tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post7541181860451664109..comments2023-11-05T06:51:22.945-06:00Comments on These are a few of my favorite things: No shoes, no serviceChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769700320834756050noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-77413036144388609182007-11-10T10:29:00.000-06:002007-11-10T10:29:00.000-06:00I'm with Paige. I would have marched myself into ...I'm with Paige. I would have marched myself into that gym teacher too and made a complete fool out of myself. I applaud you for your self control. I think those shoes would be just fine!Darilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967158407019309434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-265770835894937482007-11-10T03:30:00.000-06:002007-11-10T03:30:00.000-06:00get used to it...teachers for some reason love to ...get used to it...teachers for some reason love to torture parents...it would have been so simple to send a note if it's that big of a problem...good luck...mama johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338574002894042609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-30277237828269637882007-11-10T02:28:00.000-06:002007-11-10T02:28:00.000-06:00Hooo boy! Much laughing on my end of the computer ...Hooo boy! Much laughing on my end of the computer with this post. I'm a little perturbed, though, that I might be "that" mom for real! Cheetos in the lunchbox--why not? No lunch--it's happened! Forgot to pay the lunch bill so my kid gets fed bread and water--done it! <BR/><BR/>Ouch.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464199368311946407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-67869165327247346772007-11-10T02:13:00.000-06:002007-11-10T02:13:00.000-06:00One more thing about this book you are going to wr...One more thing about this book you are going to write. You are WAY more talented than that ebay lady and funnier too AND I know a publisher. So get to it gitlfriend, I want to see you in print!Cara @ Gardenview Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630176579046190072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-11726499284413570622007-11-10T02:11:00.000-06:002007-11-10T02:11:00.000-06:00I love it! YOU should write the PE teacher a note...I love it! YOU should write the PE teacher a note and complain. Seriously what's up with that? If it helps, my Cassidy will take her shoes in her backpack on PE day if they don't match her outfit and change them right before. BTW I think you should write a book. You are so funny and such a great writer it would sell millions!!Cara @ Gardenview Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630176579046190072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-72041477598034496162007-11-09T17:03:00.000-06:002007-11-09T17:03:00.000-06:00Have people already suggested having her tote the ...Have people already suggested having her tote the shoes and changing into them?...that's what we do around here.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155042286165966395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-2614333889933014032007-11-09T13:59:00.000-06:002007-11-09T13:59:00.000-06:00Never bought the princess sneakers...but we did ca...Never bought the princess sneakers...but we did cave on the Strawberry Shortcake sandals.<BR/><BR/>Every day I shake my head at the outfit Em wears to school...with a closet and dresser FULL to bursting with darling clothes, she chooses her outfits based on the "softness" factor. Soft=old, faded and ugly.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290994546386816813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-90899222108387367282007-11-09T10:24:00.000-06:002007-11-09T10:24:00.000-06:00I really need to know if you did, in fact, buy the...I really need to know if you did, in fact, buy the princess sneakers.Celia Faehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575990742494026036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-21448989664180479352007-11-09T09:55:00.000-06:002007-11-09T09:55:00.000-06:00I, too, am surprised that they didn't send a note ...I, too, am surprised that they didn't send a note and that your PE teacher isn't savvy enough to know that those Skechers ARE sneakers! Princess wears Ked Mary Janes frequently for PE with no problems! She's a girly-girl, too.<BR/><BR/>Poor girl doesn't have lovely blinky Princess sneakers though because she has a mean Mommy that shops for school clothes WITHOUT her! I'm not sure yet what she thinks when she sees other kids wearing them... in her world they don't exist!laina kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349007883947247236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-51448154493342807212007-11-09T01:38:00.000-06:002007-11-09T01:38:00.000-06:00Oh poor girlie! I have had similar situations with...Oh poor girlie! I have had similar situations with the boys. Why, oh, why, can they not just come out and SAY it? I would have taken care of it already. Argh! <BR/>Seriously, though, the teacher could have sent you a note when s/he noticed the shoe situation to be a regular occurrence! <BR/><BR/>And those shoes (in the next post) are rockin' :)<BR/><BR/>HeidiFamily Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093360285075029799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-65877304578686975592007-11-09T01:10:00.000-06:002007-11-09T01:10:00.000-06:00I love your stories! You're so good at telling th...I love your stories! You're so good at telling them and actually having me feel like I can picture it all...and I don't even know you! Too funny, love, love, love your blog!Alison Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504123138537351148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-54026687212623630602007-11-09T00:50:00.000-06:002007-11-09T00:50:00.000-06:00I