Routine? Yeah right.
We parents know the drill: Every day is a circus. Every day is a carnival. Every day is a prison break wrapped in a mutiny dipped in dirty socks, cracker crumbs and lost homework.
Welcome to parenthood.
Everyone’s flavor is a little different, the smells wafting from the kitchen aren’t the same, and although the noise levels are probably pretty consistent across the board – with decibels that make a Concorde jet sound like a nose-hair trimmer – it’s not a life I’d ever, ever change.
Inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s assertion you can tell any story in a six-word sentence, I again asked bloggers, friends and strangers (and a few strange blogger friends) to sum up a typical day of parenthood in six words. As if one existed. You gave me everything from sacred to profane. As suspected.
Here’s the collection. And during this busy holiday season, keep counting to six on your fingers, because you’ll get another prompt, starting today. Hint: It will post on Christmas.
Thank you everyone for your contributions! Enjoy.
1. Always busy balancing everything, need wine.
Cynthia, of You Signed Up for What?!
2. Eat, clean, play, clean, sleep, repeat!
Jamie J., of Kreyv
3. Pour the wine it’s gone 7 p.m.
Fiona, of Coombe Mill
4. Running practice drills leading to independence.
Michelle N., of A Dish of Daily Life
5. HOLY SHIT, WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
Kathy G., of Kissing the Frog
6. Every day is a new adventure.
Michelle S.
7. And now, I do the Zumba!!
Lesley B., of Time out for Mom
8. Balancing sanity, insanity and indescribable love.
Blair F., of Baby for Scale
9. When does this roller coaster stop?!
Rabia L., of The Liebers
10. Love and hugs mixed with attitude.
Melissa P., children’s author
11. Answering a thousand questions about nothing.
AnnMarie G., of Tidbits from the Queen of Chaos
12. Parenting teenagers: pulling hair, gnashing teeth.
April P., of My Bizarre Family
13. Kisses, laughter, tears, memories. Always learning!
Toni P., of A Daily Dose of Toni
14. Drive kid here, drive kid there.
Dana H., of Kiss My List
15. Worry, laundry, homework, tantrums, love, repeat.
Ilene E., of Fierce Diva’s Guide to Life
16. Parenting has been a rewarding experience.
Jessica, of the Wondering Brain
17. Do my best – and drink coffee.
Kim, of Co-Pilot Mom
18. I’m going out of my mind!
Marcia D., of Menopausal Mother
19. Two kids, only the strong survive.
Tiffany B., of Gladiator in Heels
20. I consume a lot of chocolate.
Amber M., of Airing My Dirty Laundry One Sock at a Time
21. Not enough coffee, never enough time.
Alison L., of Writing, Wishing
22. ‘Typical’ isn’t in the parenting vocabulary.
