A book is born!! The Rogue’s Road To Retirement officially launches today. Ta-Dah! How exciting. I got out of bed this morning at 5:30 AM. The house was like a mausoleum. The temperature outside was a bone-chilling 12 degrees.

I moved quickly to my freezing office, turning on lights and cranking the heat way up. Thank God for my extra heavy robe and slippers. I’ve been waiting for this day to dawn since July 2013.

I fully expected that I would look out my office window to see a stretch limo in our driveway parked and ready to whisk me to New York in time for breakfast with my editors and the publisher, followed by the mid-town ticker tape parade with open touring cars for me and all the other authors who share the same launch date. I even envisioned the brass band and the Dallas Cowboy’s cheerleaders prancing behind, while overhead two Piper Cubs were flying trailing signs with my book title emblazoned on both sides.

Was I expecting too much? Who me?

It’s now 8:19. No limo! Not even an email. Dorothy just refilled my coffee cup. Jenny’s arrived to help set up some media interviews later in the week. The morning’s been quiet, but it’s still one of the best days of my life – and I am so grateful to everyone who has helped me get here. (Thank you, you know who you are!) Now I’m going back to bed for while, for a long winter’s nap. The fireworks and hoopla will have to wait for a while – this Rogue has had enough excitement for one day!

Thanks! George