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Offline RuthD

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #30 on: July 20, 2012, 10:42 PM »
Thanks for celebrating with me! Pam and RuthD - got to meet Kathleen on a trip to San Diego last week. She's even more fabulous in person (is that possible?)!

Lori, that's great! So happy you're one of our "agency sisters", and that your PB found an excellent home at Harper Childrens!

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #31 on: July 20, 2012, 10:43 PM »
 :yay Lori!  :yay

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #32 on: July 20, 2012, 10:47 PM »
CONGRATS! CONGRATS!!!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #33 on: July 20, 2012, 11:02 PM »
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Fabulous news!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #34 on: July 20, 2012, 11:34 PM »
Awesome!  :congratulations

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #35 on: July 21, 2012, 03:40 AM »
Congratulations! Super news!

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #36 on: July 21, 2012, 05:04 AM »
Lori, I'm so happy for you and Backhoe Joe!

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #37 on: July 21, 2012, 06:50 AM »
Big congrats, Lori! That's amazing news!!!! What a fun story and a great deal!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #38 on: July 21, 2012, 08:30 AM »
 :yay

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #39 on: July 21, 2012, 08:36 AM »
 :yay Congrats!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #40 on: July 21, 2012, 10:53 AM »
Congrats, Lori! That's fantastic...and the book sounds adorable!!!   :yay

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #41 on: July 21, 2012, 10:55 AM »
Way to go! Congrats.

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #42 on: July 21, 2012, 02:21 PM »
Wooo hooo!  How very exciting for you.
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #43 on: July 21, 2012, 04:47 PM »
congratulations :exclamationpoint:  What fabulous news!!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #44 on: July 21, 2012, 06:37 PM »
Hooray!  :phat

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #45 on: July 21, 2012, 08:29 PM »
Congrats!!!  What a great success story!! Happy for you!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #46 on: July 21, 2012, 09:03 PM »
Hurray for you, Lori!  Great news like yours gives the rest of us hope!

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #47 on: July 22, 2012, 12:42 PM »
Wow, wow, WOW!!!  And a two book PB deal that's "very nice" is so beyond "very nice" -- that's HUGE!  Congrats!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #48 on: July 22, 2012, 12:59 PM »
That is AMAZING! Congratulations! It sounds like a wonderful, fun story.

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #49 on: July 22, 2012, 04:54 PM »
I think I congratted on Twitter, but just in case, CONGRATS!!!  :guitar:
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #50 on: July 22, 2012, 05:15 PM »
 :partytime  Congrats!!

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #51 on: July 23, 2012, 10:03 AM »
Awesome, Lori! :drumroll  I love hearing such exciting pb news! Congrats on the 'very nice' and on the two-book deal.
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #52 on: July 23, 2012, 11:28 AM »
So great, Lori!

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #53 on: July 23, 2012, 02:44 PM »
Congratulations, Lori. May it be the first of many.

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #54 on: July 24, 2012, 06:54 AM »
YAY! So happy for you. Congratulations!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #55 on: July 24, 2012, 07:04 AM »
Congratulations!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #56 on: July 24, 2012, 03:12 PM »
Congrats!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #57 on: July 25, 2012, 08:33 PM »
 :cheerleader Awesome news, Lori! I knew your story was a winner!

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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #58 on: July 25, 2012, 08:44 PM »
Thanks again for all the cheers!
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Re: Sold first PB(s) to Harper Children's!
« Reply #59 on: July 25, 2012, 09:21 PM »
Way to go, Lori! Super premise! :)