Comments on: This one time, on Election Day

By: Kathi D

Kathi D — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:24:58 +0000

Sarah, you don’t have to say anything brilliant to comment, I mean, just look at the rest of . . . oh, never mind.

And to the rest of y’all–we girls really do have Hair Issues, don’t we?

By: Alias Liz Jones

Alias Liz Jones — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:38:44 +0000

Well I think that the ponytails were great. My mother always made me get a Pixie. have you ever seen a Pixie? It looked crazy. I looked like a small child with a mixer bowl stuck on my head. I should have opted for a mixer bowl. At least they came in nice colors.
I like to visualize the fish eye look I’m going to have to practice that the next chance that I get.

By: Sarah M

Sarah M — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:38:27 +0000

I read every blog entry – I just have had a cleverness block and somehow I feel unworthy to comment if I don’t have something brillaintly clever to say (probably another ADD thing). You always keep me laughing then walking away only to pause for reflection. I laugh everyday working at the school – today a second grader told me he voted (in our mock elections) for Rocco Bama. I am not sure they can even grasp what today’s election means. Whether or not you agree with the political platform of either party I am grateful that our country has become the sort of place where an African American and a Woman (I just realized I capatlized that – and I am going to go ahead and leave it that way) can be on the presidential ticket. We aren’t where we should be, but we have certainly come a long way from where we used to be.

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:18:23 +0000

I had long hair in elementary school too. I have many pictures with my hair in either braids or piggy tails. For some strange reason my bangs were looking a LOT like yours in that picture. What was up with that whole thing? I know my mom was our hair stylist but for real didn’t she know how to cut a straight line?

I make my kids go for those hair styles that are all messy. That way you can’t see my crappy cutting job. Just looks like I meant to do that:)

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:50:21 +0000

Love the braids! How cute were you??? If my husband were left to do the girls hair…well let’s just not think about that!

By: trisha too

trisha too — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:08:05 +0000

this is hilarious.

sadly enough, I am still the victim of Unfortunate Bangs . . .

By: Meltrier

Meltrier — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:59:19 +0000

In our school district, homemade food IS NOT ALLOWED at school functions. Health inspector issues or something. Frankly, it’s a big relief. I’m not branded “bad mom” when I provide Safeway cupcakes.

By: shannon (Mrs. Big -Red)

shannon (Mrs. Big -Red) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:39:19 +0000

Your words today hit so close to home! I am that Mom, that works from home for her husband’s business, so everyone thinks I don’t work, no it’s not that I don’t work — I just don’t get a paycheck! hehehe, I am sure a lot of moms live this too, our paychecks are good report cards, happy, thriving children, etc.
But back to the ponytail issue…. we have this dilemma here too, I say to Big Red, “You have 2 sisters, and you never learned how to do braids or assemble ponys?!!” his response; a big “Nope”.
Yes, I am that mom that my kids say ” My mom can do it!” While it is flattering that they believe that all I have to do is stay up overnight (again) and it’s like the cupcake fairies came, (just made 120 of them for the Creston Halloween bash), and the event signs are all painted, etc.
Luckily — the polls here are already managed by the one Community Club I do not belong to (yet). That means I have about 2 hours and 35 minutes before the first child is due home (after kindergarten) that means I am ALONE (YAY!) and going to enjoy by actually TAKING a shower and not just running through it like I usually have to.
(i hope this posts OK, sometimes it doesn’t work the first time, I repost, and then by the next day — the lost post shows up as well as the re-done one, and then I really look like I am losing my mind…. oh boy)

By: Jen Duncan

Jen Duncan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:28:43 +0000

OH Kathi. You gave me my laugh out loud for the day. Thanks!!

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:15:13 +0000

Why is it that no man can do a pony right? You should see the things my daughter comes home from her dad’s with.