I finished the final draft of Book 9, SPY HIGH, on Sunday and the first beta reader is already finished – woohoo! Now I’m looking forward to a week of family, food, and festivities. Merry Christmas if you celebrate it, and general merriness to you if you don’t!
Author Diane Henders 
A belated Happy Holidays from one who is sparing in his greetings. I would have responded sooner but it took a great deal of time to get that snake out of my pocket.
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Thank you, C-a-L! I’m honoured to receive a greeting from a dedicated curmudgeon such as yourself. 🙂 (Those pocket snakes are nothing but trouble.)
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A belated Merry Ho Ho to you and a Happy New Year! Good luck with the new book.
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Thank you, Nelson – I hope you had a great Christmas, and Happy New Year to you, too! 🙂
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Book 9? Wowzaa. I just finished a glass of wine. We are definitely from two different worlds. Have a great holiday.
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Priorities. 🙂
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Wine is good! 🙂 Hope you have a great holiday, too!
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I’m tearing up! I was lamenting my lack of reading material over the Christmas weekend, and what do I read? Your final draft is complete. May the fed ex driver be swift of feet and bring me this treat I have been awaiting so long, and I will be strong, as I await the joy of Ayden’s adventures with her boys! Merry Christmas and thank you for providing my mind’s eye with some candy (because I really don’t need any more holiday sweets)!
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Man candy: the only kind that actually burns calories! 😉 Merry Christmas to you, too, and I hope to have SPY HIGH in your hands soon.
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May your Christmas be Blessed with Peace, Health, Joy & Laughter Diane.
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Thank you, and the same to you! Thanks for sharing your music with us – I always enjoy your blog. 🙂
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Merry Christmas, Diane! And congrats on finishing the final book draft!
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Thanks, Carrie! Merry Christmas to you, too! 🙂
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Merry Christmas to you and your DH! I also love the pic, it’s as close to snow as I want actually. Hubby is smoking a ham and I am making pies. Everything is good and I am anxiously awaiting book 9! The separation from Kane, Ayden and the crew is taking it’s toll. LOL!
Again, Blessed Be to you and yours!
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Thank you, to you and yours as well!
Mmmm, smoked ham! I’ve succumbed to peer pressure so I’ll be cooking a turkey and pies as usual, but not until the 27th when my family can be here. The 25th we’ll be with Hubby’s family, and I’ve been asked to bake cinnamon buns instead of pies. Tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it. 😉
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Remember, anything worth doing is worth overdoing. And as my older son says, if you can’t see it from space, it’s insignificant. 🙂
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LOL! Words to live by!
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Today is also National Eggnog Day.
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How did I miss that?!? Off to the store now…
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Merry Christmas to you and your family as well, and thanks for the present (letting us know the next Spy book is coming)!!
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Thanks, Barbara! 🙂
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Congratulations and Happy Squirrel Day! Or Merry Christmas, if you’ve never heard of Squirrel Day! 😉
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Thanks, the same to you! (And no, I’ve never heard of Squirrel Day. Now I must know…)
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Congratulathions, Thister! And Merry Christhmath to you and yourths!
A gloriouth new year to you all. 🙂
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Thankth, the thame to you! 😉
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Congrats to you Diane!! Fantastic accomplishment. Now some well deserved celebrating.
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Thanks, Sue! 🙂
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love the pic!
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Thanks! I took it about 30 years ago on our family farm, but it’s still one of my favourites. 🙂
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