Karen B., of Baking in a Tornado
23. Always fear long periods of silence.
Delia J., of Confessions of a Semi-Domesticated Mama
24. Quiet, stirring, chaos, panic, joy, repeat.
Gina V., of The Glamorous Life of the Modern Day Soccer Mom
25. Advice and love replace wiping bottoms.
Renee H., of Rendezvous with Renee
26. Get Dressed. Eat. Hurry! We’re late!
Jenn S., of Jenn’s Midlife Crisis
27. Early morning quiet, late day chaos.
Kim T., of Day with KT
28. Early mornings, late nights, indescribable joy.
Sara L., of Sweet Silly Sara
29. Never fry bacon without your shirt.
Suzan D., of Welcome to the Nuthouse
30. Mix love and patience, add giggles.
Tracie N., of From Tracie
31. Wake up and smell the drama.
Toby S, of Real Dumbass News
32. Sniffed an armpit that wasn’t mine.
Ashley M., of Surf and Sunshine
33. Fun adventure mixed with hectic routine.
Leah D., of Raising Flowers and Skids
34. Go shoot your brother somewhere else!
Colleen S., of Mommie Daze
35. Love with a smart heart, be present.
Michelle A., of Tell Me About It
36. A battle of good versus evil.
Allie B., of Vita Train 4 Life
37. Do you have to go pee?
Raine V., of Pursuit of Peace
38. Constant surprises, usually the good kind.
Rivki S., of Life in the Married Lane
39. Walking by faith, I lead them.
Columba Lisa S., of Susanna’s Apron
40. Loving support in all ways, always.
Carrie, of Lead Our Lives
41. Millions of little surprises await me.
Tricia, of Raising Humans
42. Chauffering all day. Snack crumbs everywhere.
Gina T., of Full of It
43. Didn’t I just change that diaper?
Rebecca D., of Diz Mommy
44. Not certain we did that right.
Leanne S., author of Writings and Ruminations
45. Beautiful chaos sprinkled with bear hugs.
Christine Y., of Love Life Surf
46. Extreme joy while also watching clocks.
Tamara B., of Tamara Camera
47. Parents give you wings and chores.
Shawn B., author of the book Grace Awakening: Dreams and Power
48. Get in the car, we’re late!
Lisa, of Notes from the Shallow End
49. Teary tantrums turn into fierce hugs.
Nicole G., of Work in Sweats Mama blog
50. Hardest, most rewarding job in life.
Jennifer B., of Mommy B Knows Best
51. I love you more than sleep.
Jenny K., of In Somnis Veritas
52. Kids! I am only one person!
Kari G., of Miss Bloggypants
53. Good luck. Nice try. I’m sorry.
Amanda, of Mommy is Coo Coo
54. I love you! I hate you!
Kristi B., author of The Blacksheep Mom
55. Constantly worried and second guessing yourself.
Elena, of Cropped Stories
56. Parenting is exhausting but so rewarding!
Natalie, of From Corporate to Domestic
57. Chaos, beauty, exhaustion, peace, joy, love.
MaryAnne K., of Mama Smiles
58. Why I am wet? Oh shit.
Kara K., of It’s a Dog Lick Baby World
59. Chauffeuring, cooking, nagging, guiding, role-modeling, loving.
Carrie R., author of The Write Transition
60. Meltdowns, whining, laughter, rinse and repeat!
Janine H., of Confessions of a Mommyaholic
61. Wipe butts, playtime, never-ending mess, sleep?
Emily K., of Our Knight Life
62. Life on repeat, yet changes everyday.
Stephanie R., of So I’ve Been Thinking
63. Focus on love, encouragement, and helpfulness.
Amber H., of City Girl on Hicks Farm
64. Drop off, wait, go home…repeat.
Lynn K., of For Love or Funny
65. No such thing as perfect parenting.
Angela K., of Writer Mom
66. Oh God – they’re just like me!
Eli P., of Coach Daddy
67. Sometimes frustrating, repetitive; always amazed, rewarded.
Janna T., author of Janna T Writes blog
What would your six words be?
These are all so GOOD! Thanks for sharing, Eli!
I rejected all the crappy ones, Marcia. Glad you liked it.
How do I keep missing these 6 word thingys? How about,
‘Thank god they have left home.’
Good one mate! These 6-word thingys have shown a Northern Hemisphere bias that I’m devoting my second term to eradicating. Fight on, mate, fight on!
I’ll be there Eli, even if I’m late!
I’ll leave a light on for you, mate!
These are awesome! When I got to Dana’s “Drive kid here, Drive kid there” I thought to myself, that is absolutely perfect. Is that why my car has so much mileage on it? It’s for sure not because I’m going anywhere exciting!
agreed, Michelle!!
We should keep a meter running on the car.
Thanks Michelle! I feel like I could add being a parent to my resume if I applied for a job as a cabbie. We should design the ideal parenting car.
You’re going lots of exciting places … you’re just not leaving your area code!
I know you can relate, Michelle! If I had a nickel for every mile I put on my car shuttling those kids back and forth…
… you could afford a tank of gas.
perfect
Sums it up pretty well, doesn’t it, Beth?
After another long night of my little one waking up repeatedly for no apparent reason, this was the perfect start to the day. As Jenny K so eloquently put it, I love ’em more than sleep (#50). It’s awesome to see so many of my fav bloggers together. Can’t pick a favorite, but Toby’s (#31) sticks out because there’s always plenty of drama in my house. And I love that Christine & I are on the same page, although she said it better (#45). Can’t wait for the next prompt!
But, Eli, where are your six words? That’s my challenge to you for Christmas Day. Give us your best six under the tree!
P.S. Thank you for including me. Always an honor to play for the coach and be on such a stellar team!
You’re an all-star, NG. An all-star.
Maybe your little one kept waking up to hit refresh on my blog to see when this posted. Dads don’t seem to have a problem sleeping – I think it goes back to caveman days, when we’d sleep heavy because if we were going to get eaten in the night by sabertooth tigers, we’d prefer to sleep through it.
