I am generally a half a plate eater and always leave the other half of the food left on the plate, but I am embarrassed to say that today I cleaned my plate, because the food was so delicious.
Early this evening I went over to visit with Carol and after I had told her about discovering this great Mexican restaurant, she told me, "In Spanish, El Sol de Mexico translated, means the Mexican Sun," or something like that. And that is about it for this evening.
Y'all have a great evening!
Saturday, December 1, 2012
I Coud Not Wait!
Today has been a great day and rumor has it, as of 4:45 this afternoon, that Jackie Kennedy Onassis might get adopted on Monday if she gets along with their dog, Emmylou Harris, who was adopted from us a while back. So, Tony and I are keeping our fingers crossed for her, because she is a really cute dog.
Yesterday was great and was filled with excitement and that is why I didn't blog, because I was pretty tired. Friday morning when Tony returned home after drinking coffee with his friends at The Old Timer, his first words to me were, "We've got a new dog. Someone tied her to our gate after I left this morning. She's a great dog and I just put her into The Okay Corral...."
When our volunteers came out to walk our dogs I introduced them to the sweet, one-year-old dog and everyone fell in love with her. "She looks like a Molly to me," Kris said, so I decided that Molly would be her name.
While everyone was walking our dogs I kept coming inside The Cabin to check my e-mail and phone messages. I needed to okay the final proofs for my novella and then high-tail it to Bandera, to withdraw some cash, so I could go to Kerrville to deposit it into my book publishing business account, so I could get a certified check for the full payment and then rush to FedEx to overnight it.
When Carol showed up I told her about being excited about my novella and what all I needed to do before 3:00. Then she offered to lend me the cash to save me time from having to go to Bandera. "We can go to my bank to withdraw the money."
"And I will write you a check and you can deposit it right back into your account..."
When everyone was fixin' to go eat lunch I told them what all I needed to do and that Tony and I were fixin' to go pick up Carol and go to Kerrville, because time was of the essence and they totally understood.
Time wise, everything worked out in Kerrville and when we got back home, around 3:00, I checked my e-mail and the proofs were there for me to sign off on, but since the printing company was on Eastern Standard Time, I only had one hour to sign off on my novella.
When I looked at the proofs I was so thrilled, because they had done a great job for me, for the second time in two years. As soon as I signed off on the printing I called the printers and told them what all I had done in Kerrville and that the check would be there Monday morning. "As soon as we receive the check we will start printing your books," the nice woman said. Then I thanked her and asked her to please tell her staff at 48 HrBooks that I was thrilled with their work. Then I called Carol to ask if I could come over, for a minute, to show her the book cover, because I could not wait for her to see it.
When I showed the cover to Carol she loved it as much as me and I hope y'all do, too!
Yesterday was great and was filled with excitement and that is why I didn't blog, because I was pretty tired. Friday morning when Tony returned home after drinking coffee with his friends at The Old Timer, his first words to me were, "We've got a new dog. Someone tied her to our gate after I left this morning. She's a great dog and I just put her into The Okay Corral...."
When our volunteers came out to walk our dogs I introduced them to the sweet, one-year-old dog and everyone fell in love with her. "She looks like a Molly to me," Kris said, so I decided that Molly would be her name.
While everyone was walking our dogs I kept coming inside The Cabin to check my e-mail and phone messages. I needed to okay the final proofs for my novella and then high-tail it to Bandera, to withdraw some cash, so I could go to Kerrville to deposit it into my book publishing business account, so I could get a certified check for the full payment and then rush to FedEx to overnight it.
When Carol showed up I told her about being excited about my novella and what all I needed to do before 3:00. Then she offered to lend me the cash to save me time from having to go to Bandera. "We can go to my bank to withdraw the money."
"And I will write you a check and you can deposit it right back into your account..."
When everyone was fixin' to go eat lunch I told them what all I needed to do and that Tony and I were fixin' to go pick up Carol and go to Kerrville, because time was of the essence and they totally understood.
Time wise, everything worked out in Kerrville and when we got back home, around 3:00, I checked my e-mail and the proofs were there for me to sign off on, but since the printing company was on Eastern Standard Time, I only had one hour to sign off on my novella.
When I looked at the proofs I was so thrilled, because they had done a great job for me, for the second time in two years. As soon as I signed off on the printing I called the printers and told them what all I had done in Kerrville and that the check would be there Monday morning. "As soon as we receive the check we will start printing your books," the nice woman said. Then I thanked her and asked her to please tell her staff at 48 HrBooks that I was thrilled with their work. Then I called Carol to ask if I could come over, for a minute, to show her the book cover, because I could not wait for her to see it.
When I showed the cover to Carol she loved it as much as me and I hope y'all do, too!
And here's the back of the novella.
And y'all have a great evening!
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