tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post1918711838450389668..comments2023-04-05T08:12:31.143-07:00Comments on Something Pretty Clever: While the Husbands are gone, the wives will playKarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08691231147550824280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post-75380445897745647522009-01-20T18:56:00.000-08:002009-01-20T18:56:00.000-08:00I love this! I guess my man doesn't really go on b...I love this! I guess my man doesn't really go on business trips, but he has lots of evening meetings. I now feel more prepared. I don't think I can get crab like yours here, which makes me want it all the more...Um the anonymous tip nearly made me pee my pants. I double dog dare you to hire an escort and have him pick up the toys and dishes.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850417481512362871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post-33734628168522296032009-01-20T07:56:00.000-08:002009-01-20T07:56:00.000-08:00Just what I needed, Kari! My husband will be on a...Just what I needed, Kari! My husband will be on a longer business trip to Switzerland next month and I am dreading it already. But trying to plan ahead so I am not miserable. He doesn't go on many trips, and usually they are just a few days when he does, so I don't have a lot of experience behind me. I appreciate the tips!! <BR/><BR/>I am just not sure how to get all three of my kids IN their beds at night without his help. I fear they will be ganging up on me! Usually I put each child to bed while he entertains the remaining child or children in the living room. <BR/><BR/>~TamieTheFiveDayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681462700484838941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post-86567778021714233402009-01-19T22:06:00.000-08:002009-01-19T22:06:00.000-08:00Okay, the anonymous post made me laugh, then I sco...Okay, the anonymous post made me laugh, then I scolded myself for laughing as I had the thought "do people do that!?!?! EWWW!".Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776072896507419617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post-26468459403120246582009-01-18T08:26:00.000-08:002009-01-18T08:26:00.000-08:00I suggest an Escort service. If you find an escor...I suggest an Escort service. If you find an escort you like you can reserve him for future times when your husband is gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post-73059543160684503382009-01-16T10:28:00.000-08:002009-01-16T10:28:00.000-08:00love this, kari. thanks for sharing your tips!love this, kari. thanks for sharing your tips!Kristen Goughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090087682774261290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post-14095855739508255792009-01-15T21:55:00.000-08:002009-01-15T21:55:00.000-08:00Those are all great ideas! I do several of them, ...Those are all great ideas! I do several of them, just because Gabe leaves at 6:30 to go to work, so bumping bedtime, or popcorn and movie night... Each little step can make such a difference! Unfortunately, I just can't "go out" after he leaves, since it is nighttime... but Misha's comment about a good book fits in well here! <BR/><BR/>Except that whole discipline thing-pick up what toys? Really, the dishes *should* soak overnight... I'm not there yet. I should be, and some nights I am, but my excuse right now is that I'm fat, and bending over is starting to hurt... :-) I'll come up with something new in the next few months for after the baby comes.. Oh yes, the "Sleep while the baby sleeps" mantra. I'll be sleeping... I'm sure of it....<BR/>;-) Fantastic post though- I'll be passing this one on. <BR/><BR/>Oh yea, and can I just second that whole "if you were gone, he would get a babysitter" thing? That is the absolute truth, lemme back you up there!!!!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364353793096850086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29113921.post-37861436501148042472009-01-15T20:37:00.000-08:002009-01-15T20:37:00.000-08:00Yeah ~ that was my question ~ I think this list is...Yeah ~ that was my question ~ I think this list is brilliant and 100% tried and true, but what to do when it's a three year long stint? Sigh. I think you and I should make a co-plan. :)<BR/><BR/>My substitutes/fall backs are good books for me to read in the evening, running/exercise to keep me sane, a new book to read with the kids, a solid menu plan that is easy ....<BR/><BR/>I should share my long list with you for when the kids are just a tad older (Stabucks dates just after a run to the library to all sit and read over hot cocoa and decaf, books on CD at the library for bedtimes when I'm bone tired, $1 kids' movies on M-W at Blockbuster, ...) I totally do the bump up bedtime, too, and I swear it's lifesaver! <BR/><BR/>I'm bookmarking this - thx. :)<BR/><BR/>MishaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com