tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post5942385651807159644..comments2023-06-02T09:21:43.938-05:00Comments on IMHO (In My Humble Opinion): IMHO welcomes Christie Craig!TJ Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724851315229357354noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-29660742306778747062009-02-13T19:08:00.000-06:002009-02-13T19:08:00.000-06:00Hi Christie! Great post! Romance is being though...Hi Christie! Great post! Romance is being thought of as that "special one" through the good years and the bad years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-32591781868272670092009-02-13T15:04:00.000-06:002009-02-13T15:04:00.000-06:00I agree with you. I think we all want to feel spe...I agree with you. I think we all want to feel special and that's what romance does, makes you the special one.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-59467529131910945812009-02-07T18:40:00.000-06:002009-02-07T18:40:00.000-06:00Love your books and your Calvin story. My "Calvin...Love your books and your Calvin story. My "Calvin" was a third grader named Todd with a crew cut and he did know how to concentrate on a girl and what she wanted, even at that young age. Sadly, he had to move, and I thought it a great tragedy. However, I found my hubby an even better listener and have enjoyed his company for almost 25 years, as he actually knows how to ask what I would like kaisquaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141033195277431054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-75458948285906371072009-02-07T13:17:00.000-06:002009-02-07T13:17:00.000-06:00I really enjoyed reading this. It's so very true. ...I really enjoyed reading this. It's so very true. I even got a little misty eyed remembering when I used to wear my hair in pigtails for similiar reasons. <BR/><BR/>Ah, love:) Although I too have progressed from bicycles and freckles, I still like to have my pigtails pulled. LOLTracey H. Kittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896030864732936498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-28090049321196724442009-02-07T06:10:00.000-06:002009-02-07T06:10:00.000-06:00Loved your post, Christie, and I've just got to bu...Loved your post, Christie, and I've just got to buy your first book. Love the title! Let's see... my first love wooed me at the movie theater in the third grade, putting his arm around me and giving me my first kiss. He was also the first to break my heart a week later when, at that same movie theater, he sat a row behind me, kissing another girl! Who knew a third grader could be such a <I>playerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-1713394974228688352009-02-05T17:33:00.000-06:002009-02-05T17:33:00.000-06:00Thanks Pam!And you are so right. Our men gotta lo...Thanks Pam!<BR/><BR/>And you are so right. Our men gotta love us inside and out.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-39091055118186524492009-02-05T17:21:00.000-06:002009-02-05T17:21:00.000-06:00Great post, Christie! Romance is loving you for w...Great post, Christie! Romance is loving you for who you are inside, not just what you look like on the outside, yes, still thinks you're the prettiest in the playground.Pam Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707336988423231812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-36995649143253405962009-02-05T16:24:00.000-06:002009-02-05T16:24:00.000-06:00Thanks Estella!It's good to see you here.CCThanks Estella!<BR/><BR/>It's good to see you here.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-72550522053759619342009-02-05T16:17:00.000-06:002009-02-05T16:17:00.000-06:00Great first love story, Christie!Great first love story, Christie!Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-45824217830204865332009-02-05T15:55:00.000-06:002009-02-05T15:55:00.000-06:00Billie Jo,Thanks so much. I've had some great...Billie Jo,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much. I've had some great covers. We've been hashing on the cover of the last DD&D today. I think . . . I'm getting man in a towel. Wahoo!<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-82497686144489199492009-02-05T14:48:00.000-06:002009-02-05T14:48:00.000-06:00Great Post!!I remember my first "true" love. He b...Great Post!!<BR/><BR/>I remember my first "true" love. He broke my heart...LOL But we are really great friends even <BR/>many, many years later.<BR/><BR/>I love the book cover and have it on my tbb list.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck!<BR/><BR/>Billie JoBillie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14769056853067484866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-30165389563780022392009-02-05T12:57:00.000-06:002009-02-05T12:57:00.000-06:00Donna,Okay...sighs. LOL.And you know some of those...Donna,<BR/><BR/>Okay...sighs. LOL.<BR/><BR/>And you know some of those bad boys grow up to be good boys and some of 'em never grow up.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-80518845207843637502009-02-05T12:35:00.000-06:002009-02-05T12:35:00.000-06:00So sorry, Christie, but Dale Knipper (pronounced K...So sorry, Christie, but Dale Knipper (pronounced Ka-Nipper *G*), is all mine! LOL<BR/><BR/>I have no idea whatever happened to Dale, but my motorcycle riding HS sweetheart (who used to wink at himself in the mirror and say, "You are SO wonderful" To this day people call him Mr. Wonderful...LOL) got another girl pregnant after HS, so I moved on. He became an OTR truck driver like his dad, and Donna Marie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642269808104367931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-80314564390357034862009-02-05T11:06:00.000-06:002009-02-05T11:06:00.000-06:00Pat,Oh Pat, that such great advice. Never, ever a...Pat,<BR/><BR/>Oh Pat, that such great advice. Never, ever argue with a man when he says you're beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-15939570609382219652009-02-05T11:04:00.000-06:002009-02-05T11:04:00.000-06:00DeidreYup, they gotta have those teeth!Thanks for ...Deidre<BR/><BR/>Yup, they gotta have those teeth!