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Nice weblog.

2011-07-19T13:55:16.264-07:00

Nice weblog.

Thanks, everyone, for reading the carnival, and ma...

2010-01-16T21:19:48.659-08:00

Thanks, everyone, for reading the carnival, and many thanks to the fabulous bloggers who participated! It was definitely a party. I was so encouraged and thrilled when so many amazing posts started rolling in, and I've been inspired by them all. It's reminded me of resolutions I didn't know I had!

I am so glad so many of you also get bored playing and have potty mouths! It makes me feel like not such a bad mother. Yea for togetherness!

mamaloo: I finally read your article — http://momcast.blogspot.com/2010/01/calling-in-help.html — I forgot you'd posted the link here. I'm so glad you joined in.

cypress sun: Grace. Yes. Permission to start over, again. Which I need, all the time.

geeksinrome: I remember reading a photo book about free-roaming cats in Italy. Give them some love for us, and hope you brave the weather to get out. I am frozen as I write this, because we spent all day outside. That's the downside of being ambitious...

dionna: I changed the settings not to allow anonymous commenters (as in, you have to log in to some sort of account) because I was getting mucho spam. I'm still debating this, so anyone can let me know if it's bothering them.

melodie: Yea! Someone else who was as much of a goody-two-shoes as I was! :) My mom had a guy friend of mine in junior high convinced that "gurney" was a bad word, just to mess with him.

ruth moss: "Horlicks" sounds just as hilariously rude to me. :) I was thinking about making my own alterna-swears but haven't gotten around to it yet. I do say "monkey" a lot as a fake swear. Also "monkey doots." Or if I start saying The Bad Word, I'll turn it to "frack." But with Mikko's substandard pronunciation, I don't really want him repeating even "frack." As it is, "smoke" and "quack" sound just as naughty.

melissa: I'm enjoying your blog, too! I love your idea of having a word of the year, and you picked a great one! http://oursuburbanhomestead.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-word-of-year.html

mamamilkers: Oh, THAT's why I'm supposed to have another kid! Maybe I'll just go borrow one for now.

lisa: I wasn't even going to make a resolution to do the splits, but my friends goaded me into it!

jessica: Agreed!

fc mom: I have literally started banging my head against the wall while playing, and other times I've literally fallen asleep. From boredom. I'm sorry you're feeling conflicted about returning to work; I can totally understand that, even though you like the work. I feel that way about putting my kid in preschool twice a week, and even letting him go out with my husband for whole days at a time. It's so good for me and my writing, but I hope it's ok for him, too!

So I'm not the only one who almost falls aslee...

2010-01-16T08:47:06.912-08:00

So I'm not the only one who almost falls asleep playing Thomas the Boring Tank Engine! I remember times with my nephew feeling like I was going to vomit, I was so bored. I guess I could have tried to engage him some other way, but... when you are tired, it's pretty tough.
That's the other thing about all of our resolutions. We should all probably be resolving to get more sleep so we can have the energy to follow through!

I like the taking responsibility for emotions thing. I've been feeling down the past few days about going back to work- actually, I'm excited about work, because I like teaching- but leaving my little boy is so, so depressing. I've been snapping at my husband and that's not right. I'll work on that today... sigh... starting now.

That's so funny ("death by Thomas the Tra...

2010-01-14T11:09:53.917-08:00

That's so funny ("death by Thomas the Train") - and here I sit in San Francisco watching a DVR'd Oprah, catching up on blogs, and listening to Hollis prattle away from his crib in the other room. My point is that I should really go play with him for another hour or so until his nap time because I can (and should) and doing two-year-old activities isn't the end of the world.

And on that note, I think I'll go do just that.

(By the way, I swear you and I are like *this* on so many issues...)

Wow, you got a lot of participation in your carniv...

2010-01-13T21:39:08.645-08:00

Wow, you got a lot of participation in your carnival, nice!

"It doesn't matter if you've not yet achieved perfection."--Words of wisdom. That's how I feel. Sometimes you've got to seize the moment (like if you've been wanting to take a class), but when it comes to "self-improvement" or other long term goals, you have to remember that it's a process.

The splits resolution made me laugh, but only because I had that on my list a few times, but I gave it up many, MANY years ago!

