It’s been a rough day with a little bit of luck. That luck is me deciding at the last minute to go to the craft fair with my family. If I hadn’t then the toddler would have been standing in front of my wife when the wind knocked over a hat display and he would have had a mirror shatter over his head. With me there, he was standing far enough away that he was only lightly grazed on the arm and he was more scared that he was in trouble. If there’s one thing I’ve mastered in the 3.5 years of my son being around, it’s making him laugh when he’s scared. The re-blogs, likes, shares, and well wishes were what pulled me enough out of my funk to go out there. That means I’m thanking everyone for recharging me and putting me in the fortunate position.
Now, I’m going to be me and try my best to return the favor and love everyone has shown me. I know I have an epic list of books to read, but never hesitate to ask me to fire off a Tweet about your book or (if you’re patient) asking me to read/review. If you ever have a question that you think I can answer, please ask because I’m always willing to help. At least legally.
I want to finish on a laugh (Yeah. It’s long, but a classic of comedy.):
Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
Glad you decided to go Charles, the change of scenery could have been exactly what you needed, too! And a day spent protecting your son from serious harm is a day far better spent than one selling books. No matter how many people like or share your things, or how many sales you make on your books, that little guy will always look up to you with admiration and respect!
Thanks. We actually ended everything at Burger King where we bought the little guy chicken nuggets. He stole everyone’s fries and fed me and my dad his nuggets. Then we got home and he demanded chicken nuggets. He takes after me far too often.
It’s the only meat we can get him to eat. One problem we’re having is that he loves carrots, but the pre-school doesn’t allow them. Most kids his age aren’t able to chew carrots without choking. So it’s become a weekend and afternoon treat.
They should let him sneak a few in and monitor his eating rather than shifting him onto junk 😉 I went through a banana craze when I was younger, had them every day after school while everyone else got ice-creams! Now I can’t stand the mushy fiends…
The replacement is corn, peas, and cauliflower. He also has fruit smoothies. The chips and goldfish are his snacks for eating real food. He doesn’t eat much junk really.
We were told that we can’t sneak it in because another child might take some. They’re taught to share, so it could pose a problem. They gave us a few alternatives like apple cereal bars and mini-muffins.
That’s one healthy diet you’ve got going on there, kudos 🙂 Those goldfish were like precious jewels back in the day, and I the jewel-guardian with them in my lunchbox every day… Understandable, at least he’ll be delighted to be reunited with his carrots when he gets to a bigger class 😀
We take no credit. This is what he gravitated toward. Not sure where he picked up the goldfish habit since it started before he had school and he all of a sudden demanded goldfish.
So glad that you went to the craft fair! I’m always so grateful when I see things like this it brings hope 🙂 That insurance guy does sound kind of creepy!
It’s probably my own fault though. I stopped near his stall for too long while waiting for my mom and wife to finish staring at jewelry. Also, my son kept saying ‘hi’ to the guy.
Yes! Go Charles! Ha, but seriously good for you… sometimes we just need to pick ourselves up and move forward no matter how down we’re feeling. And I’m a veteran of those craft fairs myself… my girlfriend works for Etsy.
Thanks. My wife was thinking of doing an Etsy page for her scrapbooking stuff. I know very little about it, so she’s basically on her own. She’s dragged me off to a lot of craft fairs. I used to be able to find a vintage toy or comic book table to entertain myself at. Haven’t found one of those in years.
That’s exactly what I do… search out the boy stuff! I’m a little bit luckier as I’m actually really in to vintage furniture and some of the fairs have some good stuff. And your wife should definitely try out etsy – I think that the community on there (ie. the forums, blogs etc) is really helpful and friendly to new people.
This one was all jewelry, sunglasses, and wood carvings. It’s usually like that, so I wasn’t surprised. I’ll let my wife know about the Etsy community and see what she does.
