More or less.
Hello, faithful reader(s). I'm sorry I haven't been blogging this week. I can't even say I've been busy.
But I've been reading. My author of choice--in honor of the Patriots--is Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I never read her before, even though critique partners recommended her to me. When I'd picked up her books and read the summaries, I'd thought--euww, football?--and put them back. I guess I'm at a different point in my life, now.
The one where I'm actually resigned to my husband's sports obsession.
Despite the football stuff, I'm really enjoying Ms. Phillips books. They're funny, for one thing. When I read (or listened to) her book It Had to Be You at work, I had to shut off my Mp3 and leave my desk to howl with laughter at what happened to Phoebe (and her little dog, too) at her father's funeral. (hook, hook...)
Her characters are wonderful, too. It appears that most of them suffer with backgrounds of neglect. Negligent parents, indifferent parents, parents who died and guardians who don't understand them. (Or guardians who couldn't keep them.)
Ah, angst. It makes for good reading.
I've also been reading some really wonderful books titled things like: Baby's First Words (toes, ears, nose, hand....) Water (taking a bath, washing the car, swimming...), I Love My Family (mommy, daddy, brother, sister...) and other stimulating names. Fascinating reading. :)
Have a great Sunday!
Cyn
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I love your website, the picture of the eye was kind of funny. I thought today's (Sunday, January 27, 2008) blog was pretty good. I think more people should start coming to this site because it tells about what a writer/full-time worker/mom has to go through. It must be pretty hard to write and do all those things too, so I have to give you credit for that. This blog was interesting to read and it wasn't as boring as most of the blogs out there. My blog isn't that great, yours is much better. :). Anyways, keep posting every day, I'd love to read it.
Lest anyone reading my comments thinks I wrote the above comment myself (what a strange person this woman is!) I have to tell you: The above comment was from my 10-year-old. She's my kindest critic. :) And, she wants me to put a link to her site on mine.
It's that attracting bees with honey thing at work.
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