tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post6253057279506195143..comments2023-06-25T05:06:09.098-04:00Comments on The Golden Spoons: Do we get do-overs?Lisa Witherspoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530852104410009597noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-72206212176413653552013-07-15T08:30:34.859-04:002013-07-15T08:30:34.859-04:00Right!! I would't want anyone - my kids, my h...Right!! I would't want anyone - my kids, my hubs, my friends - to fade from the photos because I did something differently. And the finances, well, at least we've realized our mistakes! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-69913667358619736302013-07-14T01:44:12.507-04:002013-07-14T01:44:12.507-04:00Yes to Back to the Future! I wrote so many versio...Yes to Back to the Future! I wrote so many versions of my post but I kept thinking about Marty McFly and how they were fading from the photos and how even if I changed a tiny thing that my son might not be here. Awesome, excellent post!! Also? I totally agree about finances. I can't believe how dumb my husband and I were before we had my son. Dumb and I would like to do it over!!Kristi - Finding Nineenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-74771538488011786192013-07-13T13:53:18.603-04:002013-07-13T13:53:18.603-04:00Looks like it worked! :-) If you are discussing f...Looks like it worked! :-) If you are discussing finances, then I'd say you are on the right track. When I first became a SAHM almost 11 years ago (yikes!) we didn't discuss it. He made the money and I spent it like nothing had changed. After getting some financial advice, we began have a "meeting" every Sunday where we would sit down, look at the income vs. the NECESSARY Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-41575319646484594732013-07-13T13:50:36.101-04:002013-07-13T13:50:36.101-04:00Exactly~ the do-over isn't worth the risk.Exactly~ the do-over isn't worth the risk.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-14135026090579697602013-07-13T13:38:05.520-04:002013-07-13T13:38:05.520-04:00Oh, I hope Disqus works for me this time. If you ...Oh, I hope Disqus works for me this time. If you have 10 comments from me, please forgive me. Me and D have issues :) I'm two months into being a sahm and the finances have already been discussed by me and the husband. It's hard. Especially when Target is involved.Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-152077057985233232013-07-13T13:10:25.067-04:002013-07-13T13:10:25.067-04:00I'm sure we all have things we would do differ...I'm sure we all have things we would do differently, but you're right...changing the past does mean changing the future. I think I like where I am. :)Michelle Nahomhttp://www.adishofdailylife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-18469650222759808302013-07-12T22:25:11.608-04:002013-07-12T22:25:11.608-04:00Thanks, Kate! I thought it turned out pretty good...Thanks, Kate! I thought it turned out pretty good myself. After thinking about it for way too long I just started typing and it started flowing! <br /><br /><br /> In case Google fails you, psoriasis is a skin disorder that usually creates "plagues" of red, scaly, itchy skin. It can very greatly in severity. It is not life-threatenting, but can be very uncomfortable and, because it Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-79349600786845358182013-07-12T21:11:38.321-04:002013-07-12T21:11:38.321-04:00Wow, for doing this last minute, this is really go...Wow, for doing this last minute, this is really good and profound. I don't know how I would do if my parents were teachers at my school and if my older brother had such a great reputation - wow! That had to be hard. I'm not even sure what psoriasis is, so now i have to go and google it. :-) Thanks for linking up!Kate Hallhttp://canigetanotherbottleofwhine.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-33895524717219723922013-07-12T20:56:55.688-04:002013-07-12T20:56:55.688-04:00Glad I gave you a chuckle! I don't think you ...Glad I gave you a chuckle! I don't think you copped out at all - your post was great!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-47661564656635410712013-07-12T20:56:14.410-04:002013-07-12T20:56:14.410-04:00I'm glad I got the guy, too! It turned out to...I'm glad I got the guy, too! It turned out to be an o.k. post, but when I started typing I really had nothing. I was afraid it was really going to stink!