tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post8245332068583254463..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: Perfect Moment Monday and the Blogroll ChangesLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-42847403436752594462009-05-26T20:34:16.460-04:002009-05-26T20:34:16.460-04:00How do you get such an impressive amount of stuff ...How do you get such an impressive amount of stuff done in any one day?<br /><br />In awe...<br /><br />gGeohdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084396088622931768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-50362375680527139812009-05-26T10:49:34.596-04:002009-05-26T10:49:34.596-04:00Excellent work on the blogroll, and thank you for ...Excellent work on the blogroll, and thank you for the bit about living children.<br /><br />As for the rest, I'm glad to hear that the kids do some work and it isn't just a one way street with the voice in decisions.<br /><br />I have met waaaay too many kids who get to tell the adults what they want, but have absolutely no responsibilities in exchange. The do no chores, barely study, don't volunteer, and then grow up thinking that the world owes them. Drives me nuts.<br /><br />As for us, we have chores and responsibilities, and we listen to the kids opinions on issues, but I tend to also want them to know that we the adults will make the final decision but certainly take them into account. Mostly because as they grow older, they have gone through periods where they really have made some terrible choices. Part of that is ADHD, but a good chunk of it is maturity. Drives me a bit batty. Plus, there are constraints like money and schedules, because as they grow older, they want more expensive things and want to go more expensive places. Which introduces the idea of budgets and explaining money to them. <br /><br />Anyway, it all works out in the end as long as we use a bit of flexibility.<br /><br />I find that I had a lot of ideals in the beginning about how I was going to raise my kids, and things did not quite work out the way I thought over the years, you know?Aureliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691032415028867902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-17108711723542816412009-05-26T02:00:47.865-04:002009-05-26T02:00:47.865-04:00Looks awesome. I'm so amazed at how much work and ...Looks awesome. I'm so amazed at how much work and time you put into this Mel. Thanks so much for all that you do.battynursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240029154165501340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-80372213170834226672009-05-26T00:49:42.750-04:002009-05-26T00:49:42.750-04:00WOW!! That is AWESOME!!
Happy Memorial Day weeken...WOW!! That is AWESOME!!<br /><br />Happy Memorial Day weekendTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998507834757510238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-22735336876268359672009-05-25T23:28:01.745-04:002009-05-25T23:28:01.745-04:00Wow! You're amazing :-).Wow! You're amazing :-).Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344488411103420236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-81569421712951225362009-05-25T22:13:08.659-04:002009-05-25T22:13:08.659-04:00Honestly, I have no idea how you do everything tha...Honestly, I have no idea how you do everything that you do and still have time for your family. Great work on the blogroll :)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887360369268725280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-45367917460663768622009-05-25T21:40:41.289-04:002009-05-25T21:40:41.289-04:00LOVE the reorganized House of Blogroll! I've alre...LOVE the reorganized House of Blogroll! I've already been using it in the new format and it really is much, much easier to navigate.elizabethhttp://www.projectprogeny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-83661588663823789532009-05-25T21:06:34.563-04:002009-05-25T21:06:34.563-04:00marvelously creative and organized as always. nice...marvelously creative and organized as always. nice work! kymberli said it best...Pamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-73155004701328667112009-05-25T20:17:53.231-04:002009-05-25T20:17:53.231-04:00Those fingers are also amazingly good at picking b...Those fingers are also amazingly good at picking blueberries. Mmmmchildlaborsotasty!LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398924875071245573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-43819808081624302612009-05-25T19:55:15.489-04:002009-05-25T19:55:15.489-04:00The blopgroll is fantastic and really easy to navi...The blopgroll is fantastic and really easy to navigate.<br /><br />I love that pic!ColourYourWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869194928164916281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-62777532191415035952009-05-25T19:29:00.018-04:002009-05-25T19:29:00.018-04:00The blogroll looks beautiful!The blogroll looks beautiful!Coffeegrljapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848101070810301786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-37719094592919104862009-05-25T16:03:45.373-04:002009-05-25T16:03:45.373-04:00The car wash picture is great!! I haven't had my ...The car wash picture is great!! I haven't had my car washed since we moved to Seattle in November 2007. I wonder if 14 months old is too young to put our little one to work...