When the kids eat m&m’s, I make them give me all the ones with my initial on them.
My blog presence lately has been scattershot at best. Deadline this, deadline that. Too little time to keep up, sadly. But on the plus side to all this work…
The copy editor of my parenting book, coming in April, found me on Facebook. He messaged me saying, “I don’t know if the publisher wants you to know I’m editing your book, but I gotta say it’s hilarious to read. Very well done.”
That made me smile even more than a handful of chocolate. 🙂
Well…congratulations! I have been MIA from my blog and all reading too😕 So I might haven’t caught up with all your posts…But I can say just by reading this simple but humor laced post that your book will be success!
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Thank you very much, Hira. And welcome back to the blog world!
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Looking around your family, you’ve got to have lots of good material. Your blog shows how funny you are. Congrats on great comment!
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Thanks, Flo jo! My kids are pretty great. And funny, too.
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So dads don’t get MMs? hummm … Good to hear you’re making progress on the book.
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Tough luck, dads!
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And thanks for the comment on the book, Andrew. 🙂
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yay to the m and m trick and to the surprise comment !
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Thanks, Beth. 🙂
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Cheers to that comment! … so have another handful. 🙂
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If you insist, Frank. 😉
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Love that the copy editor loves your book! And of course you get the M&Ms with your initial on it. Better than the blondes at the factory rejecting all the Ws 😀 You’ve got this! And with such funny kids, loads of material for the next book, right? 😉
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Ah, next book… We’ll see! (And, hooray for that classic blond joke!)
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I so adore your humor. AND your brilliance. I will never eat m and ms again without thinking of you.
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I insist that everyone think of me when they eat chocolate! 😉
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I will spread the word!
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Well done, CM!
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I got your back PIF.
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Heehee. What are friends for? 🙂
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😉 Exactly.
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What a wonderful note to get from the editor. 🙂 Enjoy the praise and the chocolate – in either order or at the same time!
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I suspect that had the editor’s note been negative, I’d consume even more chocolate. 😉
Thanks, Peach! (Or do you prefer Diana? I like calling you Peach because you are one. 🙂 )
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Hah!
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Not chocolate related, but my son adds blue to his artwork at school because it’s my favorite color. He’ll present it to me at pick-up, “Look, Mommy, there’s blue because I was thinking of you.” And, then we go out for cookies and he and his sister scarf all my treats at home…
Glad your book is going well…I remember not all that long ago your self-imposed seclusion. I had no doubt such a thing would pay off!
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That is super sweet of your son. Not so much the eating your sweets, part, however. 🙂 And you are too kind, Allison. Thank you.
{blushy face}
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When you become the Stephen King of parenting book, I can say I knew you when…
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Ha! Though I hope my book isn’t scary! 🙂
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It’s about parenting, isn’t it? This genre is ALWAYS scary…
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Haha! You got me there!
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Thank you! You are right, same letter.: M! Congratulations for the book
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Thank you, Paola! 🙂
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Best part about blogging is picking up right where you left off! Kudos on the kudos! Great start to a year
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Indeed! Thank you!
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It just doesn’t get any better than that. I hope you let me host you on my blog for your book launch. It sounds like it’ll be fun!
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You are the first person to ever offer that, Jacqui. Thank you so much!
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Come by the Mars plant in Hackettstown, near me, and from the road you’ll see the M&Ms (Plain & Peanut) waving at you. Maybe you can rig your shower to give you a candy coating as the ads used to show — you know, after a dip in their chocolate-filled swimming pool. Melts in your pockets, not in your hands.
In addition to coyotes, we have reports of Bigfoot/sasquatch around here, only I’m told that here, they’re known as Old Red-Eye.
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If it weren’t for being larger and more painful, I would opt for the peanut M&M shower. Those are probably my all time favorite candy. Sounds like a fun town to visit.
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I’m so excited for you!! Congrats! I can’t wait to see the finished product!
-Mrs S@whenfithitstheshan
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Thank you, Mrs. S! Me too! 🙂
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I have no doubt your upcoming book is hilarious. Will there be chocolate smudges on some of the pages to make it look more authentic? Like a M&M munching momma wrote it?
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Oh, man. That would be so cool. I guess you’ll have to provide those for yourself, I’m afraid. I’ll be sure to do so with my copy.
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Sounds pretty promising! And his words won’t melt in your mouth OR your hands.
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True! If I did have melted chocolate, however, I wonder if there are any good pretzels to dip in it… 😉
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That’s awesome! Both the book news and the M&Ms.. congratulations!
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Thanks, Miss A!
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What great feedback from the editor! And small wonder, you are such an entertaining writer. Have another handful of M&Ms 🙂
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mdchjr lkjea bouaf! Sorry! I was typing with my mouth full of M&ms. What I meant was, “Thank you, SSM!” 😉
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Many many congratulations! You deserve lots of m&m’s, regardless of what letters are on them. 😀
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Ha! Thank you. Best not eat too many! 🙂
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Oh what a thrill to read such a comment…good luck with your deadline.
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Thank you, folia. (Which I know isn’t your name, but, you know.) 😉
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I love your M&M anecdote – that’s the way it should be!
And what fabulous affirmation from your editor! Congratulations on the release of your book!
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Thank you, Purple Pumpernickel!
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