Comments on Is There Any Mommy Out There?: Life Goes On

hahahaaa... the power of sugar.wonderful post. co...

2008-12-18T15:15:00.000-08:00

hahahaaa... the power of sugar.

wonderful post. congrats on the awards =)

I loved the pre-sleep back and forth with Matt. P...

2008-12-04T10:42:00.000-08:00

I loved the pre-sleep back and forth with Matt. Pure love. Right now, I've been single for so long, I now have my kid sleep in my bed and our pre sleep conversations are not quite as fun as yours.

Ah yes...sugar it is a good thing...I would like a...

2008-12-04T09:13:00.000-08:00

Ah yes...sugar it is a good thing...I would like a Grandma like that too. It's not so funny when your sister does it for the millionth time :)

Congrats on all of your awards! Can you tell I'm t...

2008-12-02T08:34:00.000-08:00

Congrats on all of your awards!
Can you tell I'm trying to read with help? I can't even put a decent comment together. must-detach-child-from-keyboard.

My favorite TG moment occurred when I was a child....

2008-12-01T19:49:00.000-08:00

My favorite TG moment occurred when I was a child. My great aunt said that we had to save the piece of the turkey that was "the last part over the fence" for her. I was completely baffled. When they finally explained that she wanted the turkey butt I wondered why she felt the need to call it? No one else wanted that piece of the bird. Is there even any meat on it?

Your Thanksgiving sounds lovely. My fav TG moment?...

2008-12-01T08:42:00.000-08:00

Your Thanksgiving sounds lovely. My fav TG moment? When my bubba-in-law brought meat from his fresh kill to the table. Just eww.

I got here way too late to play for points, but ca...

2008-11-30T13:48:00.000-08:00

I got here way too late to play for points, but can I share with you that 2 of the first bands I ever saw were Depeche Mode and Violent Femmes (who I still adore to this day!). So I was meant to come over and be a part of your blog - not just because I've been to Saipan before!

LOL! I am way too late for any points. Always seem...

2008-11-30T11:54:00.000-08:00

LOL! I am way too late for any points. Always seems that way :)
Love Depeche Mode, and also can't believe you saw the Violent Femmes!! And REM! I was lucky enough to be able to see DM several times :) and REM once - Halloween night 1987. Best concert ever. But MV? What were you thinking? LOL!
I so know what you mean about the nausea! Just smelling the turkey all day had me green! I'm almost surprised I was able to eat any! I've been more about all the pie leftovers ;)

Thank you for your sweet words.I loved his comment...

2008-11-29T21:48:00.000-08:00

Thank you for your sweet words.
I loved his comment about vacuuming, sorry! lol

Heh, vacuuming! I don't vacuum either and my husba...

2008-11-29T18:32:00.000-08:00

Heh, vacuuming! I don't vacuum either and my husband can joke about it all day long, as long as he's the one wielding the vacuum at the end of the day. Congrats on the awards, they are very well-deserved. And LOL at your drunk grandma. We have a drunk aunt at our holiday events but she's just mean.

my favorite ... maybe not so favorite ... but good...

2008-11-29T12:27:00.000-08:00

my favorite ... maybe not so favorite ... but good story was my aunt asking me to write down all the kids names for the christmas present drawing ... as i was chasing 2 children, playing monopoly and cleaning up dishes.
seriously.
and then when i said i hadn't done it, 'cause i was busy. she brought the paper and pen TO ME.
yeah. thanks.
(note ... i didn't do it.)

Oh that cracks me up -- the conversation with your...

2008-11-28T20:15:00.000-08:00

Oh that cracks me up -- the conversation with your husband. I have a feeling mine might try angling for some tonight and yep weeks would be accurate. And we're only at 5 1/2 years!

Here's hoping you feel better soon.

I totally missed out on the point opportunities, but I've got Joy and Pain going through my head now (pump it up pump it up!).

Umm good Thanksgiving moment from last night when the rolls my mom was making were burning on one side so I moved them all around so the other side had an opportunity to burn. I later took the ham out of the oven and discovered a paper towel burning in the oven. Hmm. I'm starting to get a little worried about my mom ;)

Yay!!! Can't believe I pulled KISS off. I never ...

2008-11-28T19:52:00.001-08:00

Yay!!! Can't believe I pulled KISS off. I never would have guessed you for it. Ahhh...to be young again. (What am I TALKING about?? No thanks for me. You couldn't pay me to go back).

Anyway, your contests have been fun! Thanks for being so creative.

Oh, I love that dessert moment, too! I remember wa...

2008-11-28T19:52:00.000-08:00

Oh, I love that dessert moment, too! I remember watching my kids when they were younger and the look on their faces was such bliss when they were eating anything they really liked.

This post was like multi-course meal! I'm so glad that I found your blog and your beautiful writing. Something to be thankful for, indeed.

Keeping you and your babies in my thoughts.

