200th post!

Thank you for reading through the past year. I'm really proud to present the 200th post of allegro, which is full of a little bit of news from places I've been recently.

January of Poet Mom just received her copy of her brand-new book, Underlife, today! It's super exciting, so make sure you stop by her blog and congratulate her!

My mom brought home her awesome new car/crossover/SUV yesterday, and it's absolute heaven. The seats are heated, it's just the right size, and the sound system is just incredible. I love it.

I was able to resurrect my sister's 177-page story -- her take on Harry Potter -- titled "Dobby and Winky." She and I both wrote stories based on Harry Potter (but with our own original storylines, of course) a few years ago, and she's been posting chapters of hers on her blog.  It's filled with booing Slytherins, elves making banners, and an elf-run "Movee Club." We wrote these when she was eight and I was six. Mine's a little over 200 pages. (I still take pleasure in having written more than her.) 

Thank you to everyone who's ever read or commented on any of my 200 posts. It means a lot to me.