tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post2203128839989675217..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: A BEAUTIFUL ESSAY ON GREATNESSmenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-25598500227146888762009-07-13T01:23:06.964-07:002009-07-13T01:23:06.964-07:00I have to come back and read this when it's no...I have to come back and read this when it's not so late. What a fabulous idea.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-8051095515984439262009-07-02T08:52:02.808-07:002009-07-02T08:52:02.808-07:00I love this. I hope my kids love me this much!I love this. I hope my kids love me this much!sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-81863708853325539802009-07-01T08:19:09.212-07:002009-07-01T08:19:09.212-07:00Happy Blogiversary!! That is just about the sweete...Happy Blogiversary!! That is just about the sweetest thing ever--I am so happy that the two of you are blessed enough to know and love each other. It doesn't surprise me that you are an awesome mom.<br /><br />P.S. Oooohhh...Washington? I LOVE Washington. Meno, can I come and stay with you if I ever get back out there???!! (Assuming we're talking Washington State.)Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-61694631519781817832009-06-30T16:04:32.228-07:002009-06-30T16:04:32.228-07:00the photo is out of a really good movie about real...the photo is out of a really good movie about really great women<br /><br />the essay is awesome! well done Em!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-64228731874418522942009-06-30T11:21:43.237-07:002009-06-30T11:21:43.237-07:00what they said. wonderful essay. wonderful photo...what they said. wonderful essay. wonderful photo. <br /><br />you must be proud.Clowncarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219213001049223673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-83500731669640893442009-06-30T04:45:54.476-07:002009-06-30T04:45:54.476-07:00That's awesome. I hope my children feel that w...That's awesome. I hope my children feel that way about me.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684328990767140199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-72492772112016073582009-06-29T20:57:42.971-07:002009-06-29T20:57:42.971-07:00Agree with QT...photo evokes so many good memories...Agree with QT...photo evokes so many good memories!<br /><br />Thanks for the wonderful essay.<br /><br />Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-10565011494973828452009-06-29T15:20:53.864-07:002009-06-29T15:20:53.864-07:00This was great, but the bestest part is that photo...This was great, but the bestest part is that photo!!!<br /><br />The salad part is hysterical.QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-42634259646502499952009-06-29T14:08:34.108-07:002009-06-29T14:08:34.108-07:00bob, thanks! That's sweet of you to say.
jen...bob, thanks! That's sweet of you to say.<br /><br />jen, i know, we sorta grew up together. Your baby will be here sooner than you know.<br /><br />peevish, i am sure that both of them will (and are) wonderful people. Just you wait!<br /><br />fiwa, even though it's blatantly self serving, i love it too.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-31295276500244347872009-06-29T14:03:04.847-07:002009-06-29T14:03:04.847-07:00I love it. That ranks up there with one of the be...I love it. That ranks up there with one of the best posts I have ever read. Now 'scuse me, I need to go sniffle in the corner.<br /><br />love,<br />fiwafiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816465372283594972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-90918550088601426432009-06-29T12:06:45.456-07:002009-06-29T12:06:45.456-07:00I can only hope I manage to mold even one of my da...I can only hope I manage to mold even one of my daughters into such a wonderful, loving person as your Em.peevishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135920853307511091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-46510250422708132422009-06-29T07:24:37.184-07:002009-06-29T07:24:37.184-07:00oh meno, i think we started reading each others bl...oh meno, i think we started reading each others blogs at the beginning, i remember when Em was still a girl and now she's this fabulous woman.<br /><br />much love to youGirlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-86357901735694152392009-06-29T07:15:43.814-07:002009-06-29T07:15:43.814-07:00This comes as no surprise to me, em, I've alwa...This comes as no surprise to me, em, I've always thought your mom was pretty special too.<br /><br />happy blogiversary, meno.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-44029558664192034792009-06-28T21:43:45.717-07:002009-06-28T21:43:45.717-07:00mrs. chili, 12 is a hard age. So is 13. Courage....mrs. chili, 12 is a hard age. So is 13. Courage.<br /><br />robin, the meno tree! I like that.<br /><br />gordo, i think so too. She has a way with words.