Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week, because it’s time again to share all the things we’re happy & grateful for here in The Dungeon.

I’ll start. :Pretty

This week, I am very grateful that the scratch on Simon’s eye wasn’t as bad as it could have been, & that it’s healing up beautifully.  He doesn’t exactly love the ointment I have to put in twice a day, but he’s handled it like a trouper & has even gone back to fighting with the other kitties, which we all know is how he got hurt in the first place. :angeldevil

I’m happy that my exercise bike is once again fixed.  It took some doing to get the guy out here…  I called & scheduled an appointment for two days after it broke, but no one ever showed.  When I called back, they had me down for a week & a half later.  Huh?!?  How exactly was I supposed to get confused over “Wednesday, November Third” & “Friday, November Twelfth”?  Yeah, didn’t happen; totally their goof, because I know what I heard.  But they were able to fit me in a tad earlier than the 12th, which was nice.

And the funny thing is that while my bike was down, I dragged out my old Tae Bo DVD & tried that again.  Haven’t done it in years, & I honestly didn’t think I’d be able to get through the whole thing without either passing out or taking frequent breaks.  But I did!  I’d forgotten how much I love it, too, so I ended up actually enjoying not having my bike to ride.  And I’m going to try to work Tae Bo back into my workout rotation. :hothot

I’m thankful that this was my birthday week, not because I’m a year older, but just because it was fun.  And because—to paraphrase a quote from NewsRadio—it means I didn’t die partway through the year. *snicker*  It also gives me the chance to once again remind everyone that I’m only 29 years old.  I am!  Ask anyone who’s ever asked me my age & gotten more than the hairy eyeball as a response. :winkwink

Know what else makes me unaccountably happy this week?  Buffy the Vampire Slayer is back on TV thanks to Chiller Channel.  I think everyone with a pulse or a lick of taste whatsoever will agree with me that Buffy rocks!!!  And even though I own the entire collection on DVD—don’t we all?—it’s so much more fun to catch it on TV.  (At least it is for me.)  I also love that it’s on now, while I’m working on one of my very own vampire stories.  It can inspire me daily! :surrprisse

Speaking of vampires, I am back to working on MUST LOVE VAMPIRES (formerly Vamps in Vegas) with a vengeance.  No surprise that the NJRW conference threw me off quite a bit—as did stopping right in the middle of a super-hot love scene, which is never a good idea—but I’ve finally caught up (knock on wood!), re-focused myself, & been able to jump back in.  And I’m loving this story, let me tell you!

So that’s about it for me this week.  Nothing spectacular, but a fun week with lots to be grateful for, all the same.

How about you?  What are you thankful for on this bright & sunny Happy Sunday?

And of course we have a Free Book Friday winner to announce today, as well. :party

Amanda!

Congratulations, Amanda! Please contact me with your mailing information & I’ll get your NaNoWriMo kit out to you as soon as I can.

A Friday Funny

Free Book Friday

This week’s free book isn’t really a book at all—it’s a “treasure chest of tools, tips, & righteous gear to help you bash out a novel in a month.”  But since this is November & we are playing along with the idea of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)—at least in our own, laid-back Dungeon way :kitty —I thought it was appropriate.

To enter, 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, please. Winner will be announced during our Happy Sunday post on…well, you know…Sunday. :Bigthumbs )