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-84727307751090249932009-02-05T11:03:00.000-06:002009-02-05T11:03:00.000-06:00Hi Donna,I'm still on the Contestalert loop. To t...Hi Donna,<BR/><BR/>I'm still on the Contestalert loop. To this day, I see it pop up on my screen and I get this warm feeling. It may not be my finals listed, but I know there are writers out there seeing their dream of publication getting closer with the news of finalists and a new list of contest to enter.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for starting that loop. And those four books that sold were all listed Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-75777863518309719262009-02-05T10:47:00.000-06:002009-02-05T10:47:00.000-06:00You are so right! I sometimes wonder exactly what...You are so right! I sometimes wonder exactly what my sweetheart sees when he looks at me. 30+ years later,and he still thinks I'm beautiful (Despite what the mirror says, I won't be arguing with him any time soon! LOL)<BR/><BR/>And, yes, he's still my hero.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717723698946651091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-32029133848323837982009-02-05T10:05:00.000-06:002009-02-05T10:05:00.000-06:00What's not to love about a man with all of this te...What's not to love about a man with all of this teeth? LOL<BR/><BR/>DeidreAsylumgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151175850879791362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-3662415763235948122009-02-05T10:02:00.000-06:002009-02-05T10:02:00.000-06:00Love the story on your 'second' sale. I've been w...Love the story on your 'second' sale. I've been watching you on the contest circuit, and am thrilled that you sold four in one day. How cool is that!<BR/><BR/>I'm off to order your book.<BR/><BR/>May you have a fantastic writing career!Donna Caubarreauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959064628398504973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-976698855464802762009-02-05T09:39:00.000-06:002009-02-05T09:39:00.000-06:00Linda,Isn't it the truth. We hate 'em but love 'e...Linda,<BR/><BR/>Isn't it the truth. We hate 'em but love 'em.<BR/><BR/>My hubby sometimes drives me crazy with his constant teasing, but then he'll say, "You know you love it." <BR/><BR/>I hate it when he's right.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-9567773068615590292009-02-05T09:37:00.000-06:002009-02-05T09:37:00.000-06:00Donna,I love that name! Dale Knipper. Can I have...Donna,<BR/><BR/>I love that name! Dale Knipper. Can I have it? Can I?<BR/><BR/>I'm thrilled you picked up my books. I hope you enjoy them.<BR/><BR/>Oh, do you know what happened to Dale and the motorcycle-riding, leather jacket-wearing bad boy? Who knows, Dale might have grown up to be runway model and the bad boy might be a preacher. Hey...one of my past bad boys is a preacher. Oh, the Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-33844031730253805812009-02-05T09:32:00.000-06:002009-02-05T09:32:00.000-06:00Paula,Isn't that the truth. We need to know they ...Paula,<BR/><BR/>Isn't that the truth. We need to know they consider themselves lucky guys to have won our hearts. <BR/><BR/>My hubby still tells me that he knows how lucky he is. I personally think we're both lucky.<BR/><BR/>Love is hard and when you find someone who makes it easier, well that's a fine thing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-45407806083891896152009-02-05T09:29:00.000-06:002009-02-05T09:29:00.000-06:00Lynette,Funny that you asked that. Just this morn...Lynette,<BR/><BR/>Funny that you asked that. Just this morning I'm answering interview questions for local newspaper/on-line blog. Here's one of her questions and my answer. Excuse the typos:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Question: After years of trying and getting so close, you finally sold 4 books in a single day. Tell us about that.<BR/><BR/>Answer: Well, I actually sold a novel in ’94 and was unable to Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-59081292288698676192009-02-05T09:11:00.000-06:002009-02-05T09:11:00.000-06:00Christie,Great post, as always. Gotta have the tee...Christie,<BR/>Great post, as always. Gotta have the teeth.<BR/><BR/>In first grade Johnny, who sat behind me, used to poke me in the back with his pencil. It made me so mad. Then he stopped. I was crushed. He didn't like me anymore (wail). It's all about the attention.<BR/>Linda WarrenLinda Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708577216500308755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-39019831944074330592009-02-05T09:01:00.000-06:002009-02-05T09:01:00.000-06:00Ah, Christire, such a great story. :-) And thank G...Ah, Christire, such a great story. :-) And thank God for Amazon One-Click, you just sold me two books...LOL<BR/><BR/>My 'Calvin' was named Dale Knipper. We were about 6-7 years old, and one day he rode his Big Wheel all the way to my house by himself, and he lived several blocks away...sigh. By high school he was one of the biggest geeks in school, and I was dating the motorcycle-riding, Donna Marie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642269808104367931noreply@blogger.com