MY SUPER-AWESOME WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT DO THESE THREE BOOKS HAVE IN COMMON????

All three authors came out to my book signing this weekend in Portland (and I came home with some new books!).

Okay, so GREAT EVENT!!!!

Like I said, the lovely Lisa Schroeder (picked up a signed copy of It's Raining Cupcakes for my daughter), Suzanne Young (if you haven't read The Naughty List you totally should...now I'm just waiting till June for So Many Boys), and LK Madigan (I FINALLY got my copy of Flash Burnout) all came to my signing at Powell's, as did SO MANY great readers and reviewers!!! (I was so nervous about no one showing up, and this was WAY more than I could have hoped for...so thanks, guys!)

Me looking all authorly in my reading glasses. (Or blind...whatever.)

Lisa Schroeder, Sara Gundell (Novel Novice), and LK Madigan

Me and Sara (we did a video interview beforehand and that should be up on her site Novel Novice soon!)

I love the I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER in the background!

Suzanne Young, Me, Lisa Schroeder, and Violet (The Eager Reader)

Suzanne, Me, Lisa, and Candace (Candace's Book Blog)

After such a whirlwind day, Easter was all down-time. We ate candy for breakfast, ordered pizza for a late lunch, watched The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and made chocolate chip cookies around dinnertime. My youngest stayed in her pajamas the entire day.

And thanks to the movie, I have a favorite new expression: What the Cuss??? (Trust me, it's WAY more kid-friendly than some of the other things I say.)