tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post600155405495992115..comments2024-03-22T14:46:37.849-04:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: 10 Things of Thankful, Week 9Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-57570628520401447732013-08-11T18:41:18.431-04:002013-08-11T18:41:18.431-04:00Shhhhhhhhhh dayum gurl.Shhhhhhhhhh dayum gurl.Jakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069266783997777691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-54787372138385699282013-08-05T22:37:35.749-04:002013-08-05T22:37:35.749-04:00No, he and I have an old wager going...No, he and I have an old wager going...Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-74618702043342328142013-08-05T18:50:02.072-04:002013-08-05T18:50:02.072-04:00Don't forget learning the music of Carmen AND ...Don't forget learning the music of Carmen AND getting a lesson in Shakespeare on Gilligan's Island when they performed a musical version of Hamlet. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JQ8yF04y9o<br /><br />p.s. tomatoes are gross unless they are made into ketchup, salsa or tomato sauce.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-73270986658460806772013-08-05T15:32:15.083-04:002013-08-05T15:32:15.083-04:00For 18 years of marriage, I lived in horrible kitc...For 18 years of marriage, I lived in horrible kitchens. The first being the most awful by far, which is really saying something. I hope you get your new kitchen soon!<br /><br />I have actually heard that about Minnesota before. There's a small window of opportunity to get those roads done.<br /><br />I am all for classic toys making a comeback.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-20829096759770949602013-08-05T15:29:25.107-04:002013-08-05T15:29:25.107-04:00I do, I do! Yes, I certainly appreciated the Lego...I do, I do! Yes, I certainly appreciated the Lego rediscovery much more than the foam swords rediscovery.<br /><br />Unfortunately, no. I had a kid in the car and didn't have that on my list of things to teach that day. :)<br /><br />:)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-60575889525342900212013-08-05T15:27:58.529-04:002013-08-05T15:27:58.529-04:00Thanks. Me, too. Especially since I had been on ...Thanks. Me, too. Especially since I had been on the phone with my daughter at the time, telling her I was going to be first.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-73332568551939693992013-08-05T12:37:38.514-04:002013-08-05T12:37:38.514-04:00ACK up to 7 years of age my ass! I still play with...ACK up to 7 years of age my ass! I still play with them >.> Even this weekend while cleaning I was checking out my little prison tower with seated crossbow sentries...<br /><br />I almost ran out of gas, it was a close call lol<br /><br />I'm generally a gentle individual, but sometimes I'm more like... look... this is how it is... either shit or get off the pot. Actually that is said to me more than I ever say it, because I'm pretty indecisive >.< *sigh*<br /><br />I'll give it more time...Jakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069266783997777691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-77462604613691431382013-08-05T11:39:09.345-04:002013-08-05T11:39:09.345-04:00A new kitchen?! That is awesome. I have a small ga...A new kitchen?! That is awesome. I have a small galley kitchen in my apartment and we often have too many cooks in the kitchen at one time. There are a lot of "oh excuse me" or "right behind you" comments in our kitchen space. Cannot wait someday to have a kitchen with plenty of counter space, walking room and maybe even an island! (gasp!)<br /><br />Oh, I can relate to construction. In Minnesota, we have two seasons: Winter and Road Construction Season. Minnesota is a mess in the summer. There were three detours to get to the farmer's market yesterday. Incredible.<br /><br />Love Legos and any excuse I can get to build with them. I love when our classic toys are still popular for kiddos these days. You built some pretty awesome houses!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-63725392851561032872013-08-05T11:39:05.060-04:002013-08-05T11:39:05.060-04:00Don't you love it when the kids find a renewed...Don't you love it when the kids find a renewed interest in an old toy or game? And use it for the forces of good and not the forces of evil? Very creative, your bunch!<br /><br />Surely you followed that car that went around you at the roundabout and keyed it when he parked? ;)<br /><br />I'm glad you're on Facebook, too!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-69456427396946117472013-08-05T08:54:32.951-04:002013-08-05T08:54:32.951-04:00Love your list, I just feel bad that you only got ...Love your list, I just feel bad that you only got 2nd place in the new road derby.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615930943939757293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-20884477664141726002013-08-05T08:10:19.566-04:002013-08-05T08:10:19.566-04:00Ha! Trying to teach Jak the art of gentle persuas...Ha! Trying to teach Jak the art of gentle persuasion are we?<br /><br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-91694943452383752792013-08-04T22:46:09.181-04:002013-08-04T22:46:09.181-04:00Jak...too soon...Jak...too soon...Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-27627985848652253932013-08-04T21:53:00.636-04:002013-08-04T21:53:00.636-04:00That is fine! We're just glad you got it in!
