tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post1634041027264143328..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: LegacyMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-55225082326527783702008-10-27T23:09:00.000-07:002008-10-27T23:09:00.000-07:00Oh, gosh, I think we could (and maybe should?) all...Oh, gosh, I think we could (and maybe should?) all write such a post, about the less-than-pretty stuff, about the I-just-want-to-curl-up-in-a-ball-under-the-covers kind of days, about those I-know-I-shouldn't-but-I-do sorts of things, about the what-are-my-kids-going-to-remember-about-their-childhood, etc....<BR/>...but few of us could write about it so well as you have here.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/>p.s. You just reminded me of the time, recently, when I woke up super late in the morning and sick, and found my arm plastered in Dymo labels reading "GET WELL". I needed just that kind of reminder on a day like today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-25788747172342801412008-10-21T13:40:00.000-07:002008-10-21T13:40:00.000-07:00oh my lovely words...so relate to them. Thanksoh my lovely words...so relate to them. ThanksSuzie Sews At DOTTY REDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315491316461177952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-60184855085794875262008-10-20T21:48:00.000-07:002008-10-20T21:48:00.000-07:00This is such a lovely post...you are the best!This is such a lovely post...you are the best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-61376772987272132132008-10-20T18:02:00.000-07:002008-10-20T18:02:00.000-07:00you are so beautiful! I love your hat.when I was h...you are so beautiful! I love your hat.<BR/><BR/>when I was having my bad days a few posts ago, your email cheered me up...comforted me. we all have struggle days, lucky us we have friends who reach down and pick us up.Kristyn Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023484055988696554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-72826840400055580462008-10-20T14:16:00.000-07:002008-10-20T14:16:00.000-07:00Thank you for this. When I first entered the blogg...Thank you for this. When I first entered the blogging world I too wondered how on Earth could all these mama's lives be so perfect? We need to be able to stop a have a day off from trying to be the perfect mommy, whatever that is. Thank you for having the courage to post your true self and feelings. I love reading blogs that are a genuine peek into someone's soul.Our Side of the Mountainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865862179253732814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-17529963742289409132008-10-20T13:26:00.000-07:002008-10-20T13:26:00.000-07:00Not sure really what I want to say - just that I s...Not sure really what I want to say - just that I stopped in and didn't want to visit without saying hi. Your post is written beautifully. Thank you for sharing your less-than-pretty thoughts. As much as you may have written them to help get them off of your chest or as a way to connect and feel less alone - you should know that someone reading them was given the same gifts. Thank you.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13125636955774765264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-55045143950317524642008-10-20T07:35:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:35:00.000-07:00well said, Molly. We've all been there. great post...well said, Molly. We've all been there. great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-48821376900288640532008-10-20T07:17:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:17:00.000-07:00I think you can answer your question (how your kid...I think you can answer your question (how your kids will remember you when they grow up)with your heart. Your mom and I ask it too, but every time we see you and Rob, every time we talk with both of you, our heart's answers.<BR/>It's o.k. to have a down day. The good overshadows most of the time! <BR/>Love<BR/>DadUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544691054457737706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-22739588799591010652008-10-20T07:00:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for this post Molly. As I've been going th...Thanks for this post Molly. As I've been going through a srtuggle which I haven't talked about on my blog, I've often wondered what my kids thought of me. We do the best we can.bekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098266291379326565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-60847394846810113952008-10-20T05:34:00.000-07:002008-10-20T05:34:00.000-07:00This is such a sweet post. Bad days happen, and I ...This is such a sweet post. Bad days happen, and I often feel like disappearing too. All you can do is get through it the best way you can. And I think you are creating a pretty darn good legacy thus far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-45837763378021491632008-10-19T16:52:00.000-07:002008-10-19T16:52:00.000-07:00I am new to your blog but just sat here thinking.....I am new to your blog but just sat here thinking... 'yep... yes... oh yes... yep, me too.' I think I see yet another blog added to my feed reader!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-35310478345004399902008-10-19T11:50:00.000-07:002008-10-19T11:50:00.000-07:00thanks for being so transparent. that is so power...thanks for being so transparent. that is so powerful. in the world of blogging it's way too easy just to show and share the stuff that you'd want people to see, you know the pretty, crafty creative stuff. you're post was so real and so honest. thanks for sharing, we've all been there. is that the day you were 'stitching under oaks'? :)stitching under oakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098292946990929930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-58751696379563636342008-10-19T03:10:00.000-07:002008-10-19T03:10:00.000-07:00Great post...I loved this.Great post...<BR/>I loved this.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721036238961007028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-77358325926694325772008-10-18T21:59:00.000-07:002008-10-18T21:59:00.000-07:00Totally refreshing! I think you spoke the words th...Totally refreshing! I think you spoke the words that so many of us feel! <BR/><BR/>I think leading a reflective life and being a reflective parent can only result in good for the kids and us.<BR/><BR/>Having bad days are normal, and I wouldn't want my kids to think otherwise.