In which the ends are unraveling

But I keep knotting them up as I go and so far it's working! This week, which was supposed to be busy and challenging, has decided to ratchet up the difficulty factor by about a thousand percent. So, in the interest of my own sanity, I had to triage my plans and rethink everything in terms of priorities. (Promise you won't peek at the laundry hamper...)

Loads of you already have The Dark Enquiry in your hot little hands--I'm so glad! Thanks so much for the lovely messages. (And my deepest regrets to those of you who wanted it to take on vacation and don't have it yet!) I did get a wee complaint about the publisher deciding to delay the ebook until July 1, and I wanted to address that briefly: the publisher actually didn't delay anything. The release date IS July 1. Technically, that's when the book is supposed to ship from online retailers or be shelved in bookstores. Do booksellers jump that particular gun? All the time, unless you're J.K. Rowling! So, please know that if you are a digital reader, they really aren't trying to punish you. It's just that yours is the only format they can control! And I hope you enjoy it even more for having to wait a little...

Others of you read my harrowing tale of emergency rooms and birthday gone awry, and the question I got most often--after cordial queries about my husband's health--is WHAT IS THE RECIPE FOR THE LIMONCELLO CHEESECAKE? Y'all amuse me, do you know that? The recipe is Giada's and it's on the Foot Network site. That's as much as I know, but I expect about two seconds of googling will get you there. (And the husband is doing brilliantly. We've followed up with his own doctor and we've only one more test to go through which the doctor believes is strictly precautionary. Woot! And we found out today he is completely cleared to fly at the end of next week so he and our daughter can join me after RWA for a day of frivolity in NYC!)

Speaking of RWA...alright, here's the deal: I have two RITA dresses. I know, an embarrassment of riches. One is a full-on BALLGOWN, taffeta and a color. The other is a sleeker gown of black with beading and a sheer back. And I can't decide. Thoughts? Seriously--y'all choose.