Comments on La Vida Dulce: Never Say Never

I went to visit my cousin, who had 2 kids, before ...

2008-05-19T17:37:00.000-04:00

I went to visit my cousin, who had 2 kids, before I had children. Her master bathtub was full of kiddie toys and I said right then, I will NEVER have kid toys in MY bathtub! Guess what is in my tub right now?? ; )

I also found you through Musings. I too was a nann...

2008-05-18T05:43:00.000-04:00

I also found you through Musings. I too was a nanny for a little while. I totally hear ya on everything! I definitely had my act together more then when I got to leave the weekends!

Great post.

Hi! I just found this post by way of a recommendat...

2008-05-17T18:00:00.000-04:00

Hi! I just found this post by way of a recommendation from Jo-Lynne at Musings of a Housewife. I smiled as I read your words. I felt like I knew so much about mothering BEFORE I had kids. And then my daughter arrived and turned my expectations upside down... :)

Just found your site through Musings of a Housewif...

2008-05-17T11:40:00.000-04:00

Just found your site through Musings of a Housewife -- loved this post. All I can say is "Amen to that, Sister!"

Wow - it could be me you are writing about!All thr...

2008-05-17T11:26:00.000-04:00

Wow - it could be me you are writing about!

All through your post I was nodding in agreement - "yup...did that too!".

Thanks for articulating my thoughts so well!

Off tp read more of your blog now :)

Oh my goodness...we might have been separated at b...

2008-05-17T11:08:00.000-04:00

Oh my goodness...we might have been separated at birth, except that can't be because I'm waaay older than you!

I could have written this post - in fact, I sort of wish I had. :) Well spoken!

Thanks for sharing that, Im right there with you -...

2008-05-17T11:06:00.000-04:00

Thanks for sharing that, Im right there with you - even hiding the playdough and paints so I dont have to clean up the mess! haha! Thanks for reminding us to be gracious, both to other moms and to ourselves.

have an awesome weekend!

Oh my! Loved this post--so, so true and so, so fun...

2008-05-17T10:51:00.000-04:00

Oh my! Loved this post--so, so true and so, so funny.

I kick myself for some of the "I'll nevers" I've said in the past, because it's all up for grabs now!

Chickadee and morefrommels,So fun to see new faces...

2008-05-17T10:20:00.000-04:00

Chickadee and morefrommels,

So fun to see new faces here! And so glad to know that I am not alone in my list making...and list breaking!

meh,

I have be praying since the day I knew you were out renting tuxedo's. I still can't believe it. Your kiddos being old enough to drive and go to prom! Aye! Aye-Aye! It makes me teary eyed thinking about attending the weddings of

Oh I can SO relate to this. I linked to you.

2008-05-17T09:31:00.000-04:00

Oh I can SO relate to this. I linked to you.

Kellie, Being a nanny scared the tar out of me...I...

2008-05-17T07:42:00.000-04:00

Kellie, Being a nanny scared the tar out of me...I was so glad to leave at the end of the day!! In fact, it scared the tar out of D. too (we were married for part of one of those gigs). But, lucky me, I really enjoy my own kids so much more then other people's!!!

I guess everyone does those lists. Darcie said she finds herself making lists for the teenage years...I am finding myself

Hi Kellie - It's me - Priscilla - friend of The Bo...

2008-05-17T02:46:00.000-04:00

Hi Kellie - It's me - Priscilla - friend of The Boy and The Girl from the crawler room during Wee-Care at Christ Chapel BC - I've been reading your blog for @three months now and have thought about commenting many times... It's late here in Ft Worth - 1:10 a.m. - I really should be in bed - after all, my 28th wedding anniversary began about an hour ago, but my Mr. has been asleep for hours, and

I was the exact same way. In fact, I taught Pre-Ki...

2008-05-17T01:02:00.000-04:00

I was the exact same way. In fact, I taught Pre-Kindergarten for 12 yrs before I got married at 32 and had my daughter a yr later. I saw hundreds of parents and kids in my teaching days and had a mental list of things I would and wouldn't do as a parent. HA! I now have my own 4 1/2 yr old girl and a 3 yr old boy. I'm finding that having two preschoolers of my own is alot harder than having 24

i had one of those lists! i've broken every rule i...

2008-05-16T18:13:00.000-04:00

i had one of those lists! i've broken every rule i set for myself. it's so much harder than i thought it would be and yet so much more rewarding than i ever expected.

Oh so true. I still catch myself saying things so...

2008-05-16T15:07:00.000-04:00

Oh so true. I still catch myself saying things sometimes. Things about typical teenage behaviors. Things that as my daughter edges closer and closer to high school seem to fall just a tad bit too close to home.

I'll never learn.

I've eaten plenty of crow in my eleven+ years of m...

2008-05-16T12:23:00.000-04:00

I've eaten plenty of crow in my eleven+ years of motherhood!

By the way, my two older kids used to be crazy about Rescue Heroes, and when I was pregnant with my third, they begged us to name the baby Billy Blazes. Such a relief that we had a girl, though Wendy Waters was definitely in the running! ;)

You are so right! I had no idea about being a par...

2008-05-16T11:27:00.000-04:00

You are so right! I had no idea about being a parent. I said I never wanted children. Then when I turned 33, it happened. I realized I HAD to have children. Something just clicked. God blessed me with two for the price of one! I also said I would never try to breast feed...I did. I said I would never have a four-door "Mom" car. I do and have never had a two-door since! I said I would