I'm Home!

Nice holiday but glad to be back. I fell down on the job of providing the days of defalconing. Oh well. I was inundated with Rush Hour 1, 2, and 3; Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Miracles, and bunch of other guy flicks. Yes, I stayed with my son. lol

I actually liked the Rush Hour movies and I have always liked Robert Downey Jr. so that is a Yea for Ironman. Of course that movie had some delicious wit. Perhaps Rawlings wrote the screenplay? lol

Only two days to defalconing the man. Will anyone be surprised? Yes, indeed. all my beta's were. I have enjoyed the guesses but it is Chapter 48 that will hopefully knock their socks off.

Poor Darcy. I keep getting that from everyone that has read Chapter 47. Poor, poor Darcy. Of course I am trying to make you feel sorry for the dumb lug. How else can I get you to want to hug him and hold him close and make his hurts all better?

Well, I have still some work to do on Chapter 49A and B (yes, I have split the chapter into two sections but because it is an overlap of time, I did not give it two chapter numbers.

I played Mama Mia most of the way home! That and some Michael Buble (can't do that accent thing). I especially like his third and fifth songs and played them over and over while I contemplated... Book III of Expectations. Yes, I have the final part of the story in my head. I have to redo the Epilogue but that is not too difficult, since I have redone whole swaths of chapters at a time. The final part will be shorter than the others but driving alone with certain music causes me to see the story on my windshield. No wonder my daughter-in-law fears riding with me.

LIke a play, Act I is always the longest and sets up the story, act II is shorter with Act III being almost miniscule in comparison. Well I have a long book I - up to the proposal scene that did not happen between Blake and Elizabeth; and an almost as long book II - all business - and now the romance section in Book III. I, of course, reserve the right to stop with Book II but the story just does not want to fade away yet. I have some unfinished business and I think I must finish it or else it will bug me for the rest of my life.

Well, off to load up the washing machine with my dirty laundry and pour a glass of wine and think about book III. maybe 10 chapters in all. That should do it. And of course my own special brand of angst. mmmm. oh, what fun.

till tomorrow.

gayle