tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post5232177861668876514..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Is It Friday Yet?Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50469758540353623622008-12-31T03:52:00.000-05:002008-12-31T03:52:00.000-05:00(A little late but just now getting to catch up af...(A little late but just now getting to catch up after the holidays!)<BR/><BR/>That AlertNow System can be so screwy! Whenever school is canceled, it calls my little sister's cell phone. Granted she is 16 and knows better than to say school is canceled when its not but I'm guessing all alerts would go to her phone instead of our parents!Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310735322504049731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2880446111644427972008-12-21T20:34:00.000-05:002008-12-21T20:34:00.000-05:00Now that we wasted money on presents, all our stuf...Now that we wasted money on presents, all our stuff is starting to break down too. The only tv with cable is in my room and they trash it a lot. I've been dropping those balls too, I forgot the teacher gifts, but guess what my bright plan is? I'm going to just celebrate on 3 Kings Day on January 3 and give them gifts then. We'll pretend this is normal. They'll never know.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79434131242932224342008-12-20T20:53:00.000-05:002008-12-20T20:53:00.000-05:00Hi, just found your site, good stuff. I loved the ...Hi, just found your site, good stuff. I loved the 'amputee gingerbread men' bit!Court Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879405062559613112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11921734353956130822008-12-20T14:23:00.000-05:002008-12-20T14:23:00.000-05:00Maybe this is a SSO question, but does Joe take ti...Maybe this is a SSO question, but does Joe take time off over the kids holiday break? Or is my hottie hubby the only one who uses his vacation to "help" (read dripping with sarcasm) during these two weeks? And how can I politely decline this next year? And at what point do I stop cleaning and let the house got messy until they go back to school?<BR/><BR/>Please help.<BR/>Signed, Wit's End in PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85862676371424809552008-12-19T21:49:00.000-05:002008-12-19T21:49:00.000-05:00Ouch. I will say that when we had a lockdown at O...Ouch. I will say that when we had a lockdown at ONE of the elementary schools recently, we got updates about every 20 minutes. I can't believe you weren't updated at all. Did you talk to the principal or superintendent about it (seriously)? I'm glad they made it home safely. Tuesday was an ugly day (as was today - I assume you had a snow day, too).<BR/><BR/>Also, email me on the tv issue (Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72052902527795302572008-12-19T09:13:00.000-05:002008-12-19T09:13:00.000-05:00Like Lexi, my youngest mourned the loss of his too...Like Lexi, my youngest mourned the loss of his tooth. He tried to milk it for a few days. I wasn't buying either.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5667066228683672052008-12-19T00:31:00.000-05:002008-12-19T00:31:00.000-05:00Aww, Lexi is just like my baby girl. When she lost...Aww, Lexi is just like my baby girl. When she lost her tooth I asked her 'are you going to put it under your pillow for the Tooth Fairy?' <BR/><BR/>her answer was 'NO! I don't want anyone taking my tooth!'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29695717957083317782008-12-18T20:06:00.000-05:002008-12-18T20:06:00.000-05:00The tooth fairy doesn't take teeth around here. T...The tooth fairy doesn't take teeth around here. The oldest child wanted to save his. Maybe he will be a dentist.<BR/><BR/>That is just ridiculous for Jackson's field trip. I would have been livid. <BR/><BR/>Have a good end of the week.<BR/><BR/>SherryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32313537505041995552008-12-18T17:45:00.000-05:002008-12-18T17:45:00.000-05:00Unfortunately the world is to attached to their TV...Unfortunately the world is to attached to their TV's. We don't even own one and have very few DVD's which we limit (sometimes only 1 time a week and sometimes less). True I only have 2 kids and they are both still little--preschool, but they are pretty good about entertaining themselves.LittleBirdieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532161424217457972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47708684297160776642008-12-18T17:27:00.000-05:002008-12-18T17:27:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn.Have you seen this video? It made me thin...Hi Dawn.<BR/><BR/>Have you seen this video? It made me think of you. I think you'll enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.northlandchurch.net/2008/08/11/the-mom-song/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61746039903113056312008-12-18T15:39:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:39:00.000-05:00Dawn! How is it possible for two people to have t...Dawn! How is it possible for two people to have the same exact evening in two different parts of the country? Change the name "Brooklyn" to "Elizabeth," and our bedtime rituals are identical. How come I laugh when you tell the story but weep when I experience it first hand? Thanks--And I'll Raise You 5https://www.blogger.com/profile/04807118403081664721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5038274698652511172008-12-18T15:07:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:07:00.000-05:00What a nightmare! I'm just glad all the kiddos go...What a nightmare! I'm just glad all the kiddos got back safe and sound. Although it sounds as though the school needs to review their policy on notifying parents, (and telling them the correct information). <BR/><BR/>It's times like these that I am very thankful to live in Florida!CatholicGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588326888556863132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87181113112296725732008-12-18T11:45:00.000-05:002008-12-18T11:45:00.000-05:00Also thanks dawn for the lands end PJ's I haven't ...Also thanks dawn for the lands end PJ's I haven't been able to get my kid out of them the last 2 days! He loves them because they have elbow patches wich he requires on all his sweaters...like all normal four year olds lol.KAL071203https://www.blogger.com/profile/14858746096326988329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6838590467764432202008-12-18T11:43:00.000-05:002008-12-18T11:43:00.000-05:00so