tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post2047753642667583618..comments2024-03-04T08:20:43.291-06:00Comments on Get Me To The Country: Chicken Soup to the RescueJeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-91042478397052300812017-03-03T08:50:25.972-06:002017-03-03T08:50:25.972-06:00Sophie-Marie, in the bottom right corner should be...Sophie-Marie, in the bottom right corner should be a box labeled "Notify me" and if you click on it, it should let you know when I have replied. As for my email replies, I have had trouble getting it posted since I started this blog. That is the reason I have put my email on the front page in the "about me" section. My site would never let anyone see my email address. <br />I am sorry you are having problems. Let me know if this does not work and I will dig further.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-19329056215073294882017-03-03T02:08:36.580-06:002017-03-03T02:08:36.580-06:00Thank you.
Dustin is really a cool guy for helping...Thank you.<br />Dustin is really a cool guy for helping out a friend from China.<br /><br />By the way: I am not notified when a new post is published, nor when you answer me. I'm not even sure I have properly subscribed to your blog (the usual way is by leaving one's email) so forgive me if I'm not answering you right away!<br /><br />Sophie-Marie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-26810866771857416202017-03-01T10:02:05.167-06:002017-03-01T10:02:05.167-06:00I do wish Pauline well. College is a different wo...I do wish Pauline well. College is a different world. How Europeans manage the different languages just amazes me. Dustin had spent the day before we arrived studying with a new friend who is here from China. He said the classes are hard enough for him (Dustin) but even more difficult for his friend who struggles with English.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-29917253521753844302017-02-28T10:23:44.717-06:002017-02-28T10:23:44.717-06:00I have never been above blackmail since I became a...I have never been above blackmail since I became a Mom. It is called survival of the fittest.<br /><br />I suppose learning to work when you are a zombie from exhaustion is education for parenthood, yes, I know you will agree.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-76632181677575757252017-02-28T10:21:06.515-06:002017-02-28T10:21:06.515-06:00Thank you Becky. I appreciated the kind words of ...Thank you Becky. I appreciated the kind words of encouragement. (Read the post three times) Watching my children struggle hurts but I know they are stronger for it. I still miss them all so much.<br />Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-32088317603163838952017-02-28T04:37:22.083-06:002017-02-28T04:37:22.083-06:00Bonjour Jeannie
I'm so glad you and your husb...Bonjour Jeannie<br /><br />I'm so glad you and your husband had a cool time with your son, it shows in the pictures!! Cooking and Chauffeuring mean Love, don't they?<br /><br />I'm sure your visiting Dustin gave him a boost (and some brand new meal plan).<br /><br />Going to college is a rite of passage, both for our kids and us, anxious yet cute mums!!<br /><br />Pauline currently is in the process of applying for different colleges in France.<br />I do hope her first choice will be accepted, as it would mean that:<br /><br />1. she'd be able to come home at the weekend if she wanted to (one hour drive max if heavy traffic).<br />2. she wouldn't have to worry for her meals (hence I wouldn't have to worry for her meals) as this college doubles as a boarding school!<br /><br />Take care!<br /><br />Sophie-Marie<br /><br />PS: as we French love to say "Tel père, tel fils"; oh okay that translates as "like father, ..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-2818468934561450472017-02-27T23:18:18.662-06:002017-02-27T23:18:18.662-06:00Blackmailing the son to smile and hug and say you&...Blackmailing the son to smile and hug and say you're the best mom ever or you'll take the home cooked back? That's parental winning right there! Good work *laugh*.<br /><br />I feel for Dustin. My last couple years of college I was taking 18 credits and at times working four jobs. I honestly don't remember a few of the classes I took on my transcripts at them. Exhaustion reaches new heights during those days. I wish him well and good grades!Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-64817445005327881592017-02-27T21:22:37.959-06:002017-02-27T21:22:37.959-06:00I'm glad you were able to visit your son, and ...I'm glad you were able to visit your son, and fill his fridge up. I'm sure both things will help you have a great week. I know it was hard for you when all your kids left this time. It's never easy for us moms.<br /><br />You know, I was thinking about my daughter who has started a new job that seems hard to me--caretaking for an elderly woman 24/7, 5 days per week, then home on the weekends. I realized that when it comes to hard things, I and my husband will do them---lots and lots of hard things of all kinds have come our way. BUT, when it comes to my kids, I don't want them to do hard things. I worry, I fuss. I finally realized that if she feels like she needs to do this hard thing, she will probably grow up a lot, and learn skills she would not otherwise learn. She will also have money to do things with. I'm proud of her, but still my mama's heart is having a bit of a hard time with how hard I know the job is. I guess it's my lot in life as a mom:) <br /><br />Hang in there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-89029374983915092032017-02-27T20:11:40.633-06:002017-02-27T20:11:40.633-06:00You make me feel so ashamed by complimenting me. ...You make me feel so ashamed by complimenting me. I just posted a snarky comment on your website about it being too early to think about Christmas. I am trying to be nice but it is just not working.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-11152831611041831442017-02-27T19:08:20.080-06:002017-02-27T19:08:20.080-06:00You are a great mom and Dustin sounds like a great...You are a great mom and Dustin sounds like a great kid. You've done very well. I would have made the drive and filled his fridge too. ;)Thrifty Mom In Boisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409599140494341220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-18302612196595049342017-02-27T16:36:27.092-06:002017-02-27T16:36:27.092-06:00Oh Christel, so sorry, I was not clear. It was 2 ...Oh Christel, so sorry, I was not clear. It was 2 1/2 hours one way so 5 hours total driving time. Reese is 5 hours going away from us but 3 hours when he returns back home. He goes through a time change zone so he has to remember to change his watch. <br /><br />As for Dustin at college, sad to say but no, there are no inexpensive apartments and the school charges thousands of dollars more for a smaller room. The school offers meals but it is so expensive it is a shame. I wrote about it way back last November in the post "Lunchbox Economy" where I shared how much we saved by making lunches.<br /><br />He was so tired, just worn out and he is not even half way through this semester. He looked better in my pictures than he did when Skyping since he was able to sleep after finishing a big test. Plus, he just had to be thrilled to see his Mom...with plenty of food.<br />Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-84777979357777541102017-02-27T12:38:06.112-06:002017-02-27T12:38:06.112-06:00An empty fridge is a sorry sight. Specially when i...An empty fridge is a sorry sight. Specially when it is a large one.<br />Your son Dustin has surely been extremely busy with his studies lately. Yes, five hours is a long way. Makes me realize once again,<br />how small our country is. Could your son get an inexpensive apartment<br />for students and is there a canteen where he could buy lower priced meals? This stressful period will be over some day and maybe Dustin can find a place, that is nearer to his family.<br />ChristelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com