tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post3570349662722351354..comments2023-10-31T08:08:46.587-06:00Comments on Apparently !: Sick, Sick, Sick!Aprilynne Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-77625746102836130482008-03-25T03:59:00.000-06:002008-03-25T03:59:00.000-06:00Well, it's a lot less of a commitment than becomin...Well, it's a lot less of a commitment than becoming a parent :) if that helps ... Apart from anything else, you can't take sick days from being a parent, as my wife keeps telling me :( <BR/><BR/>My eldest (5) has an August birthday, so if he'd been born two weeks later, he'd have been in the year below at school. He's also an amazing reader. I'm really glad he's in the year he is, for all the reasons you say. Yes, he has issues due to being the youngest in the class (mainly behavioural) but I'm sure it's the right place; and I'm sure you know your daughter well enough to know if it's the same for her. Good for you :)<BR/><BR/>And yum yum, curry is just the thing for a cold.tomdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266969382109729841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-88990101108428141372008-03-24T20:41:00.000-06:002008-03-24T20:41:00.000-06:00Thanks all. Sorry I haven't gotten to your comment...Thanks all. Sorry I haven't gotten to your comments . . . we've continued being sick, Kenny especially. Whew!<BR/><BR/>It is a balancing act, and most days I do quite well (if I do say so myself:)) but I do have days like Thursday, when I feel a touch off-kilter. I'm back on though.<BR/><BR/>Linda, I thought about that, but the point would be to spread joy, not stress, and a gift would be ill-received and very stressful. So I'm sending good thoughts instead and hoping one of those new baby smiles is for me.:)Aprilynne Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-34907203783819980152008-03-24T20:36:00.000-06:002008-03-24T20:36:00.000-06:00And then family comes and invades your house! than...And then family comes and invades your house! thanks for the warm welcome and for being such a wonderful hostess.Kari Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855609339118198399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-16879338844727278182008-03-24T16:44:00.000-06:002008-03-24T16:44:00.000-06:00HEHE!! My kids pick out what goes in their Easter ...HEHE!! My kids pick out what goes in their Easter Baskets too!!leslie maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-1686479968377822162008-03-24T14:34:00.000-06:002008-03-24T14:34:00.000-06:00I had no idea your daughter and mine were the same...I had no idea your daughter and mine were the same age! Don't worry about keeping her out of kindergarten; she could have been bored the entire time!!! I can't believe how many kids in Tillie's class didn't even know their ABC's or how to write their own stinkin name!!! <BR/><BR/>Congrats again on the book deal; lots of hard work ahead but it will be worth it in the end! <BR/><BR/>Never fun to have an estranged "anybody"! So that's always a bummer. <BR/><BR/>By the way... how's your sister?! I haven't seen her (or you for that matter) for sheesh, 5 years or more!!leslie maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423493228967004565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-50825602600480276822008-03-24T06:23:00.000-06:002008-03-24T06:23:00.000-06:00Maybe you should send a gift anyway and see what h...Maybe you should send a gift anyway and see what happens?LindaBudzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290094983584931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-62963445673628033622008-03-23T22:10:00.000-06:002008-03-23T22:10:00.000-06:00You're the best! Thanks so much. I deleted my co...You're the best! Thanks so much. I deleted my comment because that blog is more of a personal one, and I don't want a lot of traffic. You, of course, are welcome, since I visit yours every day ; )Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-66285183933443171562008-03-23T20:59:00.000-06:002008-03-23T20:59:00.000-06:00I can imagine all that you must be feeling right n...I can imagine all that you must be feeling right now. As a stay at home mom, I often wonder what it would really mean if all my dreams came true. (alas, for me they are still dreams)<BR/>But, you are doing something incredible. Something that your kids will cherish when they get older. <BR/>It might be a balancing act for you for the next while, but you'll do great. Besides, balancing acts are what women do best!Renee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170818341212519937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-69463219561749980162008-03-22T09:27:00.000-06:002008-03-22T09:27:00.000-06:00Thanks JKB. Hehe, I have a super fan. Yay!:)Kierst...Thanks JKB. Hehe, I have a super fan. Yay!:)<BR/><BR/>Kiersten, I am off to several events today, but will pop over and look at your query tomorrow!Aprilynne Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-41501725132127707572008-03-21T23:50:00.000-06:002008-03-21T23:50:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kiersten Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780265683043033609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27889919.post-32544134263175308352008-03-21T15:00:00.000-06:002008-03-21T15:00:00.000-06:00Don't worry about your hubs...although I'm glad he...Don't worry about your hubs...although I'm glad he's finally committed to something you care so much about. <BR/><BR/>Don't worry either about your girl...it would be far worse had she learned that not applying herself was the rule. You're absolutely right to put her where she can be challenged. I doubt she'll ever be against it. But let's just wait and see, hmmm?<BR/><BR/>And lastly, I thnk I can understand that commitment thing. You're doing the only thing you can, though. Write the book, write write write, and everything will be okay.<BR/><BR/>Your super fan from Germany. :)JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.com