From Texas; and more specifically Austin, we headed north on the book tour.

After San Antonio and Dallas, it was Colorado Springs, Denver and Aspen in Colorado. Following behind was Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah. Then Cheyenne, Wyoming. We headed east to Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, then north again to Sioux Falls and Rapid City, South Dakota; east to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and then north again to Bismark and Fargo, North Dakota. Thankfully it was spring, so we were not completely freezing off our "tushes" at any given moment.

By the time we reached Fargo, we were just over 212,000 copies. I just knew we were going to hit our next milestone and surpass it. Could I do 500,000 or even 1 million? Only time would tell. At this point, online sales to personal sales at my book signings were outpacing me by a margin of 12-1. That was certainly not a problem, as the word was getting out and the efforts of my children were not going unnoticed. In fact, I kind of figured that when we reached 250,000 copies in sales, that the question concerning a raise might come up. Not surprising, as their work was strictly gratis to this point.

Brad and I attempted to find both the "holes-in-the-wall" and also the finer restaurants in our travels. Since this was not his first cross country tour, he was able to show me some things that I might have never found on my own. Some I had heard of, and others were completely new to me. My daughter was my history and finance buff, and Liam was no slouch himself.

Without fail, we always found good company everywhere we would go. The people were nice in almost every place we visited. Some blessing could be found in each and every day, it was not as if we had to look for it. It seemed to find us.