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Make Mine Supers (4)
by Rae-eHarlequin on April 8th, 2008, 10:55am
It's not just the size that makes a Superromance super. It's not even just the down deep plots or the characters with real conflicts and real, serious problems on their hands. Running the gamut from contemporary comedy to heart-rending family drama, what makes a Super so incredibly super is that we get six of them every month and we're the happiest campers on the planet because the satisfaction is that good! So if you've been "super-ed", pop on in and share the love!
Am I first?!
Whoo-hoo! <G>
But, my last post was over on the other thread. *sigh*
Hope you have a great day! It's beautiful here. So sunny and warm. Supposed to be back down into cold temps later so I'm off to enjoy it.
Kay
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OM Goodness!
Already we are moving? We are chatty, lol, I panicked at first, thinking I was much further behind than this <G>
Ronda- a week?! We get one day in october for 5 dollars, hmm. I am not a big jeans person though, I keep waiting for 'sweat pant day', lol.
Holly- my formal living room is indeed red as well <G> I was terrified, but love all my colors so far!
Chelle-yeah for you and DH! Enjoy your time together, we'll still be here when you get back :)
Was it Chrystine? (must take notes!) bumped up to senior editor? congrats!
Soon I must trudge over to renew my CPR training. :) Seems sort of silly, as I heard they will be changing the training yet again.
Maureen
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YAY, Christyne!
It never hurts to say it twice, does it?
Our 5th graders definitely need that speech, Jeannie!
Enjoy your jeans week, Ronda! We get a jeans day every now and then. It's so nice not to have to iron something.
The weather here is lovely-sunny and warm and in the mid 70's.
Regarding walls, our new house has color on the walls. Kitchen/dining room is a nice celery color, living room is mushroom, girls' bath, our bath, and the master bedroom are parchment, and the girls' bedrooms are both blue sky color. MIL has started to paint a garden on the walls in their bedrooms.
I agree that putting pictures on the walls with color really makes them pop.
YAY on the safe return of Mr. Chelle! Enjoy your time together!
Bought two more books today. As if I needed them!
LindaC
Sunkist vs. sun kissed...
Oh Ellen...I am loving HIS SECRET PAST! Anna is too funny and as someone who still gets weak-kneed over Jon Bon Jovi I am just loving Mason! Great story!
Thanks for the good wishes all...hope they float through the air and find their way into the office of a certain editor!
Chelle...you must be over the moon about Mr. Chelle being home again even if it is for just a short time. I remember all too well what it was like to stand on a Navy pier and watch the ships pull away and return again. And while I want to see Stop Loss I don't think I'll be able to make it through it.
Ronda...enjoy those jeans. I live for Fridays when I can wear them to work!
Color on the walls...I wish! I loved Sam's orange walls and Holly...what I would give for red! All I could get the Dh to agree to was "Desert Sand" for our combined living/dining room but it was a major step up from the 70's Brady Bunch green wallpaper that was there for so long. When we redid the teenager's room last summer for her 16th birthday she picked "Patriot Blue" for the walls and bright white for the trim...oh, I love it! Stepping into her room, with the aqua, light blue and dark blue bedding is like taking a dip in the ocean!
Christyne Butler
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Dean, jury duty, paint colors and other random bits
Happy Tuesday everyone.
Ellen - I'm with you. I love the character Dean and I have no desire to know what the actor is like in real life. I hate it when they don't live up to their character, and really, how could he be better than Dean? Two more weeks until a new episode, right?
Chrystine - Heck, woman, don't just toot the horn, blow the darn doors off! Congrats on making it up one more rung!
Carrie - Maybe you could brainstorm some kind of jury duty plot and convince yourself it's research? I'll keep my fingers crossed you either get passed or its a really interesting case!
Chelle - Woo hoo, Mr. Chelle's in the house. We'll understand if we don't hear from you for a while. Just make sure you're ready to share some good stories.
Annie - Volcano cake is terrifically yummy. It's an individual sized chocolate cake which is served warm and when you cut into it gooey chocolate pudding/sauce oozes out. I've also heard it referred to as molten lava cake.
Holly, Kay and Sam - I love color on walls, too. I especially gravitate toward the ones with food names. Which is why there is "Mustard" in my dining room, "Cherry cobbler" and "Nutmeg" in the family room. I swear I don't do it on purpose, it just always seems to end up that way.
Susan - Good luck with Deadline Hell.
Ronda - Enjoy the jeans. I can't imagine having to put panty hose on more than a few times a year. (Shudder)
Amy - Yeah for less soreness after kickboxing. (That was some amazing sentence structure, wasn't it?) Anyway, I'm hoping for a small demonstration at the Chicago conference.
