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Wet This, that and the other thingJune 9, 2008
While I was at Lori Foster's Reader and Writer Get-Together this weekend in Cincinnati, tornados, heavy rain and flooding belted Milwaukee and my hometown, South Milwaukee, declared a state of emergency. I have a condo and my neighbor called to let me know the basements were flooded. Not to worry, Andrew went over to check it out and took care of everything. So, when I tried to drive home Sunday, a lot of the highways were flooded. Lucky for me, my son, Keith, lives near St. Louis (where it's sunny and dry), so that's where I headed for the next few days. Now on to the news, happenings and kudos I've heard about this week.  First off, from author Lori Foster: The get-together did very well for charities. We got a LOT of great troop donations, and $526. For the AAF (Animal Adoption Foundation) we have: $1064 plus a lot of needed supplies were dropped off. For the Conductive School of Learning, we have: $4552.50. Barnes and Noble is donating 15% from the book sales, but we won’t know that amount until Monday or Tuesday. It’ll get added to the donation to the Conductive School of Learning for kids with cerebral palsy and spina bifida. I’m tired, but so happy with how the weekend went! (Lori, Dianne and Linda did an amazing job and this looks to get even better next year, so keep the date open)  From author Christine Feehan: Here's something kind of cool and unusual. I have a music video book trailer starring my daughter Cecilia, with music written by COS Productions CEO Sheila Clover English, for the upcoming, Turbulent Sea. Watch the video here. (Book trailer/music video combo...what a novel idea. Ok, I thought it was funny, but I did watch the video and now I want to see the movie...after I read the book, of course!) At RT, while I was From author Kathryn Caskie: Be sure to tune in to HGTV (Home and Garden Television) Monday, June 9th at 5 p.m. and get a peek inside and out of my 200 year old house on If Walls Could Talk. (I love to look inside other people's houses...in a non-Peeping Tom kind of way)  From author Tim Bete: I created two short pirate parenting videos. The first video is a quiz to determine if your children are already pirates -- a very useful thing to know. It might explain why your wallet is always empty. It's just three minutes long. The second video tells the story of how I met Cap'n Billy and his persuasive reasons why you should raise your kids as pirates (e.g., other parents will stop asking you to volunteer at school.) It's just two minutes long. Enjoy the videos and feel free to share them with the rest of your crew. Happy sailing and don't let the bilge rats bite. (I never thought I'd raised pirates, but looking back, it may explain a lot) I'm always looking for news, kudos or info on what's going on, so if you have any firsts (first sale, first time on bestseller list, won an award) or something newsworthy, just send me an email and I'll get on as much as possible. Bottom Line: Weather forecast for St. Louis area: Rain. <sob> Posted by Barbara Vey on June 9, 2008 | Comments (26)
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing RevDeb commented: Cute PJs in the pic. Glad to know you are safe and were workingn hard at the hotel! :-) I was wondering about the drive back to SM. Glad you have a place to stay until waters recede! Happy reading.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing RevDeb commented: Cute PJs in the pic. Glad to know you are safe and were workingn hard at the hotel! :-) I was wondering about the drive back to SM. Glad you have a place to stay until waters recede! Happy reading.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing makenwords commented: Hi Barbara:
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Marilyn AKA The Playground Monitor commented: Sounds like a great event and you certainly look like you were working hard. I hope the waters recede quickly and you have no damage. Lucky that you have a place to stay. Plus you get to visit with family. See you in San Fran. It's not long!
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Sheila commented: It was so great to see you in Ohio! Lori and Diane's event is so fun!
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Cooki801 commented: Whoo'd a thought that we would ever have music videos for our beloved books?
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Joanna Waugh commented: Hi Barb! Loved your Lori Foster blog. It was great seeing you again. Sorry to hear you got caught up in the missing bridge at I-65 in NW Indiana. That's my neck of the woods!
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing LoriFoster commented: Barb, I love your jammies! Very professional! LOL.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing BadBarb commented: I am glad you had such a good time. :D This event gets better with each year, and I cannot wait for next year already. The hardest part of the whole weekend honestly is going home.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Judy F commented: Cute pj's. Sorry to hear about the storm damage.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Barbara commented: Gosh, I really hope I can come next year! Kuddos to everyone involved for what looked to be a wonderful event! Love your pic! Thanks for sharing.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing LuAnn McLane commented: As always the weekend was just amazing! Thanks Barbara for coming to share it with us and I sure hope you will return next year.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing mary s commented: Thanks Barb for the Tim Bete section of the blog--you look good at the hotel!!
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Billie Warren Chai commented: It was nice to meet you at the Lori Foster event. Everyone was very generous and not only did all the participants benefit but so many others will too.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing BookstoreDeb commented: Barbara, it was such a treat meeting you this weekend. I really enjoyed chatting with you and hope to have the opportunity to do it again next year at the event if not sooner!
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing LaShaunda Hoffman commented: Hi Barbara,
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Tracey Devlyn commented: I'm so bummed I wasn't able to attend the Get Together. I'll definitely be there next year. I'm finishing the third story in Power of Love. Wonderful, wonderful writing. It's amazing how generous authors can be with their time, advice, and talent. The authors of POL are top notch.
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Monica Burns commented: Barbara, thanks so much for stopping by the small press authors tables. We really appreciated you coming by to say hello. And as for the picture, your PJs are awesome, but I want to know how you actually were able to get work done! *grin* I visited with folks until 1am Friday and Saturday and fell asleep at the laptop after they left. LOL
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Michele Stegman commented: So nice to meet you at Lori's get together! And so much fun to read your blog about it!
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Dianna Love commented: Hi Barbara -
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing jubilee commented: The Turbulent Sea Original Music Video/Book Trailer is so innovative. The acting, song-everything, was put together nicely & gave the audience a feel for what the book will be like (hot & exciting!)
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Leanna Renee Hieber commented: Check out Barbara looking all PJ-sassy-chic! And check out those numbers raised for great causes! *cheers*
June 9, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Scotdncr (Becky) commented: Glad everything's ok at home!!!
June 10, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Marcia James commented: Barb -- It was great seeing you again at the Reader & Author Get-together! I haven't missed one yet, and the event keeps getting better and better. Thanks for posting about your Get-together experiences! See you at the RWA nat. conference!
June 10, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing Dan Blank commented: I suppose every writer has an outfit that suits their writing style... you have certainly found yours!
June 13, 2008
In response to: Wet This, that and the other thing violet s commented: Barbara--that pirate author is a stitch!! I read some of his blog/links & they are hysterical!! Where was he when I was raising my 9 children in the '50's & 60's?!! Thanks for his info.
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