tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post4220917523290461168..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : That Summer by Sarah DessenBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-57020982898693394572007-03-16T09:53:00.000-05:002007-03-16T09:53:00.000-05:00Tristi,Thanks. We're just so darn thrilled to hav...Tristi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. We're just so darn thrilled to have Sunshine back in the house that the poor cat probably wants us to go away. She's getting a lot of lovin'. :)<BR/><BR/>As to the similarities in books . . . me, too. I notice some strong similarities, particularly in mode of speech, when I set my writing aside for a while. It's a difficult problem to overcome because we write from our own experience, even when the characters and situations are completely fictional. As a reader, I find it annoying. As a writer, it's a frustration because I don't want to do something that I know is annoying for me to read. I'm glad you can relate. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-80087009984805637642007-03-16T00:32:00.000-05:002007-03-16T00:32:00.000-05:00First off, I'm glad I saw the post that the kitty ...First off, I'm glad I saw the post that the kitty is okay before I saw the post that the kitty was sick! Congrats on a good vet visit.<BR/><BR/>Second, I know what you mean about being plagued by similarities in books. Every author has their own favorite descriptions or plot elements that seem to pop up in several of their books. Sometimes it's amusing and sometimes it's just . . . not. Still working on overcoming all of mine :)Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-32551617637490254882007-03-15T22:46:00.000-05:002007-03-15T22:46:00.000-05:00Bellezza,LOL!! Yeah, we're together in spirit, al...Bellezza,<BR/><BR/>LOL!! Yeah, we're together in spirit, all right! Although, I admit the husband has significantly mellowed since I agreed to watch a movie with him. I'm not good at sitting still so I kept jumping up to tidy and he repeatedly said, "This is a good part! You should sit down for this part." It was kind of fun, a little role-reversal. I'm the one who usually tries to get him to sit still to watch my movies. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-5403901807173115502007-03-15T19:14:00.000-05:002007-03-15T19:14:00.000-05:00Husbands being a bear, sixteen year old sons being...Husbands being a bear, sixteen year old sons being a bear, emotional days, hey, are you living at my house? A soak in a tub with lots of bubbles sounds great! I join you in spirit.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-67649028979648417422007-03-15T18:33:00.000-05:002007-03-15T18:33:00.000-05:00Thanks, Les!!We're thrilled to have our little Sun...Thanks, Les!!<BR/><BR/>We're thrilled to have our little Sunshine back in the house. :) Hopefully, the husband's mood will mellow enough to allow me time to post, tonight. He's being a bear.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-84201342736537945562007-03-15T17:28:00.000-05:002007-03-15T17:28:00.000-05:00I just popped over here to see if you'd updated on...I just popped over here to see if you'd updated on the comments. So relieved to hear Sunshine is ok!!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-43807777001586300782007-03-15T13:13:00.000-05:002007-03-15T13:13:00.000-05:00Kookiejar,Sunshine's just made it home. She had a...Kookiejar,<BR/><BR/>Sunshine's just made it home. She had a urinary tract infection, so very treatable. I'll post about her, in a little bit. :) Thanks!!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-7615326032191450202007-03-15T12:40:00.000-05:002007-03-15T12:40:00.000-05:00Please update us when you have news on the cat fro...Please update us when you have news on the cat front. Poor thing.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-7617041424755325292007-03-14T23:54:00.000-05:002007-03-14T23:54:00.000-05:00Stephanie,My kitties are 12 and 13. It gets to th...Stephanie,<BR/><BR/>My kitties are 12 and 13. It gets to the point that you can hardly remember life without them, just like the kids, doesn't it? Love the name Ninja! Thanks for the healing thoughts. :)<BR/><BR/>Lynne,<BR/><BR/>It's really frustrating, isn't it? Our other kitty was on antibiotics for 4 or 5 months, last year, and it was a nerve-wracking time but she's quite perky, now, and has regained some weight - still thin, but no longer so bony as she was when she was fighting a terrible infection. I'm hoping Sunshine's illness will turn out as well. Thanks and hugs to you and your fur kids. :)<BR/><BR/>Emily, <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the prayers. Three is a nice number of kitties. Our two don't actually like each other, so we've vowed to get two or three at once, next time around (and I hope that will be quite a while from now). <BR/><BR/>Maggie,<BR/><BR/>Thanks!! I've got to call first thing in the morning to find out the latest. No news, so far. Urgh.