Another PAX t-shirt and more autographed books up for grabs today! But first, yesterday’s guessing game. Now–what did I really do on Tuesday? (And the winners are listed below along with the info for today’s giveaway.)
*Started writing and forgot to pick up my daughter from horseback riding lessons.
YES. I DID THIS. I AM A BAD MOTHER. THEY HAD TO CALL ME.:wall:
*Washed the dog and tripped in a hole while chasing him down.
WE HAVE TWO DOGS BUT I WOULDN’T WASH THEM IF THEIR LIVES DEPENDED ON IT!
*Picked a Wal-Mart smilie sticker off my car that my 14-year-old stuck on there.
THIS HAPPENED, BUT NOT ON TUESDAY.
*Wrote 20 pages.
NOT ON TUESDAY.
*Cleaned up cat vomit from my bedroom floor.
MY CAT THREW UP ON THE FLOOR ON TUESDAY, BUT….er….I DIDN’T CLEAN IT UP!
*Picked a Wal-Mart smilie sticker off my car that my 9-year-old stuck on there.
THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED AT ALL.
*Drag-raced my neighbor from the school car line to home.
I DO THIS ALMOST EVERY DAY–BUT I DIDN’T DO IT ON TUESDAY.
Okay, must stop a moment here to explain. My neighbor and I drive to the elementary school first, then the middle school. Whoever gets in the elementary school car line has an edge, but if you’re wily, you can make it up and cut them off on the way to the middle school. You can get an edge again in the middle school car line, then the real race is getting home from there, where you can take a different route, speed, pray for no red lights, cut them off, make it home first. Lots of strategy involved! Whoever gets home first, that child calls the other house and shouts into the phone, “We beat you!” IT’S ALL VERY MATURE. I picked up my kids early on Tuesday, so we didn’t race.
*Wrote 10 pages.
YES! I DID THAT ON TUESDAY!
*Checked the mail in my t-shirt and underwear and got caught by my neighbor.
I DO THIS A LOT AND SOMETIMES GET CAUGHT, BUT NOT ON TUESDAY!
*Lost my keys and found them in my daughter’s closet.
YES! AND THIS REALLY MADE IT HARD TO GO GET HER FROM THE STABLES WHEN THEY CALLED…..
So the correct answers are: 1) forgot my daughter, 2) wrote 10 pages, 3) lost my keys and found them in my daughter’s closet. The winner of the PAX mug (the first person who guessed right) is: LAURIE! And the winner of their pick of an autographed book as runner-up (the only other person who also guessed the correct 3 but wasn’t first) is: LYNN! (If I missed someone else who also guessed the correct 3, tell me! I checked and double-checked, but I might have missed someone.) Laurie and Lynn–email me with your addresses! :yes:
TODAY’S GIVEAWAY: For a PAX t-shirt ! (I’ll make this one easier.) Guess how old I was when I sold my first book! The first person to guess right wins the t-shirt . Everyone else who guesses right gets their pick from my backlist of an autographed book. Guess up to 3 times in different comments. You can get some clues from my Bio page–it tells how many children I’d had when I wrote my first book, and my kids are now 9, 12, and 14, and I sold my first book 13 months after I started writing. That should give you a guessing range.
So, how old was I when I sold my first book? :rotfl:
Anna says:
LOL! Forgetting your daughter was the one thing I was convinced you hadn’t done! ggg
Okay, Guess one:- 27
On May 19, 2005 at 8:19 am
Anna says:
Guess two:- 28
On May 19, 2005 at 8:20 am
Anna says:
Guess Three:- 29
But probably I’ve got my maths all wrong… :fryingpan:
On May 19, 2005 at 8:21 am
Suzanne says:
**Forgetting your daughter was the one thing I was convinced you hadn’t done!**
It was embarrassing!!!! :fryingpan:
On May 19, 2005 at 8:24 am
Anna says:
I’ll bet it was! (((hugs))) Poor you.
You’ll just have to say it was Superwoman’s day off….
