Have you all started winter break yet? Or as I often liked to refer to it, sanity break? If not, hang in there – soon you’ll be staying up late and sleeping in, sipping hot cocoa and ripping paper off of gifts! Auntie Heather will be (as usual) working through the holidays, but don’t worry…she’ll make sure to stop writing long enough to celebrate with her family.
As you might have noticed, Auntie Heather has been rather quiet lately. Well, that’s because I have a lot going on right now. I’m busy, busy, busy with work, work, work. I’m writing ELEVENTH GRADE BURNS, tweaking the Super Secret Project, reading a fabulous manuscript with an eye towards blurbing it (oh yeah, so giving this a blurb – I’m addicted), and tweaking this short story for an anthology that’ll benefit RIF (comes out Fall 2010). Most of which is due in January…which has Auntie Heather a little crazy, but happy. Being incredibly busy is far better than having too much time on my hands.
I’ve received several requests for various items that can be used as holiday gifts: Minion Bling, autographs, ARCs, books, hoodies. And while I absolutely sympathize that you Minions know someone who ONLY wants whatever item you asked me for, the fact is that Auntie Heather can’t fill every wish. Right now my schedule is so intensely tight that I just can’t make any extra trips to the post office to ship things. Not to mention that if I fulfill one wish, I have to fulfill them all…and I can’t hand out hoodies and ARCs to everyone…though I wish I could. I’m currently waiting on another order of Bling and that won’t get here until after the holidays…and won’t get shipped out to you Minions until after winter break. So bear with me, Minions. Auntie Heather feels enormously guilty for not helping you all with your holiday wishes, but…she is Auntie Heather, not Santa Heather, after all. (Though she really, really wishes she were!)
I’ve also received (as usual, yay!) many messages asking if I’ll visit this place or that place. The short answer? Yes! The long answer? Please contact Uncle Paul for more info on how to make that happen: paul @ heatherbrewer dot com
That’s all for now! HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MINIONS!



o0o0o0o0o0o auntie i can’t wait for christmas! i feel bad for you, all that stuff, around christmas! but at least you’ll be home even if your working, my dad works in the city and he has the to work on christmas, from 5 -but he has to leave @3- to 5 -he will be home about 7:30 or later- so…..MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
my hair looks like a springer spaniel! i put it in four french braids while it was wet and slept with it in, lol i look like a dog.
luv AVL p.s as stupid and lame as this sounds, the word verification thing that u do b4 posting, well the lettterrs it says to write, they give me ideas for names, and sometimes even names. LMBO!!!!
and HAPPY HANNUKAH!!!!! AND ANY HOLIDAY I FORGOT!!!!!! I’M NOT GOOD WIT THAT STUFF SO SRRYY!!!
luv AVL
TGB LAUNCH PARTY??!?!?!?!!!???!???!???!??!??!??!?!?!!!! it already happened?????? or?????? i cant view the your actual post only the other ones, can someon write when where time????? or if it already happened??? im completely clueless.
luv AVL
AVL, you always make me smile
The TGB launch party will be at Borders in Fairview Heights, IL on July 11, 2009. More details will follow!
Thanks Auntie Heather:):):):):):):)
i’m grinning from ear to ear:)=
luv AVL, i’ll have to talk to myy mom about that cuz of the gas prices and stuff soooo ya’know…. i just thought, i’ll be thirteen then, whoa.
It’s gonna be awesome! Food, mega-sick prizes (yes, including hoodies), contests, activities…
OMG that makes it even better! i was just telling my lil bro bout it and he is like thats like your dream and i went ‘IT IS MY DREAM!!!!’ i can’t wait,
OMG! my sick brain just hatched an idea!!!! i can ask my mom to take me to that for a birthday present!! my birthday is june, so she would bounce for the timing, but the drive would be a deal breaker so lets hope….
luv AVL
Fingers crossed, AVL!
O0o0o0o0o0 yay auntie! srry im such a pest, i just get excited when u talk to me, you and Anne Coulter r they only ppl i ever get star struck over, lol.
luv AVL
Happy holdiays to you guys too! First night of hanukah tonight! Woo!
Two more das of school and i’m done! I’m countin down!
Jess
happy holidays!!!
Wooh Auntie Heather finally gets some kick-off-shoes and relax time x]
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Happy Holidays to you and your family
YAY! Happy Holidays everyone! And I'm gonna have to have a talk with Uncle Paul to let you come down here to Louisiana. >_< You can visit the Destrehan Plantation, it's where they filmed Interview with a Vampire movie. ^^
my new signiture i for my phone when i text is (no space) < ReAdVlaDSaNtA > if its tooo hard to read -which it sorta is- it says ReAd VlaD SaNtA lol.
luv AVL
Hanukkah already starting and Christmas a couple days away! (I don’t know anything about Kwanzaa, sorry…)
I’m so excited… my group of friends is having this Christmas Gift Exchange party on Tuesday, And those things are fun(to anyone who hasn’t done a gift exchange, you should.)
Um… below zero temperatures outside and I’m eating ice cream.
o0o0o00o i want ice cream now! i never did a gift exchange party, i don’t know enough people…..
luv AVL
happy holidays everyone!!!! haha sanity break is here finally!!! aww, well it’s a good thing that you like having more work Auntie Heather, because you sound really really busy!! hope everyone is enjoying the relaxing time!!
-Julz
Yaaay, Christmas Break. I hope you get time to relax Auntie Heather!
&&, I want some ice cream now too. XD
I'm happy, though I've started my holiday break out with a cold.
