NUTS! The post below was written on February 1, 2008. Every time I pushed the PUBLISH button in my darn blog posting platform I got a rainbow of ERROR messages. And then it said my database was missing and, lo, when I went to look at all my archived posts they were no where to be seen. Now it is Leap Day and Kirby's paperback tour is over. On this Brigadoon of a day, please pretend that we have gone back in time to the first of the month and this post is actually pertinent.

My favorite gal, Hattie, is now available in a lovely new format. To celebrate the paperback release Kirby Larson is on a book tour -- next stop Washington State!

I think the Hattie paperback, surrounded by bonbons, would make the perfect Valentine's Day pressie.

Besides attending Kirby's awesome events in full prairie regalia I am working around the clock on spot illustrations for the best grammar book ever and prepping my portfolio samples for the best NY conference ever. I usually listening to books on tape while drawing and painting, but I've decided to only listen to Basement Jaxx Rooty cd for the next 72 hours*. So by the end I'll either have all my illustration projects done or have my go-go dancer routine circa 2001 down pat.

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In other news I missed some very important birthdays. Only villains and astronauts on long space voyages miss birthdays...please forgive me, Cal and Will. I will buy you both sooo many puppies and drum sets to make up for it.