9/12/2006
No Danger of a Big Head
Saturday, I went to a few local yard sales and as I walked up to one, one of the other customers said, "I know you. I know you!" She was really excited. I looked at her and thought, Uh-oh. That's bad. Because I don't know you at all. Never a good feeling. Then she said, "From your books. Right? I recognize you from the picture inside the cover." Relieved that I hadn't forgotten someone who knew me, I smiled and agreed. She'd bought ARKANSAS at our local Wal-Mart and really enjoyed it. We talked a little and her kind words made my day. . .
But I promise they didn't give me the big head. However if they had. . .I would have quickly deflated.
Sunday, Kevin was in bed with a 24 hour stomach virus, so in an effort to give him peace and quiet, the girls and I went out to eat after church. My daughter and the woman who seated us had a very short conversation about Harry Potter books. By the time we finished eating, I'd forgotten that, so when the same woman, who was wiping off a table behind my daughter, looks straight at me and says, "So when's the next book coming out?" even though I don't know her from Adam, I say, "I have one coming--" Thankfully at this point, my daughter, still with her back to the woman, shakes her head and hisses at me, "I think she means Harry Potter." SO I stammer and say, "The next Harry Potter book?" She nods with a look like What else could I possibly mean?
What indeed? I tell her I have no idea of the release date and gulp my water down in an effort to cool my hot cheeks. The girls and I got a good laugh out of the whole situation on the way home. But I don't think I have to worry about the big head anytime soon. :)
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But I promise they didn't give me the big head. However if they had. . .I would have quickly deflated.
Sunday, Kevin was in bed with a 24 hour stomach virus, so in an effort to give him peace and quiet, the girls and I went out to eat after church. My daughter and the woman who seated us had a very short conversation about Harry Potter books. By the time we finished eating, I'd forgotten that, so when the same woman, who was wiping off a table behind my daughter, looks straight at me and says, "So when's the next book coming out?" even though I don't know her from Adam, I say, "I have one coming--" Thankfully at this point, my daughter, still with her back to the woman, shakes her head and hisses at me, "I think she means Harry Potter." SO I stammer and say, "The next Harry Potter book?" She nods with a look like What else could I possibly mean?
What indeed? I tell her I have no idea of the release date and gulp my water down in an effort to cool my hot cheeks. The girls and I got a good laugh out of the whole situation on the way home. But I don't think I have to worry about the big head anytime soon. :)
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