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-14436215551833507402007-03-14T20:50:00.000-05:002007-03-14T20:50:00.000-05:00Hope Miss Shiny feels better tommorrow. :(Hope Miss Shiny feels better tommorrow. :(maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-86480899309710188802007-03-14T18:39:00.000-05:002007-03-14T18:39:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear about Sunshine and hope and pray...I'm sorry to hear about Sunshine and hope and pray everything is ok. As a mommy to three little kitties, I know how hard it is when they don't feel good.Sunnysmileqthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297862925567460427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21598089364952244012007-03-14T17:59:00.000-05:002007-03-14T17:59:00.000-05:00I hope your kittie is better soon. s a mommy to t...I hope your kittie is better soon. s a mommy to two dogs with major health problems, I know just how you feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-82470737809784995872007-03-14T16:11:00.000-05:002007-03-14T16:11:00.000-05:00I'm SO sorry to hear about your kitty! I don't h...I'm SO sorry to hear about your kitty! I don't have any cats, but I do have 2 dogs. They are so much a part of our family, I don't know what I will do without them. Ninja is 13. He's older than my kids! <BR/><BR/>I hope everything with Sunshine turns out ok! Sending happy and healing thoughts your way!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21168288011723621212007-03-14T14:29:00.000-05:002007-03-14T14:29:00.000-05:00Lesley,Thanks for the wishes and hugs. Still wait...Lesley,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the wishes and hugs. Still waiting, here. I hate waiting. <BR/><BR/>Oh, those crazy red wasps! The moment the thermometer hits 65 they're out in droves! Would you believe that I'm the only person in the family who isn't terrified of them? The guys all run to get me if they see one (or just run, period). LOL <BR/><BR/>Nessie,<BR/><BR/>There's plenty of time left, but I feel like I'm kind of falling on my face on the Chunkster Challenge. I need a week in a cabin. Yeah. That would do nicely.<BR/><BR/>Your challenge sounds terrific, really, but I'd end up buying books instead of hitting the stacks and that's counterproductive if you're a chick who lives in fear of being killed and eaten by the thousands of books in your home. Plus, I'm more scattered than I realized. I set aside some books for the classics challenge and haven't seen them since. What the heck did I do with my classics? I knew exactly where they were till I set them aside! I probably shouldn't admit that. ;)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-14657593754664319422007-03-14T12:58:00.000-05:002007-03-14T12:58:00.000-05:00i cant believe it! i have only read the first chun...i cant believe it! i have only read the first chunkster of 3... am trying to go through my second.<BR/><BR/>No problem about being 'sick of challenges'. M & I actually made this one over the christmas holidays before signing up for all these other crazy ones. but i am loving it. my tbr is decreasing and i love the books i read. and if i can get a book mark on top of all that ! Hell Im in heaven!nessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182423080676677535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21308809503142590532007-03-14T12:24:00.000-05:002007-03-14T12:24:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear your cat is unwell! I hope the t...I'm sorry to hear your cat is unwell! I hope the tests don't show anything too serious and she is back to herself in no time. *hugs*<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I saw my first red wasp today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-47337183270389910162007-03-14T12:00:00.000-05:002007-03-14T12:00:00.000-05:00Wendy,Thank you! Still waiting, here. Tap, tap, ...Wendy,<BR/><BR/>Thank you! Still waiting, here. Tap, tap, tap. I needed the hugs. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-6774557547730181862007-03-14T11:11:00.000-05:002007-03-14T11:11:00.000-05:00Andi,Thanks so much for the good thoughts and hugs...Andi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the good thoughts and hugs. We're still waiting for news. Bugger. I was hoping to find something out bright and early. I'm missing my little fur friend like crazy!!