tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post7243058263401771308..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Home Sweet HomeDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40112922452021602332009-08-24T10:43:39.432-04:002009-08-24T10:43:39.432-04:00I just got back from camping last night. I keep t...I just got back from camping last night. I keep thinking, "How is this a vacation?!?!!?" I had to work my butt of to pack up, then to unpack at the camp site, lots more work camping with 5 children (one being a toddler), work to pack the car up, work to unpack back home, and work to clean up the mess after. Yeah, again, "How is this a vacation?"Mom of Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399644064294844668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65757783951916213962009-08-20T15:10:32.000-04:002009-08-20T15:10:32.000-04:00My granddaughter is allergic to peanuts, nuts, and...My granddaughter is allergic to peanuts, nuts, and other such stuff. There have been several times that I have offered her food that has one of her allergens in it. It is so very difficult to remember when you are dealing with it on an intermittent basis.<br /><br />She, however, is hyper vigilant and has caught my mistakes. I don't know how old your daughter's friend is, but she must Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100708259918133610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86664784379585760232009-08-17T21:56:29.052-04:002009-08-17T21:56:29.052-04:00I want to go camping :)I want to go camping :)Mavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445954835927749175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25846255127638677522009-08-15T10:56:28.715-04:002009-08-15T10:56:28.715-04:00Oh, how funny. This sounds like our recent family...Oh, how funny. This sounds like our recent family camping trip. Only ours included pink eye, vomit and diarrhea. We also had lots of rain (and some hail) and my eagle scout husband bought some lighter fluid too! I hope you recover soon! We aren't planning on camping again, EVER!<br /><br />Thanks for the laugh, Kathy P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61515756000251893832009-08-13T14:23:31.957-04:002009-08-13T14:23:31.957-04:00Surely, I'm not the only one noticing the kids...Surely, I'm not the only one noticing the kids are diving into a 4 foot pool? My husband and I have a friend who is in a wheel chair because of a dive accident. Diving in the shallow end of a pool caused a spinal cord injury which has made him parapalegic. Not that I didn't notice the great talent, just CRINGE watching it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8363627812417105642009-08-13T00:40:49.461-04:002009-08-13T00:40:49.461-04:00wow. you guys camp in civilization. not my husba...wow. you guys camp in civilization. not my husband...he drags us all out to the deep corners of the forest. bathroom? well, there's a tree! <br /><br />as for laundromats and movie theaters...yeah right. <br /><br />so remember, it could be much worse. much, much worse.Daynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546348896924757969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-417103913516310342009-08-12T23:51:36.129-04:002009-08-12T23:51:36.129-04:00...and this is why my mantra remains...
IF THERE ......and this is why my mantra remains...<br /><br />IF THERE IS NO MAID SERVICE, YOU ARE CAMPING!<br /><br />IF THERE IS NO MAID SERVICE, YOU ARE CAMPING!<br /><br />IF THERE IS NO MAID SERVICE, YOU ARE CAMPING!<br /><br />Love ya sistah!Michelle Kemper Brownlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344673576693662842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73793012638169215372009-08-12T23:31:21.584-04:002009-08-12T23:31:21.584-04:00I LOVE your video! That is hilarious and so creat...I LOVE your video! That is hilarious and so creative! Enjoy the laughter before school starts again! :)Nancy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29760224555666417652009-08-12T11:58:00.593-04:002009-08-12T11:58:00.593-04:00I think camping's probably one of the best thi...I think camping's probably one of the best things you can do with your kids. Unfortunately, it's probably one of the worst things you can do for your sanity! <br /><br />Hopefully you at least used the immortal phrase "It builds character", so that when your kids grow up they can recall it with fondness when they realise they just used it for the first time.The Women's Colonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576541733999064287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85013623276465105152009-08-12T10:23:44.174-04:002009-08-12T10:23:44.174-04:00You are absolutely hilarious and so right on! I l...You are absolutely hilarious and so right on! I love the way you approach the tough challenges of mothering with a candid sense of humor. What an inspiration!<br /><br />http://www.sono-ma.blogspot.com/Sono-Ma: Holly White-Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309924094389667667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72201920126138240192009-08-11T19:18:57.603-04:002009-08-11T19:18:57.603-04:00I'm a longtime lurker of your blog. Just wante...I'm a longtime lurker of your blog. Just wanted to say I've enjoyed your entries and that it's good that you're retaining some sense of humor. <br /><br />In years to come, your kids will remember these trips and all the misadventures they had. My siblings and I still talk about the trip we took to Maine when I was about 7.<br /><br />Keep writing!<br />http://Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569590801991304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12624051742367622922009-08-11T14:42:36.769-04:002009-08-11T14:42:36.769-04:00I just love listening to your cackling laugh durin...I just love listening to your cackling laugh during that video!!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24252786272736005982009-08-10T23:48:57.395-04:002009-08-10T23:48:57.395-04:00I don't know how you manage to have these kind...I don't know how you manage to have these kinds of camping trips. Mine are never that eventful. I'm glad you survived though and you now have clean carpet in the trailer. What a blessing!Marlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268608957275481779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24389790661902427522009-08-10T21:47:40.913-04:002009-08-10T21:47:40.913-04:00My Dad use to light campfires with lighter fluid t...My Dad use to light campfires with lighter fluid too but he called it "Boy Scout Juice" :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194838462519584794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89363014700446609592009-08-10T20:14:32.384-04:002009-08-10T20:14:32.384-04:00welcome home.
