Feb25

It’s that time again

Posted on February 25, 2018 by ParentingIsFunny

Contract signing time!

2012–101 Tips for a Happier Marriage

2015–101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person (I can’t believe I’m wearing the exact same shirt!)

And now…

HPIM1582

2018–If You Keep Perfectly Still, Maybe They Won’t See You, and Other Tips for Happier Parenting (I look like I’m concentrating really hard. What is this pen thing I’m using? At least I have a different shirt on!)

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Mark Petruska on February 25, 2018 at 8:25 am said:

Same lamp, though!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 9:42 am said:
  
  Very true. Good eye. I bet you’re good at finding Waldo, too.
  
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Florence Russell on February 25, 2018 at 8:29 am said:

Congratulations, Betsy! Isn’t there a statue near your computer of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of writers? He’s probably thinking, “You go, girl!”

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 9:50 am said:
  
  Ha! Yes. He is, sadly, hiding behind the monitor. He gets shifted when we need to use the printer. Sorry St. FdS!
  
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Andrew Reynolds on February 25, 2018 at 9:07 am said:

Each picture has a different pen at least. In the software engineering world we refer to those things as a, “Handheld manual data entry device.” HMDED. Paper is a “static, optical, non-electronic storage system.” SONSS.

And congratulations on the contract!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 9:49 am said:
  
  PLEASE tell me you just made those acronyms up. Please, please tell me your computer world isn’t quite that nerdy. You did make them up, right? And on the spot. Man, you’re good.
  
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  - Andrew Reynolds on February 25, 2018 at 3:57 pm said:
    
    Partly made them up. The one on the pen has been going around for years as a joke, but the paper is totally my invention. One of my jobs is creating TLA and sometimes FLA (three, four and five letter acronyms).
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 4:05 pm said:
    
    That’s a fun job. You should go into naming lipstick colors next.
    
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Carrie Rubin on February 25, 2018 at 11:22 am said:

Congratulations! That’s wonderful. As for the shirt, maybe it’s a lucky shirt. Don’t part with it!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:30 pm said:
  
  Clearly I’m not good at getting rid of shirts. I saw it and thought, where is that shirt? I need to find it again. 🙂
  
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Lonna Hill on February 25, 2018 at 1:08 pm said:

Congrats on your new contract! When will the new book be out?

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:30 pm said:
  
  Next year. These things take forever.
  
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  - Lonna Hill on February 25, 2018 at 2:50 pm said:
    
    I can’t wait to read it!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:54 pm said:
    
    I can’t wait to finish writing it! 😉
    
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boyswillbejoys on February 25, 2018 at 1:21 pm said:

Congratulations!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:39 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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Ally Bean on February 25, 2018 at 1:57 pm said:

Clearly you are lighting the way with your books, and with your continued choice of that particular lamp. Congrats.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:46 pm said:
  
  I think I’ve had that lamp since before my first was born. Lucky lamp, or lucky shirt? 🙂
  
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Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on February 25, 2018 at 2:04 pm said:

I own several hooded sweatshirts…because I’m middle-aged going on poorly dressed and uncoordinated teenager…but if you find a good one, common sense dictates that you wear the shit out of it.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:52 pm said:
  
  I literally LOLed on that. Yep, as I recall, that shirt has at least one hole in it. Here’s to another 20 years with it!
  
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  - Allison Alter (apprehensively expecting) on February 25, 2018 at 3:31 pm said:
    
    Smart and stylish people call that “character.”
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 3:51 pm said:
    
    Totally. Then I have character up the wazoo.
    
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aFrankAngle on February 25, 2018 at 2:44 pm said:

I’m on blog break, but had to come over to celebrate – Congratulations! … and at least the wall calendars are different. 😉

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:53 pm said:
  
  Awh, thanks, Frank. I’m honored by your visit. And yes, things would’ve been a little suspicious if the calendars didn’t change. Hmm…
  
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  - aFrankAngle on February 25, 2018 at 3:15 pm said:
    
    Just looking for details to be suspicious and playfully ornery.
    
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vikingspaul on February 25, 2018 at 2:49 pm said:

Great job! Third book! Making enough to get a new shirt. 😉
Looks like a Vikings pen. Must be your husband’s. 🙂

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 2:53 pm said:
  
  Close. A gift from my husband. He’ll make a fan of me yet. SKOL!
  
