tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post6212472466885067023..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: The AftermathDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67120855791350975122007-12-31T13:28:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:28:00.000-05:00My almost 4 year old Jaxon got the same green garb...My almost 4 year old Jaxon got the same green garbage truck and Lightning McQueen track (both noisier than I anticipated) for Christmas (along with several of the Cars characters to go with it.) He loves them both! It was funny seeing that picture though - I knew immediately whose gifts those were!ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298433369731366916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29641145711610565682007-12-30T23:27:00.000-05:002007-12-30T23:27:00.000-05:00Actually, I LIKE the stocking stuffers! To tell t...Actually, I LIKE the stocking stuffers! <BR/><BR/>To tell the truth, I think I put 3 out of the 5 in my son & his girlfriend's stockings. I even did it on purpose, days beforehand, not from a gas station! LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531637193182242443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44873491514697556072007-12-30T20:30:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing the pictures, Dawn. I was trul...Thanks for sharing the pictures, Dawn. I was truly impressed by the organized presents by the tree. I've never seen that so well presented before, except in magazines that make me feel inferior -- now ever your blog is doing that ;) The kids looked happy, and I love how Santa leaves the presents at your house. I was going to ask how each kid knows which presents are for him, but I think I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14764300889035534262007-12-30T20:27:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:27:00.000-05:00Just had to say, Uncle Sam is a hottie! Bonus poi...Just had to say, Uncle Sam is a hottie! Bonus points for including Darth Vader! Yum!<BR/><BR/>http://boycheesewonder.blogspot.comACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351226885783802124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55392184434209805032007-12-29T21:15:00.000-05:002007-12-29T21:15:00.000-05:00Having been through both pregnancy and Christmas m...Having been through both pregnancy and Christmas many times, I had to laugh at the comparison. Perfect! Thanks for sharing your creative brain with us!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559263619829577761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9600872522903237452007-12-29T18:44:00.000-05:002007-12-29T18:44:00.000-05:00Love the stocking gifts! I usually plan my own sto...Love the stocking gifts! I usually plan my own stocking. Your way, although last-minute, is more creative.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35350256266923032972007-12-29T11:46:00.000-05:002007-12-29T11:46:00.000-05:00Great job Dawn! I liked the pic from the interview...Great job Dawn! I liked the pic from the interview. I love all the christmas pics too. Glad you had a great Christmas.<BR/><BR/>www.kathy-iamwhoiam.blogspot.comKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421713950020402708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1714192493187800362007-12-28T20:38:00.000-05:002007-12-28T20:38:00.000-05:00*points* I see webkinz! My kids got 3 each and t...*points* I see webkinz! My kids got 3 each and the son got an extra one in a pack of webkinz cards. Its an addiction ^.^<BR/><BR/>Santa doesn't wrap presents here either.. Though I just save santa the trouble and buy my own presents. This year Santa added more to my dragon figureine collection ^.^Shevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602981143036675843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82835726234423402772007-12-28T18:07:00.000-05:002007-12-28T18:07:00.000-05:00So "web log" became "weblog" which became "blog"??...So "web log" became "weblog" which became "blog"????? Is that why it's called a "blog"? I get it!!! I guess my brain's not too fried to learn something new!!!justgottalaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805529156488999443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91618222887866910272007-12-28T17:51:00.000-05:002007-12-28T17:51:00.000-05:00I love Yia Yia's sassy hair adornments!!!! :)I love Yia Yia's sassy hair adornments!!!! :)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893224927335285415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21974164430156873102007-12-28T16:55:00.000-05:002007-12-28T16:55:00.000-05:00great Christmas pictures! Reminds me of Christmas...great Christmas pictures! Reminds me of Christmas growing up and spending it with all my mom's family on Christmas Eve and my dad's family on Christmas Day...lots of people, silliness, and love.Wineplzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412881827548705342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45576830191546211072007-12-28T16:03:00.000-05:002007-12-28T16:03:00.000-05:00Hey Dawn- thanks for leaving a comment on my blog!...Hey Dawn- thanks for leaving a comment on my blog! You're cracking me up about your stocking--lovely husband and I purposely buy each other stocking stuffers from CVS! This year I even added some snacks from Safeway. :) We figure that we are going to eventually need shaving cream, deodorant, and nail polish remover anyway- why not wrap it up! Merry Christmas!<BR/><BR/>morninglight mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128926711800459894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64438897807193053602007-12-28T15:59:00.000-05:002007-12-28T15:59:00.000-05:00About the stockings... I am the stocking stuffer f...About the stockings... I am the stocking stuffer for everyone here :) Including myself. I leave mine short two or three things, because a movie or CD usually ends up in there from an unknown source.