tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post9168849991343150237..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: SOS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-43959905885918930462009-06-23T21:03:22.062-05:002009-06-23T21:03:22.062-05:00That drawing is too cute. As mom's we have all...That drawing is too cute. As mom's we have all been there at some point with way too much to do.Jennie Shutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01715792680565620968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-19017895339800884662009-06-23T09:47:42.867-05:002009-06-23T09:47:42.867-05:00Love your drawing! I can definitely relate. Howeve...Love your drawing! I can definitely relate. However, I think that if anyone can handle all of it, you can. You just seem to have your priorities in order and if your house isn't completely clean for your visitors, they will still feel about home because you make it a comfortable place and you seem to exude hospitality. Good luck getting everything done. I'll pray for your sanity! ;)Marlanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884674618478175955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-28691710231164383632009-06-21T23:43:39.311-05:002009-06-21T23:43:39.311-05:00yes, but i have never had an adorable schematic li...yes, but i have never had an adorable schematic like that and i want one! ;)<br />nicola<br />http://whichname.blogspot.comNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044553646998556989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-60519347848111933972009-06-20T10:51:00.122-05:002009-06-20T10:51:00.122-05:00Ummm How have I not read your blog yet???? I must ...Ummm How have I not read your blog yet???? I must have lost my mind...lol Anyway. I am so very excited to be reading now. I have learned alot just in the 3o minutes I have been here. Thank you!!!!!<br />Off to plan DD's 2nd birthday. I am soooo using quilts on the tables. You are so smart!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384374874285238260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-54435458496938018482009-06-19T20:38:48.868-05:002009-06-19T20:38:48.868-05:00ALL THE TIME!!!
Love the drawing and notes - you c...ALL THE TIME!!!<br />Love the drawing and notes - you captured the feeling perfectly.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068853853820975087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-44188694124808783472009-06-19T13:05:31.511-05:002009-06-19T13:05:31.511-05:00Yeah, for some reason days like that make me want ...Yeah, for some reason days like that make me want to catch up on reading my favorite blogs. Hope you are being more productive than me today!Melissa Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451670238096966507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-25020916547631772632009-06-19T06:53:42.978-05:002009-06-19T06:53:42.978-05:00Meredith, if we were near each other we could both...Meredith, if we were near each other we could both help the other, and have a yard sale together. I will say a prayer for you! JackieEmpty Nest Full Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614775825338921445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-29957254051785269892009-06-18T20:01:54.799-05:002009-06-18T20:01:54.799-05:00another thing sweet sister -
don't worry about...another thing sweet sister -<br />don't worry about posting anything else - we'll hold tight 'till you can slow down and take care of you and fam first ---<br /><br />seriously. we'll be okay.Workin' MAMA!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17074507460374554898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-91729112646428052612009-06-18T15:14:28.285-05:002009-06-18T15:14:28.285-05:00Just remember this.....in-laws are coming to see y...Just remember this.....in-laws are coming to see you (the people), not the house. As long as there's a clean bathroom, clean sheets and food to eat, you're set.<br /><br />Thinking of you. Love the sketch.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282795765966618930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-71520637319917208192009-06-18T15:00:20.152-05:002009-06-18T15:00:20.152-05:00Oh yes! I tried to access your blog from my handh...Oh yes! I tried to access your blog from my handheld and was told it was deleted. I am relieved that isn't the case. I often log on from my phone, so I am lousy with comments. But I would have been so sad if I couldn't access your blog. <br /><br />Hope things slow down for you.<br />MaureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198477292452749031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-30670132275427065472009-06-18T12:57:31.095-05:002009-06-18T12:57:31.095-05:00I don't envy you right now! When will the in-l...I don't envy you right now! When will the in-laws be there and when is your mom leaving? (I thought she lived near you. Am I wrong or has she moved?) I know you have said she is good about about helping you clean and now is the time to accept that help! Will the guests be staying at your home or in a hotel? If a hotel, I would close bedroom doors and clean the bathrooms and "public" rooms. What garage sale??? If I couldn't hide it in the corner of the garage, then Goodwill would be the recipient this time around. I also would forget about being frugal right now. You have enough to do without trying to entertain on a budget. This would be when I would throw some good quality steaks on the grill, take them out to eat, order in--whatever made my life easier. That hospitality envelope would just have to have a negative balance for a few months! Maybe they will treat you all to a meal out, too.<br /><br />The important thing is not to become so stressed that you don't enjoy your family's visit. I'm sure they will be so wrapped up in the grandchildren that they won't see all the little "imperfections" that you do anyway.<br /><br />Good luck and try to relax!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932115422792789439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-18284046890303585962009-06-18T12:21:06.455-05:002009-06-18T12:21:06.455-05:00LOL at your drawing!
