Happy Sunday, everyone!  Another week under our belts…& hopefully with much to be thankful for.

But seriously—can you believe it’s August already?  I mean, tomorrow is AUGUST!  How the heck did that happen?!  Wasn’t it June, like, two minutes ago?  And it feels as though I met my July 1st deadline only about 90 seconds ago.  WTF, Father Time?  WTF? :knock

This week, I AM HAPPY that I survived my surgery…& that it is over…& that everything went well.  Exceptionally well, actually, if you don’t count the fact that I think I picked up Sleeping Sickness in the hospital. :sleeping

I AM HAPPY that you all minded your Ps & Qs (& S&Ms :mistress ) while I was away.  Darling Laura J. apparently kept you in line & didn’t let you leave The Dungeon more of a mess than when I left.  I mean, look…all of the stone walls are just as dusty & run-down as before…the dirt on the floors is still an inch thick…& all of the shackles & chains are still sparkly & clean. I haven’t had a chance to check on the Dungeon Hotties yet, but they, too, had better be in tip-top shape or you know what will happen. :whip

I AM HAPPY that my convalescence finally allowed me to finish Kay Hooper’s Blood Ties.  I wanted to finish it before I left for the hospital…then in the hospital…then when I got home from the hospital…  Who knew you could actually end up not waiting in a waiting room, huh? :bigwow

And I AM HAPPY that Project Runway marathons seemed to run 24/7 while all of this was going on.  It made me happy & gave me something to “watch” without feeling like I had to actually pay attention.

So that’s my Happy Sunday:  Post-Surgery Edition. :eggcrack

How about the rest of you?  Anything exciting to report?  (No hospital stays for anyone else, I hope!  :oucher )  Anything you’re exceptionally happy about or grateful for?

Please share!  My week has been lived something in a bubble—I need vicarious excitement to get my blood pumping again!

And now to announce the winner of this week’s Free Book Friday giveaway, Laura Wright’s “No Ring Required” trilogy from Silhouette Desire:

:getdown Caitlyn C!!! :getdown

Congratulations, Caitlyn! :claphat Please contact me with your real name & mailing information, & I’ll get your book out to you as soon as I can!

Thank goodness I got myself in shape in time for bikini season!

A FRIDAY FUNNY

A little silver-haired lady calls her neighbor and says, “Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get started.”

Her neighbor asks, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?”

The little old lady says, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a rooster.”

Her neighbor decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, “First of all, no matter what we do, we’re not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster.”

He takes her hand and says, “Secondly, I want you to relax. Let’s have a nice cup of tea, and then…”  With a deep sigh, he said says, “Let’s put all the Corn Flakes back in the box.”

FREE BOOK FRIDAY

To enter the giveaway for these books, simply leave a comment to today’s post that includes the code FBF—for “Free Book Friday,” of course—to let me know you’re interested in the drawing. (U.S. residents only for the prize, please, but everyone is welcome to chat.)

Winner will be announced during our Happy Sunday post on…well, you know, Sunday. Winner is responsible for contacting me with her mailing information—i.e. I will not be contacting you—so be sure to check back in or you might not even know you won! :crying (If prize isn’t claimed within 14 days, another name may be drawn or item may be tossed back into the goody bag to be re-used for a future giveaway.)