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The Book is off to the Printer!

Update #18 · Sep 26, 2012 · comment

Hello all!

We Did It! After our final re-write, and re-edit, and re-uploading etc. The book is now finally finished and is en route to the printer. The books will be printed and then sent back to me for distribution.  I will be sending out the PDF rewards within a couple of days, and then when the books are delivered back to me, I will send them out immediately. 

As you can see by the picture attached, the book is large so that it makes it easier for a teacher to use when teaching an entire class! 

More great stuff to come ~ Thank you all for your patience, I'm soooo excited!

xs

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the end result...

Update #17 · Aug 31, 2012 · comment

This picture was taken by my daughter, Simone! 

It will go on the inside of the back cover next to Lola and my bio's. A BIG Thank You to Simone for snapping hundreds and hundreds of pictures of us! Lola loves having her picture taken, me, not so much!

A BIG Thank You to Shanie for her touchup talents and taking out any wrinkles that might have been seen on... "Lola's" face.

Have a great long weekend, will update next week!!

xs

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I think I need a bigger table!!!

Update #16 · Aug 31, 2012 · 2 comments

I am sooo excited to share this video!! The book is 99% finished. Just a few small details and it's off to the printer.

As soon as that happens, the PDF's will be sent out!

Thank You all for your patience, support and being part of this project!!!

xs

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Heading to the graphic artist!

Update #15 · Aug 20, 2012 · comment

Helloo all my wonderful supporters!

After writing and re-writing and re-re-writing we're heading to the graphics department. Hopefully within a week all of the final editing will be done and we will be off to the printer! It's coming along great so far, as you can see!

I will keep you posted on when it will be done. September I will be working on the the Michelangelo video!!! 

Thank you all for your wonderful patience!!!

xs

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The Long and Winding Road...

Update #14 · Aug 6, 2012 · comment

Hi All!!!

So, here's the update as to where I am, and where the book is!

First of all, I am still in Brooklyn. I have been here for almost 3 weeks. For those who don't know, my husband is working here, and probably will be here for most of the next year. In fact, the people he is consulting for arranged for an apartment in Brooklyn, so we will be bio-coastal. I thought that since I now work from my computer, I could work in Brooklyn as easily as in LA. Well, that would have been true if the planets had aligned, and I was able to connect with things, in cyber space, like "Dropbox". That didn't exactly go as planned. While I was able to finish all my chapters in LA before leaving, I wasn't able to open, upload, download, whatever, my dropbox for viewing them while in NY.

Long story, but heres the short version. Everything has been uploaded from Dropbox (like the Cloud) onto a Hard Drive, which is in route to me. I am getting on the "Bolt Bus" to Virginia tomorrow morning to meet with Linda so we can add the finishing touches. We tried to do this in Manhattan last week but it is too hard for me to visualize the entire book, since I was only able to see a page at a time on my computer. 

Back in April, I needed to put a date as to when I thought I would be done with the book. In the words in the words of John Lennon, "life is what happens when your busy making other plans"... and so, it will take me a few more weeks to get my rewards out!

It's all great, and we are sooo close to finishing. I will keep you all posted as to when I will be sending out the PDF's, Books etc. 

My plan is to be back in LA next week, meet with Chris for final graphics and then get the book to the printer. I will get back to you with update #15 shortly. Thank you all for your love and support and good thoughts!!!

Thank You! Thank You!! Thank You!!!

xs

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    Acknowledgement: Included in the "Thank You" page in my book. Eternal gratitude forever and ever, and everything I have listed from above!!!! And an art lesson party for 20 kids or 25 adults. You choose which project from either the first or second book. All art materials, housing and transportation included, within the USA~ This is also great for several families to share!

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