tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post5019310549066369234..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: The Grinch May Have a Point . . .Scribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-36208687217546419022007-12-21T02:10:00.000-09:002007-12-21T02:10:00.000-09:00And the lord said, "Let there be light!"And the lord said, "Let there be light!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41554820102791760042007-12-18T11:25:00.000-09:002007-12-18T11:25:00.000-09:00run, run, run ..like hell..this would of been grea...run, run, run ..like hell..this would of been great work for the older folks to do in january...so you would be ready by december...<BR/>good for you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-46010088447570330892007-12-18T03:46:00.000-09:002007-12-18T03:46:00.000-09:00You need to save this and post it in a Christmas c...You need to save this and post it in a Christmas comedy book. This post is SO priceless! I can see the "glacial speed"y worker, the backwards-wrapped tree, and I'm sure you kept a smile-through-gritted-teeth through the whole thing (wink).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this moment with us! I definitely needed the laugh (not at your expense, though LOL)<BR/><BR/>Hugs, Michelle (one of the other Michelles that was named for the Beatles song). :-)Michelle (The Beartwinsmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00616812853912412483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-12465609919286254812007-12-17T19:29:00.000-09:002007-12-17T19:29:00.000-09:00Better you than me!! I would've cursed up a storm ...Better you than me!! I would've cursed up a storm and told them ol' folks to do it themselves then I would've stomped right out of there, because I am just not as nice as you! ;)Terhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08427090425449970893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-46589100957218189482007-12-17T15:13:00.000-09:002007-12-17T15:13:00.000-09:00Bless your heart ! Been there and done that, way ...Bless your heart ! Been there and done that, way too many times.<BR/><BR/>Hubby spent one whole Sunday this year putting the lights on our tree..we tested, we pulled, we replaced, we tested, we ran to the store for more bulbs, we replaced, we tested....the whole time I'm begging, let's go buy the new LED lights ! <BR/><BR/>Of course, if Football hadn't been on all day, it may have been a much faster process! Men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-68988822781125079642007-12-17T14:00:00.000-09:002007-12-17T14:00:00.000-09:00Well, it all goes to show that good deeds make you...Well, it all goes to show that good deeds make you...feel..<BR/><BR/>I mean, good deeds help...you...<BR/><BR/>OK, it all goes to show that there is currently no justice in the universe.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976869000808518440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63775444173147015672007-12-17T13:55:00.000-09:002007-12-17T13:55:00.000-09:00light!!!!!light!!!!!luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61692243604504023712007-12-17T13:49:00.000-09:002007-12-17T13:49:00.000-09:00Sympathizing with you every step of the way. I was...Sympathizing with you every step of the way. I was immediately transported back to sitting on the floor surrounded by a pile of Christmas lights doing the "is it the bulb or the socket or the whole thing" guessing game. Only I was never doing it for a good cause like you. It is commendable that you were able to rise above it all and see the humor in it. It is also a good thing that you didn't like one of those old folks on fire!!luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-68726812539296561142007-12-17T11:51:00.000-09:002007-12-17T11:51:00.000-09:00You are a very nice person. I am not so nice. I wo...You are a very nice person. I am not so nice. I would have set my friend down by the fire with a cup of tea and run like hell to Hobby Lobby to purchase a pre-lit tree. I don't so much like setting up and lighting a tree, so ours is pre-lit and Tom does all the work.<BR/>Now I understand why my Gram kept her tree up year-round, in the basement, covered in plastic for 11 months of the year. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600711458051601834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-14969922257073531322007-12-17T11:23:00.000-09:002007-12-17T11:23:00.000-09:00I think I would've run out of the place screaming ...I think I would've run out of the place screaming by about the 3rd or 4th strand of broken lights.. And I like to think of myself as a patient person! LOL - I just had to laugh out loud at my desk as I read this - there surely is a sainthood out there for you after this! What a sweet thing to do - and keep doing - and keep doing... :)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806252705199445407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-76358816082998378962007-12-17T11:03:00.000-09:002007-12-17T11:03:00.000-09:00OH! That is horrible! What a good little elf you a...OH! That is horrible! What a good little elf you are. I would have run for the hills. You are a really good person. Really good!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635304837180578317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-9347188340602033712007-12-17T09:45:00.000-09:002007-12-17T09:45:00.000-09:00You are going to go to heaven.You are going to go to heaven.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54110581380545835662007-12-17T09:23:00.000-09:002007-12-17T09:23:00.000-09:00My sentiments exactly. After I had strung the ligh...My sentiments exactly. <BR/><BR/>After I had strung the lights and the kids hung the ornaments, Bridget decided to bite through a light, thus causing all of them to go out. Even the replacement wouldn't work! So I had to go buy new lights and string them up again, careful not to break any ornaments in the process.