Your kids are too funny! I love the talking animals one.

Hee hee! Those kids rock!

Tell your little guy I totally agree! (but all the sugary stuff would be 0 calories. It's only fair) =)

4,000 words? I'm jeaous! I'm not in drafting mode right now, and I miss it sorely.

I'm a middle child myself, and have the utmost sympathy for children whose parents chew (I'm assuming not tobacco...). Rude!

Keep those words a-comin'.

I could totally go for that new body thing. Orson Scott Card wrote a somewhat freaky short story with that idea.

Yeah. I think my middle child and your middle child are the same.

And I totally wish sugar was good food and not junk food. Sigh.

I don't think anyone should be allowed to chew within 10 yards of me. Farther if they do it with their mouth open.

Congratulations on your writing! Way to go!

What is with the chewing thing? I was completely annoyed by someone's chewing just this morning!

I love your kids' letters. Hmmm. I wonder what my kids would say. Maybe we should try this as a FHE activity?

You are doing great with your writing. Is it fun?

I love your kids' letters. Hmmm. I wonder what my kids would say. Maybe we should try this as a FHE activity?

You are doing great with your writing. Is it fun?

I love your kids' letters. Hmmm. I wonder what my kids would say. Maybe we should try this as a FHE activity?

You are doing great with your writing. Is it fun?

What a hoot! And congrats on the word count!

Yeah, mom! Knock off all that loud chewing. And that breathing thing? Totally getting on my nerves!

(AKA two thumbs way, way up!)

Awesome---especially the new body one.

Wow! 4k in a day? Incredible! And I love your kids' ideas. The chewing comment made me laugh pretty hard, but I tried to not be too loud.

Oh, I fully embrace my jealousy. I know all about those 3900 words sister and I'm positively GREEN with envy. =]

I'm glad that there's no plans for eating the pooch... but a new body... I'm voting for that one!

Yay for successful writing days!

Your kids are so funny and you can certainly tell that the MC is a girl in her teen years.

Too funny! I think I would have chosen the parents not talking after I go to bed rule when I was a teenager too.

Cindy

I like them all each in their own way, but I think getting a new body anytime I want would be pretty spectacular! :D Awesome on the 4k words! WHOO!

You guys are the best! I spent the WHOLE morning listening to a friend on the phone b/c she is having a hard time and I STILL haven't been able to get to your posts! aiii!! As for the 4,000 words--for some reason I just do better when I spend time writing in large chunks. I could write for the same number of hours divided up five days a week, and I wouldn't get nearly as much done. Yet, I could never pump out that many (usable) words if I wrote ten hours a day five days a week. Too exhausting! So, for those who write 5 days a week or 6 or 7, you should divide my 4000 by the number of days in a week you write and then you won't think I did so hot. I'm happy with it, though. Gotta have time to blog, right? Lisa and others who hate the chewing too--I'm glad to know that. Maybe there is hope my daughter can have roommates at BYU who don't want to kill her and even get married and stay that way. The new body thing--well, my Big Guy has cerebral palsy so, . . he's really looking forward to getting a new body. It's just what's on his mind a lot. Heatherlyn, since you asked (three times but I won't mention it) YES, writing is a total blast when you are writing to please yourself as I am at this point. When you are re-writing (which is a huge and essential part of writing) to please your editor and there are "expectations" and deadlines, it is pure hell. I hate it. The getting published part is a blast again, so it's all worth it. Kazzy--I appreciate your sensitivity. :) Laura--you look good in green (JK!) Ack, I hate it when I dont' have a chance to check my comments until there are a bunch piled up b/c it is really hard to individually respond to everyone. But I love all your comments and appreciate your wisdom and wit and all around wonderfulness--and that includes Jami and Lisa and Kim and Becky and Cindy and Alyson and T and Barb and Randi and Lara and Pam and Annette and Scarlett and Kristina!! You guys rock!

Ack, and Melinda! YOu snuck in there whilst I was composing my looonnngggg comment there.

I love these letters! I should ask my boys what they would write.

And good for you on writing that much! Yay for Tuesdays!

We always suspected you and Roy were too loud.

Thanks, MC. Keep up the good work.

Erin--I think it is a good thing. Reed--I guess this is where I confess I made up the whole thing BUT in my defense, I based it on things they have said in the past. Last night we got the edict about the not talking after she goes to bed. It was my inspiration. So, it's all true even if I kinda faked it. (I'm evil)

That's another thing we always suspected. Keep up the good work.

Ahahah...Big Guy is toooo hilarious. I guess there will be no more bed talk for you and the hubby eh? LOL.

I'm with Little Guy, homework should never be invented in the first place esp. if the parents are the ones who are doing most of them...LOL.

And Middle Child is sooo sweet because I am in desperate need of a new body...thank you sweet child, I will totally follow all your rules..eheheh.

Heidi, your kids are awesome. Yay for the novel writing and keeping on schedule. If I ever scrape up enough money, I will buy all of your books.

Never Chew Ever.... this would solve my zipper issue.

Cute.

If I ruled the world...Hmm... What would I do?

And way to go with all those words!

Those are the cutest letters from you kids. It is always fun to see life through they perspective --------AND IF I RULED THE WORLD ----watch out.

Reed--you are a suspicious guy. Keep up the good work. Anjeny, books are expensive aren't they? So far, though, there is only one. . . Fiona--LOL! Heather--thanks sweetie, Wendy--you're scaring me. Can you believe, I STILL havne't had a chance to read one blog today? It makes me crazy when I can't get my daily dose . ..

Congrats on the word count. I think if I ruled the world that I would make a rule that my son couldn't chew. He is the loudest chewer EVER! Maybe he could just drink everything through a straw. I finally broke him of slurping.

At least the middle child did not complain about you looking at her. I get that one all the time, and the chewing thing also. Can't wait for the Big guy to get his new body either.

So glad about remembering that Sugar the Dog was not food. . .

~snicker~

congrats on the 4000 words! That's amazing!

ha ha ha ha! I like the one about not chewing.

YAY for YOU!

Melanie--you lie! He can't be the world's loudest chewer b/c, according to the middle child, I am. When I go to Utah, he and I will have to have a chew-off. Nutty--you are the sweetest! Eowyn--she IS pretty darn sweet so we always have to clarify, just in case . . . Crash--thanks! Keep up the good work, yourself!

That is the funniest thing I have ever read. They should write books too.

Is it bad that I'm ahem middle aged and I would have similiar rule the word demands?

Mariko, that's sweet but really? The funniest? You are sadly deprived. Jen--no, it's not bad at all!!