Fourth Book Signing!

Hello everyone! :) Yesterday was my fourth book signing. It was held at Thimbleberry Books in Marshfield, Wisconsin. It was also Hub City Days, which is a small festival held on Central Avenue, the main street in Marshfield. Thimbleberry is on Central, so lots of people walked by. I sat in a rocking type chair and had a big coffee table to display my books on. There are also two cats that live at Thimbleberry's, and they are so sweet! One slept on top of the fireplace the whole time. The other stuck around by me a lot, and kept me company. It was pretty quiet for awhile, but then things began to pick up. I had a nice older lady come in and buy a copy for her granddaughter who loves to read. Shortly after that, this nice guy came in and bought one. He is part of a group that meets at Thimbleberry the last Friday of every month and invited me to come sometime, which I might. Then this nice lady named Bev came in. She's a regular customer where I work. She is such a funny and kind lady! I love talking with her. She came in and bought two books for her granddaughters. She also gave me a dollar for signing them, which was extremely sweet of her. She also talked this guy she knew who'd come in, into buying a book from me, so he did. So I sold five books, which isn't bad at all! I had a great time! Thank you everyone who came in to support me! :) You guys are the best!

Other news that has happened since my last blog:

On July 12th, I went with my Aunt Maureen on the road again and dropped off six copies of my book at "Cover to Cover" in Tomahawk. They wanted me to sign them, so that was pretty cool!

On July 13th, I went into work to help set up the ornaments for the Ornament Premiere, which was the 14th and 15th of July. Dee and I worked from 10-6:15, just taking a break to go to McDonalds for some ice cream, LOL. I love their Take 5 McFlurry. I worked for several hours on Ornament Premiere and we had lots of big sales. I also bought some ornaments. They are just so cute!

On July 17th, after I got home from work, my mom and I went to Aunt Maureen's Tupperware party. There were a few other nice ladies there. My mom and I got a few things, but not tons. After everyone was done ordering, we ate the food Aunt Maureen had made. It was all delicious! She had also made two desserts, but hardly anyone ate any, since they were trying to stay away from sweets. I had some, though. :)

On July 19th, I went with Aunt Maureen up to Door County, the peninsula of Wisconsin, and in my opinion, the most beautiful place in the world! I'd like to live there someday. We stopped in Shawno on the way and I dropped off two copies of my book at the Book World there. We stopped at a few more places, but there were no bookstores around. We had lunch at "Perry's Cherry Diner" in Sturgeon Bay and it was delicious! We also split a piece of cherry pie. (Door County is famous for their cherries.) I dropped off some books at the Book World in Sturgeon Bay. We also went to Sister Bay, but the manager at the Book World had left, so I am going to go back sometime soon. We went shopping at a few places, including this place in Juddville that sells nothing but cat items. I love going in there! We stopped at this restaurant in Green Bay called "Victoria's", which has awesome Italian food. They give you HUGE portions, so I had to take most of mine home. It was 10:30 by the time I got home.

On July 21st, my mom and I went to our friend's place to celebrate their daughter's 2nd birthday, which was actually the 19th. I've known Melody (the mom of the little girl), since I was 8. They are such great friends of ours, but live two and a half hours away, so we don't get together too often. It's always fun when we do. Melody bought a copy of my book for her niece and also announced it, so that was pretty cool. She made a safari-themed cake and it was adorable! (It was also delicious!)

I had to work on Monday and Tuesday, and neither day was too busy. On Wednesday, Thimbleberry had run a nice ad about my signing in the paper. On Thursday, Aunt Maureen and I went to Madison, where there used to a bookstore near the mall, but it turned into a salon! :( I didn't have any luck with my book that day. It started to pour on the way home, but we made it home fine. I saw tons of frogs in the road as I was driving home. I also saw a snake go across the road, which was really gross!

Anyway, that is all my news for now, so I wish you a great Sunday and a wonderful upcoming week! :)

Love,

Aubrey

My First Godchild!

First off, I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! Mine was nice. We had several family members over and grilled brats and burgers. (And veggie dogs for my mom and I, who are both vegetarians.) I made a cheesecake pie for dessert, which was easy to make. I think it was a Cool Whip recipe, since it calls for Cool Whip. Anyway, my brother and uncle set off tons of fireworks. We were out until 11:00 P.M., so that was fun. It was a little chilly and damp outside, but it was great! 4th of July is my second favorite holiday. (Christmas is my favorite.)

Now onto my Godson! :) I finally got to meet him on June 29th. He is adorable! He's only a month old, so he likes to sleep a lot still, but he's an angel. I also got to see my other nephew (really my 2nd cousin, but I will be "Auntie Aubrey" to them), Bobby, who is almost six moths old. He's sweet as well. I love those two boys so much! We had a great weekend visiting. I also got some business out of the trip. We went to a Borders nearby and I talked to a very nice manager who said she probably wants me back for a signing, so that was awesome! My aunt Kathy is also going to help by passing some copies around. We went out to eat several times, so that was also fun. We went to the place with Steve, the cute waiter, but he wasn't there that night. :( We also got gelato from this awesome place called "Fiala's" in New Lenox, IL. I got a birthday cake flavor, and it was awesome! (Gelato is like ice cream, but with less fat and served at a warmer temperature.) They were playing the movie The Brave Little Toaster in the ice cream shop and it brought me back to when I was a kid. I loved that movie, but it always made me sad. I always felt sorry for the electric blanket. The part they showed while we were in there was when the blanket cries, and it made me sad. :( I'm a dork, I know. :)

I also went with my aunt Maureen on the road on June 27th. I dropped off a copy of my book at a cute bookstore in Fort Atkinson, WI. We ate at a place called "The Velvet Lips" and it was really cool! I got a mushroom sandwich, which I liked. We also stopped at a few more places. I dropped off two books at Book World in Portage. We also stopped at this popcorn place that had awesome popcorn! I love popcorn! :)

I also called up a few places in Michigan and Minnesota, and they said they'd stock my book for me, so that's pretty cool. I mailed some out last week and also some today. Oh, and my mom and I went to Eau Claire last week and into the Waldenbooks there. There were five copies of my book, each one with a sticker that said, "Local Author", and they were on a shelf that said the store recommended them! I can't tell you how awesome it felt to see that. I almost cried! I am so grateful to the store for doing that for me. And for everyone who has read my book, or whoever is reading this. Your support is very much appreciated! :)

The only other news is that my parents decided to re-do my bathroom. It looks somewhat disturbing at the moment, all naked and torn apart. My dad painted the ceiling the same color white as it was. The paint for the walls and wallpaper should come in this week. The paint is a pale blue and the wallpaper is a blue floral print. (If you haven't guessed by now, blue is my favorite color!) :)

Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful week! :)

Love,
Aubrey