Jeannie - Are you kidding? Axe doesn't cover body odor? There should be some kind of warning label on the can. It is funny what kids remember. I subbed for a high school health class last week and ended up watching five periods of an anti smoking moving. I'm absolutely, positively sure that what the kids will remember is not the testimony of experts with funny 1990s haircuts, or shots of 50s movie stars lighting up or even the mouse injected with nicotine in the throws of an agonizing death. What they'll remember is the 10 second clip of a partially naked guy in a bed beginning to light up and the slogan "The more you smoke, the less you poke."
I'm taking my second day of vacation before I start revisions tomorrow. Yesterday, I finally got to watch "Gone, Baby, Gone". Today, it's going to be "A Good Year". (Ellen - Russel Crowe is one of those guys I want to know absolutely nothing about outside of his acting ability!)
Tasha
Pics are up
Don't laugh. I'm still totally undecided on this color thing--as you can tell from my blog. I'm just not sure the ceiling works. *sigh* The pics show the colors as being very bright, too. But they're not. The red is a dark red and the Windswept color a dark gray/green. Not that that helps. LOL
Kay
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writing, flowers...
Kim, my problem has been I tend to write romantic fiction, then have to pare it down to romance only. And the romance I love is Super. That’s why I expect a rejection on my sub. I think I had trouble staying within the framework of romance. I also feel that I have to cut my teeth on Super before looking at the mainstream world.
Susan, [[big hugs]] but be reassured, you’re not the only one with days/weeks/months of hell. I hope your MIL heals quickly. She has my best vibes going out to her for saving the dogs.
Carrie, sympathy for being on jury duty. You could of course get out of it very fast if when marching in the courtroom you declared loud and clear, "I know he’s guilty!" OTOH you could take notes and use it in a novel.
Chelle, [hooray] Enjoy your time with DH.
Annie, If your DD doesn’t really like flowers, would she like wild flowers you could go and pick for her? The alternative would be to make her a bouquet with ribbons knotted in flower shapes or any shapes for that matter. You can weave strings of pearls through them too.
Chrystine, hearty congrats!
Vieve
Kay
Just saw the pics on your blog. Bless your heart(again) on the flooding. I feel for you.
I remember thinking about the colors I was going to use in this house when we got to that point. I used lots of earth tones(I used our new set of dishes for a color palate). I wanted colors that I could stand to look at everyday.
The girls' rooms really cheer me when I go in there-they're the color of a clear blue sky. It sure beats the pepto bismol pink that older dd chose last time. I could barely stand to go into that room and my FIL swore it made the hall glow.
LindaC
Flowers, road trips and Volcano cake
Tash, I was salivating at your description of Volcano Cake, I have seriously got to take a canoe then a road trip to Up Top (if we are Down Under then you must be UP TOP!!! LOL). and get me some of that cake. We don't have anything like that, and trust me - I'd know!!
Vieve, thanks for the suggestion re the flowers for wedding. I think its the whole feminine thing that she doesn't like. She seems to like the starker lines of the oriental lilies ATM. And I did make the argument for the environment and wild flowers and there should be some pretty ones here by August but they will be the pretty feminine kind!!! Doh
So I am officially calling on all Southern Hemispherians to join our Volcano Road Trip!!! Any takers?? Noelene maybe?
Have fun everyone in whatever you're doing. I have a day to myself today but kiddos come tonight so I am off to buy more food.
Annie
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I'm old. It's official.
I just stopped in Borders to pick up Romantic Times. While I was there I grabbed two baseball magazines for my kids. At the cash register, the charming young woman said, "I feel like I'm checking out my mom. She gets this...magazine. And my dad gets these."
It was the pause that killed me. Like she didn't quite know what to call this peculiar thing that older women read. Hah.
Tasha--two weeks until new episodes is right. How much do you want to bet my sister has her book club. I better start laying some groundwork right now. Like, "If you deprive me of Dean I'll hate you forever but go to your book club if you want to. Really." On the other hand, she is pregnant. I could offer to bring lava cake.
Kay--your pictures look great. I love the ceiling in your office. It's hard to see the real colors online but I'm sure it will look wonderful when you're finished. I've been thinking about you today because I'm making some promotional things and I'm trying to think of a tag line. Here's my best idea so far...
(Imagine a big, kissy lip logo and a graffiti writing font.)
For a good time call: Ellen Hartman...contact info.
What do you think of that as a branding idea?
