tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.comments2019-01-12T23:10:14.235-08:00Sunshine SAHMSunshine SAHMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-42763349535841969172011-11-16T13:47:32.018-08:002011-11-16T13:47:32.018-08:00Thanks Traci & Deanne! It's so funny to &q...Thanks Traci & Deanne! It's so funny to "see" how their little minds work - and sometimes so hard to just let them continue to explore and be creative in their own way. I'm trying my best to balance teaching them the 'right' way, and letting them enjoy being innocent. Kids are just so fun!Sunshine SAHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-85059554197135887162011-11-16T09:08:50.943-08:002011-11-16T09:08:50.943-08:00so true Jen, all of it!! the whole concept of why...so true Jen, all of it!! the whole concept of why buy toys for the kids when they just play with the box - you nailed it! :) and I think you are wise to let them be little while you can, its hard to do sometimes though.Deannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806557096802322028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-25621299378820560882011-11-16T06:59:43.869-08:002011-11-16T06:59:43.869-08:00Loved your post Jen. I love your insight into how ...Loved your post Jen. I love your insight into how our little ones think and I know that I as a mom can truly identify with what you are saying. This is good stuff! Keep it coming. It helps me keep my sanity...LOL ~TraciTraci Hildebrandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-48922047676407575912011-11-03T19:02:24.544-07:002011-11-03T19:02:24.544-07:00I am sending this from my pod to see if it can be ...I am sending this from my pod to see if it can be done. Cute kids.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-8616838006973676592011-10-28T23:15:03.347-07:002011-10-28T23:15:03.347-07:00@Nicky: You are so right! Even as I wrote this, I ...@Nicky: You are so right! Even as I wrote this, I was thinking... I am doing an important job - it just doesn't always seem that way. And the payoff is so far out! (And so unpredictable!) :)<br /><br />@Don: I love your comment. It's so true... work hasn't called once, but my kids won't let me forget how much I'm needed. I am trying to enjoy it slowly. Well, most parts anyway.Sunshine SAHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-74854745179797817822011-10-12T11:43:50.722-07:002011-10-12T11:43:50.722-07:00I worked 28 years at Mervyn's/Target, they hav...I worked 28 years at Mervyn's/Target, they havn't called me because they couldn't figure out how to do something after I left...but my kids call me all the time. Enjoy your kids as slowly as possible!Don Rowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-21953594893965262682011-10-11T10:42:46.569-07:002011-10-11T10:42:46.569-07:00Your world may be seem small right now but you are...Your world may be seem small right now but you are shaping the lives of two little ones who will grow up to impact their generation and the next generation as an extension of you! Instead of size today your influence will impact many tomorrows :-)Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554760801920312182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-10146799561721641702011-10-05T22:29:15.901-07:002011-10-05T22:29:15.901-07:00I love this, Jen! Bonnie sent me over :)
~Kendra
...I love this, Jen! Bonnie sent me over :)<br /><br />~Kendra<br />www.preschoolersandpeace.comKendra Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762184032404428343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-81369116250642182092011-09-30T17:01:11.605-07:002011-09-30T17:01:11.605-07:00the purple cupcake cake is awesome. glad you had a...the purple cupcake cake is awesome. glad you had a happy birthday gracie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853178747718782705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-8563392638581772112011-08-23T23:37:38.086-07:002011-08-23T23:37:38.086-07:00@Tracey: Yes, I paid for haircuts. To be honest, I...@Tracey: Yes, I paid for haircuts. To be honest, I paid for pictures of haircuts. From now on they're on their own. ;) Oh, and thanks for passing the link on to Jill!<br />@Jill: Hi! Glad you stopped by to visit.<br />@JazzyGal: I'll try to remember the miserable (by California standards) cold weather when I see all those wonderfully green picturesque scenes you're always posting. YesSunshine SAHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-28272498738030132012011-08-21T21:45:34.945-07:002011-08-21T21:45:34.945-07:00oh no, you deleted a comment? i'm worried now....oh no, you deleted a comment? i'm worried now.<br />p.s. what i came to say was, quit slackin' mama! post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853178747718782705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-72600328924525479502011-08-15T13:42:01.861-07:002011-08-15T13:42:01.861-07:00Some lovely pictures there, looks like you're ...Some lovely pictures there, looks like you're having a great summer! I haven't visited you here in a while,,,I don't know why! 