But, I started my holidays out with A's and B's on report cards.
Also, I completed my story. It took a lot out of me to finish it before winter break. whew. I still have tons of editing and proofreading to do on it.
I have requests that I should already get the sequel started during winter break! @_@
Can't doooo! ><
Anyways, hope you have a happy winter! :3
Sanity break, i need those every two weeks….anywayz
Woo! schools almost over! I got most of my work done adn i have almost no worries!
Jess
there are only six people when I do them (though my church did one too, with about twenty kids)
I have writing to do, next chapters of long stories, a Christmas story, plus some more school most likely.
Did someone say ice cream?!?;D
Rj did!
Aww! I just sent away for some Minion Bling! Oh, well, It’ll just be a late Christmas gift! You must be so busy, Auntie Heather! Though, I hope every one has a merry Christmas!
Wow sounds like you guys sre going to have a graet ime , i’m just going to sit in a corner and read til the sun goes down
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Lmao.
Im not doing anything special on new years. Just watch my
Dad get drunk. x]=
My family pigs out on party snackage and watches movies ’till my parents get tired and go to bed or midnight.
You’re just doing that on Christmas, Minion 38-14? or were you talking about the whole break time?
Im having so much fun saying this to everyone!! Ahem!: Happy Christmas, Happy Chrismahanakwanzka, Happy New Years, Happy Holidays, Happy WhateverYouAreCelebreating!!!!
That is to every Minion IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!! and the ones commenting on Auntie Heather’s blog, im glad you get some ” down and out” time for the holidays, Auntie Heather, because the holidays is no time to be slacking on slacking off!
Wishing everyone safe trips to wherever they are going, Noodle!!!
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A safe trip for me to the chasms of my mind, cause that’s the furthest I’m going to anywhere this year I think!
Just x-mas, that’s all
you missed yule….
my brother said he’d take us suicide sleddding, its at the school here, there is a field -whoever wants to go there is allowed- and the hill is giantic and steep so my brother is taking us there for sledding, its gonna be so awesome, and dangerous, SUICIDEE SLEDDDDING!!!!!!!!!XD!!! I think we’re going on Christmas while my mom is cooking cause there won’t be anybody.
Merry Christmas Eve Eve!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! Then Tomorrow Is Christmas Eve~!~!!~!~!~!~!~! Then Its Christmas~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
o0o0o0o000o0o0o0o0o my heart is pounding!!!
luv AVL.
Whoo-hoo!!!
Merry Christmas Eve….
luv AVL
You too!
Hate to bring back up an old problem, but do you remember which wrist Vlad’s mark is on? I was reading the book last night and couldn’t remember.
Um I think it is on his left wrist, however i could be mistaken… would you like me to skim through the ending of the book and see?
luv AVL
I just read the ending, and I couldn’t find any mention of which wrist it was >_<
It's not that important, I was just trying to visualize the last scene and was confused.
Im with avl i have a feeling its on the left wrist
It’s on the left wrist, RJ
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MINIONS!!!
I knew it.
Solikesolike I got a ‘Norwegian’ hat and a Batman blanket from my grandparents for Christmas(their package arrived today) and I was walking around with the hat on and the blanket wrapped around me and my mom called me ‘Norwegian Batgirl’ and I said ‘I’m Batwegian!’
And yes you needed to know this. Merry Christmas!!!!
I'm not sure about ur time change, but right now, its 12:29 in MA, which means..
MERRY XMAS<333333!! ^^
Oh, and other holidays it may be for others =)
Or well, not everyone celebrates xmas, so, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!! i got a laptop!!!!!!! and books!!!!! and walmart gift card!!!! and money!!! and awesome clothes with skulls n stuff!!!! and a buncha scary movies!!!!! from my whole family all together,, yayayayayayayayayayayayay. meryy christmas, and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
luv AVL
I GOT A COMPUTER YESYESYES!!!!!
Andand a bunch of other awesome things.
Like BATMAN crap and socks and boots and….
Merry Christmas by the way, I hope everyone got exactly what they wanted. AND I hope that you all remember the REASON for the SEASON. Otherwise what point would there be in Christmas?
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good day/night
Yes, let’s not forget charity to those less fortunate and spending time with loved ones.
I hope you all had a happy holiday today (and to my Jewish Minions – keep on partying!).
Hm, not exactly the ‘reason’ I was talking about, and you sound half like you’re avoiding that one. But if you must, then whatever. Forcing arguments to start or criticizing people for thinking differently won’t get anyone very far, not here.
Personally, I think that if you’re going to celebrate Christmas then you should at least remember that we’re doing it to celebrate love. Even if you excuse all the facts out until all it is is a consumer holiday or whatnot, everyone has to say ‘whatever, your life’ to something.
I could break into song here but then someone might hunt me down and shoot me for doing it so I won’t. :\
“Love” IS charity and spending times with loved ones, RJ. As for your religious implications, let’s keep them off the blog, as there are better places for those kinds of discussions online.
The Minion Horde is made op of Muslims, Jews, Christians, Pagans, Atheist, Agnostics, Hindus, and everything in between…and I respect that by not discussing any religion on my blog or in my forum.
The Virgo in me will not rest until I say op=up. Phew!
I haven’t the slightest about what the last post meant. And I don’t know if I want to know.
I know this. And I think the whole conversation might have just been avoided if everyone had ignored me, as I tend to act stupid often. As you would know.
You’re not stupid, RJ, and Auntie Heather loves your quirky self
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