Whew, it's in

Today, I bought my bubble envelope, put in my copied manuscript, my query letter,  and my sase. I addressed my envelope to Desert Book and paid about three dollars to mail it. I am done!

When the mailman took my envelope I had a GREAT feeling. Like a ton of bricks were off my shoulders. I thought about the process I have gone through to get this project done. It has been seven months. But looking back now, it's funny, it only seems like I started yesterday.

I am proud of myself. I made a goal two years ago, which was by the time I turn 44, I want to have been in an art show, and had a book published or seriously looked at. I have met, those goals. I am encouraged to do more.

So I stand as a testiment, "If I can do it, anyone can!"

Query Letters, Oh boy! What do I write?

I went on-line and researced how to write a Chilren's Picture book Query Letter. There is a lot of GREAT information about how to write one. I spent two hours reading, highlighting, and underlining the matieral I printed out. The query letter is expected to have 4 paragraphs each containing specific information. I thought no big deal.

When I sat in front of my PC and began formulating a letter I was, quite, wrong! It took me the better half of a day. There could have been no more that 100 words, but I had to make them, "Punch" and "Grab" the editors atteintion.

Let's hope and Pray, my little buddy the Query letter, does it's job.

AC DC us army video - apache helicopter (ac-dc - thunderstruck)

My DREADY QUERY LETTER!

We had our Creative Meeting today. Summer has been challenging for me and S.H. but we have trudged through , trying to be creative and productive for our homes, children, and husbans.

I am currently 18 days over my person deadline. But I am here to say, everything in my envelope ready to be mailed, except,..my query letter. Funny, I really didn't think it would be a big deal, but now.

Wow, all I can say is I am, a bit FREAKED! What if I am bor-ing, and they toss, my 6months worth of work in the endless SLUSH PILE! Yikes!

I have reseached on-line, the samples are great, but, still I have a knot in my stomach. I am so close to the end of this project, I can taste it, but this dang, Q.L. is tripping me up!

By tomorrow afternoon, I have to get my manuscripted mailed out, there is no more waiting. There are no more allowances, I must work on my letter. I need to get some AC/DC Thunderstuck lite under me! Wish me luck.

No creative Meeting on the 4th - Of course!

What a memerable weekend it was with the 4th of July!
Family, friend, and Fireworks, how could our Country go wrong?
I still have not finished my cells. I worked on them for two hours on Sunday at Church, but didn't dare to work on them at the pool.

I have decided to leave the Sandy Utah Guild, but continue to work on Sandy Art Show in November. I will instead be joining the Art Board in Provo. Utah County has deep ties to art with BYU and Springville Museum.

I can indeed say, "I am grateful to our Great Lord for giving me talent, and giving me the desire to see, "What can I do with this talent to share with my part of the world."  :)

I will as Robinson Wells says, "I am cheerfully Flexible."

Daddy Day - Changes Plans

I'm so glad when Daddy comes home, glad as can be! I clap my hands and shout for joy and climb up on his knee! - LDS Primary song.

Any who, our Daddy, Shawn stayed home with us today! It was a GREAT DAY! He thinks so much of us. He woke up and got the ATVs ready for us to go ride up in American Fork Canyon in Provo.

The ride was GREAT! I love that word, "GREAT!"

We did a 17 mile drive up to Cascade Springs, so beautiful! We went high enough into the canyon and ran into some snow.    Our round trip was 34 miles done in 5 hours, whew!

We saw two HUGE deers run across our path. When the first deer run in front our ATVs, I thought, "Way cool." An hour later when the second deer ran across our path, I thought, "Wow, I bet that deer wouldn't stop, it would land it's hoof anywhere on me and use me as a stepping stool." That thought truely FREAKED ME OUT!

Needless to say, desite my best efforts to make my July 1, deadline finishing my cells. I fell short, all  because Daddy stayed home to be with me and the kids. He is AMAZING!