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And on Thanksgiving day, I opened a bunch of fan emails from kids for Magickeepers, and one asked me, randomly, "So, do you like pie?"
What's not to like? I told her peach is my favorite, and I was struck again by the sheer exuberance and honesty of kids. Write an author . . . ask if she likes pie. Because that IS important!
So here's my grateful list:
- Peach pie
- Kid readers
- My family
- My friends
- Fall . . . my favorite season
- The rich fodder for my writing that is Dynamo Boy and my dad now living under the same roof. I am not kidding . . . I have chapter one written!
- Coffee
- Did I mention coffee?
15 comments:
I had dinner with my son on Thanksgiving, and then played tennis that night. I'm thankful for those things. I even won my tennis match.
I'm 25K words into Colt #2, and I actually wrote a blog post this week. It's titled, "In Response to Mr. Parrish." Check it out if you have time.
That's a super cute email from your reader :) Yummm...pie. Now I think I know what I need for breakfast...(I'm more of an apple person myself) Happy Thanksgiving!
Jude:
LOL! I saw it. I'm with Mr. Parrish. I like walking in the rain. And heavy snow!
Lauren:
It was adorable. That was the only question in it.
I also get asked about my pets a lot. My dogs are Cosmo and Dreamer, my hedgehog is Penelope (and she is getting a bath this weekend and will not be happy). My parrot is Ava. The goldfish is Wanda, and the snake is Lydia. Our cat is Pumpkin. Kids love knowing all the names. :-)
What kind of snake?
Joe:
She is a ball python. I agreed to this when she was as skinny as a pencil and she was rather cute. But . . . now she is over three feet long, maybe four, and as thick as a coke can. But ball pythons are docile and are a good "first snake." However, she is most definitely LEAVING with my son when he eventually goes off to college. She freaks me out!!!!
Yeah. You've mentioned that snake before. I like snakes and I'm dying to see a rattlesnake in the wild, but there is no way I'm living with a snake. Nope. Not gonna happen.
Oh, thankfulness... I'm sorta in the same place. I'm just grateful for my life, which I suppose is odd since there are so many things I want to happen and change. But still, I'm grateful for every bit of it.
I wrote 1100 words on my next deadline and did some revising on SCAR. As usual, some time away let me think and mull and read and I came up with a solution to a motivation problem I've been having for Trinidad. Funny enough, the answer was right there in front of me all along...
And OMG pie. I think I ate what amounts to an entire pie. Seriously. If anyone ever offers pie to me, I'm going to tell them I can't, I ODed in my 40s.
My Thankful list includes many things- tops- my 11 yo son who we're evaluating for Add (inattentive- like the girls eek!-- duh, in my blindness I didn't look for that in him. Should've, I'm ADD.) and Asperger's since he's started middle school & having trouble.
Big on my list is folks who've recommended books or movies who've helped me get through tough holiday seasons.
Thank you, Erica for recommending "Love Actually". What an amazing holiday film. Like you, it will be a yearly watch in our home.
Thank you,
~R
I'm half awake on what amounts to a futon in my sister's large house in Orlando, where we celebrated with the extended family. The kids got another shot (two in fact) at the Mouse and his minions at their various parks. The kids had a ton of fun. I'm grateful I was able to ride their wave.
Natasha:
It's great when you hit spots where you just are in a good, grateful place.
Starbucks:
I love pie SO much more than any other dessert imaginable.
Hi Rachel:
I am warmed by that movie every time I see it. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
John:
Love kids for getting to ride their wave. Dynamo Boy is five this Christmas. It's awesome!
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