Re: Re: Waiting, now smoking, now grandkids

You know the old saying, "You can choose your friends, but not your
relatives".  Amen, Amen!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Libby Valentine" <L_Valentine@adelphia.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Waiting, now smoking, now grandkids


> My sister once went so far as to tell me I don't have a family so I
couldn't
> possubly understand her situation (she has one son) - I told her in no
> uncertain terms I certainly do have a family, I just don't have children.
I
> suspect like many folks on this list, I have a fairly large extended
family,
> just most of it isn't genetically related to me <grin>.
>
> Libby
> Maryland zone 6
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Waiting, now smoking, now grandkids
>
>
> > Lordy mercy Kitty - I get that garbage all the time. My response usually
> > is that you don't have to be a hen to recognize a bad egg. Makes me
> > crazy. My cat is better supervised than every child in the neighborhood.
> > Mmmm mmm mmm.
> >
> >
> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp, TX
> > zone 8A
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kitty
> > Sent: 3/18/2004 6:44:24 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Waiting, now smoking, now grandkids
> >
> > > I once, years ago, made a suggestion to my sister about some method
she
> used
> >
> > > to raise her kids and was told in no uncertain terms that I couldn't
> speak
> >
> > > to it since I didn't have kids.  Well, I was a kid once, and I could
see
> the
> >
> > > effect this was having........oh well.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Kitty
> >
> > >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >
> > > From: "Verona Dunn" <vldunn@widomaker.com>
> >
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:25 PM
> >
> > > Subject: [CHAT] Waiting, now smoking, now grandkids
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > > Kitty, I agree with Donna that I think it is a good idea for you to
> wear a
> >
> > > > mask while handling peat moss.  One of the worst sinus infections I
> ever
> >
> > > got
> >
> > > > was from breathing in peat moss while planting bulbs. I also miss my
> >
> > > > grandkids.  One in CO and one in AK.  The DIL in AK took our
grandson
> who
> >
> > > is
> >
> > > > in 9th grade to visit her parents and kept him out of school for 3
> days.
> >
> > > Then
> >
> > > > she got upset because I expressed my opinion, quietly, of course,
> >
> > > honestly.
> >
> > > > She just handed the phone to my son and wouldn't even let me
apologize
> for
> >
> > > > butting in!  I'm new at this. Verona
> >
> > > >
> >
> > >
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