tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24047925.post-59735582515675708342008-06-29T14:42:00.000-07:002008-07-23T13:52:41.400-07:00<div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeTZZk7ouI/AAAAAAAAAPI/d7li6DHiXNw/s1600-h/Picture+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226307957158552290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeTZZk7ouI/AAAAAAAAAPI/d7li6DHiXNw/s320/Picture+048.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Hey ya'll! This is about a whole week late-in-coming, but we've had DRAMA around my house, so I'm just now posting this super-sweet blog. :)</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>I have a very faithful reader in North Carolina named Kim. :) I recieved a surprise package in the mail, and that crazy ole Kim had hand-sewn me this very lovely and cool tote bag, complete with my web logo on it! THANK YOU, KIM!!! You did such a beautiful job! Along with the tote came a very cute eyeglass case and change purse, too. </div><div><br /><br />Kim has sent the sweetest of reader emails to me ever since she first read Spirited Away, so I just wanted to thank her (THANK YOU!) for thinking of me. :) </div><div><br /><br />One of the most rewarding things for me (and probably all authors) is to recieve a nice email from a reader who thoroughly enjoyed the story. I personally love hearing from all of you--and the ones who are always so faithful to blog here (even though I'm a TERRIBLE blogger!), I really appreciate that, as well.</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>I appreciate you guys!</div><div><br /><br /></div><div>THANKS SO MUCH!!!! :)</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Re: DRAMA at MY HOUSE:</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Here's my very cute husband:<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeWRjHaVwI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/K2K8PMUIqFM/s1600-h/Picture+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226311120815019778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeWRjHaVwI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/K2K8PMUIqFM/s320/Picture+034.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br />Who took my very cute daughter (I didn't get to go):</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeWv5UyA4I/AAAAAAAAAPY/yO0MR1I_dbg/s1600-h/ment2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226311642172752770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeWv5UyA4I/AAAAAAAAAPY/yO0MR1I_dbg/s320/ment2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br />to the beach, where TEN MINUTES after arriving to the beach and getting into the water, he (husband) stepped on one of these (EEEK!):</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeXhhlw6yI/AAAAAAAAAPg/qf0B4dO9hXw/s1600-h/2533186500.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226312494794992418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeXhhlw6yI/AAAAAAAAAPg/qf0B4dO9hXw/s320/2533186500.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div>And then it jabbed him (husband) with one of these:</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeX03qll3I/AAAAAAAAAPo/7G_y2aRud70/s1600-h/spine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226312827138316146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeX03qll3I/AAAAAAAAAPo/7G_y2aRud70/s320/spine.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>OUCH!!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>And since they'd ridden the motorcycle to the beach, and husband's foot/leg had swollen so much and the pain was so excruciating, it was almost 7 hours before he made it home and then we spent another 4 hours in the emergency room, digging out barb shards and getting shots in the behind!!!! Ouch!</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>My daughter told my husband things could have been much worse; he could have come across one of these instead:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeZHzd7l0I/AAAAAAAAAPw/EjcamN4L3Qc/s1600-h/richard_dreyfuss3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226314251940632386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_mzSJ1OrLqVc/SIeZHzd7l0I/AAAAAAAAAPw/EjcamN4L3Qc/s320/richard_dreyfuss3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>YEOW!!!! (One of favorite movies, by the way!)</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>So thank you, Kim, for the very sweet surprise, and husband--please stop harassing the wildlife!!! ;)<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Cindy Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909837912353978082noreply@blogger.com