tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post7006868695217280787..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Strike up the BandDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64812597688527813752008-01-19T07:44:00.000-05:002008-01-19T07:44:00.000-05:00You know its to bad we have to be grown and have k...You know its to bad we have to be grown and have kids of our own before we see how great mom is.<BR/>Thanks to all of you great moms.<BR/>www.akiscb.blogspot.comchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06196533079391515924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59301661436629446262008-01-19T00:01:00.000-05:002008-01-19T00:01:00.000-05:00Ok, I didnt read through all 895 comments, so this...Ok, I didnt read through all 895 comments, so this may have already been said, but just in case it wasnt, and you really do read ALL your comments (haha)<BR/><BR/>"This is YOUR dance space and this is MY dance space." <BR/><BR/>Dirty Dancing, possibly the best movie...EVER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2399667742449909002008-01-18T23:43:00.000-05:002008-01-18T23:43:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn,This is my first time ever commenting on a...Hi Dawn,<BR/>This is my first time ever commenting on a blog. I hope I don't sound like a complete dork. We have six children, too. Michael<BR/>('94), Elizabeth ('96), Isabella <BR/>('98), Winnie ('00), Sophia ('02), and Theodora ('04). You tickled me with the comment about your personal space. What drives me nuts is when I am waiting for my kids somewhere and a fellow parent comes up to my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79626151742645537342008-01-18T22:21:00.000-05:002008-01-18T22:21:00.000-05:00Bahaha at the "Apparently people annoy you" commen...Bahaha at the "Apparently people annoy you" comment.....some-one who doesn't "know" you( like we do) hasn't been following your blog and......just......doesn't....."get it".......<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for the books. I'm kinda on overload right now having had to catch up on a whole week's worth of blogs/comments (yes I have to read them all)at least with the book I can read it on trains/planes/keepnutralady2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/08295111685100929709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67377989495605057422008-01-18T19:08:00.000-05:002008-01-18T19:08:00.000-05:00Why didn't you just give the inattentive father a ...Why didn't you just give the inattentive father a wilting look and "suggest" that he hold his dear son on his lap so he could see over the heads of the people sitting in front of him. Then I'd hand him a tissue and tell him to clean the snot out of his kid's nose because it's gross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84573038890958063182008-01-18T18:13:00.000-05:002008-01-18T18:13:00.000-05:00Gee everyone, take a breath! Now I'm afraid to go...Gee everyone, take a breath! Now I'm afraid to go outside for fear of smelling like a little old lady or sitting too close to anyone. I also love my space but at events like these there seldom seems to be enough of it to suit everyone. Everyone is there to support their kids, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52060815026856956362008-01-18T17:38:00.000-05:002008-01-18T17:38:00.000-05:00Oh GAWD, how I remember those sports practices and...Oh GAWD, how I remember those sports practices and game schedules..and band concerts and play practices and....<BR/>I had 6 kids in 7 years-so it all piled on top of each other...and it felt like all I did was live in the station wagon. AND I had a husband that thought all Saturdays were HIS and did not think attendance at games was important. The games were always across town from each other andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14550580966162122022008-01-18T15:35:00.000-05:002008-01-18T15:35:00.000-05:00Nana & Grandpa took Taylor to see,"Elmo grows up" ...Nana & Grandpa took Taylor to see,<BR/>"Elmo grows up" in Mpls. The show was GREAT, the lady sitting next to us with her camera.........by the way, it was with light bulbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47325562640378954802008-01-18T15:00:00.000-05:002008-01-18T15:00:00.000-05:00Well, I won't ask if booger-boy was using your cam...Well, I won't ask if booger-boy was using your camera. Enough already have, so I can wait for the answer.Terri Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843377322433134394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14826116921598008822008-01-18T14:14:00.000-05:002008-01-18T14:14:00.000-05:00Hi, Dawn! I just wanted to tell you that I really ...Hi, Dawn! I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoy reading your blog. I just sent your son a post card from Maine. Have a great day!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353808861261310801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57727432056748562242008-01-18T14:09:00.000-05:002008-01-18T14:09:00.000-05:00Hi, Dawn! Just want to let you know that I really ...Hi, Dawn! Just want to let you know that I really enjoy reading your blog! I have been reading it since September. I just sent your son a post card for his project. Have a great day!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353808861261310801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78599263945244900232008-01-18T14:01:00.000-05:002008-01-18T14:01:00.000-05:00Isn't it awful? My middle sons play basketball for...Isn't it awful? My middle sons play basketball for the high school. He plays JV and sits Varsity, so we sit and watch both games because he usually gets a few minutes playing time with Varsity. Anyway, we also have a 5 year old son who gets bored out of his mind so we pack him a bag of toys and activities. It's great for the JV game, but when Varsity starts, we are packed in like sardines and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15405452553234148332008-01-18T13:57:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:57:00.000-05:00I went to my daughter's Christmas concert...actual...I went to my daughter's Christmas concert...actually all upper grades..Madrigals, concert choir, jazz ensemble, band and chamber orchestra...and I didn't know about all of them until I got there. I find a seat on the end. We are a charter school and bought an old church bldg to use so we have pews in the auditorium. Man sits next to me with his two kids, here to watch an older sibling. Youngest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76548056082785052352008-01-18T13:42:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:42:00.000-05:00Oh sweet personal space, how I love thee!DH & I us...Oh sweet personal space, how I love thee!