Hi!

Today I’m going to write about my dog Sunny, who is a golden retriever. She was an inspiration for Rusty --, Matt and Teresa’s dog in my books. If you’ve read the Matt and Teresa Mystery Series, you’ll know of some of the crazy things that Rusty does (i.e. stealing Matt’s birthday gift and a purse, etc.)

Sunny is just as crazy. You can see some more pictures of her by clicking here. One of the main things Sunny is known for, as is Rusty, is her thievery. Sunny will steal gloves out of your pocket, a bag of fast food out of your car if your door is open, trash from a trashcan, a jacket from around your waist, shoes off your front porch, and I haven’t even begun. She will steal just about anything she can get her mouth on. One time, my dad left the garage door open by accident, and when we returned home his bag of golf balls and golf hats were spread all over the yard. Dad was not too happy. Once, Sunny ran off while we were walking her and when she came back she had a shoe in her mouth. We called our across-the-street neighbors and they said they weren’t missing a shoe. They called back a few days later saying, yes, actually they were.

Hi!
My first draft is done! I finished it on March 7th. This draft has 18 chapters so far but I can't even estimate the number of pages it will be. Since my book will still need a lot of editing and work, I won't be posting a part of a chapter today. But, I did write a short paragraph about the first chapter. Here it is:

Matt and Teresa Jones are headed to Camp Lakeside, a summer camp run by their aunt and uncle and Rusty’s going too to be the camp dog. Trouble starts immediately when Matt, who’s trying to make a friend, gets caught doing something wrong with another boy. Teresa, on the other hand, notices a very shy girl in her cabin. She happens to notice some interesting things written in the girl’s journal and this is what sets the stage for another Matt and Teresa adventure.
 
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Sydney