tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post6413354906561800222..comments2024-02-23T10:00:32.673-06:00Comments on the happy hausfrau: Week in Review: Sweet Sixteen, TV, Lululemon and Robin Ickthe_happy_hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-25412623495726963842013-08-06T19:15:13.303-05:002013-08-06T19:15:13.303-05:00LOL!...with the exception of this new song, his ot...LOL!...with the exception of this new song, his other stuff is more along the lines of ballads and maybe a few dance tunes. <br /><br />Like I said I started liking Blurred Lines before I knew who sang it and/or what it was about. I'm a music lover and honestly, with fast songs, if it has a nice beat to it, I'm good. It's usually later that I realize what the words are...LOL. Mommyof1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11824673780478974604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-3810512126920441072013-08-05T19:27:41.840-05:002013-08-05T19:27:41.840-05:00Awww, thanks for your rage on my behalf. :-)
Awww, thanks for your rage on my behalf. :-)<br /><br />Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-55759274955848248442013-08-05T19:19:35.168-05:002013-08-05T19:19:35.168-05:00Twister those are some fabulous tips. I'm actu...Twister those are some fabulous tips. I'm actually talking to the extremely talented woman who took all of the photographs for our Listen To Your Mother Show. I have seen her work (obviously) and know she's amazing. <br /><br />I have some other friends who are simply awesome photographers. One of them (Whitney) I think could take senior pictures with her phone. No lie.the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-70458204345678692792013-08-05T19:16:46.627-05:002013-08-05T19:16:46.627-05:00MOMMYOF1! Really?? I have to admit, I've never...MOMMYOF1! Really?? I have to admit, I've never heard anything else from him. I will go to YouTube, with my head hanging in shame.<br /><br />If YOU like him, he can't be all bad.the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-62457091734456216432013-08-05T19:03:46.279-05:002013-08-05T19:03:46.279-05:00Had to comment on this post. I really like Robin ...Had to comment on this post. I really like Robin Thicke and have since his first song came out several years ago. Also, I LOVE "Blurred Lines!" My son turned me on to the song recently but had no idea who sang it at first. Mommyof1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11824673780478974604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-67648025806982676942013-08-05T15:42:44.413-05:002013-08-05T15:42:44.413-05:00Regarding senior pictures: They are super expensiv...Regarding senior pictures: They are super expensive and I found a solution. So many of my mom friends are starting photography businesses and they usually will do a discount session in order to have examples for their website and portfolio. We had one session when my daughter was 16 and the photos were amazing... my cost was $0 and I got a disc with the prints. For her senior portraits another friend who is a budding photographer will take her pictures for about 1/8 of the price the school was going to charge.twisterfishhttp://twisterfish.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-18867229417077685542013-08-05T13:27:37.179-05:002013-08-05T13:27:37.179-05:00Anne, you're very sweet. Let's just say th...Anne, you're very sweet. Let's just say that our Benihana waitress is a VERY talented photographer. And hibachi grease really gives the old complexion a nice glow.<br /><br />The driving thing is very interesting! Back in my day, we had driver's ed AT SCHOOL. It was part of the curriculum, free of charge! I think my kids will get theirs when it becomes an absolute necessity. Like, when their friends no longer drive them everywhere.<br /><br />Thank you so much for reading, and for your kind words.the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-60510893909350764622013-08-05T12:00:57.780-05:002013-08-05T12:00:57.780-05:00HH,
I read your blog all the time but comment ver...HH,<br /><br />I read your blog all the time but comment very rarely. I have to tell you though, I feel very misled. All this time I had a mental picture in my head drawn by your comments on your appearance, then I see a picture of you with your family and you are gorgeous! (and your boys are cute too, of course!)<br /><br />The driving thing is interesting. We live in a suburb where everyone can afford the whole driving rigamarole. Some kids have opted out or are getting it later and some are at the sec of state on their 16th birthday. My daughter is one of those. She even took the test early (you can do that in Michigan) so that she could just pick it up on her birthday.Anne Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548346496596196253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-80801006094857827612013-08-05T08:59:11.498-05:002013-08-05T08:59:11.498-05:00I will be like the Oprah of plus size workout wear...I will be like the Oprah of plus size workout wear..is that what you're saying??? YEAH!the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-59034737123134464752013-08-05T08:58:30.936-05:002013-08-05T08:58:30.936-05:00Good on you Donna, for following your heart. That&...Good on you Donna, for following your heart. That's the way to be.