Comments on: This Is Gonna Be the Year…I Swear! http://motherwise.us/cracks/2007/08/13/this-is-gonna-be-the-yeari-swear/ My kids taught me everything I don't know. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:14:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nsdesperatehousewife http://motherwise.us/cracks/2007/08/13/this-is-gonna-be-the-yeari-swear/comment-page-1/#comment-354 nsdesperatehousewife Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:35:47 +0000 http://motherwise.us/cracks/?p=119#comment-354 My mom did the shop ahead - well like a month or so - and hide the gifts to wrap the night before thing. She was great at hiding the gifts too! So great that every year without fail she would forget about at least one gift. We'd get it by our birthdays, 6 months later & she'd say "this was for Christmas but you know..." I suggest wrapping them ahead of time and then storing them away. My mom did the shop ahead – well like a month or so – and hide the gifts to wrap the night before thing. She was great at hiding the gifts too! So great that every year without fail she would forget about at least one gift. We’d get it by our birthdays, 6 months later & she’d say “this was for Christmas but you know…” I suggest wrapping them ahead of time and then storing them away.

]]> By: Mary http://motherwise.us/cracks/2007/08/13/this-is-gonna-be-the-yeari-swear/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Mary Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:54:20 +0000 http://motherwise.us/cracks/?p=119#comment-353 I know, I know. I must say that I am getting used to being disappointing - I have three kids and they let me know constantly how I should have done this or that. Now you too? Sad, sad state of affairs. I am experimenting (with what I thought was a safe medium) but I am bolstered up with your comment that my huckstering is somewhat amusing in comparison to others. That has been one of my life goals (to be amusing, I mean). And seriously, I really did shop there because I am lazy and want to do everything online and lots of places have free shipping. My problem now is hiding the stuff - I never had this problem before as it was all last minute. Where or where does a mother hide all this stuff? I know, I know. I must say that I am getting used to being disappointing – I have three kids and they let me know constantly how I should have done this or that. Now you too? Sad, sad state of affairs. I am experimenting (with what I thought was a safe medium) but I am bolstered up with your comment that my huckstering is somewhat amusing in comparison to others. That has been one of my life goals (to be amusing, I mean).

And seriously, I really did shop there because I am lazy and want to do everything online and lots of places have free shipping. My problem now is hiding the stuff – I never had this problem before as it was all last minute. Where or where does a mother hide all this stuff?

]]> By: nsdesperatehousewife http://motherwise.us/cracks/2007/08/13/this-is-gonna-be-the-yeari-swear/comment-page-1/#comment-352 nsdesperatehousewife Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:22:21 +0000 http://motherwise.us/cracks/?p=119#comment-352 Thanks for passing along the info! Oh & I laughed at that Mark Twain quote on your coaster. I may have to write that up & put it on the fridge. Spread the love around. Thanks for passing along the info! Oh & I laughed at that Mark Twain quote on your coaster. I may have to write that up & put it on the fridge. Spread the love around.

]]> By: KarenVogel http://motherwise.us/cracks/2007/08/13/this-is-gonna-be-the-yeari-swear/comment-page-1/#comment-351 KarenVogel Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:16:07 +0000 http://motherwise.us/cracks/?p=119#comment-351 Not fair! When I see a new post on your site, I always expect something funny, something that will get me through another day of parenting hell. What's with the ads? Do they pay you enough that it's worth disappointing your readers? Although you do make the huckstering more amusing than what I've seen on other blogs, I must say. Not fair! When I see a new post on your site, I always expect something funny, something that will get me through another day of parenting hell. What’s with the ads? Do they pay you enough that it’s worth disappointing your readers? Although you do make the huckstering more amusing than what I’ve seen on other blogs, I must say.

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