Comments on: Ten Easy Ways to Savor Life With Your Kids http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/ Reaching Others Through Kindness Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4678 Mary Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:59:07 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4678 I've been meaning to ask for a long time, how does one get paragraphs when commenting here at WK? I can't stand for my comments to all run together like they do...when I'm typing, I put them in paragraphs but when I hit submit, all paragraphs disappear. I've noticed that you have no problem when your comments run long...what's the secret? <em>Mary's last blog post..<a href='http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/02/22/on-motherhood-being-everything/'>On Motherhood: Being Everything</a></em> I’ve been meaning to ask for a long time, how does one get paragraphs when commenting here at WK? I can’t stand for my comments to all run together like they do…when I’m typing, I put them in paragraphs but when I hit submit, all paragraphs disappear. I’ve noticed that you have no problem when your comments run long…what’s the secret?

Mary’s last blog post..On Motherhood: Being Everything

]]> By: Mary http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4677 Mary Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:56:25 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4677 That's funny, I started off being that way with my firstborn. Then we moved second dd in with her, and second dd has always been my challenge child! ;O) I believe we started allowing books on tape as a way to keep her in her bed, w/o having to start a spanking war. Gotta choose your battles...But I'm against sleep props as well, for the most part in infancy and toddlerhood. One of my girls stays awake through the whole CD, the other  two are asleep pretty much right off the bat. The one that stays awake knows that once the CD is over, it's over. There's no putting it on again!Your kids' routine sounds like a good one, time with mom and dad. <em>Mary's last blog post..<a href='http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/02/22/on-motherhood-being-everything/'>On Motherhood: Being Everything</a></em> That’s funny, I started off being that way with my firstborn. Then we moved second dd in with her, and second dd has always been my challenge child! ;O) I believe we started allowing books on tape as a way to keep her in her bed, w/o having to start a spanking war. Gotta choose your battles…But I’m against sleep props as well, for the most part in infancy and toddlerhood. One of my girls stays awake through the whole CD, the other  two are asleep pretty much right off the bat. The one that stays awake knows that once the CD is over, it’s over. There’s no putting it on again!Your kids’ routine sounds like a good one, time with mom and dad.

Mary’s last blog post..On Motherhood: Being Everything

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4643 MInTheGap Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:46:35 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4643 My parents were funny about tapes at bedtime. They were firm believers in not having to have any props to go to bed, and that even when I was a teen I was supposed to sleep in quiet. However, my kids have gone off and on as to what they do before bed time. For a while we had a VeggieTales CD of bedtime songs that they listened to. And then it was something else. Now I read them a story before bedtime and then Virtuous Blonde comes in and they try to rehearse the story to her. My parents were funny about tapes at bedtime. They were firm believers in not having to have any props to go to bed, and that even when I was a teen I was supposed to sleep in quiet. However, my kids have gone off and on as to what they do before bed time. For a while we had a VeggieTales CD of bedtime songs that they listened to. And then it was something else. Now I read them a story before bedtime and then Virtuous Blonde comes in and they try to rehearse the story to her.

]]> By: Mary http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4637 Mary Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:47:33 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4637 Amen, Claudia! I love bonfires and puttering around here at home, just enjoying having free time to squander!MIn, we even had Grandma tape  herself reading scads of favorite stories...and I should have made a copy of that tape, because it skips all over the place now. Sadly, my older two no longer listen to books on tape at bedtime...they prefer their Christian music CDs. And little sis doesn't know any better, since she never got hooked on audio stories! <em>Mary's last blog post..<a href='http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/02/19/those-little-things/'>Those Little Things</a></em> Amen, Claudia! I love bonfires and puttering around here at home, just enjoying having free time to squander!MIn, we even had Grandma tape  herself reading scads of favorite stories…and I should have made a copy of that tape, because it skips all over the place now. Sadly, my older two no longer listen to books on tape at bedtime…they prefer their Christian music CDs. And little sis doesn’t know any better, since she never got hooked on audio stories!

Mary’s last blog post..Those Little Things

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4636 MInTheGap Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:25:48 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4636 We've done the ice cream runs before-- those are great.  I've never thought of taping myself reading a book.  That's an interesting idea I might have to try.<br /><br />I think your central premise is right on, though.  We need unplanned stuff as much as (if not more than) we need planned activity.<br /> We’ve done the ice cream runs before– those are great.  I’ve never thought of taping myself reading a book.  That’s an interesting idea I might have to try.

I think your central premise is right on, though.  We need unplanned stuff as much as (if not more than) we need planned activity.

]]> By: Claudia http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4630 Claudia Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:11:58 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4630 Even though our kids are grown and some of them have kids of their own, many of these ideas work even with grown-up kids.  Everybody likes being a kid some of the time. <em>Claudia's last blog post..<a href='http://theanniversaryshop.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/b-e-s-t-foundation-for-a-superb-marriage/'>B-E-S-T: Foundation for a Superb Marriage</a></em> Even though our kids are grown and some of them have kids of their own, many of these ideas work even with grown-up kids.  Everybody likes being a kid some of the time.

Claudia’s last blog post..B-E-S-T: Foundation for a Superb Marriage

]]> By: Mary http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4629 Mary Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:44:06 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4629 Grandparents always have the time that parents don't, at least, it seems so! Thank God for them...I remember staring out of my grandpa's ancient blue station wagon at the stars and constellations on our way home after Weds night prayer meeting each week...I learned to recognize many of them and their names that way. I enjoyed hearing your memory, Colleen! <em>Mary's last blog post..<a href='http://homesteepedhope.com/2008/02/18/take-a-look-at-weekend-kindness/'>Take a Look at Weekend Kindness</a></em> Grandparents always have the time that parents don’t, at least, it seems so! Thank God for them…I remember staring out of my grandpa’s ancient blue station wagon at the stars and constellations on our way home after Weds night prayer meeting each week…I learned to recognize many of them and their names that way. I enjoyed hearing your memory, Colleen!

Mary’s last blog post..Take a Look at Weekend Kindness

]]> By: Colleen http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-4628 Colleen Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:55:22 +0000 http://www.weekendkindness.net/2008/02/19/ten-easy-ways-to-savor-life-with-your-kids-draft/#comment-4628 What great ideas, Mary!  I remember sitting on the front porch of my parent's house with my grandma playing "i spy" or pointing out what shapes the clouds looked like! What great ideas, Mary!  I remember sitting on the front porch of my parent’s house with my grandma playing “i spy” or pointing out what shapes the clouds looked like!

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