SUNDAY'S BOOK SIGNING

THE AZ AUTHOR'S book signing this afternoon at the new Lennar / US Homes' Stetson Valley was my first. Although the 'crowd' could have been better, from the perspective of many of the authors, kudos to Toby Heathcotte and those folks at US Homes for the invite and making the event happen. A special 'Thanks' to Janet Swendson for making sure that I was comfortable and to a certain Green Bay Packer fan for keeping a lively and interesting conversation going during the 'slow' part of the afternoon. I had the opportunity to visit with my former instructor, BetteLou Tobin, and 'show off' what years of writing, procrastination, more writing and waiting for what the frustratingly interesting publishing business can ultimately produce. Ms. Tobin did indeed remember me (how could she forget?) and was pleased to hold in her hands my epic work about life in QUADALAJARA --- all 394 pages! BetteLou also became my first book purchaser, and I, hers. I only wished that I had thought back far enough (to 1995) when drafting my acknowledgement page. BetteLou's name deserves to be there. Thanks, Ms. Tobin!