<br /><br />My boy who just turned 16 has a burning desire to work and save money and drive. I think he'll be the first of my kids who actually do it. It makes me feel better to hear from others, who have non-drivers too. I was feeling kind of freakish.<br /><br />I am with you on the can't wait til it's over thing. I'm done. DONE. <br /><br />Thanks for reading!the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-53192418242950131352013-08-05T08:53:18.344-05:002013-08-05T08:53:18.344-05:00Thanks Lin. I think they are adorable, but I'm...Thanks Lin. I think they are adorable, but I'm biased. <br /><br />Can I tell you how many times I've sat down and started writing a post? ABOUT FIFTEEN. Over the past two weeks. In my opinion, if it feels forced when you write it, it's going to feel forced when people read it. It sucks, so hard, to be in that slump. When I first started blogging I had to tear myself away from the computer because I couldn't stop writing. Now, it's like going to the gym. Some days are better than others, though. I hope it's just a little slump for both of us. I love reading your stuff!<br /><br />the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-48388159788460821922013-08-05T08:50:18.588-05:002013-08-05T08:50:18.588-05:00I love that you referenced Matilda. We actually wo...I love that you referenced Matilda. We actually wore out a VHS copy of that movie when the kids were younger. And yes, I think the Dursley's look mighty milquetoast compared to Big Daddy and Skankenstein. Unless of course, you're their child, because I heard they are fabulous parents to him. I'll feel bad for that child when they split.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-79878604236875976962013-08-05T08:47:39.931-05:002013-08-05T08:47:39.931-05:00Wesley, I'm sorry. I forgot about you and Alan...Wesley, I'm sorry. I forgot about you and Alan! My apologies.<br /><br />Pocket for phone..or for my gum. Both are necessary, so there shall be pockets EVERYWHERE. <br /><br />Yah..I have giant tampons everywhere. Purse, car, garage, porch. Seriously. You just never know anymore. I'm over it already. Bring on the menopause.<br /><br />Here in MN they have to be 18 before they can skip driver's ed. Charlie is now 19 and still shows zero desire. I guess it helps that his girlfriend has a car, ha. Maybe if they break up he'll find his driving mojo??<br /><br />CAN YOU BELIEVE HER EX??? I'd actually send them in clown costumes. Or dressed as grim reapers. "Collared shirts". I'm still pissed off on her behalf.<br /><br />Love you Peach.the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-83515763781765320132013-08-05T07:35:59.587-05:002013-08-05T07:35:59.587-05:00Good student discount..I like that. Do you require...Good student discount..I like that. Do you require your teens to help pay for insurance? I have mine pay for their part of our family plan for their cell phones each month, and I feel like a dang bill collector half the time. <br /><br />LOL. My poor tampons. I hope they aren't super sensitive. They get so much flack. the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-34645958699993647342013-08-05T07:35:22.985-05:002013-08-05T07:35:22.985-05:00Movie starring...wait for it....Jason Bateman! Hub...Movie starring...wait for it....Jason Bateman! Hubba hubba. It can't be bad, can it? Please? I'd be sad if they ruined it.<br /><br />I read another one of Tropper's books...How To Talk To A Widower. Pretty good. He's an excellent writer.the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-31023606841662956872013-08-05T07:10:23.337-05:002013-08-05T07:10:23.337-05:00I am the kid whose parents ignored her as soon as ...I am the kid whose parents ignored her as soon as she strayed from their Path (you know, the plans they had for my future) by marrying someone I loved. They told me "you made your bed, now lie in it". Well, I've been laying in it for 32 years. I found alternate grandmother material for my girls and they seem not too worse for it.<br /><br />One out of three of my kids drive. I really think it IS a generational thing. Getting that license was the big thing for me but they all passed their 17th birthday (driving age is 17 here in NJ) and didn't want to try. Fortunately, there are busses.<br /><br />I'm tired of the 'not knowingness' of the period. Some months feel like hell on wheels but there is nothing. some months there is a flood and other months come and o so easily. I can't wait till this is over......<br />Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-2797572330619851282013-08-04T23:33:37.246-05:002013-08-04T23:33:37.246-05:00Love that picture of you with your boys. So great...Love that picture of you with your boys. So great and theyre so handsome. Dude, I've been jealous lately too but mostly its about people having the urge to write. I've been in a major slump and it sucks yo. Good thing you're still going strong cause I always love your posts. Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14180987728892745670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-14820328633545341482013-08-04T23:12:29.736-05:002013-08-04T23:12:29.736-05:00Wow, I mean, and the winner of the least self awa...Wow, I mean, and the winner of the least self aware "human being" award goes to Big Daddy. He and his partner make the parents from "Matilda" and the Dursleys look like angels. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-26510075194699398562013-08-04T22:49:38.580-05:002013-08-04T22:49:38.580-05:00First of all...
