confessions

before i get into the catholic mindset, here is a quick update...we're having a fantastic Christmas season. yesterday was so easy and wonderful, i had done everything in advance, so the day itself was relaxed and fun. steph and dale and their kids came over, and while sebastian wasn't a "PERFECT" sharer, considering the circumstances, he did very well. we ate so much during dinner that we delayed dessert for three hours and late dessert around 9.30pm. pecan pie, pumpkin pie, nanaimo bars, rice krispie squares....a nice end to the day.

this morning was great as well...relaxing...i finished a book i started yesterday, the l atest in the adrian mole series. i used to love reading moley's adventures but then it got so depressing i stopped...but i was delighted to receive the latest book. spoke with everyone, went for a run with magnificent, and then a birthday party. and in a few hours, we are having five friends over for dinner, which should clear up a lot of fridge space!

um confessions, right.

remember back in oh september or october i said i was going to go back to kick boxing? i never did. i DID write the owner (the one i had problems with), and when i didn't hear back from him for two weeks i figured that they didn't deserve my pesos. so, i said i was going to, but i didn't.

the other thing is...i have started writing a new book. (as opposed to the three other half finished manuscripts sitting in various stages of disarray.) if anyone knows anyone in publishing or who is a reputable agent, could you please let me know? they say you should write about what you know, so this book is about multiples. (believe me, it will be better than it sounds). but getting published is TOUGH these days and i could use either a good agent or someone working in a publishing house that would be willing to read a sample chapter, instead of throwing the manuscript into the slush pile, where unsolicited manuscripts end up.

it would be so great to get somewhere with this dream, and i would appreciate your help very much.

kids are good....it is the oddest thing..both girls have chipped their front teeth, while jasper, the least coordinated still has perfect teeth. i think it is because the girls gain speed while running, so falling is a pretty violent action for them, while jasper never gets faster than a swift plod. if he had hair, it wouldn't ruffle when he runs, and if the girls had hair, theirs would move when they break into a trot. yes, that's it.

Comments

[Auntie Pammie]

Tess, looking forward to hearing more about your Christmas, I am working massive amounts of shifts, will call you after the 27thj when I have a few days off.
love to all
auntie P
xo

[SheilaC]

Belatedly, wishing you and all your family the peace, joy and love of Christmas.
I think you will write a terrific book! And there is definitely room for another GOOD book about multiples, complete with personal anecdotes about what the pregnancy, birth, prematurity and parenting stages are really like.
Go for it - you write beautifully.

[knobody]

happy WiSHOC and merry christmas!

and, as it turns out, one of joe's (you met him, he's the weird one) sisters used to be an agent. i'll get mom to ask her if she still represents authors or knows someone she can recommend.

HugS to you all!

[lyns]

Sounds like you had an awesome day!!! Bummer about those concrete floors...they don't handle teeth, plates or glass so well!! Don't know any publishers..but hope all goes well with the book...im sure that it will be great!! missing you lots..xo lyns

[K]

I would love to read a book about multiples by you!

[Amber]

Merry Chrstimas!!

[Elaine]

Good luck with the book! I'm rewriting one myself -- a novel though. Took me a whole year to finish in between work emergencies and family crises...This next year is when I try to sell it and I'm in exactly the same position, trying to figure out how to get an agent.

Best of luck and Happy New Year!

[SheilaC]

Re: book publishing...

Do you know of the Canadian author Ann Douglas, who has written The Mother of All Pregnancy Books, the Mother of All Parenting Books (very good), and others in the Mother of All series? She has an interesting weblog called, not surprisingly, The Mother of All Blogs, and has recently been answering questions about publishing. See www.anndouglas.blogspot.com for some interesting articles and many links.
She does answer personal emails, though it may take a little while.

Also, do you have the book Finding Our Way - Life with Triplets, Quadruplets and Quintuplets, published in 2001 by the TQQ Association in Ontario? (It's wonderful!) If you contact some of their members who contributed to the book, you might be able to find out how they self-published it. Their website is www.tqq.com and I think you can still email to members from that site.

Best wishes,

[Viscouse]

I think you have a great writing style, and think the world could benefit from your writing a book! I'm sure the hundreds of other people who visit your site will attest to that as well.