It’s amazing how quickly life actually goes by. On Wednesday my oldest daughter turns ten. We had her birthday party/sleep-over this past weekend and had a ball. The whole time I’m staring at her and am in shock that I have a ten year old. She’s become her own person and I couldn’t be prouder of her.
When I asked her what she wanted to be when she old older, she told me she plans on being a kindergarten teacher. “But if that doesn’t work out, I’ll be a writer, mummy.” I was so proud!
Happy birthday baby!
Speaking of proud…I opened my inbox this morning to the most amazing review from Two Lips Reviews. The ever fantastic Merrylee gave The Bond That Saves Us five Lips!! It was an incredibly flattering review.
Sadly, The Bond That Saves Us is the final book in this exceptionally good series. I’ve read all four books, and I can truthfully say that they are not to be missed. Christine D’Abo not only writes with a knowledgeable flare for futuristic sci-fi, her characters are powerfully human – even if they aren’t. The pages of her books read fluidly, with absolutely no drag anywhere. Her world building and plot lines are extraordinarily well drawn and captivating. Beyond that, no other author I’ve read reaches quite the depth of sensuality and emotion in their sex scenes as does Ms. D’Abo. In fact, her sex scenes can be more aptly described as love scenes, as they grab hold of the reader’s heartstrings and hang on tight. You can’t read a D’Abo novel without sinking heart and soul into the lives of her characters, who seem so real it’s hard to believe they do not truly exist.
Thank you so much Merrylee for your kind words. You can read the review in its entirety over at Two Lips Reviews.
Awesome review, my friend! And happy birthday to your not-so-little one, too. She’s about the right age for my scientist wanna-be, you know…
Maybe we should consider an old fashioned match making thing… Actually, I think she’d kill me if I even considered it LOL!
Great review! I’m in the middle of planning my son’s b-day party for November–trouble is he keeps changing his mind every five minutes. Now he wants laser tag, last week it was going to the movies, week before that he wanted a sleepover…
CONGRATS! Can’t say I’m shocked or anything.
TEN! Yikes. It’s bad enough when I look at my three. B just turned 6, and then I look at the baby who is eating pablum now and trying to reach for things and interacting … that’s surreal because it feels like I just had him.
JK, the sleepover went very well. You never know when you get a bunch of girls together…
We had them build their own pizzas, watch movies and make cupcakes. Apparently, we are the coolest parents EVER. Who knew LOL!
Thanks, Amy. Your name sake has done me well.
I can’t believe J is as old as he is! I remember when you told me you were preggers.
Yep, my oldest turned 10 this past July. I still look at him and can’t believe it. When did that happen? Yet, I can see in him both the teenager he will become and the little boy he was. It makes me happy and sad all at the same time.
Congrats on the great review!
Congrats on the awesome review!!
My oldest turns 10 this December. Wanna hook ‘em up? Does she like younger men? LOL (conversation postponed for 8 years)
We’re doing laser tag. Yay.
My youngest said he wants to be a doctor. Or a lifeguard.
Michelle, I see that in my daughter all the time. She had her hair up today and was listening to her mp3 player…I looked quick and swore she was 18. Scary.
Wylie, I think she’d be okay with the younger guy thing. LOL What I hate is watching her when she flirts. She doesn’t even realize she’s doing it! *shudder*