Micah: so let me get this straight. You’re sick so I don’t get sex.
Me: uh huh
Micah: How is that fair? Do you realize where you stopped writing?
Me: uh huh
Micah: So DO something. Suck it up. This is painful. Not even porn stars have to keep a hard on for this long.
Me: Are you whining?
Micah: :cursesign:
This weekend was super busy and I’m still sick as a dog but I was determined not to be a pooper for middle child’s birthday. Since we had so much going on, we spread festivities over a three day period and let birthday boy pick where to eat out on Friday. We also took him shopping for his birthday pressie Friday night.
Saturday morning we had to be at the ballpark early for my daughter’s opening ceremonies and her first game. She seriously rocked. She’s one of the smallest girls on the team but man does she make up for her size with kick ass skills. She’s playing catcher and man she’s ferocious when it comes to people trying to steal home. She’s got a better arm on her than I do, and she can smack the crap out of the ball at bat.
Afterwards we bought the stuff for birthday boy’s cake and he helped me make it. The kids are so cute, all three of them. Every birthday I ask them if they want to pick out a storebought cake or if they want mama to make one. They always choose homemade and they totally get into helping with the preparations. Daughter’s birthday was in January and we made a five layer, cream cheese/strawberry cake with strawberry jam filling. Birthday boy wanted chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting.
Sunday morning we get up early to go bowling because that’s what birthday boy wanted to do for his birthday. Afterward we grabbed lunch at his choice and then headed out to his father/son baseball game and barbeque. It was a gorgeous, sunny day and much fun was had. Good food, good people and…sunburn!
Yes, *sigh* I’m fried crispy, so now in addition to being sick as a dog, I’m burned to a crisp as well. But the weekend was a blast and my baby is now 11 years old :crying:
And now sometime this week I’ve got to buy Easter stuff because I totally flaked until now.
My only daughter, I love you dearly. I love all the hugs and snuggles you’ve given me in the last week.
While you were sick.
The smoochy, lovey kisses.
While you were sick.
I love you to pieces. What I do not love is the fact that you contaminated me with your germies :kap:
signed,
Your grumpy, tired, sick, hacking-up-a-lung mother
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Getting things marked off the to do list. :writersblock: Piers has been put to bed *eep* and just in time for Theron’s release over at Eharlequin :weee: I’m so excited about Theron’s book, The Tycoon’s Rebel Bride. I had so much fun writing that story. Piers was more of a challenge just because he’d been so cold and distant in the first two books of the trilogy, however, I think he’s been sufficiently redeemed, but that’ll be up to the readers to decide. :hug:
Piers’s story was originally called (by me) The Tycoon’s Elusive Lover and was scheduled for a September release, however, the new title is The Tycoon’s Secret Affair, and it will release this August, one month earlier.
I also finally finished my last read through of Sweet Seduction last night. I’m always paranoid in the copy edit stage because this is the last chance to make any major changes so I’m always convinced that I’ll get the galleys and find some huge honking mistake. So I tend to read and reread the book a LOT while doing copy edits.
With all this stuff out of the way, now I’ll get back to writing Sweet Temptation (Micah’s book) My goal is to be done by the end of this month. Very doable as long as I don’t get sidetracked by any unexpected crap.
Fatin and I were bored last night. Ok, so I was avoiding work. I think Fatin might have been avoiding her kids :purplelaugh: At any rate, she decided we needed to be on twitter, which I’ve avoided to now, because it skeers me.
So I have twitter now. Come find me! http://twitter.com/maya_banks
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I’m somewhat amazed at how fast time goes by. It’s pretty depressing! I look up and the week is gone, blink and the weekend is over with.
We spent the weekend at the ballpark, and wow, middle child had such a good tournament! He’s so serious, and he loves baseball so much. He’s just a joy to watch. He’s cute too boot because every game he tells me he’s going to hit a ball that has “mama” written all over it, meaning he’s going to get a hit for me. I’ll enjoy it while I can because soon the idea of doing anything with mama in mind will appall him :purplelaugh:
After much, MUCH hassle, I managed to get our trip to Europe booked. Airline, hotels, rental car. It’s all done except our two train trips we’re planning to take while we’re there. The cool thing? Every place we’re staying has WiFi :weee: Yes, I’m pathetic, but as much as we’re going to be gone this summer, I’ll need internet everywhere we go!
Now I just need to get all the work done that needs to be finished by the time we start all our traveling! :vaccuum:
I had such a fantastic time in San Francisco. The weather was gorgeous the first couple of days, then was rainy and foggy and then beautiful the last two days. But here’s the thing. I love that rainy, foggy, chilly weather. We were all snuggled up in a house in Sonoma, fire in the fireplace, good food, good company and great conversation. I cannot even tell you how much I needed that time to recharge. It was just splendiferous.
So now Im back home to really gorgeous weather in south Texas. Blue skies, temps in the 80s and flowers blooming freaking everywhere. (So glad Im not sensitive to pollen!)
I worked on Micah while I was gone and I’m loving it so far. His set up is kinda funny and I’m feeling all smug for making so much trouble for him. I also figured out an aspect of the plot that was bugging me for Kelly book 3 (Garrett’s story) and so I hammered it out with the girlfriends over wine and munchies lol. (There are worse ways to sort out your problems)
or well I will be in the morning.
If I owe you anything, mail, email, phone call, my children… I’ll get on it when I get back! (It’s been that kind of week)
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Their final mission will be to win her love.
A beautiful, vulnerable woman appears at the high country cabin where Hunter and Jericho live between assignments. They are captivated by their stunning, reticent visitor and vow to protect her—and uncover what she’s hiding. Neither is prepared for the unbelievable. Their beautiful innocent is a cougar shifter who’s spent a lifetime alone.
In the shelter of their love, Kaya blooms, finally willing to trust—and embrace her humanity again. Then Hunter and Jericho are called away on a mission that goes terribly wrong. Now, pregnant, and alone once more, she must find her way in a world she doesn’t belong to—and hope that the two men she loves will find their way home.
You can read an excerpt here and you can buy it here!
It’s kind of a lazy day. I did get a lot done yesterday, mainly out of pure frustration. I had to unbox those heavy damn ARCs that I still hadn’t unpacked and stuff envelopes to mail them out this week. But at those big ass boxes are off my desk now!
I figured out how I wanted to start Sweet Temptation. Starting for me is sometimes the hardest part. I’ll have the story in my head but am at a loss as to that jumping in point. Other times that’s ALL I know, is that opening scene and not much else. Trust me, no one wants in my head when it comes to writing a story.
Hubby is in the kitchen trying out a new recipe, and I’ve been feeding the washing machine all morning. I lead a very exciting life.
After lunch, we’re going into town to get my daughter all her stuff for softball. She starts a three day a week practice schedule this next week. That combined with middle son’s practice and tournament schedule is going to make for a very busy spring.
