The prequel novel went off to our editor today. Should have it back in about a month. Exciting! I also made updates to all the other books today — I have the entire series right next to my writing chair, so when I want to go and reference something, they’re always...

Ah. ‘Twas a good Sunday. Liz and I laid in bed late, which we so rarely get to do these days with my work schedule. So, that was wonderful. Then we walked the pups, I ate some food, and then went out and weed whacked in the front yard. We watched the F1 race, which...

Joy continues to be in good shape. She seems to be past it, now, thank goodness. She’s been in normal shape for four full days, now. Happy baby. Crazy. She’s so playful, you guys, and it was legit terrifying to see her fade like that, just shut down. Health, truly, is...

The book is done. Celebrate good times. By “done,” of course I mean it’s been written. It has not been revised, polished, edited, any of that sort of thing. But the draft is done. I like to think we found some magic with it. It’s different, that’s for sure. And I am a...

We so close, y’all. The book is getting finished TOMORROW. You heard it here first. In consideration of that…I’m off to bed. Joy continues to be her normal self. Coops is the best boi, as are Snacks, Bruce, and Silky. Chloe is the sweetest. The weather was hot today...

Joy is acting normally again. What a relief! She has to wear a cone still because she wants to lick where her IV’s (yes, plural ) were put in, and she has to eat a special diet for the next week or so…but she’s otherwise very much into her normal routine. I can’t...

Joy is home. We got the phone call this morning that I was hoping for so dearly last night: all of her tests look good, she’s been eating and not throwing up, she’s peppy, and she’s ready to come home. We picked her up in the afternoon. She was very wiggly and happy...

Joy should be tromping on top of me right now, demanding my attention, wanting to lick my face as hard as she can before settling down into the nook of my shoulder, belly out, paws dangling over her chest like a rotisserie chicken, and letting out the biggest sigh you...

Joy was admitted to the hospital today. Sigh. Vitals are still all good! But, she wasn’t improving with the meds they gave us—the opposite, really, she seemed to be getting a bit worse with losing her appetite yesterday—so when I called the doc this morning to ask...

Joy…well, she got me up at 3am to vom—the burping bile kind, that’s all she’s doing at the moment, which I suppose is progress—and I could not go back to sleep after that for the life of me. Sigh. I was literally awake until 6am. I slept for about an hour after that,...