tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post2717434919067660174..comments2023-12-31T18:52:37.874-08:00Comments on Us and Them: Dad, Liam told me he was going to eat my eyebrows!Captain Dumbasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02214826608461609241noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-44333078434507926692011-01-18T19:39:35.942-08:002011-01-18T19:39:35.942-08:00"The Power of Christ Compels You!" (tha..."The Power of Christ Compels You!" (that's what that crocheted priest is hollering at that crocheted girl.) <br /><br />I want an iPad too, now that I've had the taste of a 1st generation iPhone with internet slower than dial-up.Maladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548211328497515415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-14196759786036809742011-01-18T13:57:13.088-08:002011-01-18T13:57:13.088-08:00What did we do before gift cards, anyway? Oh yeah...What did we do before gift cards, anyway? Oh yeah, bought thoughtful gifts, carefully wrapped and mailed with care.....Such is life...bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003356754195026388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-12912932793009085032011-01-16T08:57:58.089-08:002011-01-16T08:57:58.089-08:00My youngest liked to throw things at her older sis...My youngest liked to throw things at her older sister during dinner too. Usually Barbies. Those pointy little feet hurt if flung with great ferocity!Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290572009221670011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-88059229464677947572011-01-13T13:54:36.042-08:002011-01-13T13:54:36.042-08:00We gave a lot of gift cards this year too. It work...We gave a lot of gift cards this year too. It works indeed. And I love the exorcist thing. If there was ever a reason for chrocheting, that is it.Otter Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218675244540656914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-20949170110277464952011-01-12T13:18:46.973-08:002011-01-12T13:18:46.973-08:00Holy crap, there's a lot to love in this post....Holy crap, there's a lot to love in this post.<br />But the thing that made me laugh out loud? Imagining how mad Connor probably was in that photo, when you made him hold that sign.<br /><br />Freakin' love it.Didactic Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830868605102168918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-55764727550075162012011-01-12T10:53:59.678-08:002011-01-12T10:53:59.678-08:00The kid holding the sign...LOVE IT! :)The kid holding the sign...LOVE IT! :)keilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606075590833357994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-30242117522699268762011-01-12T09:58:17.276-08:002011-01-12T09:58:17.276-08:00Hilarious. All of this.
The gift card thing does s...Hilarious. All of this.<br />The gift card thing does seem silly. My sister and I just completely stopped sending gifts to our kids a few yrs back when neither of us had money and neither of us really felt like the kids appreciated the effort/money/thought we were putting into it. <br /><br />Did you verify that Lian didn't tell him to throw that in his eye?? You could have at least pretended to believe him...Lifeofkaylenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470854343779969623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-32541665080260280422011-01-12T06:37:35.414-08:002011-01-12T06:37:35.414-08:00I feel smug that I never -- not once -- *told* any...I feel smug that I never -- not once -- *told* any of my sisters to throw at football *at* my eye. At the dinner table.<br /><br />I think maybe that's a definition of a successful childhood.<br /><br />EllieMe, You, or Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13159195620327366257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-44837543288564622542011-01-11T22:20:52.946-08:002011-01-11T22:20:52.946-08:00Man I wish I'd thought to try that line on my ...Man I wish I'd thought to try that line on my parents. I'd never have gotten away with it, but just to see the expression on their faces...tattytiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408220720084181008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-63756918262111270132011-01-11T18:51:21.740-08:002011-01-11T18:51:21.740-08:00Dude I would not mess with him.Dude I would not mess with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-39985349636599798892011-01-11T18:17:55.090-08:002011-01-11T18:17:55.090-08:00My best friend from college and I got married (the...My best friend from college and I got married (the first time) within one month of each other. She called me one day and said "Guess what you bought me for my wedding?, a deep fryer." I laughed and said, "That's awesome, and I loved the vase that you bought me."<br /><br />We both got exactly what we wanted and didn't have to pay to ship it. Win. Win.<br /><br />Love the baby pics... :)Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-86553451618268548722011-01-11T18:08:21.731-08:002011-01-11T18:08:21.731-08:00Well, they amused me at least :)
