Proof’s in the Pudding

Actually, I hope not. Today, during my son’s birthday party, the UPS truck chugged up our driveway. With my page proofs on board.

“It’s my book!” I screamed, jumping up and down a few times. Quickly, I pulled it together. “But today is about Josh.” And went on with putting candles in the cake. I didn’t even answer the door myself!

So after the kids were in bed and the house mostly put back together and American Idol was watched–oh my, Danny Gokey’s Come Rain or Come Shine was amazing. I’m SO having that played at my wedding if I ever get married again! There was a line in there I’m going to be true if you let me and it melted my heart. Just posted the video on my blogger and facebook …

Okay, back on track. I cut the package open and pulled out the heavy stack of pages. It’s amazing to see the font, the graphic at the beginning of each chapter, exactly how many pages the manuscript works out to be, … I just want to scream and dance around. It’s really more of flailing of limbs than a Snoopy dance, the enthusiasm is so high!

I know just what I’m putting on the dedication page, but I plan to keep it a secret until the book releases.