Mel, have I mentioned to you that your book is absolutely delightful?
And it's hilarious?
And it's sweet?
In case you hangers on haven't read it yet, Just Nonsense consists of posts Melynda wrote for her blog, Crazy World, from January to March, 2011. I wasn't following Melynda at that time, so the book gave me a chance to see her start out as a blogger, and I didn't have to flip from one post to another on the computer. All I had to do was flip a page.
"The Great Mouse Hunt" made me laugh, Mel, as did many of your stories. "Mr. P's First Love Story" is a hoot. I absolutely adored Elisa's daughter, The Hippie, getting angry at Mr. P. for leaving her alone outside: "The Hippie leapt off my lap like Tigger, she ran over to him, and put her tiny little finger in his face and said, "Paaarker! That was not nice!"
Thank Heavens The Hippie decided, eventually, to forgive Mr. P. I just wish someone could figure out why that child has a Boston accent.
I could relate to Mr. P thinking he was African American when he got a tan. When The Hurricane was four, she asked me why Grandpa was black but I'm white.
Grandpa was not black. She saw him during summer vacations when he had a dark tan.
But I was impressed by your wisdom, too, Melynda. I loved the idea of the mom jail in "A Lesson He's Never Forgotten," when the boys got in trouble and you and other moms created a jail for the naughty boys, filled with work and drudgery and bread and water for meals. And talking to the police.
What a way to teach kids that their behavior can have serious consequences, especially as they grow older.
Mel, you are so practical and down to earth and smart and kind. You are the one person who has said to me, "Jane, just stop it."
And I needed to be told.
You are my coach in weight loss and in writing and in life.
Cheers to Melynda and Just Nonsense.
I purchased my copy of Just Nonsense from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Just-Nonsense-1-Melynda-Fleury/dp/1466381434/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1330578928&sr=8-2. You can also purchase the ebook at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/137018/.
Melynda, I am so proud of you.
Infinities of love,
Janie Junebug
Sounds good. Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteWill check out the link/book.
ReplyDeleteSusan and Beth, Hope you buy it and love it. Melynda is great.
ReplyDeleteI helped edit it, so I've read it--& LOVED it! I have a hard copy & a Kindle copy!!
ReplyDeleteI'm too poor to buy it. :(
ReplyDeleteI have it queued up in my Kindle. I'm about 3 chapters in. The episodic nature (ie blog posts) is perfect for those 5 or 10 min breaks at work.
ReplyDeletefishducky, Congratulations on participating in this excellent venture.
ReplyDeleteMis 2 Pesos, Bullshit.
Rick, Glad you're enjoying it.
I LOVE this book. And what an excellent review you've given it :)
ReplyDeleteJane, I'm so touched. I don't even know how to thank you woman. Your words serisously made me cry today. I needed that.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked the book. As you know there's always an adventure at my place. I'm sorry I haven't been over the last couple of days. new meds and believe me i am loopy!
Thanks again for your support. now I have to go catch up on some of your other post.
Elisa, I love it, too.
ReplyDeleteMelynda, You're welcome. It sounds as if you had a happy cry.
I will absolutely be checking this book out! It looks delightfully fun.
ReplyDeleteIt is fun, Frisky, and the proceeds go to a good cause.
ReplyDeleteI bought it a while back and find that it's great "background" for today's blog posts of hers. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd FYI, she's also my biggest butt kicker to get the T2 Diabetes under control as well as my weight. :)
Juli, Isn't she the greatest? I love it that she's not at all afraid of telling us what we need to do.
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