tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post4834335548220463589..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Toilet Fixing 101Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54395499247202752322008-08-09T12:01:00.000-04:002008-08-09T12:01:00.000-04:00Haha....love the instructional video.Haha....love the instructional video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58757764738748026692008-08-08T20:54:00.000-04:002008-08-08T20:54:00.000-04:00I love this. My first time over. What a great blog...I love this. My first time over. What a great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52961925076206649362008-08-08T10:31:00.000-04:002008-08-08T10:31:00.000-04:00Got so much from your 'Self help video.'I'm sendin...Got so much from your 'Self help video.'<BR/><BR/>I'm sending it to TLC, perhaps there's a show just waiting for you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24529260524471408082008-08-08T01:32:00.000-04:002008-08-08T01:32:00.000-04:00Dawn! LOVE YOUR VIDEO!!!! CRACKED UP OVER IT!I thi...Dawn! LOVE YOUR VIDEO!!!! CRACKED UP OVER IT!<BR/><BR/>I think you need to start a weekly installment of Dawn's DIY tips on your blog! Fabulous!<BR/><BR/>And your hair looks really great pulled back like that--I like it like that!<BR/><BR/>11 more days till school starts for moi; how about you!?!?!<BR/><BR/>Did you hear that??!?!? I think it's BRIO CALLING!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75160204330979274002008-08-07T22:33:00.000-04:002008-08-07T22:33:00.000-04:00you're generous. I let my 4 kids use 2 for pee and...you're generous. I let my 4 kids use 2 for pee and 4 for poop. If they can't get it done in 4 they can flush and get a second round of tp. :)TiddliwinkDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629450738813067873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7657868188524901212008-08-07T21:42:00.000-04:002008-08-07T21:42:00.000-04:00OMG -- I could have used this video YESTERDAY! Wh...OMG -- I could have used this video YESTERDAY! When my soon to be 5yr old did that exact thing, the ONLY difference was that the water was all the way to the top of the bowl and it was still brown (I wish that meant it was murky) lol<BR/><BR/>By the way, why do they feel the need to flush it 4 times in order for them to finally say "Mom, the water is going too high" ARGH -- KIDLETS!<BR/><BR/>LaLahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00590069653474631439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35831349595369368282008-08-07T20:57:00.000-04:002008-08-07T20:57:00.000-04:00Thank you, that was very funny.Sometimes we would ...Thank you, that was very funny.<BR/>Sometimes we would find large wads of toilet paper in the wastebasket too, and when I ask who did it, everyone says they did not do it.Don't you hate that?Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345180477041749388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48778280825844713952008-08-07T20:21:00.000-04:002008-08-07T20:21:00.000-04:00I love your vid. You MUST do more Vlogs for us. ...I love your vid. You MUST do more Vlogs for us. I was cracking up at the "freak out" part. Actually, the part about the clean towels had me rolling too(it's always the clean towels that have to be used to clean up the floods in the house). <BR/><BR/>I'm seriously considering padlocking the bathroom door like those parents did on Wife Swap(I swear, that was the ONLY episode I watched. Okay..TheHMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039624607685855586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13269538419447885112008-08-07T18:44:00.000-04:002008-08-07T18:44:00.000-04:00Hi Dawn,I have a couple of things to say. First, t...Hi Dawn,<BR/>I have a couple of things to say. First, the interview was very good. But since it is a 5 minute mom thing, you ended up 3-1/2 minutes short. It should have been longer.<BR/><BR/>The TOI-DIY was fantastic. A real hoot. Your tips gave me an idea. How about only leaving 6 squares near the toilet? Keep the roll out of Clay reach, if that is possible.<BR/><BR/>And finally, around our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53419622700883446222008-08-07T16:24:00.000-04:002008-08-07T16:24:00.000-04:00I have to admit I've been reading your blog for qu...I have to admit I've been reading your blog for quite some time now and the thoughts of "my kid would NEVER do HALF the stuff her kids do" actually crossed my mind. Now that my son has gotten older and mobile - he's a disaster and I have a feeling I'll be posting things to make people wonder if I even WATCH my own kids. It truely is amazing to see the difference b/w boys and girls and how much Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015643445808703915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12900136484275892592008-08-07T14:12:00.000-04:002008-08-07T14:12:00.000-04:00Dawn, seriously. Those girls from the 5 minutes f...Dawn, seriously. Those girls from the 5 minutes for Mom blog...could they have asked you worse questions! Gosh, they were annoying! You looked fabulous though! I tried to go get a "Dawn" cut last night at the salon! Yours came out cuter...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11574862989174562828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37654120310313666162008-08-07T13:45:00.000-04:002008-08-07T13:45:00.000-04:00When my kids were about 3 & 5 my husband walke...When my kids were about 3 & 5 my husband walked into the downstairs bathroom and at the top of his lungs yelled, "OH. MY. GO . . !!! You two get in here right now." I knew that I needed to stay put upstairs.