tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.comments2023-06-15T11:33:17.948-04:00Teenie ThoughtsTeeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-48948416324294518382010-01-06T12:03:40.425-05:002010-01-06T12:03:40.425-05:00Beautiful! Yes it's me. New job.Beautiful! Yes it's me. New job.Rob Hatfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-34880481004004759022009-11-08T11:00:53.303-05:002009-11-08T11:00:53.303-05:00I've just stumbled across your blog, and am en...I've just stumbled across your blog, and am enjoying the content. I found it amusing that, having just read your "In praise of proofreaders" post, I should see your rant about agencies taking inappropriate advantage of being given "free reign" to do as they choose. Methinks you meant "free rein" which, if used properly, could (to maintain the equestrian analogy) lead to the agency's finishing ahead of the pack -- and its continued reign over the account in question. Indeed, let's hear it for proofreaders!<br />AstrCommAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-54662606444803004862009-11-07T09:17:12.602-05:002009-11-07T09:17:12.602-05:00Baby is doing absolutely fine--Mommy and Daddy are...Baby is doing absolutely fine--Mommy and Daddy are a bit frazzled, though. Hardest job in the world indeed! But she's a charmer and she smiled at me for the first time yesterday. As the pediatrician said, "...then she smiles at you and you let her live another day...".Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-86374292761812127592009-11-02T23:34:44.024-05:002009-11-02T23:34:44.024-05:00I've been wondering how you're doing...and...I've been wondering how you're doing...and I can see quite well. Whata gorgeous, innocent bundle! (It IS hard, no matter how much you prepare!) Take care, momma!! One beautiful little girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-71233053909556766222009-11-02T08:41:16.703-05:002009-11-02T08:41:16.703-05:00Glad I checked in. In the words of pro fishing gre...Glad I checked in. In the words of pro fishing great Roland Martin..Woah son, thats a keeper. Woot woot. <br /><br />Very angelic pose she has too.<br /><br />Jake I thought you said "and do stockpile sheep". Which would be handy for some tribes I guess.<br /><br />Glad your back.jeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-34404152220057307762009-11-01T08:50:45.436-05:002009-11-01T08:50:45.436-05:00Cute as a button! That's simply wonderful news...Cute as a button! That's simply wonderful news, Teenie. Enjoy the grand adventure...and do stockpile sleep whenever you can :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-82884387425254817842009-10-22T10:03:30.551-04:002009-10-22T10:03:30.551-04:00Like asking which of the Siamese Twins were born f...Like asking which of the Siamese Twins were born first. The one on the left.jeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-33192927513439122802009-10-20T15:11:06.901-04:002009-10-20T15:11:06.901-04:00It's kind of a Yin/Yang thing, isn't it?It's kind of a Yin/Yang thing, isn't it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-79081984302646288472009-10-19T19:06:22.446-04:002009-10-19T19:06:22.446-04:00I'm sorry Jake but you don't remember it l...I'm sorry Jake but you don't remember it like I do. It was "you got chocolate in my peanut butter".<br /><br />Take that.jeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-29928147701055388292009-10-14T10:28:35.213-04:002009-10-14T10:28:35.213-04:00Call me a Luddite, but nothing will ever trump the...Call me a Luddite, but nothing will ever trump the "you-got-peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate" campaigns from way back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-1633918522388098022009-10-13T10:23:15.152-04:002009-10-13T10:23:15.152-04:00Ugh! One of my family members baby-talked to the b...Ugh! One of my family members baby-talked to the belly this weekend, then baby-talked to everyone else. It took everything in me not to roll my eyes.<br /><br />It's so unlike me, but this project is late, late, late! Almost 2 weeks past due. Must take after the other half...Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-67531433708980385692009-10-12T22:30:56.229-04:002009-10-12T22:30:56.229-04:00When my daughter was small, maybe 5 or 6, Dr. Tim ...When my daughter was small, maybe 5 or 6, Dr. Tim the dentist baby-talked her in the most annoying sing-song voice. When I walked in, he talked to me the same way...and I never went back. ICK. Good luck to you...we'll be waiting for the good news!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-89368146465708675202009-10-09T16:05:32.101-04:002009-10-09T16:05:32.101-04:00jeaves: That's hilarious! Pfft--it's hard ...jeaves: That's hilarious! Pfft--it's hard to watch the younger ones grow up, isn't it?Teeniehttp://teeniethoughts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-18460879299294568572009-10-09T11:42:52.266-04:002009-10-09T11:42:52.266-04:00Had taken 2 of my younger brothers to an event yea...Had taken 2 of my younger brothers to an event years ago like a circus or something. At some point I leaned over and said "now if you have to go pee-pee let me know." The one leaned back and said " Im 15, I can pee-pee on my own now thanks."