On May 19, 2005 at 8:27 am
BJ Deese says:
26?
On May 19, 2005 at 8:31 am
BJ Deese says:
29
On May 19, 2005 at 8:34 am
Mary says:
Congrats to the winners. Great contests.
On May 19, 2005 at 8:54 am
Margery says:
I don’t want to think about how young you were when you sold. Is there a smilie for green with envy? 😆
On May 19, 2005 at 9:26 am
Jill says:
I can’t guess because I know. Damn it. I wanted a t-shirt.
On May 19, 2005 at 9:26 am
Kelly says:
Hmm…32?
On May 19, 2005 at 10:30 am
AngieW says:
Um…25
On May 19, 2005 at 10:42 am
AngieW says:
24
On May 19, 2005 at 10:42 am
AngieW says:
30 😉
And is this where I admit to totally random guesses because it hurts my brain to try to sleuthe things out?
On May 19, 2005 at 10:43 am
Robyn says:
how about 25
On May 19, 2005 at 10:54 am
Michelle says:
I hate you for selling before me. :loser: Seriously, though, that’s great that you’ve had such a successful career. :thumbsup:
On May 19, 2005 at 11:09 am
Nicole says:
Hmm….25
On May 19, 2005 at 11:15 am
Nicole says:
Okay, second guess is 26
On May 19, 2005 at 11:18 am
Anna says:
I knooooooow. I’m already older than you were when you sold, Suzanne…. Curses! :hissyfit:
On May 19, 2005 at 11:20 am
Robyn says:
I’m going to lower the bar even
more and say 24.
On May 19, 2005 at 11:38 am
Elizabeth says:
I’ll go one lower and guess 23.
On May 19, 2005 at 11:48 am
Cheyenne McCray says:
Awesome that you sold your first book 18 months after you wrote it! And I’m not guessing because you’re probably something disgusting, like in your 20’s. 😉
Chey
who’s turning 40 this year. Woohoo!
On May 19, 2005 at 11:57 am
Carol says:
My guess is 24.
I loved reading books by Mary Stewart, Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney! I read as many as I could find.:yes:
On May 19, 2005 at 12:01 pm
Carol says:
Or maybe you were 25. :bananadance:
On May 19, 2005 at 12:04 pm
Nicole says:
Okay, last guess, 27
On May 19, 2005 at 12:05 pm
Carol says:
I just love the faces!
You could have been 26:yes:!
On May 19, 2005 at 12:06 pm
Suzanne says:
:wave: The guesses are fun!
On May 19, 2005 at 12:43 pm
Suzanne says:
Thanks for helping to entertain me so I don’t obsess over the fact that the Dates to Remember countdown in my sidebar says my book is due in 12 days. 😯
On May 19, 2005 at 12:46 pm
Cynthia says:
Hmmm…I’m going with: 21
On May 19, 2005 at 2:06 pm
Cynthia says:
Or maybe 22…
On May 19, 2005 at 2:07 pm
Sonja (from HCRW) says:
First guess: 23
On May 19, 2005 at 3:08 pm
Sonja (from HCRW) says:
Second guess: 24
On May 19, 2005 at 3:08 pm
Sonja (from HCRW) says:
Third guess: 25
On May 19, 2005 at 3:09 pm
Cheryl says:
I’m thinking maybe 25?
On May 19, 2005 at 3:46 pm
Cheryl says:
Second guess . . . 26
On May 19, 2005 at 3:46 pm
Cheryl says:
Last guess – I’ll go with 23.
On May 19, 2005 at 3:51 pm
Melissa says:
You were 20 when you sold your first book. :wall:
On May 19, 2005 at 4:35 pm
Melissa says:
You were 21 when you sold your first book. :bananadance:
On May 19, 2005 at 4:36 pm
Melissa says:
You were 23 when you sold your first book. :yes:
On May 19, 2005 at 4:38 pm
Stacey115 says:
I would guess… hm, 25?
On May 19, 2005 at 4:44 pm
Stacey115 says:
Or maybe it was 26?