What? You're not perfect? Pssssh. FWIW I hate...

2010-01-13T21:06:38.996-08:00

What? You're not perfect? Pssssh.

FWIW I hate playing the pretend games with my girls, too. Soooo thankful that I have two kids two like to play the same stuff. If they want me to "play" I usually sit there and organize toys or something.

Great resolutions! Thank you for putting this all together!

Wow! Thanks for your comment so I could come visit...

2010-01-13T13:00:01.806-08:00

Wow! Thanks for your comment so I could come visit your site (again). Now I've got you in my reader.

I had a great big laugh about your three resolutions. I'm giving up being perfect, too!

Best,
Stacy

Thanks for taking the time to coordinate all of th...

2010-01-13T06:21:41.998-08:00

Thanks for taking the time to coordinate all of this. I'm going to keep watch for the next installment- maybe I'll have something to share. I'm excited to go through these links and see what others have came up with. I did a post with a blurb on how I would like to be a more mindful mother in 2010, although the post wasn't specific to just a parenting topic...
http://oursuburbanhomestead.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-word-of-year.html

It sounds like we have similarities in wanting to strive to be more present with our kids.

Firstly thanks so much to you and Codename: Mama f...

2010-01-12T22:05:09.472-08:00

Firstly thanks so much to you and Codename: Mama for putting together this amazing carnival. :-)

Secondly - oh god, swearing - I am one of Britain's Best Swearers with a mouth like a Docker. I actually knew this might be a problem so I stopped from the time Bertie was about three months old to give me chance to actually tone down my language! I also have alternatives: "horlicks" for "bollocks" and so on. Which sometimes, I forget, and use in adult company. Before I had Bertie I used to know quite a few adults who said "fudging hell" and the like. I wondered why. Now I know.

Swearing was a hard one for me but I have mostly k...

2010-01-12T20:05:06.852-08:00

Swearing was a hard one for me but I have mostly kicked it.

But you know, the play thing - I often feel ashamed to say that it is kind of boring. I love my kids to death and it often is the most fun ever...but the play, like you've recounted, argh. And yet, I'm often left feeling like other moms LOVE it, can't get enough of it. How lovely to know I'm not alone...but you're right, I should try harder.

I'm sure your baby is really happy for real. You're probably not doing a perfect job (because no one is) but the fact that you think about it, blog about it, read about it, talk about it, put it all into practice as much as you can, shows that you are obviously giving parenting your best shot. What more could your baby want from you?

Great post! PS I swear like a sailor. Or a cranky...

2010-01-12T17:13:35.775-08:00

Great post!
PS I swear like a sailor. Or a cranky old man. Its bad. I have such potty mouth!

Swearing is a good one for me too. I can't he...

2010-01-12T16:56:05.355-08:00

Swearing is a good one for me too. I can't help it - it makes me feel better sometimes to swear, especially when something goes wrong or when I'm driving. Thankfully my boys don't repeat it, well maybe once or twice, but thats not that bad considering how much they hear it in passing conversation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Your comments about swearing made me laugh out lou...

2010-01-12T16:33:53.927-08:00

Your comments about swearing made me laugh out loud. When I was a kid, in grade six in fact, I clearly remember solemnly swearing to myself and my friends that I would never ever swear! I thought it was the worst thing a person could ever do! I used to get mad at my uncle for using the word "hassle" as I was certain it was a swear word. He used to bug me about it so much!

I was thinking the other day that there's a go...

2010-01-12T11:01:57.867-08:00

I was thinking the other day that there's a good chance my son's first word will begin with an "f" or an "s" if I don't watch my swearing. I also don't care if he does it as an adult but it's not cute when kids do it...at least not cute to me. My husband and I have a running joke about the types of calls we might get once our son starts school.

Btw, my site was experiencing technical difficulties but they are now resolved. Glad to be a part of this.

The train play recounting had me giggling - we are...

2010-01-12T11:00:21.849-08:00

The train play recounting had me giggling - we are the same way here. Kieran is always "puh-cy" and I am always "tom-us" and we always stop for gas "gug! gug! gug!" and somehow a dinosaur ends up blocking the tracks "rawr! hello dinosaur!" etc, etc.
Sooooooooooo fun.
Also,taking responsibility for emottions is something I wish I and my hubby could improve. I'm doing better - I'm an adult and as much as it sucks sometimes to swallow a nasty comment or angry retort, I do it, because, when are those things ever helpful?
Now if only I could get Tom on the same page . . .

