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FollowIt’s "Thank Your First Commenter Day"! Pass the wine!
November 25, 2009
Many thanks to Neil for coming up with this way of spreading a little thanksgiving before the actual holiday. His challenge? Find the first person who ever commented on your blog and thank them.
My very first commenter to that post I wrote back in October of 2006 is the barely known blogger (heh) who goes by Mom 101. In response to a post in which I recounted how a drunk boy told me I was “practical”, she wrote:
Okay that is like the single worst thing I think any guy could ever say to a drunk woman in the bar. I mean, “wanna do it in my trailer?” would probably be better than that!
For what it’s worth, practical is not the first thing I think of when I think of you. I think of you in that bleeding heart halloween costume in 92 (eek) and how I thought to myself, now THERE’S someone I could be friends with!
Thank you for this Liz.
I’d also like to send a big thank you to the first person I don’t know outside of blogland who commented on my site: Daisy from Compost Happens who wrote this on my second post titled “Homeschooling Hiccups“. She wrote:
The best way to raise a reader is to read. Keep reading to her, showing her that books are wonderful and fun and contain stories that rock. When she’s developmentally ready, she’ll go for the phonics lessons.
Two posts in, and I was already worrying about my abilities to homeschool. Sounds about right. And, heck, guess what! She was spot on with her advice.
To everyone who has ever visited this blog, who has taken the time to comment, or email, or send me a Tweet, thank you, thank you, thank you. You warm my heart.
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Know what else warms my heart? New England Mamas is back! Come and check us out! The digs look the same but we put out some tasty new treats for you all. Enjoy!
Fashion mamas? I’m on my knees
November 22, 2009
I don’t spend a lot of money on clothes. 99% of what I own comes from Old Navy, Target, Kohls and Payless. I don’t think I’m “cheap”, I just have a hard time spending loads of cash on any single item of clothing, my wedding dress included.
There is a good reason for this. I am a klutz. I spill, stain, rip and stretch everything I own.
I was reminded of this, painfully, last night.
A year ago, I went beyond my comfort zone and splurged big time on a pair of worth-every-freakin’-penny jeans to wear to a “Black-Tie-and-Denim” fundraiser.
I’ve worn these jeans maybe a half-dozen times since, reserving them for special nights out instead of days sitting on the floor playing Legos.
And, oh, how I love these pants. These are the kind of jeans that make you understand why people pay so much for good denim. They shave off 10 pounds instantly, never pinch around the waist and are so soft, I’m surprised I haven’t worn a hole in the thighs from rubbing my hands up and down them.
But, minutes after stepping out of the car last night for date night with my husband, I did this:
I didn’t cry. I know they are jeans, not my wedding ring or even anything sentimental. But, I did wimper. A bit. And, then I went to the bar and drank a lot.
My husband, trying to cheer me up, announced I should put a big patch on the rip and “own it“! I am thinking maybe red embroidery thread to close it up. If I were 20 years younger, I’d rip more holes in them, bleach a few patches and call it a day, but I’m not 22 anymore.
So, c’mon fashionistas, help this poor mama salvage her favorite jeans. Otherwise, I’ll be afraid to ever spend over $25 on a pair of jeans again.
