My Little Graduate

My son graduated from preschool last week, and I just had to share a few photos. Notice the way he’s hiding his face, even though he’s stuck in the front row? It was a cute ceremony, complete with songs and children sharing “What I Learned in Pre-K.” When it was time for my son to do his part, his teacher said, “Would you like to share what you learned?” My dear boy blanched and shook his head wildly. “No.” Poor boy. He inherited his stage fright honestly.

Now he’s home with me, and I’m going to do my best to mix a balance of summer fun (e.g. lounging in the inflatable kiddie pool) with making sure he doesn’t forget everything he learned. Today we went to the library, and I browsed for more research books while my darling son picked out a mix of Berenstein Bear books, books on the solar system, and a biography of Abraham Lincoln.

I turned in my revised manuscript today for Her Warrior King, so now I can focus on the new ideas. I wrote 11 pages on a Victorian manuscript and realized that I wasn’t going to get any further until I figured out the external plot (which means—research!).

Also, all this week I’m hosting a discussion group on eharlequin. The topic is “Boys Your Mother Warned You About.”

This is the first time I’ve done this, so if any of you wouldn’t mind, I’d welcome your company! We can talk about Ireland or hunky warriors…anything along those lines, really. I’m going to do prize giveaways to random commenters each day, so please stop by! I’m kicking it off with an autographed copy of Her Irish Warrior and as each day goes on, I’ll do drawings for chocolate, other signed books, blatant bribes that sort of thing. Hope you can stop by!