Can you believe it? I caught myself saying that I’d just had twins and realized…no, it’s kinda been awhile. In my defense though, I haven’t really slept much in that time, lol. So, to show folks how my girl kidlets have grown, here’s the latest:
Girls Together
Noelle
Noelle falls asleep hugging Hammy, Pet’s pet.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t hear that. HOW cute am I?”
Cutie Close Up
Nia
I actually overlapped this pic with the one above. Their little features line up perfectly, gang. It’s just the head shape and the expressions that make them seem really different. As it costs too much to DNA them, I’ll just keep doing these periodically till we know for sure.
“Can you see me???”
“Don’t hate me ’cause I’m cute. Love me cause I’m adorable.”
When hubby was out of work, it’s not that I didn’t value our time together. Actually, I loved every minute of it, even as we feared his not getting rehired. But now that he’s back at work, it’s very demanding and our time together as a family has become triply important. This Saturday, we went to see The Dark Knight.
Okay, probably not a great choice for Bubba, but he didn’t mind. He got a game—Wall•E—and we walked for hours in the outdoor mall. I even got a pair of pants. Turns out I’m a size 11 or something similar. If I lose another 10 pounds–not likely with all the sugar drops if I miss so much as a bite of food–I could concievably get back into a 6. I’d be happy with an 8. Who am I kidding? I’d be happy with a 10. It was a nice surprise as not a single article of my clothes fits me correctly anymore. So, since I shopped and no one died, I’ve decided I should put some time into finding more clothes and get to being a grown up. :)
Shhh, don’t tell the girls, but between reffing their various arguments and copious feedings for nap time, I’ve been sneaking pages. Addlng plot bits I never expected but I see are really necessary. This book has a slightly early Black Moment, but it’s going to resonate through to the end of the book. I’m all set to attack my heroine in earnest now. It’s starting to feel like the home stretch!
Even better news, Pet is coming tomorrow to help me with the girls for a week so I can finish this bloody book and move on to my agoraphobic beauty queen. Then I’m coming back to a sequel to this book, the hero being a Mexican fire chief who’s come back to his hometown of RDC only to discover his old flame has been keeping a secret for ten long years. A secret that’s now parked on his front porch.
Of course, I might have to just make Pet a live in if I mean to pull that all off this year.
I’m also plotting a Shock & Awe PR blitz for “Kiss Me Again”, as it’s my first new release in nearly a year! Pretty sure the world of eBooks has pretty much forgotten me in that time. Can’t wait to remind them I’m still here!
My Airport Extreme that is. After 5 years, it has finally mostly given up the ghost. It would come up randomly for about a minute and a half. Then dump me off the edge of cyberspace. Then it wouldn’t even work for hubby’s comp and he was hardlined to it. So…we bit the big one and bought a new Airport. This works well, as we can now network the externals–like printing wirelessly, since our previous didn’t have the number of hookups for that–and it even works faster.
Five years means a lot of update, I guess, in the computer world.
In other huge news, I think I might only have about ten loads of laundry left. As I’ve been doing loads most every day for a month…this is seriously close to the end. (Small machine. Lots of stuff.)
If you haven’t heard, a very great friend of mine has a new book (her debut book, which is excellent news—for US ) that came out on Tuesday. And I’m lucky enough to have read it while she was writing it. The hero is sexy, the heroine is heartfelt and cute and well…trust me, you’ll have a great time if you read it.
So here’s the info and at the bottom, take a peek at the trailer! It was YouTube-able. Feel free to post up on your blog! Let’s get her viral!
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 1-60504-062-2
Length: Novel
Price: 5.50
Publication Date: July 8, 2008
Cover art by Anne Cain
Just when things are looking up, she falls for the man of her dreams.
It’s been ten years since Felicity skipped out of high school, leaving behind the taunts of “retard”. Things have hardly improved since then. Her job waitressing at a strip club is just one more tick in the “sucks” column of her life. Now she’s signed up for tutoring and her future looks bright…until her hunky new landlord starts wreaking havoc on her libido.
And did he just say, “Evicted”? Not so fast, buddy. She may be dyslexic, but she’s not stupid.
Daniel MacKenzie is this close to achieving his dream of setting up his own renovation company, so he’s not interested in more demands on his time. Not even if one of those demands is a tenant wearing skintight jeans, teetering on four-inch heels and complaining a blue streak with the most kissable mouth on the planet.
Despite his resolve not to mix business with pleasure, Daniel not only teeters, he tumbles head-first into the scorching sexual tension between them.
He’s a man who’s used to getting what he wants, and he’s not above pulling every trick in the book to get—and keep—Felicity in his life. But she’s holding something back.
And he’s afraid it’s her heart.
Warning: Smart women outwitting gorgeous men, hot explicit monkey-lovin’ and some graphic language.
My hair was long. Like, at my butt long. Or to quote the hubby, “Hitting Rasta proportions”. I’d passed Shakira and headed straight into Cousin It. I needed a change. Since it’s been light for so long, I thought, just some highlights to the bangs and went back to my original color. Now my babies look a wee bit more like me.
And I don’t look like a hedgehog. Win-win in my book.
So, thought I’d share the pics with you.
Plus, I lost two pounds. Had a cream puff to celebrate. (LOL!)
So, I borrowed The Niece. I love my niece. She’s sixteen and she’s well-versed with kids.
She’s deemed my twins possibly evil. LOL!
Either way, I got most of a scene worked out yesterday, folded 5 loads of laundry, did the dishes, washed 3 more loads and cooked dinner.
I should have gotten a niece earlier! (If only they could be bought like an Alphasmart!)
In other updates, Hubby versed the Big Ass Spider. Short-story: Thrust, parry, attack…escape. The little one got away too. So, it’s not just me. These two are smart. Or THEY’RE evil.
Oh, and I got a peek at my upcoming cover for “Kiss Me Again”!! It’s GORGEOUS! (Have I mentioned I love Scott Carpenter? Cause I do.) I was so excited, I made the trailer already! So, as soon as I have the official cover, I’ll post both!!
