Comments on: It’s Orange! http://blueeyedzoo.com/blog/2006/03/its-orange Kids, computers, and our not-so-perfect life Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: georgeandshannon.com » 9:02 am http://blueeyedzoo.com/blog/2006/03/its-orange/comment-page-1#comment-73 georgeandshannon.com » 9:02 am Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:41:00 +0000 http://georgeandshannon.com/blog/?p=69#comment-73 [...] But I hear they are having a great time at Gramps’ house: a new scooter, baby chicks, a fishing trip, markers, homemade play dough, AND fork privileges! [...] [...] But I hear they are having a great time at Gramps’ house: a new scooter, baby chicks, a fishing trip, markers, homemade play dough, AND fork privileges! [...]

]]> By: Gran http://blueeyedzoo.com/blog/2006/03/its-orange/comment-page-1#comment-71 Gran Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:12:47 +0000 http://georgeandshannon.com/blog/?p=69#comment-71 I saw my first ORANGE bill when I was in the church office yesterday. I was the only one there who hadn't seen one yet. I was feeling like I needed to get out more but since yesterday was your first day to see one also I feel better. I recently shared my "microphone story" about shy and outgoing children with a friend. A couple of years ago, my cousin, Lana, who is very (very) talkative and outgoing posted on her blog that she just did not know where one of her children came from. Four of her five children inherited her outgoing personality but this child just DIDN'T want to be in the spotlight or talk in front of people. Lana said they just didn't have enough microphones at their house for everybody. I wrote back and told her this child would fit in perfectly at my house and said we had several extra microphone I would gladly give her. (I hate talking in a microphone & that was how the recent conversation came up) When I was repeating the story recently, I said that Britney would like to keep her microphone and it looked like maybe Emily would also. (Lana's mother Wilma use to say she felt sorry for Britney in a house where all of the other family members were so quiet)Hmmm, maybe I better keep a microphone for Nathan also. Do you think he is a natural, "in the spotlight kind of guy" or maybe a competitive young man trying to keep up with Emily & prove he can do anything at 2 1/2 that she can do at 5 years of ago. Yes, there will be joys and frustrations ahead of my girls as they become mothers but they sure make fun stories for us as empty nest parents and grandparents---maybe a "pay back kind of thing". Britt and I will have to think about starting a blog of "things our kids did" when they were young. It's easier to laugh as we look back on those stores than when we were in the midst of it. Now that is cool that you got to be geeky with your husband (since both of you enjoy doing that). Well, cool for you anyway. You certainly took after your dad in the area of problem solving, debugging and programming. It sounds like George is glad of that too! What a team! I saw my first ORANGE bill when I was in the church office yesterday. I was the only one there who hadn’t seen one yet. I was feeling like I needed to get out more but since yesterday was your first day to see one also I feel better.

I recently shared my “microphone story” about shy and outgoing children with a friend. A couple of years ago, my cousin, Lana, who is very (very) talkative and outgoing posted on her blog that she just did not know where one of her children came from. Four of her five children inherited her outgoing personality but this child just DIDN’T want to be in the spotlight or talk in front of people. Lana said they just didn’t have enough microphones at their house for everybody. I wrote back and told her this child would fit in perfectly at my house and said we had several extra microphone I would gladly give her. (I hate talking in a microphone & that was how the recent conversation came up) When I was repeating the story recently, I said that Britney would like to keep her microphone and it looked like maybe Emily would also. (Lana’s mother Wilma use to say she felt sorry for Britney in a house where all of the other family members were so quiet)Hmmm, maybe I better keep a microphone for Nathan also. Do you think he is a natural, “in the spotlight kind of guy” or maybe a competitive young man trying to keep up with Emily & prove he can do anything at 2 1/2 that she can do at 5 years of ago.

Yes, there will be joys and frustrations ahead of my girls as they become mothers but they sure make fun stories for us as empty nest parents and grandparents—maybe a “pay back kind of thing”. Britt and I will have to think about starting a blog of “things our kids did” when they were young. It’s easier to laugh as we look back on those stores than when we were in the midst of it.

Now that is cool that you got to be geeky with your husband (since both of you enjoy doing that). Well, cool for you anyway. You certainly took after your dad in the area of problem solving, debugging and programming. It sounds like George is glad of that too! What a team!

]]> By: Laura http://blueeyedzoo.com/blog/2006/03/its-orange/comment-page-1#comment-70 Laura Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:06:54 +0000 http://georgeandshannon.com/blog/?p=69#comment-70 Oh... wow... quite a variety in this post, though I enjoyed it and shared it all with Clint. So, orange money, eh? That's crazy. We looked for a picture of the new money but only found a small image. That'll be an interesting surprise to adjust to upon our return! Despite the laughter I enjoyed, I've very sorry to hear about the kitchen table... kiddos... oh, the joys to look forward to. I'm a little worried, seeing as how I'm not handling my 1st and 2nd graders too well these days. I miss you guys, but I enjoy the stories you share. Glad that you were able to do some logic work with that smart brain of yours! Love ya. Oh… wow… quite a variety in this post, though I enjoyed it and shared it all with Clint.

So, orange money, eh? That’s crazy. We looked for a picture of the new money but only found a small image. That’ll be an interesting surprise to adjust to upon our return!

Despite the laughter I enjoyed, I’ve very sorry to hear about the kitchen table… kiddos… oh, the joys to look forward to. I’m a little worried, seeing as how I’m not handling my 1st and 2nd graders too well these days.

I miss you guys, but I enjoy the stories you share. Glad that you were able to do some logic work with that smart brain of yours!

Love ya.

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