(I really wanted to work my stripper name in there somehow but I haven't come up with anything good yet. I'm so bad at marketing. Sigh.)
Christyne--thanks for your kind words about His Secret Past. I hope you like the rest of it!
Cheers,
Writer Ellen
P.S. Vieve--keep your spirits up. We're pulling for you!
P.P.S. Don't you love it when we're on the first page of messages and the new message clicking thing works? I do.
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His Secret Past Superromance May '08
Wanted Man Superromance June '07
New Thread!!
Susan, More hugs on the dentist!!
Kay, I hope you learn to love it...and dh's never listen! LOL
Ronda, Whiplash is a great description. But I do like it now. And nice on the Jeans days! What a great way to raise some money for a good cause.
Sam, It's going to cool off here this weekend, too. A couple weeks ago, I'd have thought the forties sounded lovely, but after a few days in the sixties, it's going to be torture.
Amy, I'm in awe of the kickboxing. I'd spend the entire class on my butt. LOL
Oh, Chelle, hugs. Enjoy having him home.
Jeannie, I love your explanations and instructions. When my son was going through the stinky boy stage, we took a trip to DC and he had a friend with him. As we were driving, the smell got worse and worse. I eventually made them open their bag and "deodorize." Really, boys that age smell.
Carrie, if you go wild with your painting, take a pic!
Okay, jumping over to the new thread!
Maureen, Another bold red girl! Carrie, come over to the dark side! LOL
LindaC, The colors sound lovely! And LOL I keep buying books, and I swear my TBR pile is breeding!
Chrystine, I'll confess, sand colors are more my forte than red!
Tasha, LOL at the food-name colors! Enjoy the vacation!
Vieve, My fingers are crossed. Learning to write within a line's requirements can be tough. They're all a little different...they have a different flavor.
Annie, A day to yourself...how lovely!
Ellen, LOL Gotta love a good pause.
One more nice day here before the cold comes back! Hoping to get more outside work done. I finally got a copy of one of my books that was turned into a Manga (comic) in Japan. I can't read Japanese, but it's so cool going through the book and looking at the illustrations to see what parts of the book they felt were key. So very geeky cool!
Holly
www.HollyJacobs.com, RT Reviewers' Choice Award for The House on Briar Hill Road
SAME TIME NEXT SUMMER, Superromance, 8/08
EVERYTHING BUT A BRIDE, 8/08
ONCE UPON A THANKSGIVING, American Romance, 10/08
ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS, American Romance, 12/08
Good Morning!! Teaching
Good Morning!!
Teaching research skills to fifth graders is a strange kind of Hades...self imposed trip to Hades...what was I thinking?
Kay...I think your office will be lovely when it's put back together! It's so spacious...lots of room to think! I like the tile...and so agree with the radiant heat. Before you glaze the whole ceiling, can you do a board and hold it up to the wall color? I think the ceiling looks good with the wall color, but you're the one trying to work in there!
Lava cake...yummy sounding!
Ellen...um...are you...getting...old? LOL at the clerk's lame attempt at chit chat! She had no idea what she was talking about...heck, we probably have shoes older than her!
Holly...I want to paint my living room a terra cotta shade to match the color in the pillows and the ottoman...DH is on the verge of a coronary. He, on the other hand, wants to paint the foyer and upstairs hallway (they connect) a dark gun metal gray...very dark... Not my idea of attractive...it's not a huge space...it needs a lighter shade of gray...
Vieve...sending positive vibes for your MS...I have no doubt you'll get something positive out of this experience!! Even an R can be positive...that's how I'm taking mine...as a learning experience! In fact, I'm almost done with my first round of revisions to render my Super an American and try again! The horse has thrown me, but I'm gonna climb right back up!
LOL on all the stinky boy stories! DS#1 loves to wear DH's deodorant...let's hope he NEVER outgrows that!!
YEAH...GO Vols!! Tennessee won last night!! If Knoxville weren't so far away, I'd be like Amy and go welcome them home!!!
Okay...time to teach fourth graders how to do a Power Point Presentation...don't you all want to be me!????
Hugs!
Ronda
Nylons, color and sun...
Too many hodge podge things I'm trying to remember, lol! Nylons, had to be invented by some sadistic man. (I never checked it out, for it seems better to just blame it on a man who never has to wear them, lol)
It was sooo beautiful yesturday here as well, now they are calling for rain, rain and more rain.. not here yet, so I will have to enjoy this while I can.
