1. My daughter and her best friend made flyers to be "mother's helpers" and passed them out in the neighborhood. They did it all by themselves. Only after they'd been passed out did we read what they said:
"Need help with the kids while you do a dirty job with your husband?"
2. My 4yo told me yesterday, "I need a book while I'm sitting on the potty to cheer me up."
3. My husband started a new job this week. Working for Oprah. Yeah, big, fat WIN.
4. No less than four people have shamed me this week about my inability to do "ethnic hair." My daughter left for a 5-day environmental education camp on Monday. I panicked about the state of her hair. Then got on YouTube. My sister-in-law said my street cred totally went up:)
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5. My friend Ali's awesome book BECOME is coming out next week. I'll be doing a special Inside The Author's Studio interview with her on the 15th. Please stop by.
6. I picked up another 17yo boy beta this week. I am ever grateful for my beta readers, but particularly for my teen betas. At the end of the day, this is who I'm writing for and when they like what I write, a big gooey mess of warmth fills me.
15 comments:
Ok, I'm in love with #1. I would have gotten a kick out of that flyer, too.
Arh..my daughter's hair is nothing but tangles and I am so trying to learn how to braid hair. I just can't do it. =) I love teen betas too. They are awesome.
great job on the braids!
i have a cute pic of my boys in the bathroom, one on the big potty, one on the trainer, each reading the paper, those were the days!
and a teen BOY beta? how awesome!
The first one made me laugh! I can only imagine the response. What a beautiful daughter you have.
LOVE the teen readers.
That flyer is AWESOME.
For a party full of mormons, my friend decorated a gravestone (Halloween party) that said - Mary Jane. Stoned to Death, just to see who laughed as they passed it.
Oh My! That flyer is so funny! My SIL does a great job with her daughter's hair, but still gets guff from the dad's family. You're daughter's hair looks really cute for camp!
I have a niece just waiting to read my book when I'm done revising. Can't wait to see what she thinks.
What an awesome week! Great job with that hair. That poster is hilarious and I'm 'squeeing' about Allie :)
Okay, the flyer is hilarious. I'm glad you didn't catch it beforehand. That makes it much more funny.
And another teen beta reader is a big win! So is a job with Oprah. Cha-ching!
Laughed out loud at the Mother's Helpers note... classic! And your daughter is absolutely adorable. :)
Sounds like an awesome week! And YAY for reading! :0) Even if it is on the pot. And I DIED laughing at their sign.
Spit out my coughing laughing at number one. This happens often when I visit your blog :).
If you ever get to MEET Oprah I’d like you to dedicate an entire weeks worth of blog posts detailing the experience. It’s all about living vicariously.
BECOME sounds fascinating (I looked it up on goodreads) - I will definitely not be missing that one.
Aside from the street cred, I bet you won a ton of cool mom points for that hairdo. Very nice!
Hahaha what BRILLIANT wording!
This is the FUNNIEST post I've read in at least a month.
Oh geez Oprah LUCKYYYYY
And yes, I have to be very careful with my hair - only ethnic salons. People botch Asian hair all the time.
You had me at "I picked up another 17yo boy." :D
I love that flyer too, and the fact that you made Alexis spit out her coughing she was laughing so hard ;) And, Lucy, too funny.
Christa, now it's apparently a mutual admiration society. :)
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