So, this is what a truckload of corn looks like:
I’m pretty sure this is a perfect explanation for why I’ve been so tired all week.
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Month: August 2014
Photo Friday: Ball
Bubbles starts fifth grade next week – my how the time has flown!
He’s suiting up for football practice. This year he graduates to tackle football (instead of flag football). Before I know it, he’ll be all grown up and playing in high school.
Don’t forget to stop by Charnele’s blog and see what she’s posted, and have a great weekend!
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Photo 365 #7
Today we took our older two kids to the local water park and miniature golf course. We don’t get to do a lot with just them, and this was great family fun.
Before...
...and after.
We are one T-I-R-E-D crew.
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I got a review!
I don’t talk much about my little poetry book, Tuesday Daydreams: A Journal in Verse. You may not have even known it existed till now, though there’s a link to it in my blog’s header. I haven’t done a lot of promotion for it, but it’s sold a few copies, which is pretty awesome for something that started out as a Christmas gift for a friend.
So when I got my very first review of it on Tuesday, I was pretty excited. Pretty darn excited, actually. So if you like poetry, maybe check it out? And if you do, leave a review! Reviews can really make someone’s day. 🙂
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Photo 365 #6
It’s a comfort to know that when lunch disappoints, there’s dessert to make up for it. 🙂
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Photo 365 #5
My boys are like tiny little Energizer Bunnies, especially Thumper. He literally goes until he drops. I made them sit still this afternoon while I froze more corn, and a miracle happened.
Thumper slept.
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Photo 365 #4
The boys wanted a tractor ride while Daddy was mowing lawn, so we got our shoes and socks on and – eventually – trooped outside for said ride around the yard. Thumper always wants to be first, but Cricket beat him to the punch. So while Daddy adjusted Cricket’s hearing protection, Thumper and I retreated to the sidewalk.
Apparently he thinks lawnmowers are quite loud, but he still had a great time riding around the yard when it was his turn.
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We’re in the homestretch!
Holy time warp, Batman – how is it week eleven already? Well, regardless, it’s my pleasure to introduce my very good friend, Sophie Tallis. I hope you’ll enjoy reading her recommendations as much as I did! 🙂
Summer Reads Blog Tour – Week Eleven
Sophie Tallis
I’m beginning to wonder where all the time has gone, I mean eleven weeks have already slipped by in this Summer Reads Blog Tour. Where has the summer gone?
I sure hope you’ve been enjoying the Summer Reads Blog as much as I have with meeting all these new faces and new reads. We’ve just got two more weeks left and I’ve saved the best for last. Let’s welcome Sophie Tallis and her books along with her recommended reads.
A Bristol born gal, I grew up in a sleepy village, dreaming of dragons and wild adventures. I haven’t grown up much and sincerely hope I never do. I live in the Cotswolds with my family, two enormous white wolves, two even bigger Alaskan Malamutes and a load of wild ducks who basically run the place! I was a full-time teacher, dulling young minds…ahem…I mean inspiring young children for the past 16 years and am now a librarian, a dream job being surrounded by books all day!
Although I primarily write epic fantasy…
Photo 365 #3
This apple beauty was my reward for freezing God only knows how many quarts of corn. It’s upwards of 90, but the exact amount is uncertain because we ran out of bags. There’s still a boatload left to freeze, but we’re also out of freezer space.
Apple pie has never tasted so good.
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Well, I’ve done it…
I went and uploaded a portion of The Price of Mercy on Authonomy again. I’m still revising, but it would be nice to get a little feedback on the revisions I’ve made so far. If you’re so inclined, you can check it out here. If you’re a member of the site, please feel free to leave me all the constructive criticism you’ve got – I’ve decided that when I finish this round of revisions, I’m going to query again and if I don’t get anywhere with it, then I’ll self-publish, so I need all the eyes on it I can get.
Also, I spent a fair chunk of time yesterday afternoon working on a cover because I didn’t like any of the generic ones they had. I’m not sure how well it works for this book yet – I still think it might be better-suited to the second book in the series – but what do you think? What do you like/dislike about it?
Hope you’re having a marvelous weekend!
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Suddenly they all died. The end. 