tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post8665182231641213440..comments2023-10-10T07:18:30.391-04:00Comments on Away We Go: Memoir: Fast ForwardNancy Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04313721217543578257noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-73289575936667864642011-06-03T00:51:02.733-04:002011-06-03T00:51:02.733-04:00Wait wait wait, I read this, I COMMENTED on this, ...Wait wait wait, I read this, I COMMENTED on this, where is my comment? Has it been eaten? GAH!<br /><br />Okay anyway now that I've read it twice, I still love it and it takes me right back to 4th grade!Yuliyahttp://www.shesuggests.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-1005347360852218832011-06-02T09:41:38.852-04:002011-06-02T09:41:38.852-04:00How did I miss this little piece of brilliance? Ye...How did I miss this little piece of brilliance? Yes, this also happened to me. I can't believe I've friended some of those popular kids on FB. Our social scene in grade school was based on how much our parents made. WE were a family of eight and little money. Your details are frighteningly spot on. It made me think - oh yeah, that's exactly what it was like. So good.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564542013071462911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-80310817488947878582011-06-02T07:39:31.470-04:002011-06-02T07:39:31.470-04:00Loved MASH! It was like a do it yourself magic 8 ...Loved MASH! It was like a do it yourself magic 8 ball.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960566071671771579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-20102383207142798842011-06-01T10:25:15.425-04:002011-06-01T10:25:15.425-04:00MASH! I love it. Thank you for the trip down memor...MASH! I love it. Thank you for the trip down memory lane! I always had Rick Springfield on my boy list. And my handwriting never got properly bubbly so I understand!!!<br /><br />:-)<br />TraciStarTracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119043204191845721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-24151961445623758092011-06-01T10:02:27.100-04:002011-06-01T10:02:27.100-04:00Oh we played this endlessly.
You'd think, in ...Oh we played this endlessly.<br /><br />You'd think, in hindsight, we would have tired of the same limited outcomes...<br /><br />Mansion; Apartment; Shack; House.<br /><br />Rather insensitive, too.<br /><br />But we loved it. And I loved that glimmer of insight your narrator has - that she and her "fast" friend won't be playmates much longer.<br /><br />The divergence of that age. It was both heartbreaking and necessary to survival.<br /><br />Loved this, Nancy. Your details are always spot-on.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244839430462103487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-83025691375221517762011-05-31T19:24:13.469-04:002011-05-31T19:24:13.469-04:00I think we played this, too but I can't rememb...I think we played this, too but I can't remember what we called it...Loved what you did with this prompt. It brought me right back to those angsty young years. My heart aches at the thought of my own boys ever feeling as left out as I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-65008215338811229632011-05-31T00:47:07.599-04:002011-05-31T00:47:07.599-04:00Nice job!
We played MASH as kids but that's n...Nice job!<br /><br />We played MASH as kids but that's not what we called it-- I'm too old to remember the name but it was a hoot. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Cheers, jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-73226999063550684182011-05-27T07:55:58.072-04:002011-05-27T07:55:58.072-04:00Oh Nancy- LOVE! From trapper keepers to MASH I so ...Oh Nancy- LOVE! From trapper keepers to MASH I so remember this!<br /><br />You really captured the small moment and FUN of this!Galit Breenhttp://theselittlewaves.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-74555032855318643392011-05-25T18:31:49.900-04:002011-05-25T18:31:49.900-04:00Oh God, that familiar pit in my stomach as I read ...Oh God, that familiar pit in my stomach as I read this, recalling my own awful experiences with MASH. And with the girls who would teach me that anything that garners a "just kidding" right after it aren't really kidding. Or your friends.Rebecca Einstein Schorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304661918070274646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-61325991101778454912011-05-25T15:23:57.412-04:002011-05-25T15:23:57.412-04:00So poignant. And you brought back memories of thos...So poignant. And you brought back memories of those kinds of girls. Perfect description, you loved and hated her. I think of some of those girls, sometimes and I wonder if they ever got it, or if their meanness was something innate, living inside of them, like the Real Housewives. <br /><br />And I loved Mash. I have 3 sisters, so there was always someone around to play the game. I'm a mite older, so my number one husband was always Sylvester Stallone. I didn't marry him sadly, but I did marry a short Italian and i Have a house and 3 kids, so I think that Mash might have something there. <br /><br />And you know ukelele's are sexy. Just ask Eddie Vedder.Joann Mannixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163491824085428085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-12551362376830021682011-05-25T13:03:15.378-04:002011-05-25T13:03:15.378-04:00This was wonderful! Took me right back to my MASH ...This was wonderful! Took me right back to my MASH playing days. And the handwriting detail? Perfect.Yuliyahttp://www.shesuggests.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-84347336145587032422011-05-25T11:22:24.969-04:002011-05-25T11:22:24.969-04:00I'm sure you and Mr. Baker are VERY happy toge...I'm sure you and Mr. Baker are VERY happy together! ;)<br /><br />This actually hurt my heart a little. I was so you, so the girl who just wasn't quite as sophisticated (bless my heart).<br /><br />It's actually one of the reasons I held Sage from starting kindergarten last year. I was the youngest in my class, and stuff like you describe happen a lot.<br /><br />xoCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025221975648580117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-63982001015839618092011-05-25T10:51:46.167-04:002011-05-25T10:51:46.167-04:00I loved MASH. So much stupid fun :)
That is hilar...I loved MASH. So much stupid fun :)<br /><br />That is hilarious...however, I assume your last name isn't Baker so you've got that ;)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03472645003197467754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-71229043595354513162011-05-25T08:16:57.259-04:002011-05-25T08:16:57.259-04:00Omg I remember that dreadful game! But are you mar...Omg I remember that dreadful game! But are you married to a music teacher with dandruff?Formerly known as Frauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798890008067408048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-79784845151695290082011-05-25T03:07:56.301-04:002011-05-25T03:07:56.301-04:00This took me right back to the 6th grade when the ...This took me right back to the 6th grade when the sorting began. Whatever group one landed in was fixed all the way through high school. I love what you did with the prompt.Erinhttp://momfog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-764679339050286022011-05-24T22:16:50.526-04:002011-05-24T22:16:50.526-04:00I forgot about MASH. I had equal love and hate for...I forgot about MASH. I had equal love and hate for that game!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076696497945939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-11642581068688502772011-05-24T20:16:32.710-04:002011-05-24T20:16:32.710-04:00Oh this is so perfect. Wonderful voice.
Love. xo...Oh this is so perfect. Wonderful voice. <br /><br />Love. xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-68048064497628344642011-05-24T13:25:17.113-04:002011-05-24T13:25:17.113-04:00Wistful and nostalgic... and heartachey. I got lef...Wistful and nostalgic... and heartachey. I got left behind by a few friends like that.<br /><br />All for the best but it took some time and perspective to see that.<br /><br />I loved this. Loved.<br /><br />And MASH? Loved and hated for reasons just like this post.CDG @ Move Over Mary Poppins!http://moveovermarypoppins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704768195528999087.post-54848748854751994842011-05-24T10:21:29.507-04:002011-05-24T10:21:29.507-04:00Not familiar with this MASH game but I don't t...Not familiar with this MASH game but I don't think I would have liked it at all. We did have "Slam" books back then. Those were notebooks with each page slamming someone and for some usually 'made up' reason. I never liked those books, but participated. I don't know why. I was really happy to grow out of that stage.<br />Nicely done, Nancy....as always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com