'Summer' in Ireland is a bit of a misnomer I'm afraid. Miserable. In fact it's now officially the coldest summer in 50 years! Yet today i resonated with your last paragraph and thoi=ught to myself...'don't let this pass by, he'll bejazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-35813789836137631462011-08-15T04:46:02.400-07:002011-08-15T04:46:02.400-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-19625748495203307792011-08-14T15:42:45.656-07:002011-08-14T15:42:45.656-07:00Such a lovely post! Tracey sent me the link to see...Such a lovely post! Tracey sent me the link to see how you thoroughly enjoyed the kids...so cute. It always pays off to slow down and ENJOY.Jill from Killeny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639521470702814007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-36655632040186767192011-08-14T00:00:39.764-07:002011-08-14T00:00:39.764-07:00I love all the pictures you took for yourself. Th...I love all the pictures you took for yourself. Thank you for the reminder to slow down and enjoy the children. That is one of the reasons I homeschool. I don't want to miss out on all of those experiences with them. Why then have I spent the last week sort of making myself crazy (and ignoring my children) to get ready for school? I shall slow down and pay attention. I promise, and if I Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-7711451011513136832011-08-12T14:32:02.795-07:002011-08-12T14:32:02.795-07:00@Melanie: I've often had that thought of retur...@Melanie: I've often had that thought of returning to work! It's bad enough when you look around and can't figure out what you've done all day, but when your husband asks... and you have <i>no idea</i>, well - you begin to wonder.<br />@Tracey: I think our parents keep the truth of our childhood a secret until they're sure they've secured enough grandchildren as repayment.Sunshine SAHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-23168486014156343692011-08-11T14:25:59.284-07:002011-08-11T14:25:59.284-07:00You are so funny! Your article sent me back to th...You are so funny! Your article sent me back to the days when you kids were little. I wish I had blogged then - and added pictures. Your blog is so fun to read and your last sentence was so apropo, you're a genius. Love you, miss those kids!Grandma DeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267733069313433523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-58827129981478239312011-08-11T08:10:48.006-07:002011-08-11T08:10:48.006-07:00Okay, seriously, I had to come back and tell you.....Okay, seriously, I had to come back and tell you...this really depressed me. The biological imperative to reproduce must be the strongest force on the planet, because no rational person would do this to themselves, on purpose.<br /><br />Maybe I just need more sleep.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-56133698193611946442011-08-11T03:09:07.154-07:002011-08-11T03:09:07.154-07:00THIS IS MY LIFE! You've managed to get it all ...THIS IS MY LIFE! You've managed to get it all on paper for other people to see what it is we do all day! Twice last month I declared I'd had enough and I wanted to go back to work for a break. Then I realise I'm lucky I have the choice. <br />I might print this off and thrust it in the face of the next person who asks me what I do.<br />Thanks xMelanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-63359287504161950742011-08-10T20:52:09.770-07:002011-08-10T20:52:09.770-07:00Thank you. I was waffling a bit on a very importa...Thank you. I was waffling a bit on a very important decision. After reading this, I have decided. I am giving my children away.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-4000790870281777082011-07-26T00:32:09.004-07:002011-07-26T00:32:09.004-07:00i can't believe i forgot to comment on this- I...i can't believe i forgot to comment on this- I love your mad photo editing skills!<br />also, i sent you some blog love- http://notblessedmama.blogspot.com/2011/07/id-like-to-thank-academy.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853178747718782705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-56307873008597014572011-06-22T01:29:17.758-07:002011-06-22T01:29:17.758-07:00whenever i try to call the babysitter, she doesn&#...whenever i try to call the babysitter, she doesn't answer. i think she's telepathic. thanks mom!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853178747718782705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-72990103210752149672011-06-21T16:23:00.881-07:002011-06-21T16:23:00.881-07:00My heart leapt just reading it. (Spell check is t...My heart leapt just reading it. (Spell check is telling me that leapt is not a word. Leaped? I don't mean leaped. I mean leapt. Lept? No, that is wrong too. Stupid spell checker.)<br /><br />Anyway...since Hubband's job is secure for a while longer, her has been splurging on baby sitters. I love that man. *big sigh*Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502168917372783418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-68653458829594225522011-06-20T05:18:17.707-07:002011-06-20T05:18:17.707-07:00I hadn't been by in a while, so I thought I...I hadn't been by in a while, so I thought I'd see what was up with your two precious red-heads! Cutie-pies, as usual! I'm glad you got a good pep talk about your mothering--can you send your cousin my way? :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248429249559032560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322382170660124140.post-38061365973208834532011-06-19T07:48:51.554-07:002011-06-19T07:48:51.554-07:00Thanks Leanne and Tracey! I wish I had more time t...Thanks Leanne and Tracey! I wish I had more time to write, but with two little ones, I've got to take what I can get!<br />Tracey, you know best of all how hard it can be considering all of your kids really have been sick recently! I think grandparents enjoy their grandkids because they not only get to spoil them and send them home, but they have the secret satisfaction of knowing exactly Sunshine SAHMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017344315159590961noreply@blogger.com