8 [Report This]Date: September 12, 2007 05:39 pm Title: The Awkward Years
Ha! I love the note passing and the cousin-as-go-between. So clever!
Author's Response: thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Date: September 12, 2007 11:21 am Title: The Awkward Years
What a cute idea! Absolute fluff. I love it.
Author's Response: Thanks!!!
Date: September 12, 2007 08:54 am Title: The Awkward Years
This story is so awesome. So adorable. I like the part about Jim wanting the cousin to be outside in the hall crying. Tres junior high. Although at my school, it would have been the bathroom right outside the cafeteria, where we had our dances. oh memories.
Author's Response: I love that it happened at every. singe. dance. rnThanks for the review!
10 [Report This]Date: September 12, 2007 06:48 am Title: The Awkward Years
haha - this really is fun, McGiGi - Will we be finding Jim and Pam in the back seat of his car on Prom Night??? ;-)
Author's Response: Ha, it's too good to resist, so naturally. Thanks!!
Date: September 11, 2007 10:31 pm Title: The Early Years
You aren't crazy at all! That brought back some good memories. And was totally adorable and som Jim. Nice stuff!
Author's Response: Thanks so much for the review and the reassurance!
Date: September 11, 2007 10:23 pm Title: Prologue
Oooh. I think this is going to be fun. What a cute premise.
Author's Response: Thanks! The idea got in my head and I couldn't not write it. Thanks for reading!
Date: September 11, 2007 09:42 pm Title: Prologue
What a fun, sweet, yet somewhat dorky (just like JAM -- lol) story. It's very well-written, moves along nicely and is a pleasure to read. Thanks!
Author's Response: Thanks so much, this means a lot to me. Dorky Jam is my favorite kind of Jam.
Date: September 11, 2007 08:54 pm Title: The Awkward Years
I absolutely love this story. And yes. Grunge does rock.
Author's Response: thank you so much! I miss the grungey junior high years, sort of.
10 [Report This]Date: September 11, 2007 08:37 pm Title: The Awkward Years
This is all kinds of awesome.
Author's Response: well, you are all kinds of awesome for saying so!
Date: September 11, 2007 07:31 pm Title: The Early Years
Oooh, can't wait till they relive their teenage years. They can go parking at Lake Scranton!
This is a really cute story and I'm looking foward to more.
Author's Response: Thanks for the idea of Lake Scranton, it's just perrrfect for them. I'll add a thank-you to the notes when I get in to work tomorrow. I'm glad you enjoy it!
8 [Report This]Date: September 11, 2007 07:02 pm Title: The Early Years
So sweet of Jim to do this. This is so fun to read!
Author's Response: Thank you! It's very fun to write, too. :-)
8 [Report This]Date: September 11, 2007 06:57 pm Title: Prologue
"I'm just loving every moment of this, and I think it would've been so nice to have loved you forever." What a beautiful sentiment.
Author's Response: Thank you so very much! I feel that way about a lot of things, and I think it would be particularly poignant for Pam, who probably regrets a lot of things.
Date: September 11, 2007 08:40 am Title: The Early Years
It's good fluff! :) This is such an original idea for a birthday celebration. This part was hilarious, "No, kissing is gross. But we have to cross the street, so you can hold my hand," he said seriously. She reached for his hand, but he pulled it away first. "Just a moment," he said, tracing a circle on his palm with his other pinky. "Circle, circle, dot, dot, now I've got the cootie shot," he said.
I had never heard the swing thing although we always came up with some funny rules too when playing certain games.
Looking forward to more of this story! :)
Author's Response: Thanks so much for all the support! I love kids' rules, they're awesome and completely illogical.
10 [Report This]Date: September 11, 2007 04:03 am Title: The Early Years
I had forgotten about the syncing of swings = married! but yes, now i remember... always stopping myself when my best friend (yes, a boy) and i started to sync, terrified that everyone would tease us (they did already). and as for the cootie shot, poor jim's only got his hand covered. the second part is: "circle, circle, square, square, now i have it everywhere." then it's complete. hehe.. i'm such a dork. and i heart this story this much!! *stretches arms wide* more please!!!
Author's Response: You shall have more, as soon as I can get to work and write it. I hadn't remembered the rest of the cootie shot, so it's lucky they only held hands. Thanks for reviewing, and I'm glad you like this!
10 [Report This]Date: September 10, 2007 09:52 pm Title: The Early Years
haha i remember the cootie shot!
circle circle square square now u have it everywhere.
i love this story!
Author's Response: I don't really remember the rest of the cootie shot, wow. Thanks for the review, I'm glad you like it!
Date: September 10, 2007 08:01 pm Title: The Early Years
Aw, this is totally cute so far! Very sweet. And, yeah, I got my share of cootie shots as a kid, though I'm not familiar with the marriage swings, but I think that sounds like a pretty normal kid thing ;)
Author's Response: Well, then, you're lucky for not knowing about the marriage swings, I myself am married to a various number of former second graders from 1988. Thanks for the review!
8 [Report This]Date: September 10, 2007 07:54 pm Title: Prologue
This is great! My office building is across the street from a playground and when I need a good break I totally go on the swings. Works every time.
Author's Response: I know exactly what you mean, I adore the swings. Thanks for reading!
Date: September 10, 2007 07:16 pm Title: The Early Years
That was so cute! I totally loved it!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I'm having a lot of fun, and really wishing Jim was real, so he'd take me to my old school and chase me.
Date: September 10, 2007 05:53 pm Title: The Early Years
This is so freaking adorable! I don't remember the married when the swings sync up thing, but I do remember the Hertz Donut! Can't wait to read more.
Author's Response: Thank you! I got my fair share of Hertz donuts and had a good time trying to remember all the weird little childhood rituals.
10 [Report This]Date: September 10, 2007 05:40 pm Title: The Early Years
This is absolutely wonderful. I have tears in my eyes.
Author's Response: Wow, thank you. I hope you enjoy the next parts as much as this one.
Date: September 10, 2007 04:33 pm Title: The Early Years
I love this! So, so adorable. Keep going!
I never heard the married swing bit, but I definitely remember the cootie shot and the Happy Meal toys!
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I'll keep going, I promise!
Date: September 10, 2007 04:25 pm Title: The Early Years
You were not a crazy child! I remember that stuff and that is one reason I enjoyed it so much. Now I want to go play on the swings. Can't wait for the next chapter.
Author's Response: Aw, thanks! I'm glad to know I wasn't insane, and I had way too much fun remembering all of it. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: September 10, 2007 04:11 pm Title: The Early Years
This story made me feel a bit like Kelly standing in front of the glass at a nursery. Basically I was smiling crazily, and thinking how awesome it is. I'm excited to see more, what will Jim do for prom? Drive to her parents house and get their pictures taken while he wears a powder-blue suit? Ah, the possibilities.....
Author's Response: Ha, great description of how you feel! I'm so glad you like it, you'll just have to wait to see what happens in high school. I'm trying to thik of every cliche. Thanks for the review!