Legends of Windemere 
Glad you decided to go Charles, the change of scenery could have been exactly what you needed, too! And a day spent protecting your son from serious harm is a day far better spent than one selling books. No matter how many people like or share your things, or how many sales you make on your books, that little guy will always look up to you with admiration and respect!
Charles E. ‘the Giant Mirror Killer’ Yallowitz 😉
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Thanks. We actually ended everything at Burger King where we bought the little guy chicken nuggets. He stole everyone’s fries and fed me and my dad his nuggets. Then we got home and he demanded chicken nuggets. He takes after me far too often.
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Brilliant! He certainly sounds like a character. And any human being who picks chicken nuggets is a level above the rest in my books!
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It’s the only meat we can get him to eat. One problem we’re having is that he loves carrots, but the pre-school doesn’t allow them. Most kids his age aren’t able to chew carrots without choking. So it’s become a weekend and afternoon treat.
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They should let him sneak a few in and monitor his eating rather than shifting him onto junk 😉 I went through a banana craze when I was younger, had them every day after school while everyone else got ice-creams! Now I can’t stand the mushy fiends…
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The replacement is corn, peas, and cauliflower. He also has fruit smoothies. The chips and goldfish are his snacks for eating real food. He doesn’t eat much junk really.
We were told that we can’t sneak it in because another child might take some. They’re taught to share, so it could pose a problem. They gave us a few alternatives like apple cereal bars and mini-muffins.
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That’s one healthy diet you’ve got going on there, kudos 🙂 Those goldfish were like precious jewels back in the day, and I the jewel-guardian with them in my lunchbox every day… Understandable, at least he’ll be delighted to be reunited with his carrots when he gets to a bigger class 😀
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We take no credit. This is what he gravitated toward. Not sure where he picked up the goldfish habit since it started before he had school and he all of a sudden demanded goldfish.
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Oh this is so good! I’m glad you went and very interesting choice of videos. Very odd actually. You’ll find out later tonight why I say that.
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I grew up on the Marx Brothers and that’s one of their most iconic scenes. Comedy would be nothing without them.
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Sounds like you were exactly where you needed to be. Glad you got out and were there for your son.
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Thanks. The only downside of it is that craft fairs bore me and an insurance guy was trying to get me to take a policy out on my son. Kind of creepy.
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So glad that you went to the craft fair! I’m always so grateful when I see things like this it brings hope 🙂 That insurance guy does sound kind of creepy!
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It’s probably my own fault though. I stopped near his stall for too long while waiting for my mom and wife to finish staring at jewelry. Also, my son kept saying ‘hi’ to the guy.
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Lol…women and their jewelry! Still… I’m just glad things worked out well!
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Me too. And my wife is happy she got some new scarves, which has promptly been claimed by the toddler.
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Lol…my cat used to steal mine 🙂
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Yes! Go Charles! Ha, but seriously good for you… sometimes we just need to pick ourselves up and move forward no matter how down we’re feeling. And I’m a veteran of those craft fairs myself… my girlfriend works for Etsy.
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Thanks. My wife was thinking of doing an Etsy page for her scrapbooking stuff. I know very little about it, so she’s basically on her own. She’s dragged me off to a lot of craft fairs. I used to be able to find a vintage toy or comic book table to entertain myself at. Haven’t found one of those in years.
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That’s exactly what I do… search out the boy stuff! I’m a little bit luckier as I’m actually really in to vintage furniture and some of the fairs have some good stuff. And your wife should definitely try out etsy – I think that the community on there (ie. the forums, blogs etc) is really helpful and friendly to new people.
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This one was all jewelry, sunglasses, and wood carvings. It’s usually like that, so I wasn’t surprised. I’ll let my wife know about the Etsy community and see what she does.
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Hang on… what time is it where you are? You’re an early riser!
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It’s 6:42 am. I have a three year old who leaves for pre-school around 7:45am.
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Ouch.
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After a while, you get used to it. I don’t have much planned for my first day of ‘vacation’ anyway.
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Well, sometimes that’s what vacations are for.
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Nice work Dad! 🙂
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