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Movies I like
Legally Blonde
Rudy
Bells of St. Mary's
Remember the Titans
Brian's Song
To Sir With Love
7 Brides for 7 Brothers
The Longest Yard
King and I
Sound of Music
Wish Upon a Star
Freaky Friday
Eloise at Christmas
Books that moved me
Torey Hayden's books: Beautiful Child, One Child, Tiger's Child, Somebody Else's Kids
Street Lawyer by John Grisham
Nicholas Sparks books: A Walk To Remember, The Notebook
Marley & Me by John Grogan
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
Rescuing Sprite by Mark Levin
Karen Kingsbury's books: Gideon's Gift, Hannah's Hope
My Funny Dad, Harry by Karen Arlettaz Zemek
Music I listen to
Classical
Country
Sirius Love Station (no commercials!)
60s
Country
Sirius Love Station (no commercials!)
60s
Interesting facts about me
I just wrote my first book last year about my dad and me right after he died called "My Funny Dad, Harry." I am married to Gerard, a wonderful husband, and have a cat, Spunky Doodle. I love teaching a 5th grade boys Sunday School class and am on the puppet team at Parma Heights Baptist Church. I like playing tennis, bowling, watching sports on TV, playing games on www.pogo.com, participating in forums on My Space (www.myspace.com/kzemek), Shelfari (www.shelfari.com/kzemek), Goodreads (www.goodreads.com/kzemek) and obviously judging by my book shelf on here, reading. I also like taking pictures and have some posted on viewbug.com and photobucket.com. Sometimes I sell items on eBay.
I never planned to become an author, but here I am! Please be kind. I just wrote "My Funny Dad, Harry" as a memorial to my dad after he died this past February. I just had so many thoughts about him racing through my head at night that I couldn't sleep, so decided to write about him. I realized what a wonderful dad he really was and how amazing as well as funny. Growing up, I always thought my parents were funny (as do most kids, I expect), and often said they should have a TV comedy show called the "Mom and Pop" show.
Here's a quick, entertaining way to find out what made my dad, Harry, such a wonderful father and an amazing, very unique person:
Check out a short video about my dad at with link below:
By writing this book, I thought it would be a great way to share my dad with others and keep his memory alive. I also thought it could be an encouragement to
others who are caring for aging parents as well as giving some tips on being a good, caring person. I enjoyed writing this book very much because it helped
me work through my grief.
In the end I include an epilogue that tells how God helped me through the really tough days after my dad's death when I just felt so overwhelmed with
everything that needed to be taken care of. Included at the very end of the book are several appendices which list names of people mentioned, all his cats
because there were a lot to keep straight, list of places mentioned and one that gives some spiritual help for those seeking a personal relationship with
God. This part can be easily skipped if it is of no interest to you; however, I felt compelled to include it for those who may find it helpful.
I was thrilled to hear from one of my co-workers who purchased this book that her two girls saw it on the car seat when she picked them up from school and started looking at it. The cat pictures caught their attention because they love cats and they started reading it before mom even got the chance to read it herself. I think that's great. My dad would be pleased too! He always liked kids and enjoyed watching the neighbor children play.
Check out my webpage at http://www.outskirtspress.com/myfunnydadharry for more about "My Funny Dad, Harry". You can listen to an audio clip from me and read an excerpt from the book.
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| Re: Favorite parts? | Reply | 04/18/08 |
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| Re: wicca | Reply | 04/18/08 |
| Re: Heartbreaking Ending (spoilers) | Reply | 04/18/08 |
| Re: is this book worth reading? | Reply | 04/18/08 |
| Re: Nineteen Minutes | Reply | 04/18/08 |
| Re: My thoughts | Reply | 04/18/08 |
| Re: I hated josi's boyfriend | Reply | 04/18/08 |
| Re: My Response | Reply | 04/18/08 |
| Re: movie? | Reply | 04/18/08 |
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Being an Author is New to Me
04/19/08 14:48:15 | 0 Comments
I was so excited to finish writing a book about my dad in his memory after he died. I really felt it was something God wanted me to do because I just couldn't sleep when all these memories kept coming into my head and I realized what a wonderful, amazing and funny man he was. The verse in Micah 6:8 that says " . . . what doth the Lord require of thee, but do do justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" popped into my head and I thought, "Boy, dad sure was a...
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