tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post2393980701410712622..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Cicadas, and Caterpillars, and Squirrels, Oh My!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90959947757589298112007-09-01T03:37:00.000-04:002007-09-01T03:37:00.000-04:00You are a great writer/story teller...Kids give y...You are a great writer/story teller...Kids give you lots to write about ... It sounds like you are a awesome mom..> Keep writing >> Marciamemama88https://www.blogger.com/profile/02985310340235297916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25369203748698107852007-08-31T18:45:00.000-04:002007-08-31T18:45:00.000-04:00Oh my Gosh! After I cleaned my monitor from the co...Oh my Gosh! <BR/>After I cleaned my monitor from the coffee I spit on it laughing about Spaz's catch, I almost peed my pants reading the comments from some of your fans. Great Blog! Thank you for sharing this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40872189033669649682007-08-30T14:36:00.000-04:002007-08-30T14:36:00.000-04:00I loved your ebay auction and have since subscribe...I loved your ebay auction and have since subscribed to your blog. I absolutely love it. I know you've heard it a million times before, but it strikes a chord with all of us who have more than one sweet little life-sucker that calls us "Mom". I write that with all the love in my heart!<BR/><BR/>The reason I decided to post a message to your "Cicadas caterpillars squirrels" blog is because I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59840452909476916312007-08-30T10:47:00.000-04:002007-08-30T10:47:00.000-04:00Thank-you so much for your honesty! Atleast they c...Thank-you so much for your honesty! Atleast they can realize they would not be a good parent!! I have 3 under 3 and I thought this was hard! You have given me great perspective. And I look forward to seeing where your path leads. May God Bless you and your wonderful family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14515016101880696422007-08-30T00:05:00.000-04:002007-08-30T00:05:00.000-04:00Now that squirrel story almost had me snorting che...Now that squirrel story almost had me snorting cheese puffs out of my nose! Thanks for getting back to the funny stuff and decreasing the gossipy stuff. In B-school I learned "Stick with your knittin'", i.e. do what you're good at - telling stories.<BR/>ShariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6233462326348565732007-08-29T22:26:00.000-04:002007-08-29T22:26:00.000-04:00This is too funny! This is my new favorite blog!!...This is too funny! This is my new favorite blog!! Ignore the mean posters - your kids sound like normal kids to me.<BR/><BR/>As for the friends, we have always have those showing up here too. In fact, Hoppy and Sleeping Beauty - crickets, are hopping aroung their new home right now. It's a bug habitat we got at Target. The crickets are being set free tomorrow morning.<BR/><BR/>My son tried toAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972761691655823307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-63493648272460144502007-08-29T18:22:00.000-04:002007-08-29T18:22:00.000-04:00Dawn,Been catching up on your blog and am laughing...Dawn,<BR/>Been catching up on your blog and am laughing hysterically! You are a hoot and I cannot wait til your book comes out! And I am surprised that Ellen DeGeneras or Oprah haven't contacted you yet.<BR/><BR/>And no..............you don't sound like a dork in your interview............................just a...................................Dorkbutt! haha sorry.....couldn't resist! <BR/><StampingJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016685275683259515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21844645985013791972007-08-29T14:42:00.000-04:002007-08-29T14:42:00.000-04:00I live in a place where all nature and wildlife ha...I live in a place where all nature and wildlife has been driven out (except whatever's living under our house), so we have to go places to get the squirrel and bug experience. I'm kinda thankful....kinda. 'Cause we're moving to the middle of nowhere. There are bugs with eyes that glow in red and/or green...maybe even both. That's so scary. And there are those little pod frogs that stick to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87719188611286165152007-08-29T12:15:00.000-04:002007-08-29T12:15:00.000-04:00LOLOL!! I wish my oldest son would catch squirrels...LOLOL!! <BR/><BR/>I wish my oldest son would catch squirrels. Instead he is trying to catch an alligator down the street from our house. Yes, I said an alli-freaking-gator. He keeps reassuring me that it is ONLY 3 feet long. Well, whew. Ya know how relieved THAT makes me.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790787955193833733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6339744210870105302007-08-29T10:21:00.000-04:002007-08-29T10:21:00.000-04:00Wow. I got this blog from another I read. The comm...Wow. I got this blog from another I read. The comment was rude. The blog is hysterically funny. And I just have one child. :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58396473204762014952007-08-29T08:14:00.000-04:002007-08-29T08:14:00.000-04:00Just for the record, squirrels do NOT carry rabie...Just for the record, squirrels do NOT carry rabies... My mom is animal control, (has been for 20 years) and a wildlife rehabilitator. We raised squirrels my entire life... just thought I'd share. very funny stuff btw. