Prairie Evers (18 page)

Ilsa Brink, for doing such beautiful work in designing and maintaining my website.

Stan Bontrager, for endless technical support.

Our crew at the West Bay Diner. In the summer of 2011, my gratitude to Laura Bontrager, Amelia Brubaker, Rebecca Fuge, Jenna Hoop, Emily Lowes, and Kristen Scaife. Thank you for working so hard.

The Airgoods and Guths, who’ve been so supportive. Special thanks to my mother (who grew up on an egg farm and likes chickens better as artwork than in person) and to my sister. The character of Grammy was born one day when Mariann told me, “Crying don’t get the oil changed.” Indeed it does not.

My husband, Eric, for reading this book so carefully. Thank you for saying this one will be hard to beat.