tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post8212530820622236431..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: In The NewsSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-86706031014541339282008-06-12T05:06:00.000-04:002008-06-12T05:06:00.000-04:00Backpacking with a 2 year old. Wow, I could not do...Backpacking with a 2 year old. Wow, I could not do it (and don't want to). <BR/><BR/>We have taken Monkey on two vacations (Washington DC and Portugal). Though some people think it is insane to take a toddler in a plane with you, both times was a lot of fun. Monkey really enjoyed (in his way) the change of scene and the excitement we had. He was too young to remember it (I think) but we had a great time.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020576169697163185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-2749110046959525872008-06-12T02:34:00.000-04:002008-06-12T02:34:00.000-04:00The thing about the fiber type is true and did you...The thing about the fiber type is true and did you know, the sheets made out of jersey knit like t-shirt fabric are like $14 for a twin size set and they are super comfy! $2000 sheets? Insane! And the lady with the backpack and baby, don't tell me she just wanted even weight between the front and back end so she wouldn't fall over. Is she a masochist, or what????Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-8006021864615928822008-06-12T02:12:00.000-04:002008-06-12T02:12:00.000-04:00I'm with Jennifer H on the "What if she falls?" is...I'm with Jennifer H on the "What if she falls?" issue. I'm glad to know she can still hike, but should she?<BR/><BR/>"And if your new sheets don't seem comfy enough, get more tired before you go to bed, okay?" - Love. It.Mrs. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044255357653198954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-62256215855107550352008-06-11T19:51:00.000-04:002008-06-11T19:51:00.000-04:00What happens if that hiker mom trips on a rock on ...What happens if that hiker mom trips on a rock on the trail and goes head first <I>forward</I>? But, really, I just can't imagine hauling all that stuff in (not to mention what has to be packed <I>out</I>. <BR/><BR/>I'm with you on the sheets. I know the really expensive ones are supposed to feel different, and maybe they do? But there are plenty of inexpensive ones (especially at Target) that are soft enough. <BR/><BR/>I love this: "And if your new sheets don't seem comfy enough, get more tired before you go to bed, okay?"Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-59519779270052389672008-06-11T16:08:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:08:00.000-04:00Agreed...take him into the woods? I can't keep tha...Agreed...take him into the woods? I can't keep that kid from falling on his head in a 10 foot by 6 foot room let alone a huge frieking grove of trees.<BR/><BR/>Is that an oddly dimensioned room? I suck at math. No idea.Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-28235207929507790962008-06-11T12:15:00.000-04:002008-06-11T12:15:00.000-04:00By the time I actually get to go to bed, I'm so da...By the time I actually get to go to bed, I'm so darn tired that I don't care what the sheets are like. Heck, I probably wouldn't even notice if the sheets weren't there.<BR/>Suing over thread count?<BR/>Some people need to get a life.<BR/><BR/><BR/>" If the diaper is merely wet, hang it on your backpack or tent to dry quickly in the sun, which kills odors."<BR/><BR/>Yeah right. I think it would just bake the smell into it.Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71496146364965684182008-06-11T09:17:00.001-04:002008-06-11T09:17:00.001-04:00Not the baby--the sheet lady and the hiking lady.Not the baby--the sheet lady and the hiking lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-64409001916407032162008-06-11T09:17:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:17:00.000-04:00They should both be slapped.They should both be slapped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-7916001086798221172008-06-11T00:59:00.000-04:002008-06-11T00:59:00.000-04:00Clearly that woman lost too many brain cells durin...Clearly that woman lost too many brain cells during birth.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-75063784713411695452008-06-11T00:30:00.000-04:002008-06-11T00:30:00.000-04:00Yes, we've done hikes with all 6 kids (well, no6 w...Yes, we've done hikes with all 6 kids (well, no6 was being carried by HB) and we've gone camping (in a caravan park!) but I would not like to go way, way out bush with little babies and toddlers. I am paranoid I guess - I always worry that something could go wrong!Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-42033149519829545822008-06-10T22:56:00.001-04:002008-06-10T22:56:00.001-04:00I clicked on BOTH your links. Geesh. Easy on the l...I clicked on BOTH your links. Geesh. Easy on the links. I'm not super woman over here.<BR/><BR/>You're right... folks just need to go to bed later and they will never notice the thread count.<BR/><BR/>As for the Ergo wearing, back packing woman... talk about motivated. I'm sure she looks damn good in a bathingsuit with that ab workout.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-86777542885501510842008-06-10T22:56:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:56:00.000-04:00I'd rather keep my toxins.I'd rather keep my toxins.Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-21336702601267477012008-06-10T22:11:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:11:00.000-04:00I need to get some of the sheets from my MIL's hou...I need to get some of the sheets from my MIL's house before they are given away. She has mostly 100%cotton sheets from the 1940's? You know, back when the little woman ironed her sheets, as they would wrinkle otherwise. Those sheets are so comfortable. I would need to sew 2 top twin size sheets together for my king sized bed. If only she had king sized sheets.mommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-45161487541585487342008-06-10T22:06:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:06:00.000-04:00Yep! I'm with you. My neghbour just spent an OBSCE...Yep! I'm with you. My neghbour just spent an OBSCENE amount of money on redecorating her home. I like it but you know what? It's not all that different from when she did it LAST YEAR. Surely there's some child starving some where who could use the money more!!!