tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post2035531786454612937..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Why Does Your Backpack Smell Like Feet?Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40866120476488224002007-10-26T22:06:00.000-04:002007-10-26T22:06:00.000-04:00I know that EXACT smell of rotten chocolate milk. ...I know that EXACT smell of rotten chocolate milk. It must be one of the nastiest smells of all time! You have my great admiration for being able to clean it up without barfing - ugh!AdriansCrazyLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463022076036044242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87696104587693209592007-10-09T17:35:00.000-04:002007-10-09T17:35:00.000-04:00Yeah I recently had a run in with old milk. The st...Yeah I recently had a run in with old milk. The state of NC seized my vehicle on my way home with a full shopping trips worth of groceries in the trunk. By the time I played the I-don't-know game with the entire police department, several towing companies, and the DMV, two weeks had gone by. And if you think it's hot up there in chicago, just add ten degrees for NC. <BR/><BR/>When I made it out Rotgut McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342340005742431174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48864471835599334342007-10-08T21:22:00.000-04:002007-10-08T21:22:00.000-04:00first of all, i love the look of your new blog! v...first of all, i love the look of your new blog! very classy. and just wanted to let you know that if you leave milk out long enough, it will start to smell like a dead animal. i learned that from the sippy cup that i found under my bed several months ago with SOLID "homemade" cheese inside it. i do not know how long it had been there and we no longer have that cup.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627031046995935838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70856126218560520372007-10-08T17:22:00.000-04:002007-10-08T17:22:00.000-04:00A great blog would be what goes into the trash can...A great blog would be what goes into the trash can at your home. I can't imagine the amount of garbage, child things and just trash that gets put out each week! Lots of family = lots of trash!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12704345133286247652007-10-08T13:49:00.000-04:002007-10-08T13:49:00.000-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W95Y8hNQiH8I hope t...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W95Y8hNQiH8<BR/><BR/><BR/>I hope this link works for ya. Anita is so funny. She speaks at for a little conference called <BR/>"Women of Faith." Okay, it's not a little conference really!<BR/>Here is her website, just in case this link doesn't work.<BR/>www.anitarenfroe.com <BR/>I am wondering if I can sing this song to our four little girls every morning and just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45318321162992034962007-10-08T08:18:00.000-04:002007-10-08T08:18:00.000-04:00I wish I could say I've never seen curdled chocola...I wish I could say I've never seen curdled chocolate milk... and fossilized food that lives under the sofa cushion.. but I have, and my life is forever changed.<BR/><BR/>The really funny part is that we have a black lab who functions as a garbage disposal (so much as we will let her). WHY does it not occur to him to feed the unwanted food to the dog... like a normal kid? <BR/><BR/>At my mom's Kiteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896859491145226162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15522021397110757532007-10-08T00:43:00.000-04:002007-10-08T00:43:00.000-04:00I love the book "Squid will always be Squid" by Jo...I love the book "Squid will always be Squid" by John Sciezka. In there, you will find a wonderful tale of grasshopper, grasshopper-mom and "I don't know."<BR/><BR/>have fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84235972469052397262007-10-08T00:36:00.000-04:002007-10-08T00:36:00.000-04:00Now, you all laugh about your kids leaving foodstu...Now, you all laugh about your kids leaving foodstuffs in their packs...well I have a husband that does that! I am constantly missing Tupperware, my good dishes, even silverware. I've opened up his truck only to be slapped in the face with the stench of semi-clean dissecting kits (he's a bio teacher and for some reason that I can't quite figure out they are in his truck vs. his classroom). <BR/><Meaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780952086951979501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40365788936685946332007-10-07T21:43:00.000-04:002007-10-07T21:43:00.000-04:00When my brother was in high school, he is now 33. ...When my brother was in high school, he is now 33. He was also working full time. My mom and I went downstairs (his room was at the bottom of the stairs)to finish laundry and there was a stinch. We started to search his room. He was usually a good person so mom did not mind looking through his room to find what ever had died. His girlfriend had showed up a little early as he was due to get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72733039002153156972007-10-07T16:40:00.000-04:002007-10-07T16:40:00.000-04:00LOL! that is so funny! (sorry)LOL! that is so funny! (sorry)stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695534601748958088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32568394630447145962007-10-07T14:15:00.000-04:002007-10-07T14:15:00.000-04:00hello? you haven't blogged since Thursday. where a...hello? you haven't blogged since Thursday. where are you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39079995389666400572007-10-07T13:56:00.000-04:002007-10-07T13:56:00.000-04:00Congratulations on raising a great kid. I teach h...Congratulations on raising a great kid. I teach high school, and acts like Jackson's are one of the reasons I go to work every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23352990713114448712007-10-07T11:59:00.000-04:002007-10-07T11:59:00.000-04:00Dawn - I just dropped back by - sorry I'm posting ...Dawn - I just dropped back by - sorry I'm posting twice on the same post. I wanted to share:<BR/><BR/>There are 23 days left and counting, ladies . . . if you have the most wonderful husband in the world, you need to nominated him!