tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post5287120404934597997..comments2023-09-27T04:20:27.106-04:00Comments on RaggedyMom: FundayRaggedyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01022064984702182705noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-3463781552351016452007-01-18T10:06:00.000-05:002007-01-18T10:06:00.000-05:00ok - so this is great - your father's store as a c...ok - so this is great - your father's store as a character - very sweet and clever - i love reading your blog- it is like little Elizabeth Burg moments - without the heavy heavy heaviness<br /><br />i agree that time and things are very different - lucky kids, you have young grasshopperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-72204744621680437392007-01-15T09:01:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:01:00.000-05:00the_laamb: Thanks, and welcome! Positive feedback ...the_laamb: Thanks, and welcome! Positive feedback is always appreciated by moms!<br /><br />Ezzie: Where are we starting this community? Please don't say Cleveland :) How about somewhere in Israel?!<br /><br />Trilcat: Thanks for stopping by and for giving me a new blog to check out. How are you feeling?! :)RaggedyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022064984702182705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-88325649104431047422007-01-12T00:23:00.000-05:002007-01-12T00:23:00.000-05:00Hey Raggedy,
My family used to do something for b...Hey Raggedy,<br /><br />My family used to do something for breakfast together - french toast (challah leftovers), bagels, omelettes, just something that would get us all to the table together. <br /><br />My parents would also save all their mall-shopping errands for Sundays and let us wander (when we were old enough) and meet them back at some central location at a certain time. When they wanted to keep us busy for a long time, they'd give us some small amount of money to spend and we'd sit at a candy rack debating between Reese's peanut butter cups and Skor (back in the days before Snickers, Mars, and M&M's were kosher...)<br /><br />The other solution is to move to Israel. We have school on Sundays. It's a day like every other... no muss no fuss no bother. Of course, you actually NEVER have a day off (except Shabbat), but hey.. small price to pay...Leah Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16546935038863589318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-60461333567859983142007-01-09T19:20:00.000-05:002007-01-09T19:20:00.000-05:00You mean the park overlooking 3 major highways and...<i>You mean the park overlooking 3 major highways and truck exhaust fumes?</i><br /><br />Yes! :) That's the one. But it's actually quite nice, and you don't even realize you're right by the highway once you start having fun...<br /><br />I'm sure Serach would love to. She always says she's so bored, and that I should get off the computer and we should go out and do something... ;)<br /><br />No, my mom basically confined herself to being reliant on others. There's no public transportation near them. We never quite understood it.<br /><br />Can I join the community you're making with SL and Kasamba!?Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-71717664185831435142007-01-08T20:10:00.000-05:002007-01-08T20:10:00.000-05:00SWFM - Thank you so much - it's what I strive to b...SWFM - Thank you so much - it's what I strive to be. And it takes one to know one.<br /><br />Ezzie - You mean the park overlooking 3 major highways and truck exhaust fumes? I get it - maybe if the kids develop asthma they'll show less interest in Sunday activities! Clever! :) RD hates the pollution - what can you do? This ain't no Cleveland. <br /><br />Baruch Hashem RD is not a spectator sports kinda guy at all. Serach can always come hang out with us while you ogle the ogres in their funny white pants. <br /><br />How does your mom survive out there without driving?! I feel like the no driving thing has always limited my parents' choice of where to live, as my mom doesn't want to always depend on rides. Is there excellent public transportation in Cleveland?<br /><br />SL - It would be great if we could form a nice, low-key community with like-minded people. I like your ideas and I'm glad you guys are thinking along the same lines.<br /><br />Jack - Thanks. Coming from a blogger who clearly focuses a great deal on analyzing and improving himself as a parent and as a person - that means a lot!<br /><br />Kasamba - Thanks, and awesome analogy. I do admire your way with words. Want to start a new community with SL and me?<br /><br />PT - I was thinking of you and other doctors we know when I referred to not all dads being around on Sundays. Like I've said before, even though my dad wasn't because of "the store," he was "there" in the big sense. I'm sure that applies to you too, both then and now. <br /><br />"Laundry day" huh? How do you get away with that in a household that size? Every day is laundry day around here. Maybe it lessens when they're not babies.RaggedyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022064984702182705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-5502439474325470862007-01-08T11:24:00.000-05:002007-01-08T11:24:00.000-05:00When my kids were small, and I was a resident, sun...When my kids were small, and I was a resident, sunday meant "abba on call" day. And mommy occupies the kids. Now it's more of a shopping/laundry day. And shlepping the boys from and to the Yeshiva.PsychoToddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874353280798371891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-68682460775612123202007-01-08T07:10:00.000-05:002007-01-08T07:10:00.000-05:00Parenting can feel like you're blindfolded in a ro...Parenting can feel like you're blindfolded in a round room, looking for the corners!<br />Saying that, you guys seem like you have your act together!kasambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851529433849846912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-6010232938161579122007-01-08T03:42:00.000-05:002007-01-08T03:42:00.000-05:00Sounds like you are doing a fine job.Sounds like you are doing a fine job.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-80623565611573829722007-01-07T23:55:00.000-05:002007-01-07T23:55:00.000-05:00Great last point about experiences and giving too ...Great last point about experiences and giving too much on the material end over time and attention. We occassionally do a "big" experience (which is probably small compared to what others do) and stick with smaller activities that promote bonding: puzzles, parks, legos, games.<br /><br />I wish I had you as a neighbor!Orthonomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892074485262548496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-37101284761852604672007-01-07T23:03:00.000-05:002007-01-07T23:03:00.000-05:00That's funny... when I was growing up, I thought S...That's funny... when I was growing up, I thought Sundays = Football. (Actually, I still do. My SIL warned Serach just before we got engaged: "You do know that you're about to become a Sunday widow..." She didn't understand, but now she does. :) )<br /><br />You live really close to a nice park - walkable, too. My mom didn't drive, and we didn't do much as kids, but I and my siblings always loved the simplest places best... to the point that when my brother (32) and his family were recently in Cleveland and went to the Cleveland Metroparks, his face lit up completely when he saw the plain old large hills of grass. My parents said he was even more excited than his kids.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36217996.post-67733047415438379502007-01-07T20:07:00.000-05:002007-01-07T20:07:00.000-05:00You are a great mom.You are a great mom.socialworker/frustrated momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262399235382201noreply@blogger.com