Becky's Blog: Freya is one.

It's Freya's birthday!! My baby is one year old. But look how much she's grown. Wow.

I might have to take her swimming sometime late this afternoon. But first: walk her, write, meet Trish for lunch, and then about a fifty-mile ride. THEN maybe we'll go swimming.

Schedule of upcoming and recent events

I'm having so much trouble with my website, that I'm going to update an author schedule here.

April 5: St. Peter Reads

January 8: Marshall, MN: Southwest Cooperative Young Writers' Conference

November 27-28: Clive, Iowa--Crestview Elementary School on Tuesday, and Indian Hills Middle School on Wednesday--talking books, stories, bikes, dogs, and all things that matter in life! Can't WAIT.

November 3: BOOKOLOGY: Children's Literature Network TEEN LITERATURE NETWORK launch, and a delightful book-talk morning.

August 15: Mapleton Public Library Storytime. 10:30--FREYA is coming! I'll be reading Woof and Wag: Bringing Home a Dog and other pet and dog books, including A Dog is a Dog by Stephen Shaskan.

July 18: Grand Rapids, MN! 1 p.m.--Public Library program/workshop for Teens; 5-6:30 p.m.--ride with cyclists at Trail Sport; 7 p.m.--Public Library, powerpoint presentation on story, brief reading and book signing. (And KAXE radio sometime that day).

June 8: New Ulm Public Library: 3 p.m. program for teens.
5:30-6:30 Adult/Everyone welcome open house at The Grand on Minnesota Street. (Public Access TV is going to be involved...stay tuned)

May 5: Stanhope, IA Community Center Library.

April 28: St. Peter Reads; YA panel with Kirstin Cronn-Mills and Geoff Herbach.

April 21: The LOFT, Minneapolis; Second Story Reading Series, with A.S. King, 2 p.m.

April 13: Mapleton Middle School

March 21: South Central College, Conf. Center B., 12-1, with Terry Davis; Girl Meets Boy: Because There are Two Sides to Every Story.

March 20: Barnes and Noble, Mankato, 7 p.m. with Terry Davis; Girl Meets Boy: Because There are Two Sides to Every Story.

January 5: Keynote speaker at the SW/WC Service Cooperative's 20th Annual Conference for Young Writers in Marshall, MN.

Saturday, December 17: Signing books at the Enchanted Forest, North Riverfront, Mankato.

Sunday, December 4: Signing Chasing AllieCat at the Village Bookstore 12-2

Central Square Mall - 201 NW 4th St #105, Grand Rapids, MN

Wednesday, Nov. 30: Mapleton Snowflake Dazzle Holiday extravaganza. Will be signing/selling books at the Mapleton Library from 5-8 p.m. Trolley rides, treats, and holiday cheer! Come one, come all!

Tuesday, Nov. 22-Wednesday Nov. 23: On the Iron Range, with Mary Schnell, visiting her book club, and the morning show on KAXE Radio, the Village Bookstore, and Itasca Trail Sports Bike/Ski shop in Grand Rapids. Fun!

Monday, Nov. 21: Visiting Reading classes at South Central College--They all read Chasing AllieCat!

Friday, Nov. 18: Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis: the entire class is doing NaNoRiMo!

Thursday, Nov. 3: Luncheon for College Bookstores, with author Kirstin Cronn-Mills, at South Central College.

Saturday, Oct. 29: Halloween Storytime at the Mapleton Public library; Becky the Witch will be there in costume at 10:30.

Saturday night, Oct. 29: It's rumored that Former Haunted Hayride creatures and characters will rise from their graves to frequent Hober's Bar and Grill near Kasota/Mankato.

Oct. 8: Josh and Emily's wedding

Friday, Oct. 28: American Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Minneapolis Convention Center

11:15-12:15 FLUX booth signing, 1:00-215 Author showcase with Lisa Albert (Maggie Stiefvater will be there 3-4 p.m.!)

Thursday, Oct. 27: Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa all day events, class visits, and an evening reading. (Public is welcome to the reading...details to come)

Oct. 22: Dusty and Ashley's wedding

Saturday, Oct. 15: Twin Cities Book Festival, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, signing at FLUX booth, 1:00-2:00

Oct. 8: Josh and Emily's wedding in Virginia

Friday, Sept. 23: Midwest Booksellers Association, The Depot, Minneapolis, signing at FLUX booth, 11:15-12:15

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Monday, August 10, 2009

Freya is one.

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