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Julie Holmes, author on February 25, 2018 at 4:36 pm said:

Congratulations! Third book, and a Vikings pen to boot! SKOL!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 5:14 pm said:
  
  Yes, this is the second Vikings pen. The first one ran out of ink recently. I was so sad. Then my husband produced a second. What a guy!
  
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Chatter Master on February 25, 2018 at 5:17 pm said:

I LOVE THE TITLE. (Spoiler…it doesn’t work!) 😉

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 5:17 pm said:
  
  LOL! Too true. Once my youngest girl was caught with her hand in the candy drawer. She saw me looking right at her but she still whispered, “Don’t see me. Don’t see me.” Kids!
  
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  - Chatter Master on February 25, 2018 at 5:53 pm said:
    
    OHMYGOSH! Best story of the day!!!!!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 7:12 pm said:
    
    Heehee. Glad you liked it. 🙂
    
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lardavbern on February 25, 2018 at 6:52 pm said:

Congrats on the new deal. I’m glad the threw in a new shirt.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 25, 2018 at 7:12 pm said:
  
  I know, right? All publishers should do that. 🙂 Thanks, Larry.
  
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Jacqui Murray on February 26, 2018 at 7:27 am said:

How exciting! I love your busy, vibrant workspace. Of course, that wallpaper–perfect. Congrats to you!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 26, 2018 at 7:45 am said:
  
  Busy and vibrant, eh? Is that a euphemism for cluttered? If so, I’m totally going to use it! 😛
  
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D. Wallace Peach on February 26, 2018 at 9:48 am said:

Ha ha. That could be me over a 20-year gap! My daughter has been known to remark. “OMG, you got a new shirt!” Congrats on the contract! The new book sounds like it’s going to be a hoot. 😀

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 26, 2018 at 10:01 am said:
  
  Totally me too. I don’t shop. That “new” shirt I’m wearing is from a friend’s cast off bag of clothes.
  I hope it will be a hoot. That’s what I’m going for. 🙂
  
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  - GiGi on March 5, 2018 at 9:31 pm said:
    
    So I’m not the only adult who wears hand-me-overs? Good to know!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on March 5, 2018 at 10:12 pm said:
    
    It is a rare, rare event when I buy a new shirt! 🙂 How are you liking your job, Gigi? Maybe this isn’t the place to ask! Haha. 🙂
    
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  - GiGi on March 15, 2018 at 9:15 pm said:
    
    I’m liking it a lot! End-of-the-quarter is usually a very busy time, with projects coming due. But overall–it’s interesting and varied, with great people.
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on March 15, 2018 at 9:52 pm said:
    
    Oh good. I’m glad to hear it. 🙂
    
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Lucie on February 27, 2018 at 7:00 pm said:

❤ Many Congratulations!!!!

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 27, 2018 at 7:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Lucie. 🙂
  
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Aunt Beulah on February 28, 2018 at 7:29 pm said:

You are a marvel. How do you do all you do and still retain your obvious joy in your family and your ever present sense of humor? Perhaps your 4th book could explain how you manage to juggle so many things.

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- ParentingIsFunny on February 28, 2018 at 9:58 pm said:
  
  AB, what an incredibly sweet thing to say. All by the grace of God. Am I right? That, and I loathe being bored! 🙂
  
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Roxie on March 2, 2018 at 4:10 am said:

Congratulations! They said the checks in the mail, right? 🙂

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 2, 2018 at 9:35 am said:
  
  Thank you! And yes, actually.
  
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  - vikingspaul on March 2, 2018 at 9:59 am said:
    
    Wooo hooo. Bringing home the bacon!
    Saw a shirt once that said:
    Exercise
    Eggarcise
    Eggs are sides
    For Bacon!
    
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  - ParentingIsFunny on March 2, 2018 at 10:13 am said:
    
    Love it!
    
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Miss A on March 3, 2018 at 2:00 am said:

Congratulations! Can’t wait for your book to come out in Swedish 😉

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 3, 2018 at 10:11 am said:
  
  Ha! My first book has three foreign editions, but sadly no Swedish. I guess you Vikings will have to read it in English. 🙂
  
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indianeskitchen on March 4, 2018 at 8:28 am said:

Congratulations!

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- ParentingIsFunny on March 4, 2018 at 9:54 am said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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