<BR/><BR/>Nik,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, the prayers are especially appreciated. Our pets definitely give us tons of joy. If you get a kitty, take lots of pictures, please!!!<BR/><BR/>The bath was terrific, thank you. :)<BR/><BR/>Nat,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. No word, yet. We're waiting for her to piddle enough to do urine tests. Since she didn't really eat or drink, yesterday, I guess there wasn't much in her. The waiting sucks, but I just want her better!!<BR/><BR/>Kailana,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I hope she has something treatable, too, of course. Boy, time goes slowly when you're waiting to find out results!<BR/><BR/>Les,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the kitty thoughts and the HTML lesson. I need to get a copy of that book. I might have to send David on a mission, this afternoon - not sure I can go off to Jackson till I've heard news about the cat. :)<BR/><BR/>Angela,<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had a childhood kitty that lasted after you left home, like I did. We got our Queenie when I was 6 and she lived just under 19 years, so I'd been married for nearly 5 years and had a toddler by the time she had to be put to sleep due to failing kidneys. It's really strange going home when a pet you grew up with is no longer around, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>Jenclair,<BR/><BR/>At least <I>That Summer</I> was a pretty quick read. :) Also, it was the author's first book so I'm not giving up on Sarah Dessen - <I>Someone Like You</I> was a dramatic improvement (I just read them in the wrong order).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the good wishes for Sunshine!<BR/><BR/>Iliana,<BR/><BR/>Thank you! I'm hoping we'll know something soon. The guys are going to a movie, this afternoon, but I might have to stick close to home so I don't miss any important phone calls.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-90207900365341102012007-03-14T10:55:00.000-05:002007-03-14T10:55:00.000-05:00Being an animal lover myself (and the owner of two...Being an animal lover myself (and the owner of two cats and two dogs), I know how you feel when one of your pets is sick. My thoughts and prayers for Sunshine's quick recovery. *hugs*Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-54912471940684420932007-03-14T09:35:00.000-05:002007-03-14T09:35:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear your kitty is sick! Hope she's bette...Sorry to hear your kitty is sick! Hope she's better soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-33705544158728365262007-03-14T07:55:00.000-05:002007-03-14T07:55:00.000-05:00Sorry about the disappointing That Summer. Hope S...Sorry about the disappointing <I>That Summer</I>. <BR/><BR/>Hope Sunshine makes a full and rapid recovery!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-76649551682018062752007-03-14T06:44:00.000-05:002007-03-14T06:44:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry.. I hope your kitty gets to feeling b...I'm so sorry.. I hope your kitty gets to feeling better.<BR/>I still miss my old one sometimes.. but she was old too, and I was able to grow up with her. My parents had it the worst since they had to take the cats (mine and my sister's) to the place to get put down.Angela/SciFiChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03207325369810773405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-72576366263736652562007-03-14T06:34:00.000-05:002007-03-14T06:34:00.000-05:00Still thinking of you and keeping Sunshine in my t...Still thinking of you and keeping Sunshine in my thoughts. Hope all goes well for the kitty!<BR/><BR/>To get the accent for cliche, you need to switch over to the html mode of your post. Where you would type the letter e you need to type an ampersand followed by a pound sign followed by the number 233 (no spaces in between). I can't type it out or it winds up looking like this: é. It's a small e, accute accent. There's a huge list of these special symbols in my HTML for Dummies book. It's been quite helpful!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-87878144631786409912007-03-14T06:11:00.000-05:002007-03-14T06:11:00.000-05:00I am so sorry to hear about your cat! I hope it i...I am so sorry to hear about your cat! I hope it is something that they can fix!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-57771789411851594542007-03-14T04:17:00.000-05:002007-03-14T04:17:00.000-05:00Oh dear! I hope it's nothing serious and that Sun...Oh dear! I hope it's nothing serious and that Sunshine is feeling better very soon.tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.com