tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post3375119819481253116..comments2024-03-18T03:18:23.620-04:00Comments on Memoirs for my children: This morningruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-20457118758571862052009-06-28T20:29:43.593-04:002009-06-28T20:29:43.593-04:00Your dry sense of humor sounds like my husband'...Your dry sense of humor sounds like my husband's. When he makes one of his straight-faced jokes, people will look at me and ask "Is he kidding or...?" Maybe you could have someone who knows you well "interpret" for you.<br /><br />My children are 16, 12, 9, 4, and 17 months. All boys. My house is loud and crazy sometimes and we have a big age spread which is interesting. We've got the newly- licensed driver down to the newly gets-into-absolutely-everything toddler. We celebrated our 20th anniversary last week and I feel like a very blessed woman<br />(in my sane moments, that is).Hope T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07861626818618433758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-19818121175900512312009-06-28T20:09:33.168-04:002009-06-28T20:09:33.168-04:00Hope--
We DO have a lot in common! What are your ...Hope--<br />We DO have a lot in common! What are your kids' ages?<br /><br />Ha! I've heard stuff about nasty comments and stuff, but you and Ruth from Ireland are the only people who read my blog, besides approximately three people I know in real life. So that has not been a problem for me, except I have lost some real life friends for writing in hyperbole in the past. Hyperbole always gets me in trouble. Only a very few people seem to know when I am kidding, because I have a rather dry demeanor. Once in awhile I find myself amongst people who laugh at me even when I am not so much trying to be funny, and I just love it. My dream is to have a whole circle of friends who "get" me. That's probably a very selfish and self-serving dream. I should probably just try to change myself. A daunting prospect.<br /><br />Actually, when I teach Bible study, the ladies there "get" me... they are loving and accepting and they understand when I am being funny and they laugh. They are such a blessing! Why is there such a difference between being in the front of a large room as opposed to sitting across a coffee table from someone?ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-315019459154073872009-06-28T11:57:06.842-04:002009-06-28T11:57:06.842-04:00No I don't have a blog. My son set up my accou...No I don't have a blog. My son set up my account so that I could blog and I tried it for about 3 days and then deleted it :). I was nervous about being too personal and being impersonal just did not set the right tone or interest level. I've just heard of too many bloggers, even mommy bloggers, getting hate mail and cruel comments for expressing an opinion on a controversial subject and since just about any topic could bring up anger in some segment of the population, I did not want to risk it. I don't seem to have the talent for letting things "roll off my back" so I thought it better just to read a few favorite blogs and write the occasional comment.<br /><br />Your blog is fun for me to read because of your emphasis on your everyday life and your thoughts about it. My life is similar in that I am a 42 yr. old mother at home (I have 5 kids) and I am quite introspective (some people would say too much so, and they would probably be right). I also think that some of our smaller commonalities are amusing like what colors we like to wear and the fact that we sorely miss having a broom closet. My family is constantly tripping over our vacuum which just falls out of the coat closet and you are the only other person I have ever heard wonder where in the world to store the vacuum. I guess everyone else knows something we dont't :).Hope T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07861626818618433758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-87682942423007165502009-06-26T23:18:55.116-04:002009-06-26T23:18:55.116-04:00Hi Ruth!
They actually held up the test for him. ...Hi Ruth!<br /><br />They actually held up the test for him. I don't know how he did, but I hope he passed. He did not crack a book for it, although he told us that one of his good friends studied for five hours. Jon said, "He studied for five hours, and he still didn't know all the same stuff that I didn't know." His assessment of the assessment was that it was really hard, but he was not worried about it. We'll get the report in a week or so.ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-14697180844045434782009-06-26T15:28:49.023-04:002009-06-26T15:28:49.023-04:00I am surprised they let him take the exam. Over h...I am surprised they let him take the exam. Over here they wouldn't even phone. How did he do with the exam anyway?<br /><br />Glad Shannon is feeling better.Ruth MacChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591616568622752136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-45720685029772629992009-06-25T15:19:59.325-04:002009-06-25T15:19:59.325-04:00Yes, it is super late. I grew up in Minnesota, an...Yes, it is super late. I grew up in Minnesota, and we got done with school at the end of May. The farm kids had to get to work on their farms come spring! I feel outraged every year when my kids are still in school as the summer solstice passes.<br /><br />The test Jonathan was missing was a French language assessment. First year French is broken down into two years in this district, 8th and 9th grade. Other districts may choose to teach the whole course in 9th grade, but here they feel the students do better to split it over two years, so it is the ONE eighth grade class that goes on the permanent transcript. <br /><br />Thanks you, yes, Shannon is starting to feel better. The past two days were the worst. Ironically, shingles are usually triggered by stress, but she's been past her big stress for a few weeks now. I told her that was some delayed reaction!<br /><br />Do you have a website? I can't get to anything when I click on your username.ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293058709021665140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6394593369099711178.post-70583670503993211392009-06-25T13:28:38.480-04:002009-06-25T13:28:38.480-04:00Wow, it seems like this is really late for school ...Wow, it seems like this is really late for school to still be in session. My kids have been done for many weeks and I don't think I would handle it well if we still had to slog through the routine.<br /> <br />I was wondering why an exam for a middle school student would be looked at by colleges. My mother went all through school in New York and always told me what a thorough education she received and that they often had to take what she called "regents". Perhaps that extends down to middle school, also? Anyway, I hope he did well on the test and also that your daughter's shingles is getting better! I hear that can be extremely painful.Hope T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07861626818618433758noreply@blogger.com