tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19178228.post8106820852082376770..comments2023-08-26T12:08:50.270-04:00Comments on A Right Gapesnest: Stretching Our BoundariesM. Lubbershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13689096558796490683noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19178228.post-25429290251353408522010-07-08T16:01:39.969-04:002010-07-08T16:01:39.969-04:00Thanks, Jonathan! I'm blushing, but immensely ...Thanks, Jonathan! I'm blushing, but immensely pleased, by your praise. If I ever do get around to publishing a book, I'll mention your support as one of my "keep on writing" inspirations. <br /><br />When Eleanor was a newborn, I became obsessed with cleaning the kitchen. Which is particularly ironic, because before I drove my husband crazy by leaving dirty dishes in the sink. But I agree with what you're saying: routine and tidiness are ways to cope with the chaos that our lives have become. <br /><br />Until maybe, we come out on the other side (once the kids leave the nest, eons from now), and then we shake off the routine and go a bit wild again? We'll see!M. Lubbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689096558796490683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19178228.post-56141003151133275212010-07-04T06:33:25.080-04:002010-07-04T06:33:25.080-04:00I get busy for a week, come back, and you've w...I get busy for a week, come back, and you've written some of the best posts I've ever seen - and they're all really interesting (as against my excuse for a blog at the moment lol).<br /><br />It's interesting how we fall into a routine, isn't it. I think it's just kind of natural when you have a lot of things going on - work, kids, etc - you need a strategy to cope, and the routine is it.<br /><br />I get told off for being too tidy, but in reality it's the same thing - just wanting SOME things to be consistent and predictable.Jonathanhttp://cheeseandbeans.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19178228.post-56787857629006878582010-07-01T20:12:58.639-04:002010-07-01T20:12:58.639-04:00No, I can't believe that she's going to be...No, I can't believe that she's going to be two! Which means that your Emily will be 3 in December. CRAZY! And it's been almost 4 years since we came for your wedding. Time has been flying ....<br /><br />I hear you about trying not to pass on fears to the children--especially because they're girls and we're their mothers. We'll do our best!M. Lubbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689096558796490683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19178228.post-46495649173223397582010-06-30T09:44:11.264-04:002010-06-30T09:44:11.264-04:00I'm with you on the snake! We recently went t...I'm with you on the snake! We recently went to Blair Drummond Safari Park with Emily and I had to work up the courage to feed a goat! I don't want my little ones to learn irrational fears from me, but it's going to be hard when my stomach tightens as an instant reaction. Well Done you - you got a lot closer to the snake than I could have, that would have been Daddy duty!<br /><br />Can you believe your baby is going to be TWO soon?<br /><br />Elaine xTrying Hardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900470489675726289noreply@blogger.com