It's been a busy few months since my book made it's way into the world. Seriously, between bats [and the horrendous ER visits for the rabies series for our entire family of four], battling an AC that dies and resurrects itself every few days [it is currently 89 degrees in my bedroom], and trying not too cry too hard that my eldest is now officially five and not understanding how this is possible, to put it simply: life's been busy.

Also, the travel. There's been a lot of travel. I have become...