The second round of editing is done (last round). This is what the editor ( a different one from the first edit) said about the book:

"This is an interesting historical fiction, and I am positive that your target audience will find it an enjoyable read."

I am finishing my own last edit and then I will send it off for a review.

On the home front, I am taking my youngest grandson (6 yrs old) to Monkey Bizness (sp?) today--a big room full of bouncy houses. The kids jump for hours when I take them there, and I get to read. (Right now I'm reading "Tears of the Giraffe" by Alexander McCall Smith, a detective story set in Africa. I lived in Nigeria for several years so I love reading all things African).

Afterward we will buy a new parakeet: my youngest, Blue Bird, died a couple days ago, and now the one left doesn't seem to be mourning---right now he is singing up a storm---but I'm sure he is lonely.

And it snowed last night, just a light dusting, but people are scraping their windshields. We are at that time of year when it is warm for a few days---but gradually getting colder---and then cold for a couple days, each time a bit colder than the time before.