One down, one to go

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As I mentioned in my last point, I’m counting down the last few weeks in what has been six years of 2 to 3-night a week practices, and weekends spent in gymnasiums for volleyball tournaments.

Last weekend was the 6th and final (for The daughter and me) Ontario Volleyball Provincial Championships.

The Daughter

The event, held at RIM Park in Waterloo, Ontario is a well-run event, covering 3 weekends, with two waves a day and 28 courts. Usually there for only one of the three weekends, we were there for the first and last weekend since The Daughter was first a coach and then an athlete.

Tied for 5th, the girls came away with no medals, but I think The Daughter has accumulate quite a bit of a stash over the past years.

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In two weeks we head to Calgary, Alberta, for what will be the final tournament of her pre-university play, the National Volleyball Championships.

Getting ready to say Good-bye

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The very top of my site, says “Writer, reader and crafter”…what it doesn’t say, my most important job, is mother. And all that is about to change in 18 weeks. Of course, I’ll still be a mother, but on August 27 The Daughter (my baby!) is leaving for university.

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Sure, she’ll be home at Christmas and in the summer…I hope…but my life is in for a big change. As I’ve mentioned in other posts, I spend a lot of time driving The Daughter to volleyball practice or tournaments. This year she is also coaching, and I drive her and stay to watch that team, too.

The Daughter will be playing volleyball at Acadia University, but with it being a 2 hour, $500 flight away (or 20+ hour drive), I’ll be watching webcasts from the comfort of my sofa. No long drives or overnight stays in hotels.

I’ve already got a few friends lined up…2 for craft nights, one for coffee, and one for a monthly movie night. Things to keep me busy. People to fill in for the much-missed Daughter.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for her. Envious, in fact. But, I’m counting the weeks already with tears in my eyes. So there will probably be quite a few posts about The Daughter between now and then, and I hope that is okay with all of you.

Since I’ve already done a lot of rambling, I’ll keep my first story short.

On Sunday, I booked our flights from Toronto, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia. I had 2 computers on the go, and my mom on the phone. I’m booking mine with credit card points, The Daughter only needs a one way ticket, and my mom was booking her round-trip flight at her end. (Just to make sure we all got the same flight.) I pushed submit on both The Daughter and my flight, and then frantically yelled at my mom “Oh my god, I just booked The Daughter on the wrong flight. I’ve got to go!” Yep, I did. Mom and I were on the 9am, The Daughter on the 7am. Hands shaking and on the verge of tears (there will be lots of those!) I called Westjet to beg for help. Luckily the change was quick and free of charge since it was within the first 24 hours. (First 2.4 minutes, in fact).

And so the journey begins…

Cover Reveal…REAL LOVE

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I just received the preliminary cover art for my next release, REAL LOVE, and I couldn’t wait to share it.
This cover, created by the wonderful RJ Morris, is unlike my other covers but reflects the fun & flirty nature of the CANDY HEARTS SERIES.
REAL LOVE, and other books in the CANDY HEARTS SERIES, are currently schedule for release around Valentine’s 2016.

REAL LOVE