<BR/><BR/>Melissa <BR/>http://www.MelissaGarrett.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61670967582371580722007-12-17T09:01:00.000-09:002007-12-17T09:01:00.000-09:00"with glacial speed" - Ha! I'm cracking up!I was ..."with glacial speed" - Ha! I'm cracking up!<BR/><BR/>I was pulling my hair out just reading this post so I can only imagine how it must have felt having to live through it. <BR/><BR/>Your halo is being polished even as we speak!Beth Cotellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-39623309485141493662007-12-17T08:57:00.000-09:002007-12-17T08:57:00.000-09:00I am the official light hanger upper when it comes...I am the official light hanger upper when it comes to the tree. I have tried bribing my husband for the very reason you've blogged about. It's an aggravating job, to be sure. Someone has earned a few extra jewels in her crown! Good for you. And great post!jubileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924715623122612454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-17340047424351432172007-12-17T08:09:00.000-09:002007-12-17T08:09:00.000-09:00Bless your heart! You're a saint.Bless your heart! You're a saint.Mercy's Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289821516382280204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-19766481453527098942007-12-17T08:08:00.000-09:002007-12-17T08:08:00.000-09:00I manage to maintain my Christmas cheer by careful...I manage to maintain my Christmas cheer by carefully avoiding any contact with Christmas lights.<BR/>YOu're good people for going to all that trouble.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-13189377502745237772007-12-17T08:01:00.000-09:002007-12-17T08:01:00.000-09:00"Patience is the fruit of the Spirit", is it not?O..."Patience is the fruit of the Spirit", is it not?<BR/>Oh me oh my, were yours tested.<BR/>They are going to remember you next year by golly. LOL<BR/>xoall over the maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683876349920004494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61806008598493038392007-12-17T07:37:00.000-09:002007-12-17T07:37:00.000-09:00*Shiver* Please tell me you eventually woke up an...*Shiver* Please tell me you eventually woke up and realized it was all a very very bad dream. I have issues with Christmas lights. Some day I hope to be rich enough to pay someone to do all my Christmas lighting so I never again have to even touch the things. And the fruitcake/eggnog thought... *Shiver*Ice Creamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720267761985766740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-53736430236289489002007-12-17T07:18:00.000-09:002007-12-17T07:18:00.000-09:00Admit it- you only went through that whole ordeal ...Admit it- you only went through that whole ordeal because you knew it would be great blog material.<BR/>:)Luke and Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381449725388528458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-44741660999873490042007-12-17T06:57:00.000-09:002007-12-17T06:57:00.000-09:00this was hilarious and definitely falls under the ...this was hilarious and definitely falls under the category of "no good deed goes unpunished"!<BR/><BR/>p.s. i am with robin, tho, thank goodness i'm jewish -- no lights for me!Phyllis Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18493276368778715862007-12-17T06:55:00.000-09:002007-12-17T06:55:00.000-09:00If that had been me, I would have been thinking th...If that had been me, I would have been thinking the entire time that I should have told the nice old lady at the beginning, "I'll be right back" and headed to Walmart to buy five new strings of lights. It would have cost less than $10 and would have been well worth avoiding all that trauma. <BR/><BR/>Still, the gasoline idea was funny enough to make me laugh all week.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984755687108385536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91227458969228552582007-12-17T06:34:00.000-09:002007-12-17T06:34:00.000-09:00I'm laughing so hard right now!! My hubby would ha...I'm laughing so hard right now!! My hubby would have thrown the tree and the lights out the window. You have a lot of patience. At least you show it outwardly. LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566308108036526476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-22203442947482068062007-12-17T06:33:00.000-09:002007-12-17T06:33:00.000-09:00Ok, that was funny. In a "I'm so glad that wasn't...Ok, that was funny. In a "I'm so glad that wasn't me" kind of way, since I guarantee you I wouldn't have been so nice about it. Good for you...I think.<BR/><BR/>LaJohn and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237207810959661060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-73681491773715694042007-12-17T06:22:00.000-09:002007-12-17T06:22:00.000-09:00I am literally laughing out loud in my kitchen ove...I am literally laughing out loud in my kitchen over my coffee right now. You have the patience of, well, of a mom with four kids. I think it must be years of putting snowpants, hats, parkas, mittens, two pairs of socks, boots, and scarves on multiple wriggling bodies, only to have one have to go potty just as the other three are starting to slowly steam to death waiting by the door to go out that has produced such generous good will. (I'm just guessing here.) Your friend and her friends are indeed lucky.MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.com