<br /><br />cagey, HEY! I MAKE GREAT SALAD! <br /><br />steph, i have no idea how i got so lucky. And thank you!<br /><br />scott, we fight all the time, well, frequently. But no hair pulling or scratching.<br /><br />hearts, i try and poison her with vegetables too. So sue me.<br /><br />cheesy, oh good! I always wanted to be a red head.<br /><br />dick, i'm so glad your son is safe. You are lucky too.<br /><br />mother hen, she doesn't like vinegar, that's her problem.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-41040454697780785482009-06-28T18:33:03.660-07:002009-06-28T18:33:03.660-07:00Now I'm dying to taste your salad Meno!!! :)Now I'm dying to taste your salad Meno!!! :)The Real Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226727195920798035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-45480257033042049602009-06-28T12:30:27.742-07:002009-06-28T12:30:27.742-07:00I think you are both lucky to have each other. Th...I think you are both lucky to have each other. That was a very nice blog post to read. Today is the 35th birthday of my younger son and the older one got out of Afghanistan three weeks ago today, so I am feeling pretty blessed, too. Now my youngest is the same age as me since I no longer have birthdays but am staying at age 35. Now I just celebrate annual anniversaries of that 35th birthday.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-74280497904807009172009-06-28T08:32:45.871-07:002009-06-28T08:32:45.871-07:00The freckles make you "honorary"The freckles make you "honorary"Cheesyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099545260198846488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-43896026284290943972009-06-27T22:10:42.913-07:002009-06-27T22:10:42.913-07:00I just adore this post, Em! You are truly as marv...I just adore this post, Em! You are truly as marvelous as your mom says you are, and she is quite amazing and special, too, although I am deeply sorry about her taste buds and her propensity to sabotage your health.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-16894183413272998672009-06-27T21:00:15.381-07:002009-06-27T21:00:15.381-07:00Do you guys ever fight over who is the greatest?
...Do you guys ever fight over who is the greatest?<br /><br />"You are!"<br /><br />"No! You are!"<br /><br />"Stop pulling my hair!"Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-11212929208438978142009-06-27T20:57:58.906-07:002009-06-27T20:57:58.906-07:00That was sooooo lovely! It would be a dream come t...That was sooooo lovely! It would be a dream come true for me if my son and daughter feel that way about me when they are older. That's what I'm striving for, anyway.<br /><br />Beautiful stuff. Happy 3rd blogaversary!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039352159515891930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-31074553066800765242009-06-27T13:14:42.212-07:002009-06-27T13:14:42.212-07:00Not bad! And you can always learn how to make sal...Not bad! And you can always learn how to make salad elsewhere. :-)Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-39331116617618728802009-06-27T12:51:24.973-07:002009-06-27T12:51:24.973-07:00Meno, there's the proof right there: you done ...Meno, there's the proof right there: you done good. What an excellent essay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-24234301860149522392009-06-27T12:46:03.788-07:002009-06-27T12:46:03.788-07:00okay, that is just awesome. i think the apple did...okay, that is just awesome. i think the apple didn't fall far from the meno tree!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923422194961455269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-24972573433297841332009-06-27T09:25:57.232-07:002009-06-27T09:25:57.232-07:00My dearest wish is that my daughter (currently 12 ...My dearest wish is that my daughter (currently 12 and a skilled hater of EVERYTHING) will feel this way about me in a few years....Mrs. Chilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814787474739856911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-29576367623518063152009-06-27T09:12:14.558-07:002009-06-27T09:12:14.558-07:00cheesy, we are blessed! I do have a lot of freckl...cheesy, we are blessed! I do have a lot of freckles, but alas, i am not lucky enough to have red hair.<br /><br />rebel and saint, yeah, we both have great kids. What else really matters?<br /><br />andrea, thanks! I think Sissy is beautiful, so that is a compliment.<br /><br />flutter, that made me laugh too.<br /><br />nick, i wish you did too, and i wish i had too.<br /><br />cat feeder, she's wrong about that, as SOME PEOPLE really like my salads.<br /><br />de, if you are hopelessly uncool you fit right in to this family. Leather? Hmmmmmmm.<br /><br />etk, the giving of hugs is a most important skill. I practice very day.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.com