Disqus - Friends of luciawinter

Re: Plan A, Plan B and some blog changes

mckmama — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:24:15 -0000

Oh, YES! I absolutely LOVE Miracle Blankets!!!! They are seriously the BEST for getting young babies to sleep.

Re: Plan A, Plan B and some blog changes

mckmama — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:53:02 -0000

I'm glad you got it! And you're welcome:)

Re: Plan A, Plan B and some blog changes

mckmama — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:28:57 -0000

super idea!!!!!

Re: jars of clay

mckmama — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:09:07 -0000

Wow, I forgot about that quote by C.S. Lewis, Anne. It's awesome!! Thanks for sharing.

Re: jars of clay

mckmama — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:15:43 -0000

Summer,

I am SO sorry to hear about your dad. Amazing that you can see yourself in the Father's tight grip already. I am so very sorry.

MckMama

Re: jars of clay

mckmama — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:31:56 -0000

I was totally "picking up what you were laying down" here, girl!

Re: jars of clay

mckmama — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:58:20 -0000

Aus Deutschland? Sicher darfst du auf Deutsch schreiben wenn du willst, Sarah!

Re: jars of clay

mckmama — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:52:42 -0000

I told her that since she is from Germany, she is welcome to just write her comments in German!

Re: jars of clay

mckmama — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:55:54 -0000

So sorry! THAT'S not going to happen! I wish:)

Re: seems about right

mckmama — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:26:35 -0000

It was great to finally meet YOU in person, too, Darcie!!!

Re: seems about right

mckmama — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:21:58 -0000

Oh, thanks for answering her FOR me, girls. You make my life so much easier:)

Re: seems about right

mckmama — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:24:15 -0000

Hey, friend! You've got your own profile now! Sweet.

Well, if I couldn't be her mom, YOU'D be runner up to be her curly haired mother, you know! THANKS for all your help holding, entertaining, cleaning, watching and wrangling our children today! But more than that, it was just good to SEE you!!

Re: seems about right

mckmama — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:25:26 -0000

I was glad to meet YOU finally, too!! Good "luck" with your roof and siding this week and beyond!

Re: seems about right

mckmama — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:29:19 -0000

Yes, yes I did get them! Stellan does see electrophysiologists (how crazy that your husband is one!) and we've conferred on the phone with a few of the greatest in the nation (besides Dr. B and Dr. A of course!). Thanks SO very much for passing along another great doctor's name. I will have to look him up, as I've not heard his name come up in my circles before. Thanks!!

Re: seems about right

mckmama — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:41:07 -0000

Yes, I am LOVING Lightrooom and I DO use the "vignettes" feature for making the edges dark now. However, I USED to use Photoshop for it, and if you search my old photography lessons (specifically the blurry background one) you can find how I lasso things and then select inverse and then blur. Well, you can also lasso, select inverse, and then toy with lighting to make edges dark! SO many ways to do it...I love exploring them all! Hope this helps!

Re: beach bums, minus one

mckmama — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:45:26 -0000

Oh, I KNOW who YOU are girl!!!! Bangs and all, you can't hide from me;)

Re: beach bums, minus one

mckmama — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:47:19 -0000

Yup, word on the street...er, from all the electrophysiologists, is that Stellan's SVT is not any known "type" of SVT. Dr B said that Stellan is "writing his own SVT book." We can't read up on it. We just need to read what Stellan is writing!

Re: Judge Not

mckmama — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:09:35 -0000

Ahhhh. A post about parents who judge other parents. A club you used to belong to. Me too. But now you don't. Or you try not to. As much. Because you've been there. Me, too. We all have, if we'll admit it.

And then people judge you in the very comments of the post! Classic.

Instead, I offer this twist:

What about if when we saw a mother in public acting in a way we SWEAR we'll never act, we have SYMPATHY for her instead of judging her. Do we think she's enjoying herself? I usually feel really, really BAD for a mom when she's dragging her wailing child around. And, this is huge, what if we then took it a step further and tried to, say, offer her some help!? Or maybe even just a knowing glance or kind smile. I mean, really. Sitting in judgement of another parent when we a) don't know all the circumstances b) aren't perfect ourselves and c) could be doing something CONSTRUCTIVE with our time instead of judging?! Seems silly to me.

And, yes, I agree. EVERY parent has done something they SWORE they'd never do. Lindsay, you may be the mom who sat "impassively while her little son [was] clearly in anguish," but I was the mom who shopped impassively while her little daughter was clearly in anguish.

And I even caught it on video. Here.

http://www.mycharmingkids.n...

So I think that pretty much puts me in the camp of folks who cannot judge you. And don't want to. Since I have SO been there.

Re: ketchup post

mckmama — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:01:52 -0000

I'll give it to him next time we see him...and I'll let you all now after that!

Re: ketchup post

mckmama — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:49:41 -0000

Yes, I do know that the commenter receives an email when someone replies! You don't need to keep checking back and back. You'll get an email! Like you (hopefully) just did when I left this for you. Did it work?

Re: mercy

mckmama — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:39:15 -0000

Great question....in fact just yesterday, newlywedcentral left this comment on my ORIGINAL post about the ice fishing thievery:

"HOLY CANOLI !!!! You TOTALLY have to post this one again! This is AMAZING! Clearly one reason you married him... what meekness -- incredible"

And so today, I thought I'd do just that, and post it again! Funny since it's so wintery-themed, but newlywedcentral asked, and I delivered!

Re: mercy

mckmama — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:33:08 -0000

Thanks for being clear about that, Kelli! :)

Re: bloomers

mckmama — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:28:29 -0000

I took it down because I didn't think most people used it or knew what it was! But you can still access that information by clicking on the link just below my MckForum widget. It says something like "to search my blog by topic or ask me a question, click here." Hope that helps!

But while I have you, I use a 4:1 water:steel cut oats ratio at night in the crockpot:)

Re: bloomers

mckmama — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:29:33 -0000

Oh deary me. I KNEW someone would come up with this!! 8 more kids and they'll be born with teeth!? You guys are something else!

Re: bloomers

mckmama — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:32:47 -0000

I can hook you up with your own bloomers hat if you want. If you wear it to BlogHer. My friend Heather splashed at the Splash Pad yesterday and tells me that you'll be there too. Good times! I'll wear a bloomers hat if you will!