tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post2843594095341829300..comments2024-03-25T03:13:16.489-04:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Adventures in Grocery ShoppingDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-42376048349460791102017-01-20T22:32:43.369-05:002017-01-20T22:32:43.369-05:00Dawn, I had to search this up and see if anyone ev...Dawn, I had to search this up and see if anyone ever posted it online. I have a full color copy of the entire EBay listing that ended Aug. 22, 2007. Yes, I kept it this long! I pull it out and read it from time to time. Had to tell you it is just as funny now as it was then! TeresaTeresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73870831368535243832016-09-20T10:16:45.048-04:002016-09-20T10:16:45.048-04:00This is MY LIFE!! I have 6 kids ages 8-11 and goin...This is MY LIFE!! I have 6 kids ages 8-11 and going to the grocery store with all of them is TORTURE! I refuse to do it for months at a time, and then my memory fails me and I try it AGAIN! <br />You forgot the part about a child (or sometimes 2 children) climbs under the cart and hangs half on half off. Everyone stares at you like you're the next circus act. The kids block EVERY way downAshleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31977006344408351592015-08-21T07:48:30.880-04:002015-08-21T07:48:30.880-04:00Oh i reached your blog so late but your post left ...Oh i reached your blog so late but your post left me in giggles.<br /><br />Still GiglingKids Bedhttp://www.ni-night.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44421079933821428452015-01-18T03:20:34.046-05:002015-01-18T03:20:34.046-05:00Ok, I realize I'm like 86 years late to this p...Ok, I realize I'm like 86 years late to this post, but since I didn't even have the internet in 2007, I'm hoping you'll forgive me. <br /><br />This was hilarious. I'm a mom of seven, and I know exactly what this trip was like. Except you kept yours under $300. (Well done.) <br /><br />Since so many years have passed, I can only hope by now you're sitting on a beach Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564063307015627413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3361740410902605372012-10-04T19:58:32.351-04:002012-10-04T19:58:32.351-04:00I have 7 kids and i feel for you because i go thro...I have 7 kids and i feel for you because i go through the same stuff when they go to the grocery store.or any where else.I told someone once ya they are all my kids and i am going to have twins in about 6 months.We love our kids but never a dull moment.hats off to you.i hope this does not offend you.<br />summerflower890https://www.blogger.com/profile/08138530302405306799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51387157126725446302010-12-26T07:06:29.579-05:002010-12-26T07:06:29.579-05:00I just go around the neighborhood gathering up kid...I just go around the neighborhood gathering up kids to take to the grocery store because it’s so much more fun that way.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51253738784141450832010-06-02T06:18:36.086-04:002010-06-02T06:18:36.086-04:00OMG just ROFL. Still unable to control laughing. T...OMG just ROFL. Still unable to control laughing. Total impressive way to write.Penny Auction Onlinehttp://www.bidchargers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86228838716579801932009-12-09T16:57:09.128-05:002009-12-09T16:57:09.128-05:00I just got back from a trip to the store with my o...I just got back from a trip to the store with my own little ones where I had to dislodge a screaming child's head from a stair railing, prevent my preschooler from darting out of the bathroom completely naked to flee from the scary auto flush potty and then thinking I could finally go home only to realize we had lost a shoe somewhere in the store. My friend sent me a link to your blog post Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46452012837351929492009-11-13T22:21:57.413-05:002009-11-13T22:21:57.413-05:00Hi Dawn! I just was telling some e-pals about you...Hi Dawn! I just was telling some e-pals about your post as they have all been writing shopping trips from hell posts themselves. Glad I could still find it! <br /><br />I'd love it if you'd check out my blog some time. I have 8 and blog as The Crazy Mom. We have a LOT in common! LOLThe Crazy Momhttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/crazyhousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11113197449250151532009-09-15T02:27:43.096-04:002009-09-15T02:27:43.096-04:00Great adventures on grocery shopping, laughing out...Great adventures on grocery shopping, laughing out loud in here.<br /><br />Jason Zentenosend groceries to philippineshttp://www.myayala.com/shop/categs.asp?k=Grocery-philippines&categ_id=667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85431041612172509382009-01-22T08:12:00.000-05:002009-01-22T08:12:00.000-05:00nice postnice postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86105531142794283332008-11-26T15:48:00.000-05:002008-11-26T15:48:00.000-05:00I laughed so hard. I only have one whos almost 3 a...I laughed so hard. I only have one whos almost 3 and that basically sounds like my grocery shopping. Minus the shopping cart races and the multiple questions. <BR/><BR/>Thank you!Kimberly O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05731729566434217533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59037461886450474262008-11-18T05:30:00.000-05:002008-11-18T05:30:00.000-05:00I really like this thank youI really like this thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-80775718114416161922008-07-21T04:18:00.000-04:002008-07-21T04:18:00.000-04:00I loved this story... Thanks for posting the blog....I loved this story... Thanks for posting the blog..