Ever feel like you’ve gone nine rounds with your to-do list? That feels like what I’ve done the past couple of weeks. I’m not sure who is winning.

Anyway, I took part in a group book signing with five of my RWA chaptermates at Sherlock’s Books in Lebanon, Tennessee yesterday. Here are a few snapshots.

Marie-Nicole Ryan, left, and Ramona Richards

Sandra Thomas Wales and Shannon Dauphin

Jody Wallace and me

It’s my day to blog over at the Harlequin American Romance authors blog, and I’m talking about writers and novels in which the setting is so real you feel like you’re there. Come over and share your favorites.

I’m taking part in a group book signing at Sherlock’s Books in Lebanon, Tennessee. Swing by if you’re in the area. We’d love to see friendly faces.

As I mentioned earlier in the week, today is my day to blog on the Nobody Writes It Better blog. This is the new group blog started by several 2007 Golden Heart finalists. We’re the ‘007s, so you’ll notice a bit of a shout-out to Bond. I’m blogging about how TV viewing and offerings have changed since the days when I came home from school to watch Gilligan’s Island reruns.

My second monthly YA News and Reviews column is up today at Romance Novel TV. I’d love to see some friends faces swing by and comment.

The weather here has been stormy the past few days. Yesterday, a trained spotter reported a funnel cloud in the suburb where I live. I didn’t have to make any mad dashes for the bathtub in the interior bathroom, but it sure got windy and dark here for awhile. And the radar was lit up with red when I clicked on the local news coverage. There’s been more rumbling, rain and lightning today and tonight, and spotters once again reported funnel clouds — though this time they were north of us. At least so far.

In writing news…let me just say for the record that changing a manuscript from third person to first person is quite tedious. I can only do two or three pages at a time before I have to get up and do something else for a few minutes; as luck would have it, I always have something else that needs doing.. Six chapters left to go of this, and then thankfully I can work on writing up a synopsis for a new YA idea.

Last year, hubby and I had three tomato plants that produced a ton of Roma tomatoes. We were constantly eating them. Good thing we love tomatoes, particularly fresh ones. Well, this year we expanded to add cucumbers. Hubby took a shovel and carved out a small plot in the sunniest part of our back yard. Though the plants are bigger now, here are a couple of photos I took before I took my trip to Wisconsin.

Anyone out there have a garden this summer? If so, how’s it doing? What is your favorite thing to eat fresh from the garden.

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On a different note, I’m hosting author Jeanne Adams over at the Wet Noodle Posse blog today. She’s talking about how her dad helped foster her love of books and reading.

I’ve been busy with various deadlines and out of town to speak at a conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin, thus the blogging has taken a back burner. Poor neglected blog. But I have all kinds of good posts lined up for this week — including photos from my Wisconsin trip and a peek at what’s in my back yard these days. And there just might be a post about how I’m addicted to a certain game on Facebook.

Today is my regular day to blog with over at the Romance Bandits blog, and I’m interviewing writing pal Colette Gale about her steamy take on the classics.

Also, I’m happy to announce that I’m part of a new group blog, with another set of Golden Heart finalists, those from 2007. The Nobody Writes It Better blog goes live today with our opening post by Gail Fuller. I’ll be blogging there on Friday.

The New Moon (sequel to Twilight) trailer just came out, and it looks awesome. Can’t wait until November.