I wonder what prospective parents think when they see a list like this.
I added my six words late – “oh God – they’re just like me!” I say that with a smile on my face most times.
BTW- I love yours, Eli!!
Thanks! Sometimes our legacy isn’t always pretty, but it’s always ours.
Exactly!
I feel like you could write a book with JUST these!! OMG so many good ones and ones I so relate too. I’m still laughing from “Sniffed an armpit that wasn’t mine!” Classic. Thanks for including me in this Eli. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!
They could give the book out at planned parenthood. I think we see ourselves in a lot of these, don’t we? The armpit just epitomizes the fact that we do things in a day that we could never have anticipated when we dragged our butts out of bed.
Thanks for your contribution, and happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, too.
Your six words were the perfect way to wrap up this edition! I have often uttered those words – sometimes in absolute terror, sometimes in sheer delight. Isn’t that every parent’s wish? For our children to carry on our best qualities and improve on the rest?
Thanks Nicole! The taco doesn’t fall far from the taco truck, in my case. And I love it, because there’s a good lineage of people behind me who live on, too.
I definitely want these girls to take it to a new level – and they already have.
Eli, I love all of them and seriously can’t thank you enough for including me here today. Wishing you and your family, a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow!! 🙂
I’m glad you joined in, Janine. Here’s to football and turkey for 9.5 hours tomorrow!
These are all awesome!!!! Thank you for sharing, Eli!!!
& yes thank you for including me also!!! I would like to know as well, where’s yours???
I added it – late. It’s like being the host of a party, making sure everyone’s drink is topped off, and forgetting to pour yourself a tallish rum and Coke Zero or something.
Coke Zero- blah… but, I do understand, I reckon we will stop harrassing you now… LOL!
More Coke Zero for me!
LOL! I’m drinking Pepsi cola right now… YUM! 🙂
See, I’m a switch hitter – meaning, I will go with Pepsi Max just as easily.
nah- my Aunt says she put Pepsis in all of us youngins’ bottles… we are a Pepsi drinkin’ family- us Days’… LOL! 🙂
And people think red and blue pertain to politics … in the south, it’s Coke vs. Pepsi.
This is SO a truth!!!
Being from Colorado, I’m allowed to go both ways.
On Coke and Pepsi, that is.
BaHaHaHa!!! LOVE it! 🙂 you are tons o’ fun.
I’ll be tons of watching football for four straight days.
LOL. Not I…
Pretty sure the pilgrims and indians had four days of football in mind.
BaHaHaHa not Real Housewives of Beverly Hills??? That’s what I’m hoping for, good ole “trash tv” Yippy- makes this momma so “happy, happy, happy!”
I think Cowboys/Raiders is as close to “trashy tv” as I’ll get today.
LOL! I have NO clue what you are speaking of… I doubt I will get much TV time until late & then definitely going fot Bravo channel… 😉
Bravo doesn’t work on my TV. Unfortunately, all 37 Disney channels do.
LOLOLOLOL!
I’m telling you, I didn’t let a single crappy one in. Thanks for adding yours on such a tight deadline! Clutch, Amber, clutch.
😉 thank you, EP.
You should celebrate for me by getting a slice of pepperoni pizza at Elizabeth’s Pizza in Greensboro – I miss that place!
It is DELISH!!! I will, this week! 😉 just for you.
You’re the best! I nearly turned down the offer to go to the Charlotte Observer when I thought about being so far from Elizabeth’s.
BaHaHaHa, now this is hilarious but OH so true!
I feel like the Greensboro chamber of commerce should not ignore that pull to the city.
exactly!
At least save me the crusts.
😉 you got it! LOL
I cannot leave a single comment unanswered, by the way.
Me either, usually, but, I just finished my 2 layer pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing, sent the daughter to bed, & sat down for a night cap- coffee with some bailey’s, YUMMY! 😉
Wait a minute, finished *making* a two-layer pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing, or finished *eating* a two-layer pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing?
Making, oops, sorry & homemade cream cheese icing, none of that store bought stuff…
That’s how it’s done on the farm … and I would have been equally impressed if you’d downed that cake on your own and chased it with some Bailey’s.
Crap- I missed this comment too! Yep- this is how we roll- another cake made tonight with more bailey’s & coffee cocktail…LOL!
Wait – where the heck is the cake you made last night???
