RE: OT:now independence/Girl Scouts

Oops, well the same wish for healing applies! Kids usually heal pretty
fast though. Resilient little creatures God love 'em! That's nice of you
to give your sister a break!!


good for you!


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 08:08:54 -0800

>It's my neice's foot (she's the 2 year old)-  My sister and her husband are
>escaping for a couple of days while I take care of the kids.
>
>Theresa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
>Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 8:03 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT:now independence/Girl Scouts
>
>
>Oh MY!! You will be busy my dear. But it will be nice to see your
>family! Hope your sister's foot heals swiftly indeed. Have a good trip.
>
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Date:  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:55:59 -0800
>
>>I thought of that too, but in reality I'm going to have my hands full, what
>>with caring for a very bright busy 4 year old, and a two year old (who is
>>the reincarnation of my sister and myself) who broke her foot last week and
>>is in a walking cast.  I'm sure I'll have great fun, but will need to catch
>>up on sleep when I get home!
>>
>>Theresa
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>>Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 6:17 PM
>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT:now independence/Girl Scouts
>>
>>
>>I wish Austin was closer - would love to get together!!
>>
>>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>Date:  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 07:12:59 -0800
>>
>>>Oh yeah- my mom knows.. : ).  In fact I'll be down in TX next week to take
>>>care of my nieces and see my mom.
>>>
>>>Theresa
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>>>Behalf Of Melody
>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 2:24 AM
>>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT:now independence/Girl Scouts
>>>
>>>
>>>Theresa: Wow! Isn't it amazing the power that people have to influence
>>>the lives of others...for good or bad...just by the way they go about
>>>living their own lives? I think that if more people were aware of the
>>>lessons that kids eventually take away from childhood, especially the
>>>subconscious ones, they might be more respectful of the example they are
>>>setting for those little ones. This is where professional athletes who
>>>do drugs and get into trouble with the law and then obnoxiously announce
>>>the fact that they never set out to be anyone's role model really,
>>>really get it wrong!
>>>
>>>
>>>I sure hope you've told all this to your mom...sounds like she certainly
>>>deserves to hear it!
>>>
>>>
>>>Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>>>
>>>"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
>>>--Albert Einstein
>>>
>>> --- On Tue 11/25, Theresa < tchessie@comcast.net > wrote:
>>>From: Theresa [mailto: tchessie@comcast.net]
>>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:19:34 -0800
>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT:now independence/Girl Scouts
>>>
>>>Funny you should mention that- I was a girl scout (and still am a
>>>life<br>member) thoughout school even through high school. I went to
>>>National<br>Center West, the annual conventions at the state and
>>>national level, camped<br>a ton, met lots of wonderful people, and still
>>>have both a vest and sash<br>covered with badges. My mom was a leader
>>>part of the time, and regardless<br>of that I still would have gotten my
>>>sense of self-reliance from her. She<br>did anything that needed to be
>>>done inside or outside the house, fixed<br>things, worked hard, even
>>>taught us how to fish and enjoyed all of it. I am<br>eternally grateful
>>>to her for living like she did and showing us what we<br>could do. Oh
>>>course as a kid I had no idea this is what she was doing, we<br>we just
>>>living and growing up. She still is happiest outside in the yard,<br>and
>>>cares for her own small yard, and then goes over to my younger
>>>sister's<br>house and cleans up her garden beds too (my sister doesn't
>>>do much in them<br>on purpose becuase she knows my mom likes to do it).
>>>So, yeah for being<br>self-sufficient. My mom is now 71. When she was in
>>>high school she applied<br>and won a nursing school scholarship- moved