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592530066607069238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-28231084309081584552008-06-10T20:09:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:09:00.000-04:00And I thought I was the only one who didn't get th...And I thought I was the only one who didn't get this whole thread count thing. I like to come over here and be reminded that I am not the only woman in America who does not have $150 sheets, $150 shoes and $150 purses.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-54496519469655315412008-06-10T18:39:00.000-04:002008-06-10T18:39:00.000-04:00Donn and I love backpacking, but we haven't done i...Donn and I love backpacking, but we haven't done it since the kids were born. Why? Diapers, basically, and then once they were old enough we got rid of all the backpacking equipment and moved to Africa. I think taking a baby backpacking would be an enormous amount of work, but backpacking is so awesome that I can see that for some people, it'd totally be worth it. (except for packing out the diapers. Yuck!)<BR/>For others, it would just add misery to a horrible experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-4688155942918940172008-06-10T16:34:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:34:00.000-04:00You know, the only reason I would be heading for t...You know, the only reason I would be heading for the woods would be to get away from the crying baby, not to take him with me....<BR/><BR/><BR/>HURRAH for women like you - this is so refreshing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-4471466071227474222008-06-10T15:32:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:32:00.000-04:00I liked the look on the baby's face. He's so clea...I liked the look on the baby's face. He's so clearly thinking, "What the <I>hell</I> . . ."Damien Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05907516439165515272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-62525472725763990912008-06-10T14:06:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:06:00.000-04:00OK my idea of roughing it is a 5 star hotel with n...OK my idea of roughing it is a 5 star hotel with no in-room minibar...<BR/><BR/>but the thread count thing? I have discovered that I like the higher thread counts (I do draw the line at ridiculously expensive - you can get them on sale at Kohls for about what you'd pay for "regular" sheets - 300-400 thread count in soft cotton. Try it, you'll like it). But would I sue over it, even as a false advertising attorney? NOOOOOOO, get a life people...you're giving lawyers a bad name.The Girl Next Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106281074589247494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-22389701732434626092008-06-10T13:27:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:27:00.000-04:00I dont have money to buy the expensive sheet so ma...I dont have money to buy the expensive sheet so maybe they "feel" better but I have bought new sheet and I always use my pillow cases I got for a wedding present back in 1984, they are so soft, I love them and they are about warn out (and dont match) but they are so soft, I bet they arnt 800 count or even 500 count. I wish I knew what they were, they are the best. AND I would hardley make it 5 steps with a 30 pound pack and then add a baby on the front. I guess I would need a flat road to hike and a wheel barrel for both baby and back pack. heheKellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161414902354928622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-81153202778099415772008-06-10T12:32:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:32:00.000-04:00I was hiking the Chilkoot Trail a few years ago wi...I was hiking the Chilkoot Trail a few years ago with my father (33 miles) and we shared the trail with two men and a woman and her 18 month old. At least she just carried the baby and a few other things. The guys were some sort of military and built like tanks so they could carry huge packs. She said the hardest part was that when they got to camp and were tired, the kid wanted to run around because she had been in the pack all day, and of course had to be watched constantly lest she fall into a river or lake. <BR/><BR/>But no, that's not all. In spite of all the kid stuff, or maybe because of it, this group also packed in an ENTIRE CASE OF BEER.Kate Buenauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181214617628065923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-51599360422586770302008-06-10T11:17:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:17:00.000-04:00I KNOW that my wife would make me carry the load, ...I KNOW that my wife would make me carry the load, so we don't do it. :) Plus, I'm afraid of ticks and all that comes with those lovely little bugs (Lime Disease for one).<BR/><BR/>As for thread counts... Didn't really know, or care, too much about them, as long as I had one and it was dry is all I ever cared about. I know, Typical Man! :)Roger Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831602215904873587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-76361848058404585402008-06-10T10:46:00.001-04:002008-06-10T10:46:00.001-04:00Hmm, I just kept wondering where they plugged the ...Hmm, I just kept wondering where they plugged the kid's feeding pump at night? Solar battery power I suppose...And what about the IV pole to hang it? Oh I know! She whipped out her handy dandy sewing kit and put a velcro strap up to hang his feeding pump backpack on at night! What a resourceful woman. Wish I could be just like that!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-55678644116156436792008-06-10T10:46:00.000-04:002008-06-10T10:46:00.000-04:00I have a book on Canoeing with babies, it is calle...I have a book on Canoeing with babies, it is called "cradle to canoe". We used to live right on the Delaware Canal and had a big 'ol "scanoe" (bigger and wider bottomed than a canoe) We would take the girls out for a ride once in a while, but we NEVER did a big trip. I too am awfully fond of indoor plumbing!<BR/>Blessings, EJTElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505258364895249347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-79267991475704233862008-06-10T10:37:00.000-04:002008-06-10T10:37:00.000-04:00Suburban I'm right there with you that lady's off ...Suburban I'm right there with you that lady's off her nut.Alison Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764321314666554990noreply@blogger.com