More Babychaos… 8, April 2009
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A week ago, having finished my submission for a literary agent, honed it, toned it and generally agonised over it my Sister In-Law – who works in publishing – kindly volunteered to read it.
Seeing the enormous size of my synopsis – it’s a complicated plot – she recommended I ring the agency I was approaching to check if they had any particular length in mind when they said “short”.
Eventually I took my courage in both hands and did. It rang, somebody answered and before either of us could say anything Mini Me shouted.
“NANG!!!” At the top of his voice.
There was a surprised silence.
“I’m sorry, this isn’t a prank call. That was my son. He’s a baby.” I said.
Oh happy day when she laughed! Luckily they are happy with a longer synopsis, the point is that it should be free from waffle. If there’s lots to say, that doesn’t matter.
Phew again.
Babychaos… in church 7, April 2009
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Picture the scene…
Church, at the altar for communion.
I am kneeling and boy is standing at the altar rail in front of me. He gets his blessing and it’s a bit of a reach for the vicar to hand me the wafer so I decide it would be better, come wine time, to be closer in.
I move Mini Me up so he is sitting on the rail.
I notice a distinct tension in the lady administering the chalice and as it touches my lips I realise it’s jiggling.
Eyes down. Yes. A tiny hand his holding the bottom with a grip of iron and yanking it up and down.
Afterwards, when I apologise, she tells me cheerfully that she always keeps a strong hold of the chalice after seeing a slightly more mobile youngster grab it and run off with it!
Mini Me may be like a wasp in a bottle but at least he isn’t doing that kind of stuff yet.
He bloody does eat daffodils… 6, April 2009
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Out for lunch today. Great fun. Friend’s baby is mega chilled, he just sits and relaxes and takes it all in while Mini BC buzzes round like a wasp in a bottle.
I go to the loo and Friend of Mini BC takes a daffodil leaf out of the vase in the middle of the table and waves it about. Friend of BC gives Mini BC a daffodil to play with.
Within seconds Mini BC eats it.
I return from loo to find her frantically fishing pieces of soggy yellow pulp from wee one’s mouth while he smiles beatifically at us both.
Ah the joys of motherhood!
Nerves… happiness and t’ings… 1, April 2009
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With a great deal of help from my smashing sister in-law I am trying to get an agent, she’s read my letter, vetted my synopsis and now she’s even wanting to read the first chapter!
Brave lady.
She suggested I did a blog to go with my novel so I have set one up, here on glorious WordPress.
Yeh.
A mouthful to put it mildly but WordPress wants more than four letters and it’s the YBC – obviously.
Three.
Bugger.
So… I’ve set it up as a kind of BBC spoof, please god don’t let them sue me, I have heard their lawyers have retentive anuses and big teeth.
The idea is to make it funny and tied into events in the book. It will make no sense to start with but I’m hoping its readers will pick it up as we go along. Not enough pictures yet, I’ll have to find a way to fix that. Art is difficult to do – well it’s not but scanning it, tweaking it and bunging it on-line takes time… and spare time comes in very small slices casa BC.
I was also toying with the idea of doing a tourist board spoof – lots of scope for guides, history, geography and comments from the various characters although, I could do that as the educational programmes section of the YBC…
Anyway, if anyone has time to nip over there and have a look then I will be intrigued to know what you think.
On a completely different note, went to mums and toddlers today. Mini BC is now couch surfing with confidence and also motors round on all fours, climbing up people’s legs and smiling beatifically at them. Several people told me he was cute. Clearly I think he’s gorgeous and it melts my heart every time he does it to me but then, I’m his mum. Definitely a lovely fun sunny day, today.
Geek baby? 19, January 2009
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Yesterday I phoned the BC parents. Best Boy was on the sofa beside me as usual, wriggling about while I kept a hand on him to stop him going over the edge.
Suddenly, tinny and small, I hear the voice of uncle BC. Yes, while on to Mum and Dad on the big phone, he has found my mobile and phoned my brother. I had been trying to get hold of him all day and boy nails him first time!
Typical…
Mr BC is out and I have just finished half a bottle of very decent wine. I am full of bonhomie!
Very excited. Have decided things like facebook are a good way of keeping in touch but need to do so without opening computer and subjecting keyboard to attentions of Best Boy.
A few days ago, he was grabbing happily at the keys and I was typing away, not taking much notice when I glanced down and realised the function key had gone awol. Glanced at boy and saw function key just going into mouth. Rescued function key, found little springy plastic thing and reassembled… boy is clearly going to be a geek. Not surprising, he comes from a family of engineers on his dad’s side and even on mine there are a sprinkling.
So… have kitted myself out with a touch screen internetty type of phone.
Bizarrely, though my mobile company will provide new customers with a free internet touch screen phone, unlimited internet access and texts for £35 a month this isn’t open to all existing customers and is only available with that specific handset.
Bum!
Never mind. Even buying the phone to get the price plan is cheaper than carrying on the way I am. So I have. Over the life of the contract that works out cheaper than upgrading to a free phone. Strange but handy.
Let’s hope it works….
