tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post8610494362342946676..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Sunday Sound OutDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5826754344378959162008-01-31T05:19:00.000-05:002008-01-31T05:19:00.000-05:00I don't want to alarm you but your son (the one ma...I don't want to alarm you but your son (the one making Florida) sounds somewhat like my son who is only 4. He never really played with toy cars as normal kids, he lined them up, etc. He's obsessed with numbers, trains, and dogs and he has sensory issues with clothing and noises. He has a speech delay and was just diagnosed a couple months ago with a form of autism called PDD-NOS. Any chance your Laura K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04610761995340586312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16138907749210600162008-01-29T23:31:00.000-05:002008-01-29T23:31:00.000-05:00I remember, vividly, lining ALL my toys and both m...I remember, vividly, lining ALL my toys and both my sister's toys up in a row, varying according to height and color and whatnot.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I'm a bit neurotic. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77949043657526415452008-01-29T22:58:00.000-05:002008-01-29T22:58:00.000-05:00Nancy- that link was hilarious!I'm so glad to read...Nancy- that link was hilarious!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad to read that there are other people like my daughter and me! My mom thought I was "weird" when I lined up all my toys according to size, gender, etc (Cabbage Patch kids and My Little Ponies) and we all had a good laugh when my daughter did the same thing! Sorry, I can't offer you hope of the "weirdness" going away- I'll be 28 next month and Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388859774740664525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61965056513872556012008-01-29T18:51:00.000-05:002008-01-29T18:51:00.000-05:00Ok, so I've got a weird daughter too who reminds m...Ok, so I've got a weird daughter too who reminds me of your son in so many ways! I receintly read "Personality Plus for Parents" and loved it! My daughter is still weird, but I think I "get her" a bit better now. I know, in all your spare time...<BR/>P.S. I LOVE your blog and really appreciate your humor..I wish I had the same talent! Thanks for sharing of yourself and your family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25046984413374924052008-01-29T15:02:00.000-05:002008-01-29T15:02:00.000-05:00"...I love diaper wipes. I use them for everything..."...I love diaper wipes. I use them for everything..."<BR/><BR/>HA! I thought it was just me. My house would never get dusted if it weren't for baby wipes.Colleen - Mommy Always Winshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642830408176398204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34050906221254961072008-01-28T23:26:00.000-05:002008-01-28T23:26:00.000-05:00Hey Dawn,I've been reading your blog for a while, ...Hey Dawn,<BR/><BR/>I've been reading your blog for a while, and I find you quite hilarious. =) I'm only 19, so I'm not going to have kids for a while (if all goes according to plan!), but I'm keeping in mind what you say to prepare for when that day comes.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, one of my friends send me <A HREF="http://www.wackyarchives.com/offbeat/caring-for-a-baby-101.html" REL="nofollow">this linkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68751004375977508632008-01-28T22:38:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:38:00.000-05:00Dawn - Has anyone ever talked to you about asperge...Dawn - Has anyone ever talked to you about asperger's syndrome? My older son was diagnosed at age 10 - but we had suspected something since he was 6. He has no common sense or logic, poor social skills, needs to be taught rules, no common sense and more. Kids and adults with asp. get into a subject and study it so much they become an expert on the subject. I have 2 books I can recommend - or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2296496992285591922008-01-28T22:36:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:36:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed the Roz laughs tonight especially...I really enjoyed the Roz laughs tonight especially to the folks who actually typed the same lines I know so well! LOL! FUN! <BR/>Glad you're better 'cause we need you to entertain us!! :) <BR/> As I was shaving my legs this morning, I thought about needing to know how you fit that into your schedule. I'm SAHM of 3 school-age & 1 preschool and once a week is all the time I've alotted. Then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73931531430315158112008-01-28T22:24:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:24:00.000-05:00LOVE the pic of your 80's hair. Like, there is not...LOVE the pic of your 80's hair. Like, there is nothing wrong with it, like, totally! <BR/>But was the excess hairspray used to calm the eyebrows?<BR/>Just a joke. hahaAmanda Pedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812943307083798293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-42598262712296496142008-01-28T22:08:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:08:00.000-05:00I have an 11 year old and a 38 year old husband an...I have an 11 year old and a 38 year old husband and we buy wipes by the bag(huggies) and use them for everything from kid to car to hands to butts(don't ask)to pets dirty feet. They also make great erasers for those transparency markers.<BR/>Paula Thompson <BR/>www.caringbridge.org/visit/zacharyathompsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91840257301634998562008-01-28T21:34:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:34:00.000-05:00Glad your better.www.akiscb.blogspot.comGlad your better.