your washer and dryer have missed yo...welcome home.<br />your washer and dryer have missed you so much!<br /><br />I'm very very very in love with camping when I am 14 years old. It WAS great.<br /><br />Now that i'm in my 30's with 4 kids, camping is torture. <br /><br />Since my inlaws don't know about you (i hope) I can say here that our 2010 camping reunion has already required therapy visits. I might need to &Diagnose Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434767718286417099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27504055434117443532009-08-10T18:31:20.672-04:002009-08-10T18:31:20.672-04:00My 16 year old son's idea of roughing it is wh...My 16 year old son's idea of roughing it is when our hotel room only has one tv...Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50176336743185372162009-08-10T16:33:41.355-04:002009-08-10T16:33:41.355-04:00You left one thing out on your "Good List,&qu...You left one thing out on your "Good List," Blogging material or future book material. This stuff is comedy gold as some would say. <br /><br />Just think, you will do this again NEXT year. I think every time that your vehicles don't catch on fire makes it a good trip.Brianhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/nieblungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49988585870624220002009-08-10T15:58:58.908-04:002009-08-10T15:58:58.908-04:00Hotels, indeed. I agree 100%. My idea of "r...Hotels, indeed. I agree 100%. My idea of "roughing it" is a black & white television and no curling iron.<br /><br />That being said, the Ziegfeld Follies of 2009 video was worth the entire trip!Winonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376228249243439155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34909769309032875442009-08-10T15:25:06.866-04:002009-08-10T15:25:06.866-04:00OMG - that video is so cute!OMG - that video is so cute!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770768046848128124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68594657386980645302009-08-10T14:45:29.618-04:002009-08-10T14:45:29.618-04:00Dawn:
I love to hear that your kids were making u...Dawn:<br /><br />I love to hear that your kids were making up games on the camping trip. I am the author of a series of books under Project Play, www.projectplaybooks.com. My books use stories to teach kids to play nostaligic backyard games like "Kick the Can" and "Treasure Hunt" that require their imagination and creative skills. I believe that kids are far too organized Marlene Byrnehttp://projectplaybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-755441606492854822009-08-10T14:12:15.519-04:002009-08-10T14:12:15.519-04:00my reasons 1-10 would be.
THERE ARE HOTELS. if God...my reasons 1-10 would be.<br />THERE ARE HOTELS. if God had wanted me to be a pioneer I would have been born at that time, therefore I am open to all sorts of pain medications epidurals - (didn't work) and tylenol people - not the heavy stuff...but how many people are like "oh I don't like taking medication" well then you should have been a pioneer...even with a trailer/tent I Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11101854540802098368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91564747105430153132009-08-10T13:16:26.092-04:002009-08-10T13:16:26.092-04:00Ok. I love camping. Then again I have only two kid...Ok. I love camping. Then again I have only two kids and live in one of the most beautiful areas in the country, and it hardly ever rains :-)<br />Sometime y'all should pack up and go camping in Yellowstone. The facilities are awesome, and the sights will keep any kiddos intrigued. <br /><br />Just keep them away from the hot pools. (http://www.yellowstonepark.com/MoreToKnow/Slatsettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389271280318812761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77732103406152031762009-08-10T12:40:57.390-04:002009-08-10T12:40:57.390-04:00I don't camp, after a bad experience with my d...I don't camp, after a bad experience with my daughter when she was like 5. Rain in our sleeping bags and more bugs than you can imagine! Yuck. Glad to hear you found some positive things to say about the experience.Raynore Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-63967302535704205352009-08-10T11:35:28.953-04:002009-08-10T11:35:28.953-04:00Remind me never to go camping with you guys!! (Oh...Remind me never to go camping with you guys!! (Oh, that's right, I will be in one of those HOTELS!)CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162019571877185075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16071299267789886962009-08-10T10:53:52.472-04:002009-08-10T10:53:52.472-04:00I've never understood camping as a relaxing va...I've never understood camping as a relaxing vacation. You have all your normal jobs (cooking, cleaning & Child care) but they are twice the work. It might be fun for the rest of the family but not for the mom (BTW, it's Name Ways to Torture Mom from A to Z). So when do you get your vacation or was BlogHer it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com