<BR/><BR/>He then "informed" them that if they ever, ever needed that much toilet paper to wipe their butts they either neededed to "get a washrag or take a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90971510861499885472008-08-07T13:40:00.000-04:002008-08-07T13:40:00.000-04:00MY solution? It's worked for my first three kids (...MY solution? It's worked for my first three kids (the 4th might enjoy it.) THEY have to dig out the goop and poop, all the while I'm reminding them not to drop their poop on themselves. It's especially effective if some of the urine water splashes on their favorite shirt.<BR/><BR/>Problem solved. None of them have every done it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18234383163751814822008-08-07T13:15:00.000-04:002008-08-07T13:15:00.000-04:00That was cute. You are too funny!!!That was cute. You are too funny!!!Shanana73https://www.blogger.com/profile/02919130495209986511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-19321489729763142872008-08-07T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-07T11:42:00.000-04:00One of my kids flushed a tippy cup many years ago....One of my kids flushed a tippy cup many years ago. We tried plunging the toilet, using a snake and finally took the toilet off and while looking down the hole trying to find out WHY the snake wouldn't move- saw the tippy cup in the bottom of the toilet. It was stuck in the hole where the toilet attaches to the floor. It obviously went down much easier than it came out because I had to break Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956170526105416459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31413692464787683442008-08-07T10:27:00.000-04:002008-08-07T10:27:00.000-04:00Hoo boy . . . been there, done that! Like the time...Hoo boy . . . been there, done that! Like the time my son when he was two tried to flush his Hot Wheels car down the toilet. LOL Too funny. <BR/><BR/>Btw, who won the bluetooth hands free device on your other blog???BandKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111197063546332024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59922925454530595572008-08-07T10:00:00.000-04:002008-08-07T10:00:00.000-04:00I enjoyed both videos. Makeup or not, you look gr...I enjoyed both videos. Makeup or not, you look great. (That's to make up for the comment I put on 5 Minute Mom.) <BR/><BR/>I'll bet you curse like a sailor when the camera is not on.<BR/><BR/>I do have one question. Did the child actually, umm.... "use" that roll, and THEN throw it in, or did she just toss the thing in for her entertainment pleasure?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965400321043093038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-22849861119711821562008-08-07T09:59:00.000-04:002008-08-07T09:59:00.000-04:00Wow, it must be nice to have a hubby that can do t...Wow, it must be nice to have a hubby that can do that. Mine looks at the toilet like it was an alien. I'm the one that knows how to pull the little lever up inside the tank and gets to shove their hand in there to unplug it. Thank goodness for plastic gloves!Debbie @ Three Weddingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778199494515694006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70351981745232629972008-08-07T09:47:00.000-04:002008-08-07T09:47:00.000-04:00Great tutorial, Dawn! Totally cracked me up. And...Great tutorial, Dawn! Totally cracked me up. And so accurate, too.... I'm actually trying to teach my wee ones that they may have only two squares for poops and one square for pee so that when they take 15, they aren't taking 60.<BR/><BR/>(And a side note on the video - is it supposed to be a nearly black and say the video is no longer available?)<BR/><BR/>And I loved the fact that the video Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23225700869223700282008-08-07T09:23:00.000-04:002008-08-07T09:23:00.000-04:00Dawn, I work in an office where we share a washroo...Dawn, I work in an office where we share a washroom with other offices. Your plight is not uncommon here and our rolls of TP are three times the size! Thanks for the video and laughs.<BR/><BR/>KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9817422761484834612008-08-07T08:57:00.000-04:002008-08-07T08:57:00.000-04:00Nice interview! I like reading your blog day to da...Nice interview! I like reading your blog day to day. I may not always comment, but love the material.<BR/>Keep it up!MaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77381268559649540212008-08-07T08:11:00.000-04:002008-08-07T08:11:00.000-04:00Also...good job on the interview. = )Also...good job on the interview. = )Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29764089252856289262008-08-07T08:07:00.000-04:002008-08-07T08:07:00.000-04:00You're a nut! But I loved the video!! Did your h...You're a nut! But I loved the video!! Did your hubby reach his hand in there and retrieve the clogger? He's a brave man!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49575514910433924292008-08-07T06:39:00.000-04:002008-08-07T06:39:00.000-04:00That was hilarious!!!! But you forgot the most im...That was hilarious!!!! But you forgot the most important thing: anything that can get stuck in a toilet, can get unstuck using a plunger, a good swift, strong up and down motion, until the offending object gets loosened up and then it flushes normally or shows itself so you can grab it. Trust me, I live in an old house, clay tile pipes running outside and no clean out trap outside our house. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208640987667923222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37095010078682476182008-08-07T06:21:00.000-04:002008-08-07T06:21:00.000-04:00It says the video is no longer available..??It says the video is no longer available..??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com