As do you, also,...Well, they amused <i>me</i> at least :)<br /><br />As do you, also, of course Mein Kapitan!Irish Gumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-16824197381317882622011-01-11T15:51:44.139-08:002011-01-11T15:51:44.139-08:00OK, first, if that Finn gets any cuter, my head is...OK, first, if that Finn gets any cuter, my head is going to explode into little tiny pieces that I will then get Hubby to mail to you one piece at a time (what? I thought the comments could be random too?)<br /><br />And B, if I knew you could crochet such awesomeness as that displayed above, I would have picked it up eons ago. Or stabbed myself repeatedly with the crochet hook, TURNING me into a monster much like that. Second one sounds easier. I am off to find something sharp now.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260540585659180230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-15587769316389438352011-01-11T15:30:26.876-08:002011-01-11T15:30:26.876-08:00Heh, you reminded me how much of a tomboy I was gr...Heh, you reminded me how much of a tomboy I was growing up and how many similar antics my brother and I would instigate...bet we made my dad's vein in his forehead throb uncontrollably more often than not.<br /><br />And AWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Look at that baby cuteness!! He takes after your wife, right? ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/2011/01/fedex-snafu-restoration-projects-random-tuesday-thoughts/" rel="nofollow">RTT: FedEx, Renovations, Snow</a>Stacy Uncorkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084619026794128825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-5068600533419509282011-01-11T13:48:23.612-08:002011-01-11T13:48:23.612-08:00Nice Blog. I came across your blog from somewhere ...Nice Blog. I came across your blog from somewhere I can't remember. <br />Nice Goodfella's quote.The Lissst!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04582391902376083797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-62951017882394576502011-01-11T13:27:34.471-08:002011-01-11T13:27:34.471-08:00gift cards ARE the best gifts! :)gift cards ARE the best gifts! :)t i mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027305881770494179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-84221603190107330542011-01-11T13:18:29.625-08:002011-01-11T13:18:29.625-08:00We just need to go that extra step for christmas a...We just need to go that extra step for christmas and agree to buy our own cards. Love the idea.James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-42737028492179258172011-01-11T12:33:12.223-08:002011-01-11T12:33:12.223-08:00Oh goodness, look at the scowl behind that sign! ...Oh goodness, look at the scowl behind that sign! <br /><br />Cap'n, buy yourself an iPad and say it's from me.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-86596704953201626312011-01-11T12:11:36.662-08:002011-01-11T12:11:36.662-08:00Totally found my new crochet project.
It's am...Totally found my new crochet project.<br /><br />It's amazing what makes sense in kids' brains. I have a scar on my hand from where one of my sisters stabbed me after we attempted our own knife-throwing act.<br /><br />That was the last time dad took us to the circus.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17819453571479984739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-53628333532585656552011-01-11T11:38:05.682-08:002011-01-11T11:38:05.682-08:00ah, so much material.
1st Connor has a lot to do t...ah, so much material.<br />1st Connor has a lot to do to catch up with<br />u and your little brother!!!<br />1 Getting him to climb into garbage can then<br /> putting the lid down. Had to call in the<br /> neighbors to help get him out before he<br /> SUFFOCATED<br />2 When you climbed up to top of cupboards and <br /> brought down the Exlax and gave it to him<br /> telling him in was CHOCOLATE<br />3 Smashing him across the knees with a hockey <br /> stick<br />4 telling him monsters hid in the closet and <br /> we're going to come and get him at night.<br />5 leaving him by himself at a downtown mall.<br />6 teaching him how to rob Grandpa's hidden <br /> piggy back.<br />...should I continue<br />(scary thing is u were the "good" kid!<br /><br />Crotched items, fabulous talent, all I can do<br />is Scarves.<br /><br />Christmas conversation: frighteningly logical.<br />MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-13437299190523800812011-01-11T11:01:28.657-08:002011-01-11T11:01:28.657-08:00Egads! I hope Liam's eye is okay!
Happy New ...Egads! I hope Liam's eye is okay!<br /><br />Happy New Year, Captain.The Dental Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901307714698063274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-82956992362120939042011-01-11T10:56:11.260-08:002011-01-11T10:56:11.260-08:00My solution for Xmas gift-giving is that everyone ...My solution for Xmas gift-giving is that everyone just carry around a 100 dollar bill. When you see people you know, hand them the c-note, and they will hand you one of their own. I suppose if you wanted to do it with distant family and friends, you could deposit money in one another's bank accounts.Beta Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848551175803773006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-24642078746108611852011-01-11T10:37:21.894-08:002011-01-11T10:37:21.894-08:00SL crocheted that hat for Finn!?!?! She is UHMAZI...SL crocheted that hat for Finn!?!?! She is UHMAZING!!! I love it and she should start an Etsy shop yesterday.<br /><br />Wow, I need an iPad. It just became so clear to me.<br /><br />And nothing says best decoration ever like crocheted vomit. Classic.wonderchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564690129943594159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-86720767627726976652011-01-11T09:47:27.714-08:002011-01-11T09:47:27.714-08:00WE did something similar for gifts but we mailed o...WE did something similar for gifts but we mailed out the cards so that the kids had something to unwrap! <br />Happy New Yearkyootyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001748005643667487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159299199460969385.post-12591376637290122462011-01-11T09:47:25.941-08:002011-01-11T09:47:25.941-08:00He told me to? Really? Like you couldn't ver...He told me to? Really? Like you couldn't verify that? It's better than LG telling me, "because I'm sad." as an excuse for EVERYTHING, though. I'll show you sad, kid.<br /><br />Finn? Edible. If the rest of the Santas around looked like that, instead of creepy old men, I'd be all about the fat red guy.Mama Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728171552859416176noreply@blogger.com