tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post4944171290579391293..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Green Goblin Strikes AgainDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-92219202119938471592008-01-24T22:54:00.000-05:002008-01-24T22:54:00.000-05:00OMG... That is too funny. OF course not to you. Th...OMG... That is too funny. OF course not to you. That is something my girls would do even though they are 2 & 3. How long did that take you to clean up?Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192775930704612544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23218768221050235622008-01-24T00:10:00.000-05:002008-01-24T00:10:00.000-05:00fabulous! sounds like you have a very busy househ...fabulous! sounds like you have a very busy household. i love the picture you have on the top of your blog, so adorable!Elizabeth Byler Yountshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063220668900409811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47504351049428548882008-01-23T22:24:00.000-05:002008-01-23T22:24:00.000-05:00HA HA!!! That is SOOO Funny - especially since it ...HA HA!!! That is SOOO Funny - especially since it was you and not me ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm so proud of your kids though, they washed their hands when they finished. That's GREAT! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49452106620811734122008-01-23T14:49:00.000-05:002008-01-23T14:49:00.000-05:00That so tops the day my daughter decided to see wh...That so tops the day my daughter decided to see what happens with you throw eggs on the kitchen floor. Twelve of them. But at least it was contained to the kitchen floor!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715187918892679058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23301795782940366062008-01-22T21:23:00.000-05:002008-01-22T21:23:00.000-05:00Dawn,I have been meaning to post a comment for mon...Dawn,<BR/>I have been meaning to post a comment for months but never seem to have enough time. I read your blog at work but our firewall blocks access to the picture and to the comments. So I have to save up enough energy to check out your blog at night. <BR/><BR/>I have only 5 kids and used to yell at them for every little thing. Since I found your blog this summer, I have tried to find the CohoesMom5https://www.blogger.com/profile/00303797987653584301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-341993023008256162008-01-22T20:19:00.000-05:002008-01-22T20:19:00.000-05:00Boy, that looks familiar. I figure I will have nic...Boy, that looks familiar. I figure I will have nice furniture and a clean freshly painted house when the kids grow up. I sure don't have it now. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58666268801220843342008-01-22T20:15:00.000-05:002008-01-22T20:15:00.000-05:00LOL, I know it's not funny but I so appreciate you...LOL, I know it's not funny but I so appreciate you sharing this with us. You made my day!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274077863114238490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11012836251416400102008-01-22T19:11:00.000-05:002008-01-22T19:11:00.000-05:00Dawn, I'm so glad that other houses sport that bea...Dawn, I'm so glad that other houses sport that beautiful pre- spring-is-almost-here-so-let's-make-some-"art"-look. Our footprints, handprints, and face prints (don't ask, but it did take me days to get the "permanent" marker off someone's face --he looked like a 20 month old with a half goatie) were brown, though because two of the four boys wanted to recreate the BROWN bionicle. :-) Lego reallyAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072478232113614104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53543742150601454222008-01-22T19:03:00.000-05:002008-01-22T19:03:00.000-05:00Oh no...Oh no...wencanscraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466344928148844998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89784327012814933042008-01-22T18:54:00.000-05:002008-01-22T18:54:00.000-05:00i'm sorry but i am laughing SO hard! but trust me ...i'm sorry but i am laughing SO hard! but trust me i do feel your pain!Tammy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713797609336341462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61066644440832021032008-01-22T17:30:00.000-05:002008-01-22T17:30:00.000-05:00Hee, hee. That reminds me of the time my nephew pa...Hee, hee. That reminds me of the time my nephew painted his baby brother blue, then set him free in the house. Blue streaks, blue smears, blue handprints, and a blue buttprint right in the middle of the living room. How do they think these things up?!?!?<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75009882306887197692008-01-22T16:33:00.000-05:002008-01-22T16:33:00.000-05:00Why is having fun so messy?! All the fun artsy thi...Why is having fun so messy?! All the fun artsy things, like the Florida map and the green paint make such a mess, but what can you do? I love it when my son scribbles me a beautiful drawing, even if he gets blue marker all over his face while he's at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70730876265836362322008-01-22T16:03:00.000-05:002008-01-22T16:03:00.000-05:00OH NO!!! LOL My heart skipped a beat there momen...OH NO!!! LOL My heart skipped a beat there momentarily as I imagined myself in your shoes having to clean that up. And then I imagined myself handing over babywipes and paper towels and making the kids doing some of the work themselves and suddenly the world seemed okay again. LOL My floors could always use a good scrubbing seems like, anyway, so some green paint might just be a good Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160551209809872319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69819718131463070962008-01-22T14:08:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:08:00.000-05:00Holy cow! I'm so sorry--but that's so terribly fu...Holy cow! I'm so sorry--but that's so terribly funny! I hope it cleans off easily for you.