I am in Las Vegas, and wow what a week it has been!  When I arrived in Vegas, I had to hit the tarmac running, as my flight had arrived late, and I had to get to my signing for the wonderful folks at the Paseo Library in Henderson.  I did just make the Carr Chat and signing on time, and it was fabulous!

It was standing room only, and the good librarians surprised me and their patrons with samples of the foods from the recipe cards that I’m giving away with the book, TWENTY WISHES.  What a treat!  My editor was at the signing, so that was very gratifying.  And Wayne is in town, too!

Today I have more signings, and tomorrow I’ll fly home to Port Orchard for Mother’s Day and three more signings before I head out again on Tuesday, bound for Baltimore, Maryland.  Keep up with me if you can!

Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there!

Last night in Kansas City I went to bed while watching TV with warnings of storms and possible tornadoes.  I awoke to the sound of sirens blasting around town, so I jumped out of bed, ran around the bed twice, and grabbed my bathrobe.  My thought was that if I had to evacuate my room, I’d at least have my bathrobe on and be ready.  After all that I was worn out, and having received no instructions from the hotel, I decided to go back to bed and prayed.

When morning arrived there was storm damage around the area.  Apparently there were tornados last night.  A fellow traveler described hail the size of quarters and fierce wind and two inches of rain   He said the rain felt like needles, it was coming down so hard.  I’m beginning to feel like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz!

Life on the road isn’t all it's cracked up to be.  I’m an early riser, but getting up at 4 a.m. to make a flight is early, even for me.  I arrived in Kansas City at 8 a.m., only to find the hotel wasn’t able to check me in until 3 p.m..  Not my idea of fun--and there wasn’t a yarn store in sight!  But, I did get to have lunch with my brother, and the day picked up after that.

Of course, the best part is meeting my readers.  They are by far the most generous and friendly.  One gal drove all the way from Chicago to Indianapolis because she mixed up my travel days and missed me in Chicago.  Why did she drive all that way?  Because she wanted to give me chenille yarn--yards and yards of it! 

I’m fully prepared to give a little speech about 20 WISHES, and any of my other titles, if asked, but I’m finding I hardly need to talk about my books at all.  I overhead ladies discussing my books, and they’re virtually selling my books to each other while they’re standing in line. Bless you!

I’m in Kansas City through Saturday, May 3.  Come on by if you’re in the area—I’d love to see you.