tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post6024668266743873509..comments2023-09-23T11:05:23.508-04:00Comments on Never Growing Old: No More Oatmeal Kisses......Javahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07932885655554324081noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-8209625876225639192011-01-01T22:04:57.190-05:002011-01-01T22:04:57.190-05:00I had all the family (and MORE) in the house again...I had all the family (and MORE) in the house again this weekend, with all the loudness, wrestling, bantering that USED to make me nuts...only this time I sat back with a HUGE smile and said, "thank-you, Jesus!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-5425548567822808662011-01-01T22:03:06.096-05:002011-01-01T22:03:06.096-05:00I knew I was supposed to savor it while it was goi...I knew I was supposed to savor it while it was going on but I was in survival mode without the luxury of savoring anything. Now it's quiet. Fortunately God is sending a grandchild my way and I think that's when you get to savor the beauty of little children underfoot. I can't wait!<br /><br />Stopping by to wish you a happy new year!qandlequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756567197176596886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-35605830844697861782011-01-01T12:54:30.824-05:002011-01-01T12:54:30.824-05:00I am so teary now...I am going to have to go get a...I am so teary now...I am going to have to go get a few grand kids for the weekend...<br />Thank you for sharing and have a Blessed New Year!Doreen McGettiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691803968607905576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-267010049713999682010-12-31T09:25:24.566-05:002010-12-31T09:25:24.566-05:00Couldn't even read this. My baby is 28--how d...Couldn't even read this. My baby is 28--how did THAT happen! Sometimes when the grandchildren leave, I don't wipe off those grubby handprints from the french doors for days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641059685087617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-86534390993120234632010-12-31T09:08:35.344-05:002010-12-31T09:08:35.344-05:00Such a great reminder for all those young mothers ...Such a great reminder for all those young mothers out there. Treasure every day!gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-81971476396607640882010-12-30T19:55:22.065-05:002010-12-30T19:55:22.065-05:00Love this! I need to bookmark it so I can read it...Love this! I need to bookmark it so I can read it again and again. With our five, we have two out of the house, one ready to leave in a year, one middle, and one elementary school. My husband and I figured that it would be 35 years of raising kids by the time the youngest is gone. That's a LONG TIME and I do find myself longing for peace some days. But, this is so true and inspirational.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734191407051735127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-70174525937763236912010-12-30T19:28:14.700-05:002010-12-30T19:28:14.700-05:00*tear**tear*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-69477839627491270262010-12-30T18:47:38.300-05:002010-12-30T18:47:38.300-05:00Oh......my dad would have called that a "Tear...Oh......my dad would have called that a "Tear Jerker". Even though I have experienced the Empty Nest Syndrome for thirteen years....it has become tolerable but not easier!<br />I miss those busy days of driving my children from one activity to the other.<br />With six children, the house was always filled with their laughter, fighting, joking, rough housing and all the friends that gathered at our place. <br />Yes, I even miss their fighting because I always made them give each other a hug..which at times I am sure they felt was sheer torture!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410609940311482746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-13471075539126270912010-12-30T18:45:07.993-05:002010-12-30T18:45:07.993-05:00My eldest starts college in 9 months, and, like Li...My eldest starts college in 9 months, and, like Liza, I see it as a gestation period, my "pregnancy" has begun.<br />And yes, boy did this hit home, i've a lump in my throat. It really does pass very quickly, moreso when you're looking back at it than when you're going through it.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-76443165317096103852010-12-30T18:16:35.110-05:002010-12-30T18:16:35.110-05:00I must admit I had tears in my eyes too! Time pass...I must admit I had tears in my eyes too! Time passes too quickly.I came looking for blog hop tonight but couldnt find it, maybe next week,Blessings JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535490386634385929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-19828038783638943142010-12-30T16:26:08.775-05:002010-12-30T16:26:08.775-05:00Pass the Kleenex, please.Pass the Kleenex, please.Patricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073900183291544491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-58376811857985996702010-12-30T15:47:48.555-05:002010-12-30T15:47:48.555-05:00The woman is REALLY good isn't she!
