tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post5400964745171976919..comments2023-12-30T00:17:29.532-08:00Comments on Finding Joy in Simple Things: 100 DogsMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399324383367077919noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-4392565909799428032010-01-23T22:44:31.810-08:002010-01-23T22:44:31.810-08:00Thanks all for your wonderful comments on this pos...Thanks all for your wonderful comments on this post. I'm really not patient -- I must stop painting myself so (or only telling the stories in which I muster a little.) Elizabeth you have me thinking...and welcome Angie! You are definitely not intruding.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399324383367077919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-27720180540571462542010-01-22T02:28:34.260-08:002010-01-22T02:28:34.260-08:00I'm in awe at the beauty of you spirit. I hav...I'm in awe at the beauty of you spirit. I have not ever heard of PWS. Thank you for sharing. I hope I did not intrude on something private.Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-64127921845368141302010-01-19T20:47:04.003-08:002010-01-19T20:47:04.003-08:00Beautiful family story, Mary. I love how it comes...Beautiful family story, Mary. I love how it comes back around to, "The promise of another dog...around the next corner kept him going up and down the gentle hills, even jogging occasionally." A pleasure to read.<br />Thanks, JenniferJennifer Bostwick Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362520286243332696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-67427622307116236172010-01-12T21:43:36.308-08:002010-01-12T21:43:36.308-08:00Thank you for thinking of donating to Goodwill in ...Thank you for thinking of donating to Goodwill in Katie's memory, Mary. They do such good work with job training, and helping people who are either new to the U.S., or trying to get their lives on track after prison, etc. I really appreciate the way they see the worth in individuals, and help encourage them to grow. Blessings to you! I hope it will make your kids feel good to donate their outgrown things!Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-81109070145206810402010-01-11T14:07:30.947-08:002010-01-11T14:07:30.947-08:00That is actually an amazing trait of PWS. I'm ...That is actually an amazing trait of PWS. I'm learning a lot from your writings, Mary.<br /><br />Funny enough, I was talking with Gabe's resource teacher and she has a cousin with PWS. She asked me if I had ever heard about it because it is not that well known. And I happily replied that I am learning.<br /><br />The resource teacher had mentioned that she receives emails from her cousin with countless questions. She answers her cousin, and asks a few of her own, which never get answered. Interesting, eh?<br /><br />Anyway, I loved this story of 100 dogs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-7035512611154065482010-01-11T07:50:54.780-08:002010-01-11T07:50:54.780-08:00Wow! What a great story...turning a maddening tra...Wow! What a great story...turning a maddening trait into something wonderful. And I'm very impressed that you DON'T open the window and scream...my older son's incessant talking in just the average talkative eight-year-old way can make me feel that way!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-35528494424927895812010-01-10T20:47:22.449-08:002010-01-10T20:47:22.449-08:00I agree with Karen and am amazed at your patience ...I agree with Karen and am amazed at your patience and understanding and strength. PWS is so complex, it seems, and I thank you for explaining these things in such a brilliant way. I totally get your frustration and boredom and the relentlessness of it all -- when my boys want to play the Audi game in the car I just about want to die.<br /><br />I am wondering if you might compile some sort of book of essays about PWS -- is there anything like it out there?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189835841507845518.post-6572694158860677152010-01-10T18:15:39.525-08:002010-01-10T18:15:39.525-08:00I love this story. It's full of hope and is a ...I love this story. It's full of hope and is a wonderful example of adapting, flexibility, creative thinking and making a win-win situation out of what could be otherwise.<br /><br />It was also a fun story to read, because we have done the same thing on a walk, counting - not dogs, but starfish - on the beach. Over 200 one day in the spring, years ago! It's one of my cherished memories, wading and walking with the kids and Gregg, enjoying the various colors, types and sizes of the starfish. Thank you for sharing your story, and for reminding me of mine.Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.com