As for painting, every room we have gotten done has been a battle with DH, even though he won't admit it, he is obsessed with blue! When we married every item we picked out he gravitated toward the blue, same with painting now. I won a few battles, but with the foyer, he somehow convinced me it was 'green-ish' and not the teal-ish that is already in the kitchen and br (he picked) but trust me, it is BLUE! I said now I feel like 'Bonatch's in the Big Blue House" (for those of you without young ones there is a show called bear in the big blue house) lol
Holly- a comic book of the story? How cool! Made me think of that Hero's show (although I never watched more than half of the first season)
Maureen
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Ronda--I love terra
Ronda--I love terra cotta! Of course I love gun metal, too, but not in a small space.
Maureen--too funny about the blue house. I like blue, but I don't think I'd want every room blue. We have two blue rooms. My favorite room is my apricot room. Dh did not like the color in the can, but I insisted and he's getting used to it.
Holly--I laughed out loud at the smelly boys. Hard to believe that a few years after the smelly phase you have to beg them not to empty the hot water tank.
Jeannie
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Recipe from UP TOP
I'm enjoying the ride, checking in a couple of times a day so I don't get blown away by how fast messages add up!
Annie, search Wikipedia for "molten chocolate cake" and you'll be directed to recipes. I've had it dressed with raspberry syrup, sprinkled with powdered sugar with a mint leaf on top. Ooh-la-la! I haven't made it myself but the recipes don't look hard.
Sally
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Spring into Romance Long Contemporary Finalist
New Game
Hi Jeannie--are you guys sure you like doing these? If so, I have an idea in honor of Ronda and Amy and our other sports fiend friends.
If you'd like to, fill in the blanks.
If I were a professional athlete, my sport would be _________ because___________.
I'll start.
If I were a professional athlete, my sport would be Frisbee because dude, it's Frisbee.
Runners up:
If I were a professional athlete, my sport would be rugby because the songs are funny and the beer is cold.
If I were a professional athlete, my sport would be ice dancing because it would make my mama cry. (In the professional athlete fantasy, we're good at our sports so these are tears of pride. Not laughter.)
Have fun.
Writer Ellen
P.S. Amy--if you pick kickboxing, please keep the threats to a minimum. I still haven't recovered from the last round.
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His Secret Past Superromance May '08
Wanted Man Superromance June '07
housing woes
Okay, so I knew it couldn't possibly go as planned. The company our mortgage broker worked for just went down in flames (right after getting our preapproval). Closed all branches. Geesh. Now we are with someone new and that person has said we don't qualify for hardly any money at all. GRRR....
And now, to make matters worse, our realtor has disappeared. I can't get him to answer his email or voice mail and it's really starting to chap my behind. Double GRRRRR...
To say it's a nightmare would be putting it lightly. The market is saturated with homes yet the banks won't budge on their prices even though there's no way they're going to get close to what they're asking in this market. It's just very frustrating.
Stomping back to work...
Kim
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AN IMPERFECT MATCH, Harlequin Superromance, Sept. 08
Driving fast and turning left!
If I were a professional athlete, I'd ba a NASCAR driver because I always wondered what it would be like to drive fast(er) and be loose.
Kidding...just kidding...
BTW, those are real racin' terms...not just an amatuer playing around...
Ronda
If I were a professional
If I were a professional athlete, I would be a surfer because...DUDE! The ocean, the sun, the beach...and they make it look SO cool to get in just the right spot and ride it in. (For more on Dude, see the Writeminded blog today.)
(Note: In reality, I'm afraid of big waves.)
Runner up: (for Ellen) If I were a professional athlete I would be a kickboxer because then I could beat up Kim's former mortgage company and her MIA realtor.
Amy Knupp
Doctor In Her House - Superromance, Dec. '07
The Secret She Kept - Superromance, Jan. '09
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What do you call a luge person?
I'd go for luge and be a professional luger (lugista?).
Second choice would be skateboarding. How I envy boys who start learning when they're five!
Third choice is that strange street sport of running around neighborhoods and jumping off roofs and over railings and fences, a wild city steeplechase. Don't know what it's called but I've seen a few videos on line. Wow, I want to do that! Do I get another life?
Kim, how awful! All those houses for sale and it sounds like the market is frozen for everyone, even those who really want to buy--and can afford it. Uh-oh....
Sally
www.sjdriscoll.com
Spring into Romance Long Contemporary Finalist
yay, ellen!
If I were a professional athlete, I'd be a figure skater and put these thighs to work.
Kim--So sorry to hear about the house glitches. It's crazy for the banks to hold tight on the prices, as the hosues deteriorate from lack of habitation.
