tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post3178672605887327414..comments2023-04-22T14:34:12.491-05:00Comments on Write Me Happy: Never growing up. Not EVER!Angie Richmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-77991537310338871852012-01-16T12:42:25.680-06:002012-01-16T12:42:25.680-06:00Angela's comment reminds me that my dad used t...Angela's comment reminds me that my dad used to sell mopeds and motorbikes, and they'd be shipped in giant cardboard boxes. As a kid, I had imaginary spaceships and submarines ALL THE TIME. It rocked.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101734323033788312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-37508438628120141132012-01-15T14:48:12.866-06:002012-01-15T14:48:12.866-06:00Thanks for the comment Rod! I'm sure your daug...Thanks for the comment Rod! I'm sure your daughter (and you!) will really enjoy this book. There are so many wonderful books like this one, I think I'm going to start collecting them :)Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-41853837839286279492012-01-15T14:44:29.345-06:002012-01-15T14:44:29.345-06:00Loved this, well done Angie. Spiderwick book I thi...Loved this, well done Angie. Spiderwick book I think I'll buy for my daughter - it's 'right up her street'. (Actually - let's be honest, it's really for me...)Rod Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935200891369776432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-14968720086981368302012-01-14T21:02:38.741-06:002012-01-14T21:02:38.741-06:00Zencherry - You are awesome! How's Archie? Tha...Zencherry - You are awesome! How's Archie? Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />J. Whitworth - I'm glad I'm not the only one who owns it :) It might have been Harriet, I really can't remember. Thanks for commenting!Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-3647031102319207432012-01-14T19:56:07.534-06:002012-01-14T19:56:07.534-06:00Love the blog and the post, Angie!
I have the W...Love the blog and the post, Angie! <br /><br />I have the Wizardry book too... Ssshhhh. I also suffer from Peter Pan syndrome, but I've managed to use my kids as cover for the time being. I get to play with all the cool books, games and toys with them (and sometimes after they go to bed). Was they book that inspired you to want to be a spy "Harriet the Spy"? I loved that book as a kid and immediately wanted a hoodie and binoculars after reading it.<br /><br />Young forever!<br /><br />@zombiemechanicsJ. Whitworth Hazzardhttp://zombiemechanics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-31397855316983136772012-01-14T17:53:50.175-06:002012-01-14T17:53:50.175-06:00I may have an addiction to comic books but so far ...I may have an addiction to comic books but so far it's just a rumor. ;) <br />You get your fix on any sort of genre you like because ultimately books are cool no matter what. Now I need to get back and see what Archie is up to, I mean go read War and Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-25390781317149113772012-01-14T11:27:47.569-06:002012-01-14T11:27:47.569-06:00Good work Ali! Thanks for the comment :)Good work Ali! Thanks for the comment :)Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-85080144791779228072012-01-14T10:54:44.141-06:002012-01-14T10:54:44.141-06:00Ooooh, those books are amazing! And I definitely t...Ooooh, those books are amazing! And I definitely think you should give your inner child free rein. DO IT. :)<br /><br />I'm also planning to read more kids' books this year, and I dress up as a pirate or a Harry Potter character with surprising frequency. I've got it covered!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453668132293083197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-74695673782519712212012-01-14T10:22:14.822-06:002012-01-14T10:22:14.822-06:00Thanks for all the comments everyone! Sounds like ...Thanks for all the comments everyone! Sounds like you are all taking great care of your inner child. <br /><br />Thanks Lisa for following!<br /><br />Angela, I have another book that has beautiful pictures called "The Day I Swapped my Dad for two Goldfish" by Neil Gaiman. You've probably heard of it. Love it!Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-73734621988509868892012-01-14T10:12:03.888-06:002012-01-14T10:12:03.888-06:00Santa brought my two-year-old daughter a dollhouse...Santa brought my two-year-old daughter a dollhouse for Christmas. I play with it, too! :)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-33757349694732450762012-01-14T05:08:40.578-06:002012-01-14T05:08:40.578-06:00I have a plethora of children's books with gor...I have a plethora of children's books with gorgeous illustrations. Kept them from childhood, read them to my kids and keep them for future grandkids... I loved the 'Mary' books by Marcel Marlier, and the illustrations by Janet and Anne Johnstone...they still make me go gooey, I'm an old romantic!<br />I also loved 'Bridge to Terabithia' and wanted a rope swing! My inner child emerges, or rather escapes, when there are trees to climb or rocks to clamber across...I may be forty, but I can still climb a tree! Nothing should ever diminish our childhood joy...we may mature, but 'grow up'? Never!Lisa Shambrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767127776898278402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-40185933798560076752012-01-13T22:02:27.478-06:002012-01-13T22:02:27.478-06:00My inner child goes SQUEE!!! over all of the follo...My inner child goes SQUEE!!! over all of the following:<br /><br />* books with beautifully hand-drawn pictures<br />* the opening chapter of the first Boxcar Children book<br />* cardboard boxes, jumprope, bedsheets and crayons (used all together, they're amazing)<br />* the movie The Neverending Story. I don't care how dated that movie is --- I love it; and Bastian (the boy reading the book) is what makes the movie for me - always has.