tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post5736916442107725249..comments2023-11-10T02:18:23.772-08:00Comments on Minnesota Matron: More on My Success, So FarMinnesota Matronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-59271368212815981652008-01-28T21:48:00.000-08:002008-01-28T21:48:00.000-08:00Yes, but when the Volvo needs repairs just think o...Yes, but when the Volvo needs repairs just think of all the calls your brother will get! You win!Tootsie Farklepantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-75456867211697536632008-01-28T20:49:00.000-08:002008-01-28T20:49:00.000-08:00Why didn't they just build her a new house when th...Why didn't they just build her a new house when the gutters needed cleaning? Stopping at a new Volvo seems so, well, cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-19898821973653136872008-01-28T17:07:00.000-08:002008-01-28T17:07:00.000-08:00What, they couldn't pay for the gutter cleaning, t...What, they couldn't pay for the gutter cleaning, too? I am the "doer," and my brother is the "buyer," though it's not competitive. I just tell my mother when she gets going about my brother that she can have him buy her a daughter who gives a hoot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-2772481175291383852008-01-28T13:00:00.000-08:002008-01-28T13:00:00.000-08:00It's all equal in her eyes I bet. We live out of ...It's all equal in her eyes I bet. We live out of state and have done well so we bought my MIL a car (for the record, not a volvo, but a decent used Chevy). In my eyes, that hardly compensates for all the things the in-town children do for her--snow shoveling, emergency furnace repairs, gutter cleaning, and so forth. But then the others aren't in the same position to help her out with a car. Bottom line: lucky her for having all of you in your own ways helping her out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-58949410657851448622008-01-27T13:12:00.000-08:002008-01-27T13:12:00.000-08:00Hey - it's the thought that counts.Hey - it's the thought that counts.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-46561846412149630182008-01-27T11:14:00.000-08:002008-01-27T11:14:00.000-08:00Too funny. As someone who lives local to her in-l...Too funny. As someone who lives local to her in-laws while the "other brother with the kids" lives on the other side of the world, what I appreciate most about this post is one sibling doing the "fun" stuff and the other doing the "dirty" stuff.Wenderinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340237940859669413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-88357793071877975042008-01-27T10:30:00.000-08:002008-01-27T10:30:00.000-08:00Anyone can throw money around--cleaning the gutter...Anyone can throw money around--cleaning the gutters is a labor of love!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-71329706641138907132008-01-27T08:41:00.000-08:002008-01-27T08:41:00.000-08:00Ah, sibling rivalry.For what it's worth, I think c...Ah, sibling rivalry.<BR/>For what it's worth, I think cleaning the gutters takes more effort!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-12252321734575654802008-01-27T08:40:00.000-08:002008-01-27T08:40:00.000-08:00Pretty funny -- caveman570 is actually my son's ac...Pretty funny -- caveman570 is actually my son's account! I thought the matron was thanking her supportive readership. Thank you!Minnesota Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-67967940083762549782008-01-27T07:19:00.000-08:002008-01-27T07:19:00.000-08:00yes, you get extra credit if was cold - or rainy -...yes, you get extra credit if was cold - or rainy - or just plan winter. <BR/><BR/>:)Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-89021055877861592922008-01-26T23:19:00.000-08:002008-01-26T23:19:00.000-08:00Cleaning the gutters is SO nice. And I bet your mo...Cleaning the gutters is SO nice. And I bet your mom knows that, and that's all you need :-)Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507644743409364179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-33264483881094461992008-01-26T21:30:00.000-08:002008-01-26T21:30:00.000-08:00A Volvo? Way to make the rest of the family look l...A Volvo? Way to make the rest of the family look like losers.<BR/><BR/>I get this. We are the poor folk of our family. Cleaning gutters is nice.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-1533071920270485342008-01-26T19:32:00.000-08:002008-01-26T19:32:00.000-08:00Thanks, anonymous! Feeling like I need any kind ...Thanks, anonymous! Feeling like I need any kind words I can get today!!TheGrouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737238247253799417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-4339043464921627992008-01-26T19:27:00.000-08:002008-01-26T19:27:00.000-08:00Lol. I think the cleaning the gutters is every bi...Lol. I think the cleaning the gutters is every bit as extravagant as a new car.Karen Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540617923517042598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-260333770366406902008-01-26T13:47:00.000-08:002008-01-26T13:47:00.000-08:00Mary,I've come here from HBM. I've enjoyed your w...Mary,<BR/><BR/>I've come here from HBM. I've enjoyed your writing, ideas, and varied musings on family life.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com