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Comment on Cheers! by Bone

Bone — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:10:39 +0000

We had a middle school honors day, best I can remember

Congratulations. And hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day.

Comment on I only said “I told you so” three times, by risingrainbow

risingrainbow — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:33:50 +0000

I love the picture of Spot. Such an expressive face. I think he has what it takes to be an artist!

Comment on I only said “I told you so” three times, by Painted Maypole

Painted Maypole — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:26:02 +0000

the book really is cool

Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by Painted Maypole

Painted Maypole — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:25:14 +0000

$30? $30? Where the heck do you eat for $30?

Comment on I only said “I told you so” three times, by phyllis

phyllis — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:24:29 +0000

it’s really gorgeous work! good for you for eating the smarties and good for him for sticking with it;-)

Comment on I only said “I told you so” three times, by Janet

Janet — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:31:00 +0000

It’s too bad you didn’t get to keep it, what a beautiful book! He’s truly talented!

Comment on Miss hissy-fit by Jessica The Rock Chick

Jessica The Rock Chick — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:23:11 +0000

With four kids of my own, I used to do the dental cleanings like you do. All in a row on the same day. It made me crazy, so I started them one at a time, one a week.

I know, it sounds crazy, but in the long run, it was much calmer and the other kids didn’t distract the hygienist or the kid being worked on. Now that they are teens, I am back to the one day and back to back appointments.

Comment on I only said “I told you so” three times, by Jessica The Rock Chick

Jessica The Rock Chick — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:13:52 +0000

WOW- his book is beautiful! He obviously has tremendous talent and that’s why he enjoys it so much.

Sometimes I find it very hard not to do the “I told you so” stuff, especially when it ends up with one child crying because they are exhausted and have run out of time. Parenting is hard work!

Happy Mother’s Day, Susie J!

Comment on I only said “I told you so” three times, by Heather

Heather — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:28:52 +0000

Wow, he should be very proud of himself for sticking with it and doing such a great job. That’s a real keepsake.

Comment on I only said “I told you so” three times, by Joyce T.

Joyce T. — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:16:18 +0000

Such a cute book, Susie! I guess another good bit of advice would be, “Don’t be afraid to let your child work hard on a project that interests them.”

I have often heard that people need to be balanced, but really, if we are passionate about something, we devote more time and interest to that than to other things in our lives. I think children deserve the space to be allowed to do that, too.

Again, the book is just beautiful.

Comment on Jockeying for Presents by I only said “I told you so” three times, | Susiej

I only said “I told you so” three times, | Susiej — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:43:03 +0000

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I only said “I told you so” three times, | Susiej — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:25:14 +0000

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Comment on The Paperchase by I only said “I told you so” three times, | Susiej

I only said “I told you so” three times, | Susiej — Sun, 11 May 2008 19:24:14 +0000

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Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by louann

louann — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:04:02 +0000

Happy Mommy’s day!

Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by the mama bird diaries

the mama bird diaries — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:29:09 +0000

Funny that I am just reading this. Tonight, my husband and I took our kids to one of our favorite Italian restaurants. We did everything right EXCEPT they brought the kids’ food first. Great tips.

Oh, Mama Bird, w hat are they thinking when they offer to bring the kid’s meal out first? Sure, I want to say, and then just wrap mine to go, cause I won’t be able to eat!

Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:49:04 +0000

Thanks for the great ideas. My favorite part (aside from the pure genius dough idea) is that you’ve found a way to keep the cost down. Bless you!

Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by Beck

Beck — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:50:30 +0000

I just take my kids at weird, empty times of day - three o’ clock! - and then the staff is much more relaxed and so are we. But my munchkins are fairly reasonable about that sort of thing. Except for the little one.

Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by Heather

Heather — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:19:40 +0000

Never thought of the dough thing before…

Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by Joyful Days

Joyful Days — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:03:22 +0000

We actually like doing something like this with the boys. Our favorite is a Mexican restaurant where our favorite waitress is so sweet with kids.

The part about knowing what you want right away is soooooooooooooo important. Ditto about the kids menu for coloring–they are good for that.

I’d like to try that Italian place!

Julie

Comment on Dining in a wine-list restaurant with kids by louann

louann — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:30:44 +0000

Sounds great. A great way for EVERYONE to enjoy.

But am not quite there yet…in 2 more years I guess. Still at the stage where the 2 year old will not stay put NO MATTER what.