<br /><br />I guess I was lost in the moment and had regressed.jeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-55226886922266654772009-10-08T12:48:02.925-04:002009-10-08T12:48:02.925-04:00I wonder how we'll talk to Bump--I loathe all ...I wonder how we'll talk to Bump--I loathe all that sappy baby-speak, although I find myself changing the intonation in my voice when cooing with babies. I guess we'll see... but lord help me if I catch myself saying "does bumpy-wumpy want nummy bapple-sauce for din-dins"... Gack.Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-68741290810716151332009-10-08T09:08:05.333-04:002009-10-08T09:08:05.333-04:00My wife always says that I was more goo-goo-ga-ga ...My wife always says that I was more goo-goo-ga-ga with my infant daughter than I was with my son. (I don't remember it, but it wouldn't surprise me.) But as soon as they could talk, I reverted to adult-speak.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-83819732212118426432009-10-02T09:55:47.343-04:002009-10-02T09:55:47.343-04:00Ack! Maybe I'm expecting Bump to recite Shakes...Ack! Maybe I'm expecting Bump to recite Shakespeare too soon...? <br /><br />It's so odd that magazines and ads aimed at parents have regressed to so much ga-ga talk. Kids' books and shows I get, but parents? Maybe I'd best reserve judgement for when I actually pop...Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-85834217719483839502009-10-02T09:35:02.324-04:002009-10-02T09:35:02.324-04:00My wife taught our baby sign language before he co...My wife taught our baby sign language before he could talk. Simple things like "hungry, more, done". I was fascinated to watch this interaction and communication evolve and it made life a bit easier. But when he started actually vocalizing his thoughts, we were pressured to regress into the ga-ga talk by all those around us. <br /><br />How would you sign "Do you want your foo-foo or binky to come nappy with you after your num-nums?jeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-28219721437995456722009-09-23T14:16:57.655-04:002009-09-23T14:16:57.655-04:00I'm afraid you might be right.
But... after ...I'm afraid you might be right. <br /><br />But... after Oprah.Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-1646735205171473042009-09-23T07:16:22.610-04:002009-09-23T07:16:22.610-04:00Before I'd even moved to Arizona, Edward Abbey...Before I'd even moved to Arizona, Edward Abbey was always one of my favorite writers. When a friend of mine sent me a magazine clipping of this photo, it only made me love him more:<br /><a href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/11/19/books/mile190.jpg" rel="nofollow">Edward Abbey with his shotgun and freshly bagged television. Photo by Terrence Moore</a><br /><br />Really, it's the only solution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-71266002666609177122009-09-22T14:44:14.805-04:002009-09-22T14:44:14.805-04:00Jake: Your L.C. sounds like a massage therapist I ...Jake: Your L.C. sounds like a massage therapist I had once. She must have eaten a sandwich between appointments and her hands reeked of cheap plastic wrap--and she was massaging my head! Blech! Esoteric people are interesting, but sometimes they make me a little nauseous.Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-344039113155705062009-09-22T12:31:23.730-04:002009-09-22T12:31:23.730-04:00Haha Jake, I told my brother and his gf this weeke...Haha Jake, I told my brother and his gf this weekend at the hospital after the birth of their first what a L.C. does. I said they basically take a boob in one hand, baby in other and smash the two together based on how rough ours was too.<br /><br />Is that college course offered in the back of a magazine or can you get it online at "San Juan Memorial District Accredited Collegish Diploma Stuff University".<br /><br />Sounds like good times for all.jeavesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-10858025190003812812009-09-22T07:23:32.910-04:002009-09-22T07:23:32.910-04:00I won't be able to put it more eloquently than...I won't be able to put it more eloquently than Rob has, so I'll simply second his emotion and wish you *tremendous* luck on the impending adventure! <br /><br />And to jeaves's point: I really, really thought my wife was going to punch our L.C., who treated the wife's boobs like they weren't even attached to a human body. To add injury to insult, I guess her fingers smelled like garlic. Ick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-5330440002254301882009-09-21T14:01:04.903-04:002009-09-21T14:01:04.903-04:00jeaves: Oh--that's brilliant! Throw in a coupl...jeaves: Oh--that's brilliant! Throw in a couple of cookies and we may buy us some peace..Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686698857392534507.post-56201013676087142682009-09-21T09:52:07.086-04:002009-09-21T09:52:07.086-04:00Once you meet the Lactation Consultant at the hosp...Once you meet the Lactation Consultant at the hospital you might think that every agency should have one...for those special clients.jeavesnoreply@blogger.com