tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.comments2023-05-04T05:58:48.225-04:00FootnotesStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-63052882510707197712012-12-31T15:42:50.104-05:002012-12-31T15:42:50.104-05:00Ha ha ha. I have missed you. You are hilarious. Ha...Ha ha ha. I have missed you. You are hilarious. Happy 2013. My goal is to check in with my old blog stomping grounds this year, so you're not rid of me yet. Andreaandrea frazerhttp://www.happilytickedoff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-35222558106537773592012-03-07T10:49:53.637-05:002012-03-07T10:49:53.637-05:00We had the kids and grandkids visit a week after t...We had the kids and grandkids visit a week after they had norovirus. We had it 24 hours later.<br />Too sick to go to store for BRAT: bananas, rice, applesauce but we have tea!<br />My sympathies.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-54809774517945541842012-01-19T10:33:07.736-05:002012-01-19T10:33:07.736-05:00Glad you are safe. I've only slid on ice once,...Glad you are safe. I've only slid on ice once, thank goodness. It is terribly frightening. You tell a good story!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-62016006157957680922011-10-14T21:03:20.019-04:002011-10-14T21:03:20.019-04:00While I'm not familiar with his story, I think...While I'm not familiar with his story, I think this is a beautiful tribute!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-25013474083608098332011-06-15T21:50:14.816-04:002011-06-15T21:50:14.816-04:00Oh, yes. The stalling. I know it well now. Make...Oh, yes. The stalling. I know it well now. Makes me insane.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-65320092533155492152011-06-15T20:19:46.546-04:002011-06-15T20:19:46.546-04:00HA! I love it. Not the barfing part....
:)HA! I love it. Not the barfing part....<br />:)Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-83743790600198567732011-06-15T00:59:08.923-04:002011-06-15T00:59:08.923-04:00IF it's any consolation, my son came home a fe...IF it's any consolation, my son came home a few months back and barfed like crazy then felt better. I asked him what happened at school. "Nothing. Other than Zoey and I playing KILL THE ZOMBIES and whoever lost had to lick the pavement."andrea frazerhttp://www.lifehappins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-74966645602669009462011-06-09T23:58:17.180-04:002011-06-09T23:58:17.180-04:00That book was brilliant and so are you. Bedtimes.....That book was brilliant and so are you. Bedtimes... another thing we share in common. I miss the baby stuff, too.andrea frazerhttp://www.lifehappins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-57941169193631780712011-05-12T08:43:47.359-04:002011-05-12T08:43:47.359-04:00I had a good time catching up here last night. Yo...I had a good time catching up here last night. You are so good at what you do! Blogger wouldn't let me comment last night. Take care. Enjoy spring!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-41192232846206346992011-05-11T16:55:03.256-04:002011-05-11T16:55:03.256-04:00Well, whenever it is, it'll probably be a bad ...Well, whenever it is, it'll probably be a bad hair day.... ;)Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-27475855651726947132011-05-11T01:40:47.149-04:002011-05-11T01:40:47.149-04:00Try having a kid with Tourettes. YOu'll have m...Try having a kid with Tourettes. YOu'll have more beeps and sounds than you know what to do with. But hey, it does get endearing. I can't complain about it too much. Hugs.andrea frazerhttp://www.lifehappins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-87858079130210375222011-05-10T00:17:10.154-04:002011-05-10T00:17:10.154-04:00When will I ever meet you? I don't even care i...When will I ever meet you? I don't even care if you brush your hair.andrea frazerhttp://www.lifehappins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-39440285190469382962011-01-30T00:19:51.851-05:002011-01-30T00:19:51.851-05:00So witty, all of these columns!
