tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post3446636844913481248..comments2024-02-24T03:24:24.785-05:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Hookyjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-51806704031455178202007-05-30T02:54:00.000-04:002007-05-30T02:54:00.000-04:00You're so obviously a wonderful mother, and your k...You're so obviously a wonderful mother, and your kids are great.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-58303467373102003062007-05-28T21:46:00.000-04:002007-05-28T21:46:00.000-04:00I'm so happy for you and your son that you were ab...I'm so happy for you and your son that you were able to do this. What a gift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-48684218301043382772007-05-28T15:57:00.000-04:002007-05-28T15:57:00.000-04:00I'm putting that on my List of Cool Mom Things To ...I'm putting that on my List of Cool Mom Things To Do...skip school and go to the sculpture garden. <BR/><BR/>Girl-child and I have a standing date to someday have a 'Girl Day', very much like your day, albeit with more shopping and lunching and getting our nails done. Which is SO unlike me. But is totally like her.Mona Buonanottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809435868294190789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-54798375558485337372007-05-28T09:08:00.000-04:002007-05-28T09:08:00.000-04:00When I was little, the bus would arrive late every...When I was little, the bus would arrive late every morning, and sometimes my mom would make deals with us. "If it's not here by such a time, you can all stay home." We'd gleefully wave the bus away when it eventually arrived. We lived outside a small, small village in Ireland and it was rather scandalous to be allowed to skip school. I loved it, and I continued the tradition in American schools by calling my mother from the attendance office with some excuse of illness (our shared code for "can I skip today?") and getting permission to leave school grounds. "Oh yes, she'd say, I'll pick her up outside the gate in ten minutes." And I was free to go. Most times I'd just go to the park with a friend to read in the afternoon sun. Or if I was overwhelmed with all the work I had to do, I'd skip school to catch up. My teachers eventually caught on but didn't seem to mind. One even told me it was a good coping strategy since I earned all As thanks to my catch-up days. Thanks for reminding me of those days.wwwmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854956255179637714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-9835309925674991432007-05-27T23:44:00.000-04:002007-05-27T23:44:00.000-04:00I think he got more out of that day than he would ...I think he got more out of that day than he would have at school...I'd bust my kids out of school for a day like that. Totally worth it. <BR/><BR/>I think it's wonderful that you singled him out so that he could soak up the art in his own time!Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-79250370343121384542007-05-27T15:24:00.000-04:002007-05-27T15:24:00.000-04:00Oh! You are the BEST.MOM.EVER!Oh! You are the BEST.MOM.EVER!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005040876956039402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-75585473894342218022007-05-27T15:00:00.000-04:002007-05-27T15:00:00.000-04:00One time Buster and I skipped school to see the el...One time Buster and I skipped school to see the elephants raise the circus tent on the village green. We walked to the bakery and got cocoa. Days like this are never forgotten.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-43227682077401368922007-05-25T18:27:00.000-04:002007-05-25T18:27:00.000-04:00I love the idea of skipping school to do something...I love the idea of skipping school to do something special. You're an awesome mom!Terminal Degreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523014953046778630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-55713446960474715342007-05-25T15:29:00.000-04:002007-05-25T15:29:00.000-04:00Awesome. As the kids get older, I think we are goi...Awesome. As the kids get older, I think we are going to play hooky every year on their birthday. It sounds like a good tradition.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-54277857714326753552007-05-25T12:55:00.000-04:002007-05-25T12:55:00.000-04:00I'm taking the day off in your honor.I'm taking the day off in your honor.Michael Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591190102328210445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-60834845906010634572007-05-25T12:02:00.000-04:002007-05-25T12:02:00.000-04:00Actually, I don't think you really skipped school....Actually, I don't think you really skipped school. You just did it in a different environment. He learned probably as much or more at the park with you than he probably would have at a "real" school at this time of the year. <BR/><BR/>I think Mark Twain said it: "Never let school interfere with your education".zombieswanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526552785759161988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-17116045585241234152007-05-25T09:48:00.000-04:002007-05-25T09:48:00.000-04:00This sounds so wonderful and luxurious to me. All...This sounds so wonderful and luxurious to me. All three of my girls are lunatics about "perfect attendance" in school. Older Daughter did not miss one day of high school. I'm afraid I did that to them. I need to relax. Think it's too late?Yankee Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533568911291967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-23458123085702713062007-05-25T08:39:00.000-04:002007-05-25T08:39:00.000-04:00Sounds like a wonderful day with your son.Sounds like a wonderful day with your son.RageyOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690295219089454070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-51690994043479690392007-05-25T08:12:00.000-04:002007-05-25T08:12:00.000-04:00So glad such a sensitive and artful young man has ...So glad such a sensitive and artful young man has someone in his life to understand and support him to be himself. I see it as a blessing for our world, so full of hate and mistrust right now.AShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306812116989881072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-37753254050703382122007-05-25T07:45:00.000-04:002007-05-25T07:45:00.000-04:00What a wonderful day. I am sure he loved his day ...What a wonderful day. I am sure he loved his day with his Mom, good for you for letting him skip school.BeachMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936777379292996065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-15188878210812398482007-05-25T00:21:00.000-04:002007-05-25T00:21:00.000-04:00Beautiful.Beautiful.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-86145318449776570162007-05-24T23:53:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:53:00.000-04:00What a perfect day.What a perfect day.Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306848986781193911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-53891786136865141292007-05-24T23:46:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:46:00.000-04:00here's to skipping school *every* day*cheeky grin*...here's to skipping school *every* day<BR/>*cheeky grin*<BR/><BR/>i had a special hour today with my littlest boy and his "third best girlfriend" (???).. i do find that it's easy for the littler ones to get lost in the rabble sometimes. <BR/><BR/>good for you seizing the day.skatey katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586048408864521948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-43701046343132007352007-05-24T23:42:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:42:00.000-04:00what a lucky day for both of you.what a lucky day for both of you.PPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863903314092733633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-59802230990719144262007-05-24T23:19:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:19:00.000-04:00my middle son is just like this...people find him ...my middle son is just like this...people find him quiet and difficult to understand, but when he's with me or if it has to do with art in particular, he has a million questions and ideas. i wish i took more days off with my kids--you remind me to do that.gwoertendykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542058287462910446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-12636548505469905432007-05-24T23:11:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:11:00.000-04:00Sarah Sometimes: Yes, he still loves oranges. He...Sarah Sometimes: Yes, he still loves oranges. He can go through a whole bag of them in a day.<BR/><BR/>I wish you weren't allergic to cats! It would be fun to have you visit again.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-76918221899782125592007-05-24T23:08:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:08:00.000-04:00What a nice mom you are, and what a special day fo...What a nice mom you are, and what a special day for the two of you. The part about eating oranges made me nostalgic for when I came to visit you--I remember With-a-Why eating oranges nonstop. "Can I have another orange," he would say, looking at you with those big eyes, and then you would say yes, and peel it (or cut it?) for him. I'm glad to know he still likes oranges, three and a half years later.Sarah Sometimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415284135104217978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-84701285576770642292007-05-24T22:15:00.000-04:002007-05-24T22:15:00.000-04:00Here's to skipping school every now and then: what...Here's to skipping school every now and then: what a wonderful way to spend a day.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.com