Hey to Sally Jane, the skate boarder
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Jeannie
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If I were a
If I were a professional athlete, I would NASCAR driver, too, because I could drive fast and get paid for it. I could tailgate(draft) and I could bump slower drivers to get them out of the way!
So sorry to hear about your house problems, Kim. It's an awful situation for everyone. I hope that things break loose soon and you get good news from your new bank and that your realtor gets in touch with you. I would offere to run him over with my fast NASCAR, but that wouldn't do you much good!
Our school did a jeans day every Friday to earn money for the American Heart Association during heart month in February. It is a great way to earn money for a great cause(and not have to iron pants at least one day a week).
LindaC
Happy Hump Day!
Yes, I love Wednesdays…especially when I am off on Friday! My work week is almost over!
Holly…a Manga book from your romance? That is the coolest thing! Okay, adding that to my dream list --- right after seeing a RITA on my bookshelf and meeting Matthew Macfadyen in the
fleshface to face!Kay…love your red ceiling!
Kim…hugs on the housing woes!
Okay, I never played Ellen’s last game but I’ll do this one!
If I were a professional athlete, my sport would be baseball because its summer time and I’d get to wear cool shades while standing in the outfield (better viewing of my team mates backsides!)
Anyone else a fan of The Biggest Loser? I was so happy to see the two girls make it into the finals. No woman has ever won (darn men and their ability to lose weight faster!) but I’m keeping my fingers crossed this time!
Christyne Butler
Embrace romance . . . happily ever after guaranteed!
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Hilarious
I've never been tempted to print a thread before but, man, you guys take the cake. I'm learning a lot about you. Love how many people just naturally added a revenge scenario to their sports fantasy.
I'll amend my runner up. If I were a professional athlete, I'd play rugby because the songs are fun and the beer is cold and I could shove Kim's mortgage company and MIA realtor under the scrum.
Off to check the Dude blog because, dude! I love that word.
Love you all,
Writer Ellen
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His Secret Past Superromance May '08
Wanted Man Superromance June '07
If I were...
If I were a professional athlete, I would be a baseball player because it's the only sport I care about at all. And I would have to be on the Red Sox.
Kim, so sorry to hear about house woes -- this too shall pass -- these economic phases always switch back at some point...
Holly -- very cool. :)
I probably missed something... I'll go back up, and hugs and sorries for what I couldn't keep in my frontal lobe while responding...
Sam
2008 RITA FINALIST: Untouched
NO RESERVATIONS, Blaze Anthology, July '08
Blog with Sam and friends at Love Is An Exploding Cigar
Guest Blog:May 19, Amanda McIntyre
My turn!
If I were a professional athlete, I'd be a pro volleyball player because, Dude, <G> sand, sun and very sexy, very cute surfer dudes riding the waves in. Plus, you have to be in really good shape to wear those tiny little volleyball suits they wear so my worry over losing weight would be over!
Kim, hugs on the mortgage company. The offer to sell you my house is still on the table. <G> Then you can handle the red ceiling. LOL
Kay
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Why some species eat their young and athletes
Kim, so sorry, hun. But, hopefully something BETTER will come around. Maybe a lower mortgage rate. Make lemonade, sweetie.
Okay, so my kids are pretty good. I know this because I just got home from taking my five-year-old nephew to the dentist. The task was simple--reglue in his cap. No big deal, right?
WRONG!
He screamed and kicked and bawled and hollered and kicked some more. I had to hold him down. There was no reasoning with this child at all. You could not bribe him. They gave him a mirror and he still screamed. Dude, it was a finger, not a shot. Don't get me wrong, I'm afraid of the dentist. However, when I asked him what hurt he kept screeching, "I don't want to tell you!" Which tells me, nothing hurt and he just wanted to make a scene. The next time my sister in law calls and it involves a doctor, I'm thinking of claiming I suddenly forgot English.
Better yet, I'll just say no and run away, very quickly. Oy, vey!
If I were a professional athlete, I'd be a football player so that I could smack the others in the behind and tackle the hot and sexy ones to the ground. Or on a day like today, take out my frustrations on the ones I didn't think were very hot and sexy.
Runner's Up:
If I were an athlete, I'd be a figure skater because as a little girl I used to 'skate' along with Dorothy and Peggy in my living room.
If I were an athlete, I'd be a professional skier because I'd think doing the jumps into the air would be the closest thing there was to flying.
If I were an athlete, I'd be a surfer because Duuuuude! I'd rip it, roll it and tuck it.
Rae
i sooo needed that...
