tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post115870251051456830..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: I Think I Might Be Queen FrostineScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160501062928495732006-10-10T09:24:00.000-08:002006-10-10T09:24:00.000-08:00Ugh...my daughter refuses to clean anything up unl...Ugh...my daughter refuses to clean anything up unless I help her...I started teaching her how to clean up after herself by saying: "C'mon, I'll help you"...now I can't get out of it. Ever! She NEVER forgets!<BR/><BR/>But when I remind her that it's bedtime...she conveniently "forgets" a bajillion things to stall going upstairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160445451274521342006-10-09T17:57:00.000-08:002006-10-09T17:57:00.000-08:00My little ones like Candyland, but to Anna the big...My little ones like Candyland, but to Anna the big prize is not getting to the candy castle, its getting that Queen Frostine card. If she doesn't, she really is crushed.<BR/><BR/>Also, as an adult, Candyland does take skill... not to become a hag while you remind the preschoolers that hey, its their turn, and don't accidentally go backwards on that twisty path. You wouldn't want this game to last a minute longer!Vetmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03080433414311070111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160429002638721412006-10-09T13:23:00.000-08:002006-10-09T13:23:00.000-08:00card layer out-her. no wonder you are bored. mayb...card layer out-her. no wonder you are bored. maybe jello shots might help? kidding.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160418890789453902006-10-09T10:34:00.000-08:002006-10-09T10:34:00.000-08:00Loved the snow bank metaphor! Your memory cicuits...Loved the snow bank metaphor! Your memory cicuits might be shorted out but your nifty-poetic-association cells are working just fine.Julie Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13737557893649934725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160416694782370172006-10-09T09:58:00.000-08:002006-10-09T09:58:00.000-08:00i think that memory is - by far - the most interes...i think that memory is - by far - the most interesting childrens' game (well, from an adult perspective.) at least you get to use your brain a little. as a bonus, when they get bored, there are 438 other versions of memory to choose from! (princess! pooh! toy story!)<BR/><BR/>plus, it is always good practice for me to try and remember things, since i am the queen of walking into a room and saying, "why am i in here?"Melissa Angert {All Things Chic}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02966938610239372447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160409003027956492006-10-09T07:50:00.000-08:002006-10-09T07:50:00.000-08:00That's so funny! I have a 3 year old who is pretty...That's so funny! I have a 3 year old who is pretty good at memory, but not at waiting her turn. I haven't brought out the candyland game yet...Miss Notesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420657918320783568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160404781562689642006-10-09T06:39:00.000-08:002006-10-09T06:39:00.000-08:00We're stuck in Candyland in my house right now. M...We're stuck in Candyland in my house right now. My two-year old can't get enough. I'm not sure she's ready for Memory, yet. Although she can always remember any promise of popsicles, whether it is minutes, hours or days later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160401749278782002006-10-09T05:49:00.000-08:002006-10-09T05:49:00.000-08:00Our almost-4-year old plays memory the same way. ...Our almost-4-year old plays memory the same way. But heaven-forbid she should lay out the cards ... or remember where she left her favorite toy. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>LOL!Rainbow Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256243505678453951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160396355722775522006-10-09T04:19:00.000-08:002006-10-09T04:19:00.000-08:00What the crap is that? That is not the candyland ...What the crap is that? That is not the candyland I used to know and love! Sigh...I'm going to have to go to an antique store to find the old version of Candyland, aren't I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160391988054208132006-10-09T03:06:00.000-08:002006-10-09T03:06:00.000-08:00This is hilarious. Kids have memories like elephan...This is hilarious. Kids have memories like elephants until it comes to having to do something they don't want to do. Then it's like they have a sudden case of amnesia. My neices and nephews are just kill me with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1160381680363125582006-10-09T00:14:00.000-08:002006-10-09T00:14:00.000-08:00Sneaky minx!My son surprised me this weekend when ...Sneaky minx!<BR/><BR/>My son surprised me this weekend when (on Wednesday) I told him that every saturday morning, he had to take his dirty clothes down to the laundry room.<BR/><BR/>My brain being a hideous mess of short circuits, I subsequently forgot that I'd said that.<BR/><BR/>Until I found his hamper in the laundry room.<BR/><BR/>The "wow" whoosh hit rather strongly. Indescribable really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com