tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032013405121607957.post1365755020117778094..comments2023-09-28T06:09:12.101-07:00Comments on House of Homer: Always more fun to share with everyoneSarah Vertnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03492245676141686732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032013405121607957.post-19167536581685601022008-11-22T23:02:00.000-08:002008-11-22T23:02:00.000-08:00Wow! Where did you find that sharing song? I loved...Wow! Where did you find that sharing song? I loved it. PJ thought it was cool to see his picture in someones blog on the internet! Can fame and fortune be far away? I enjoyed myself wonderfully! I wish I had the gas to go to everybodys stuff, but hard as it seems to be to think of this, people might actually begin to grow weary of me! Really, I wish I could network with more like minded moms like you and your friends. I was begining to feel isolated. When Kit and I decided to homeschool 24 years ago, in California, we were actually part of "The Movement" and the leader of our coop said, "You guys are pioneers in a great movement towards the future." Little did we know! Meeting your group of moms, has done more to encourage me than anything else, as I have often felt we were swimming upstream and making no progress. (You should have seen the reactions from family when we made our decision) You go girl! Keep up the good work!shrubbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011208928693702666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032013405121607957.post-48535323751404576632008-11-22T23:01:00.000-08:002008-11-22T23:01:00.000-08:00Something my mom start when we were little. When w...Something my mom start when we were little. When we got up in the morning she had always put out a little present at our place at the table. Made the day feel special. Even as an adult I hope my hubby has remember as it makes me feel like a kid again.Mamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200870408805510989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032013405121607957.post-10026044328683227522008-11-22T21:51:00.000-08:002008-11-22T21:51:00.000-08:00The cake pictures ended up on someone else's camer...The cake pictures ended up on someone else's camera, I'm trying to acquire them and will update when I do.Sarah Vertnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03492245676141686732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032013405121607957.post-90745474943307059232008-11-22T21:00:00.000-08:002008-11-22T21:00:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday little Verts. Traditions? Not reall...Happy Birthday little Verts. <BR/><BR/>Traditions? <BR/>Not really. <BR/>We should. <BR/>Breakfast in bed, but that's it. <BR/><BR/>Your family is beautiful and awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032013405121607957.post-82536574216089331192008-11-22T10:29:00.000-08:002008-11-22T10:29:00.000-08:00Got a close-up of the magic treehouse cake? I'...Got a close-up of the magic treehouse cake? <BR/>I'd like to see it.<BR/><BR/>Our birthday traditions are still evolving, but there are a couple of silly things we do. Typically the birthday child wakes to a bed filled with balloons and everybody else singing 'Happy Birthday' to him/her. (It's so fun to sneak in with a laundry basket full of balloons and try not to wake the child before we start singing.) They get some special breakfast - either a favorite, or blueberry pancakes in the shape of their bug (all my kids are bugs.) Often we make a special fruit salad and serve it in fancy blue ice cream sundae dishes. There is a banner on the dining room wall declaring "Happy Birthday" with the child's name & age in some special theme for them. (Yes, I make a new one for each birthday.) The table is set with a special placemat, candle or vase of handpicked flowers, and special birthday dishes (We have a set of one each, large plate, small plate, bowl that are decorated with balloons and birthday cake, and only used for the birthday person, of course.) The child's chair at the table is decorated with balloons. The last few birthdays found us opening gifts at the breakfast table. (Not sure if we'll keep that tradition.) We usually tape up balloons on the garage door (which is in the kitchen/family room area) in the shape of the child's age, and then we tape the cards they receive on that same door to be enjoyed for another week or two. Dinner and subsequent dessert is usually the child's choice (or a known favorite if they are too young to express a choice.)<BR/><BR/>Wow. I didn't think we had much for birthday traditions, but now that I type out the novel...<BR/><BR/>I still think we are missing something. As birthdays keep coming, I'm sure we'll discover another special tradition or two that we'll wonder how we lived without.Youthful Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11101723074598664481noreply@blogger.com