THANKS FO...The woman is REALLY good isn't she!<br /><br />THANKS FOR SHARING!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967340091034274347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-64495166071697542632010-12-30T15:01:43.617-05:002010-12-30T15:01:43.617-05:00*sniff**sniff*Coffee Sluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900436748801498357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-22694550043715140452010-12-30T13:54:44.390-05:002010-12-30T13:54:44.390-05:00I love this! I haven't read it since my kids w...I love this! I haven't read it since my kids were babies and it was a great reminder today especially dealing with 2 teenage boys, thanks for posting,<br />http://www.dont-worry-bout-a-thing.blogspot.com.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04696349325648202084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-66087177196422424472010-12-30T13:29:40.481-05:002010-12-30T13:29:40.481-05:00I'm a big Erma Bombeck fan. Thanks for posting...I'm a big Erma Bombeck fan. Thanks for posting this. I'm going to share it with my daughter.Vicki @ Grams Made Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830960886130900689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-6235072865956566162010-12-30T12:09:47.860-05:002010-12-30T12:09:47.860-05:00Gah...that just made me cry. 2011 marks the year m...Gah...that just made me cry. 2011 marks the year my baby will turn 18...I'm sooooo not ready for that.Angeliquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390888264309430243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-84088377999260600552010-12-30T10:26:04.000-05:002010-12-30T10:26:04.000-05:00So good for me to get this perspective as I am in ...So good for me to get this perspective as I am in the throes of Christmas break with 8-year-old twins and school not starting until January 3rd. I've got such little, precious time with them. Today's the day I concentrate on what they are rather than what I want them to be.GratefulTwinMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879198233409638276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-49231300855517846092010-12-30T09:33:33.668-05:002010-12-30T09:33:33.668-05:00that is beautiful... I am going to send the link t...that is beautiful... I am going to send the link to this post to my daughter.....Kim-A Creative Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895169582762555732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-13902688582301194582010-12-30T09:27:10.869-05:002010-12-30T09:27:10.869-05:00I love Erma's writings, and keep a quote of he...I love Erma's writings, and keep a quote of hers on my email signature. As we prepare to send our oldest off to college next fall I'm already seeing the handwriting on the wall. Our youngest is 11, and things are already changing. Thanks for the reminder to enjoy every moment as it comes.Sheila Silerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284982582798743408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-47369235010472011292010-12-30T09:21:18.731-05:002010-12-30T09:21:18.731-05:00In about nine months, our daughter and only child ...In about nine months, our daughter and only child will be leaving for college. The next nine months will be a gestation period for a life that's going to change...radically.<br /><br />Boy, did this hit home.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-90470899985967746522010-12-30T08:41:04.152-05:002010-12-30T08:41:04.152-05:00Love it! TFS I cherish all the moments with my b...Love it! TFS I cherish all the moments with my boys (even when they drive me crazy). :)Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110420412281024292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-55935279816403827112010-12-30T08:24:04.294-05:002010-12-30T08:24:04.294-05:00I remember Erma well. "If life is a bowl of c...I remember Erma well. "If life is a bowl of cherries, why am I in the pits"Mrs. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547957015150000116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-16259156168317521742010-12-30T07:56:15.476-05:002010-12-30T07:56:15.476-05:00this was beautiful! I never had children of my own...this was beautiful! I never had children of my own but all of my friends/family had/have them and this is a most important reminder.Cat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256911450791990581.post-9303047042875761252010-12-30T07:53:44.731-05:002010-12-30T07:53:44.731-05:00This made tears come to my eyes. We have only one...This made tears come to my eyes. We have only one daughter...and when she left home, I was so sad and depressed for close to 18 months. Now....that daughter has two sons of her own...and I see so much of her in what you've written. I'm gonna share it with her. Thanks for the sweet reminder that our kids...and GRAND-kids...grow up way too soon!!! :(Breathing In Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302608654931936520noreply@blogger.com