tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29173837.post5744466063316456765..comments2023-10-24T03:09:02.153-07:00Comments on j.m.b.: Thrifty, thrifty, maybe a little bit crazy...jmb_craftypicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168511543648304545noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29173837.post-32619942180230739862007-11-16T13:32:00.000-08:002007-11-16T13:32:00.000-08:00It's me again, feeling guilty about my previous co...It's me again, feeling guilty about my previous comment. You posed a serious question on a serious issue and I left a comment that might be construed as rude and sarcastic. My apologies. It's been a long time, but I do remember my own frustration as a mom when the 5 o'clock hour rolled around. I have no idea how I coped. I probably declared it "movie time."Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035433796631359696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29173837.post-23068380641026679922007-11-15T15:18:00.000-08:002007-11-15T15:18:00.000-08:00Have you thought about sending the boys into the k...Have you thought about sending the boys into the kitchen to fix dinner while you read a magazine?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035433796631359696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29173837.post-29488637847451090912007-11-14T20:31:00.000-08:002007-11-14T20:31:00.000-08:00LOVE those fabrics, you thrifty crafter! After ab...LOVE those fabrics, you thrifty crafter! <BR/>After about 5.30 is the witching hour at my homestead too... I do sometimes send them out or, if the wind should blow just right, I go into the laundry room (where they are not allowed because of the dangerous chemicals (someday they will question that, but so far, so good)) and I breathe for about 10 seconds. Sometimes I turn on Enya, because she has that happy-light-ethereal tone that the dinner hour is missing... but today, I tried crayons and a poster-size paper and that bought me about 15 minutes of quiet... maybe it was just doing something new, but I do think it takes shifting the pace a bit... And other times, it seems quite unavoidable.Left Coast Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207579518745638843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29173837.post-67160762896917749232007-11-14T14:34:00.000-08:002007-11-14T14:34:00.000-08:00love all the stuffi love finding old fabric tooit'...love all the stuff<BR/>i love finding old fabric too<BR/>it's so much better than walking inot joanne's<BR/>but i don't mind that too much either<BR/>i have been thinking more about just re-fashioning theings i have<BR/>& i've been playing around with the kids old stained clothes<BR/>it's really pretty fun & inspiring<BR/><BR/>at that horrible hour<BR/>we try to go outside<BR/>i know it's getting cold<BR/>but it is reall the only thing that actually works<BR/>& they both get the wiggles & the sillies<BR/>(& the annoyings...ahem!) out<BR/>staying in the house<BR/>is the surest way for me to want to lock myself in the bathroom<BR/>i have also tried to start dinner earlier<BR/>so that we can go outside before we eat<BR/>then i'm not crazy trying to get everything ready<BR/>& some days it even works<BR/>& i just pop it in the oven or wherever<BR/>somedays...<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>ps so happy i was here to see your celeb visit!<BR/>so cool!emilyruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064321946850419544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29173837.post-85901705985479992882007-11-14T14:18:00.000-08:002007-11-14T14:18:00.000-08:00I love that santa!!! Great thrifting score!Thanks...I love that santa!!! Great thrifting score!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for listening,<BR/>Nutmeg<BR/>materialmama.comMeg S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01860137811353530261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29173837.post-41006853528002514192007-11-14T02:58:00.000-08:002007-11-14T02:58:00.000-08:00So, accouple of things. First of all, I am convin...So, accouple of things. First of all, I am convinced that buying resale is one of the best things one can do for the environment. So, when possible I think resale is recycle. Also, I have been trying candlet dinners lately to bring the tone down at the table. It is kind of working. Also, when losing it I think having a schedule of adult only activities is essential. I am forcing myslef to go to a weekly cooking class lately, nit for the recipes (which are good), but for the interaction with others that are over 4 ft tall.Yaz and Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291128459001612561noreply@blogger.com