~Dionna
http://codenamemama.com

(weird! where did your name/url option go? wasn't it here the last time I commented?)

First THANK YOU for putting this carnival together...

2010-01-12T08:39:53.447-08:00

First THANK YOU for putting this carnival together!

I have a feeling I will do tons of crying today. A combination of pregnancy hormones, and I just love reading about mothers and children.

I struggle quite a bit with being perfect. I've been that way most of my life. So I totally feel ya on that one!

How cute is it the way Mikko plays with his trains!
It is hard for us to play with our children. Probably because we were always taught that we needed to grow up and act our age. I would like to be done with acting ALL THE TIME. It's fun to act like a kid. My husband is a big one, and he says so.

I laughed when you said he sweared at your mother. It probably shouldn't be funny when toddlers do that, but I can't help but laugh every time.

Awesome post! I really enjoyed reading it.

Well done you for starting a carnival. My resolut...

2010-01-12T08:30:19.692-08:00

Well done you for starting a carnival.

My resolution this year is to be more present with my daughter. This will mean doing fewer non-mummy things, like writing and reading blogs, but I figure that I only get the chance to be her mum once so I'd better make the most of it.

So if I'm around here less often - that's why!

Hmmm you've been busy! What a great response, ...

2010-01-12T07:51:05.988-08:00

Hmmm you've been busy! What a great response, can't wait to read through then all.

Also, glad to hear someone else gets bored playing with their toddler and feels somewhat guilty about it. It's the repetitiveness that gets ya. Sometimes I catch myself stopping myself from being fun just so I can avoid the dreaded word..."again!"

This is excellent! I can't wait to start going...

2010-01-12T07:22:51.328-08:00

This is excellent! I can't wait to start going through the links.

I resolve to... read thru the links!

I didn't think of setting any parenting goals. But reading this I think I should try one which is try to get them out more on weekends.

My son isn't lazy he is just very creative and prefers the quiet of home to invent and play out his grand scenarios. OTOH my daughter would go outside in a flash.

The weather has stunk of late so I haven't had any desire to venture out. But they're at an age where they would appreciate and benefit from some adventure: the interactive museum, a science museum, natural history museum...

Rome doesn't have too many kid-friendly things, but there are a lot of cas roaming the Colosseum that need petting...

I wrote about looking towards a few experts as I l...

2010-01-12T06:19:37.775-08:00

I wrote about looking towards a few experts as I learn how to parent better: Calling In Help http://momcast.blogspot.com/2010/01/calling-in-help.html

Thanks for pulling off such a great carnival and f...

2010-01-12T05:51:15.818-08:00

Thanks for pulling off such a great carnival and for hosting. What a wonderful roundup of posts. Blessings!

Thanks so much for all your hard work for the carn...

2010-01-12T05:34:33.565-08:00

Thanks so much for all your hard work for the carnival! I'm only 1/2 through the list and I've been inspired and met new friends!

I also need to stop swearing. I thought it would come naturally when I got pregnant...then when she was born...then when she started crawling...
I'm so terrified to be the mom that doesn't stop until her daughter says "$@#%! lol.

Looking forward to following you in 2010! :)

wow! what a carnival! i hope to take it all in t...

2010-01-12T05:11:44.448-08:00

wow! what a carnival! i hope to take it all in this week. thanks for sharing your parenting thoughts/fears. i think we all have times where it seems like the unknown/negative is growing into mountainous proportions. it's a good time to let it all go.

i guess my approach to resolutions is to reframe my perspective. my chosen word is grace. not something i come by easily!

My goodness; this carnival is HUGE! It's a par...

2010-01-11T23:55:06.531-08:00

My goodness; this carnival is HUGE! It's a party over here LOL!

Thanks so much for all your time and energy in putting this together and pulling it off beautifully. I'm going to enjoy reading all the entries.

Good luck to all you wonderful people with your goals for 2010; it's great to be surrounded by parents who are conscious of the way the live their lives.

Warm wishes
Rae aka Mrs Green @littlegreenblog.com