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PS - I do too know how to shoot!
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I just got the following letter: Dear Ms. Neak, I'm very happy to let you know that our Book Publishing Committee has voted to approve your manuscript, The Story of Peter, {<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />Already they are messing up the title?<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />} for publication. You have brought a great deal of creativity ot the Bible story and the committee was impressed with the way you handled it. We think it will appeal to a great many readers - and give them some good spiritual insights. We're very pleased to have it in our upcoming list and are planning on releasing it in the spring of 2007 in time for the camp meeting sales season. Enclosed blah blah blah sign and return blah blah royalty advance blah blah blah blah. Sincerely, VP of Product Development Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AJ is already starting to brainstorm next summer's tour, lol.
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Yay Neak!!!!!! Way to go. I'm so happy for you.
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I think you should bring the whole family on the book tour and come to the buckle of the Bible Belt.
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Thanks, B. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> How are your cows doing? That is so cool! Rella, I think my 'tour' will end up looking like an MB member map. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> Though I haven't yet convinced him that we need to go to Australia, South America, and Canada. Or the Middle East. Or Hong Kong. Or England. Not yet, anyway. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Which kind of limits me to the 48 states. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> Although I bet if Mom and Neaksis offered to watch the kids, he would let me do a weekend book tour in Hawaii, rofl. I am so excited though!!! I don't think I will ever get used to it - I'll be 70 years old, on my 947th book, and still out at the mailbox jumping up and down, "Yippee! They accepted another one! What?! That's what they changed the name to?!?!?!?!? Hmmmmm. Oh well, they took it! La la la la la!" And Mom will still be there (age c. 95), shaking her cane and muttering, "Well, you'd better not let them take out the part about the......." Now that I have the final word, I also have to get busy finishing my info pages for Amazon shorts, since this will complete my bio section nicely. Note to self: tomorrow, print out signature pages and fax them. The Dervish was wondering about circumcision this evening. "Mom, did da doctors tuck off my vag- vag- vag- my penis?" <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> "Yes dear, but only a little bit." He also gave himself a haircut today. Right in front, of course. He really hoped I wouldn't notice. Well nighty night, hugs and kisses to all. What an eventful day, all around.
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Congratulations Neak! I'm looking forward to this and all the other 966 books! I hope you can get your tour down my way!
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Oh Neak thats just great news about the book!! News about a book trip to Oz would have been just so much icing on the cake lol <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Mum said to say a big hi and that you deserve EXTRA cheese cake for a week, the kind that does not put on weight, on the hips! But only after you finish the Black Forest cream cake <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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Tell Mum to add a gym membership to the mix and she's got herself a deal. Unless you think I should hold out for fudge, too. I am still young. So there is hope that I may yet become an internationally demanded speaker. Barring that, there is also hope that someday I may be able to afford to travel to other countries every now and again. For research, of course. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Note to self: Tell about the echo tomorrow.
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well I was asleep .. in bed ..sorta <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> what echo...echo...echo ? ? ? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
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Is it tomorrow yet? If you slept after your last post around midnight, then it is tomorrow. We expected you to tell by now.
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Neak - you clever girl. That's wonderful news about your book. Does the book tour intend to go to Hawaii because you can get there via Hong Kong!
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Congratulations, Neak!! Great deal on the book! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Have you started your next one? How are you gonna find time to write while driving a truck???? And...what about that echo???
"Your actions are so loud that I can't hear a word you're saying!"
