tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post4829562571524196907..comments2024-03-27T03:05:39.115-07:00Comments on dottie angel: a 'tempter' in our midst...dottie angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-90040474916503807242009-10-02T10:08:10.888-07:002009-10-02T10:08:10.888-07:00Loved the clear image of the whole Costco scene!! ...Loved the clear image of the whole Costco scene!! (probably because it is so reminiscent of many discussions between hubby and me....!)<br /><br />And what in the world could darling Olive done incorrectly at school??mamas collectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521228832191690500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-71167993544988147152009-10-02T08:45:32.571-07:002009-10-02T08:45:32.571-07:00oh MY you are GOOD. best of luck at staying stron...oh MY you are GOOD. best of luck at staying strong! i am not "up" to your challenge, although i do my best to always thrift before buying new. but Christmas does trip me up a bit with my wee ones. last year some hand made and some store bought worked well. i love that you are sharing this experience!Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080322252869480034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-27697448540072048242009-10-02T06:54:03.283-07:002009-10-02T06:54:03.283-07:00I don't know that I would be strong enough to ...I don't know that I would be strong enough to stick with the challenge for a year... as it is my clothes are practically in rags (I don't buy alot of clothing I hate clothes shopping probably because I'm fat)... I have thought about your challenge though, as well as the 100 things challenge and i'm sure I would definitly cave at that. If only the charity shops around here had a decent supply of well anything, its few and far between that you find something useful in them. <br /><br />good luck to you and I shall think very hard about trying to join in.Aprylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196354506684745214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-9267822688386598712009-10-01T22:54:52.350-07:002009-10-01T22:54:52.350-07:00Christmas has felt like my biggest challenge so fa...Christmas has felt like my biggest challenge so far. And, one I've been thinking of a lot.<br /><br />My kids are still young enough that if I somehow wave a magic wand (to make me feel creative and productive), I just might be able to come up with some fun handmade things for them. (But, as of yet, I have not found that magic wand!)<br /><br />You make me smile. I hope that adorable and naughty little puppy starts behaving as she should in class! :)<br /><br />~ Jennifer<br /><br />P.S. I love the leggings you have on in the picture in the post below. And, the fun socks.~ Junkyard Jenniferhttp://www.jennifersjunkylife.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-83975414407905927222009-10-01T14:31:09.923-07:002009-10-01T14:31:09.923-07:00Very funny!! Good on you for being tough. CherrieVery funny!! Good on you for being tough. Cherriewillywagtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161501326916060091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-68081352626714412102009-10-01T14:31:00.866-07:002009-10-01T14:31:00.866-07:00LOL you were so good to stay strong I think I woul...LOL you were so good to stay strong I think I would have bought the lights.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-569786274443403942009-10-01T13:32:08.350-07:002009-10-01T13:32:08.350-07:00"no, no, no" reminds me of a favorite qu..."no, no, no" reminds me of a favorite quote from singing in the rain. <br />"yes, yes, yes!"<br />"no, no, no!"<br />"yes, yes, yes..."Eliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428881386235182005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-64201644939628856822009-10-01T13:26:05.522-07:002009-10-01T13:26:05.522-07:00Oh yes,
My man discovered that I had taken on the...Oh yes, <br />My man discovered that I had taken on the challenge by reading my blog (oops). He looked at me with a doubters grimace and said, "Do I have to?" When I told him it was entirely up to him he laughed, "oh good, I wont." He then asked if it were true that gifts were exempt, when I said yes, he actually told me in all seriousness, "You'll be getting a salad spinner for your birthday."<br />Oh for heaven's sake!<br />Lovely gift by your tempter though, well done for him!Lola Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215529779296867987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-91754613208343394522009-10-01T12:30:41.357-07:002009-10-01T12:30:41.357-07:00I love, love, love reading your blog. For me, it&#...I love, love, love reading your blog. For me, it's the perfect mixture of disgruntlement, craftiness, family and vintage touches. Really. Just wanted to remind you that there is an admirer of your writing style who follows your blog (just in case you are tiring of maintaining it!).<br /><br />And my 40th was an emotional tragedy for me. For an entire year I said I would allow myself to wallow in the slights I felt but surely when I turned 41 I would have recovered. Here I am approaching 43(!) and I have yet to recover from my 40th.<br /><br />I truly am surprised by this current state of affairs but remain optimistic that one day my unreliable longterm memory will kick in and I will have only pleasant thoughts of that stressful day!Lorenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783718315868856981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-6911018244259184942009-10-01T11:40:36.050-07:002009-10-01T11:40:36.050-07:00I love it! It's just like me threatening to kn...I love it! It's just like me threatening to knit the boys something (and they do snigger at my knitting) - and however sweetly I say it, it is considered a threat! I know I'd love something doilified for Christmas - but you've given me an idea for keeping the men in my life in line - just threaten them with doilies!!<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-61654181125465807432009-10-01T11:17:57.788-07:002009-10-01T11:17:57.788-07:00I have one of those, too! I am, however, fortunat...I have one of those, too! I am, however, fortunate that DS is quite happy with secondhand (got a used graphing calculator for his Bday and is content), and we rarely buy gifts for DD anymore, because she almost never plays with anything you give her except the box! Autism is a mixed blessing - I'll be able to make her school clothes for her all the way through High School, because all she cares about is how they feel!Alison Russellhttp://bit.ly/10F85Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-20098835498845840452009-10-01T11:03:57.008-07:002009-10-01T11:03:57.008-07:00Way to stay strong - I think I would have caved at...Way to stay strong - I think I would have caved at the Christmas lights :-)Amberhttp://oneshabbychick.typepad.com/one_shabby_chick/noreply@blogger.com