...That is fine! We're just glad you got it in!<br /><br />I know the feeling. I've been wanting to get on this computer, but from 6:00am until 9:30, I was gone or busy. Frustrating, isn't it?<br /><br />There are all sorts of new things. Some of the options are adorable. As long as they aren't in some big, complicated set, I'm good with them.<br /><br />Glad you liked it!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-71735781555363648292013-08-04T21:50:16.326-04:002013-08-04T21:50:16.326-04:00I actually giggled when I wrote it. :)
Thank you ...I actually giggled when I wrote it. :)<br /><br />Thank you so much for coming up with positive aspects of soccer. I really needed to read/see that right about now. I'm great at telling my kids to keep a positive attitude about things, but about soccer, I've been a real drag lately. I needed that kick in the pants to get me back to my normal happy self. :)<br /><br />Just today, a friend made a comment about Legos only being for kids up to about 7. Buttercup started giggling nervously, so I had to put this woman in her place and let her know that LOTS of people play with Legos a lot longer than that.<br /><br />I wear hand-me-downs, too. Love them. (when coming from the right person. My daughter won't (understandably) wear the clothes my grandma hands down to her.) <br /><br />And you don't do well with unfamiliar roads. I seem to remember a story of you getting lost and running out of gas...<br /><br />No. I will not imagine. Ever.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-51031092679006423142013-08-04T21:43:33.764-04:002013-08-04T21:43:33.764-04:00Exactly! Love the big box of Legos for the kids t...Exactly! Love the big box of Legos for the kids to make their own. Can't really stand the sets that have to be put together just so, and then never taken apart. Legos are for putting together/taking apart. Models are to be glued together.<br /><br />For the little boys, we get clothes from my sister. Her kids have more clothes than anyone on the planet, it seems, which has meant I've spent about $50 on the little kids over the course of their lives. Hand me downs are the best kind of eco-friendly!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-88883566599075637642013-08-04T21:30:34.780-04:002013-08-04T21:30:34.780-04:00Wonderful and busy, for sure.
I'm glad you&...Wonderful and busy, for sure. <br /><br />I'm glad you're enjoying it. We want it to be lots of fun for everyone.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-15439986815511266202013-08-04T21:29:52.877-04:002013-08-04T21:29:52.877-04:00I am very particular about who I befriend on faceb...I am very particular about who I befriend on facebook. I refuse to be friends with anyone in town or people that I know would just make me irritated. <br /><br />I didn't know that! Very good tip. Thank you!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-1313953000415460812013-08-04T21:28:05.543-04:002013-08-04T21:28:05.543-04:00I just got one recently. Don't cave unless yo...I just got one recently. Don't cave unless you really want to.<br /><br />Thank you!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-11650356074342431312013-08-04T21:27:03.939-04:002013-08-04T21:27:03.939-04:00Our house is 150 years old. I think the technical...Our house is 150 years old. I think the technical term is cellar, but it has a feel of a dungeon for sure, especially when it floods. <br />Monty Python! One of our favorites!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-59284027744570501522013-08-04T19:03:30.191-04:002013-08-04T19:03:30.191-04:00lol... something in a Monty Python, perhaps? or ...lol... something in a Monty Python, perhaps? or maybe a Young Frankestein lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915092227613304259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-73353891579300921662013-08-04T18:45:46.695-04:002013-08-04T18:45:46.695-04:00I have to confess that the weekend was almost over...I have to confess that the weekend was almost over before I got around to doing my 10 things post this weekend.<br /><br />I don't know why it is, but if I know I've got something to do (such as posting), you can guarantee that there will be something, or someone, that will prevent it :)<br /><br />I absolutely adore the Lego homes - our whole family used to build stuff with it, and try to be as original as possible - and that was when Lego was quite basic, so I'm very envious of the new stuff out now :)<br /><br />Oh, and I loooooved the Mount St Helen's song! Lol<br />Ouch Potatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342564916734604495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-1443690260229732242013-08-04T14:59:53.728-04:002013-08-04T14:59:53.728-04:00Lmao I love the note for "translating" C...Lmao I love the note for "translating" Clark's comments. How long has that been up? Have I already commented about this? My memory is going to hell!