Just Doing a Little Light Reading

Wednesdays are bellerina days here at All Things Southern. The little belles and I get to play while their mother works and we all look forward to it. Right now, however, I’m under a little pressure to get the edits turned back into my editor for my latest manuscript. And that’s why, when my BFF offered to help tag-team babysit today to give me some extra hours at the laptop, I knew I needed to be a big girl and take her up on it. That’s the sort of thing forever friends will do for you. I’m reminded of the old quote, “New friends are silver, old friends are gold!”

The deal was that I would have them in the morning, we would all grab lunch at Jehovah Java, and then Rhonda  (you may have heard me call her “G” or “Red”) would take them for the afternoon.

The bellerinas were excited about going to G’s, but they were still curious about the developments.

“What are you doing after lunch, Keggie?” Emerson asked.

I knew the girls had heard about my work but it occurred to me that I’d never really talked to them about what I do and they were getting old enough to understand more. So, I pulled a couple of my books out, set them down, and reminded them about how Keggie writes books, like the ones I read to them, but for big people. We traced my name on the front with their fingers as I read it aloud to them. When I told them that Keggie was going to be working on the next book after lunch, they really seemed to get it, especially Emerson the big sister. Carlisle just grinned and giggled.

Of course, when I suggested we take pictures with the books, they were both all in. The resulting image make me smile every single time I look at it so naturally, I had to share. I hope you’ll enjoy it, too!

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