What is ILYPANTS, you ask?
It stands for “I Love You Plus a 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. 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 realized I had enough notes and stories to compile a book, which I have created. My first book was Notes to Stephanie: Middle Aged Love Letters and Life Stories. The notes are in chronological order and cover 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. 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 book 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.
The third “Notes” book contains events and stories about my two children. This book recounts all types of stories about my kids when they were growing up. Favorite pets, being sick, seeing the grandparents, their hobbies, holidays, such as Christmas, their personalities, and the flow of life itself as things and circumstances changed.
A fourth book, in the outline phase now, will be about my childhood and family. I am also thinking about a fifth book, which could contain just about anything at this point. The entire group of books will be called The Notes Series.
Any middle-aged person who has been married can identify with the stories I have put together. That is the point of my work. This set of books tells a story that many of you have lived over the years. Perhaps they will remind or 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.
Click Here for sample audio chapters. On Amazon, each book has the “Look Inside” feature, so you can explore the contents as well. You can also learn more by clicking here or by visiting my Goodreads page.
Thanks for visiting,
Jeffery W. Turner, Author