<br /><br />The blogroll looks great!Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964875388384777306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-37693120590015524902009-05-25T15:13:21.474-04:002009-05-25T15:13:21.474-04:00Whoa! That was a lot of work...thanks so much to ...Whoa! That was a lot of work...thanks so much to all who put in hours and hours to sort through all these bloghouses!<br /><br />I'm a HUGE fan of child labor! My son helps me put the wet clothes from the washer to the dryer, throw random items of trash away for us, feed the dog, help sweep the floors, and even pick the stems off of the weekly grape bunches and help wash them.<br /><br />And he doesn't think ANY of it is work yet! He just has fun with it and is SOOOO proud of himself when he accomplishes something!Evehttp://infertilityrocks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-74874526312835590522009-05-25T14:21:09.960-04:002009-05-25T14:21:09.960-04:00A quick UI suggestion. If you want, someone could...A quick UI suggestion. If you want, someone could create a site map so people can click on the room to get to the list they want.<br /><br />Not a necessary change, but it might make things accessible a little faster.MLOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779450983499873776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-81464882605046714632009-05-25T13:29:51.523-04:002009-05-25T13:29:51.523-04:00Many thanks, Mel. You mended my heart a bit today....Many thanks, Mel. You mended my heart a bit today. Peace.caitsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526920268165723942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-70256065322910522012009-05-25T13:27:22.665-04:002009-05-25T13:27:22.665-04:00I love the new blogroll! Good job!I love the new blogroll! Good job!Busted Tubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111014136194033674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-69552958779468067842009-05-25T13:01:03.502-04:002009-05-25T13:01:03.502-04:00I like it. One big list was hard for me to search ...I like it. One big list was hard for me to search through - too many breakdowns, too many options. Also, I like the "house" idea. It's like I can "wander" from room to room, to see what's in there today, if I so choose. It's also in an easy-to-see format!Tiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469966108028329809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-27787634636269908822009-05-25T12:41:25.080-04:002009-05-25T12:41:25.080-04:00Whoa! You had me at Azoospermia. =)Whoa! You had me at Azoospermia. =)PerfectMomentProjecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417267037069002234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-27326699334003294822009-05-25T11:48:54.200-04:002009-05-25T11:48:54.200-04:00Thanks for all you do for this community. Looks gr...Thanks for all you do for this community. Looks great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-44303655035514222612009-05-25T11:44:42.939-04:002009-05-25T11:44:42.939-04:00Cute car wash photo!
The new blogroll layout is w...Cute car wash photo!<br /><br />The new blogroll layout is wonderful...I truly admire all the time and effort you put into organizing all the fetures on your blog. It's super! And like other comments before mine, I think the "house" analogy is very fitting. :)Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890079014330244123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-47849052785679921772009-05-25T11:43:01.674-04:002009-05-25T11:43:01.674-04:00LOVE IT!LOVE IT!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555628680256518165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-73815193764223054482009-05-25T11:41:36.675-04:002009-05-25T11:41:36.675-04:00The blogroll house is a great idea, but where's th...The blogroll house is a great idea, but where's the Orals, Injectibles, and Suppositories Oh My category?Baby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-24968509305111205072009-05-25T11:22:24.808-04:002009-05-25T11:22:24.808-04:00I think it's a great idea, and the house analogy w...I think it's a great idea, and the house analogy works perfectly. It will be much more user-friendly now. And I've always taken advantage of the fact that kids see chores that we think of us as dull and boring - as exciting and challenging. Though that doesn't last forever. They soon catch on ;)Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601658763629858243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-26718804654861758062009-05-25T11:08:14.106-04:002009-05-25T11:08:14.106-04:00I think you found the perfect solution to the blog...I think you found the perfect solution to the blogroll. <br /><br />That is my philosophy for children too. My children will be taught how to do all kinds of work.HereWeGoAJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457680345376171720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-89518359488939782922009-05-25T11:02:57.958-04:002009-05-25T11:02:57.958-04:00Where do I line up for a car wash?
I bet your kid...Where do I line up for a car wash?<br /><br />I bet your kids felt great about contributing their hard work to the running of the family.<br /><br />Yeah, I didn't think so.<br /><br />Yay on the blogroll re-work. Love the concept!Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.com