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Wednesday, March 03, 2004

Chapter 15 uploaded so now I'm waiting again

I just uploaded chapter 15 to my crit group & downloaded & critted Cornelia's Chapter 6. She's a talented lady & has always given me excellent feddback. Now I'm just waiting for someone to take a look at my chapter 15. This one I'm a bit nervous about. It contains two sex scenes & I want to make sure I did those right. Plus it has the huge argument at the end of the chapter which leads to my black moment & I'm hoping that turned out okay. Before I uploaded it, I added some stuff to it. I wanted it to seem like Tyler was utterly convinced Bethany was still in love with Hagan & that was his true reason for letting her go. So I added a line that went, "You know I'd do anything for you if you just said you love me." And she didn't. I hope it worked. Well see what the verdict is. I usually wait to get at least two crits back, and then go on to re-edit the chapter with my new feedback. I hope I get something back soon & I hope the chapter is well-received.

Monday, March 01, 2004

The Top Ten Reasons Why I Love My Son

10. Because even after he throws a total complete temper tantrum (Like he did yesterday when we left the nature center & he was screaming, crying, kicking in public while Daddy scopped him & carried him back to the car) After, he calms down, he'll go right back to being that angelic little boy we know & love by saying or doing something so cute, we forget about the tantrum.
9. Because the stuff he comes up with everyday amazes me & makes me laugh.
8. Because he's good a kissing up to mommy (We were looking at picutures of little toddler girls in my American Baby Magazine & I asked if they were pretty gilrs & he said, "Yeah, but you pretty too mommy :-)."
7. Because he still loves to hug, cuddle kiss me.
6. Because of those huge dark brown eyes which can melt even the coldest of hearts.
5. Because when he points to a baby who's crying & sympathetically says, "Mommy, baby's crying. Baby's sad." I know he's going to make a good big brother some day.
4. Because little by little, he's learning ot share & will give you his toys just a few minutes after saying no.
3. Because he's a very smart little guy. At 2 1/2 , he knows half of his abc's, all his colors, all the shapes, and is a whiz at putting puzzles together.
2. Because of the way he looks when he's sleeping. He sleeps with his two favorite stuffed animals, a stuffed doggie and a teal teddy bear, one on each side
1. Because this amazing, adorable little boy spent nine months growing inside me and he's my flesh & blood.