tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post8192605503675824400..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Be Careful What You Wish ForLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23316952350347135002008-03-21T09:12:00.000-04:002008-03-21T09:12:00.000-04:00Be afraid, flchen, be very afraid (bwhahaha *g*) Y...Be afraid, flchen, be very afraid (bwhahaha *g*) You know, another thing people don't tell you about having kids is that they're so darn expensive :-) Worth every penny of course, but still... *g*<BR/><BR/>LOL on your daughtet not liking to touch food, Jo! I'll have to remember that one - although I love to cook. I guess I'll use it for laundry since I really don't like to touch other people's dirty clothes :-)<BR/><BR/>Dianna, my son cooks for himself all the time. It's very important to me that all my kids can take care of themselves. I always tell them, if you don't want to cook or clean for yourself as an adult, that's fine - but you'll know how in case you can't afford a maid/cook *g* <BR/><BR/>LOL - you're right, p226! Right now my two gigs consist of writing and helping my husband start his own business. I'm thrilled with my choices though :-) And that's the big thing, they're both MY choice, not the whim of some boss *g*<BR/><BR/>Esri, mixed metaphors or not, I love your "Little Engine that Could" attitude *g* I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...<BR/><BR/>Yep, Kate, I totally agree. I'm grateful everyday for my good fortune so all I can do is tell everyone I'm Working! Go into my cave, put my headphones on and write, write, write *g* <BR/><BR/>Caren, I hear you about the yard but since my own yard is still covered in snow (happy spring, indeed) I'd love to see a bit of green! Even if it means I have to mow it *g*<BR/><BR/>Carol!! Congratulations on your sale! How wonderful!! And yes, of course you can do it *g* <BR/><BR/>Thanks, limecello! And congrats on not only tackling such a huge project (or in this case, two projects *g*) but doing so well with them both! I know sometimes we wonder what we got ourselves into but if we don't push ourselves a bit, we'll never know what we're truly capable of :-)Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-41589754490899687272008-03-21T01:21:00.000-04:002008-03-21T01:21:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Carol :-)Congratulations, Carol :-)Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8357696966843220122008-03-21T00:42:00.000-04:002008-03-21T00:42:00.000-04:00Carol!! Huge congratulations. What fantastic news....Carol!! Huge congratulations. What fantastic news. Can you tell us about it?Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18398128441441656322008-03-20T23:42:00.000-04:002008-03-20T23:42:00.000-04:00Congrats, Carol!!! Way to go!Congrats, Carol!!! Way to go!Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7822447494385689992008-03-20T22:33:00.000-04:002008-03-20T22:33:00.000-04:00Hi Beth - Congratulations on the book deals! Way t...Hi Beth - <BR/>Congratulations on the book deals! Way to go! Hm... well this just came to mind because I'm visiting Boston, and just got back from hanging out with a friend who is turning in his senior thesis tomorrow. My senior yr of undergrad, I went crazy, and decided I "didn't have enough classes left" and had to be full time... so I decided to write a SECOND honors thesis [with only 2 quarters left.] I was so thrilled when two professors agreed to be my advisers. However, immediately after, my reaction was "Dear God - what did I just get myself into?" However, it turned out fine, I defended them, and they were accepted :D.limecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331447498798826649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55087638020747859332008-03-20T22:31:00.000-04:002008-03-20T22:31:00.000-04:00I'm in the same boat(not that I'm complaining, min...I'm in the same boat(not that I'm complaining, mind you) :) <BR/><BR/>Last week I made my very first sale - on a partial! Woo-hoo! I'm about half finished with my ms, but, like you, I have a deadline, and now I'm going, can I do this? And then I get a little panicky, butterflies in the stomach...but then that voice comes through and yells YES! Yes, I can do this and I WILL do this! This is my dream! <BR/><BR/>I know I'll do it, but it is a little scary. I want you to know that I do feel your pain (or, panic?) :) <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your sale!<BR/><BR/>~CarolCarol Burgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241742760871273352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75739821435598800122008-03-20T22:28:00.000-04:002008-03-20T22:28:00.000-04:00And yes, I always listen to Tawny. She is very wis...<I>And yes, I always listen to Tawny. She is very wise :-)</I><BR/><BR/>heeheehee and right back at'chya<BR/><BR/><BR/>P226, great point. But, as Esri pointed out, we sort of choose our double duty :-D You got cornered on yours. I actually thought, after my second contract, that I could quit/cut back. Um, no. My girls don't eat nearly as much as everyone's boys seem to, but they still ain't cheap.Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83165507410994343992008-03-20T22:15:00.000-04:002008-03-20T22:15:00.000-04:00Christie and Jeanne, my already-tall DAUGHTER grew...Christie and Jeanne, my already-tall DAUGHTER grew 4 inches in the past six months. Of course, I grew 11 inches in a year, so I shouldn't complain. I went from tallest girl in the class to tallest girl in my grade! Horrible times. I couldn't walk for two years without tripping over my big feet. Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I almost bankrupted my poor mother. She was a couple of years out from a divorce, in community college, with two mortgages my father stuck her with and five kids to feed. I still feel guilty!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62169968296491757272008-03-20T22:05:00.000-04:002008-03-20T22:05:00.000-04:00Fedora, you snagged the GR AGAIN? Have you tattooe...Fedora, you snagged the GR AGAIN? Have you tattooed your name on his tail feathers yet? *g*<BR/><BR/>Beth, huge CONGRATS on the new sales! I can't wait until they start hitting the shelves. Woo hoo!<BR/><BR/>I can't say I've ever gotten too much of what I wanted--unless it was kids. I wanted my children, just not the last two of them (almost) 18 months apart. It was a bit too much diaper/bottle/feeding action for a bit too long. I have almost no memories of 1994 - 1996. Three years, lost!<BR/><BR/>My husband asks me if I remember a movie and if I can't I invariably ask, "Did that come out in the mid 90s? 'Cause those were the crazy years." He remembers them, but he had a bit more sanity than I did. *g*<BR/><BR/>Also, we wanted a house with a good-sized yard. I was thinking half an acre would be plenty. No, he wanted an acre. So we have 1.1 acres to MOW. Twice a week in June! Even the inducement of riding the John Deere isn't enough some weeks! <BR/><BR/>Yes, too much of a good thing can bite you in the tookus. But you'll do fine with those deadlines, Beth. No sweat!Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-16000901949411873322008-03-20T21:19:00.000-04:002008-03-20T21:19:00.000-04:00Aghhhhhhhhh!!!!! Get these bananas off me!!!!*pant...Aghhhhhhhhh!!!!! Get these bananas off me!!!!<BR/><BR/>*pant,pant*<BR/><BR/>Beth I take great comfort in your wishes come true and can't wait for mine to also!<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to THAT monkey on my back :-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64241417894634735032008-03-20T20:18:00.000-04:002008-03-20T20:18:00.000-04:00Kate, everyone told me third time lucky, I wasn't,...Kate, everyone told me third time lucky, I wasn't, so I came to the conclusion that marriage just isn't a talent I have...LOL.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-11629096959582293212008-03-20T20:14:00.000-04:002008-03-20T20:14:00.000-04:00First, HUGE congratulations, Beth!! I'm so happy f...First, HUGE congratulations, Beth!! I'm so happy for you! <BR/><BR/>Second, you know I sooooo know what you're going through!! What else can you do but celebrate and laugh about your wishes coming true, then kiss the DH and kids goodbye and head off to the cave. :-)<BR/><BR/>Ooh Dianna, you're one "wish" ahead of me! The third time was the charm for me! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Congrats on snatching our favorite bird, Fedora!!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49703551099846230502008-03-20T19:12:00.000-04:002008-03-20T19:12:00.000-04:00HUMONGOUS congrats, Beth!!!Um, my situation is lik...HUMONGOUS congrats, Beth!!!<BR/><BR/>Um, my situation is like yours. I wanted to be published, I'm working under deadline and doing promotion at the same time, and it's a LOT OF WORK. Would I give it back? Not on your tintype. I imagine it's like boot camp. There's a lot of pain and anguish, but you're proud of what it turns out you can do. At the moment, I'm definitely in "Little Engine that Could" mode.<BR/><BR/>Have I mixed enough metaphors yet?Esri Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329547309752835833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79008915583247093322008-03-20T18:50:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:50:00.000-04:00So, you guys can easily relate to the two jobs for...So, you guys can easily relate to the two jobs for the price of one thing. But isn't that what most of you are going through by default?<BR/><BR/>Most of you have day jobs, right? And now you're writers, right? How many of you have quit the day jobs? Be it an accountant, lawyer, or raising kids, you still have full time jobs as far as I've read. Or at least it seems that way. So all of you have taken on a second gig. And I know none of you got paid WHILE you were writing your first book. So you had two gigs for the price of one. <BR/><BR/>We're all monkeys under giant bananas.p226https://www.blogger.com/profile/05502193525250005347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47621694484281632672008-03-20T18:18:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:18:00.000-04:00P226, I so relate to your dream come true that was...P226, I so relate to your dream come true that wasn't. I was over one group and when I moved to the other side of the office it took 3 people to replace me. Now, it would take at least 4 and possibly 5. Did I get more money??? Pffft! What was I thinking??!!hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-54232078132094383352008-03-20T18:16:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:16:00.000-04:00Beth I was going to chime in on the raising boys t...Beth I was going to chime in on the raising boys thing but I don't want you to faint or anything. My son is 18 and almost 6' 3" and showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. His by words are "I'm hungry". It has gotten to the point now that I literally close the kitchen at a set time, if he wants anything else he has to fix it himself. So we buy frozen everything so he has a selection.