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-25550449567526185712013-07-12T20:54:57.422-04:002013-07-12T20:54:57.422-04:00Joy, thanks for sharing about your husband. It is...Joy, thanks for sharing about your husband. It is actually rare that I find someone who really understands psoriasis. I was diagnosed when I was in 4th grade and suffered with it until I was 25. At that time, I became pregnant for the first time and my psoriasis magically disappeared. Eleven years later and it has still not returned (crossing fingers, knocking on wood, throwing salt over my Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-32293139109347364162013-07-12T20:50:14.382-04:002013-07-12T20:50:14.382-04:00Ah,yes! The wise Marty McFly!! I love Michael J....Ah,yes! The wise Marty McFly!! I love Michael J. Fox!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-35405648713357995902013-07-12T20:49:48.400-04:002013-07-12T20:49:48.400-04:00Great minds think alike! ;-)Great minds think alike! ;-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-57041371932071953112013-07-12T20:49:21.002-04:002013-07-12T20:49:21.002-04:00Exactly! If changing the past changes today, then...Exactly! If changing the past changes today, then it's just nor worth the risk!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-60025754106454383522013-07-12T16:50:28.407-04:002013-07-12T16:50:28.407-04:00I love those answers! And your first statement abo...I love those answers! And your first statement about doing the post sooner made me laugh! I sort of copped out on this one; I'm sure there were some things I could have thought of to do differently! Love your honesty and thoughtfulness!Stephanie Sprengernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-34386821059165381822013-07-12T12:26:34.748-04:002013-07-12T12:26:34.748-04:00While your whole post was good, Lisa - I love one ...While your whole post was good, Lisa - I love one of the first lines...going back earlier in the week to write the post. Ha! And so glad you got the guy :)Danahttp://kissmylist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-87809693634889008232013-07-12T10:09:59.389-04:002013-07-12T10:09:59.389-04:00Those are all good points, I agree about the finan...Those are all good points, I agree about the finances! And I must say, my husband has horrible plaque psoriasis and it weighs on him greatly. The horrible itching alone, I can't believe it didn't drive him completely insane. He is better now than when I met him, he knows some of his triggers and he tries harder to keep up with treatment, but the moment he stops light therapy, it gets Joy @ Comfytownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-21256835251956109552013-07-12T10:03:19.124-04:002013-07-12T10:03:19.124-04:00Well done for not getting caught on the rookie tim...Well done for not getting caught on the rookie time-traveller mistake! Marty McFly has much to teach.Considerernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-57573290243065324002013-07-12T09:56:43.956-04:002013-07-12T09:56:43.956-04:00I didn't want to change anything either babe.....I didn't want to change anything either babe...life would be so different and I might be where I am today.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-28364434398804780442013-07-12T09:45:25.252-04:002013-07-12T09:45:25.252-04:00There are a few things I might want to change if I...There are a few things I might want to change if I could go back in time but then I realize they're what made the person I am today so I guess I'm happy with the present as well. :)GrowingUpMadisonhttp://www.growingupmadison.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-20073844903169059632013-07-12T09:24:10.192-04:002013-07-12T09:24:10.192-04:00Amen!! My hubs has said the same thing. He is 6 ...Amen!! My hubs has said the same thing. He is 6 years older than me, so he had a bit more time to earn a paycheck before we got married - and a bit more time to spend all that "extra" money on bachelorhood! When I asked how he would finish the sentence, he said he would have invested more money in better ways 20+ years ago!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-68694538405514397752013-07-12T09:22:35.450-04:002013-07-12T09:22:35.450-04:00Well, if they do show up with that, please send th...Well, if they do show up with that, please send them my way, too! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-24965939754262415582013-07-12T09:21:56.420-04:002013-07-12T09:21:56.420-04:00Yes. I guess we will never really know, but it is...Yes. I guess we will never really know, but it is interesting to think about how things might have been different.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-55511828860431886662013-07-12T09:21:18.245-04:002013-07-12T09:21:18.245-04:00I think I turned out o.k.! ;-) Thanks for stoppin...I think I turned out o.k.! ;-) Thanks for stopping by!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-20224416813489085902013-07-12T09:20:38.886-04:002013-07-12T09:20:38.886-04:00Thanks Janine! I missed a couple weeks, but I'...Thanks Janine! I missed a couple weeks, but I'm glad to be back!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.com