<BR/><BR/>Okay, now I'm going to go enjoy my one child who is still stationary. (Though I hope to take things in stride as well as you do when I have a house full of mobile children one day!) :)<BR/><BR/>Happy Tuesday, Dawn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79061097502255907082008-01-22T13:09:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:09:00.000-05:00How funny! Kinda looks like my house last night -...How funny! Kinda looks like my house last night - my little ones (2 1/2 and 3 1/2) wanted to color so my daughter (11) was charged with watching them at the table while I did some laundrey. Next thing I know, my 2 year old has painted his hands - front and back- and his cheeks, and my dining room table (luckily with washable paints!), all while my 11 year old "watched" and "didn't see him do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34143016806083378532008-01-22T12:38:00.001-05:002008-01-22T12:38:00.001-05:00Well, at least by doing this blog, you've got grea...Well, at least by doing this blog, you've got great documentation for laughs in the future-- because these things magically get funny later--much later, like when you have grandkids and your kids are the lucky ones who get to clean up the green paint from every surface of their homes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-42072000897955269972008-01-22T12:38:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:38:00.000-05:00When my daughter was about 5 she painted my car! ...When my daughter was about 5 she painted my car! I had been painting her room (pink, purple, mint green and all the other lovely girly colors) and left the paint trays outside over night with the paint brushes in them... when the next morning I when to clean up the paint mess and found my car painted in all the girly colors! And about your nice clean and shiny floors I bet they were freshly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-60452197227496438112008-01-22T12:30:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:30:00.000-05:00OMG! I guess I shouldn't complain about my kids sp...OMG! I guess I shouldn't complain about my kids spilling an entire bottle of bleach on our carpeted basement floor . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570437173288571934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8899374190512402422008-01-22T12:23:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:23:00.000-05:00How do you keep from beating your children on a da...How do you keep from beating your children on a daily basis. You would have to hide all the wooden spoons in the house from me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76248160145611091082008-01-22T12:04:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:04:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn! It looks like leprechauns have invaded y...Hi Dawn! It looks like leprechauns have invaded your house....<BR/><BR/>I gotta say, I love your blog. It's the first one I read every day. You sound like an awesome family! Thank you for sharing your life w/ us, warts, green fingerprints & all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49524816634763515332008-01-22T10:58:00.000-05:002008-01-22T10:58:00.000-05:00Oh good LORD. What a mess. Reminds me of the time ...Oh good LORD. What a mess. Reminds me of the time my baby brother threw baby powder all over the room in big, white, puffy clouds.C-Rahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129630172257055914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85505145253794765042008-01-22T10:50:00.000-05:002008-01-22T10:50:00.000-05:00When I saw the title of the post I just knew what ...When I saw the title of the post I just knew what I was going to see. Bless you for documenting it, and not strangling the little perpetrators. I had a friend with 3 little boys who painted her brand new car with bright blue house paint. She screamed and yelled and ranted and raved everytime they tested her patience and they eventually learned to tune her out. They have all had their problems Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-42866599652573664882008-01-22T10:46:00.000-05:002008-01-22T10:46:00.000-05:00It is so nice to see that all kids do crazy stuff....It is so nice to see that all kids do crazy stuff. When mine were younger I thought I'd lose my mind! <BR/><BR/>Here's a question off the subject, possibly for your Sunday Sound Out...my husband and I are planning a baseball trip for this summer and the Cubs are on our list...what restaurants would you recommend we try in your fine city?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6935626719405457822008-01-22T10:10:00.000-05:002008-01-22T10:10:00.000-05:00Dawn,I can't say I would be happy with the green p...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>I can't say I would be happy with the green paint mess! But in light of Julian passing, I would cheerfully clean a million green paint messes rather than lose a child.<BR/><BR/>It's all in the perspective, and you seem to have a huge sense of humor and love!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966595904025968778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21182327600956935952008-01-22T10:09:00.000-05:002008-01-22T10:09:00.000-05:00At least they washed their hands!At least they washed their hands!Mrs. Schmittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745072739050640143noreply@blogger.com