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My knees are killing me. I spent my volunteer time of two hours helping stuff the goody bags given away here a Nationals. A goody bag is good size book bag sutffed with books, and I do mean stuffed. This year everyone gets 18 books in their goody bag. The women who hefted the bags around, or rearranged the books so the bag could zipper shut, should be given a medal. Me? I can't lift, doctor's orders, so I was adding one little item to all the bags so the other volunteers could concentrate on the books. I don't know how they do it with so much energy. Wait, yes I do. I saw several empty TAB Energy drink cans in the corner. Hm. **L**
My hats off to Stephani Fry. She smiles, she jokes, and she has to be hassled, setting up the goody bags, the goody room. It's a lot of work, even just putting Avon Book invitations into the book bags.
The lovely and talented Peggy Emard also joined us, and she had a smile for us. She remembered me, even though we'd only met briefly in Reno. I'm impressed.
Okay, so here's the real scoop about what I want to do this conference. Forget my appointments, I'm on a mission: Find Sandra Kleinschmit.
I write under Sandra Richards, but my legal last name is Kleinschmitt. I've known for years that there is a romance author named Sandra Kleinschmit (one "t" no "d", I'm "tt" no "d.") Before my mother retired, people used to come up to her and say, "Did you daughter write a book? I saw a book in the airport and the author's name is Sandra Kleinschmitt."
When I got into the hotel, the lovely and talented Jason Sanders (who should be put on a medal as the Patron Saint Of The Credit Limit Challenged) mentioned that I had another room reserved. HAH!
I must meet her! Somewhere, no matter how far back we will have to go, we are related. With that name? How could we not be?
I'm having a blast. Now ... I'm going back to the other challenge I have -- getting my husband out of the Bed Of Luxurious Comfort in time to catch the Braves beat the Marlins tonight!
I'll check back later!
Don't Stop Writing,
Sandra
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Enjoy the conference, and good luck at your appointments.
Tina, stuck at home but making conblog rounds via Blogging National :)
And thanks for the luck. I'm taking tonight to practice my pitches.