Fingers Crossed

 
All winter my pool has been slowly losing water. This week we filled it up, the repair people came, found the latest leak, and plugged it up! Yay - fingers crossed that it lasts all summer! Then I need to start playing the lottery so we can have the darn thing replastered. Considering we’ve lived here for almost thirty years and have never replastered, it’s time!
 
I also tinkered with an old story and restructured it for the beginning of a new series, so after I write the new k9 series, then I’ll work on the Texas Billionaires. What do y’all think of that? I’m trying to plan ahead more.

​And while I’m sitting her recapping my week, accompanied by my dogs, by any chance does anyone have any history with German Shepherds and DM? My thirteen year old Gunny is losing use of his hind legs and even though he’s otherwise healthy, when it strikes, I can see how frustrated he is. Would love any suggestions for things that will make him happier. The vet doesn’t really have any suggestions. We already give him cosequin (?) chews which helps him in general with aged joints, but the DM is different.
 

And back to books – here’s the unedited first few paragraphs of Honeymoon for Five – y’all will see it in its edited entirety next month!
 
           “I absolutely love the smell of Spring.” Mina Ummarino stood on her neighbor’s back porch and sniffed at the air like a dog taking in the scent of a sizzling steak.
           “Smell?” Jo, her younger and more technical sister scrunched her face and shook her head. “The only thing we can smell out here is the exhaust from MacArthur Avenue.”
           "Aren’t we in a mood?” Melody Harwood teased the sisters. “You guys can argue about whether the air smells of rain or flowers or cat litter for all I care. Three more days and Shane and I will be basking in glorious Caribbean skies.”
            “Oh,” Jo spun around and flopped into the rocker. “Ever since my sisters and I bought the house next door to Angie and have heard all the great stories, I’ve added a cruise to my bucket list. They sound like so much fun. I just hope that I don’t have to wait till I’m going on a honeymoon to take one.”
           Mina nodded. She hoped the same thing. No matter her intentions of getting some friends together and having a seaside vacation like her friend and neighbor Angie, life had a way of always making other plans. Days flew by too fast. She really would have to make more of an effort if she wanted to pull off a friends’ vacation.
          “The only thing that would have made this little honeymoon trip of ours even better would have been if we had been able to take it after the wedding instead of a year later, but it’s going to be so sweet.” Melody handed a diet cola to Mina and chuckled. “At least I’m all packed and ready to go.”
            “About that.” Shane Harwood, a tall man dressed in military camo came out the kitchen door.
           Melody turned and flashed a sappy grin at her spouse that made all the sisters on the porch smile. Love really was fun to watch.
          The moment Melody’s eyes leveled with her husband’s, the sweet grin slipped. “What’s wrong?”
              “Orders.”
              “One word and already I don’t like the sound of that.”
 
 
Will catch everyone next week! Take care! And keep your fingers crossed!
 

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