5. Mabel Hartley The Crusader’s Hoard is off to be printed. Kachow!

4. My shelves are empty. Time to reorder books. Always a good sign for a self-published author.

3. My son turns 11 years old tomorrow. I’ve been a mother for 11 years and even if I say so myself, I’m doing a “stand-up job.”

2. My dad came with me into a new book store that didn’t stock my books. It was great to share the experience of getting book store owners excited about my series and wanting more copies in time for Christmas.

1.My children are settled in their classes, biking to school and both are on soccer teams and for the first time my daughter is in Girl Guides. It’s going to be a great year.