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491571967314077243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28946906002215535862007-08-28T22:54:00.000-04:002007-08-28T22:54:00.000-04:00I didn't want kids for years, and still know a cou...I didn't want kids for years, and still know a couple of other people who don't want them, ever. I at least realized I didn't want them because of fear. I needed to meet a guy I could have enough respect for and confidence in, to actually feel I could reproduce and not end up raising a kid alone or worse, with an incompetent goob. I joke about only driving a two-seater, so can't have more than Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16903378907987757992007-08-28T22:22:00.000-04:002007-08-28T22:22:00.000-04:00I am pregnant with my first child... and you scare...I am pregnant with my first child... and you scare me to death! (Just kidding!)Monson Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691770310023246631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14749664300574685042007-08-28T21:59:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:59:00.000-04:00Oh! Don't you LOVE the "friends" that they bring a...Oh! Don't you LOVE the "friends" that they bring around or imagine?<BR/>(My 3 year old was carrying around an imaginary friend named "Mattress" last week ;)).<BR/><BR/>The bugs are the best ones. My oldest son had an emptied butter dish full of ants that he kept for awhile(hidden in his room of course, until most of them got out and he HAD to tell me he was hiding them in there). Lately it's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31207578733017157342007-08-28T21:19:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:19:00.000-04:00Hey--Congrats!! I live in Tampa, Florida and caugh...Hey--Congrats!! I live in Tampa, Florida and caught the article in the St. Pete Times as well as the interview on US103.5 this morning. Skip did not read all of the post that you had on Ebay when you auctioned of the Pokemon cards, so am glad they had the article in the paper. I am not a mom--daddy of two daughters and have three grandchildren.<BR/>I have emailed the link to the Ebay article to razlfratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375838231339719652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52422843616663661802007-08-28T21:10:00.000-04:002007-08-28T21:10:00.000-04:00i am so happy for you. i honestly hope you can ma...i am so happy for you. i honestly hope you can make some good money while the coals are hot. i am rooting for you :)*Tanyetta*https://www.blogger.com/profile/14339189484151758472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6680537542792950742007-08-28T20:21:00.000-04:002007-08-28T20:21:00.000-04:00Once, when my youngest son was very young, while c...Once, when my youngest son was very young, while checking pockets for the laundry, I found a live toad. He had just recently came in and was getting ready for a bath. My loud scream sent him running to see what was wrong. When he saw the problem he said, "Oh, is that all, can we keep him?" / Well fast forward about 10 years and we moved into a new home, there was a white, yes, I repeat, a white Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86491054920637268342007-08-28T19:31:00.000-04:002007-08-28T19:31:00.000-04:00Please write a book! Some of the best America auth...Please write a book! Some of the best America authors have had no formal training. You're blog is awesome, makes me feel bad for my mom :pChristopher James Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239801356237458685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16632613764621736072007-08-28T18:15:00.000-04:002007-08-28T18:15:00.000-04:00I have tears in my eyes reading your posts! I jus...I have tears in my eyes reading your posts! I just read your ebay listing....halirous! You go Mom!!!jewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056686615261175591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37290866776009773632007-08-28T18:07:00.000-04:002007-08-28T18:07:00.000-04:00I guess I should be relieved that my son only brin...I guess I should be relieved that my son only brings rocks in the house to (break my dryer) uh, collect.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600711458051601834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8653764105780097602007-08-28T16:57:00.000-04:002007-08-28T16:57:00.000-04:00Ok .. Miss Teen South Carolina must have written t...Ok .. Miss Teen South Carolina must have written that comment .. 'such as' ;)<BR/><BR/>If you didn't catch it .. http://youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww<BR/><BR/>Have a great day.ACMillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862003318106072254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87959267140433589342007-08-28T16:49:00.000-04:002007-08-28T16:49:00.000-04:00Your 3 year old must be quick.Your 3 year old must be quick.bigwhitehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526701377764387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52465467701476638452007-08-28T16:33:00.000-04:002007-08-28T16:33:00.000-04:00Let's see the "Super Nanny" spend a year with one ...Let's see the "Super Nanny" spend a year with one of those families, without a production crew, wardrobe assistant and makeup artist following her around. Seriously, like she knows what parenting is about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3692892654802371912007-08-28T15:50:00.000-04:002007-08-28T15:50:00.000-04:00My girlfriend forwarded your site to me. I can rel...My girlfriend forwarded your site to me. I can relate. I have four kiddos and they are an adventure. This summer we spent getting rabies shots because my 8yr old son "rescued a bat from the sun" and got bit in the process. <BR/>I stopped putting my hands in their pockets when I found the dead tad pole and crayfish. <BR/>I would buy your book. I love knowing I'm not alone in this adventure in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65625448180707728652007-08-28T15:41:00.000-04:002007-08-28T15:41:00.000-04:00Okay, now I am green with envy! Is that the cater...Okay, now I am green with envy! Is that the caterpillar of a <I>luna moth</I> that you rejected? What I wouldn't give for one of those! I love to raise caterpillars and see them emerge into gorgeous butterflies and moths! <BR/><BR/>Okay, I know--that's weird. And I do understand an aversion to creepy-crawlies in your house!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com