Last week was a tough one. I had to deal with the reality that one of my closest friends would undergo surgery. And then, I learned that my 'Godfather' was scheduled for surgery as well. Thanks be to God, both surgeries went well and as I write/type, I am sitting with my friend, the kids are eating lunch and I am trying to decide whether to eat jollof rice, a ham/salami sandwich or something else yummy.
But I digress.
I am trying to write a book, people. Well, actually, I have a couple book ideas and have no clue where to start. Regardless, one book will definitely come to life this week. And, I need to stop right here before I begin to ramble aimlessly.
So, have you guys voted in Category B of the Naija Bloggers Award? Abeg, throw a vote or 2 in my favor oh! Like LG says, "scratch my back and I scratch yous, norring do you" lol!
And, can you believe that TE started throwing her breakfast in the toilet? That girl na wa oh! I guess she was protesting the fact that she has oatmeal every morning. But, before anyone passes judgment, please realize that my husband makes his children breakfast all the time and that is a 'battle' I have no interest of fighting. If he wants his kids to eat oatmeal everyday, so it shall be. At least, they are always regular. Hmmm, maybe a tad bit too regular... It is amazing what children of nowadays do. I can't imagine ever tossing my mother's cooking into the trash. In fact, I couldn't do it now as a grown woman. Reminds me of when hubby and I had other dinner plans and didn't want to eat something my mom cooked. Mehn, see dramatics. lol! My mom called me to her room, looked at me and said,
"Is everything okay?"
I told her I was fine and asked why she thought something was wrong only for her to slap her hand on her chest in the most dramatic Nigerian mother fashion and say,
"YOU ARE HURTING ME!"
Can you believe my mom was upset that we hadn't eaten her culinary creation? lol! Now you know where gets her dramatic side from. Thank God it skipped a generation. =)
Okay, I have to stop now because 'hungry dey catch me'.
I still don't know what to eat...
43 Easier Comments. Add Yours!:
1st...i claim it o!
hahahaha...i was... doing the butt giggle!!!
wow...this is my fifth time as first not counting my First on one of the TTEC and the one last week...i'm on fire!!! yay!
ok lemme post correct b4 you kick me outta here...4th...hehehe
ok lemme post correct b4 you kick me outta here...4th...hehehe
whoops...didn't mean to post that last one 2ice...SSD please 4give me o!
ok...glad to hear that your friend is fine and surgery went well
good luck with writing your books...i'm sure someone like shonavixen would be glad to give you advice as someone that has been through the process...
i think writers are gifted with an amazing talent so i really can't wait to read your published work...personal or political... but pray tell will you write as your SSD cause i know you guard your identify fiercely but me i care sha ...I just want to read it o =)
i forgot to say lol @ TE...i won't comment on the oatmeal everyday thing but i will say i remember getting up to sorts in an effort not to take my medicine in tablet form as a child...thre them over the gates, on the roof, under the carpert, flushed then down the sink...all cause i not fit swallow! yuk!!!
Like your mother, my mother also takes such things to heart... so even if it is just a little i eat or i tell her that i have at least tasted it if i'm supposed to going out to dinner later...
only me 9 comments hahaha...ok where is everybody...bumight, temite...where una dey?
b4 i end up doing 'a buttercup (buttercup u know i love u sweetie) i promise no more spamming...
hmmm...i must be on your top commenter list by now...here's hoping sha....
i am second yay...
eat jollof rice( i just had jollof rice, moi moi and grilled chicken).. amen ur book ll come to life. lol that is naija mothers for u
shubby!!!!!!!!!!! haba!
lol @ TE... dont blame her jare..... make sure u start that book o and wait, r u sure the drama skipped a generation?
this shubbydoo has bounced me from being the no 1 commentator here...... watch ur back shubby
all the best with your book!!!
LOL@ TE!
THE last time I threw my mother's food in the bin!!!I wote 500 lines in blue,black and red biro
I WILL ALWAYS EAT WHAT IS GIVEN TO ME!after that day I never ever threw her food away!
Ha ha, Shubby Doo what is your own na?
Lol!
