How Boys Learn

Of course, some boys never do learn. The rest of us learn by doing. (which means making mistakes, and then not making the same ones again.) So when he went to bed and heard the fireworks going off outside, Liam stretched from the top bunk to try and see the rocket's red glare outside his bedroom window. He over-balanced, fell out of his bed and hit his head on the metal firetruck parked on his floor. Four stitches later, he has learned that fireworks cause dents in firetrucks. (Girls learn by watching boys do things, and deciding that they are being "silly")

America's Past Time

The concentration is intense!

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Must get to the dog-pile!
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The crowd goes wild!
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Mom beams with pride!
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Everyone pays close attention, to something else!

The smell of new-mown grass. The sharp crack of the bat! The crowd goes wild!

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A well hit ball finds it's way into the outfield..., and every kid on the team goes after it! When they all get there, the dog pile is painful and intense, but it is the most enthusiastic part of the game, for the diminutive players know that the survivor of the pile who comes out of it with the ball is a hero!

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Mean while, the opposing coach has convinced the smiling batter that it is necessary to run to 1st base where she now stands proudly, with a joyful burst of fidgeting.

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The T-Ball game has begun!

Dragon's Source & Catching Up with the Browns

The new cover art for Dragon's Source

The blog for the book is http://dragonssource.blogspot.com/

Wow! Sorry we haven't updated in a few weeks. The list seems endless, and I'm not complaining!

I'm still working on getting Dragon's Source published, and while I've been sending the letters out fast and furious, I've been using the time to edit and rewrite whenever possible. during the editing process, the book has grown from 94,000 words, to 97,207! It's getting to the point that I'm afraid to read it again.

The cover art is finished (see photo) and I like it alot! The problem is that publishers rarely allow the author any say on the cover art, so I may have been wasting my time. I hope not, because I've seen some really poor covers on the shelves.

Chris is doing great! She's currently working in Billings and home on the weekends.

The bad news is that my little brother's wife, Neva, passed away last Sunday morning after a long fight with breast cancer. The memorial service is in Henderson, Nev. on the 6th of June, and we will be traveling down with Mom and Mac. It will be the first time we've been there since we left over 25 years ago. I can't imagine how Scott is coping. I know that if I were in his shoes, I'd be a basket case. I can't think of anything that I could say to him that would make him feel better. We had to hide from the fear of Chris' cancer this last year, and we're so grateful that she is cancer-free right now. The really scary thing is that the doctors told Scott and Neva that she was cancer-free as well, and then found out that they had read the tests wrong.

I hope everyone will keep Scott and the kids in your prayers. I'm sure he needs them.

Some people thought that the speeches were just the teensiest bit too long.

The flowers blush with envy....

Spring Flowers at Temple Square (click on them to enlarge)

Mac and Kelly earn their Bachelor's Degees

Last weekend, we had the privalege of attending the graduation ceremonies at UVU in Orem, Utah, where we were able to watch as Mac and Kelly were awarded their Bachelor's Degrees.

We are so proud of them both!

Below is a slideshow of some of the photos. If you click on the photos, you'll be able to see it full sized.

Graduation Slideshow

This is Spring?

You can always tell when spring has finally arrived in Bozeman, because that's when we get the biggest snowstorm of the year!

Easter Slide Show

Easter at Grandma and Grampa Brown's

What a wonderful weekend!
Lib, Andi, and Eryn came up from Rigby, and Pip, Candi, Charlie, Liam and Adian all particapated in a memorable holiday. We colored eggs. We hid eggs. We ate eggs. In fact, we started eating Friday, and didn't stop until Sunday evening! Now the hope is that we have found all of the eggs that we hid!
The weather was amazing, and we all got to swing a golf club or two.
Hope you enjoy the photos and that you all had a great weekend also.
Love, Grandma and Grampa Brown

Still slugging through the mud of publisher land

The Standing Stones at Callenish on the Isle of Lewis

where DRAGON'S SOURCE climaxes.

The good news for my book DRAGON'S SOURCE, is that I've had positive responses to my 'query' letters from two really wonderful agencies. Each of them has requested additional chapters, and/or synopsis pages for consideration. They each receive 100 - 200 queries a day, and I'm not certain what percentage of those are asked for more pages, but I know it isn't very many. So at least I've made the first cut!

The bad news is that even if my book sells right away, it will probably be 8 -12 months before it hits the book stores. Once it sells, it still has to go through the editing process and then be assigned a place in the line to be printed, and all that takes time.

The good news is that I've started on book two of the series. So hopefully, by the time that book one is hitting the shelves, book two will be in the system as well.

The view from the tee box, 1,400 feet above the green!

I know that we have some avid golfers who visit this blog.

You all need to go to this link to see the most extreme golf hole in the world, and it's a par 3!

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/blog/devil_ball_golf/post/Quite-simply-the-most-amazing-golf-hole-on-the-p?urn=golf,152314

As you're probably already aware, I have been searching for an agent and publisher for my new book Dragon's Source. During the search, I came across this blog that you'll love. Be sure to check out the older posts. http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/