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3865594854366611392008-07-09T00:56:00.000-04:002008-07-09T00:56:00.000-04:00This is exactly why I have hired someone else to d...This is exactly why I have hired someone else to do my grocery shopping. It took me moving to Nepal to make it happen, but it was TOTALLY worth it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the laugh.terahreuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355921468732960582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86468945709067002142008-05-30T11:07:00.000-04:002008-05-30T11:07:00.000-04:00there are four kids here...i help when i can and s...there are four kids here...i help when i can and so keep them at home...they are 8,9 11, and 12. this was a great post...gotta remember to not ask , "are they ALL yours??" so much...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65672376764653356082008-05-10T17:01:00.000-04:002008-05-10T17:01:00.000-04:00Excellent! I can so relate to this that after six...Excellent! I can so relate to this that after six and similar incidents, I have taken to shopping only after all 8 of my sentient and non sentient children go to bed. <BR/><BR/>Nice work Mom.<BR/><BR/>I USED to allow each child an item with veto power by me allowed if they 1) misbehaved 2)escaped 3) destroyed property 4) made me wish I had escaped 5) ate something not yet purchased 6) threw up Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220512226096382610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75577169677861731862008-05-05T09:37:00.000-04:002008-05-05T09:37:00.000-04:00Oh yeah, stories like this never get old. I have a...Oh yeah, stories like this never get old. I have a big family and I come from a big family. It all rings true. This is why I get to do the shopping at 11 pm. http://blynken.blogspot.com/2007/12/grocery-olympics.htmlNodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688990364338525470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29542453348357601852008-03-15T18:03:00.000-04:002008-03-15T18:03:00.000-04:00Your kids poke the meat in the butcher's dept. too...Your kids poke the meat in the butcher's dept. too ??? I thought my kids were the only ones who did that.<BR/>I only have four kids and I can't imagine going grocery shopping with them. You are a brave woman to attempt it. :c)<BR/>Love your blog by the way !S.A.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01859517936198431266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43943908930970073522008-03-02T00:54:00.000-05:002008-03-02T00:54:00.000-05:00I read this when ED Dale used it in his 30 Day cha...I read this when ED Dale used it in his 30 Day challenge as an example of excellent copy. I had tears streaming down my face I was laughing so hard! I only have 2 boys, 15 and 8, but some of the things you talk about I can totally identify with. I have often wondered how my youngest has lived this long. With as many times has he has banged his head around there must be stuff rattlin' around in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-149067992704693332008-02-21T08:19:00.000-05:002008-02-21T08:19:00.000-05:00I commented on the original ebay listing, and just...I commented on the original ebay listing, and just did a search hoping I could find you in a blog-- and here you are! I'm curious how many comments "Ask Seller a Question"s you actually ended up with....imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90466333456108938212008-01-29T02:36:00.000-05:002008-01-29T02:36:00.000-05:00Very cute! When my son was about three, we were at...Very cute! <BR/>When my son was about three, we were at Albertsons with the dirtiest cart in existence. Just to provoke me, he licked the side of the cart. I told him I hoped he would be sick the next day--and sure enough, he woke up with a fever. God is good! He hasn't done that since. He has lived to be almost 10--so far (actually, he's somewhat improved). Probably immune to almost everything.NeverAlonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805730293007988918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-68458546162916495772008-01-06T01:31:00.000-05:002008-01-06T01:31:00.000-05:00Oh, wow! Read this a while ago and it hit so clos...Oh, wow! Read this a while ago and it hit so close to home. You are hilarious. But you forgot the part about one (or more) kids having to go potty while you are at the far corner of the store. With my luck, my 3 year old will have to pee - right then - so i take her. Then it's usually about 10 minutes later (when i am really losing my mind) when she has to poo-poo. That's also about the Alyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319256347311653120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89671549327282506732008-01-04T22:09:00.000-05:002008-01-04T22:09:00.000-05:00Man,I thought that I had it rough! I have 3 childr...Man,I thought that I had it rough! I have 3 children but 2 fulltime.<BR/>2 Girls 1 is 3 the other is 21 months. And I never thought that taking a shower was a luxury till now.I could not help but to wander,how in the heck does she take a shower?Man,I have to say next time I clean my living room for the 5th time for the day I will think of you.Or the next time I go shopping at how lucky I am to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31390083299911915432008-01-04T16:22:00.000-05:002008-01-04T16:22:00.000-05:00I'm 23 with two kids. I want at least 5 but I'm h...I'm 23 with two kids. I want at least 5 but I'm hoping to talk my hubby into 12. Seeing as how he's a Marine and often training or deployed, I often have to play the role as single mom. (sidenote: All single parents out there amaze me. You are so strong and wonderful to do this one your own. Kudos to you all!) So, if I get my wish, I'm sure I will have many experiences such as yours. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com