We’re having a heat wave….

Anyone else remember the MASH episode where it was colder than all get out and the guys sang that tune to try and “think warm thoughts”? In high school I went to private school and we rode a bus for over an hour each morning then over an hour each afternoon. My mom worked in hospital and dad’s job started equally as early so my brother and I were dropped off to wait by ourselves on the bus until the driver showed to start it up.

Some mornings it was so FREAKIN’s cold I swear my body was numb for hours. There was a group of boys who, on days when it was colder than a witch’s…thumb…they’d sing out with “We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave…” and keep it up until we all were singing along.

Well my question is—what would they do in case of an actual heat wave? How do you “think cold thoughts”? Do you fantasize about Christmas, with mountains of white? Do you imagine ice dangling from the gutters, sheeting the roads? Do you sing Christmas carols?

I ask because, my darlings, have we got the heat! Temps reaching 100-105 with indexes that melt the asphalt from the street. I mean, you want to know how hot it is? Check out THIS photograph:
BWAHAHA

Hunting Mickey is on its way to production—WOOHOO!!! The release date is coming in October and I can’t WAIT! The cover arrived and in case you haven’t seen it, I’ll just have to share it with you here…LOL
AWESOME, right?!??!!? I LOVE IT!

I got a confirmation email from the acquiring editor regarding Death Rides a Pale Harley. Don’t go getting all excited, it’s not a contract offer…(yet? Yet? Yet? LOL) she just wanted to let me know she had received the manuscript and she was getting ready to dive in. She also wanted me to know she was EXCITED about it and INTRIGUED with the idea… I have to wait another 4-6 weeks to hear back if they want to offer a contract (fingers, toes, arms and legs all crossed in hopes of bringing about good JuJu!)

And the positive news doesn’t end there! After over 16 months of no job, after submitting over 65 applications, sending in resume after resume, and feeling the ends of the rope fraying between his fingers my DH has TWO job interviews! TWO! They’re both excellent positions and fantastic opportunities…best of all, if he gets offered the one he interviews for this week, WE’RE MOVING TO ARKANSAS!!!!! WOOHOO!!!! YIPPEE!!! (Of course if he gets the second one, we’re moving closer to the Missouri Bootheel which will STILL put me closer to Arkansas…) But I’m rooting for relocation to Arkansas. PLEASE keep your fingers crossed that it works out? Thank you VERY much!

Well I’ve rambled enough. I’ve got to get busy on the next submission. See y’all again soon.

Huggles and HAPPY READING!
Donica