FUDGE AND VERN Are Featured in the September Issue of Pontoon and Deck Boat Magazine!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Now, before you naysayers start accusing me of shamelessly promoting Fudge and Vern yet again, I would like to assure you that is not the case at all, but rather just an announcement that FUDGE AND VERN are featured in the September issue of PDB Magazine (Pontoon & Deck Boat Magazine).  If you have never heard of the magazine, neither had I, until I was contacted by Katie, the assistant editor of the magazine, who was looking for lifestyle stories, and came across my blogs on Doodlekisses about boating with our dogs. The power of the Internet is truly amazing.  We went back and forth via email and she stated she had pitched the story that she was lovingly calling, “The Doodle Boat Story,” at an editorial meeting and everyone loved it. 

 

At first, I only told my husband and daughters, because I was not sure it would really happen. Once I realized it was really going to happen, even though I am a shy and unassuming kind of person, I forced myself to start telling more people and I requested that my husband and children start calling me E.B. White.   So far, the new name has not caught on, but one of them did ask me if E.B. stood for elderly braggart. I did let Katie know that Fudge, Vern, and I would be available to sign autographs at local boat shows, but so far she has not gotten back to me on that point.

 

This is my first experience with the magazine world and they took excerpts from several of my blogs and made it into a story.  I have to tell you this was hard for me.  My blogs are my babies and having someone else decide what to use and what to change bothered me, although I was happy to have an article written and they were very understanding.  I stressed over the wording at times and even asked for one last minute change because I was worried Tim, who sold us the boat, might not like being called, “the boat guy.”  Mind you, the article mentions using the automatic anchor on my mother if she gets out of line on the boat and that part didn’t concern me at all.  I am anticipating another debacle, however, because even though we talked about drowning her, my mother’s main concern will be that they did not include her full name.

 

Luckily, I have my friend, Rose, whose name is in the article, and she put it all into perspective when she said, “Laurie, who really reads Pontoon magazines anyways?”  She was the same kind of help when I asked her to listen to the speech I wrote for my daughter’s wedding.  My daughter had one request…that the speech be funny…and I agonized over every sentence and painstakingly worked on it night after night and when I read it to Rose the first time, she nodded off in parts and later said, “I think I would have laughed more, if I hadn’t been so sleepy.” 

 

The article is out now, but because the magazine is geared towards boaters, it can mostly be found at locations where there are marinas and big lakes nearby.   If anyone is interested in reading the article and can’t find a magazine in your area, you can go to this link: http://read.uberflip.com/i/78794/37

Or if you are dying to see the entire magazine, their website is at pdbmagazine.com and it has instructions there on how to get the latest digital issue. The article is called, A Doodle Boat, A Pontoon Just for Fudge and Vern!  It is in the September issue.  The website still says August, but should be updated shortly. Please note the only compensation I get for this is my ego gets fed!

 

I am already worried that when the story hits the newsstands, the paparazzi will be swarming our area in the hopes of getting a picture of Fudge and Vern.  The dogs must have heard me telling this to my husband the other night, because they now insist on wearing disguises when we are out in public.

 

Thank you to DoodleKisses.  I didn’t know how much I loved writing until I started on DK and I appreciate everyone taking the time to read my stuff. 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Kaytlin!!

[Camilla and Darwin]

How exciting!! Do you think I could get Fudge and Vern's paw prints? I am so proud that I knew them before they were famous. Hopefully it doesn't go to their heads. 

And it's about time someone published your blogs! I hope you write a book someday, that would be awesome.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank you so much, Camilla!! Yes, they would love to send you their paw prints :)

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Congratulations EB!  Today Pontoon & Deck Boat Magazine, tomorrow the New Yorker!  You'll be doing lunch with Anna Quindlen soon!!  But you can't stop writing for DK!!!!!!!!!! 

OH, and great disguises for F & V. Nobody will notice them in...WTD is on their heads?, Yep, they'll just melt into the background. Who has these "ears" laying around the house?  ROTFL.  

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Cheryl, You would be surprised at the costumes I have lying around the house for my dogs....LOL!! They don't just wear robes. Those are mouse ears, by the way :) Thank you so much!!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Laurie, this is so awesome and it is wonderful that you are sharing your amazing doodles talent with the world.  Tara asked if she could have Fudge and Vern's your autograph as she has never know anyone famous before. I'm so glad to see that your talent has not gone unnoticed beyond the walls of DK!  Congratulations!!!

Today Pontoon and Deck Boats tomorrow the World!!! 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank you, Ricki!! I know how surprised you are....LOL!! Of course, Tara can have my autograph. Let me work on it first :) LOL

[Lori, Rooney & Zuzu]

This...is...AWESOME!! I am going to the link right now....

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank you, Lori!!

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

Congratulations Laurie!  I always knew your blogs were good and they should be shared outside DK.  This is just the beginning...you can go far!  Keep up the blogging!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank you, Nancie!! I will never stop blogging :)

[Christine & Camus]

Absolutely Fabulous!!!  Still think you should write a book, possible title "The Doodle Chronicles".  Congratulations, it is a great article.