tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post1067987992629927317..comments2023-11-02T05:55:47.525-07:00Comments on ONE CRUSTY MOM-E: RetirementCRUSTY MOM-Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-16697823613568928002008-02-08T08:43:00.000-08:002008-02-08T08:43:00.000-08:00Can we put the blue one on the bed on the beach? :...Can we put the blue one on the bed on the beach? :) I am sorry I haven't been around, I have missed immersing myself in your words! This post has an excellent message, one that is so easy to lose sight of in the midst of the daily grind, whatever that may entail. I'm glad you have some YOU time to look forward to!<BR/><BR/>Who even pretends they never had to raise their voice once over the course of raising children?? That's just insulting the intelligence of their (ever-dwindling) audience.Portiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267963630814453792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-33767693311957147072008-02-01T08:10:00.000-08:002008-02-01T08:10:00.000-08:00Soul: Go for it! and call me via the conch shell w...Soul: Go for it! and call me via the conch shell when you get there so i can come over from Costa Rica. :)<BR/><BR/>Always,<BR/>EAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979452345086309936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-9229079523794721352008-02-01T04:43:00.000-08:002008-02-01T04:43:00.000-08:00i love the bed on the beach! i want it-- and i wan...i love the bed on the beach! i want it-- and i want to live there!<BR/>can i???<BR/>laterzSOULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096155256030485739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-25980672115741216012008-02-01T03:56:00.000-08:002008-02-01T03:56:00.000-08:00JessFoss: It's okay if one doesn't enjoy clutter,a...JessFoss: It's okay if one doesn't enjoy clutter,and one can live it with...what matters is the person...you're honest,for one thing, and you have a caring heart..you remind me of one of my old best friends that I have...rhyming names, hard to rhyme Elizabeth, but I have a crustybackground, clutterfree surfaced when I became pregnant or after he was born..you just never know. :)<BR/>Yes, something very zombiesque about PhilMy Crackin...(Wonder how often he was given that for a name) plus his ever overdone wife...they're painting the wrong picture, if you ask me. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Austie: Flying voices more so then flying ladles..but as a child, I had received a smack or two of the wooden spoon, we laughed the day it broke while in my parents hands...poor spoon...:) <BR/>Blue is correct...I like the brown better, but the blue cleans easiest..makes more sense.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>ElizabethCRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-16807349254608556882008-01-31T21:26:00.000-08:002008-01-31T21:26:00.000-08:00The blue one , right?You reminded me of my grandma...The blue one , right?<BR/>You reminded me of my grandma in the village, with seven to raise, and when one got particularly cranky, she'd let fly with whatever spoon or ladle she was holding. My 84 year old Papa laughs when he remembers those times,"flying missiles" he calls them, it must have been something.<BR/>I loved the description of the room, so beautiful and peaceful.austerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839224877080864005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-63917249241330099702008-01-31T20:39:00.000-08:002008-01-31T20:39:00.000-08:00I do always enjoy reading your posts. I wish I was...I do always enjoy reading your posts. <BR/><BR/>I wish I was better with clutter. As a child I picked up the nickname "Messy Jessi." It was spot on. I, sadly, am worthy of the name still...<BR/><BR/>I saw that episode of Dr. Phil. Well, part of it. He just eeks me out. And his Stepford Wife. Ugh.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177697302908251297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-75524483888933739192008-01-31T20:22:00.000-08:002008-01-31T20:22:00.000-08:00gypsy...I wonder when we already have all this pre...gypsy...I wonder when we already have all this pressure, do we put more pressure on us? If only all of us would be kinder to each other, then maybe we'd be kinder to ourselves, or is that vice versa..? <BR/>We leave for Florida the 28th of February.. we'll be stopping in on some friends prior to us heading further south for my sisters wedding, so it will be fabulous to catch up with them, let our kids run around with theirs,...a very nice change...<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Elizabeth<BR/><BR/>p.s. How's the Nsmoking?CRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-52179441105889384832008-01-31T20:19:00.000-08:002008-01-31T20:19:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.CRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-76139571545413681732008-01-31T19:51:00.000-08:002008-01-31T19:51:00.000-08:00If only all mothers would understand the message y...If only all mothers would understand the message you are putting out there Elizabeth. Too many of us feel we should always be the PERFECT mother, the PERFECT wife, the PERFECT everything. When we don't quite measure up we see it as a failure when what we should see is a normal person going through normal everyday stuff. We really ought to be kinder to ourselves....all of US.