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Tell me why I wanted to do this to myself? Why I'm PAYING someone to hurt me? Yesterday my right arm hurt so bad I couldn't even hold my cereal spoon it was shaking so hard. My frosted miniwheat nearly bounced right off the spoon. I had to eat left-handed (and that was certainly a Funniest Home Video waiting to happen because I have ZERO coordination on that side.) Yet, I am going back today. Kill me. Kill me now. I keep telling myself, it'll be worth it in the end. I want to wear a pretty dress like Kay and Helen to National next year. That's my motivation. In the meantime...I just wanna die.

Chelle, so sorry to hear about the dh. An unemployed hubby is never fun. Their identity is so often wrapped up in what they do. Hugs to you and hope that opportunity comes knocking quickly.

Kim 

Deb, you hit the nail on the head. But, with the deplorable shape I'm in I don't think a nice walk coupled with soothing yoga will do the trick (although I'm sure I would enjoy it more) and as my dh so kindly pointed out, even though I HATE doing this kind of exercise, I hate the sizes hanging in my closet even more so...I'm trying to adopt the attitude, "I'm in it, to win it!' or "Do or do not, there is no try" or "No pain, no gain"

Somewhere, I will find my inner exercise fairy and she will sprinkle me with motivation. :-) That's the hope anyway.

Books of my childhood...I can't say I've actually heard of any of the horse books you ladies were referencing but I do remember reading many, many, MANY of the Serendipity books. Anyone remember those? Flutterby comes to mind...

But I do remember loving Island of the Blue Dolphins. Made me cry. I really hated Grapes of Wrath. And The Glass Menagerie. Don't even get me started on The Scarlet Letter. On one hand I liked it but I hated the characters. Really, really hated the preacher guy and if you've read the book, you know why.

 I liked A Wrinkle In Time. My fourth grade teacher read it aloud to the class. 

Molly,

First, welcome to the Superromance thread. It's always nice to see new faces.

To answer your question, personally, I am not really sure why the word length was changed but if i were to take a guess I'd say it was probably a decision made through careful market analysis to see what works best for our readership. But, I know you are not alone. Many of our readers have expressed to us privately that the shorter word length is a disappointment because there just aren't enough pages to really dig into a story. But, I think the Super authors have done an admirable job with the change as we're still managing to write deep, meaningful and enjoyable stories in spite of the shortened word length.

I know that didn't exactly answer your question but it's the best I could do. Perhaps someone else has the answer...

Kim 

So, there's this guy who is a personal trainer and for a very small fee per month, he will stand over you and torture you all in the name of fitness. Yeah, and today was my first day. Ay Curumba!

Check out this routine:

21: deep squats, push-ups, run 100 yards

15: deep squats, push-ups, run 100 yards

9: deep squats, push-ups, run (try to anyway) 100 yards

Do three more sets.

Finish with two full laps around the track. Did I mention I am OUT OF SHAPE? This would've been hard as a nubile teen much less a woman who has enjoyed a deep and meaningful relationship with chocolate since the birth of her three children.

*sigh* Yet, I will go back on Thursday for more torture. I am not ashamed to admit that tears were barely held back. And I almost puked. Oh, and let's not forget the muscle clenching, scream-inducing mother of a cramp I had twisting my right cheek with a vengeance. I practically had to drag my leg, all the while the trainer is yelling, "C'mon, you can do it. RUN!" I think that's when I let loose with a not so nice expletive. Teehee. My dh was trying to be encouraging in his own way. He received a middle finger for his efforts. But I love him anyway.

Alright, time to drag my poor carcass to bed where hopefully the dh will rub my buns with some oil because they HURT.

Kim 

But, I confess my head is barely bobbing above water. This is what happens when you actually have to pay attention to work stuff instead of the stuff you really want to pay attention to. Teehee...

So, I have to send a blanket (and terribly generic) hugs and commiserations to whomever needs it and general chuckles at the antics and tom foolery of our progeny that seems to blossom under the right settings. I will try to pay better attention next time...

My eyes are burning. I just finished an article for tomorrow's paper that I didn't get finished today. Too many things to do, not enough time. So, that leaves me to write from my bed about boring real life stuff instead of the cool, imaginary world I'm creating in my head. But I feel pretty good still. I managed to knock out 40 pages over the weekend (mostly Sunday) so I caught up to where I should be in my page count. That deadline looms you know!

Oh, and a quick note...if you leave a comment on my website blog you could win a free book from my back list!

Kim

 p.s. Paging Jeannie Watt. You're a winner from my past blog. Send me your backlist request and your snail mail addy! Okay, now I'm going to bed so I can collapse.

Pound on Dean and Brandon? LOL. Well, I guess both (particularly Brandon) could've used a knock on the noggin at times. But I think Dean is one of the sexiest heros I've written, but then I'm partial to guys who are good with their hands *shiver* Ben was pretty hot for a guy who drives a BMW roadster.

So glad you liked it. :-)

Kim 

EllenToo, awesome! I hope you enjoy! (it's one of my favs!)

Marcie, I'm super curious now too! Was the cover missing? But it's cool that you enjoyed it nonetheless. A good read is so satisfying. I just finished Jennifer Armintrout's vampire series. It was entertaining. I wasn't happy with the middle books but I really liked the last one. She pulled it out by the end.

Tropic Thunder. I want to see that. EXCEPT, my sister, who has a son with Down's Syndrome sent a blog out saying that it was so offensive to those who are mentally challenged that she sent out a distressed plea to everyone saying: if you love Ethan you won't see this movie. Send your money to the Special Olympics instead. Hmmm...what a pickle. I haven't decided what I'm going to do. I don't like someone deciding for me what is offensive or not. I prefer to make those determinations myself. But I know my sister gets very sensitive about certain things so.....yeah, it's a pain to deal with.

Kim 

Marcie-Which Super was it?Prying eyes want to know...

Kim 

Lots of good suggestions. I don't know if we have hard water or not but I have tried CLR, it worked okay. Thus far, the only cleaner that seems to make a dent is this highly toxic stuf that singes the flesh from my throat and makes my eyes water. I am sooo tempted to hire someone to clean the bathroom. And, unfortunately, I have a horrifying confession...the bathroom is not the boys' bathroom that needs to be condemned....*cringing* It's mine. I mean, it's sooo bad, that I think prison toilets are cleaner. And I truly don't mean to let it get so bad but before I know it, it's dirty again. *sigh* Gawd, my secret is out: I'm a terrible housekeeper!

Okay, so now that that's out of the way...

 I am looking forward to the weekend. I have lots of writing planned and, perhaps, I will clean the bathroom. LOL!

Kim 

I had such high hopes...unfortunately, the kind of stuff on my shower is some kind of alien scum and it resists the power of most scrubs. Perhaps I need something with plutonium...

Kim