You Know You're A Parent When... #18 (The Pictures...)

Aloha,

It's been a while since my ongoing "You Know You're A Parent" series last cleared waivers, but our three little minions have been hard at work.

Thus, here we go again!

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You know you're a parent when....


...You notice a water fountain in the park isn't working quite the way it was designed...

So, instead of warning your darling, wee innocent children, you let this happen...



Papa: "Wow, I didn't know *that* was going to happen, son"... CLICK!! :)

...however, as you giggle, laugh and say, "Do it again! Do it again" while thinking you are the funniest parent evah... you suddenly remember...

There are no spare clothes in the Papamobile.

Oh.

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...You ask No.3 Son if he wants his passie, not knowing he already had one in his hands.

The results leave you a little in awe of his early signs of over-achieving...

I wonder... did Walter White use these as a toddler?

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...You are visiting the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.

While in the midst of all this beautifully preserved history that represents, in part, the people and places of Hawaii, you ask the three sons to please just stand still.

For. Just. One. Stinking. Photo.

[#CultureFail]

Please? One picture? C'mon. Just one? Ah, forgetaboutit... CLICK!! :)

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... You are walking the neighborhood with several sons.

No. 2 Son is on your shoulders and asks, "What's that?"

When you peek nonchalantly in the back of the truck, you are instantly grateful that no non-family members are around (you don't ever want to squeal in that high-pitched tone again - not even for a book launch :)

 For a moment, I thought it was my old friend, Manny Quinn... (what?)

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... and finally, you know you're a parent when the pants are alllllll the way over in the other side of the room and you decide it's ok for a pirate to keep his sword in his Pull-Ups :)

Pants? Cap'n NoBeard don't need no pants!!

 

 

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Have a great weekend, and remember... be careful out there... they may find their way back home!!!

 

 

 

 





"Come Back" - New Release by Melissa Maygrove

Aloha,

I can't think of many more fun writerly things to do than help a blogger buddy with their official book launch.

When I heard Melissa Maygrove planned to release her new Western Historical Romance, Come Back,  *today* I so wanted to help spread the great news (after I let out a gentle, but manly squee!)

*Super* congrats, Melissa. You've worked hard for this, and I wish you nothing but the very best today, tomorrow and off into the future.... just make sure you Come Back see us y'all.

Blurb:

Left behind by everyone she loves...
Rebecca Garvey had the promise of a California future dreams are made of, until the wagon train her family was traveling with left her behind. Now she’s slowly dying in the wilderness, abandoned and stripped of her self-worth. Once the shock of her desertion turns to embittered despair, she doesn’t want to be found. Then a handsome stranger challenges her convictions and changes her mind.

Headed for Texas, chased by the demons of his past...
Seth Emerson knows exactly what he wants. Working to save for a cattle ranch of his own keeps him busy and keeps his pain buried. Rescuing a stubborn woman from the hills of New Mexico Territory isn’t part of his plan—but she’s exactly what he needs.

Making greater sacrifices than either of them could foresee...
Seth and Rebecca set off on a risky journey and a quest for truth, each healing the other’s love-starved soul along the way. Will they give in to their growing attraction?  Or will they honor their commitments when Seth returns Rebecca to civilization... and her betrothed?

Buy Links:

Amazon / Kindle / Barnes & Noble / Nook / Kobo  

 

Book Trailer


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Author Bio:

Native Texan Melissa Maygrove is a wife, mother, nurse, freelance editor, and romance writer.

When she's not busy caring for her tiny nursery patients or shuttling teenagers back and forth to after-school activities, she's hunched over her laptop, complicating the lives of her imaginary friends and playing matchmaker.

Melissa loves books with unpretentious characters and unforgettable romance, and she strives to create those same kinds of stories for her readers.


General book information:

Title: Come Back

Author: Melissa Maygrove

Genre: Western Historical Romance
Category: Adult / New Adult
Available TODAY :) from Truelove PressCover design by Carrie Butler,
Forward Authority Design Services

 

 

 

 

I'm Co-Hosting IWSG & You Watched "Look Up" yet?

Aloha,

Many people may think the rest of this sentence is an oxymoron, but I'm co-hosting the Insecure Writers Support Group today.

 (I am, of course, the current holder and multi-year winner of the CROW award, [Comments Rarely-Obtuse Writer] but I'm delighted to assist Alex, the founder of IWSG, and his ongoing mission to give back and pay it forward.

My co-hosts today are Joylene Nowell Butler, Elsie and Lisa Buie-Collard, and together we are your honorary Cavanaugh Clones-for-a-day.

Getting the chance to wear a prototype IWSG uniform was a surprise, too!

Opening the box, the garb was instantly dubbed "The Cloniform."

(I was nearly rendered unconscious as I battled against the glare of the 100% polyester, '80s era McDonalds-style shirt and pants.)

However, wearing the Cloniform (complete with its big Rush*Really*Rocks logo above the heart) got me to the [twilight] zone as I prepared to zap around the blogisfear and interact with long-timers and newbies alike.

By the way, Alex, my uniform was a bit tight around the waist and the "HELLO, My Name is ________ badge fell off, but I stapled it back on.

(The blood above my formerly coconut-bra-ensconced chest slowed - eventually - to a slow dripping, but I don't know what to do with the Cloniform... I may have destroyed its aesthetic appeal...)

Anyway, before I zip to my zooming, guess what? I don't have any new insecurities.

Cue 19-second video:

PS: If you want some bonus positive thoughts flowing your way, check out this video below.

Since its release, two weeks ago, about 20 million people have watched this five-minute clip. If you haven't seen it yet, I hope you can take a moment to hear a special poem - and catch a unique message.

I am 100 percent secure in saying this - if you do watch, it will make you at least think about powering down on social media...

Happy IWSG Day to everyone... and don't forget to look up :)

Well played, A-Zers, well played...& Father Dragon, too!

Aloha,

Just wanted to give a HUGE Congrats to everyone who completed the A-Z Challenge yesterday.

[coughs and puts on the oul' Dublin accent]

"C'mere to me now. All I can say is that I tink youse are all a few pennies short of a shilling and a bunch of lunatics, but fair play to youse all the same.

There is no way - you couldn't PAY me - to do what you mad ones have all gone and just done.

So, like I said, fair balls to youse and go on, relax now for a few days.

Youse have earned it - and the coveted A-Z Survivor badge.

Wear it high and hang it proud :)"

[Ends Dublin accent.]

PS: if anyone hasn't seen Alex starring in Part One of the "Lord of the Clones: The Showdown," you can see Father Dragon's very creative storyboard - AND Video !!! - here.

"Dirty Dancing" at its finest!!!