Comments on: 24 ounces of lesson learned

By: emily

emily — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:10:40 +0000

Thank you. My MIL owns the Shipley’s donut shops in Bryan & College Station. We just returned from a vacation funded in part by your donut purchases! Your posts make me a little homesick!

By: LB

LB — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:55:19 +0000

I was in Bastrop at the same time you were! How ironic! Sounds like you had a good road trip!

By: Shelly the Chic Crafty Chick

Shelly the Chic Crafty Chick — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:08:46 +0000

Oh my. I got such a laugh about what Nena said to Caroline. So true about folks carrying on about their ailments. And, I love it that you said Caroline “had the vapors”. I always say that too.

I just shook my head and saw my future when you said Will took care of business right there outside. With two boys, I’m sure my time is coming. If Gulley has any tips on handling this, I’d love to hear them.

By: D'Anna

D'Anna — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:26:51 +0000

Glad y’all had a good time in our fair city of Bryan! We were headed your direction while y’all were here. We passed through San Antonio on our way to Garner State Park. Isn’t Adamson Lagoon the best?

By: Emily D

Emily D — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:14:29 +0000

Marie… a wife beater is a white ribbed tank top style undershirt, the kind you buy in a pack from Wal-mart. The name wife beater was given to them because if you watch the news or COPS, or America’s Most Wanted or drive through the ghetto or you will quickly learn that men who beat their wives tend to wear those classy undershirts as outer wear making them even classier. The whole domestic abuse issue is terrible and tragic. However the tank top theme is amusing.

By: Robyn (3girlsmom)

Robyn (3girlsmom) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:50:17 +0000

Your kid & my oldest kid = SAME KID.

Freaky

By: Mari

Mari — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:05:08 +0000

my oldest son and his best friend, as little guys, would whip it out and have pee wars in front of anything and anyone.

i am still laughing. you are such a great writer. so funny in everything you say. so vivid–i can literally see it all in my mind as i read your words.

–mari

By: Steffj89

Steffj89 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:52:53 +0000

oh lord..my boys have been known to whip it out just about anywhere you can name…the 6 y/o has recently developed modesty…they 5 y.o not so much…he will not only pee anywhere but he usually announces it at the top of his lil lungs as well…i have seen his shiny rear in parkinglots across the country the past two years and have tried everything from threatening to cut it off to all out bribery “yeah son that 100$ lego ship…its yours if you just pee pee in the bathroom not outside from nw on”
its both pitiful and hysterical at the same time
steff

By: Pam D

Pam D — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:10:54 +0000

Oh dear me. Really. I don’t know if you’ve had a total funnier post than this one, and yet it isn’t really all that funny because it is my life in so many ways. My mother has surgeries that are closer to her than her best friends. They get trotted out at the drop of a hat (or even if the hat barely lifts off the head for a split second). I truly think she and Nena could be great friends, except that they would most likely kill one another trying to take center stage.
30 minute planned stop = 3 hours? yes. Kids doing the EXACT opposite of what you said, leading to the exact consequences you were trying to avoid? daily. I wish I were as funny as you, because I think I could laugh a lot every day, if I could just see the humor.
So glad you are home.. hope your bushes were happy with their unorthodox watering.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:25:58 +0000

Until your DAUGHTER has whipped down her panties and peed on the front lawn OF YOUR CHURCH, you have not been completely embarrassed… I speak from experience, here.