Countdown!

We're 4 days and 18 hours to moving into the new house! I don't know which I'm more excited about . . . having my desk back, or having more clothes than the ones in my suitcase. In a few days, I'll find out : )

Moving Along . . . Literally

With a little luck, we'll be closing on the new house next week. I can't wait! I'm going to have my office back. I'll have bookshelves with my research books. My days, hopefully, will sink into a comfortable routine that doesn't include hours at Home Depot or Lowe's. I'm eager to get back to my regular routines, but I've got to say, the past three months have been really good. We've been with family, and my husband and I have really enjoyed Lexington.

So the saga continues . . . with a little luck, I'll soon be posting from my new writing cave : )

"Cowboy Under The Christmas Tree" Contest

For a chance to win books and Christmas goodies from the Fillies, hop on over to Petticoats and Pistols. The contest runs from now until December 6th. All you have to do is click on the cowboy and you'll be entered. Good luck and enjoy!

One of these days I'll be settled with regular internet. We're scheduled to move into the new house on November 21st. Believe it or not, I'm hoping to cook a turkey the following Sunday. We'll see . . . I've also got book news. My October 2010 release is called "Wyoming Lawman." The title is simple but accurate. My husband called it "iconic." Works for me!

My blogging has been sporadic with all the changes going on, but someday I'll be settled again. Soon! Very soon! I'm looking forward to having a routine again. With all the changes, an old fashioned rut would be kind of nice!

Blogging Today . . .

Hi! Today's my day to blog at http://www.petticoatsandpistols.com. I've posted some pictures of the new house!

Almost Settled

What a time this has been . . . First Lyme disease, then my mom. Then the decision for my husband to leave his job and for us to move to Lexington, Kentucky. We're at the tail end of it all and I can hardly wait to get back to normal. We sold the house (hooray!) to a delightful young couple. I hope they love it even more than we did.

On October 10th we left for Lexington. We had to go back for the closing of the house sale, so we drove back to Virginia and then back to Lexington. That's 1,600 miles total, but every mile was truly beautiful. My one regret in leaving VA was not ever seeing the Shenandoah Valley with the fall colors. Well, I saw it three times, and each time it was lovelier.

House hunting in Lexington was both fun and frustrating. We found a house we loved, but the neighborhood turned out to be not so good. Nothing else rang our bells until Saturday when we looked again at one of the first houses we saw. It was under construction, and we didn't think we wanted something brand new. After a second look, we fell in love with the floor plan. We'll plant trees asap and look forward to watching them grow. By mid-November, we should be settled in our own place.

I can't wait. I'm looking forward to a writing routing and moving ahead on the latest ms!

I'm Blogging Today At . . .

A website called Melinda Elmore's blogspot. Come and saw hello!

And a big P.S. We sold the house!!!!!! Now back to packing : )

House for Sale

We're on Day Six of having the house on the market. About 12 people have looked, but we haven't received any offers. We're still planning to head to Lexington ASAP, but "ASAP" is up in the air. It would be easy to get nervous about it, but selling a house isn't much different than waiting to hear from an editor on a manuscript. You do your best and you wait.

And wait.
And wait.
And wait some more.

You wait as long as it takes. Our prayer is for God to send the right buyer at the right time at the right price. In the meantime, I'll be working on a new story. I'm loving it! Mary from "The Maverick Preacher" is the heroine, and she's about to be reunited with a man from her past, an outlaw with regrets who's ready for a fresh start.