<BR/><BR/>I know there are other wonderful husbands out there. Until midnight November 30, 2007 I will be taking nominations via this email address ces@Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986635883342034311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6588451592136141942007-10-07T11:49:00.000-04:002007-10-07T11:49:00.000-04:00I'm an only child, but I think my parents had thei...I'm an only child, but I think my parents had their hands full enough when I was a kid!! I used to check out encyclopedias from the library because Mom was the school librarian and I wanted to impress her with my reading skills.<BR/><BR/>I also can't forget the time I came home from Brownie camp and a scorpion crawled out of my backpack as my mom was unpacking it...I'll bet she would have much Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416173821232337972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33829373939439741102007-10-07T07:12:00.000-04:002007-10-07T07:12:00.000-04:00Just put his bag in the fridge at night...? I baby...Just put his bag in the fridge at night...? <BR/><BR/>I babysat for a couple kids every day when I was in high school. The girl would take a sip from a tiny carton of milk every day, decide she didn't want it, and stash it under the couch. I found them all one day, and they were quite chunky. It scarred me for life.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752344076797977728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69237136963723613612007-10-07T01:28:00.000-04:002007-10-07T01:28:00.000-04:00Been checkin' your blog daily. Miss it. My guess...Been checkin' your blog daily. Miss it. My guess is that you're busy with your project/s (and kids, of course). And I hope the absence is not from sickness.<BR/><BR/>We miss you.<BR/><BR/>Annjanette (e-Bamazon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23208346609547549472007-10-07T00:23:00.000-04:002007-10-07T00:23:00.000-04:00My favorite thing about your blog is that you don'...My favorite thing about your blog is that you don't sound like you are whining and complaining - you just use a bit of humor and sarcasm to make your point. <BR/><BR/>I also ALWAYS get the idea that you actually are amused by your children and are genuinely fond of them. I'm so glad you aren't up here berating them and telling the world how much you hate being a mother. <BR/><BR/>It seems that jenerekfamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218918332528833809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61071711557855664072007-10-06T23:15:00.000-04:002007-10-06T23:15:00.000-04:00I have seven kids so if I get the invitation it is...I have seven kids so if I get the invitation it is unusual, if I remember to get a present anything more then two hours before the party and if I even remember the party I am amazed. Heck, I am happy if I remember to pick up my kid. Sometimes amongst the noise and chaos, I forget one is missing.<BR/><BR/>My kids are bad about cleaning out their backpacks as well. One time I found a half eaten Colleen murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858204854681148758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16074429089317165982007-10-06T22:59:00.000-04:002007-10-06T22:59:00.000-04:00It was always scary going through my boys backback...It was always scary going through my boys backbacks and pockets for that matter, bugs, rocks, old old food and sticky candy, Never chocolate milk though...<BR/><BR/><BR/> JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20857767137268513222007-10-06T22:38:00.000-04:002007-10-06T22:38:00.000-04:00Thanks for reminding us that we're all human. I d...Thanks for reminding us that we're all human. I don't feel so alone or stupid when I read about the same things happening to you that always seem to happen to me. = )Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83044910419673815752007-10-06T22:20:00.000-04:002007-10-06T22:20:00.000-04:00Hey! Just got your link on eBay for the Pokemon c...Hey!<BR/><BR/> Just got your link on eBay for the Pokemon cards... then another friend sent me your blog! It's nice to know we mothers are NOT alone! LOL! Have a great night!"Kreative Karma"https://www.blogger.com/profile/01501627450994150274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39150844046532846522007-10-06T15:16:00.000-04:002007-10-06T15:16:00.000-04:00When my DS was about 10 (old enough to know better...When my DS was about 10 (old enough to know better) he put a plastic bottle of chocolate milk on his bedside table - next to the radiator. It is was in the run up to Christmas and I work in retail. I didn't go into his room for a few days. Until that is the chocolate milk exploded all over his bedroom, even then I only found out at bedtime when I came in from workNina Boardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617403704662429374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87852798820030590822007-10-06T14:22:00.000-04:002007-10-06T14:22:00.000-04:00Hi - Even tho I am a grandmother, I try to read yo...Hi - Even tho I am a grandmother, I try to read your blog every day.<BR/>You have a wonderful sense of humor, which will keep you sane.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't find your blog from 10/5, is "smelly feet" your most recent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20922630796996141942007-10-06T14:12:00.000-04:002007-10-06T14:12:00.000-04:00OK, normally, I would share a story of my own that...OK, normally, I would share a story of my own that is similar to what's happened in your blog, but today I just want to say thanks. As a parent of a child with moderate autism I am just so greatful that there are kids like your son in the world. My greatest fear is teasing and bullying, but stories like that really give me such amazing hope. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for raising Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36573678075746732012007-10-06T13:06:00.000-04:002007-10-06T13:06:00.000-04:00Love your writing style! Brings me back to the "go...Love your writing style! Brings me back to the "good old days" of kids and backpacks.knitterykatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129868035345328967noreply@blogger.com