think it's great she eventually told you the "pr...I think it's great she eventually told you the "problem." I didn't find out for years that my kids weren't popular because they took hot lunch. In my day, cold lunch meant you couldn't afford hot lunch, so by my way of thinking, I was giving my kids social standing. Who knew I was really ruining their self esteem?Travelin'Omahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415472674768977723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-37308709300956053312007-11-08T20:42:00.000-06:002007-11-08T20:42:00.000-06:00tagged!tagged!TheCatLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288492658388141063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-43059499891229265192007-11-08T20:40:00.000-06:002007-11-08T20:40:00.000-06:00i am with bridget on this one. i dread shopping f...i am with bridget on this one. i dread shopping for my kids because they never like what i like. they would go to school with ratty hair and mismatched clothes everyday if they could!TheCatLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288492658388141063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-86030297635459996132007-11-08T20:26:00.000-06:002007-11-08T20:26:00.000-06:00Hey, at least they still offer P.E. and music clas...Hey, at least they still offer P.E. and music classes there. I don't know what's wrong with the schools here, but we don't have extra things like that!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577924157479548102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-45321148773506340072007-11-08T19:58:00.000-06:002007-11-08T19:58:00.000-06:00Every mother's fear... to be "the mom" that neglec...Every mother's fear... to be "the mom" that neglects her child! But don't worry about it. I think those skechers are FINE! But at least it's not really PE she has the issue with.D-dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682844772855397023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-58160720399155498142007-11-08T19:53:00.000-06:002007-11-08T19:53:00.000-06:00PE shoes are a big issue for us to. I'm glad you ...PE shoes are a big issue for us to. I'm glad you caved on the ugly shoes, I'd try the skechers route too. I've got too many kids to tie their freakin' shoes, or wait while they tie them.<BR/><BR/>You are a better mom than me, I would have gone in a proven to the gym teacher that her shoes WORKED, darn it!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258948792893173721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-21194701602942605792007-11-08T17:59:00.000-06:002007-11-08T17:59:00.000-06:00Why do the public schools feel like they need to i...Why do the public schools feel like they need to indoctrinate our children on their definition of sneakers? You shouldn't have conformed. You should have bucked the system, and teach these schools that they have to stop telling our kids what to wear. Are they freaking podiatrists?danandcindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769624745420939777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-66722888506505830202007-11-08T17:01:00.000-06:002007-11-08T17:01:00.000-06:00I remember CRYING in 1st grade because I had to we...I remember CRYING in 1st grade because I had to wear (gasp!) pants on Thursdays for PE - they wouldn't let me wear a dress. I was seriously very upset.<BR/><BR/>Tell Hannah I can totally relate.Melissa Angert {All Things Chic}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02966938610239372447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-81039997150157660592007-11-08T15:44:00.000-06:002007-11-08T15:44:00.000-06:00I have to say that I think it is strange that they...I have to say that I think it is strange that they didn't send a note or something home! I would have been annoyed. I'm also surprised that they didn't think the sketchers were "sneaker" enough. They are very cute.Scrapbooks by Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256299499988999974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-1029783181220840562007-11-08T14:24:00.000-06:002007-11-08T14:24:00.000-06:00You are so funny. I unfortunately had to give up ...You are so funny. I unfortunately had to give up dressing my kids well. They have STRONG opinions about what they will and will not wear. I stopped fighting the tears and tantrums and I'm lucky if they are fully clothed in public. I'm jealous your kids will wear cute things. Nice choice with the Sketchers though. <BR/><BR/>Just as a note, Maren wears similar shoes and her P.E. teacher does approve them for physical activity.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051723455376835952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-56417446676120825312007-11-08T14:19:00.000-06:002007-11-08T14:19:00.000-06:00take your camera with you to chuck e. cheese! that...take your camera with you to chuck e. cheese! that would be a great post! i look forward to the mu'u mu'u!<BR/><BR/>i can't believe you never got a note about the shoes! that's not right! glad you got to the bottom of the "i don't like p.e." thing!mahinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016657817994625635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4272160714315459088.post-8252449593498688692007-11-08T13:53:00.000-06:002007-11-08T13:53:00.000-06:00That's pretty funny...at least you finally got the...That's pretty funny...at least you finally got the real reason out of her...it could have gone on for the whole year! When you go to Chuck-E-Cheese with your moo-moo, etc., make sure you take a picture and blog about it...can't wait to see it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464258419139122607noreply@blogger.com