tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post8921918477814929140..comments2023-09-21T08:53:30.803-07:00Comments on Mom of the Perpetually Grounded: My String TheoryMs. Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15688062262144014969noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-21431241766353352892012-03-07T05:41:11.817-08:002012-03-07T05:41:11.817-08:00Delightful. I grew up in a household full of adven...Delightful. I grew up in a household full of adventure and now, I'll never look at lanyard string without a smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-50423911809761357182010-05-16T13:02:44.592-07:002010-05-16T13:02:44.592-07:00I love this post! So true, of all the things we bu...I love this post! So true, of all the things we buy kids, they tend to prefer the more inventive things! My little guy just turned 4 and I, like you were, am dreading the video game stage. I will try everything in my power to avoid it for as long as I can. It's nice now, because he loves playing outside & could roll in the grass & pick dandelions for hours! Ah, if only it could last...<br />Thanks for stopping by today - I've also been meaning to visit & am so glad I did:)Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119087149620456863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-73382576100091082992010-05-15T17:05:19.345-07:002010-05-15T17:05:19.345-07:00Mayor: I hope your daughter is ok. That sounds lik...Mayor: I hope your daughter is ok. That sounds like a truly wonderful way to spend the day! Every one needs to ditch sometime and what a cool place to do it!<br /><br />Help Mama: Pots and Pans are perfect toys!<br /><br />Allison: Very cool. I love the "more amusing"!Ms. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688062262144014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-8479983719853905012010-05-15T14:13:40.581-07:002010-05-15T14:13:40.581-07:00I don't worry about structure too much outside...I don't worry about structure too much outside of school. Eve's favourite toys have been pencils and paper since she was barely two -- she opened her big pack of pencils Christmas morning, ignored the rest of the presents and laid on her tummy drawing the rest of the day. My son likes his video games but he also spends a good part of any day rain or shine outside playing road hockey, catch or basketball. Even when the tv's on they only pay attention to it for so long before wandering off to find something 'more amusing', as my son puts it.allisonhttp://www.bibliomama2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-84566598016026478612010-05-14T19:23:47.978-07:002010-05-14T19:23:47.978-07:00Sigh....wonderful, as always!! I strive for a bal...Sigh....wonderful, as always!! I strive for a balance between structure & freedom...let's face it, they have plenty of structure at school all day! Just this afternoon, after a particularly unsettling week with a bad scare that is still unanswered concerning the health of my 9yr old, I (WE), walked away from it all....ditched school, ditched my own blog hop LOL, & did THIS....a local family fun place, renowned for it's beautiful acreage of gardens & nature paths, closed a few years ago....the city bought it as public park lands, & it is typically deserted...it also has an old mini putt course thru the woods, minus the fake turf, now just concrete...but the course/holes are all still there, in the middle of the woods. So we bought up a bunch of those giant plastic toddler golf clubs at the dollar store, collected my girlfriends 3 kids, & headed off for an afternoon of Goofy Golf on a sunny afternoon in the middle of nature....sheer bliss! And having been blessed with 2 family cottages, from May to October, my kids virtually live outside....that's what memories are made of!The Mayor!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00809789624185522788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-39584148153866618032010-05-14T18:42:53.157-07:002010-05-14T18:42:53.157-07:00My husband has always said,"these kids don...My husband has always said,"these kids don't need toys," the fact of my daughter playing with our pots ans pans we make him right. We're very strict with our kids with the shows they watch.Help! Mama Remote...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03827756074795953233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-58430461024030916972010-05-14T13:20:26.848-07:002010-05-14T13:20:26.848-07:00Empress: You're a wonderful mom. Crazy old cat...Empress: You're a wonderful mom. Crazy old cat lady here knows what you mean.<br /><br />Peryl: I would bet you really do have string in your pocket ready at a moments notice to have some fun!<br /><br />Girl Next Door: Mine are like that too. Those are the most used items in our house, beyond toilet paper...<br /><br />Erica M. Thank You and pretty new. I have to rely on the Blogger Gods for creative background.<br /><br />DG: It really is true. Kids can and will be able to make a game out of anything they are so resourceful. If we stopped buying them toys they could probably find the answer to world peace.Ms. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688062262144014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-18104247761758326932010-05-14T12:57:42.990-07:002010-05-14T12:57:42.990-07:00Awwww. It is so true. My kids had everything, but...Awwww. It is so true. My kids had everything, but would play for hours in a cardboard box.Dee at Pedestrian Palatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462948525190291080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-38886222353985867262010-05-14T11:35:30.868-07:002010-05-14T11:35:30.868-07:00Great post! Is this a new template?Great post! Is this a new template?Erica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349348967479428632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-20035201012745147762010-05-14T11:05:52.055-07:002010-05-14T11:05:52.055-07:00That sounds like my oldest. Yes, she has the elec...That sounds like my oldest. Yes, she has the electronics, but the most memorable games and toys are paper, yarn, markers and cardboard. That is truly all she needs in life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-53171759260107628992010-05-14T10:45:44.673-07:002010-05-14T10:45:44.673-07:00You're right - string is even better than a ca...You're right - string is even better than a cardboard box, plus it fits right in my pocket!parenting ad absurdumhttp://blog.seattlepi.com/parentingadabsurdum/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734054384499566902.post-72390461026986997302010-05-14T06:46:14.784-07:002010-05-14T06:46:14.784-07:00That brought tears to my eyes, b/c my guys are get...That brought tears to my eyes, b/c my guys are getting older.<br /><br />The most fun we had was when we had a rainy day, and I found 3 balls of twine. I let them run around the house and just wrap everything and anything up and we made the house into a giant spider web and got caught!<br /><br />So fun...*snif* *snif*<br /><br />It's true...play now, b/c those days won't be there forever. Believe me..I am that crazyold lady who wags her finger in your face...<br /><br />Peace out.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.com