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It was 10:30 pm my time, and last night I fell asleep just after 9, trying to get the Dervish to sleep. Sigh. I wasn't just waiting till you begged. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> TT, that is a fine idea! Don't most flights to Hawaii stop in Hong Kong first, anyway, since it's right on the way? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Lady C, thanks, I have started the next one, but not yet restarted working on it after getting sidetracked around the beginning of school. Must get cracking, time's a-wasting. I will only be driving 3 days a week, so it is just a time managment issue, and still very doable. The echo. Most of the time, AJ was driving the truck that I started out in (because of the brakes), and on that truck, the CB had a mean old echo. AJ would crank it all the way up, get on the mic, and call the Dervish. "Little Chicken...Little Chicken....Chicken...icken...icken....kenkenkenkenken....." Little Chicken (or as he says, Little Shicken), was SOOOO envious of that echo. We did not have any echo at all. He would get our mic and answer back, "What....what....what....what.....do you want....want....want....want....want?" That little high-pitched manual echo kept us in stitches all week! (week....week.....week)
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Neak the echo fun is what makes for great memories! lol Love those silly little things that bring joy to the little ones .. and well us big un's too <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> OMG I was so embarrassed today. I try to make some fun romantic times for Aussie and I, you know recovery 101, which between work and Mikey and DD & mum & ,,well I'm sure YOU understand it..lol so I have a quiet lovely alone moment at work, <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> shut the office door and ring Aussie whos at the barracks today doing paperwork. I quickly tell him ILU's and can't wait to have some time together tonight .. innocent enough..<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> but he pipes up "Thats great Hun but'...I cut him off very gently as you girls know how hard it is to get a mans attention at the best of times right???.. so I tell him I'll make it worth his while ,,he comes back quickly with "Yes dear thats sou..." I cut him off again and explain in .. well ,, some .. detail .. how romantic we shall get... SILENCE then a cough and clearing of throat could be heard and some sounds in the background I couldn't exactly make out... "yes well love thats very nice but if you had waited to hear me I was going to ask you how to turn this bl**dy phone off intercom again" (I had programed the thing for him)... apparently his staff were rolling on the floor ... har Bl**dy har I need ANOTHER paper bag <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> I think I need to learn to shut up <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> HE thought it was funny <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
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Neak Said:
PS - I do too know how to shoot!
What was this one about, I totally don't get it.
Totally.
SS
I think sometimes about all the pain in the world. I hope we can ease that here, even if only a little bit.
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It's nice to see the book deal is going through. Warms my heart to see good things happening at your house.
I'm not sure I approve about the driving.
Oh - I think you are probably better than average at driving. In fact, reviewing what I know about you, I am sure of it.
It seems though, that it conflicts with SOME of your other goals.
It's hard to get across concern and still tease correctly.
Smile though - and tell me how you feel about driving. I can imagine it helps with the budget.
Hope AJ, and children are well, happy, and not in any kind of trouble.
I have to go SOON - Hi everyone.
(SS waves)
Cinders did you get the CD to work.
AW, I blushed for you.
I bet he's happy though.
I bet he is.
Lady C, how about an update !!
CC,
was thinking about you this week, wondering how you are.
T&L...........
Thinking about you and Neaksis too.
Hope all is well. As well as can be, in this world we live in.
HP is well?
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I think sometimes about all the pain in the world. I hope we can ease that here, even if only a little bit.
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I love Halloween......in a little kid way. I guess I will be the happy witch again this year.
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In telling about the person who was following me, Mom cast aspersions on my shooting ability. I shoot fine. So far, I am not better than average at driving the dump truck, although I was able to make it go forward and backward. It is kind of squirrely to drive on these bumpy, windy country roads, but I can do it. It makes me grateful for the luxury of the other trucks. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I understand your concerns. This does have the potential to interfere with what I need (not just want) to do, but while there may be stretches where I have to work harder, it will ultimately be an interim thing. AJ's brother is planning to come out in a few weeks and drive it for a while, and at some point they will probably put someone else in it full-time. Then I would just fill in between drivers and stuff. I don't know, but my great plan is to see how it works, bank as much as I can while I am doing it, and if it gets to be too much I am not above admitting it. After all, I am not Superwoman. (In my head I know this.) AW, I laughed till I cried. AJ giggled like a girl. We are speechless, which is what you should have been. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!
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CC,
was thinking about you this week, wondering how you are Hi SS and everyone else shopping in the doghouse!!!!! I seem to be stuck with quite a few possible "situations" but nothing definite: I'm supposed to get a new job which will be fun and interesting but I've been waiting for more than a month and now I know it won't be for another couple of weeks at least. I've also been offered an internet teaching job whichI obviously accepted but that will be in january... Today is my DD's graduation (she'll be going to university next year) and unfortunately she decided not to remind WH so that he wouldn't go. It was HER decision although I told her I thought it disrespectful. Much as I will hate seeing him I think it's important he be there and after all he paid for her dress and the party... But last night he called and talked to the other DDs and one of them said :"I'll see you tomorrow at the graduation, right?" So she inadvertently reminded him, and we will see what happens tonight. That's about as exciting as it is around here.... Oh, and I have decided to study psychology next year! (march)
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