<br /><br />Hmm tough to come up with 10 things about soccer? Oh I dunno... I'll help:<br /><br />Seeing [my] kids enjoying themselves engaged in a passion they love.<br /><br />That their passion involves actually being active over sitting around in front of the TV.<br /><br />Meeting/engaging other soccer mom's and/or parents to compare notes how thankful (or thankless) you are about bringing your kids to play soccer.<br /><br />Soccer involves kicking balls not associated with anatomy.<br /><br />Though it's sometimes humorous watching someone with [figurative] balls, kicking a [non-anatomical] ball into someones [anatomical] balls.<br /><br />That the above hasn't happened to one of your sons.<br /><br />That one of your children were the deliverer of the above [solely for humors sake].<br /><br />That injuries aren't anywhere near as frequent as they could be.<br /><br />There are a few more for you! You're welcome!<br /><br />*drops mic and walks off stage*<br /><br />Okay, I'm back. But only because of Legos! I love me some Legos, and think it's awesome they are playing with them. I have to say I am really impressed with what they have built! I don't think my houses ever got so elaborate. I wonder what inspired them to start using them (Buttercup especially). I'm glad you showed pictures or I would have thought you were mentioning Legos solely for my benefit for some kind of [figurative] brownie points! Well played ;-)<br /><br />I love cherry tomatoes! I would have totally taken some baggies of them. I have 2 tenants that grow mini gardens out back, and a lot of the time they share their goodies if a strong yield. This mainly consists of tomatoes and cucumbers I believe. It's always great to see them planting away and tending to their gardens.<br /><br />I'd be very thankful for hand-me-downs as well. Clothes aren't cheap, so any way to save a buck or ten is all good in my book!<br /><br />I don't even want to discuss construction >.< Some of our main roads have been cut down to one lane for the entire summer. It's so bad I attempt alternate routes, which are fine except when not being familiar with how much time said route adds to travel when attempting to make it to a movie... GAH!<br /><br />Just imagine how much fun Twitter would be >.><br /><br />Jak at <a href="http://crytonchronicles.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Cryton Chronicles</a> & <a href="http://dreamsintheshadeofink.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Dreams in the Shade of Ink</a>Jakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069266783997777691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-80202088272407630222013-08-04T12:28:14.616-04:002013-08-04T12:28:14.616-04:00You have a dungeon? This is a side of you I totall...You have a dungeon? This is a side of you I totally did not forsee...Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-56901396553737912232013-08-04T12:27:09.002-04:002013-08-04T12:27:09.002-04:00I think I always knew, but only because we were on...I think I always knew, but only because we were only allowed to listen to Classic FM. It did give me an advance on appreciating it though :) Good ol cartoons.<br /><br />(soup it is then)Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-60773791553071019802013-08-04T09:39:32.638-04:002013-08-04T09:39:32.638-04:00I, too, am thankful for Legos but have a love/hate...I, too, am thankful for Legos but have a love/hate relationship with them. I love the fact that the space shuttle we recently put together came with a teeny tiny red cup for the "dashboard" and that my son will bring it to me and let me share a sip from it. That part, and putting them together (he can't do them on his own yet) is a blast. When they come apart and I'm not sure which pieces are for the space shuttle and which are for the rocket, and which are for the airplane and they're all so dang TINY, err...not as thankful. Love the hand-me-down one. My brother sends their old clothes to my son - and we then give them to a friend who sends them to her sister in El Salvador. A like to think of it as being green, globally ;)Kristi Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340629559188847788noreply@blogger.com