Mission Disney World!

I am using all the funds from my books to take my boys to Disney World.  A bit like killing two birds with one stone, I love to write and could get a vacation out of it too!  How cool would that be?  Working my third book, but this one is going to take some time, in chapter 4 but have barely scratched the surface of this book.  This book is about Jason, Calbert's older brother.  That is Calbert of Calbert: The Third-Grade Cowboy/Facing the Bully!  My new web-site is up and running.  Check it out!
http://www.calbertthethirdgradecowboy.com/

Time to go Bowling!

I signed the kids and myself up for free summer bowling.  The boys don't know it yet, be we will be heading out soon.  I think they will be very excited.  Last year we signed up for the same program and went at least once a week, not so much this summer.  Have a Great Day! 

New Look!

Please let me know what you think of the new look.  I would like feed back on it's appearance, what makes it pop out the most.  Here's a look at one of my little Calbert: The Third-Grade Cowboy...Facing the Bully!

What Better Way to Start the Morning?

My 4 year old started the day off by singing to me, a new song he had made up.  With voice high pitched and arms waving, with both enjoyed every minute of it!

Calbert!?

Both of my two oldest boys think they are Calbert.  I decided they could be anyone they wanted to be in the story, because that is the point of a story anyway.  A good story gets the reader involved.  However, my second-grade son greeted me in the car with, "Why did you write that part, it made me cry."  I asked him what part of the book he was talking about.  He was talking about the "Trouble on the Bus" chapter, where Ernie is picking on Calbert about being adopted.  As he continued to read he found himself enjoying the book even more.  Happy reading to my little guy!

Back up and Running!

Just finished approving Calbert: The Third-Grade Cowboy...Facing the Bully and it is back on the market once again!  YAY!  Already have ideas for my second book...can't wait to see how the next one turns out!

Great Day!!

CALBERT: THE THIRD-GRADE COWBOY is now AVAILABLE!!  This is so exciting, my first book in print.  Mine are ordered and on their way to me.  Now for the real test...will others what to read about Calbert?  I believe they will, Calbert and I have spent a lot of time together and I love him.

Things are Moving Along!

Proof read the press release for Calbert: The Second-Grade Cowboy. It makes me want to read the book to see what happens and I already know how it ends! LOL  Obviously, I didn't write the press release.  Everyday we get closer and closer to the publishing date.

My friends and family have been surprised to find out I have written this book.  Now that they know, I have even more friends and family to be excited with.

Calbert the Cowboy - Facing a Bully

      “Bang bang bang!” I shout as I pull my six-shooters out of my holster. I dart around the corner to my older brother’s bedroom to shoot any marauders that might have come in while I was gone. Jason yells at me, “Get lost, kid!”

     “Kid! Who are you calling a kid? I am Calbert, the toughest cowboy in the second grade,” I yell back at him. “Even my name means ‘cowboy,’ so there.”

     Not to be slowed down by my big brother, I move into the kitchen. You never know what kind of outlaw may have stopped in for a bite. Especially if they had fresh baked chocolate chip cookies on their minds. 

     “Bang bang bang!” I shoot again, only to find my little brother staring back at me. Now he is the one that is the “kid” around here. Ethan is two years younger than I am and is very annoying.

     Ethan just looks at me and starts saying, “Calbert, Calbert, Calbert, will you play with me?”

      “If you will play cowboys,” I say, 

     “No way,” Ethan replies and then hops out of the kitchen.  

     I sure don’t know what my mom was thinking when she adopted Ethan along with Jason and me—wish we could give him back! Actually, I do kind of like him, but I’m not going tell him that!

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