It’s a pumpkin crunch cake… I need to post a picture… 🙂
Holy !@#% that sounds good … but posting is overrated. Sending me a slice is where it’s at.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!
I love all of the different perspectives on parenting everyone gave. It really does depend on your view. I’m going to share the heck out of this – so fun! Thank you so much for including me. Hope you and your girls have a wonderful Thanksgiving! xo
Sacred to the profane – that’s why I love my dysfunctional blogging family! The view changes by the day, too. Thanks for sharing it too – others should be warned about this whole parenting gig!
I’m glad you contributed, Kathy. Happy thanksgiving to you and yours too.
Those are great. Seems like many of us are on the same wavelength. Love #34. 🙂 Thanks for including me. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Folks really came through in a big way. It’s one great frantic fraternity, this parenthood thing. Glad you played along, Carrie!
I see a lot of wine and chocolate on this list! These are my people! And coffee. Oh, thank God for coffee. And thank you for recruiting a strange blogger friend like me to play along. It’s always a great time.
it smells like Nestle and Matthew Fox in here, for sure (that’s the cheap stuff). You’ll have to start the pot of coffee, because I have no clue – I’ll get my caffeine the way Jesus intended, through powdered, chemical-heavy drinks.
Strange blogger friends like you make the world go ’round. thanks for playing along, Ilene.
Loved this, Eli. I posted a link on my Facebook page, too. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks Lynn! I appreciate the Facebook love too – it’ll counteract all the last-minute pumpkin pie recipes circulating! Happy thanksgiving to you, too, and thanks for joining in the fracas.
These are all fantastic! Thanks so much for including me. It made me laugh to see how many people included wine in their 6 words…glad to know I’m not alone.
Not a single one sucks, that’s for sure. I’m glad you could make it! Wine is the lifeblood to parenthood. How did they parent during prohibition?
Haha! “Wine is the lifeblood to parenthood.” So true… that should go on a bumper sticker or something!
Or a T-shirt: More wine. Less laundry.
Haha! Perfect!
That actually could be a worldwide parental revolution.
So true. (She says as she sips her coffee.)
Thank you so much for including me!
How’re you so lucky to be sitting and sipping coffee reading stellar blogs, as a mommy? So glad you’re on the team, Kim.
Ahh! These are all so great! #29 made laugh out loud… literally. It was so fun to be a part of this, Eli! Thanks for the invitation and even more for introducing me to a community of awesome people! Can’t wait to check out/meet some of these bloggers. 🙂
There some good stuff out there! And a ready-made list of bloggers to check out – you included – for post-turkey, halftime-of-football-games downtime. Thanks for playing, Leanne.
Congratulations Eli on another great 6 word post! Love them all, so many different perspectives.
Thanks Karen! It was a blast, as usual, with some loving, some funny, and more than a few bad words.
These are great! I particularly like #29. Practical advice, for sure.
Brutally honest, some. Bacon advice is always valuable. “Naked” and “bacon” should occupy the same sentences only in emergencies.
Some gems in here! What a fantastic idea for a post! It’s encouraging to be reminded that parents go through basically the same joys and struggles. If their kids are turning out OK, mine will too. 🙂
They definitely tell it like it is, Lisa! It was so fun to compile. We’re all in this game together, somehow. Whether it’s wine, pizza or prayer, whatever gets us through!
I love these! And thanks for including me. Love 5, 9 and 29 – yes! put on a shirt to fry bacon!!
I just had fun looking for photos of bacon. Glad you liked them! So glad you got in the game, too, Christine.
They are astonishing. I almost looked back and wished mine was funnier, but nah, it is what it is. I said it like I felt it.
I shared your post on Facebook and made one of my cousins laugh until he cried.
Well done, Eli. Well done.
Astonishing – that’s what some teachers used to say during parent conferences of mine, and they weren’t always smiling when they said it.
We love yours, Tamara.
Thank you for sharing! Love that it made your cousin cry, but I’m aiming high (or low?) this time around: I really want to make someone pee their pants.
Is that so wrong?
Not even remotely wrong. And I bet it happened! The question is – can we get anyone to cop to it?
I bet we can get someone to cop to it who hasn’t even done it, just for the attention.
Hey there Eli. Wow I had forgotten about this. It turned out nicely and I’m glad I was included. I recently saw this sign “Raising a teenager is like trying to nail jello to a tree.” So true! Awesome post I loved them all. You have some really awesome Mom friends Coach Daddy. Have a blessed Thanksgiving with your sweet family.
