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You know I have to give you a hard time now and then. The rest of the time, I'm an angel.

I have to say, it's a lot of fun. The Facebook page looks great. Although maybe I'll change my profile pic to the redheadded stepchild.

It's always so wonderful to get to know the editors.

Dream 

Isabel, thanks so much for giving us this opportunity to get to know a little more about the people behind the name.

Joan, thanks for taking the time to share about yourself. It's so nice to get to know you a little better. 

 Dream

Dana, you know I'll want to see pictures.

Did I sing that right?

Okay, so we all know that I'm a bit biased. Now that that's out of the way, I will just say that for me, I've found some of my most treasured friendships here. I agree that family is the right word. We love each other, we hate each other, we have our spats, we make up, and we're there during the ups and downs of life. Is it perfect? Nope. But what family is?

For me, the best part is... okay, I have two best parts:

One: Meeting the authors whose books have touched my life in so many ways. Especially as these authors have become such wonderful friends I hold dear in my heart. *waves to Kate and Cathie*

Two: Meeting other folks on the boards who become just as dear friends as people I've known my whole life and journeying with them through that process. I've been on the boards for eight years now, five as a host (April's my anni, happy early anni to me!). I've been through marriages, babies, divorce, and death with some amazing people who share their lives with us. Four years ago, I got to know a member named Squirl. Some of you might know her as author Cheryl Wyatt. She was pregnant, on bed rest, and bored out of her gourd. We were due within days of each other. Her baby came early, and six weeks later, I had my own little monster. We'd see each other at conferences, talk books, talk writing, and talk life. She used to dream of writing for Steeple Hill. At the risk of being shot, back then, her writing was really bad. But it improved. Our friendship grew. We roomed together at conferences. She sold to Steeple Hill. Did I mention her writing got much better?  Last month, she and her husband spent a weekend with us. This summer, we'll probably head their way,  spend some more quality time together, and see those babies, now big girls, play together, just like we used to imagine.

I could tell a few more stories like this, but I think you get the picture. There are some amazing folks here. Amazing friends. I'm so blessed to have each and every one of you. And for those of you I don't know yet, stop by and say hi. There's always room for more! 

I had the exact same problem a few days ago, I had changed my picture and put in an author's picture to test it, and it took deleting and changing the picture a couple of times before it "took" so to speak. This is probably something for them to look at, but try deleting and re-adding a couple of times. It eventually worked for me, so keep trying. (And Jayne can log it with the techs to check it out.)

Those were the ones I had handy and am determined to read SOON! After I posted, my most recent order came. *sigh*

We just bought a new house, too, and most of my books are still in storage. Including a few boxes of TBR books. 

Christa, I hope you get a chance to get those read. Let us know how you liked them. 

It seems like there just isn't enough time in the day. Too many reads, too little time. What's on your TBR List?

I am a keeper, that's for sure. I can't part with a book, and the few I have parted with have ended up being ones I really miss. For those of you who've been on the boards forever, YES, I am still looking for that old Temptation.

We moved over the summer, and people were stunned at how many boxes of books we had. I stopped counting at 40. However, I still don't have as many books as hubby has tools, so I figure I'm still safe.

I am working on getting my books catalogued, though, because as I packed and am now unpacking books, I've realized that I end up buying a lot of duplicates because I'll forget I have a book. Someday, I'll have it all in a PDA or something and then I can figure out very quickly what I do and don't have. Maybe I'll save a little money that way. Or, I'll just buy different books.