Comments on: Magic Words http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/ Exchange Some Yellow! Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:32:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Moxy Jane http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-647 Moxy Jane Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:36:28 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-647 In our family, we like to say, "Sorry 'bout your luck", which is in reference to something someone's ex-boyfriend liked to say, thinking he was being both superior and witty...and of course, he was neither. Great story, thanks for sharing! In our family, we like to say, “Sorry ’bout your luck”, which is in reference to something someone’s ex-boyfriend liked to say, thinking he was being both superior and witty…and of course, he was neither.

Great story, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Cheri http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-639 Cheri Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:47:24 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-639 P.S. And by "known you for like a month," I mean that I've been reading your blog that long. ;-) P.S. And by “known you for like a month,” I mean that I’ve been reading your blog that long. ;-)

]]> By: Cheri http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-638 Cheri Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:46:09 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-638 Mrs. G., I love, love, love to sit in the back of Laura's class and cut things out of construction paper for the teacher, just so that I can witness moments like these. And the cool thing is that Every Single Time I show up to cut construction paper, I do witness moments like these. The kids are brimming with them. And so are you for sharing them. I love you. (Can I say that now, I've known you for like a month?) Mrs. G., I love, love, love to sit in the back of Laura’s class and cut things out of construction paper for the teacher, just so that I can witness moments like these. And the cool thing is that Every Single Time I show up to cut construction paper, I do witness moments like these. The kids are brimming with them. And so are you for sharing them. I love you. (Can I say that now, I’ve known you for like a month?)

]]> By: Mrs. G. http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-629 Mrs. G. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:15:15 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/06/magic-words/#comment-629 These family mantras are one of the things that keep memories alive-keep us connected. Faced with any large, overwhelming task, my family brings out an old chestnut my daughter said when she was three: I'm tough as snails These family mantras are one of the things that keep memories alive-keep us connected. Faced with any large, overwhelming task, my family brings out an old chestnut my daughter said when she was three:

I’m tough as snails

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