You are truly a...So witty, all of these columns! <br /><br />You are truly a good soul to keep those high-maintenance cats! I can't imagine.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-82469750480884076882010-12-16T19:19:58.610-05:002010-12-16T19:19:58.610-05:00Yeah, I went by Carleton a few months back, and go...Yeah, I went by Carleton a few months back, and got lost in the Unicentre. The current campus plan is to take every square inch of lawn and build on it. And thank goodness, because when I graduated in '87, none of us figured the university would survive into the '90s.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039035648770803601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-45898007042874601532010-12-08T14:31:29.124-05:002010-12-08T14:31:29.124-05:00Sorry I missed this...I will try to make the next ...Sorry I missed this...I will try to make the next one. Sometimes I wish we could all go back and do it again. Good times, good people.Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685583832792442212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-65230044001347917432010-10-03T00:13:18.311-04:002010-10-03T00:13:18.311-04:00Awww...you're so sweet! I love your writing!Awww...you're so sweet! I love your writing!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-83925296752794877442010-10-03T00:10:05.893-04:002010-10-03T00:10:05.893-04:00Thanks...this one seemed to strike a chord with ma...Thanks...this one seemed to strike a chord with many!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-5208425556714316812010-10-02T23:33:23.417-04:002010-10-02T23:33:23.417-04:00My son would have been equally thrilled and franti...My son would have been equally thrilled and frantic about the bat. Cute story. <br /><br />I wish I could have you as a writing teacher!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-43548434406596977892010-10-02T23:26:47.353-04:002010-10-02T23:26:47.353-04:00I'm catching up on your posts. All are outsta...I'm catching up on your posts. All are outstanding, but this one is especially funny.<br /><br />Not sleeping much here either, by the way. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-75363967342746117002010-09-09T20:42:41.468-04:002010-09-09T20:42:41.468-04:00Gen - that sounds totally cool!
I know what you m...Gen - that sounds totally cool!<br /><br />I know what you mean, though. I always remember the time Dar and I were in the suite on 11th Glen and a mouse appeared. Dar jumped up on a chair and started screaming, so of course I did, too. Suddenly it occurred to me: "What am I doing? I work in a provincial park. I am not afraid of mice." And so endeth my screaming. (It's more the element of surprise than anything.)Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-74038183743403443782010-09-09T16:35:17.491-04:002010-09-09T16:35:17.491-04:00My brother has a snake nest near his pool. Garter ...My brother has a snake nest near his pool. Garter snakes, totally harmless. They are always sunning themselves on top of the bushes - sometimes many of them tangled together in a black ball. I have pointed them out to my kids very calmly as though they are cuddly chipmunks. But then when i come around a corner or out a door and practically trip over one I cannot help but scream and flee as though it will actually kill me. It's totally reflex and involuntary. Having said that, i would have been fascinated to have been the cottage with you and would have been totally fine watching the kids play and feed it frogs.. but I if were alone I would be taking off in the opposite direction. Sad, I know.Genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685583832792442212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-51681530207641852372010-09-06T10:23:50.915-04:002010-09-06T10:23:50.915-04:00Thanks, Betsy. I so totally agree! (Of course I he...Thanks, Betsy. I so totally agree! (Of course I hear my daughter playing in the next room right now and the little girl is asking the mommy for something and the mommy is turning around and saying "What!?" rather impatiently. Sigh. It's tough being a role model....)<br />:)Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-76517286807259182392010-09-06T07:07:14.313-04:002010-09-06T07:07:14.313-04:00I love this story. There is nothing more disturbin...I love this story. There is nothing more disturbing to me than seeing parents pass on their silly phobias, spiders, bees, snakes, or dislikes--snow or rain, etc, to their children simply by modeling. <br /><br />If you scream every time you see a snake or spider, so will your child. If you moan about the weather constantly, so will your child, without even knowing what she's moaning about. It's so important to teach children not to fear, or try to predict, nature. BravoBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146269455952869492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-73013806328258808262010-09-03T22:12:03.328-04:002010-09-03T22:12:03.328-04:00Beautiful, Steph! This is a wonderful age!Beautiful, Steph! This is a wonderful age!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068038154539821285.post-1617582213572653162010-09-03T21:56:29.688-04:002010-09-03T21:56:29.688-04:00Such perseverance you have! Just that teaches him...Such perseverance you have! Just that teaches him a lot.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741646073555849828noreply@blogger.com