You gals rock when it comes to brightening a day. Four glasses of champagnes doesn't hurt either but seriously, thanks for the warm words regarding my housing situation. I've just returned from a gig called the Cowgirl Luncheon, which is such a fun time it's almost sinful to call it work. Of course, perhaps I shouldn't drink when I'm technically on the clock but when a cowboy is passing out champagne who am I to say say no?
Anyway, I have about a half an hour to sober up. Wish me luck.
The housing debacle. Ugh. That's all I can say about that. Pisses me off royal if you really want to know. But I know something FABULOUS is out there just waiting for me to find it. The hunt continues...
Hmmm....it occured to me that perhaps I shouldn't use such strong language on the loop. My apologies to the group.
thinking sober thoughts...
Kim
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AN IMPERFECT MATCH, Harlequin Superromance, Sept. 08
Heh, Kim's tanked...
That's just funny... and the perfect solution, IMO.
Sam
2008 RITA FINALIST: Untouched
NO RESERVATIONS, Blaze Anthology, July '08
Blog with Sam and friends at Love Is An Exploding Cigar
Guest Blog:May 19, Amanda McIntyre
Kim - so sorry to read about
Kim - so sorry to read about your housing situation but there's bound to be something better waiting for you. And sure hope you don't end up with a headache from lunch.
ELLEN TOO
A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!
Kim--You're so funny.
Kim--You're so funny. Champagne toting cowboys...and you said you didn't like cowboys.
Jeannie
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http://www.loveisanexplodingcigar.com
Dudes and dudettes
Kim, sounds like you had a great lunch. What else was that cowboy doing besides pouring champagne?
I love words. Do you know that "dude" was invented by Oscar Wilde? It's someone with "duds" plus "attitude."
www.sjdriscoll.com
Spring into Romance Long Contemporary Finalist
Dude, Sally Jane. That's a
Dude, Sally Jane. That's a sweet explanation. Dude.
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So not fair...
Dude...Rae so totally picked mine!
(Football, baby!)
Okay...so...I'd be a professional bullrider so I could walk on the wild side. Oh...and slap some cowboy behinds, of course. Shhh...don't tell Mr. Chelle. He might smack me with his cowboy hat.
LOL! Jeannie, I was thinking the same-Kim has said several times that cowboys don't do it for her...but give them a glass of champagne. Hmm. Anyone else see a story?
*~ Chelle ~*
My Blog ~ Cowboys and true love * Smokin' hot romance recipes!
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Kim
WHY do companies DO that?? They must have had an inkling things weren't going so well. I'm sorry that happened. We dealt with a MIA realtor too--and now we're doing this buying thing on our own. Which is no fun.
And here, too, we are up to our ears in foreclosures and the banks WILL NOT negotiate (heh, spelling, sorry). It's taken us 8 months to buy this one. I hope your prices start dropping. It's unbelieveably frustrating. You'd think they'd be glad to get rid of them.
Fingers crossed for you.
Ami
who is STILL waiting to close on her house...
What would I be?
Well, I have a couple. I'd be an ice skater b/c I am so not graceful and I'd love to be. :) I'd be a three-day eventer, too, b/c I've never outgrown my horse craziness. And in my spare time I'd be a swimmer. Because I used to be one.
Chelle! Good to see you!
Ami
Hello-Everyone!
I-would-have-been-a-volleyball-player
if-I-were-professional-athlete.That-is-what
I-did-best-in-high-school.
I-forgot-what-the-rest-of-the-post-was-about.
I'm-glad-your-dental-visits-are-over.
I-hope-everyone-gets-a-chance-to-read-the
companion-book-to-"Gone-With-the-Wind"
called,"Rhett_Butler's_People".
I-just-saw-someone-do-a-book-review-about
author-'Georgia_Boakoven'.She-is-the-same
author-who-wrote-the-book-'Marriage_Of
Convenience".It-was-a-movie-on-the-Lifetime
Movie-Network-during-the-Christmas-holidays.
It-was-starring-Jane_Seymour-and-James
Brolin.
I-watched-the-"Biggest_Loser"-and-am-glad
the-women-got-in-the-finals.I-will-go-to-the
NBC-website-to-vote-on-which-guy-should
be-in-the-finals.They-will-announce-it-at
the-start-of-the-live-broadcast-finale-next
week.
Aurelene
Now, Jeannie, about those
Now, Jeannie, about those thighs... I never noticed that you have any more than you need to ride your horses.
www.sjdriscoll.com
Spring into Romance Long Contemporary Finalist
Thank you, Sally
Thank you, Sally Jane.