Yep! It's Psychmamma for the win. Kym played wel...

2008-11-28T19:30:00.000-08:00

Yep! It's Psychmamma for the win. Kym played well and fought hard, but PM pulled ahead for the decisive win in the end!

Favorite (in that "family favorite" kind of way) m...

2008-11-28T19:03:00.000-08:00

Favorite (in that "family favorite" kind of way) moment...the one when my grandfather mocked my then-vegetarian brother so mercilessly and pretty much forced him to eat some turkey. Good times, good midwestern times.

Wow, i forgot I gave you that award! I have a sle...

2008-11-28T18:48:00.000-08:00

Wow, i forgot I gave you that award! I have a slew of them to acknowledge too... so you are in excellent company once more...

prayers about the baby... so hard.

TG... when i was about 12 and playing in the candles with my napkin and my cousin threw water on me and the candle and whole table, because he thought i was on fire...

Happy Thanksgiving, dear.

2008-11-28T17:30:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving, dear.

Points first, because I know you are all on pins a...

2008-11-28T17:29:00.000-08:00

Points first, because I know you are all on pins and needles. The answers were: Depeche Mode, Violent Femmes, REM, Milli Vanilli (you are all probably right about the original song writer/artist, but the fake concert I attended was the infamous MV) and KISS. No idea how I managed to slip Kiss past my mother at sixteen. Scary.

And the points go to...
Sue - 10 points for Depeche Mode and Violent Femmes (it was an awesome concert, still one of my favorite memories).

Kym - And you are always on my mind as well, my dear. Absolutely right, but a little late on the first two, although 2 points for being the first with the title, Personal Jesus. I'm sure you've nailed the original Joy/Pain artist, but not the concert my lame self paid for!

Psychmamma - No for the first if you believe guess. No for Bon Jovi. It is Kiss and that was impressive spaghetti tactics! Five points for Kiss. And, well played, REM is right as well. So that's ten for you.

For Myself - She nails the Milli Vanilli answer! Five points! And, thank you.

Nicely played by every one else! I'll give it a bit more time and pick someone from these comments. Off to tally the points champion. I suspect Psychmamma has pulled off the win.

LOVED the TG stories, esp. the teenagers' contributions. Can't even imagine the scene when we have four of them around the table. Kym, that happened at an Easter brunch at Matt's grandmother's. Although, in that case, everyone was really upset about the serving dish because it was one of grandma's favorites.

I just read your last post...so sorry about the ba...

2008-11-28T16:14:00.000-08:00

I just read your last post...so sorry about the babies. Well, happy that one of them is doing well, but so very sorry that the second sweet little pea isn't. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

(Here from AllMediocre).

Glad your Thanksgiving went well...mine did too.

"They're vacuuming, that's why it sounds foreign t...

2008-11-28T15:33:00.000-08:00

"They're vacuuming, that's why it sounds foreign to you"

Are you married to my husband????

I am ashamed to admit that my first concert was (I think) Pseudo Echo. You have probably never heard of them. Not even you :-) I think it was at (of all places) Crowded House that my friend and had to cozy up to a couple of gang members to avoid getting squashed against the barriers by the crowd. Gulp. We were 14.

I don't have a clue what bands those are....but I ...

2008-11-28T14:20:00.000-08:00

I don't have a clue what bands those are....but I grew up in the country and my first concert was at 18 and it was George Strait. I have still never been to a rock concert.

My favorite TG so far has been this one. I took my kids with me to get the turkey and they took turns driving the little carts that they have and then watching them try to lick the freshly whipped cream off from the whisk beater was a hoot!

"your own personal jesus", depeche mode, "blister ...

2008-11-28T13:42:00.000-08:00

"your own personal jesus", depeche mode, "blister in the sun", violent femmes

t-giving memory: friends of my parents brought their 19, maybe 20 year old son. he proceeded to drink a lot and be "helpful" by opening every bottle of wine in the house . . . wasted some good wine that night.

Very funny. So been there.Still thinking of you a...

2008-11-28T09:43:00.000-08:00

Very funny. So been there.

Still thinking of you and wishing you well. I know you're hanging in there.

I think we'll start a new tradition...it's not a holiday until someone can't sit up straight in their chair. Awesome.

Missed out on the trivia and out of medal contenti...

2008-11-28T09:08:00.000-08:00

Missed out on the trivia and out of medal contention. Damn it!

I can tell you that my very first concert was Barry Manilow. With my sister, mother and grandmother. And I screamed! Cheesiest concert was probably Cher (there were many). My friend, Tina and I were waiting in line for the ladies room listening to women discussing the bug removal properties of leater vs. suede in biker wear.

Last but not least, TG memory: My youngest sister was about 5 and on serious antibiotics and cold medicine. My nana gave her about 0.05 ml of wine (we're Italian) and she fell off the chair, drunk.