tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.comments2016-02-21T10:12:09.962-08:00Machinations of a Mother of SixAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-84345501441576673862016-02-21T10:12:09.962-08:002016-02-21T10:12:09.962-08:00Я рад, что вам понравилось! Благодарим Вас за комм...Я рад, что вам понравилось! Благодарим Вас за комментируя!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-61201102715278358682016-02-21T10:11:28.305-08:002016-02-21T10:11:28.305-08:00Я рад, что вам понравилось! Благодарим Вас за комм...Я рад, что вам понравилось! Благодарим Вас за комментируя!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-69883876681943404872016-01-15T14:21:32.787-08:002016-01-15T14:21:32.787-08:00Очень интересное решение, как появится свободная м...Очень интересное решение, как появится свободная минутка, попробую сделать такую картину, спасибо за мастер-класс!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00009944409250089853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-38843318725171044772013-08-28T14:55:17.178-07:002013-08-28T14:55:17.178-07:00yes, bible studies are amazing! Sometimes my only ...yes, bible studies are amazing! Sometimes my only spiritual filling when we miss Sundays due to AJ only having that one day off in his schedule, and us choosing to spend it as a family at home! I hope to see you around soon. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-45646470026903667412013-08-28T14:34:35.862-07:002013-08-28T14:34:35.862-07:00Love it! It is a blessing for every wife to come ...Love it! It is a blessing for every wife to come to this conclusion. I'm 100% there with you. I realized it after baby number two. Not as many I know, but it was enough. Bible studies helped too! I definitely think that being a good daddy is a sexy trait in a man. Congrats, and I miss seeing you. But like you, sometimes that mom group things just don't work! I'll be staying posted! Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17184698012428148180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-52263298844236937312012-12-21T16:15:47.985-08:002012-12-21T16:15:47.985-08:00:) You make me smile Kathy. I agree that I will so...:) You make me smile Kathy. I agree that I will someday miss the chaos, it's a fun crazy kind of life that can't be replaced by anything else. I won't be a liar though and say I don't ache for the peace and quiet sometimes. I am excited for all my children's future ages and stages, but I think it was actually you who a long time ago said to me- You don't want new babies, you want the babies you already had to be babies again, and I have to say I already miss some of that. There's nothing more amazing and sacred than a newborn, and that is so so fleeting! In reply to your rude people responses- haha! I actually have used that comeback, and recently I was given a hilarious line that I can't wait to try out albeit a little inappropriate, because I agree, that the rude should try the shoe on the other foot. Here it is: Rude person to parent with multiple kids- "Are those ALL yours??" Parent- "Nope. I work for Trojan, these are customer complaints." :D (insert comedic drums) I don't know what it is about that one but it had me giggling for days!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-20745452164162655572012-12-21T13:45:05.496-08:002012-12-21T13:45:05.496-08:00Hi Donna,
I know you posted this a long while bac...Hi Donna,<br /><br />I know you posted this a long while back, but I was thinking of you today -- maybe it's the run up to Christmas that did it. <br /><br />Want to hear my story about shopping this week? Here it is: I drove to the store with my list. I walked down the aisles, put my items in the cart, checked out, drove home. Not one person stopped to tell me how full my hands were. Nobody loudly counted my children and asked me if I knew what caused that. Nobody had a fight with his brother in the back seat on the way home, and nobody invited me to play I Spy while I fought my way through traffic. No babies yowled from the back seat, and no toddler tried to shush the baby by dumping a huge pile of toys and half-chewed crackers on top of him. <br /><br />Would you think I was nuts if I told you I missed all that? After all the years of chasing kids, of wishing mightily for just five minutes of peace and quiet, I finally have it. And now my shopping trips are always quiet and peaceful and ... dull. <br /><br />I'm not stupid enough to tell you to enjoy it while it lasts. Because I know you, and I know you do enjoy it. And also because there are obviously always going to be some parts of raising a big family that you won't enjoy, that no sane person could. (To this day, my definition of a really good shower is one where the bathroom door stays shut for the <em>entire</em> time I'm in there. Luxury!) So that's not it. It's just that these days, I wish I'd taken a little more time to savor the good parts. The good parts were too often buried underneath all the uproar, and now I wish I'd tried to dig them out and look at them more often. <br /><br />Re the rude people asking you if you know what causes that, the answer I always used was: "Yes! But we enjoy it too much to stop." It works really well on the snootiest old ladies, because they never know quite what to say after that. It's also a fun one to experiment with: try saying it like you're chirpy and cheerful and clueless. Or snarky-sarcastic. Or sexy-sultry. Any way you say it, it always makes the other person blink. Playing around with the delivery of that line always amused me. Maybe I'm a bad person, but I've always thought that we should turn the tables on rude people whenever possible. <em>They</em> should be the ones feeling awkward and out of place, not us.<br /><br />But I think the best answer for, "You sure have your hands full" is a pleased smile. Because after all -- they could be empty.<br /><br />Happy Christmas!Kathy Jhttp://www.corneredcat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-6204882791628630812012-10-23T08:19:32.385-07:002012-10-23T08:19:32.385-07:00Oh my goodness! How did you get them raised withou...Oh my goodness! How did you get them raised without having to take them all to the store at one point?? I think I may need to take lessons from you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-6203872315387861062012-10-23T08:14:56.367-07:002012-10-23T08:14:56.367-07:00I'll have to try that Noni! I sometimes catch ...I'll have to try that Noni! I sometimes catch myself dreaming of the days of one on one quality time with GROWN children. :) Don't worry, I am still treasuring their childhoods as well. They make me smile for a different reason each day, and some days I smile because I know eventually they'll grow!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-69298914588394462812012-10-22T19:45:32.119-07:002012-10-22T19:45:32.119-07:00Oh Sweetie!!!!!!!!! There are NO words!!!!