I feel your pain. I am havi...LOL at your drawing!<br /><br />I feel your pain. I am having my 4 year old's bday party next weekend and am trying to do EVERYTHING for it in a week & a half. :)Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355490512757848795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-63173335681125223562009-06-18T10:55:53.012-05:002009-06-18T10:55:53.012-05:00I just happened to think and thought I'd be no...I just happened to think and thought I'd be nosy and ask - don't be in a hurry to answer (I got the feeling you *might* be busy)...anyway, is the first time your in-laws have been to visit y'all? <br />I'm praying everything goes really smoothly. They are going to love your beautiful home and your spending time with their beautiful grandchildren!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142994274994642731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-67208509262945860892009-06-18T10:10:39.012-05:002009-06-18T10:10:39.012-05:00Oh, you need one of these: *hugs*
Have a great v...Oh, you need one of these: *hugs*<br /><br />Have a great visit!Darcy @ m3bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609223299545892479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-78936933126359197082009-06-18T08:14:28.284-05:002009-06-18T08:14:28.284-05:00We are all praying you through this Meredith! '...We are all praying you through this Meredith! 'I can do all thing through Christ who give me strength' Just breathe as a prayer when you start to stress again!<br /><br />You know, I think that your in-laws, no matter how long it's been since their last visit, will just have to understand that you are smack dab in the middle of LIFE - plain and simple, it is what it is. You don't have to be 'magazine ready' to have any company (including in-laws) - you've been hospitable to many others when 'life' was going on in all it's ups and downs (and the floors were sticky) - and you survived, quite nicely in fact. Relax and be your creative, gracious self - and let the small things go. <br /><br />I know it is easier said than done, but unless your husband and his siblings were sent off to boarding school at infancy or raised by a governess, your in-laws have been 'through the trenches' of parenting, and while they may have done things differently, they've got to admire your flair and resolve. <br /><br />Think of this visit as a lovely gracious gift to them - and don't communicate your stress to your children, or they will feel unnatural around their grandparents. For heavens sake keep ALL negative or potentially negative comments to yourself, or undoubtedly, they will end up on the lips of your innocent children and embarrass you beyond belief! Then you'll be glad the floor isn't finished because you'll want it to swallow you whole! Please don't ask me how I know this ...Heather Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563913535839786305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-66235886651368059742009-06-18T07:12:14.782-05:002009-06-18T07:12:14.782-05:00Looks like you and I had the same kind of day! Ho...Looks like you and I had the same kind of day! Hope it got better.<br /><br />And I don't know if anyone is as silly as me, but I wasn't able to get to this site the last couple days because I had the address saved in my favorites as .blogspot instead or .org - just figured it out this morning.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486082592484319743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-51857438781374975172009-06-18T00:30:51.221-05:002009-06-18T00:30:51.221-05:00Yep, pretty much every day. Even with 3 teens ......Yep, pretty much every day. Even with 3 teens ... sigh.<br /><br />Hey, you're a great artist Meredith! LOL.<br /><br />I hear your heart, boy do I ever. Great post. Gets the point across!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910644413175366761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-34539288600164609222009-06-17T23:06:07.905-05:002009-06-17T23:06:07.905-05:00that picture is exactly my life right now! in fac...that picture is exactly my life right now! in fact we ARE having a yard sale, but the moving truck is pulling up on thursday and i haven't done a thing! aaah! thanks for the chuckle.... :)Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14302763535239434350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-7059507025982996852009-06-17T22:49:57.603-05:002009-06-17T22:49:57.603-05:00Yep I have those days 365 days put of the year. I ...Yep I have those days 365 days put of the year. I hear ya. And yes, my mother in law is coming tomorrow! Im so not feelin' it!Mrs. Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911621891840832728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-45026445115072029632009-06-17T22:13:08.512-05:002009-06-17T22:13:08.512-05:00YES!!!! I have one of those days, well, know about...YES!!!! I have one of those days, well, know about 4,567.8 of them....<br /><br />My heart goes out to you....I LOVE your picture. Think I need to make one too!<br /><br />You're one of God's best, by the way.<br /><br />May He surprise you with a taste of heaven in spite of the whirlwind around you!Lylah Lednerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436702227303638509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-73813952499534451472009-06-17T22:04:48.370-05:002009-06-17T22:04:48.370-05:00OMG! this doodle really made my day, how simple ye...OMG! this doodle really made my day, how simple yet graphic and self explanatory.<br />Good luck with the visitors. My advice, no garage sale pile everything in front of the door to prevent anyone form getting in. lol!Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134482641442480292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-66715939126312776082009-06-17T20:28:56.712-05:002009-06-17T20:28:56.712-05:00Like everyone else, I am loving that drawing! My ...Like everyone else, I am loving that drawing! My in-laws only come together once a year...mil wants to come once a week now that baby is in the picture! Whenever they come it is stressful for us--mostly me.<br /><br />Take a deep breath, do what you can and laugh about the rest! You are so good at what you do, no need for extra!<br /><br />Best of luck,<br />HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02836755006244231995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-81560113563117431052009-06-17T20:08:02.451-05:002009-06-17T20:08:02.451-05:00I love that you started by drawing a cartoon of yo...I love that you started by drawing a cartoon of your many challenges. :) Visualize the light at the end of the tunnel!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946043005796746807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-12437782473189588362009-06-17T19:45:54.927-05:002009-06-17T19:45:54.927-05:00Sounds truly overwhelming, but I'm sure you wi...Sounds truly overwhelming, but I'm sure you will pull it off as you always do....triage, triage, triage. Two quotes to share<br /> "Welcome to my home, I'd apologize for the mess but it might be worse next time you are here." and "Remember you are raising kids, not grass (i.e. the perfect lawn or house or whatever quest)."Tubo Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13648885392472180009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-58281437027331305282009-06-17T19:01:14.181-05:002009-06-17T19:01:14.181-05:00Bless your heart! what a funny picture, communica...Bless your heart! what a funny picture, communicates so clearly. <br /><br />You know they can't wait to see those sweet children! You are a DIL to be proud of, too. It's going to be okay. 1 Corinthians 10;13 <br /><br /><br />deb mAn Adventurer in the Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609157269651262432noreply@blogger.com