:no:
On May 19, 2005 at 4:45 pm
Stacey115 says:
O’kay how about 23?
*Love the games!!
On May 19, 2005 at 4:46 pm
Robyn says:
third guess is 22:thumbsup:
On May 19, 2005 at 5:02 pm
Danica says:
Um, from all these guesses, I’d say you were waaaayyy too young when you sold your first book. Now I feel old, and am going to have to finish the rest of the chocolate cake I have at home. I’m not sure what that has to do with anything except that it’s a good excuse and this slurpee I’m sucking down is a far cry from what I imagine a fruity f*cker to be like.
On May 19, 2005 at 5:20 pm
Julia says:
Hmmm, I think you were 22 when you sold your first book 🙂
On May 19, 2005 at 5:49 pm
Olga says:
Lol, and congrats to the winners!
On May 19, 2005 at 6:04 pm
Teresa Balderas says:
For my first guess (as I pull my hair out) I will say…..27. Although, I’m sure you were 27.:shock::thumbsup:
On May 19, 2005 at 6:11 pm
Teresa Balderas says:
For my second guess I’m going to say…32.:smile:
On May 19, 2005 at 6:13 pm
ruby55 says:
Well, Suzanne!
Great quiz yesterday. My mother often used to shower downstairs, hold only a towel in front of her and go upstairs to her bedroom. On the way, she often opened the front door to get the paper. One morning, I heard a kind of shriek. I ran to the door and there was the paperboy on one side holding the paper with my mother on the other holding only her towel. 😮
As to how old you may have been, I’ll guess 22.
On May 19, 2005 at 6:21 pm
Teresa Balderas says:
My third guess is 33?
On May 19, 2005 at 6:21 pm
Suzanne says:
LOL on your mother and the towel!!! That would so be me!!!
Okay, I’m afraid someone is going to guess 12 next. 😯 I swear I wasn’t 12! LOL!
I’ll give you a hint. So far, only ONE person (who has now won the t-shirt!!!) has guessed the right age. Anyone else who guesses the right age will win their pick of an autographed book!!! :bananadance: C’mon! I want to give some books away!!!
On May 19, 2005 at 6:30 pm
Suzanne says:
And if you guessed earlier and already made 3 guesses, I’ll let you make one more since I gave a hint!!! I want to give some books away! :hyper:
On May 19, 2005 at 6:32 pm
Elizabeth M. says:
I’m guessing 25
On May 19, 2005 at 6:37 pm
Elizabeth M. says:
Now I’m guessing 28
On May 19, 2005 at 6:37 pm
Elizabeth M. says:
My last guess is 22
On May 19, 2005 at 6:38 pm
Nicole says:
Okay, I vote 20
On May 19, 2005 at 6:40 pm
ruby55 says:
Well, it was kind of funny. The paperboy was about 17 and she was in her 70s.
Do I get 3 guesses now? I’ve had only one.
I’ll give another try at 28.:wink:
On May 19, 2005 at 6:55 pm
ruby55 says:
It’s so hard to tell how old people are and you don’t give much away in your bio. You and your husband could be almost any age in that picture and you say nothing about college, working, etc.
You could be like my nephew and his wife: early starters.
I’ll try 30. 😕
On May 19, 2005 at 7:05 pm
Suzanne says:
Sigrun, I’ll give more clues! :yes: I was 18 when I got married….. And I did go to college and have a professional job before I got pregnant, quit, and stayed home to write and be with my babies. Everyone gets four guesses now since I’ve given clues! C’mon! I wanna give books away! :bananadance:
On May 19, 2005 at 7:17 pm
Tammy B. says:
How about 23?
On May 19, 2005 at 7:26 pm
ruby55 says:
Thanks, here’s my last one then: 33.
On May 19, 2005 at 7:37 pm
R. Marie says:
I guess 33.:wink:
On May 19, 2005 at 7:48 pm
Cheryl says:
OK, for my 4th guess, I’m going to say 30?