I'm at that point in my plotting where I'm trying to figure out how much is too much. Sound familiar?
Jeannie
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http://www.loveisanexplodingcigar.com
Champagne toting cowboys?
Sign me up!
Hey, did you all know the Crayola 64 Box turns 50 this year. To celebrate they are coming out with eight new colors. Gotta pick up a box...I love to color (great way to mind melt) I blogged about it today if anyone wants to read about it you can click below!
And the new colors don't have color names --- can't wait to see what Happy Ever After looks like!
Christyne Butler
Embrace romance . . . happily ever after guaranteed!
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Returning...with only a mild headache
Ohhh those bubbles. They get me every time. Okay, so you caught me, cowboys don't do it for me but they were pretty cute as they were serving me, oh so solicitiously, with that yummy bubbly. This was a great fundraiser for the Cowboy Museum and it's a sell-out event. I get to go because I cover it for the newspaper (perk!) and although I don't normally indulge while on the clock, this event I make a small exception. Teehee...if cowboys are your thing, this event would turn your clock! I went home to sober up and gobbled an Excedrin to counter the headache that was surely coming!
Kim
www.kimberlyvanmeter.com
AN IMPERFECT MATCH, Harlequin Superromance, Sept. 08
housing woes
If I were a professional athlete I’d be a rhythmic gymnast ( I trained and taught rhythmic gymnastic and just love the ribbons, ropes, balls and hoops. In the summer I do some routines in the yard).
1st Runner up a figure skater.
2nd Runner up a triathlon cross-country skier.
Kim, sorry for the no-house go. I hope you get another agent and house soon. And hope you’r not suffering too much hangover
Vieve
No No No!!
No you gals have got it all wrong coz I have the perfect one. If I were a professional athlete I would be a Sumo Wrestler because then I could put on weight and eat all I want and thump around all day with a tiny li'l bikini bottom on!!!!!!!!! Actually I am nearly there now but we won't mention swimsuits again will we?
My day to myself yesterday turned into a half work day thanks to an urgent phonecall. Then hubby came home and has cancelled our holiday I was SO looking forward to - yes a real road trip. Depressed today until you all cheered me up!! LOL
Annie
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If I were a professional athlete
Ronda, I hope your son keep smelling good. And I have to confess, I life grey walls. It's just a fancy neutral! LOL My bathroom is grey.
Maureen, Sorry about the blue. I love the color, but not everywhere. And thanks...the comic books is cool. It has to have a hundred pages, and though it's a paperback, they gave it a cover. I'm still geekily thrilled with it.
Jeannie, Mine eventually did get desmelled, but now he's in college and rumor has it, laundry is not his strongest suit. Neither is picking up the dorm room. Ugh. The truth is, boys are just gross. LOL
Sally, This is the busiest board I'm on...but it's so much fun, it's addictive!
Christyne, Hoping all those wishes come true!
Rae, I have no patience with stuff like that...you're a better woman than me. Once, one of the girls was having a plantars wart frozen off. She was screaming and finally said...and I quote..."Oh, sweet Jesus come and take me now." I was torn between wanting to gag her, and laughing my butt off. The dr still laughs about her!
Ellen, If I were a professional athlete I'd be a... Okay, here's a confession, there's no sport that would have me even on an amateur level. I am sooooo not athletic. I walk. But I don't think there's a professional walking sport. Hmmm. If I were a professional athlete I'd be a sky diver because despite being a little nervous about heights, the only thing I'd have to worry about was going down, and gravity would take care of that for me! <g>
Oh, Kim...hugs.
Morning, Amy, Sally, LindaC, Sam, Kay, Ami, Chelle, Aurelene, Jeannie, Vieve and Annie!
Hoping to finish these revisions today!!
Holly
www.HollyJacobs.com, RT Reviewers' Choice Award for The House on Briar Hill Road
SAME TIME NEXT SUMMER, Superromance, 8/08
EVERYTHING BUT A BRIDE, 8/08
ONCE UPON A THANKSGIVING, American Romance, 10/08
ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS, American Romance, 12/08
Mornin'!
I see you guys are busy as always.
LOL Kim, glad the headache isn't too bad. Ahhh, those cowboys.
Annie, you just might be onto something. I could eat chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. <G> Sorry your road trip was canceled. Maybe you can do it later?