>>>herself to Washington DC from<br>Florida just as she turned 17, and has
>>>been making her own path ever since.<br>Thank god my mom is a brave and
>>>persistant woman, who knows what I'd be like<br>otherwise- she came from
>>>a family who was poorly educated, lived in a small<br>southern town that
>>>embraced segragation and prejudice of all kinds, and her<br>mother spent
>>>most of her time waiting for my grandfather to come home from<br>work,
>>>going to the hairdresser and reading trashy novels. I have no
>>>idea<br>how my mom managed to escape all of the above- my only guess is
>>>that the<br>little time she spent with her great grandmother (who was a
>>>tiny woman, yet<br>totally independent and running a farm) really must
>>>have had a huge impact.<br><br>Ok- I'm done
>>>now.<br><br>Theresa<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From:
>>>owner-gardenchat@hort.ne
>>>
>>>t [o*@hort.net]On<br>Behalf Of Melody<br>Sent:
>>>Tuesday, November 25, 2003 2:50 AM<br>To:
>>>gardenchat@hort.net<br>Subject: RE: [CHAT] throw away society now
>>>independence<br><br><br>This is one of my biggest reasons for being
>>>involved with Girl Scouts as<br>both a leader and a parent...it's
>>>important to me that my girls and<br>their friends who choose to be
>>>involved in Girl Scouts learn early that<br>the road to self esteem lies
>>>in their ability to do for themselves...as<br>a troop leader I find
>>>enjoyment in watching the girls learning to be<br>self sufficient and
>>>capable in many arenas that will serve them well
>>>as<br>adults.<br><br><br><br>Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br><br>"The most
>>>beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."<br>--Albert
>>>Einstein<br><br> --- On Fri 11/21, Theresa < tchessie@comcast.net >
>>>wrote:<br>From: Theresa [mailto: tchessie@comcast.net]<br>To:
>>>gardenchat@hort.net<br>Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:15:03 -0800<br>Subject:
>>>RE: [CHAT] throw away society<br><br>I'll second that! I am delighted
>>>that I can replace a kitchen faucet,<br>haul<br>shrubs out of the
>>>ground, and still occassionally catch guys<br>watching me<br>walk across
>>>the grocery store parking lot when I'm in a<br>pair of heels.<br>Thank
>>>god my husband is also an independent thinking<br>person- and not in
>>>the<br>least threatened by my tendency to do what<br>ever comes to mind.
>>>(Although he<br>did fuss at me when I nearly got<br>crushed underneath
>>>the yard waste barrel<br>becuase I had put about 400<br>lbs of stuff in
>>>it and then tried to move it all<br>by myself :) It<br>cracks me up when
>>>my male neighbor across the street wants<br>to know<br>where my husband
>>>is when I'm out working in the yard and garden-<br>It<br>is my project,
>>>not my husbands! It worries my thought when his 11<br>year
>>>old<br>daughter doesn't understand this- maybe eventually a little<br>of
>>>my influence<br>will rub off
>>>on<br>her.<br><br>Theresa<br><br>-----Original
>>>Message-----<br>From:<br>owner-gardenchat@hort.net
>>>[o*@hort.net]
>>>
>>>On
>>><br>Behalf<br>Of Pamela J. Evans<br>Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 6:10
>>>PM<br>To:<br>gardenchat@hort.net<br>Subject: RE: [CHAT] throw
>>>away<br>society<br><br><br>Amen to that Donna. My mother once said to
>>>me, not<br>too many years ago,<br>that she wondered if she raised us to
>>>be too<br>independent! I told her -<br>absolutely not. Can't be too
>>>independent.<br>That would like being too into<br>gardening -
>>>can't<br>happen!!<br><br><br>LOL<br><br>---------- Original
>>>Message<br>----------------------------------<br>From: "Donna
>>>"<br><justme@prairieinet.net><br>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>Date:
>>>Fri,<br>21 Nov 2003 19:46:43 -0600<br><br>>I think this was the most
>>>important<br>thing you can do for your child...<br>> No matter what life
>>>throws at<br>them, they will be able to handle it...<br>>whether we
>>>approve or<br>not...<br>><br>>Donna<br>><br>><br>>> I became a
>>>very<br>>> independent<br>person, and raised my sons to be individuals.
>>>They<br>>haven't<br>>><br>always<br>>> turned out the way I expected,
>>>but they are all very much<br>independent<br>>>
>>>individuals.<br>>><br>>><br><br>Thanks for your
>>>concern.<br>Auralie<br>><br>>---------------------------------------------
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