On May 19, 2005 at 7:51 pm
R. Marie says:
I’m guessing 28:eek:
On May 19, 2005 at 7:53 pm
R. Marie says:
My 3rd guess is 30.:bananadance:
On May 19, 2005 at 8:14 pm
Laurie says:
THIS IS FUN…I’M GUESSING 28!
On May 19, 2005 at 8:34 pm
Gina says:
Guess one for me: I am going with 25.
On May 19, 2005 at 9:01 pm
Gina says:
guess number two … hmm? 23?
On May 19, 2005 at 9:03 pm
Kim says:
24 for my first guess.
On May 19, 2005 at 9:22 pm
Kim says:
27 for my second guess.
On May 19, 2005 at 9:24 pm
Kim says:
21 for my third guess.
On May 19, 2005 at 9:24 pm
Tammy says:
I’m gonna guess…33?
On May 19, 2005 at 9:32 pm
Tammy says:
Or maybe 29?
On May 19, 2005 at 9:33 pm
Kim says:
Darn, I should have read through the posts before I guessed. Here’s my new guess: 20
On May 19, 2005 at 9:33 pm
Cheryl says:
I’m going to say 30.
On May 19, 2005 at 9:34 pm
Cheryl says:
Now I’m gonna guess 28.:grin:
On May 19, 2005 at 9:38 pm
Nicole says:
Hmm….lol 19? You could’;ve done a lot in that year.
On May 19, 2005 at 10:32 pm
Alyssa says:
Guess #1:
28
On May 19, 2005 at 10:47 pm
Alyssa says:
Guess #2: 30
On May 19, 2005 at 10:47 pm
Alyssa says:
Guess #3: 33
On May 19, 2005 at 10:48 pm
Julia says:
Well, here is my second guess:
28
On May 19, 2005 at 11:27 pm
Julia says:
#3 guess 😕
20
On May 19, 2005 at 11:30 pm
Julia says:
And my last guess is 30
:love:
these emoticons really are so cute
On May 19, 2005 at 11:32 pm
Alyssa says:
Guess #4: 20
On May 19, 2005 at 11:34 pm
R. Marie says:
For my last guess I will say 20.:!:
On May 20, 2005 at 12:12 am
Robyn says:
I guess 28.:yes:
On May 20, 2005 at 12:15 am
Marcy says:
Guess #1: 33
On May 20, 2005 at 12:56 am
Marcy says:
Guess #2: 28
On May 20, 2005 at 12:57 am
Marcy says:
Guess #3: 30
On May 20, 2005 at 12:58 am
Teresa H says:
First guess is 31
On May 20, 2005 at 2:42 am
Teresa H says:
My second guess is 34
On May 20, 2005 at 2:43 am
Teresa H says:
My third guess is 35
On May 20, 2005 at 2:44 am
Teresa H says:
Congrats to the prize winners from yesterday!
On May 20, 2005 at 2:44 am
Laurie says:
Hi Suzanne,
My 2nd guess is 30.
On May 20, 2005 at 6:34 am
Laurie says:
HI
My Guess #3 is 32.
On May 20, 2005 at 6:36 am
Cheryl S. says:
Sorry, didn’t know there was another Cheryl here. There, I put my S. at the end of my name just to keep it straight. 🙂 My guesses were the ones at:
3:46 pm – 25
3:46 pm – 26
3:51 pm – 23 and
7:51 pm – 30
On May 20, 2005 at 7:32 am
Suzanne says:
The answer was 28! The first person to guess 28 and the winner of the PAX t-shirt is Anna! Runners-up who also guessed 28 and receive an autographed book of their choice are: Elizabeth M, Ruby55, R. Marie, Laurie, Cheryl(with the hotmail address), Alyssa, Marcy, Julia and Robyn! Send me your addresses and your picks! :bananadance:
On May 20, 2005 at 8:00 am
Suzanne says:
Thanks, Cheryl!!
On May 20, 2005 at 8:02 am
kate, sox professional. says:
You once again show us that it’s all :bananadance: true what they say about Romance Writers’ glamorous lives.
On May 20, 2005 at 10:15 am