Comments on: So. An update.

By: sherry

sherry — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:12:41 +0000

You have always been and always will be Supermom to me. I would be totally stressed out too if I was alone with five kids for ten days. I nearly lost my shit when it was just me and Hayley and George was gone for three days to Texas (then again, my fridge died the morning after he left so that didn't help). sherry's last blog post..Mmm

By: cancan

cancan — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:58:10 +0000

I always freak out at the idea if being left alone with the kids…
I think it is just the “what if…” scenarios that make it frightening. I freaked out when my husband left me for only two months with only ONE kid. I was pregnant at the time as well though, so it could have contributed to the freaked-out feelings.

And you are SO totally welcome for me entering your stroller contest.
So many smileys over here, I need to utilize some:

cancan’s last blog post..The Life Sabai

By: laurie

laurie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:20:40 +0000

I am sorry hun, I know what it can be like to have a very stressed day, week and maybe even month and it sucks. laurie's last blog post..Fireworks Are Still Going In Our Household (Humor)

By: KStro

KStro — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:42:06 +0000

Hey Girl, I found your blog through Erin…and I LOVE it! I can barely make it through a normal 8 hour day without my husband…can’t imagine 10 whole days! I would die for sure. Thanks for the comment on my blog…I’ve added you as a blog I’m reading. Thanks for running the stroller give-away!

KStro’s last blog post..Life is for Everyone

By: LaLaLaura

LaLaLaura — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:01:13 +0000

Julie – did you notice I showed up late to the meeting? I had to give myself a little pep talk first. Ha! The huge pitcher of sangria there helped me get over myself!!

By: LaLaLaura

LaLaLaura — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:59:13 +0000

Shawn, I actually thought of you while I was going through some of it – I know you’ve had lots of issues with anxiety! How do you get through it? Is it just mind over matter??

By: LaLaLaura

LaLaLaura — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:58:25 +0000

Crusty – (heh – I feel weird calling you that)

Re: kindergarten in July…I know! Isn’t it weird? It’s actually year round school, though, in the district we moved to. The kids go for about 9 weeks and then get out for 3 weeks, all year long. It keeps them from getting all burned out on school and helps them retain what they’ve learned. Also, it works out beautifully for us, since our son is autistic and really thrives in a structured environment. Summer break is always a pain in the ass for him!

By: CRUSTYBEEF

CRUSTYBEEF — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:22:16 +0000

okay just so you know you are a legend and I don’t even know you. I saw the coffee spill-yup been there many times and been equally pissed about it–don’t have 5 kids, just three boys but came from a family of five—hectic..you are a saint..
and I’m certain that time away was fabulous for you–I’m sorry to read that you guys had a good friend that moved away–that is difficult, but now you have another place to have a girls weekend away–and you will enjoy it way too much..

kindergarten? In July? How come? In chicago or at least in the burbs in my woods (ERIN WILL TELL YA!) they start public aug. 19th.

wow! When do they get out of school, March? lol

congrats on making it through your time with hub gone..it’s hard but equally nice to have the same routine 24/7

you are welcome for my entry.. it was fun!!

Always,
Crusty~

CRUSTYBEEF’s last blog post..To Breast Or Not To Breast with trust

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:43:22 +0000

Hey sh*t happens and sometimes you're not as strong as you'd like to be. No shame in that. Sara's last blog post..A Confession

By: webgrrlie

webgrrlie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:09:47 +0000

girl, welcome to my world. i have anxiety/panic attacks on a near daily basis, as well as borderline agoraphobia (defined in wikipedia as “an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. as a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. in severe cases, the sufferer may become confined to their home, experiencing difficulty traveling from this “safe place.”

in fact, i stopped shopping at malls several years ago because i a) saw no easy means of escape from too many stupid people, and 2) in a 4-story mall, while on the escalator, i suddenly had the urge to start shoving people over the edge to get them the hell out of my way. so i do all of my shopping online now…

god bless you for having the patience and some semblance of sanity to deal with everything while paul was gone. god bless you for allowing him to go to sturgis every year; that would not fly at my house. oh no you didn’t!