tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post8171691354530106734..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: GrumpyFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-63751506584771450882013-05-25T10:39:54.778-05:002013-05-25T10:39:54.778-05:00Many years ago I was a day care teacher for a whil...Many years ago I was a day care teacher for a while and my group was all the kids labeled "behavior problem". Whew! I know that feeling of exhaustion at the end of the day. ;) That FarGuy is a sweetheart!<br /> <br />It is so strange to think the kids growing up today have no clue what a phone booth is...or a typewriter...or a record player. Nowadays when they leave the house they are asked if they have their cell phone with them and not if they have a dime for a phone call. In fact, they probably never have to ask if they have their cell phone because they are as good as a body part--LOL!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-24187348241888009182013-05-25T07:02:36.430-05:002013-05-25T07:02:36.430-05:00Your comment about the phone booth at the end of t...Your comment about the phone booth at the end of the driveway made me laugh out loud. What a story about the visiting school kids. I read your posts every day... Love your photos.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998889466596184258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75929654339452366352013-05-24T20:45:33.198-05:002013-05-24T20:45:33.198-05:00My sis was a 2nd grade teacher for many years and ...My sis was a 2nd grade teacher for many years and I never understood how she coped! We have lots of little kids in our neighborhood but thankfully they have a long sidewalk that they play on!<br />Hope the new med does the trick. Feel better and hope you get some rest this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-12627386536305365862013-05-24T20:06:23.134-05:002013-05-24T20:06:23.134-05:00Make that The Phone Booth at the End of the Univer...Make that The Phone Booth at the End of the Universe.<br /><br />Hmmm...maybe you could write a book...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-63563090795291533182013-05-24T16:42:46.011-05:002013-05-24T16:42:46.011-05:00I almost get that headache again, remembering scho...I almost get that headache again, remembering school field trips.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-18077572990683136322013-05-24T12:27:52.648-05:002013-05-24T12:27:52.648-05:00School trips can be a little hairy for everybody.....School trips can be a little hairy for everybody...kids included. I was involved in many school trios and am thankful to all those who did their best to make it a successful experience. 200 kids five buses and teachers and supervisors? Fun times.You remind me of those times. I also got to do school tours from the other end since I retired.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71639696265277716462013-05-24T12:24:58.737-05:002013-05-24T12:24:58.737-05:00I hope today was a relaxing day compared to yester...I hope today was a relaxing day compared to yesterday. Earlier this week I guided a group of first graders exploring at the pond and down at the creek at the nature center. One girl lost her brand-new Croc (or Croc look alike) in the mud at the creek. I told the teacher, "In thirty years of trailguiding, I've never had a child lose a shoe." She said, " It doesn't surprise me that it happened with my group." Later, when we trailguides were comparing notes, I learned a child in the another guide's group had lost a shoe, too. Wonder if a mud hole ever coughs up what it swallows.Pauline Persinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774940797880184764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-59080528741247499982013-05-24T11:12:05.308-05:002013-05-24T11:12:05.308-05:00We rarely see orioles down here. I do remember he...We rarely see orioles down here. I do remember hearing the calls of cat birds when we would be in Minnesota. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-11516973684418484072013-05-24T07:38:34.001-05:002013-05-24T07:38:34.001-05:00I hear you on all counts!!! Noisy, unmanageable k...I hear you on all counts!!! Noisy, unmanageable kids drive me nutz. And I quit answering phones when my kids were teenagers, and almost plowed me down to get to the phone. Hope you get to have a rejuvenating weekend!! Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27415672492671366462013-05-24T07:24:38.971-05:002013-05-24T07:24:38.971-05:00Nice to have a stand-in like Far Guy. He is a doll...Nice to have a stand-in like Far Guy. He is a doll. Hope your doctor can get that blood pressure under control. I know what you mean about rowdy kids. I see them at the Y and wonder how anybody can do that all day long, day in and day out. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86357243216205437272013-05-24T07:16:49.905-05:002013-05-24T07:16:49.905-05:00My you sound Grumpy - just kidding. You really do ...My you sound Grumpy - just kidding. You really do have the patience of a saint. So glad Far Guy was able to help you out. Have a great weekend. Relax and enjoy.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75385306993266693312013-05-24T06:22:15.300-05:002013-05-24T06:22:15.300-05:00Morning Grumpy, :), I will never phone you.....kid...Morning Grumpy, :), I will never phone you.....kidding......Hope you enjoy a wonderful long weekend, Francine.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.com