Updates and MAZE RUNNER

Shwoo, life sometimes moves too fast for those of us who are not 6 minute milers. These last weeks have been fantastic and crazy.

1. Pony Express Days (PED)--Incredible and busy. I worked 86.5 hours in 6 days.

Here is the candid shot of Josh Gracin (left)

and Darryl Worley (right)

chatting back stage at the AWESOME Tribute to Our Troops Concert on Saturday. Made the whole week worth it to see so many happy folks. And I got to meet two awesome country stars in one night.

2. Arlene came to visit--During the insanity that is PED, Arlene my buddy and pal and go contributor in Inkingcap.blogspot.com, came for a visit with her 4 fantastic kids. Boo hoo they left this morning. Thanks to her for keeping me going when I thought my body would never make it 3 miles, and for training my dog not to run away. She is a bit of a dog whisperer among her many other talents.

3. Maze Runner--Another crazy adventure this week was reading The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The book will come out on October 6 from Random House and is definitely worth picking up.

Wow. It is an adventure story filled with satisfying puzzles and a fast paced story. On the DIVA rating it gets 9 out of 10 for characters filled with Determination, Vision, and Achievement. The 1 measly point is docked for making me want to cry at the end over and over. There is an eerie feeling of impending doom at the end of this first installment of the series and yet I am soooo glad I read it and got to know the awesome characters. I am hoping that by the end of the series, which will span years of reading, I will feel like my hope and patience are paid off with some version of happily ever after even in a bleak distopian world. That is the bar I'm setting for you James and I'm sure that you will have no problem reaching and surpassing it.

So after a crazy few weeks and the launching of Inking Cap (our new blog for my most fabulous writer's group), I have finally found time to check in here. Hope everyone is doing well. Stop by and let me know about the craziness in your life.