Kristin Butcher... has novel ideas

Okay, so I've done my best to pick a fight with my husband -- it being Boxing Day and all -- and to no avail. The man is so filled with the Christmas Spirit(s) that there is no hope. (Besides which, I can't seem to hit a single correct key on the keyboard). I am simultaneously filled with hope and overwhelmed with burderns. One grandchild has reached the one year landmark and the newest has withstood a brush with death in Sick Kids Hospital. It's been quite the Christmas season. I have a publishing commitment to meet and two others in the wings. I am thankful for my publishing success, and hopeful that the new year will bring more work my way. The new year offers a reunion with farflung family and new books. I also want to do some painting. Too bad a day has only 24 hours.