<BR/><BR/>This year I bought something I have been needing for what seems like ages, I can never have enough of them, and I can never seem to find the ones I already have. Not to mention how handy theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46787999928849004622007-12-28T13:51:00.000-05:002007-12-28T13:51:00.000-05:00Yia Yia is greek for Grandma right? My mom is cal...Yia Yia is greek for Grandma right? My mom is called Nonnie from Nona which is Italian I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-71660260650431275182007-12-28T13:46:00.000-05:002007-12-28T13:46:00.000-05:00WooHOO! I have been threatening to sell my kids t...WooHOO! I have been threatening to sell my kids to gypsies for years! I am so glad to know I am not the only one. When they were tiny and colicy (all of my 3 were colicy, actually they finally call it reflux so the last one had reflux and a treatment) I would tell my mom they were on the wagon and heading out of town but the gypsies brought them back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-63767661893041702472007-12-28T11:18:00.000-05:002007-12-28T11:18:00.000-05:00Obviously the answer is "d", but before I saw the ...Obviously the answer is "d", but before I saw the multiple choice list, I thought they were all items to help get out of the house and take the kids to school (I thought one of the bags of chocolate was coffee at first). Who doesn't love de-icer--I'm all about giving gifts people will use--like the rolls of paper towels I gave to my in-laws. :)Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287705196381038216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32512071479416162892007-12-28T11:06:00.000-05:002007-12-28T11:06:00.000-05:00I too have always felt that Christmas was like bei...I too have always felt that Christmas was like being pregnant. I am a teacher and I feel like the school year is like a pregnancy too! You work all year long to get the kis the way you want them to be and then you let them go!edbteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217976847600069600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90331532440906135902007-12-28T10:44:00.000-05:002007-12-28T10:44:00.000-05:00Got a huge laugh from your stocking stuffers! Good...Got a huge laugh from your stocking stuffers! Good interview & your photo was darling! I'm loving the new scrolling picture window thingy--I'll have to check into using them as well. Happy Christmas Cleanup!<BR/><BR/>SAHM - Surviving Assorted Home MayhemSuddenlySouthernCyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079201478976585715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85082991990328740972007-12-28T10:23:00.000-05:002007-12-28T10:23:00.000-05:00Your slideshow is fantastic! Something felt funny...Your slideshow is fantastic! Something felt funny as I was looking at it, and then I realized that I don't think I've ever seen Christmas morning pictures of kids in jeans! :-) Thank goodness you told us the other day about your Christmas morning rules...otherwise I might still be perplexed!<BR/>I especially love the picture of your dad. He looks so sweet - can I bring him home with me? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66807805921034250212007-12-28T09:29:00.000-05:002007-12-28T09:29:00.000-05:00Love the gypsy comment and just so they don't leav...Love the gypsy comment and just so they don't leave empty-handed, send them in my direction.Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64100384474597144252007-12-28T08:57:00.000-05:002007-12-28T08:57:00.000-05:00Wow, Santa left some really cool presents. I thin...Wow, Santa left some really cool presents. I think Santa played with all the presents before he left (HEHE).<BR/><BR/>Whose beautiful Christmas tree was that? It looks like a picture postcard. Very symetrical (only a math teacher would say that).<BR/><BR/>I loved the t-shirt too!!! <BR/><BR/>I guessed right off the bat that those gifts came from the gas-station. At least our Walgreens is 24 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48540024511392829912007-12-28T08:39:00.000-05:002007-12-28T08:39:00.000-05:00Dawn,You look beautiful! I wouldn't have noticed ...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>You look beautiful! I wouldn't have noticed the (lack of) lipstick had you not mentioned it.<BR/>Besides, if I had to choose between hair and make-up, I think I'd go with the hair and a few dabs of face-paint (I'm really scary without a light dose of foundation!)<BR/><BR/>Hang on to the boxes...when the toys break or lose their appeal, the boxes will come in handy for building Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74677712635445902602007-12-28T08:37:00.000-05:002007-12-28T08:37:00.000-05:00YEAH!! It looks like you all had a wonderful Chris...YEAH!! It looks like you all had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for sharing the pics with us.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-62646387895711453072007-12-28T08:36:00.000-05:002007-12-28T08:36:00.000-05:00Wow Dawn! You look and sound great too. I can't ...Wow Dawn! You look and sound great too. I can't thank you enough for getting NPR to credit me and putting a link to my blog. You are too kind.<BR/><BR/><B>http://organizeddoodles.blogspot.com/</B><BR/><BR/>P.S. If you do sell Jackson to the gypsies would you be using your agent to broker that deal as well?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965400321043093038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58461195134007021912007-12-28T08:19:00.000-05:002007-12-28T08:19:00.000-05:00Santa doesn't wrap presents at your house either! ...Santa doesn't wrap presents at your house either! I thought I was the only person who grew up like that. I think it just makes more sense that way. Does this mean you open your presents on Christmas Eve too??Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509890755052582449noreply@blogger.com