tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post5762523711537152356..comments2024-03-29T06:37:40.071-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Halloween In LloydMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-4170319470653599722013-11-02T10:37:46.182-04:002013-11-02T10:37:46.182-04:00Great photo with the costumes. We don't get an...Great photo with the costumes. We don't get any trick or treaters back here on this long dirt road. So as usual there was nothing but the squirrels and the other beasts of the wild that come up to the feeders to eat. Next year, I do want to go to Skinful Halloween which is quite a fest here in town. Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-73447746195496500182013-11-01T19:18:59.760-04:002013-11-01T19:18:59.760-04:00I had already read Terry Joy's latest post, it...I had already read Terry Joy's latest post, it made me cry. She is amazing.<br /><br />I love the boys costumes, they are great.<br /><br />I love your happy pumpkin on the post. And I love the firespike.<br /><br />xoMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-2722258792216463642013-11-01T17:01:06.194-04:002013-11-01T17:01:06.194-04:00Ah, a nice snapshot of life in Lloyd on this one p...Ah, a nice snapshot of life in Lloyd on this one particular day. I appreciated it. I could never have been a nurse, I'd have freaked out on day 1 I think, and stayed awake all night and every night worrying about the patientsJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-18461115157380814392013-11-01T13:21:10.763-04:002013-11-01T13:21:10.763-04:00actually, what I meant to say was that the best th...actually, what I meant to say was that the best thing about being a grown-up is PIE for dinner.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-26206932141364468902013-11-01T13:18:33.184-04:002013-11-01T13:18:33.184-04:00trick or treating when we grew up was far differen...trick or treating when we grew up was far different from trick or treating now. once grown, i have never lived anyplace that got a lot of T & Ters. 10 at the city house would have been a big number. zero is what we get at the country house.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36969948800327973282013-11-01T12:34:18.219-04:002013-11-01T12:34:18.219-04:00It was rainy & windy here so we had WAY fewer ...It was rainy & windy here so we had WAY fewer visitors than usual. Mike sat out there under an umbrella because he thinks of it as a ministry of some sort (the missionary of candy! no theology involved!). At one point he was flinging candy to neighborhood teenagers. We still have gobs left. Which I can't eat due to the tooth being removed yesterday. Whew!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-7594870942528662922013-11-01T10:27:20.574-04:002013-11-01T10:27:20.574-04:00I couldn't imagine being a nurse. I'd be c...I couldn't imagine being a nurse. I'd be crying 24/7. I just don't have a shutoff valve for the tears sometimes, especially for kids or the elderly. Sigh.<br /><br />I haven't counted the chips to see how many we got. It was less than 20 though. I got more in the country. They were very polite though, that's important when begging. Ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48660737907545282482013-11-01T10:05:25.640-04:002013-11-01T10:05:25.640-04:00Sweet Jo- She really is. She is such a wonderful m...Sweet Jo- She really is. She is such a wonderful mother. Loving and patient and sensitive but not crazy. I am so proud of her.<br /><br />Lulumarie- I would never want Lily or any of my kids to have to go through the honestly very hard times of Lily's growing up. The fact that she grew up so beautifully is a daily miracle in my life. <br />Thank you for saying you'd miss me. I mean it, sweet woman.<br /><br />SJ- I hear that in Texas, wild hogs are such a problem that there is absolutely no restrictions on hunting them. Don't know about Kentucky. <br />That is funny about your sister. I love being able to tell parents of difficult children that if they just hang on, all will be very well.<br /><br />Beth Coyote- I wish I could have seen you in your kitty ears. <br /><br />Elizabeth- Sorry for the report of possible cruelty. I know how sensitive you are about dogs. <br /><br />Andrea- Most people who grow up here get out as fast as possible. A half-dog, half-hog would be a fierce creature.<br /><br />Steve Reed- Give me some sugar! Uh-huh. <br />Yes. It IS nice to have the house to myself.<br /><br />mary i- Oh god no. I have not seen that video and will do anything to avoid it. I don't have any idea where Firespike will or will not grow.<br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-61218650842377570652013-11-01T09:40:02.934-04:002013-11-01T09:40:02.934-04:00Lovely post. I can understand the taking on of oth... Lovely post. I can understand the taking on of others pain.I am one that will always cry at animal commercials. Let not talk about the You-tubes of children and grown-ups in cancer wards etc.