Comments for Blog o' Beth http://www.blogobeth.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:38:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Boys Will Be Boys by Holly Brousseau http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=941&cpage=1#comment-4471 Holly Brousseau Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:38:44 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=941#comment-4471 Oh I am laughing so hard because imagine having five grown men in your house doing renovations - imagine all the things they leave around. Now imagine trying to get receipts from these men and asking them to write their name and the house (1 of 3) on the receipt. I find this behavior, which I call "dropping" does not stop at home improvement tools, but extends to clothes on the floor, ice cream pints on the coffee table, butter left on the counter for days on end, toothbrushes on the bathroom sink, and garden hoses laying in the entry path. Oh I am laughing so hard because imagine having five grown men in your house doing renovations – imagine all the things they leave around. Now imagine trying to get receipts from these men and asking them to write their name and the house (1 of 3) on the receipt. I find this behavior, which I call “dropping” does not stop at home improvement tools, but extends to clothes on the floor, ice cream pints on the coffee table, butter left on the counter for days on end, toothbrushes on the bathroom sink, and garden hoses laying in the entry path.

]]> Comment on Plans: Part II by Suzanne Everett http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=937&cpage=1#comment-4469 Suzanne Everett Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:15:07 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=937#comment-4469 Love that part about life squeezing out and time enough later for a clean kitchen -- oh how I wish I could rest in that thought. I may have to quote you on that! Love that part about life squeezing out and time enough later for a clean kitchen — oh how I wish I could rest in that thought. I may have to quote you on that!

]]> Comment on Boys Will Be Boys by Laura http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=941&cpage=1#comment-4442 Laura Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:48:20 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=941#comment-4442 I'm glad you clarified Max's art project. The thumbnail had me all grossed out because I thought it was a TURD of some kind! I’m glad you clarified Max’s art project. The thumbnail had me all grossed out because I thought it was a TURD of some kind!

]]> Comment on The Best Laid Plans Are Crap by Martha http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946&cpage=1#comment-4347 Martha Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:56:13 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946#comment-4347 Happy Birthday! And lemme think......I was 40.............16 years ago! Enjoy your "youth"! Don't look back, just enjoy today! Last year when I turned 56, my MIL who is 78 said wistfully, "how I wish I were only 56......" So to all of us I advise: Enjoy Today! Happy Birthday! And lemme think……I was 40………….16 years ago! Enjoy your “youth”! Don’t look back, just enjoy today! Last year when I turned 56, my MIL who is 78 said wistfully, “how I wish I were only 56……”
So to all of us I advise: Enjoy Today!

]]> Comment on The Best Laid Plans Are Crap by blogobeth http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946&cpage=1#comment-4311 blogobeth Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:48:35 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946#comment-4311 Yes, he actually did find a job within three weeks. It is a tough market though, and he is definitely the exception and not the rule amongst my friends here in Dallas Yes, he actually did find a job within three weeks. It is a tough market though, and he is definitely the exception and not the rule amongst my friends here in Dallas

]]> Comment on The Best Laid Plans Are Crap by cyndi http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946&cpage=1#comment-4310 cyndi Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:23:05 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946#comment-4310 Happy birthday :) as a currently unemployeed person i was wondering...did your husband find a new job? Happy birthday :)

as a currently unemployeed person i was wondering…did your husband find a new job?

]]> Comment on The Best Laid Plans Are Crap by Carrie http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946&cpage=1#comment-4309 Carrie Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:18:08 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946#comment-4309 Hi, Beth - I also turned 40 two weeks ago! And...I couldn't agree with you more. Great post! Thank you! Hi, Beth – I also turned 40 two weeks ago! And…I couldn’t agree with you more. Great post! Thank you!

]]> Comment on The Best Laid Plans Are Crap by Christine http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946&cpage=1#comment-4308 Christine Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:44:19 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=946#comment-4308 When at the Lady Doctor yesterday, she kept saying things like: "In your forties..., forties are..., you'll find that forty is...." And I'm all, whoa, lady. Let's not push it. Forty is WAAAAY off for me. 16 months, 10 days, and 15 hours to be exact. I'm glad I have elders like you to lead the way. ;-) When at the Lady Doctor yesterday, she kept saying things like: “In your forties…, forties are…, you’ll find that forty is….” And I’m all, whoa, lady. Let’s not push it. Forty is WAAAAY off for me. 16 months, 10 days, and 15 hours to be exact. I’m glad I have elders like you to lead the way. ;-)

]]> Comment on See, I Do Care by Suzanne Everett http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=942&cpage=1#comment-3991 Suzanne Everett Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:53:04 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=942#comment-3991 Hi Beth, I applaud your causes of choice, but I have to add my two cents about the United Way. Before I started serving on a UW committee (Livingston County, MI), I would have agreed. I do not know what our small local staff is paid, but I have seen that work hard, are very caring and they are worth it. The overhead is not so large and they are able to leverage donations to get additional money from grants and such that every dollar donated becomes $1.89 in value for the partner agencies. Not sure if that is the case in TX, but that is how I see it working here. I do want to read Mortenson's book. It's on my list...I enjoy your blog! Hi Beth,
I applaud your causes of choice, but I have to add my two cents about the United Way. Before I started serving on a UW committee (Livingston County, MI), I would have agreed. I do not know what our small local staff is paid, but I have seen that work hard, are very caring and they are worth it. The overhead is not so large and they are able to leverage donations to get additional money from grants and such that every dollar donated becomes $1.89 in value for the partner agencies.

Not sure if that is the case in TX, but that is how I see it working here.
I do want to read Mortenson’s book. It’s on my list…I enjoy your blog!

]]> Comment on See, I Do Care by shannon http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=942&cpage=1#comment-3671 shannon Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:59:11 +0000 http://www.blogobeth.com/?p=942#comment-3671 One thing I've heard about Mortensen's philosophy (though it wasn't in this book, maybe the Stones into Schools?) is that when a girl is educated enough to read the Koran herself and understand un-militant Islam, she won't encourage or allow her sons to become suicide bombers. Bec. apparently jihadists are supposed to have parental permission. So it really is a very direct link between literacy and peace. One thing I’ve heard about Mortensen’s philosophy (though it wasn’t in this book, maybe the Stones into Schools?) is that when a girl is educated enough to read the Koran herself and understand un-militant Islam, she won’t encourage or allow her sons to become suicide bombers. Bec. apparently jihadists are supposed to have parental permission. So it really is a very direct link between literacy and peace.

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