Glad the surgeries went great. These past weeks have been trying for me as well... but the love of God is a wonderful thing.
I command TE for doing it discreetly at least! Lol! Mama TE, oatmeal every morning though? Abeg, on behalf of the kids, please cook some eggs once in a while... Lol. I am currently having oatmeal every morning (because I like it and I'm lazy) but I understand how bland it must become for the kiddos!
Have a good week!
And also, good luck with the book! Don't forget to let us know so we can go buy it!
Eat oatmeal?
TE is a sharp girl o!
thank God the surgeries were successful..
wud love to read ur book!
throwing food in the toilet..wow..lol....but really, oatmeal every morning will have to be tiring..
awwwww @ ur mom..lol..
oatmeal every morning? TE is my girl! She is a v.smart pikin, I wonder whom she is taking after...her mother or grandmother? ha, at your mom! thats soo true, it hurts when people dont eat your food o! And all the best on the book(s) writing, I hope you get a visit from the muse every morning this week.
GOODLUCK WITH THE BOOK SIS.
Oh and ermmmmm hope you have eaten o?
lol. people who claim to be so different from their mothers actually happen to be a lot like them. and as for your book, good luck with that. i'm currently writing a movie script...yeah me (dancing a jig)
I wish you nothing but sucess on the book,
I used to feed the v.c.r my food, nut oatmeal everymorning Aunt SS, haba, I dont blame the girl at all
i am trying to write a book
LOL at u mum beating her chest...are all mothers dramatic or is it just a race thing...hmm, i wonder, still wat'll we do without them
Do keep at the book though, just throw in all the ideas until something makes sense, cant wait to read it...
Cant blame TE, if she's anything like me, she wont eat oatmeal, even if u threaten her with the whip...my mom just totally gave up on me after a full year of trying..
Great news about the surgeries...really happy for y'all
What did u finally eat?
Glad both surgeries went well. wish the speedy recovery.
I use to throw my mums food under the dinning table as a kid.
I already voted for you loong time ago when I finally got on board this Naija blog awards,lol.
Thankful all the surgeries went well. Are u sure the drama skipped a generation? I am just as dramatic as my mother. Ofcourse she wants u to eat what she cooks when she made it with that much LOVE lol.
I want your up and coming books :-D
lol @ your mum's drama...
Well I used to turn eba(garri) to plasticine as a child...some times, I glue it under the dining table and remove it much later when no one is watching!!!lol...antics of a naija kid!
Thank God for the successful surgeries...
All the best with the book...Please I must buy a copy where it is ready...
lol @ the dramatic side
So, I voted for you in the categories in which you were nominated, both for here and at curiosity!!
wow, i'm top of the number of comments list...just came back to say that i didn't eat much when i was younger...it used to drive my mother crazy cos i would just sit at the table and screw my face...mehn if a child of mine tried that rubbish on me...i'm sure hoping i'd be more merciful than mean...lol
@fumns - now vex o! there is a time for everything...this week it is my time to be at the top ;-)...lol
Writing a book = dedication! Once you've put your mind on it, just stick to it, you'll eat, sleep, dream, breathe the book, sometimes writer's block but you'll do it!!TRUST!!!
I just had some salad n ham, now am munching some Salt n Vinegar chips and then some chocolate...yay!!!
Gosh TE reminds me of me, I used to feed the dog my oatmeal when i was younger till that mutt also had had enough of oatmeal each morning....my behind felt my mum's wrath!!
You will send me an autographed copy of that book. You will, won't you? :) and make that jollof rice.
Oatmeal every morning!? I just got flashbacks of eating golden morn every morning before school.
Good luck with the book.
Good luck with the book.
Lol @ TE I like her style jare. Hope you did get something to eat.
I wish your friend and your god father 'soonest recover'.
@ shubby doo: na you biko!!!! You eclipsed everybody and if Shona or Funms catches you, eh? dem go vex....
@ BSNC: I still want some jollof rice....
@ Funms: Shubby don bounce you well, well. Na wa oh! lol!
Wetin, the dramatics skipped a generation oh! Don't ask my hubby though, he would disagree. lol!
