Been a very tough year

I'm still here. It's just that we've had a very tough year. In January, my sister-in-law was diagnosed with cancer, which meant several months of going back and forth to SoCal to help her out. Sadly, she passed away in July. Hubby hit a cougar with his car on one of the long drives to the airport. I know, right?! Even the old-timers here in Oregon were shocked. Thankfully, he's okay, but the poor cougar and his car weren't as lucky. Our elderly dog started having health problems, which is never fun, since she's part of the family. And I got hit with several Meniere's attacks from all the stress, which of course, adds to the stress. Vicious cycle.

As of today, the cremation, memorial and spreading of ashes are over, a lawyer is taking care of probate, hubby's car is fixed and runs like new again, we got the dog on a regiment that's helping her quite a bit, and I'm nearing the end of my latest Meniere's attack.

Of course, dealing with all this life stuff has put me way behind on my latest novel. It was supposed to be released for the holidays this year but we're now shooting for next summer or fall. I'll keep everyone posted on that.

We hope to go a very long time without another year like this one and are looking forward to a quiet holiday season. In fact, we're treating ourselves to some new appliances soon, since the ones that came with this house are 20-years-old and showing their age. Hey, when you've had a year like ours, the little things can make a big impact.