My Blatherings

Well I am thinking about writing an 'Historical Mystery' the concept I have for this is using Jesse James Widow and having her go undercover working as a detective for the 'Pinkerton Agency' or maybe she will run her own detective agency. I've been researching this idea for a while.
Maybe writing the first one this summer or fall.
Also another blather is that my daughter Melissa is getting married in March they are going to 'Vegas' to get married and I will watch Chase who is now five years old and a cutie.
I also will have a new grandbaby May 24th Amanda is finally getting her son she has wanted for a long time. He will be named after his daddy.
My daughter Mishell finally got moved to her farm and they have planted a huge garden as in tilled the whole field and then some she also has fruit trees and she plans on canning and possibly doing some freezing. This will be between baseball games (she coaches) and all three of her children are in baseball every year.
Our family is finally getting closer.
Melissa has started her first semester and KU in Lawerence. Her major is Politcal Science but she may very well go to Law School. She'll know more about that later as time goes on.
I'm half way through the book I am writing and should finish by April 15th. It will be the first book finished since Merry Stahel and I quit being coauthors and she went back to writing romances and I hear she has some books published. I decided that after trying to write with other coauthors I would go it alone. I think coauthoring is great IF you have the right partner who you can click with....however for me at this time I feel with menopause and other family obligations I will stick to writing my own books for now.
For me writing is like breathing and if I could do anything else I would but I can't so I am sure that writing mysteries is what I was meant to do. I don't aspire to be great or famous I just want to write and entertain people with my words. I love mysteries because half the fun of mystery writing is getting there.
I am creative in other areas...such as counted cross stitch I think a lot of authors have other creative outlets. I know Merry used to quilt I am not sure if she still does or not but she made beautiful quilts and wall hangings.
I find the older I am getting the more my faith means to me and my values. I am poor as far as what the world thinks in terms of money but I have a lot to be thankful for in so many other areas.
Life has been good to me and I have friends, family and pets to prove it.
Frfank was diagnoised with Diabetes two years ago and that certainly has changed our lives and priorties. I've had health concerns but still we keep on and are thankful for the chance to do what we can while we can do it. But alas I am getting morbid...not that I have a foot in the grave as a matter of fact far from it. I never feel so young as I do when playing with my grandchildren.
My children keep me young and old.LOL.
I'm in a reflecting mood tonight but I love my life and while I might have changed the way I handled my writing career and a couple of minor things I can honestly say that Frank and I are at a good point in our lives we get to spend more time together and we do more together and have started enjoying eachother for who we are not who we wanted eachother to be. Frank has been doing a lot of woodworking making frames for my cross stitch and other things for other family members. He is getting ready to make Mishell some bookshelves in her office/reading room at her house.
Amy's birthday is today and she is 23...........she will start nursing school in Parsons in the fall but she also loves cooking, dogs, children and loves working at Wal-Mart.
Melissa loves working at the law office and Amanda loves being a mom, Frank Jr. works with handicapped children on a ranch in Oklahoma and he loves horseback riding. Mishell has had some job promotions and Shaun her husband works with handicapped adults.
Okay enough blathering...........