@ Tinu: lol!!!! In 3 different kind sof ink too? Your mom does not play. I might have to try that, loL!
@ Ms Sula; lol! Her father insists that there are children who would love to eat oatmeal all day if they could, and I have to agree with him, sha. I know though that when those kids grow up, oatmeal will never touch their lips, at this rate. loL!
Thanks, the book(s) are hard work...
@ Tigress: of course you would hail the girl...you sef, lol! Just read your 'kissing' post
@ Buttercup: yes, God is good. The surgeries went well! Yes, the kids are tired of their bfast, but that is a battle I choose not to take up, loL!
How you dey, sweetie?
@ omo Oba: you are too funny. She takes after her granny oh! =)
@ Temite: Thanks sis. Have I eaten? Well, nothing satisfying yet, to tell the truth...
@ Bibi: I am going to plead the 5th on that. Best of luck with the script. Did you update yet?
@ Zena: Thanks, I need all the luck i can get. You fed a vcr your food? And here I am complaining about TE's antics. Good Lord!!!!!
@ Kafo; really? We should talk then. If you have some advice i want it... Best of luck, my sista and i can't wait to read it when its through!!!!
@ jhazmyn: Nigerian mothers are dramatic. Some are just more dramatic than others. But that is probably the way it is everywhere, actually.
Thanks for the advice on the book. Trust me, I am trying to throw everything and the kitchen sink at it! lol!
@ O'Dee: I didn't eat anything but some chips and cookies in the end, lol! Thanks for the kind words and you threw food under the table? Tell me, what were the consequences? =)
So, you are packing up shop? You know say we go miss you oh. Make sure to start another blog, though, pretty please?
@ Adaeze: hey girl, How are you? lol @ our dramatic mothers. You know TE will say the same about me when she gets older! Don't worry, you'll get to see the finished product. I have to finish it first though, lol!
@ Nolimit: LAWL!!! I can't imagine what would have happened had you been caught!!!
@ Rita: Yes oh, God is good! No worries, will let you all know when the book(s) is/are finished, by God's grace.
How now?
@ Denford: thanks so much, my brother. How are you? Must catch up with you sometime soon.
@ Shubby: lol! I wasn't much of an eater as a child. TE is the same way, but my husband will never entertain that, lol!!!!
@ Shona: "I used to feed the dog my oatmeal when i was younger till that mutt also had had enough of oatmeal each morning....my behind felt my mum's wrath!!"
I am rolling over here! lol!!!!!! Thanks so much for the advice....How did you do it? I hear you penned a book, yourself...
@ Poeticallytinted: Yes oh, for free...=)
@ olowo: oh my golden morn....I had forgotten about that, lol!!!
lol @'you are hurting me'! Will be back soon to read more.
Congrats on your book writing...take your time. Your mom sounds like my mom a little...I usually get of plate of whatever she cooked and take it to go. She won't know if I ate it or not.
Omg, see how long your reply to everyone's comments is...I had to scroll forever just to get down here...It's always worth it though :)
So what did you end up eating? Personally I'd have picked jollof rice...I love all rice...jollof oh, chinese oh, indian sef as long as it is rice lol
Awwww thank God that the surgery was successful and I'm sure once you start writing your book everything will flow naturally from there...
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LOL...... at your mum's drama
Thank God for the 2 surgeries went well.
Are you sure the drama skipped a generation?
How has your book come up?
oatmeal EVERY morning! must suck...lol.
on that book, there's this novelwriter software out there, wish i could email you one. It helps you plot an outline and a chapter breakdown, and u'll find it easier to patch the rest together in no time. google it or something, and good luck.
Solomonsydell: I think it's about time you gave TE the "talk" and schooled her on the don't-u-know-how-many-kids-in-Africa-have-nothing-to-eat. Thanks for checking up on me. School has kept me on serious lockdown, that i don't have time for anything these days. I am back in school for my PhD. Challenging, Yes! But that's what keeps my adrenaline pumping, so it's all good. My regards to the easier crew. I promise, i'll be back.
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