<BR/>DH & I used to live near the international district in Seattle & I had this issue ALL THE TIME!!! It was worst at the grocery store. Nothing like putting in your PIN when someone is breathing down your neck. <BR/>Have a wonderful day Dawn!AlaneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378820581781820649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83671898439896720142008-01-18T13:37:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:37:00.000-05:00"This is my dance space, this is your dance space"..."This is my dance space, this is your dance space" totally classic, and that had me laughing out loud.natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853961883288396701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73236017841904808422008-01-18T12:39:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:39:00.000-05:00You crack me up! It reminds me of when our family...You crack me up! It reminds me of when our family went to NYC to see a Cirque du Soleil show and and entire family with British accents came and sat down in the seats in front of us. This girl my daughter's age and size proceeds to sit in front of my daughter and wants to use not only a booster seat, but her entire family's coats to sit on!!! My DD wasn't even using a booster as our seats wereHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843760065614670505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59746569412602396562008-01-18T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:31:00.000-05:00I totally feel for you on the whole invading perso...I totally feel for you on the whole invading personal space issue at band concerts. I always get there early, because why drop my son off and then come back twenty minutes later. I usually bring a book, and always bring a Diet Coke or water(it gets sooo hot in the gym). <BR/><BR/>So I am usually one of the first 'seasoned' parents there, because I have that whole back row to myself. Oh sure, at Roger Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831602215904873587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72564661530187985512008-01-18T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-18T12:01:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn...I was just wondering if a lot of people ...Hi Dawn...I was just wondering if a lot of people in your hometown, or your children's schools, know that you are a "World Famous Blogger". For instance, the secretary at the school and the pencil incident, the booger boy's father from last night, etc. <BR/><BR/>Do you hear feedback from these people who personally see you everyday?<BR/><BR/>Hope your Friday is going well.<BR/><BR/>Donna :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7586850208964732442008-01-18T11:56:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:56:00.000-05:00What instruments do your children play? I'm sure ...What instruments do your children play? I'm sure it meant a lot to them to have your support! <BR/><BR/>I always appreciated my parents attending my concerts and plays--and before I knew it, I was grown up and gone. So I really treasure those memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83828042806220089262008-01-18T11:44:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:44:00.000-05:00Ha.....for me it's always someone REALLY tall or w...Ha.....for me it's always someone REALLY tall or with BIG POOFY hair manages to sit right in front of me at my daughter's chorus concerts and musicals...it never fails ..no matter where I sit....they find me...LOL<BR/><BR/>last year for Annie..I couldn't see anything going on in Center Stage( which is where most of the play took place mind you)Luckily I'd gone to the dress rehearsal the night Maggiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261594720430719365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72746343600592223002008-01-18T11:14:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:14:00.000-05:00I haven't read your blog in such a long time and y...I haven't read your blog in such a long time and you're still funny as ever. I was actually feeling a little down about things and decided to read your blog for inspiration :-) As always, thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447429528991755785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36148261434507577842008-01-18T11:06:00.000-05:002008-01-18T11:06:00.000-05:00That sounds truly horrifying! I'm going to get my ...That sounds truly horrifying! I'm going to get my brother in law to make me a shirt that says "I Believe In Personal Space" and wear it all the time. I'm completely freaked out when people get too close to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166875964870812562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2591139605209658072008-01-18T10:52:00.000-05:002008-01-18T10:52:00.000-05:00I cannot stand to attend those band/chorus concert...I cannot stand to attend those band/chorus concerts! It isn't that I don't want to see my own kids, I just hate the crowded auditorium!!!! I feel your pain.onthegomomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899118515327742159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5734021969095348662008-01-18T10:48:00.000-05:002008-01-18T10:48:00.000-05:00Oh boy multiple sports things, I am hoping to avoi...Oh boy multiple sports things, I am hoping to avoid that this year, but I have a feeling that will mean multiple practice days, and I am not sure that that is any easier. <BR/><BR/>And at least the little kid didn't have your camera taking pictures. That would have been my luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330491422773682544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30922577333106931932008-01-18T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-18T10:42:00.000-05:00I think I have a solution - a stadium chair! They...I think I have a solution - a stadium chair! They make them very lightweight now and that way you can sit anywhere in the bleachers you want. As for the booger kid, I don't have any advice. Just carry lots of Purell!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966595904025968778noreply@blogger.com