tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post7335546724235438892..comments2023-11-05T05:27:49.392-05:00Comments on The Raisin Chronicles: An Elementary Retrospective – Second GradeJeanne Estridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-65274228095122762592009-04-04T02:18:00.000-04:002009-04-04T02:18:00.000-04:00Great retrospectives..I enjoyed them all..I loved ...Great retrospectives..I enjoyed them all..I loved that paper, I took it home at the end of the week and erased it and wrote what I wanted! I also used to buy it by the ream for the Grandkids..gosh I must be a paper whore:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-26866823223550196362009-04-03T10:51:00.000-04:002009-04-03T10:51:00.000-04:00As one who has been gifted with the chance to read...As one who has been gifted with the chance to read your writing since it's earliest days I have always believe you were a writer and envied you that talent. Being published does not a writer make!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390130324690259784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-65641337327727062542009-04-02T22:22:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:22:00.000-04:00Yes, why the hell didn't she just tell you you wer...Yes, why the hell didn't she just tell you you were writing too big?? <BR/><BR/>I think you're a fabulous writer. Keep doing it!Frogs in my formulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588651443689809504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-31566583319933175582009-04-02T21:12:00.000-04:002009-04-02T21:12:00.000-04:00I loved the writing books. I would look forward to...I loved the writing books. I would look forward to filling them up with my child handwriting. I thought I had nice handwriting actually.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021078503152904909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-39142968853029355652009-04-02T17:16:00.000-04:002009-04-02T17:16:00.000-04:00I wish my memories were that vivid. I only rememb...I wish my memories were that vivid. I only remember them when you bring it up!Liz Wilkey (a.k.a. A Mom on Spin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14804873736204504475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-59140426614802854332009-04-02T16:18:00.000-04:002009-04-02T16:18:00.000-04:00Me too, something about the allure of sitting at h...Me too, something about the allure of sitting at home at the pc just typing away, trying to make sense of the thoughts you had about a particular event...can I slow my mind enough to think...hell no...I got peas to plant...maybe next year the novel.<BR/><BR/><BR/>But I do recall my third grade teacher telling me to do over my coloring because it wasn't correct, maybe that's what stimulated my artistic nature and turned me into the artist that I am today???hmmmm...<BR/><BR/>Later...sA Wild Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083369862963892366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-61009476432784233452009-04-02T13:02:00.000-04:002009-04-02T13:02:00.000-04:00Do you remember the white glue that was edible(bec...Do you remember the white glue that was edible(because they knew kids would eat it?)...buffalodickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663035745368682736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-53735585888169319512009-04-02T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-02T12:09:00.000-04:00Crayola blue is my favorite! And my little girl b...Crayola blue is my favorite! And my little girl brings home her art and stories on that same paper now. My refrigerator is covered, and I love it!Carrieannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11224619450013132802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-84652789181209499572009-04-02T08:46:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:46:00.000-04:00I think your writing is perfect. And so neat. Mrs ...I think your writing is perfect. And so neat. Mrs Young knew diddly-squat.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544499105873976552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-23179190594183663512009-04-01T23:08:00.000-04:002009-04-01T23:08:00.000-04:00How evocative. Not only do I remember that paper n...How evocative. Not only do I remember that paper now, I remember how it smelled!Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-33310042452363785242009-04-01T21:45:00.000-04:002009-04-01T21:45:00.000-04:00Be a writer? You are a writer! I'm looking for you...Be a writer? You are a writer! I'm looking for you at Amazon.Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-6688742522663892822009-04-01T21:19:00.000-04:002009-04-01T21:19:00.000-04:00Perhaps that little girl was just predicting the f...Perhaps that little girl was just predicting the future ...Lyndsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207977772754943743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-43072796601363424932009-04-01T17:39:00.000-04:002009-04-01T17:39:00.000-04:00One time I drew myself in a Crayola-blue floor-len...One time I drew myself in a Crayola-blue floor-length dress, sitting at a typewriter. I wanted, I said, to be a writer.<BR/><BR/>Now that is the sweetest thing I ever heard. You are a writer Jeanne and a damn great one at that. Perhaps you need to find that blue dress and then the picture will be complete.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to be a nun. I got over it.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-37881082375782846592009-04-01T17:10:00.000-04:002009-04-01T17:10:00.000-04:00Wow! I'm going thru this with my son now and it re...Wow! I'm going thru this with my son now and it really is so cool to remember my own trysts with those solid and broken lines, damn them!!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-31228697847991698352009-04-01T16:27:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:27:00.000-04:00I remember those sheets of paper!Thanks for the me...I remember those sheets of paper!<BR/>Thanks for the memory. I hope you've bought yourself a crayola-blue dress...<BR/>PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-60325546409693125622009-04-01T16:21:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:21:00.000-04:00I never knew I was writing too big till Now...LOLI never knew I was writing too big till Now...LOLdarsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204592599045715814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-68240067938071099962009-04-01T13:32:00.000-04:002009-04-01T13:32:00.000-04:00All that learning to write neatly just never paid ...All that learning to write neatly just never paid off in my case... still write like a nervous spider dipped in ink!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-62214791046898729132009-04-01T10:31:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:31:00.000-04:00Handwriting drove me crazy. It still does:)Handwriting drove me crazy. It still does:)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-54841859067741861722009-04-01T09:59:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:59:00.000-04:00I used to love that paper -- so many possibilities...I used to love that paper -- so many possibilities! Now I feel the same way about the pristine white word-document screen. Thanks for reminding us to bring some of that childlike joy to our grownup life.Coffee with Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267344646007108501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-79587224212909247382009-04-01T09:16:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:16:00.000-04:00I remember that first paper you got to write on- s...I remember that first paper you got to write on- so coarse it still had chunks of wood in it..buffalodickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663035745368682736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-75660185373744160692009-04-01T08:26:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:26:00.000-04:00K's family used to call that sending the fish down...K's family used to call that sending the fish down the "White River".Steven Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609837368984628002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-58252033720241235612009-04-01T07:39:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:39:00.000-04:00Fall Festivals! I'd forgotten all about them, inc...Fall Festivals! I'd forgotten all about them, including Mom's expression every time we'd bring home one of those poor little goldfish that she'd soon be flushing down the toilet while we all wailed. <BR/><BR/>Also, Field Days! The spring athletic competitions with, as I recall, the same goodies that abounded during Fall Festivals. My mom would donate popcorn balls and fudge constructed from My-T-Fine chocolate pudding mix.Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-22043422913128911982009-04-01T07:30:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:30:00.000-04:00That's the great thing about bloggers - you are a ...That's the great thing about bloggers - you are a writer (even if you don't get paid much yet.) I love your work.<BR/><BR/>I used to love that paper, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-24821288186674024952009-04-01T07:22:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:22:00.000-04:00*hands on face while sitting at computer* I am in ...*hands on face while sitting at computer* I am in awe of your writing. I think I just wrote my first good piece of work on my chef post...took me darn long enough, and I too wrote big, trying to make the teach happy, and my mom heard it first...why did they not just tell us? Maybe to save hurt feelings? not sure...I like the school Christmas plays, and shows...Chef Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198603107302675448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496267973912420638.post-86554432795410842072009-04-01T06:58:00.000-04:002009-04-01T06:58:00.000-04:00Have you overlooked the fact of your being a write...Have you overlooked the fact of your being a writer?Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.com