This is one of those “Last Thing” quizzes from People magazine….

Last thing I purchased: A Modcloth gift card for my younger daughter, who adores them and who looks fabulous in All Their Things! Last thing I purchased for myself: new lingerie on sale after Christmas yesterday O_o and eyeliner from Drew Barrymore’s Flower line. Oh, and blueberries!

Last thing I prepared in the microwave:  Lean Cuisine Santa Fe Style Beans and Rice. Yum. Of course I add a lot of sour cream, which probably defeats the “lean” part…

Last playtime with my kids: Played Scrabble (I won), UNO (they won) and put together a fiendish 300 piece puzzle full of colorful frogs with my daughter and her fiance on Christmas Day. Last time I played with my grandson we assembled Guardians of the Galaxy Legos. Groot was adorable!

Last Book I read: Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh, which actually was a reread. Last book I read for the first time: Departure by A. G. Riddle, which started off really well and exciting, loved the “voice” but got bogged down in too much exposition and backstory and a crazy time travel plot so finished by skimming madly….won’t be reading it again. Tears of the Rose by Jeffe Kennedy was the last new book I read before that and it was wonderful, can’t wait for the next book in the trilogy.

Last thing I regretted: Umm, not really big on regrets actually. Probably not having finished my next ancient Egyptian paranormal novel yet, which was supposed to be released in 2014 but will now be a 2015 event…

Adding a few questions I want to answer:

My favorite Christmas present: All my book covers beautifully framed by my older daughter:

My favorite Christmas present from my Grandson (because he’s in a category all by himself!): This fun shark-pirate  ornament. Sharks have been his favorite thing practically since birth.

My favorite picture of my cat Jake (because it deserves to be seen again!)

Best wishes for a very Happy New Year to you!