(Have you seen the one with Katy Perrys "Roar"?)Bless your little ones always and there is no such thing as to much Sugar. :) Thanks for the pic of Firespike will try and find some for up my way. Have a lovely day!!mary ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488965572862287173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-55881233558501326312013-11-01T03:10:37.411-04:002013-11-01T03:10:37.411-04:00LOL -- "sugar"! That IS southern. My bab...LOL -- "sugar"! That IS southern. My babysitter/nanny used to say that to me all the time when I was little: "Gimme some sugar!" She grew up on a farm near Madison and was about as southern as a person can get.<br /><br />I imagine you'd be a lot more inured to the tears of children if you HAD worked in pediatric nursing. But I guess it's good you didn't have to go that route. It would be awfully draining work for anyone.<br /><br />I'm a weekend band widow(er?) so I understand how you feel! It's kinda nice to have the place to yourself, though, isn't it?!<br /><br />Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-86937693896842043442013-11-01T00:59:09.918-04:002013-11-01T00:59:09.918-04:00The hog dogs stopped me too. The first image that ...The hog dogs stopped me too. The first image that came to mind was part hog, part dog. I guessed that couldn't be right.<br /><br />I'd like to be a trick or treater in Lloyd. Maybe in my next lifetime I'll get to grow up there.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247877396600721769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-59894434969085475412013-11-01T00:16:08.257-04:002013-11-01T00:16:08.257-04:00It was really difficult for me to get past the hog...It was really difficult for me to get past the hog dogs -- you know me and dogs.<br /><br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-32048533756624956992013-10-31T23:51:04.975-04:002013-10-31T23:51:04.975-04:00Hog dogs, who knew. The things I learn from you, I...Hog dogs, who knew. The things I learn from you, I swear. <br /><br />We are done for the night of Halloween. Back to my jammies and ratty bathrobe, off with the kitty ears.<br /><br />I love those boys. How could I not?<br /><br />XX Bethbeth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68573843503409896412013-10-31T21:54:55.780-04:002013-10-31T21:54:55.780-04:00My sister reminds me SO much of your Lily. She was...My sister reminds me SO much of your Lily. She was a difficult kid, but is perfectly equipped to dispel her own two boys' meltdowns. She sounds exactly like Lily in her parenting style, and her boys even look like O and G! Too funny.<br /><br />Girl, you beat me with "hog dogs." I've heard coon dogs, but not hogs. I wonder if Kentucky even has wild hogs. Somehow, I feel certain we do.<br /><br />DC does not. That I Know for sure.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77291031558530713932013-10-31T21:52:07.388-04:002013-10-31T21:52:07.388-04:00I love this post so much. You have guys down the ...I love this post so much. You have guys down the road who hang their rainbow flag? That is SO cool!!! Right near the hog dogs...which I first read as "hot dogs" and was picturing dachshunds. <br /><br />About Owen and Lily's (as a child) dramatics...my mom often said, "I can't wait 'til you have a daughter just like you ~ then you will understand what I'm going through" ~ I've always felt a *little* guilty that I never had a daughter so that my mother could feel understood! And I'm proud of Lily (and YOU) that Owen didn't get the toy...a hard lesson, but a good one.<br /><br />If you stopped writing your blog, my day would be so incomplete. It makes my happy that you are compelled to write. It makes me feel safe that I can still keep coming here and getting my daily fix!<br /><br />lulumariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951594259193037282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-78547021821955518652013-10-31T21:51:58.660-04:002013-10-31T21:51:58.660-04:00I too love the boy's costumes and Gibson's...I too love the boy's costumes and Gibson's forever smile. Lily sounds like a perfectly made mother to her perfect boys. Happy Halloween. Sweet. JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-72992889058238900622013-10-31T20:41:22.569-04:002013-10-31T20:41:22.569-04:00Ms. Yo- We will never stop learning. That's a ...Ms. Yo- We will never stop learning. That's a good thing. <br />Alone can be very, very goodlMs. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-75793303151879156732013-10-31T20:31:48.778-04:002013-10-31T20:31:48.778-04:00Oh! Those two!!! I am loving the hulk costume to d...Oh! Those two!!! I am loving the hulk costume to death!<br />I sometimes marvel at how different my daughter and I are as mothers. She did not get her laid back mothering style from me but I so appreciate and admire her for it. I'm still learning.<br />Happy Halloween! <br />I'm alone too. They've gone to fetch candy without me. Yay.plantingalongtheverge.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899341805908954700noreply@blogger.com