tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post7391368308112762544..comments2023-10-31T04:53:09.902-04:00Comments on Cold Lake Cathy: A to Z Honesty - G is for GakCathy Olliffe-Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-55415086024241097812012-04-10T06:43:44.036-04:002012-04-10T06:43:44.036-04:00Kathy, I swear there's a little bit of a masoc...Kathy, I swear there's a little bit of a masochist hiding in you! I think working in a high school must be the biggest GAK of all!!!!!!!<br />(Medal of bravery goes to YOU)Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-68405674135190369242012-04-10T06:42:59.787-04:002012-04-10T06:42:59.787-04:00Pamela Jo, that's the BEST compliment, reading...Pamela Jo, that's the BEST compliment, reading someone's work out loud. So glad Jack had pee problems!!!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-48556996331888804292012-04-10T06:42:18.615-04:002012-04-10T06:42:18.615-04:00Hugs to you, Queen of Funny!Hugs to you, Queen of Funny!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-18616134133228406642012-04-09T23:35:49.111-04:002012-04-09T23:35:49.111-04:00I am so glad that my daughters are no longer teena...I am so glad that my daughters are no longer teenagers. I loved how great they were and are but those teenage years are pretty stressful for everyone. So instead, I opt to work in a high school because I didn't get enough of the attitude and need to remind myself daily how lucky I am that my daughters are grown. :)umbrellaladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640257199319618306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-7308214907414796532012-04-09T20:58:36.978-04:002012-04-09T20:58:36.978-04:00I was laughing so hard, I had to read your blog po...I was laughing so hard, I had to read your blog post out loud. Jack had to know what was so funny. No I'm afraid he might pee his chair.<br /><br />Pamela JoTheres just lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557649636152032566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-8357018777733292952012-04-09T18:36:39.477-04:002012-04-09T18:36:39.477-04:00Many years ago. He had a good life, in its own od...Many years ago. He had a good life, in its own odd way.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-40043102773014041832012-04-09T08:14:49.431-04:002012-04-09T08:14:49.431-04:00Oh Cathy, you kill me. It's barely 7am, and yo...Oh Cathy, you kill me. It's barely 7am, and you sure know how to start my day... all smiles.<br />~2Tomara Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185889402088565686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-24301543675489735842012-04-09T06:29:28.662-04:002012-04-09T06:29:28.662-04:00Thanks Suze!!!Thanks Suze!!!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-21240734323158664222012-04-09T06:29:09.515-04:002012-04-09T06:29:09.515-04:00Say no! Be strong! You can DOOOO it, Nick!Say no! Be strong! You can DOOOO it, Nick!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-36101399460748425442012-04-09T06:28:26.933-04:002012-04-09T06:28:26.933-04:00HAR! "Roller coaster phobic." That's...HAR! "Roller coaster phobic." That's exactly how parenting is!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-55683038169608426432012-04-09T06:27:51.164-04:002012-04-09T06:27:51.164-04:00Awwww, gee thanks Carrie! Very sweet comment.Awwww, gee thanks Carrie! Very sweet comment.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-1631555873370539922012-04-09T06:27:12.365-04:002012-04-09T06:27:12.365-04:00You're so welcome Laura!You're so welcome Laura!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-5049899240095255962012-04-09T06:26:37.731-04:002012-04-09T06:26:37.731-04:00Baby shower! ARGGHHHH!!!!
Funny thing is, yesterda...Baby shower! ARGGHHHH!!!!<br />Funny thing is, yesterday I was at a baby shower and, for some reason, I got stuck with the baby for at least two hours! I hate to admit this, but I really, really enjoyed the time we spent together. It's funny how all the old tricks come back and how much fun it is.<br />Just so you know though, Mary, I am SO NOT READY for grandmotherhood just yet!!!!! Besides, I'd be too busy kicking their arses to be able to hold any babies!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-1330205228565136922012-04-09T06:24:28.484-04:002012-04-09T06:24:28.484-04:00Angus was the name of his father's godfather, ...Angus was the name of his father's godfather, a nice old guy living a salty life on the coast of Nova Scotia, near Cape Breton Island. When I found out I was pregnant with a boy I had a hard time choosing a name – nothing felt right. One day I was going through Doug's family tree and as soon as I heard the name Angus (so strong, so much character!) I knew it was the right name.<br />Thanks so much for your comment! And bundling board! That was the word I was trying to think of earlier!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-79079713168354053032012-04-09T06:20:53.426-04:002012-04-09T06:20:53.426-04:00He is, Melanie, but he has his days...He is, Melanie, but he has his days...Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-72423319756327288402012-04-08T23:24:34.811-04:002012-04-08T23:24:34.811-04:00'If he would spend half as much time worrying ...'If he would spend half as much time worrying about homework as he does about girls he would be on the honour roll instead of languishing comfortably in the department of your-son-needs-to-apply-himself.'<br /><br />Ha! Clever.