tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post3097765912506054998..comments2023-10-07T03:12:02.883-04:00Comments on Suburban Matron: People Doing Things in Cold WeatherBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-64090535963870506332013-11-19T00:25:11.410-05:002013-11-19T00:25:11.410-05:00I went back into the archives and enjoyed this pos...I went back into the archives and enjoyed this post all over again. The pictures are so gorgeous they make me smile. Can it be that almost four years have passed?delainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519073646760104147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-56354689992549990502010-01-14T09:11:34.078-05:002010-01-14T09:11:34.078-05:00Now I get it. My house is encased in ice because ...Now I get it. My house is encased in ice because I live near the ice planet Hoth. <br /><br />I love the Short Sticks idea and will have to try it next time we go sledding.Common Household Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715969218648104267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-46070623439662868592010-01-13T21:59:16.191-05:002010-01-13T21:59:16.191-05:00Well, you were looking totally fabulous, I can tel...Well, you were looking totally fabulous, I can tell you that.<br /><br />That looks like a total blast, and I envy all that family party caravaning. Is caravaning a word?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346270516836690158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-36488814595838872010-01-13T16:25:40.592-05:002010-01-13T16:25:40.592-05:00This Colorado girl has also become very spoiled by...This Colorado girl has also become very spoiled by southern warmth, and I become so resentful when we have days upon days of cold here in NC. <br /><br />Also, I love love love that photo of Jason and Amy. And in makes me regret that I didn't make the trek to the mountains. Such fun times!Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473089111839212328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-25219040517113246922010-01-13T15:10:01.420-05:002010-01-13T15:10:01.420-05:00oh girl, i have been in south texas for 4 years an...oh girl, i have been in south texas for 4 years and all of my nordic blood has run dry. i get cold in the 50's. no kidding. that looks like a great time! sorry to hear about your nose. pretty sure it will grow back ;x)Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813676969096171175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-52257737505831219042010-01-13T00:33:24.108-05:002010-01-13T00:33:24.108-05:00You guys are so sweet to appreciate my ramblings.
...You guys are so sweet to appreciate my ramblings.<br /><br />The short sticks! Those are very high tech steering devices that my dad cut. One sleds with one's arms extended, lying back in luge position, and uses the sticks to course correct. The guys discovered that just touching the stick to the ground was enough to steer. Much like driving a car, once you notice the correction, you've over corrected. Somehow we knew that for cars but forgot it for sleds. <br /><br />The funny thing was that all the little kids wanted to hold the sticks when they sledded.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-43699426922708293782010-01-12T23:07:53.200-05:002010-01-12T23:07:53.200-05:00That looks like fun! Why don't WE have fun in...That looks like fun! Why don't WE have fun in the snow like that?<br /><br />Oh right - there are no hills. Can you send me some?Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323783519078200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-90164939005000609082010-01-12T22:52:03.382-05:002010-01-12T22:52:03.382-05:00Okay, I know I've been reading your blog too m...Okay, I know I've been reading your blog too much when I recognize all the people in your pictures before you identify them. <br /><br />Here, freezing is in the 40's. Anything under that is proof that we are indeed living in hell (and it has frozen over). <br /><br />Please tell your family to go away, so that you can return to the world of blogging. We miss your more constant presence.gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952840544630534206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-22617932054992855852010-01-12T22:44:01.148-05:002010-01-12T22:44:01.148-05:00Santa Claus is pushing Katie on the sled!!! So TH...Santa Claus is pushing Katie on the sled!!! So THAT'S what he does in the "off season."M and Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949403946041080463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-5638269540640276142010-01-12T21:45:44.435-05:002010-01-12T21:45:44.435-05:00"Oh my God I can't feel my ass and I thin..."Oh my God I can't feel my ass and I think I just died but how would I know because my soul has cracked into a thousand brittle pieces" <br /><br />That made me giggle so hard I just about peed my pants!!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596650736290691630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-87769876895290519862010-01-12T21:34:32.788-05:002010-01-12T21:34:32.788-05:00OMG! It sounds like such a great holiday. I know y...OMG! It sounds like such a great holiday. I know you have really enjoyed having time with all of the family. Your pictures are wonderful. It looks like a ton of fun.<br />I have to agree with Fantastic Forrest-your post is hysterical. When are you writing a novel???? Hug your gorgeous kids for me. Love ya!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879981735515382112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-76122139934991060462010-01-12T20:51:00.154-05:002010-01-12T20:51:00.154-05:00Funny funny you... extreme sledwhacking is SO grea...Funny funny you... extreme sledwhacking is SO great. But the best is the horror-movie line. Thanks for the giggles and sharing the family fun. Santa finally brought us a sled that will fit an adult with a degree of comfort greater than ass-on-ice, and your post really made me hope we get a chance to try it out soon!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331709146988974058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-51750060430291446832010-01-12T19:57:19.689-05:002010-01-12T19:57:19.689-05:00What I need to know is: what are the short sticks ...What I need to know is: what are the short sticks about? Are these actually accelerators, or steering devices, or is it just aesthetic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-39704114824936382402010-01-12T18:44:39.430-05:002010-01-12T18:44:39.430-05:00That pic of you on the sled is totally frame-worth...That pic of you on the sled is totally frame-worthy. It sounds like a great time!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357240497831335619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-28164425482254479492010-01-12T16:55:34.683-05:002010-01-12T16:55:34.683-05:00Aww...what a fun family!
I must be getting old ...Aww...what a fun family! <br /><br />I must be getting old enough to be a grandma because I was itching to reach through the computer screen and Put A Hat On Laura!!<br /><br />My daughter shunned the hats at that age, too, though...so I know how it goes. I probably did, too, but I think I froze whatever area of the brain would remember that. :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734326566763419375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-36192923322772661992010-01-12T16:14:43.529-05:002010-01-12T16:14:43.529-05:00You guys are awesome, that looks so fun!You guys are awesome, that looks so fun!Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098484108934155881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-68224493368315452642010-01-12T13:01:50.621-05:002010-01-12T13:01:50.621-05:00You crack me up!
Your family seems like such a ho...You crack me up!<br /><br />Your family seems like such a hootJennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776942311638100226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-63308345556616403042010-01-12T12:59:41.271-05:002010-01-12T12:59:41.271-05:00I LOVE your sense of humour. Can't pick my fa...I LOVE your sense of humour. Can't pick my favorite phrase in this post. It's tied between "soul has cracked into a thousand brittle pieces," "a horror movie where people split up," "into the heart of darkness," and "my nose froze and fell off."<br /><br />Let's just call it a draw and say you really made me laugh this morning. XOFantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.com