<BR/>www.akiscb.blogspot.comchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06196533079391515924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37386470030261012642008-01-28T21:11:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:11:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn,My son is also in the gifted category and ...Hi Dawn,<BR/><BR/>My son is also in the gifted category and he is weird as well. Other kids asked "why......." when they are little. My son asked "how..." How do they put the tar on the road? How do toenails grow? How do they get the sign on the signpost" If he was asked to write an essay, we had to move heaven and earth to get him to write more than 25 words as he knew he knew it and he didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75808928436397150442008-01-28T21:04:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:04:00.000-05:00I have an 18yr old and 7yr old just like Austin. I...I have an 18yr old and 7yr old just like Austin. I'd tell ya it gets better, but... well, ya know the great think is they're smart as a whip... LOLMelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657445271188641502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81873612171207893492008-01-28T20:40:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:40:00.000-05:00I just walked into my daughters(ages 8 and 6) bath...I just walked into my daughters(ages 8 and 6) bathroom and they were making mouthwash, not one but 2 bottles, with cherry Kool-Aid packets! It had sprinled all over the counter as well, which is now a lovely shade of pink. But, it instantly reminded of your husbands fish and kool-aid concoction.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960656406300787294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29901163796741326392008-01-28T15:14:00.000-05:002008-01-28T15:14:00.000-05:00Glad you're feeling better. And thanks for giving ...Glad you're feeling better. And thanks for giving me a wonderful idea of where to move when all my kids are up and out... FOREVER!!! <BR/><BR/>Now, I know that mom's are (supposedly) not allowed to get sick, but whatever do you do when your hubby gets sick? I know I can barely get through the day when that happens. LOL!<BR/><BR/>~JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85765036242883202012008-01-28T14:58:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:58:00.000-05:00Glad you're on the way to getting better. But, c'...Glad you're on the way to getting better. But, c'mon, Roz voice is just SOO sexy, right? Your hubby must be going wild. :)morninglight mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128926711800459894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76254403099360431042008-01-28T14:52:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:52:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn... I too had that tendancy to avoid assign...Hi Dawn... I too had that tendancy to avoid assignments in favor of my own creative ideas... someone on here said that their own projects were more educational than the schoolwork, and I completely agree. My kids are only 3 & 2 right now, but I am already doing things to stimulate their creativity, and I do not plan to send them to public schools. I wonder where I'd be today if my own imaginationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16083866639824131592008-01-28T13:52:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:52:00.000-05:00You did not include Lou's in the dining suggestion...You did not include Lou's in the dining suggestions for that woman coming to Chicago to see the Cubs. For shame, Dawn Woman. For shame.<BR/><BR/>Signed,<BR/>She who is Lou's obsessed<BR/>and damn proud of it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://heyitsbeej.livejournal.com/HeyItsBeejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683647449587053687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32753201718478798142008-01-28T13:29:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:29:00.000-05:00you've been tagged my friend...see my blog!you've been tagged my friend...see my blog!Michelle Kemper Brownlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344673576693662842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87973601497559487482008-01-28T13:27:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:27:00.000-05:00LOL....baby wipes! I cracked up on that one. We ...LOL....baby wipes! I cracked up on that one. We had no idea how useful they were with our first child, but now with our pseudo-twins, we have learned that baby wipes clean EVERYTHING!! They are AMAZING!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35097528970051065522008-01-28T12:32:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:32:00.000-05:00Your son sounds like me as a kid. Gifted classes,...Your son sounds like me as a kid. Gifted classes, no common sense, even the categorization of toys. (Though in my case it was My Little Ponies and stuffed animals rather than cars and plastic animals.) Not to mention the reluctance to do actual school projects. ;-) The way I think of it now is that my "side" projects seemed much more interesting and important than something like a diorama. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51782518228946961962008-01-28T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:31:00.000-05:00Speaking as a gifted kid myself, I can assure you ...Speaking as a gifted kid myself, I can assure you that the weirdness goes away. Almost. <BR/><BR/>However, the procrastination and the compulsive need to organize just for fun does not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9088517709210729492008-01-28T11:43:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:43:00.000-05:00Dawn,Believe it or not there will come a day when ...Dawn,<BR/>Believe it or not there will come a day when you do in fact have the house to yourself. LOL My daughter got her drivers licence this past year and she will on her own say hey mom ya want me to take the boys to the park or something!!! That is in fact pure heaven for me. Although I must say my house is never clean so I do clean and putter around but it is truly a nice feeling. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88526888109994778592008-01-28T11:42:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:42:00.000-05:00LOL on having Roz's voice. At least you only have...LOL on having Roz's voice. At least you only have it after being sick. I pretty much sound that way every morning first thing, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44975341809065562212008-01-28T11:41:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:41:00.000-05:00Dawn,I used to be just like your son...great at sc...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>I used to be just like your son...great at school (in the gifted classes too), but little common sense. I'd like to think that I've become a little more street-smart and still book-smart.<BR/>I earned my Master in Library Science, and now I work in a Records department as an analyst...which is more technical than it sounds and requires knowing some of the technology behind our Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994107251755413239noreply@blogger.com