I hav...Oh Sweetie!!!!!!!!! There are NO words!!!! <br /><br />I have to say however that someday you will realize that was quite an impressive story. You thought you were just surviving but what you pulled off today was actually amazing! You are such a good mom... I NEVER took all of my kids to the store when they were little. Not one time, so I am a little bit in awe!<br /><br />I am sorry you had to go through such a horrible day though!Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-23064948984868144102012-10-22T17:43:24.849-07:002012-10-22T17:43:24.849-07:00Donna, SO glad my kids all lived to grow up! YOu&...Donna, SO glad my kids all lived to grow up! YOu've noticed the color of my hair....well........its not just age! Its lovely now when the kids come to visit, one at a time! And I can put my whole focus on that one kid for a few hours :-)<br /><br />Hint: When the car erupts in crazies, just pull to the side of the road, turn off the car, and sit silently. After a while the kids notice and start getting uneasy. A bit more of this treatment, then a quiet, "We'll start the car again when you are all ready to ride peacefully." and DON"T GO until they do! The 2nd or 3rd time you have to do this will be about the last time. Silence and lack of attention make them real nervous! (And you can be praying for calm silently when you do it...and reminding yourself that you actually do love them.... Nonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597349399396211777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-72510967792169919952012-07-18T22:06:11.759-07:002012-07-18T22:06:11.759-07:00Thank you!Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-7043594728710956542012-07-18T22:05:17.930-07:002012-07-18T22:05:17.930-07:00It is! Next I am learning to do Amigurumi!It is! Next I am learning to do Amigurumi!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-11154401707231847102012-07-16T22:07:33.807-07:002012-07-16T22:07:33.807-07:00super cute!super cute!jenn*https://www.blogger.com/profile/09392059380941858181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-45857999053437292172012-07-03T18:36:40.336-07:002012-07-03T18:36:40.336-07:00Looks like fun, DonnaLooks like fun, DonnaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935131439753624243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-63481105197918651622012-06-12T21:24:26.851-07:002012-06-12T21:24:26.851-07:00Thanks for reading Annie! :)Thanks for reading Annie! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-67636791905702162702012-06-12T21:24:08.884-07:002012-06-12T21:24:08.884-07:00:) I guess God knew I was going to have a lot of t...:) I guess God knew I was going to have a lot of them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-44168292103957266542012-06-04T12:26:45.229-07:002012-06-04T12:26:45.229-07:00thanks for the story donna!thanks for the story donna!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468017601456683882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-45540522570337110552012-06-03T21:53:54.739-07:002012-06-03T21:53:54.739-07:00Thanks for sharing, Donna! Geez, lady.....you are ...Thanks for sharing, Donna! Geez, lady.....you are MADE to have babies!!!Kevin and Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204053859638138314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-66526693377881394502012-04-07T13:44:59.649-07:002012-04-07T13:44:59.649-07:00I don't know who you do it Donna but you are a...I don't know who you do it Donna but you are an amazing mommy and have great kiddos. I find just my 2 little ones tough. We have been potty training Krissy and its been a battle but she is slowly making progress and you have encouraged me so much! Thank you for sharing and you are so right every kid is different and its not a competition.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468017601456683882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-48366176906759098962012-03-13T19:50:49.360-07:002012-03-13T19:50:49.360-07:00Thanks Annie! :)Thanks Annie! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537725549576797409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204014373888145405.post-52700425115354093522012-03-13T17:00:18.056-07:002012-03-13T17:00:18.056-07:00so cute Donna!!! Love that idea :)so cute Donna!!! Love that idea :)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468017601456683882noreply@blogger.com