Mama Diaries

Monday, October 29, 2018

Little Mama

First of all, I want to thank everyone for your warm welcome of guest author, Dennis Higgins, last week. You are all awesome!

I have a hodgepodge of stuff today.

I'll start with the story. This past weekend, I had a Halloween party for my son and his friends. These are eighth graders. Not little munchkins anymore. My son introduced me as "mom." So all the boys called me "mom."

One of the boys was a giant. Do you know how tall he was? Six foot nine!

I looked up at him. "Hi, tall man," I said.

He looked down at me. "Hi, little mom."

Nothing like making me feel shorter than I already am! At least he didn't make me try to give him a high five!


In other news, my book tour for Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China continues. Here are the stops from last week in case you didn't see them (Thanks to everyone who has been visiting and commenting!):

Book Review at J. Bronder Book Reviews

Guest post about doing school author visits at Writers and Authors Blog

Opportunity to enter a win a copy of my book:  Celtic Lady Reviews

Interview at Literary Rambles

Review at Story of a Writer

And lastly,  I am participating in a challenge to raise awareness and funds for a severe neurological disorder called Leigh's Syndrome. Those of you who are friends with me on Facebook may have already seen it. The video tells a little about the condition. If you click to watch the video on YouTube, you can see the link for donations. One of my violin students knows a little girl who has it. If you can help by sharing the link or donating, (or creating your own video) the girl's family would appreciate it.


35 comments:

  1. Hey, short is cute. Enjoy it.
    Will go follow the link.

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    1. I hope they raise enough money to find a cure. It's so sad that little children are afflicted with this.

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  3. It's amazing how fast they grow, isn't it? And most of the time, the huge ones are the kindest.

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    1. This kid was definitely the nicest of the friends!

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  4. Hi, Sherry!

    If Bubba's friend is already six foot nine and still in eighth grade, he might grow even taller in the next couple of years. I hope they put him on the basketball team.

    It was a great pleasure to see and hear you play "Beautiful Dreamer" written by Stephen Foster. I have loved that song ever since childhood when I saw Terry Moore's character Jill Young play it on the piano to calm the savage breast of her pet 20-foot gorilla in the 1949 adventure/fantasy film Mighty Joe Young.

    Enjoy the rest of your week, dear friend Sherry!

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    1. ...and I applaud you for raising awareness of Leigh's Syndrome on behalf of that stricken girl.

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    2. Thanks for watching the video! I hope it helps Aadya and other kids like her.

      The tall boy doesn't want to play basketball. He prefers volleyball. He says people ask him all the time if he plays basketball. :)

      Enjoy your week!

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  5. Tall people die faster, stay short lol

    Darn though, he is some tall for 8th grade.

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    1. I've heard that about tall people and big dogs. That's too bad!

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  6. Wow, lots going on in your life, Sherry.
    What a great video of you as you raise awareness about Leigh's Syndrome!
    And look at all your book tour stops. I'm so thrilled for all the support you're receiving, Sherry!
    Oops, almost forgot to mention Bubba's story. They always make me smile. :-)

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    1. Thanks for all of your support, too, Tracy! It means a lot to me.

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  7. I hop the six-foot nine-inches kid isn't going trick-or-treating... Some cities have actually outlawed anyone older than twelve from knocking on doors asking for candy, and he would not look the part of an elevener.
    I enjoyed hearing you play, Shelly. Thank you for the good work.

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    1. I used to think it was ridiculous that teenagers go trick-or-treating, but now that I have teenagers, I'm glad they're doing that rather than getting in trouble with other things.

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  8. Loved the read Sherry as always.

    Yvonne.

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  9. Awesome post, Sherry! Thanks for sharing all these!

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  10. Hi little mom! That is so cute! What a terrible syndrome! Thankyou for telling us about it!!! Big Hugs!

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    1. A lot of kids have it rough! Little Aadya has to walk with a brace and she's only 2 1/2 years old.

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  11. Wow! It can be hard for really tall kids because people judge them constantly as if they are older. I know a 10 year old girl who is 5 foot 8 and people treat her like she is an 8th grader, but she is a very sweet 5th grader who still acts like a 10 year old.

    Awesome that your tour is still happening all over the blogosphere. Yay!
    ~Jess

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    1. I know. I have a violin student who is in the third grade, and she's as tall as me. It's hard to remember that I can't expect her to do things older students can do.

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  12. Sounds like a successful tour! All the best!

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    1. I think the tour helped get the word out. I know I got a lot of new Twitter followers from it!

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  13. Hi Little Mama. Kids are priceless, no matter how tall or short they are. Glad your tour is going well.

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    1. Thanks! And thank you for your review on your blog and on Goodreads. Really appreciate that!

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  14. I got a pretty funny visual of you jumping up to give a tall guy a high-five. lol

    What you're doing is wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I'd never reach that hand. It would be like touching the ceiling!

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  15. When our kids surpass us in height, we know all about the changing times, don't we? Great tour and congratulations again on your latest book.

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    1. Yep. My son was thrilled when he could finally look down on me!

      I was pleased with the tour. I think it really helped get the word out. Thanks for your support!

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  16. You know what they say? Good things come in little packages. As a little package (height wise anyway, weight wise is a whole other thing) I can confirm this is true.

    What sounds like a wonderful cause. Its great your highlighting the condition as well as raising funds.

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    1. I'm definitely the "little mama" now. But I'm okay with it. :)

      I hope my small part helps the cause.

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  17. Congratulations on your new book and all the best with the tour!

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