Hey Michelle! I know, this one took a while to develop. Glad you liked it! The whole teen-rearing topic could definitely come up for a future 6 Words.
So far, so good, for me, with two now in that teen range.
There’s some good stuff in here. This blogging community is incredible, and there’s even a dad or two in the mix.
Happy thanksgiving!
Whoops sorry I didn’t realize there were dads sorry.
I think you did an fantastic job putting all of that together. You are very talented.
😀
Oh, that’s ok. We dads cower in the corner near the cookie table anyway.
This is a blogger potluck – it’s all about what everyone brings, and all I do is provide the tables and background music (and keep the leftovers, of course).
You’re funny. Yes I love leftovers and I tend to gravitate toward the sweets and only them. Love a great potluck! [Smiling] awesome write. You are!
I’m going to steal lots of ham from my sister’s at Christmas. I’m already planning the heist.
Love it! Yours is hilarious because as my kids get older, I do see mini-mes in my house. Yikes!
Thanks Cynthia, for the props and the post! This world could take a few more Cynthias, though. I could think of far worse spawn to inhabit this earth!
Thanks for sharing and thanks for including me! I enjoyed reading what everyone else had to say too.
Thanks for getting in the game, Ashley! It was an all-star cast.
This is such a great read!! Thanks for including my 6 words with all of these amazing writers.
Thanks Tracie – for your contribution and for writing about it on your blog! I love that you were in it.
Oh my I love all of these…I can relate to all of them!
It’s like a consummate guide to the parenting life, isn’t it? Thanks for playing along, Natalie!
Frustrating me to no end being without internet up until now all day and not being able to get to this post to read or reply! But, I’m here now!!
These are all so great …some funny, some serious…but all are about parenting for sure! Thank you so much for including me.
Now that I have access to internet again, I’ll be posting to Facebook & Twitter. Thanks again, Eli!
When I see the first words as “frustrating me to no end,” the dude in me kicks in and I assume I’ve done something wrong somehow.
Glad you made it!
This is what it’s all about, parenting. Glad you did your part!
Here’s to hoping your shoddy Internet let you back on to share on Twitbook and Facer! Thanks Kari!
“There’s fun to be had today!” 😀
I love this idea! All of the responses were fantastic. 🙂
Good one! There’s always fun to be had, even if it is blanketed with angst and bruises sometimes.
My bruises, not the kids’!
Eli, I love this! So glad to be a part of this take on parenting. I’m sitting here, reading through the list and shaking my head up and down, cause I can definitely relate! Especially #’s 9, 15 & 26. I always feel like I am saying ” hurry up!” Hope you have an awesome Thanksgiving!
Thanks Tiffany! Glad you joined in. Oh there’s way too much truth here for the fire marshal. It always feels like we’re down a touchdown (and two-point conversion) to the clock as parents, doesn’t it?
(We dads sometimes give up that fight.)
Enjoy your thanksgiving, and look out for the Jags!
This is the best list ever! What a fabulous idea! #11 would have to be my favorite. Parenting for my right now is exactly that!
Thanks Adrienne! All I did was send out the emails – these champs brought home the bacon. What a crazy fabulous ride this is.
You know lots of brilliant and witty bloggers, Eli. I’m going to pretend I’m one of them – thanks for including me!
I definitely crashed the cool-kids party. You’re in the middle of it.
Wow, what a great post – funny and oh so true! Made me think of a few of my own.
Funny and true seem to always show up at the dance together. You should definitely share one of these you came up with …
Oh my…..they are all so perfect and funny and true. What a talented, creative and fun bunch who gather Coach!
“beautiful chaos” I think that is just about the best description ever.
From loving to bad words, and everything in between. This group is definitely on the most-wanted list – for what, that remains to be seen.
This gig is definitely beautiful chaos, isn’t it?
So many great words of wisdom. I think #39 is my favorite.
This Thanksgiving, I am grateful for bloggers like you, Eli, who keep me reading and writing and laughing and finding God’s abundant grace along the way.
Have a blessed holiday season, my friend.
~ Tony
It turned out to be quite a collection, Tony. Lisa, author of No. 39, has a wonderful blog I know you’d enjoy.
I’m thankful to have met you through blogging, friend. Not only for your keen writing, but also for your impeccable F-bomb detector!
Happy holidays, Tony.
