Notes to
Stephanie:
Middle Aged Love Letters And Life Stories
So
what is an ILYPANTS you ask?It
stands for “I Love You PlusA
Note To Stephanie”. After
marrying Stephanie I wrote a series of notes
to her
that could be described as love letters and also as notes on everyday
things
going on in our life together.The
second
is the life’s stories part of it.That
is, the events that took place with work, family, and our kids.From good to bad to all
states of being in
between.
At
some point I noted that I had enough of them to make a
book, which I have done. That is my first
bok, "Notes To Stephanie: Middle Aged Love Letters And Life Stories". The
notes are
in chronological order and cover times from late 2006 to early 2009.There are some common
themes in them like the
cycles and stages of life, but also more specific things like dealing
with
grown up children and the weather too.As
I said above,they
are stories about life
with some philosophical thoughts thrown in too.
The
second book, "Notes To Stephanie: Days Remembered" is a sequel to the
first bok and is an entirely new collection of real life stories from
the same period in time. The notes in this book cover many things like
Hurricane Ike, a favorite hamburger joint, family gatherings and angst,
country places with a view, more on the kids, and everyday things like
shopping and thunderstorms in the spring.
Both books are in print
and can be ordered on Amazon or Barnes & Noble (see the links
below).
The
third "notes" book, which is being written now, will contain events and
stories about my two children. It will cover their childhood
years up through their time in college. You can see some
samples from it below.
And
a fourth book, just in the outline phase now, will be about my
childhood and family. Finally I am thinking about a fifth
book
whose contents could be just about anything at this point.
The entire group of books will be called "The Notes Series".
Any
middle
aged person who has married can idcentify with
the stories I have put together. That
is
the point of my work.
The set of books tells a story that many of you have lived
over the
years. Perhaps they
will show you how things were dealt with or maybe simply entertain
you.
Regardless, my hope is that they provide
something interesting that I can share with you.
