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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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You said it, Di! I am so looking forward to a quiet house to work in and a regular routine.
Life is the same here, month in and out. LOL And I didn't even have a bite of watermelon this summer! If you get out the Christmas music, I'm going to hurt you!
I'm ready for you to be back to a routine though, all three of you! I miss your emails when life is chaotic.
LOL, Colleen! Christmas music???? ;-)
I miss our emails flying, too!
Once upon a time, I was a teacher...back when I was 22ish and thought I was a lot smarter. It turned out that I learned way more than I taught!
Now I'm a mama, and my oldest is going to kindergarten this year. Her fondest desire is to be a princess, ride the yellow bus, and learn to write. (She already writes, but she wants to write stories...I think she means that she wants to read.) She slept with her new purple backpack, last night. And she doesn't go until after Labor Day.
Life is going to change a whole lot, I suspect. She's the narrator of our home-story, the sparkle in our day. My son will be lost, with no-one to guide him and fight with.
I still miss the classroom, sometimes, too. In August, I always buy school supplies surrepticiously...brand new crayons, yellow pencils and a new notebook. There's just something about all those fresh beginnings. Plus, my birthday is in September, so it always felt like the year began in September, not January.
Until almost four years ago, I worked for a school district. Although I was 12 months, there was a definate division between summer and the rest of the year. Summer meant no teachers around so I could get a lot done! LOL Opening day for teachers was usually a day or two before the kids came and it was energized, frantic and busy all at once.
I think for me the start of school (which was always after Labor Day in my childhood) meant fall, and brand new pencil boxes, and a fresh start. We can all use that, can't we?
Farmer's Wife and Pam, I could almost smell the sharpened pencils as I read your posts. Happy Sigh. It is a wonderful time of year.
And so it begins: My daughter just called and said her daughter called from school and said she left her lunch box in the car. LOL!
I am enjoying the quiet and peaceful house. My husband is on
2nd shift so he is gone and the boys are still at school. My cleaning routine is back on schedule!! I love it!
So funny that you say that about your husband. My dad was a teacher for 30 years, retired and then took a principal position and then a superintendent. This year he retired again (but you know how men are) and he got a job teaching one class at the local community college. Today was his first day. It's funny how teachers go back to what they love to do isn't it?
This summer was the first summer in ten years that I didn't work full time. I enjoyed every moment with the kids and feel so blessed to have stayed home with them over the summer, but...I love schedules, rountines, and quiet. Bring on the quiet.
I'm a day late in replying, but after yesterday's sob fest, it's a good thing I didn't read this until today.
Fall sparks a huge change in our household as we gently (with many Mama tears) nudge our oldest out of the nest. He begins his freshman year of college, yet his first day of kindergarten is vivid in my memory.
Last night I cut his hair, and sobbed while fixing dinner because of how grown up he is. He's no longer a child. He's a man.
As for routines, I like getting back into a routine, too once school starts. My daycare children go to bed earlier and they're easier to deal with. My son isn't up until the early hours and sleeping half the day away. Plus, fall brings the ACFW conference!
I'm still getting used to the idea of school. My oldest is now in second grade and all the sudden it seems so real. She's growing up! I'm looking forward to the routine, but I still have another little one at home so we'll see how much "routine" I really have with a 2-year-old :)
All mine have kids and one has 3 granddaughters of his own so I really don't even know when school starts anymore, so glad I am not out in that mess of traffic like I used to be. We have to pick up a grandchild ever so often when they are sick or so, but that is it. I love being a grandmother and my age now "if there were no so much pain"
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It's still too hot here to think about Fall.
But for me, it's the ACFW conference that signals Fall to me. :D I've got my bags almost packed. But my big dilemma is what shoes to wear? They have to be cute and comfortable. Does that exist?
Great comments, all!! Enjoy the new season!!!
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