<BR/><BR/>Great post, great message, hope you get your break soon :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339140046788925506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-4234163539541448832008-01-31T19:27:00.000-08:002008-01-31T19:27:00.000-08:00Martha,it's so hard, and then they sleep, and then...Martha,<BR/>it's so hard, and then they sleep, and then we sigh, and the day is calmed by our own, "okay, what the heck?...tomorrow, different day, if not,..soon I'll be asking my loved one for a much needed break, because it's okay to do that, yes it's okay, even if if it means stealing all the hot water...a mother's alone time will be done"<BR/><BR/>Hang in there! I know, I completely know! <BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Elizabeth<BR/>I don't like perfection, I like to be real...you are wise to be real too...perfection leads to never obtaining the goal, but trying our best what each of us are capable of, and admitting when we need our own time out, asking someone for some help when we think our game is off, is the honest norm in playing the parenthood match. ANd we were raised to play a truthful match, weren't we? even if we lose, we do learn a new play or two for the next match...<BR/><BR/>Smiles,<BR/>ElizabethCRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-66143527435565385872008-01-31T18:55:00.000-08:002008-01-31T18:55:00.000-08:00I just read your post at exactly the right moment....I just read your post at exactly the right moment. I have had one of the worst days I've ever had--where I'm tired of working, tired of being a wife, tired of being a mom--and I just wanted to scream. Instead, I found myself laughing at your post. Thank you! And I'm nowhere near perfect, especially as a parent.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919003753339813965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-39824772406453733022008-01-31T14:31:00.000-08:002008-01-31T14:31:00.000-08:00cheryl: EUREKA!! YOu are right!! spot clean only.....cheryl: EUREKA!! YOu are right!! spot clean only..sure if I were a DINK!<BR/><BR/>Diane: I'll have to scan one and get it up here for you!! I was channeling you with colors...<BR/><BR/>It' is snowing like mad over here..wonder what I did to make the snowguys mad? Too much Florida talk is pissing them off!<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>ElizabethCRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-76525519216972099812008-01-31T13:48:00.000-08:002008-01-31T13:48:00.000-08:00Can't believe we have that in common too - CAN"T S...Can't believe we have that in common too - CAN"T STAND CLUTTER! I'd like to see the photo of that barefoot girl in the stunning wedding gown. DianeDiane Vogel Ferrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11982295772104313292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-38972314533212194492008-01-31T13:28:00.000-08:002008-01-31T13:28:00.000-08:00I love the ride you take me on when I read your po...I love the ride you take me on when I read your posts. From there to there and then back to there. And it all makes sense. And I too would only go with washable. Who do they make the dry cleanable ones for anyway? Oh, the ones that are perfect and don't need a break.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605292489556502765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-72416017343359163952008-01-31T13:11:00.000-08:002008-01-31T13:11:00.000-08:00BDD: Someday a break will be necessary, but I have...BDD: Someday a break will be necessary, but I have one simple request..might it be with just you and I please?<BR/>Xo, anf..florida break I'm looking forward to, aren't you?to slip away from the boys for a few? :)<BR/><BR/>ALways,<BR/>ElizabethCRUSTY MOM-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147045282174189951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884042455637526856.post-72233126133414318492008-01-31T12:13:00.000-08:002008-01-31T12:13:00.000-08:00In my eyes it is okay to need a break and for all ...In my eyes it is okay to need a break and for all that you do with the three little guys you deserve one. I know i do when I reach the point of no return. It is great that you can acknowledge the fact that sometimes it is your turn. I hope that I can provide that for you. Being an at home mom with three amazing yet energetic kids can be so taxing and you do an amazing job. keep up the great work. Sullivan is going through a faze and eventually it will get better. The boys love you so very much and they are lucky...<BR/><BR/>BDDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com