I was in rural California for Christmas and we had some heavy rain and a bit of slushy snow. Just enough to lose power on Christmas Eve. The power was off all day Christmas day, as well.

We had already been considering leaving on Saturday because we were watching the weather but the power issue helped seal the deal.

We had to pack up in a cold cabin with no power. We had flashlights and daylight but we ended up forgetting things. My sister and her SO forgot stuff, too.

We found the missing glasses (in the car), the missing phone (in the different car), the missing glove (on the floor of the garage when we got home) and the missing sweater (in with the xmas presents).

The last missing thing on my list was one of those extra long socks that goes up over the knee that I had paired with a little Christmas tree ankle sock on Christmas day. One pair was missing and I already checked that it wasn’t stuck to a sweater or stuffed in a pocket. Yesterday I finally dug around the back of my closet and pulled out my duffle and unrolled it and found my socks.

Updating here has been the *next* thing on my list for days.

I had a little extra time off during the holidays and I’ve been either aggressively getting chores done or aggressively doing nothing except drink hot chocolate and read in bed. I like the second one better.

I’ve been complaining forever about what a mess my photos are so I’ve been working on that and I’m still in the pruning state. I take so many and then I’m precious about deleting any. I even keep blurry ones and ones where half the person’s head is cut off. I’ve been a pruning machine and made it 2/3rds of the way through 2011 before I gave up. Maybe I’ll do some more next weekend.

I also have a lot of great photos that I’ve forgotten about. I’ll roll some out here.

I think I’m growing out my bangs. I’m 90% committed at this point but they aren’t quite long enough to drive me crazy yet. I found a barrette at the back of a bathroom drawer so I am presently wearing the same hairstyle I had when I was 7.

Back to work Monday. Vacation time always goes by so quick.

Happy New Year.

This isn’t a current photo – no snow on the ground as I am writing this. I don’t know what Santa is pointing at, maybe at all our awesome gifts just out of frame.

It took me awhile to get in the mood for Christmas this year. Between the book and regular life I was so over-extended during the fall, it felt like I would never recover. But I have all my stuff done and packed and ready to go. Now we just need the weather to cooperate so we can drive down to California.

Enjoy your holidays!

This action cat is Noah. He lives next door.

I’ve been *this* close to an update for weeks now. I don’t understand how a person with such a dull life could be so busy during such a short time. Family. Friends. Fun events. I have posts half-written and photos to share.

We’re getting close. The manuscript is done. I’m in the process of turning it into a book and getting everything else rolling.

I think next weekend it will all come together.

Because my technical skills match my wine expertise (I know enough to sound like I know what I’m doing, without really knowing what I’m doing) it has taken me all morning to get this far and now I need to be off and doing other things.

This will all be updated soon. Meanwhile, what you need to know is this: my first romance novel: Season of Us will be coming out probably at the beginning of November 2015. I have free copies for review.

If you managed to find me here (yeah, how did you find me?),  contact me at pam at pamelasanderson.com for a review copy. I have sticker/bookmarks, too, if don’t mind sending me a snail mail address. Don’t worry, I will not collect that for any purpose. Once the sticker/bookmark is gone, I will erase your snail mail from all memory.

The book is a contemporary with humor. There’s a dog. The dude is professional soccer player. The heroine is a terrific and talented lady with a tragic past.