Comments on Controlling My Chaos: Obsolete Too Soon

I love this story! It is great! My co-workers are ...

2010-01-20T19:55:28.353-07:00

I love this story! It is great! My co-workers are looking at me like I am crazy since I just burst out laughing at my desk... Thanks! I needed a good laugh!

I am not a person who cracks up watching America's...

2009-10-07T18:40:31.714-06:00

I am not a person who cracks up watching America's Funniest Home Videos at every bride who falls on her ass. And if I saw you yank your adorable daughter's LEASH so hard that you slammed her into the wall, well, I'd be the first one there to offer you help. Buuuuuuut. Your writing was so funny that I laughed out loud, scared my elderly cat off my lap, and nearly had a Diet Dr. Pepper disaster on my keyboard. So funny; great job. Again. (I'm liking you, girl.)

hee hee hee hee! i'm not opposed to leashes at all...

2009-10-07T05:36:42.417-06:00

hee hee hee hee! i'm not opposed to leashes at all. (i have toddler triplets.) but i'll definitely be wary of airport tunnels from here on out.

This is so funny. I am all for any way to be able ...

2009-09-16T11:17:57.671-06:00

This is so funny. I am all for any way to be able to control a toddler. My SIL had to tie her little boy in his bed at night(by his ankle) because he would get up in the middle of the night and get into everything. One night it was the knives. He just wanted some cheese. Imagine that.

That is too funny! I didn't use a leash with my f...

2009-09-16T10:00:15.100-06:00

That is too funny! I didn't use a leash with my first two kids. Now I have Zack and he is wild! EVERYWHERE! I may have to invest in one!

What a fun Blog you have! I linked here from Sondr...

2009-09-15T11:01:06.157-06:00

What a fun Blog you have! I linked here from Sondra at Happy Cleaning Living as she gave a link for your awesome dividers for recipes!

Thanks for sharing such FUN information! It looks like you have alot of fun with your family!

Have a great day!

Ahhhh just too funny. I just got back from CA and...

2009-09-14T14:58:12.248-06:00

Ahhhh just too funny. I just got back from CA and flew out alone...ah yeah will not do that EVER again. I have my blog back up. Thanks for sharing the story.

Don't worry, I'm an even horribler mommy for laugh...

2009-09-14T11:14:31.185-06:00

Don't worry, I'm an even horribler mommy for laughing a lot when I read the leash part... still giggling a little.

I've done things like that, without even thinking.

Poor Zachy, he gets girls nights too when Daddy is gone... heh.

Neither of my kids will hold my hand, and they are both under 5! WHAAAAA!!!!!

This, THIS, is why I love you. My love of the lea...

2009-09-14T09:18:59.597-06:00

This, THIS, is why I love you.

My love of the leash is already well documented. I love ours so much, I bought another ... just in case I lost one! I think Emi thinks it's just part of her daily outfit whenever we aren't at home. Heck, she loves that thing. Go figure.

And yeah, if the threat of the kiss didn't get to her, I am thinking the threat of getting out the leash again might. I have an extra. :)

P.S. Yes, I shouldn't be reading blogs. I should be packing the room. It's a sickness!

Thanks for the great story!! I can't even count ho...

2009-09-14T09:01:54.887-06:00

Thanks for the great story!! I can't even count how many times I have bashed my kids head into something. -- all on accident of course--
Also, I can't wait to try the popcorn!!

Your girls are so cute and spirited! I love readin...

2009-09-14T08:26:56.260-06:00

Your girls are so cute and spirited! I love reading about your family, and getting the giggles from it. While not a mom yet, it's nice to know there are leashes should I need them (veteran babysitter).
Though a little cousin was a too-smart-for-the-leash child. In one of Canada's busiest malls her dad wasn't paying attention and she disengaged herself from the leash (just a velcro wrist strap) and tied daddy to a bench that was within reach!

That is too funny! I laughed so hard my husband l...

2009-09-13T21:14:52.606-06:00

That is too funny! I laughed so hard my husband looked at me strange..so I read it to him! I love it!

With my first child..I thought that leashes were bad. Then I had my second & he made me reconsider my feelings!

HA HA HA! Love it. Yeah I am a leashing mom...or ...

2009-09-13T17:57:28.346-06:00

HA HA HA! Love it. Yeah I am a leashing mom...or well was. Sometimes I wish I could still have one though because Wire Nut, well he lives up to his nickname that is for sure! Can't lie though I am cracking up on account of your kids again.

I believe in leashes! I was actually thinking of ...

2009-09-13T15:12:55.599-06:00

I believe in leashes! I was actually thinking of picking one up for a future trip...

I really enjoy your blog, and sort of wish you were my neighbor, because you seem like exactly the sort of person I'd like to get to know better. :)

Thanks for the great blog!

I can always count on you for a pick-me-up.

2009-09-13T11:47:00.070-06:00

I can always count on you for a pick-me-up.

OK now THAT is absolutely hilarious!!!!! You tell...

2009-09-13T11:28:40.741-06:00

OK now THAT is absolutely hilarious!!!!! You tell the FUNNIEST stories!

I LOVE the girls' shirts....too CUTE. Those plates are fabulous too. Glad you found some more.

Oh, and I forgot to mention. I totally want to com...

2009-09-13T11:19:15.210-06:00

Oh, and I forgot to mention. I totally want to come over and eat off of your dishes, but then I would probably start arranging photos on them. Coolest dishes I have ever seen.

I will totally support you on the leash/toddler th...

2009-09-13T11:16:17.571-06:00

I will totally support you on the leash/toddler thing.

I took my very first airplane ride with my 18 month in tow. I was trying to carry my purse, which was crammed full of anything it could carry, my carry-on bag, which was crammed full of anything it could carry, and a diaper bag, which needless to say was crammed full of anything it could carry.

I had to split the three bags between my two shoulders and try to carry my restless wiggly son. It never worked for long because he wanted DOWN. As heavy as he was in addition to my three bags, I was happy to put him down. But then he would take off running. It was a nightmare, especially when my flight got delayed and I had to stand in line with him. I prayed, "Dear God, if he will only stay still I promise I will never make fun of parents with leashes again."

Luckily, on the trip back, I discovered THE CART. Best dollar I ever spent in my life.

It's heart-tugging though that first time your child doesn't want to hold your hand. My girls were about 8 or 9. My son is 11 and still holds my hand and kisses me in front of his friends. Maybe because girls mature faster? Still, I want them to be 30 and still holding my hand.

Mine has started to do that with holding my hand a...

2009-09-13T10:30:44.842-06:00

Mine has started to do that with holding my hand as well. I'm thinking it's time to put the leash back on both of them!

oh my goodness, that is hysterical, i am still lau...

2009-09-13T09:25:43.313-06:00

oh my goodness, that is hysterical, i am still laughing! i was a young, naive person once who thought parents with leashes were HORRIBLE! I mean, really, what's wrong with you that YOU can't watch your kid....and then...I had a kid. i don't have a leash, YET, but I know its coming. And we'll proudly wear our leash, and I'll probably slam my kid into a lot of stuff! Ok, a funny to share though, once at the airport I saw a grandma that had her grandkid on the leash (mom was there too) and they were ordering breakfast & not paying attention to the kid and the kid just took off into a full run and nearly took grandma down. THAT was hysterical (and will probably happen to me one day!)

Those darned kids!! If they would just stop growin...

2009-09-13T08:47:05.282-06:00

Those darned kids!! If they would just stop growing, we wouldn't have to resort to these measures:-)

Too funny! They do grow up fast don't they?

2009-09-13T08:08:33.699-06:00

Too funny! They do grow up fast don't they?