Comments on: Great-Great Grandmama Olene would be so proud (maybe)

By: Public Service Announcement: The FULL Monty | What About Mom

Public Service Announcement: The FULL Monty | What About Mom — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:19:24 +0000

[...] my house looked so good in the morning that even when I took pictures of the great bead flood of 2008, Sharla felt bad enough about her own kitchen that she had to leave my post forthwith and go clean [...]

By: Look, Ma, Princess Pancakes! | What About Mom

Look, Ma, Princess Pancakes! | What About Mom — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:27:55 +0000

[...] found dozens of shapes for 99 cents each at the Snobby Lobby, which I might now have to call the Hobby Lobby, as it is hard to accuse a store of snobbery when [...]

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:09:12 +0000

Kimberly — Well, that’s really not what I meant (I think!). But thank you for your comments, esp the thoughtful ones on the yelling and kids and cars. I wasn’t mad at anyone but myself, and mad at myself for a) writing stuff no one cares about, and b) being surprised that no one cares about crafts –reading about them– any more than I do, and c)for caring whether people commented.

And, you bring up another point. How can I get upset about low
comments when I often don’t have the time or organization to comment
on all the blogs I read (like yours — I do read it!).

Kirsty — I might have worried about the eating thing with my first, but my kids
have turned out to be surprisingly civilized in some areas — though
shockingly uncivilized in others. (In addition to not flushing, my 4
yo doesn’t wipe. Ever. We’re working on it.)

I figure the beads have a big enough hole in them that even if they
did swallow, they’re not going to choke, and I don’t think they’d do
any (much?) intestinal damage either — too smooth.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:44:35 +0000

OK, so now that I can comment while you’re sleeping again …

What I want to know is, how many of the beads did Spot eat? Or try to eat? That’s my first thought as I look at a craft project like this with M. Everything still goes in her mouth. Or maybe Spot doesn’t shove so much in her mouth?

The end result is pretty. Might try them in oh, 5 years or so, when M isn’t shoving everything in her mouth or I have more than one child to watch, so I won’t notice the bead eating. And when I figure out what our local equivalent of snobby lobby is.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:41:49 +0000

BAaaaad, mean commenter persons. BAaaaad commenter lurkers. Especially me! I even though it was so clever that you used your vacuum to suck up the beads and then filtered out the dirt with a collander (sp?). And I was jealous that except for the beads, your kitchen/family room looks so CLEAN! And also envious that you sat down with your kids and really did a project with them. I *mean* to do those kinds of things.

But I lurked instead of commenting about it. And I even have a big, bold sign on my blog that says “Please desist in lurking! I have major validation issues!”

And I still lurk. Sorry! But I did leave at least 10 comments’ worth of blah blah blah on your Kids and Cars post.

Right now I’m consigned that about 3 people comment on my blog on a regular basis. I try to remind myself that MCB’s blog comments only bumped up from about 3 to 7, over the course of more than a year. Even now sometimes she gets no comments on a particular post.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:33:22 +0000

I like snowflakes.

By: Sharla

Sharla — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:58:05 +0000

Hey wait a minute! This isn’t zero comments!!?? I’ve got a huge bag of beads my SIL gave me and this would be fun, maybe with my preschoolers…or maybe not. And I love how you gathered and cleaned them up…too bad I couldn’t do that since my floor hasn’t been vacuumed in more than a month

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:09:46 +0000

My boys LOVE Perler beads. You know, those bead things you put on little pegs in the shape of stars or fish or cats or whatever, and then iron them to melt them together?
Those things get *everywhere.*
And yep, they’re about $4 cheaper at Walmart too.
Snobby Lobby indeed.

By: Abbi

Abbi — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:20:40 +0000

I enjoyed your pictures and your story! We are used to beads on the floor too, since my kids are avid beaded gecko makers. However when they make a mess (but I admit it isn’t usually that big!) they get to pick them up one by one.

By: Emancipating myself (for now) | What About Mom

Emancipating myself (for now) | What About Mom — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:05:31 +0000

[...] morning I woke up to zero comments on my Bead Snowflake post. Turning on your computer to zero comments is like standing in front of a bemused Simon Cowell. He [...]

By: Gladis

Gladis — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:31:52 +0000

Mine are beaders, for sure. I love those snowflake/pompoms. So cute!

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:04:27 +0000

Holy clean floor, Jane. I could find that much grit in a square foot at my house. I love that you involve your girls in crafts – I usually ban my kids when I do that sort of thing. I love the pictures in this post! And even though I’ll never do this craft (because those beads are a SERIOUS choking hazard) it gives me some good ideas.