Yesterday was my Tall One’s birthday.
She’s eleven.
Which blows my mind.
Naturally.

Today is my book’s birthday.
Which also blows my mind.
Of course.

In fact, I’m a little too throat-lumpy to say much about it right now, except that I will be forever grateful to Marla Frazee who created art that truly breathes and sings for this book, and to Allyn Johnston, our  everso perceptive and attentive editor who did everything just plain right.

And speaking of gratitude.
I cannot believe what Jama Rattigan did to welcome All the World this morning.
Jama — thank you.
When is someone going to give that woman a "Most Generous Person on the Internet" trophy????
Seriously.

And because my coffee cup runneths over in a big fat way, there’s also this from 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast.
Jules — thank you.
You can kinda see why I’m getting all teary over here… and chuckley, too, because Jules is just flat-out funny.
(Which is only one of the approximately 700 reasons they’ve been nominated for Best Kidlit Blog at Book Blogger Appreciation Week!)

I am going to go do breakfast dishes and make beds and other grounding activities now because otherwise I might just up and float away and my family might be sad to come home and find me gone…

Namaste…