Writes for Kicks - All Comments

re: Warm blooded kid.

Heather Dorsey — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:54:02 GMT

Oh I'd be right there with you on that! I am starting to understand how as your kids get bigger your worries just get bigger. I'm sure those long lost memories of sleep deprivation when they were babies don't hold a candle to what is coming, huh?

re: Warm blooded kid.

Karen Waldkirch — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:50:12 GMT

Heather, that's so funny. My college-age son lost his winter jacket and I have been totally freaking out over this. Yesterday, I was on the phone with him as he was driving home from Indiana. I said: "Do you have plenty of warm clothes and blankets? In case you get stuck, I don't want you to freeze to death!" I had visions of him sitting in the middle of Indiana, shivering because he has no boots and no winter jacket! He's fine and home. I guess my worrying was for naught!

re: Too funny not to share!

Heather Dorsey — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:20:44 GMT

I had a friend tell me she forwarded it on to all the guys she cared about. That made me giggle as well.

re: Too funny not to share!

Karen Waldkirch — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:04:14 GMT

Heather, I agree, this is really funny!

re: Snow Day

Heather Dorsey — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:06:31 GMT

They are sound asleep now this morning at 6:05. I should have told them there was going to be a snow day today, too. Too funny!

re: Snow Day

noelminster — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:30:59 GMT

That was ohh too familiar..funny, or not, how that happens. =)

re: Gotta love carpool.

Karen Waldkirch — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:15:42 GMT

Heather - so true!! I have heard so many fascinating things while driving carpool. In fact, a mom once gave me an interesting tip. She said to turn your car stereo so that all the sound is in the rear speakers. Then turn the sound up. The kids don't realize it, but they talk louder to hear each other and then you can hear them even better!

Sigh, now that nobody needs me to drive, I don't get to hear those juicy conversations. Enjoy them!

re: Single in the Suburbs

sdstreit — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:21:34 GMT

lifestyle.msn.com/.../articlematch.aspx

Use this link, it is up to date through entry #67.

I have been able to find it from msn.com. Clink on the dating/personals link at the top left. Generally it will be mentioned on the lower right side of the page. The 66 & 67 entries are interesting :)

re: Orange Roughy

Heather Dorsey — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:55:40 GMT

Ooh...I love it! Sensitive palate.

"Discriminating tastes" I suppose, would be kinder as well. I neglected to mention my favorite phrase when my kids complain, because of their sensitive palates, that they don't like something: "You don't have to like it, you just have to eat it."

re: Orange Roughy

Meg McKenna — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:28:43 GMT

I have a "picky" eater in my son, too, Heather. Your experience gives me hope. My kinder term for "picky" is "sensitive palate."

re: Single in the Suburbs

prfctlildvl — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:10:34 GMT

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for the link to read the next installment. I had her bookmarked in my favorites and would put the date of the next installment on my calendar so I didn't forget. What a suprise when I went to read the next installment, clicked on my favs and got nothing.

I was feeling so blue because I wanted to see how she was doing. I feel like she's one of my friends living far away and we have to keep in touch via emails and blogs LOL

I got so into her writing and really disliked Chris so I'm glad she's noth with him anymore. I'm also glad she's not talking about her ex all the time anymore. Now that they are both out of the picture, maybe she'll meet a nice guy.

Here's *fingers crossed* until the next installment.

re: Pilin' up.

Heather Dorsey — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:47:07 GMT

Hey...just found your comments. They were actually lost in my computer, apparently, not in a pile! I always joke when I can't remember something that I can't find the pile in my brain!

re: Single in the Suburbs

Heather Dorsey — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:39:37 GMT

No kidding! I thought the same thing...maybe she came across your post in a Google search. Did you also notice that after an initial delay, she is also writing more now?

re: Single in the Suburbs Update: She's Back!

Mahula — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:59:26 GMT

Finally!!!! Thank you Heather. I could not believe it when I could not find this article any more. I was very disapointed as I could not wait for the next installment. Now I can read it and find out what happens. I wish this was in book form so I could read the entire book and find out what happens. Sometimes the wait is unbearable.

re: Single in the Suburbs

Kellyb53 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:07:20 GMT

Just read the latest installment......do they read this LOL. Her son is in college......

re: Pilin' up.

Mike Brickl — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:45:17 GMT

I am the world's worst pile accumulator. Just ask my wife. Piles of magazines. Piles of old mail. Piles of "things to get to later". It's never ending. It's great to see you state the problem so poetically! I'll probably print your poem for later reference. Great, another pile!

re: Pilin' up.

Karen Waldkirch — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:56:25 GMT

Heather, so clever...and true! I have piles everywhere and I've learned the hard way that if I put them away, I'll forget about them.

re: Single in the Suburbs

Heather Dorsey — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:48:52 GMT

That's a great question Kelly! I went back to the first blog she wrote and she mentioned that she had two teenagers. Since she started writing this at least a couple of years ago I would guess that one is out of the house, at college or in their own place. Does anyone else know?

re: Single in the Suburbs

Kellyb53 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:14:41 GMT

One thing I cannot figure out, Sara has two kids right? But only mentions her daughter. (I probably should go back and reread the entire series to find out.)Does she have another daughter or a son and where the heck is the other child? I am assuming college but I don't recall it ever really saying.

re: Single in the Suburbs Update: She's Back!

Kellyb53 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:53:42 GMT

YIPEE, I am thrilled to be reading Single in the Suburbs again. THANKS!!