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-85471280409864985102012-01-13T21:54:47.562-06:002012-01-13T21:54:47.562-06:00Way cool post! Now I need to go out and get Spider...Way cool post! Now I need to go out and get Spiderwick myself...like now. I still get ridiculously excited about playing with my little brother on his trampoline. Never, ever gets old :)Lillie McFerrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367116687588265202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-22235137916306255472012-01-13T20:08:40.526-06:002012-01-13T20:08:40.526-06:00That is great April! Snow days never happen here, ...That is great April! Snow days never happen here, I mean we get snow...LOTS of it, but my city is much too prepared for it. Nothing ever shuts down :(<br /><br />Your stepdaughter sounds like my kind of girl!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting :)Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-68286420772808344872012-01-13T19:52:12.979-06:002012-01-13T19:52:12.979-06:00Hmmm....snowy days even though I hate the cold. (...Hmmm....snowy days even though I hate the cold. (My body literally can't take the cold...makes me miserable!). But I love the thought of "No school! Snow day!" Even though it's no work now. :)<br /><br />My own stepdaughter. She finds joy in the simplest things - she's almost 8 and still prefers building forts with sofa cushions over her MP3 player, a self-inflatable whooppee cushion over her Android tablet, and lots of paper and tape over her DS3.April Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000526454256802504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-5102902446056914322012-01-13T16:37:50.457-06:002012-01-13T16:37:50.457-06:00Dasia - The Craft is SO good! I think I need to wa...Dasia - The Craft is SO good! I think I need to watch that movie again real soon. You're right though, life is too short to ignore your instincts. My instincts say 'more books for all!' Thanks for the comment :)<br /><br />Hi Janie, thanks for the comment! I'm so glad you stopped by and signed up. You just made my day! I've changed my blog too many times to count, but I'm digging this new layout. If you have any questions just tweet me. Always willing to lend a hand to a fellow blogger/writer.Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-88466609914119379342012-01-13T15:16:21.568-06:002012-01-13T15:16:21.568-06:00Likin' your blog - content and especially layo...Likin' your blog - content and especially layout! (I'm a newbie blogger, so layout is always catching my attention these days...) I think I found you on Twitter with WIP500, but I'm signed up for your blog now too! Thanks for some happiness.Janie Crouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785786339358893371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-51398900870513880832012-01-13T15:13:04.151-06:002012-01-13T15:13:04.151-06:00OMG Spiderwick looks SO COOL OMG!!!
I dig your un...OMG Spiderwick looks SO COOL OMG!!!<br /><br />I dig your unresolution! I've made an unresolution not to force myself to read important (boring!) books I have lying around the house, but to only read books I'm excited about.<br /><br />Life's too short not to listen to your book-buying instincts :3<br /><br />What makes my inner child go squee? Weirdly enough, punk and goth stuff always made me waaaay too excited than it should have as a kid XD witches especially, I loved witches (but not Sabrina the Teenage Witch because she was a prep.) I think I still know every line of The Craft off by heart! <br /><br />They have these "Monster High" dolls now that I would have KILLED for! XD Darn kids today are so lucky! Get off my lawn, you brats! *shakes cane*Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566791637480857887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-15628766129283190372012-01-13T14:19:44.789-06:002012-01-13T14:19:44.789-06:00Hi Diane, glad you enjoyed the post. I haven't...Hi Diane, glad you enjoyed the post. I haven't but perhaps it's something to keep in mind for the future. <br /><br />Thanks for the book recommendations LupusAnthropos! I'll make sure to check them out.Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-76060919945652297782012-01-13T14:14:33.900-06:002012-01-13T14:14:33.900-06:00Try "Sir Gibbie" or "The Princess a...Try "Sir Gibbie" or "The Princess and the Goblin" by George MacDonald - preferably in the original, NOT-modernised English. http://www.manybooks.net/titles/macdonaletext00sirgb11.html and http://www.manybooks.net/titles/macdonaletext96prgob10.html<br /><br />(That link for "Sir Gibbie" IS of the original, but does have an added word list to help with figuring out the Scottish words.)LupusAnthroposhttp://fulmoj.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-44465470973791521492012-01-13T14:14:24.357-06:002012-01-13T14:14:24.357-06:00Thanks for the fun post Angie. I was wondering, ha...Thanks for the fun post Angie. I was wondering, have you ever given writing for children a go?Diane Fordhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018013338268306704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-81810224629690276962012-01-13T13:51:48.845-06:002012-01-13T13:51:48.845-06:00OOHHH like sharks that have lasers attached to the...OOHHH like sharks that have lasers attached to their heads?? Cuz that just sounds freakin' awesome! Thanks for the comment Daniel :)Angie Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427286424394081888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035610363804211797.post-6297816117988311932012-01-13T13:49:15.064-06:002012-01-13T13:49:15.064-06:00Space battles. Basically, anything with a laser in...Space battles. Basically, anything with a laser in it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101734323033788312noreply@blogger.com