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day! Love the blog!Mimi-n-Moe's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003058998571772444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-86481148829213312572008-10-18T12:59:00.000-07:002008-10-18T12:59:00.000-07:00Molly, it seems you've touched us all with your co...Molly, it seems you've touched us all with your courage to be honest and real. I blog with a similar intention...share the happy, show the the beauty...but the "dark" and the "ugly" are what make us able to appreciate the lighter side to life...it's just so scary to reveal yourself...to be naked to the world. Your choice to be vulnerable gives so much more depth to the rest of the content of this blog and the gorgeous life you share with us. We all are doing the best we can, and now a few of us might not feel quite as alone when we melt down, hide out, curl up, or indulge in our own "Big Gulps". Thank you, so glad to know you and now so glad to know you more deeply. I will envision your sweet smile in the above photo the next morning I dread leaving my house to face the world.mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-24387352395068814382008-10-18T12:40:00.000-07:002008-10-18T12:40:00.000-07:00which is exactly why I posted my experience with C...which is exactly why I posted my experience with CPS.. I wanted to remember my bad days as well as my good days. I write mostly for myself and someday, for my kids when they are older and I'll give them each a copy of my blog in print. I want them to know that mommy is human too, and I understand what it is like to have a bad day. Somedays are just... blah. But luckily, most days are filled with smiles and laughter and things to do.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-4957343840053828952008-10-18T12:18:00.000-07:002008-10-18T12:18:00.000-07:00What a great post about real life! I think we all...What a great post about real life! I think we all go through days like that, and it may not be easy to write, but when reading, it's nice to see that you're not the only one! Thanks for sharing :)<BR/><BR/>~Tabitha~Tabitha Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019907765384844007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-26773472853956239172008-10-18T12:13:00.000-07:002008-10-18T12:13:00.000-07:00yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesi drink dr pepper too a...yes<BR/>yes<BR/>yes<BR/>yes<BR/>yes<BR/>yes<BR/>yes<BR/>yes<BR/>yes<BR/><BR/><BR/>i drink dr pepper too and say i'm getting some help from the doctor. : )<BR/><BR/>right on, girl.kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620514721006776847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-84810929884317360792008-10-18T10:27:00.000-07:002008-10-18T10:27:00.000-07:00I struggle too with how to share or capture an acc...I struggle too with how to share or capture an accurate picture of our days, good and bad...and you do so beautifully here. Honesty has that effect I guess.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing and making all of our journeys a bit easier. You are one of the moms I hold high on a pedestal. I'm not happy to hear you have sad days but I am glad to know I'm not alone.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528255476724005936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-2275441357731669572008-10-18T07:24:00.000-07:002008-10-18T07:24:00.000-07:00love your honesty here dear molly... i just had o...love your honesty here dear molly... i just had one of those days yesterday...jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997181745362258990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-24040987571799451472008-10-18T07:11:00.000-07:002008-10-18T07:11:00.000-07:00I, too, wish I had an "invisibility Cloak" for tho...I, too, wish I had an "invisibility Cloak" for those days when I need a break from life. Luckily the kids never let me wallow too long in my aloneness. And I am grateful for that! I hope you find comfort knowing you are not alone!!!!!!!!!!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609273716040906966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-19701615338705934762008-10-18T07:06:00.000-07:002008-10-18T07:06:00.000-07:00Molly...you are so right in this post. And luckil...Molly...you are so right in this post. And luckily are little ones are so forgiving to us mamas. And thank you for posting this because so many times on the outside it looks like we all have it so together...when in reality we're just as crazed as the next mama. Much love to you friend...I'll bring the Dr. P next time.vintagechicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098496074764811691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-89508331689011953502008-10-18T06:46:00.000-07:002008-10-18T06:46:00.000-07:00the added advantage of the big gulp of shame is th...the added advantage of the big gulp of shame is that it helps hide the part of your face not covered with sunglasses or hat.<BR/><BR/>you are not alone, dear molly! except .. taking your kids to the park and for slurpees on a down day? i tip my (large, face-masking) hat to you.<BR/><BR/>xoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-43573813443249433482008-10-18T05:29:00.000-07:002008-10-18T05:29:00.000-07:00I think your "incognito" photo looks more like you...I think your "incognito" photo looks more like you than many of your self portraits. You are always smiling in person, like in this shot, but sometimes I don't even recognize you in pictures you take of yourself not smiling. So if you are trying not to be noticed in public, make sure you don't smile. <BR/>We all remember things differently, but mostly we remember the extremes, highs and lows. The rest we forget, so keep taking photos of your kids having fun in mundane ways because those photos will trigger their memory of childhood when they are 40.<BR/>And the Marital Strain Tip Of The Day is this: most every problem is due to miscommunication. Sandra and I have had countless fights over things we were actually agreeing about, but couldn'thear the other's words. OMG! It is counter-intuitive to ask the idiot who just said the most ridiculous thing whether what you heard is what they really meant, but asking for clarification can save a lot of unnecessary pain. Take it from this idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-42683212244046624122008-10-18T05:11:00.000-07:002008-10-18T05:11:00.000-07:00I shudder to think what my children will remember ...I shudder to think what my children will remember of me when they are grown. I like to think it will be the birthday cakes, and special trips. The quiet moments talking together, and nose kisses. But I have a sneaking suspicion they are keeping a list of every time my crazy comes out. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>But someday, when they have their own children, they will realize that we did our best.<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful weekend friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com