😉
Scroll….scroll….scroll…. man you have hit the BIG TIME!!!!! Is your head spinning???!!! Brilliant idea deserves massive attention Eli! Well done, sir Mister Mr. Well done! XO (I must have missed my invite to this party, I know it’s gotta be somewhere!!! Tee hee)
It’s one heckuva holiday potluck, isn’t it? Rather than “big time,” I’m more like that person who meets lots of famous people, convinces them to take a picture of them shaking hands, and then posts them online (why do we want to be pictured shaking hands with famous people? It’s like we’re agreeing on the Louisiana Purchase or something).
I’m so thankful for all the brilliant writers who racked their brains to boil down a story to six words for this. You’ll be in the next batch, my friend – and just a hint, it’s coming out on Christmas morning.
Thanks for including me, Eli!
Great collection. I think this should be a book. 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving!
What a great idea! Eli, you’ve got the start of a great parenting book!
This is how Hemingway and I roll (although he could drink me under the table). This kind of book would be a decent stocking stuffer, right?
I agree, Alison!,Happy Thanksgiving!!!
A book by me that other people write? Sounds kinda cool.
Glad you could make it, Alison. This could be a coffee table book that doubles as a coaster and cookie holder.
Happy thanksgiving to you too.
This is my first time finding you, and wow – what an awesome first read. I’d add my penny’s worth
“God help us, I’m a mother.”
Glad to have you here! Pretty much every post is at least this good. *cough cough*
Love your contribution! God definitely looks out for moms and third basemen.
Love that I was a part of this! Have a great Thanksgiving!
Wouldn’t have been the same without you, AnnMarie. Do Chicagoans add pizza to the thanksgiving feast?
Thank you for including me! This was fun and I loved reading everyone’s responses! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Thanks for playing along, Stephanie. People came through like champs. Thanksgiving was great … and still is (I count it until at least Sunday night).
There’s none of these that aren’t spot on! Guess we parents have a lot in common 🙂 Thanks for the invite!
I generally run with the sharp-witted and spot-on, don’t you know, Kristi. That’s why you were a part of it.
Excellent reply, sir. Flattery will get you everywhere.
This is precisely the method I employ to get a grown-up sized fountain drink when I order a kids’ meal.
I had to put my coffee down after the first third of the list, because I kept choking from laughter. Great list! Thanks so much for including me. Imma share the shit out of this. Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I should have posted a warning at the top of the post, right? Glad you liked it, Gina, and I’m glad you played along! “Imma share the shit out of this” is the best share proclamation ever.
I always wondered if anyone ever saw something and said, “I’ll pin the hell outta that!” or “hell, I’mna pin this shit!” I hope that they do, and I don’t even use Pinterest.
Our thanksgiving – aside from my three interceptions thrown in the family football game – was stellar. I hope yours was too.
Again, thanks for the contribution and the share!
What a fun post!! And what fun to find so many of my all time favorite writers and bloggers included. You should totally turn this into a book. Thank you for a great way to start my day!!
Glad you liked it Kathy! I was fortunate to get so many beautiful bloggers, but also a lot of excellent book writers in the mix. I need to look up “how to turn a blog post into a book – for idiots” because I wouldn’t have the first clue how to do it!
Thanks for stopping by – I look forward to your contribution on the next one!
These are so fantastic. I am bookmarking this so that I can come back over and over again and go read some of these awesome blogs!
Thanks!
Thanks Suzan! It does turn out to be a pretty incredible collection bloggers to check out. Thanks! I need to get you in the next batch.
Haha! These are good; although, I will say I’m scared for teenagers after the comment about gnashing of teeth! 😉 Thanks for including me. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Glad you liked, Jamie. The teenage gnashing of teeth is really no worse than what they do at age 2, 7, 9 … they’re just louder and can slam doors harder.
Thanks for playing the game, Jamie. Thanksgiving for me consisted of food other people prepared and about 17 televised football games (and one live) over four days.
I’d classify that as pretty great. Hope yours was too!
These are great!!
I know – not a junky one in the lot!
44 is my favorite!
No. 44 could be printed on T-shirts (or can coozies) and handed to every dad in the world.
I love this so much! Kathy from Kissing the Frog literally made me snort my coffee–a perfect start to the day, I think? 😉
Thanks Meredith! Kathy was also the one who submitted her wisdom in all caps – as if she needed it!
Wow these are wonderful!
Not bad, eh? We need you in the next go-round, Susan.