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-71072515147023211442012-04-08T17:18:08.216-04:002012-04-08T17:18:08.216-04:00Your post was hilarious - your comic timing is gre...Your post was hilarious - your comic timing is great! But it also got me thinking. I definitely wouldn't be OK with my 15 year old stepdaughter spending the night at a boy's house. We've not had to deal with anything like that yet but I wonder how we would if it came up?Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-28954099482460802492012-04-08T16:51:44.043-04:002012-04-08T16:51:44.043-04:00This was a hilarious read, though my sympathies go...This was a hilarious read, though my sympathies go out to you. I'm glad I'm not a parent. I'm roller coaster phobic as it is.<br /><br />Be well.<br /><br />Happy Easter.<br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-24653912925738975132012-04-08T14:29:39.390-04:002012-04-08T14:29:39.390-04:00Thanks for the giggle! I needed that. And now I...Thanks for the giggle! I needed that. And now I'm feeling happy I don't have teenaged kids to panic about!<br />LxLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604785269958873474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-62312125041459260682012-04-08T14:14:57.990-04:002012-04-08T14:14:57.990-04:00Funny. A sleepover? With the girlfriend? Let me kn...Funny. A sleepover? With the girlfriend? Let me know when you're having the baby shower.<br /><br />Fun & funny blog. Love your header-photo.<br /><br /><a href="http://maryaalgaard.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Play off the Page</a>Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-88685360099380238482012-04-08T13:52:56.618-04:002012-04-08T13:52:56.618-04:00And a belated happy birthday to your son as well! ...And a belated happy birthday to your son as well! (I just turned 25 on Friday, lol.)The Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294653760778922184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-2422881158334043002012-04-08T13:52:01.438-04:002012-04-08T13:52:01.438-04:00Ha ha, gotta love those journalistic instincts! Ni...Ha ha, gotta love those journalistic instincts! Nice to see that you also aren't going to become a pre-mature grandmother (a woman's worst nightmare).<br /><br />Also: Joyeuses Pâques!<br /><br />-Barb the French BeanThe Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294653760778922184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-88166507840124952812012-04-08T12:57:30.220-04:002012-04-08T12:57:30.220-04:00You are a good mom for checking this kid out on Fa...You are a good mom for checking this kid out on Facebook. I did read an article somewhere that these kinds of sleepovers are quite normal in Europe. I can't remember where I read the article but it was just a different perspective. <br />Not sure what I'd do in this situation since I don't have kids. Sounds like Angus is lucky to have you for a mom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-84057266168595775542012-04-08T11:53:29.422-04:002012-04-08T11:53:29.422-04:00Hilarious is right! Just goes to show the dangers ...Hilarious is right! Just goes to show the dangers of putting other people's pictures on your FB! Haha. I have a 19 year old son and a 12 year old son....and boy is there a valley in between! Daughter is 23 and I cringe a bit at some of her FB pics but thankfully our family is blessedly petite in the boobie department.<br /><br />Was happy when she had no tattoos and piercings, but now she has one of the 'Monroe's, at least she doesn't want one of those bottom of the nose hanging things which I find.....ah...astonishing to be polite.Why would anyone want those hanging off the bottom of their nose!?<br /><br />And then she got a tattoo a year or two ago. No one in my family has tattoos......that I know of. I don't think my sailor uncles even had tattoos!<br /><br />Love that you named your son Angus. I was musing about Scots names a while ago and thought "no one names their sons Angus anymore". This was as I was trying to find my husbands Scots ancestors named Malcolm and Duncan and Murdock. <br /><br />Regarding sleepovers, long ago in the past in Finland (my ancestral home), they used to have sleepovers. It was rather practical as no one was going to trudge hours through the snow to visit a couple hours and then have to trudge back through the howling blizzard with wolves and hypothermia threatening from all around. They even let them sleep in the same bed (usually there weren't a lot of beds in homes those days) but they had what is called a 'bundling board'. They put a board in between the young couple and tucked the covers in tight. <br /><br />Hmmmmm.....just remember that children are growing up quicker nowadays due to our more adequate food supply. So....a fifteen year old girl is probably like a seventeen year old when I was young, and a fifteen year old boy is probably like a seventeen year old boy when I was young, which means...you have every right to worry but your son sounds like a sensible type and everything will work out alright in the end. One day you will want to be a grandma! I am in no hurry and my children don't seem in any hurry to make me a grandmother since my hair is already gray. <br /><br />Anyway, I greatly enjoyed your post and am glad there are others who can't stand those nose things!soggy in the cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044373622974562118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260274117021957060.post-76301200888520847242012-04-08T10:53:00.104-04:002012-04-08T10:53:00.104-04:00Heh, that is hilarious! I actually wanted to get a...Heh, that is hilarious! I actually wanted to get a blue streak in my hair not too long ago...interesting how some people might perceive that though! Your son sounds adorable.Melaniehttp://melch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com