So much to comment on but it escapes me now. I know to take notes but I never do. *sigh*
I clicked on aol this morning and saw their headline was predicting a busy hurricane season. I know they did this last year and it didn't pan out, thank goodness. But, with two trips planned I'm worried. Hurricanes/tornadoes/big storms in general sooo freak me out. We bought the insurance but what if we're there and can't get out? (asks the worry wort)
I'm off to have my 'sparkles' colored. *snort* My ds informed me the other day that, "Mom, you're getting really gray!" *sigh* Between kid problems, my wip etc I haven't been colored in a while but obviously it's time to fix that.
Have a great day!
Kay
Kay Stockham
Another Man's Baby, Harlequin Superromance, Mar 08
His Son's Teacher, Harlequin Superromance, Jul 08
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Dude!! Duds plus attitude...guess that's most of us!
Kim...hugs on the house disaster! All these delays are just getting you to the house you are supposed to have! Champagne from cute cowboys, huh...so now we know your weakness!
Rae...I've always loved the lemons to lemonade thing, but saw a comic recently..."When life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over!!"
Hugs on the drama kid...makes mine seem like an angel, too!
Christyne...Love the Biggest Loser! I'm so happy for the girls! Ally is so TINY!!! If she doesn't win, I'll be surprised!
Annie...LOL on the sumo wrestler...then I'd only be training every time I popped some chocolate!
Sorry your vacation got cancelled...we need those to preserve our mental health!
Kay...Hurricanes give you plenty of notice before they make land fall...think positive! In fact, the last TWO years have been predicted to be awful hurricane seasons and NEITHER panned out! So think good thoughts!
LOL on the sparkles! I refuse to grow old gracefully...I intend to fight it every step of the way!!
Dude, I'm off to fourth grade power points!
BBL
Ronda
Hey Dudettes
Morning... I wanted to let you know Betina Krahn has a great blog on "reinventing yourself" on Cigars today -- I think it's something vet writers will relate to, and something for new writers and even aspiring writers to think about, because if you are in this for the long haul, it seems inevitable that you'll have to deal with these issues at some point, and I've always found these wise words from writers in the business for a long time have really helped me through rough spots, so hope you'll stop by.
I'm zonked this morning -- too many late nights and bad sleep this week with dh out of town, and I'm actually considering a nap here on the couch even after 2 cups of coffee, but we'll see. Luckily today is an easy, lazy day...
Sam
2008 RITA FINALIST: Untouched
NO RESERVATIONS, Blaze Anthology, July '08
Blog with Sam and friends at Love Is An Exploding Cigar
Guest Blog:May 19, Amanda McIntyre
Dude! or is it Dudettes?
I would love to throw the word Dude around as much as possible, but every time I do I think of Keanu Reeves in Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure (that so did not do him justice like Speed did, lol)
Champagne and Tequila?! Two of my favs.. A Cowboy Museum? What kind of stuff is in that? Sounds pretty neat.
Kim that stinks about the realtor and company! I hope things work out for you.
Rae- a kid trip to ANY doctor/dentist could turn ugly in a heartbeat, you must be an angel to offer to take other children than your own. Heck, I avoid taking the dog to the vet (make DH) cause I can't stand the crying, lol) Last time I had to take the girls for shots, they took Yasmine out and two nurses came in while I held Laken and each put a shot in each arm at the same time. Laken was screaming and screaming and finally she said, "Why did I have to get Yasmine's shot too?!!" When I explained that she was next, she immediatly calmed and seemed okay about the whole ordeal, lol. Yasmine, on the other hand, heard ALL the screaming in the waiting room,, it was not so easy to get her into the room, lol.
If I was a professional athlete (I am not good any any athletics either) hmmm could I be a professional dancer? Maybe ballroom dancer or something? so I could get that fit body like the dancing with the stars ones and get to shake my booty and get paid for it!
Maureen
It's never too late to be what you might have been --George Eliot
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HURRICANES
Its not the ones that follow predicted paths and predicted speeds but the ones that get right off the coast and either stall out and get stronger or the ones that make a sudden turn just before heading ashore that worry me.
ELLEN TOO
A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!
After further consideration...
If I were a professional athlete, my sport would be hockey because I could hide my excess tonage under all those pads!
Driving a racecar gives me the ability to go so fast no one can see the tonage...I'll stick with that after all...assuming I'd fit through the window! LOLOL
Sam...sleep is our gift to ourselves...take a nap for me too!!
Ellen, Too...i hear ya on the hurricane delimma or dilemma...neither looks right! DS wants to know why God makes tornadoes and hurricanes...has anyone EVER come up with a good answer to these questions? I sure haven't!
Time to hit the dusty trail and head to the middle school! Pubesent (sp?) kids...JOY!!
Ronda