please do not disrespect my secret...First of all...<br />please do not disrespect my secret love, Alan Thicke. You can dis his woman-hating son, but alan is above reproach. Thank you.<br /><br />MuuMuuMelon-- I'll buy some! Please put a pocket in the yoga pants for my cell phone. Thanks.<br /><br />And the periods-- OMG. I thought it was just me. I pretty much stay padded all month just in case and carry a supply of baseball bats around. Awful awful awful.<br /><br />i love you! Spenser had to wait until 17 to drive because I couldn't afford the driving class, but 17 year olds don't have to have it in GA. Reed just turned 15 so... I recon she'll have to wait too.<br /><br />Big Daddy is such a loser and to your friend above--- no way I would buy them shirts for HIS wedding. I would send them in something horrible. :)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298959460831328477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-12107809418699209652013-08-04T22:23:38.551-05:002013-08-04T22:23:38.551-05:00Kat, this made me weepy. Big hugs my friend. God, ...Kat, this made me weepy. Big hugs my friend. God, I have felt jealousy about EVERY SINGLE THING you listed here. Every time a dad picks up his kid at my preschool, and the child runs up to dad and they walk away hand in hand, I get a lump in my throat.<br /><br />Every time a friend posts pictures of their family on facebook, mom and dad and kids all smiley, I get sad. <br /><br />Right now, I'm watching the mother effing Kardashians on tv and actually thinking that I wish they would all just fall off the face of the earth. These people are awful and vapid and empty and they have everything! Where is the fairness?? <br /><br />And can I just say this: call the ex and TELL HIM YOU ARE NOT BUYING THE SHIRTS. Screw him! He can go to Target or Walmart and get them "collared shirts" and Great Clips for $9.99 haircuts. I cannot believe the balls on him. For real. I'm seething for you. <br /><br />And hello, senior pictures? OMG. Don't get me started. How about the $100 yearbook? Glad I worked this summer.<br /><br />Thanks so much for commenting. And hang in there, lady. You are amazing and awesome. Your boys know that.the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-73661694081082027272013-08-04T22:15:38.374-05:002013-08-04T22:15:38.374-05:00Oh Jenzi, you're so sweet! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Yo...Oh Jenzi, you're so sweet! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!<br /><br />You know, I've been worried about my emotional state of mind lately. Feels like a bit of depression lite. I've been going through one of those "paralyzed" times, when I just can't get up and do anything. And when I do, I'm utterly exhausted. Might be time for a little doctor visit.<br /><br />Don't get me started on dog farts. I'd rather be nose-deep in a German dude's rear end after Oktoberfest than be stuck in a room with toxic canine gas.<br /><br />Thanks for your friendship!the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-91216107583803801692013-08-04T22:13:48.844-05:002013-08-04T22:13:48.844-05:00Girlfriend . . . I think you'd better copyrigh...Girlfriend . . . I think you'd better copyright that one NOW. It could take off!!!! Nina Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498476430955493398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-46148677685985619972013-08-04T22:09:11.771-05:002013-08-04T22:09:11.771-05:00SC...I think I might love you. We have a lot in co...SC...I think I might love you. We have a lot in common, and it keeps coming out just a little bit at a time (sorry if that sounds loaded with euphemism, I mean it in a totally innocent way). You make me feel more normal. And I can't thank you enough for that. <br /><br />I once made a bitchy comment on a friend's facebook status when I was filled with envy. I deleted it, but told her about it. She laughed and we let it go. <br /><br />Thanks so much for your kind comment. the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-38308418853322683612013-08-04T22:05:16.310-05:002013-08-04T22:05:16.310-05:00Gail I am waiting with bated breath and with a fun...Gail I am waiting with bated breath and with a funky menses to hear how the Mirena works for you. <br /><br />I remember the lululemon murder! Scary stuff. I buy the bulk of our clothes at thrift stores. Even when I had $$$ I did that. Why would you spend so much on something that's going to get worn and spilled on and sweated in?? <br /><br />Thanks so much for being such a great friend.the_happy_hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-22580240983879160042013-08-04T21:50:53.690-05:002013-08-04T21:50:53.690-05:00I did NOT know they were making that into a movie....I did NOT know they were making that into a movie. I freaking loved that book, couldn't put it down. I hope they don't ruin the movie version.<br /><br />And I will try not to hold the Dale thing against you :)Tracinoreply@blogger.com