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-41457793369186391092008-03-20T18:13:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:13:00.000-04:00Nancy, I was sorry too for a while but really, I t...Nancy, I was sorry too for a while but really, I think maybe I am just so set in my ways now that I would be even harder to live with than I used to be. Have mercy! That is a scary thought.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47372214688635988372008-03-20T18:12:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:12:00.000-04:00terrio as best as I remember you are still young, ...terrio as best as I remember you are still young, I have faith that he is still out there looking just for you.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-16080911815324259822008-03-20T18:11:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:11:00.000-04:00Anna, it is great that you got a good one with you...Anna, it is great that you got a good one with your second. I think maybe I am a slow learner myself since it took three to convince me I am not marriage material.hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77255262265073379312008-03-20T18:09:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:09:00.000-04:00Kirsten, of course you are allowed to snort. I sn...Kirsten, of course you are allowed to snort. I snort at myself all the time.....LOLhrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-29477565440281198382008-03-20T18:08:00.000-04:002008-03-20T18:08:00.000-04:00Beth, I was pretty tired by the time number three ...Beth, I was pretty tired by the time number three finished so at the time it wasn't a hard decision *g*hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-43519485847910600032008-03-20T17:40:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:40:00.000-04:00Not only does no one tell you about kids before yo...Not only does no one tell you about kids before you have them, Beth, it's a great conspiracy to insure that the human race does not die out. Really. I'm totally convinced of that.<BR/><BR/>And don't get me going on growing boys. They're never NOT hungry. Because my four guys had a mother (uh, that would be me) that wasn't such a hot cook, they ALL learned to be very fine in the kitchen -- lucky wives! The girls however (shhhh), not so much. As my oldest daughter says, I don't like to touch food. Sheesh.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4003478244233228972008-03-20T17:19:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:19:00.000-04:00Beth, Christie, et al--you ladies are scaring me j...Beth, Christie, et al--you ladies are scaring me just a little with the news that I might as well direct deposit to the grocery store and have them drop ship stuff to our refrigerator directly... It'll be a few years before we hit the teens, then yikes! And yes, AC, I'm sure the kids would be delighted to help the GR gussy up for Easter! First a nice bubble bath... ;)<BR/><BR/>Kirsten, SO true on the kids--no deep regrets but definitely bleary-eyed moments of "what have I gotten myself into? I WANTED this??" And apparently the fun's yet to come ;)<BR/><BR/>And p226, those kinds of "promotions" suck :( Twice the work, the same money, and very very little glory...Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79610249539726112902008-03-20T16:36:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:36:00.000-04:00Christie, I refuse to go to the grocery store ever...Christie, I refuse to go to the grocery store every day *g* Although, to be honest, I got groceries on Friday and have had to go back three times since then! But I tell myself I only get groceries once a week. Makes my checkbook feel better ;-)<BR/><BR/>And my husband grew early (was a 6ft tall 12 yo) but the kids seem to be blooming later *g*<BR/><BR/>Christine, I don't know how people with young children do it. I bow down to you all! I have a hard enough time with my three and they're all fairly independent *g*<BR/><BR/>And yes, I always listen to Tawny. She is very wise :-)Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62720758007542325092008-03-20T16:31:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:31:00.000-04:00AC, I'm pretty sure if kids came with warranties, ...AC, I'm pretty sure if kids came with warranties, there would be a rush at the Return Counter *g* Although when they were babies, I wouldn't have minded if they at least came with instructions :-)<BR/><BR/>And for me, writing under deadline is just as much fun as writing for the heck of it *g* I hope that never changes!<BR/><BR/>P226, they probably thought they were giving you a gift, right? Two jobs for the price (or in this case, payroll) of one! This happened to my husband as well except the second job wasn't one he wised for *g*<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Nancy. I am definitely rolling right along. Just hope I end up in the right place - with a strong story :-)Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.com