i love your blog but um yeah I have a four-year...so i love your blog but um yeah I have a four-year-old and a 10month old and I read Mckmama's blog and want a newborn now and then I read your blog and my dream for many children frightens me a bit:) also I would be freaking out on the school district in a christian what would Jesus do manner such as Jesus loves you but right now this is how I'm feeling about you alert system!KAL071203https://www.blogger.com/profile/14858746096326988329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56828032574788411202008-12-18T11:25:00.000-05:002008-12-18T11:25:00.000-05:00I would be extremely upset if that was my child. ...I would be extremely upset if that was my child. Sometimes I just have to wonder what goes on in the minds of some people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-17883662633650672042008-12-18T10:52:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:52:00.000-05:00THEY NEVER STOPPED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?!? Are th...THEY NEVER STOPPED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?!? Are they crazy?<BR/><BR/>I'd be livid. And I'm sure you are. I'd go in there are take off a piece of the principal's head. <BR/><BR/>But that's probably not a good way to get things done, and I'd probably be arrested or something. I suppose it's better just to be helpful and volunteer so you can have more of a positive influence.<BR/><BR/>But that seemsSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842674051346091248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-62623995685580900442008-12-18T10:44:00.001-05:002008-12-18T10:44:00.001-05:00Dawn, did you see that Lisa Belkin referenced your...Dawn, did you see that Lisa Belkin referenced your blog today in the Motherlode blog at the New York Times? <BR/><BR/>http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/my-favorite-sites/?hpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53424816471756694802008-12-18T10:44:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:44:00.000-05:00I would have been positively livid if I had been i...I would have been positively livid if I had been in the situation with Jackson.<BR/>Hope everything else goes well till Christmas:)MaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59889562504987692572008-12-18T10:34:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:34:00.000-05:00just wondering why you didn't wait at the school? ...just wondering why you didn't wait at the school? I would have been at that school and bugged everyone every minute until they returned. But I guess that may not have been a good solution would it?!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87188929021729047072008-12-18T10:25:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:25:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn, The almost same story happened to me with...Hi Dawn, The almost same story happened to me with a 4th grade school trip. My son rides his bike to school and that day a teacher called me to tell me he couldn't ride it home after school hours without a parent picking him up. The bad part was my mini-van was broken and I had to ride my bike to the school to meet him. The bus was two hours late and it was September and cold outside. All the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78792348153687065582008-12-18T08:19:00.000-05:002008-12-18T08:19:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn,I just wanted to let you know that I've ta...Hi Dawn,<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to let you know that I've tagged you over at my blog. I've been reading yours over a year and I just love it. You always make me laugh. Thanks for writing and I can't wait for your book!<BR/><BR/>KAKool Aidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996795376325872637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1219012946246473382008-12-18T08:01:00.000-05:002008-12-18T08:01:00.000-05:00OMG!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!!! If that'd been m...OMG!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!!! If that'd been my kid on that bus there would've been one principal coming to bodily HARM about hour 3!!! What is WRONG with those people?!! Could they not see it was snowing and get those kids out of there before rush hour?! And Anna is right - to make those kids go that long with no bathroom, food or water is flat slam criminal and any state would prosecute Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90887529960650091652008-12-18T07:23:00.000-05:002008-12-18T07:23:00.000-05:00Great post! I agree with the others about the fie...Great post! I agree with the others about the field trip. Maybe someone could write a short letter to the principal (with a copy to the superintendent) and have the parents of all the kids involved sign it. <BR/><BR/>I am so with you on the "bed" thing. I also keep index cards around the house to write things on that I'm afraid I'll forget. I always put some fun things to do on the list...likenoexcuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149834972952594159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78554267680634123152008-12-18T06:50:00.000-05:002008-12-18T06:50:00.000-05:00Okay, fess up. How many lawyers have contacted you...Okay, fess up. How many lawyers have contacted you about suing the school for not allowing a bathroom break and not feeding the kids?<BR/><BR/>Seriously, you'd have a case. Not that I'd file one. I'd let my complaint be known, but I'd not file a suit. However, I'm willing to bet a lawyer or two (or more) has smelled an opportunity in your post and let you know.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and tell Lexi to just mideastmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335327337610562765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79908398432680705012008-12-18T04:29:00.000-05:002008-12-18T04:29:00.000-05:00I think yesterday was the day for lack of communic...I think yesterday was the day for lack of communication. I even e-mailed our garrison commander (guy in charge of the entire Army post) to tell him how ate up things were here yesterday. My poor husband just cringed and said "be nice." We had roads and parking lots closed because the President came to visit. Would've been nice if they'd tell a person. I needed to go to the post office.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022107939949744505noreply@blogger.com