Comments on: My Mother’s Day Wish http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/ Humor, Crankiness, A Museum of Snack Foods and the Odd Motivational Piece Tue, 22 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tracy O'Connor http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16185 Tracy O'Connor Thu, 06 May 2010 07:13:14 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16185 That sounds really cool. I do love to let my kids experiment with art supplies, but I'm afraid my actual ability is limited so I look for any opportunity to have them learn from people that know more than I do. <br><br>This is so awesome, one of the local art museums is having an open studio on their free days all summer and kids & their parents can come in and use all sorts of cool supplies and just go crazy. <br><br>I would love to have your mom living on my street! That sounds really cool. I do love to let my kids experiment with art supplies, but I'm afraid my actual ability is limited so I look for any opportunity to have them learn from people that know more than I do.

This is so awesome, one of the local art museums is having an open studio on their free days all summer and kids & their parents can come in and use all sorts of cool supplies and just go crazy.

I would love to have your mom living on my street!

]]> By: Tracy O'Connor http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16187 Tracy O'Connor Thu, 06 May 2010 07:11:00 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16187 See, I knew you were my kind of people. See, I knew you were my kind of people.

]]> By: Tracy O'Connor http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16189 Tracy O'Connor Thu, 06 May 2010 07:10:17 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16189 Hi KT! I bet you've been as busy as I've been. These are the whirlwind years, I think.<br><br>IT made me smile when you said your mom made playdough from scratch because I do, too. The other day I told my 4 year old we had to go and get some more cream of tartar to make more dough and it cracked me up every time he said "Tar-Tar"<br><br>I bet you carry on the tradition of listening with your own girls. Hi KT! I bet you've been as busy as I've been. These are the whirlwind years, I think.

IT made me smile when you said your mom made playdough from scratch because I do, too. The other day I told my 4 year old we had to go and get some more cream of tartar to make more dough and it cracked me up every time he said “Tar-Tar”

I bet you carry on the tradition of listening with your own girls.

]]> By: Tracy O'Connor http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16191 Tracy O'Connor Thu, 06 May 2010 07:07:49 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16191 Nancy, I love that, too. That's one of the reasons I've been posting my mom's recipes on my blog so that they will be preserved.<br><br>I'm sorry that you lost your mother so young. Nancy, I love that, too. That's one of the reasons I've been posting my mom's recipes on my blog so that they will be preserved.

I'm sorry that you lost your mother so young.

]]> By: Alisa Bowman http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16184 Alisa Bowman Thu, 06 May 2010 06:22:43 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16184 Mine is an artist and she used to gather up all the neighborhood kids and teach us how to see color and how to paint. Mine is an artist and she used to gather up all the neighborhood kids and teach us how to see color and how to paint.

]]> By: Margaret (nannygoats) http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16192 Margaret (nannygoats) Thu, 06 May 2010 05:59:45 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16192 Nancy - I love that story about your mom. And what wonderful foresight you had to save her sayings. :) Nancy – I love that story about your mom. And what wonderful foresight you had to save her sayings. :)

]]> By: Margaret (nannygoats) http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16186 Margaret (nannygoats) Thu, 06 May 2010 05:57:35 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16186 I like your level of mushy. I'd hug you, but I'd rather punch you in the arm. To show you how much I like you. I like your level of mushy. I'd hug you, but I'd rather punch you in the arm. To show you how much I like you.

]]> By: redheadranting http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16193 redheadranting Thu, 06 May 2010 04:56:40 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16193 I have a lovely set of hand prints on my wall. They trail down all the way to the floor. I'd paint over it but they actually look kinda cool. At least that is what I tell myself every time I walk by them. The dog slobber on the wall is another thing entirely. I have a lovely set of hand prints on my wall. They trail down all the way to the floor. I'd paint over it but they actually look kinda cool. At least that is what I tell myself every time I walk by them. The dog slobber on the wall is another thing entirely.

]]> By: kt_writes http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16188 kt_writes Thu, 06 May 2010 04:44:13 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16188 My mom always had an endless supply of what we referred to as "collage materials," which she was willing to haul up from the basement and let us spread all over the table.<br><br>She also made Playdough from scratch, which she let us choose the colors for and knead while it was still warm.<br><br>Most of all, my mom seemed to never grow weary of listening to me yammer on. I'm sure she *did* grow weary of it, but she also did a great job of making me feel like the best storyteller and child commentator around.<br><br>(Hey! I have missed you and your blog! I'm not sure where I've been, but it's been a while.) My mom always had an endless supply of what we referred to as “collage materials,” which she was willing to haul up from the basement and let us spread all over the table.

She also made Playdough from scratch, which she let us choose the colors for and knead while it was still warm.

Most of all, my mom seemed to never grow weary of listening to me yammer on. I'm sure she *did* grow weary of it, but she also did a great job of making me feel like the best storyteller and child commentator around.

(Hey! I have missed you and your blog! I'm not sure where I've been, but it's been a while.)

]]> By: Nancy http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2010/05/04/my-mothers-day-wish/comment-page-1/#comment-16190 Nancy Thu, 06 May 2010 04:12:00 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=2449#comment-16190 My mom was funny without really meaning to be. She would just say random/ridiculous stuff without thinking first. <br><br>One day we decided to start writing it all down, and I made a website out of it. (It was one of those free GeoCities sites--gone now, though I still have all the quotes.) She yelled at me about it--she thought I was making fun of her (and I was)--but then whenever I made her look at it, she would laugh and brag about how clever she was. <br><br>She passed away two years ago, and I'm so happy we have all those quotes. We'll be able to do more than tell our kids "oh, your Grandma was a funny lady"--we'll be able to give them exactly what she said, and when, so they come to that conclusion themselves. My mom was funny without really meaning to be. She would just say random/ridiculous stuff without thinking first.

One day we decided to start writing it all down, and I made a website out of it. (It was one of those free GeoCities sites–gone now, though I still have all the quotes.) She yelled at me about it–she thought I was making fun of her (and I was)–but then whenever I made her look at it, she would laugh and brag about how clever she was.

She passed away two years ago, and I'm so happy we have all those quotes. We'll be able to do more than tell our kids “oh, your Grandma was a funny lady”–we'll be able to give them exactly what she said, and when, so they come to that conclusion themselves.

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