tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post8149383438563478441..comments2023-06-28T03:31:19.885-05:00Comments on The Wonderwheel: Hope Springs EternalJordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239709970883575853noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-3500970433886767022008-03-13T22:46:00.000-05:002008-03-13T22:46:00.000-05:00Leaving aside my attitude toward winter, I really ...Leaving aside my attitude toward winter, I really like the springtime end-of-hibernation routines. The girls and I went for a long walk this afternoon, and it was lovely to see so many kids outside (this being Minnesota, they were all in short sleeves), playing, shrieking, splashing, running.Christopher Tassavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547273541099162779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-71624778797600964292008-03-12T14:21:00.000-05:002008-03-12T14:21:00.000-05:00Ahem. We're going to have our second 90-degree day...Ahem. We're going to have our second 90-degree day of the "winter" later this week. I hate Texas weather, and I miss the weather in SF. It is incredibly seasonally disorienting to have a 90-degree day in February.<BR/><BR/>That said, what I *don't* miss about SF is what we do have here: our families close by and an entire neighborhood packed with kids who go to school with our kids, who participate in the same activities, who come over to play all the time, whose parents we know or are getting to know. My boys can walk out the door, go next door, and have a playmate in less than a minute, scrambling all over our combined total of an acre-plus, all overlooking a greenbelt from our front yard. Yes, this is GOOD for our kids, even if Mommy can't stand the weather. Halloween around here was like that Halloween scene from ET...just crawling with neighborhood families, and we all knew each other. That was pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>Tag, in clogs? You so crazazay.EJ Willinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333507287598525182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-35736015115943130922008-03-12T10:36:00.000-05:002008-03-12T10:36:00.000-05:00So lovely, wasn't it?? We tried to go biking in t...So lovely, wasn't it?? We tried to go biking in the park, but our fun was interupted when I warned the boys NOT to go into the mire that is the baseball diamond, and they promptly went into the mire that is the baseball diamond. And got stuck. And cold. And I had to wade in there in my bare feet to rescue them! But it WAS a beautiful night before that. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-42083925796007642272008-03-11T21:24:00.000-05:002008-03-11T21:24:00.000-05:00sorry - those 2 repeat comments are from me, not K...sorry - those 2 repeat comments are from me, not Kaveh!Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827910408287318684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-40229868438958140092008-03-11T21:22:00.001-05:002008-03-11T21:22:00.001-05:00Please don't use the /sn/ word - it gives me hives...Please don't use the /sn/ word - it gives me hives. Yes, it was a wonderful feeling to get outside, watch the kids ride their bikes and talk to neighbors. We know how to savor a nice day here in the midwest - that's fo' sure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908109548674949606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-6559609792729308552008-03-11T21:22:00.000-05:002008-03-11T21:22:00.000-05:00Please don't use the /sn/ word - it gives me hives...Please don't use the /sn/ word - it gives me hives. Yes, it was a wonderful feeling to get outside, watch the kids ride their bikes and talk to neighbors. We know how to savor a nice day here in the midwest - that's fo' sure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908109548674949606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-55066276416029876722008-03-11T21:04:00.000-05:002008-03-11T21:04:00.000-05:00Niksmom, I know how rare this is and I very much a...Niksmom, I know how rare this is and I very much appreciate it. It's one of the best parts of Chicago for us - I am amazed by how many neighborhoods have this going on - there are still kids running up and down sidewalks and across each other's lawns here.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239709970883575853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-43819624356344599122008-03-11T20:19:00.000-05:002008-03-11T20:19:00.000-05:00Jordan, this is beautiful. Long gone is the time ...Jordan, this is beautiful. Long gone is the time when everyone knew their neighbors and would gather like this. I long to live in a community like yours. I look forward to living vicariously through more stories like this one.Niksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-64715756593827586022008-03-11T20:13:00.000-05:002008-03-11T20:13:00.000-05:00Why, yes, Kristen, in fact it is! Someone very wi...Why, yes, Kristen, in fact it is! Someone very wise once told me that cashmere will adjust to your body temperature!Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239709970883575853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-312923470618869632008-03-11T20:11:00.000-05:002008-03-11T20:11:00.000-05:00Lucky you! Sounds like a lovely afternoon. (Is tha...Lucky you! Sounds like a lovely afternoon. (Is that a cashmere sweater you are wearing?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532087472191027011.post-75805910587828589252008-03-11T20:07:00.000-05:002008-03-11T20:07:00.000-05:00It's starting to get "warm" here too. Up to 40 de...It's starting to get "warm" here too. Up to 40 degrees today, which felt downright balmy!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for spring.Life As I Know Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492465378321819342noreply@blogger.com