Comments on: Questionaire http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/ Thu, 24 May 2012 00:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: American Family » The Call http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-75799 American Family » The Call Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:14:55 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/#comment-75799 [...] Earlier this week, the Big Boss finally called Mr. A with no notice and gave him a mini-interview.  [...] [...] Earlier this week, the Big Boss finally called Mr. A with no notice and gave him a mini-interview.  [...]

]]> By: Courtney http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-73839 Courtney Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:15:01 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/#comment-73839 You should move to Europe, where they don't do top sheets. I thought it was just a Scandinavian thing but then moved to Israel and when our top sheet brought from the US died, I couldn't replace it. I am NOT a good housekeeper - don't ever walk barefoot on my floors, if you know what I mean - but laundry I don't mind for some reason so our sheet (and now duvet cover, since we don't have a top sheet) gets washed weekly. I have lots of sheet sets in the US but they hardly ever got used because it's much easier to just put the sheet back on then have to fold it. I HATE folding sheets. And on that note, I'm off to scrub my guest bathroom because we're having our first dinner guest since we moved to Israel 1 1/2 years ago. Go social life! You should move to Europe, where they don’t do top sheets. I thought it was just a Scandinavian thing but then moved to Israel and when our top sheet brought from the US died, I couldn’t replace it. I am NOT a good housekeeper – don’t ever walk barefoot on my floors, if you know what I mean – but laundry I don’t mind for some reason so our sheet (and now duvet cover, since we don’t have a top sheet) gets washed weekly. I have lots of sheet sets in the US but they hardly ever got used because it’s much easier to just put the sheet back on then have to fold it. I HATE folding sheets.

And on that note, I’m off to scrub my guest bathroom because we’re having our first dinner guest since we moved to Israel 1 1/2 years ago. Go social life!

]]> By: Lilian http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-73810 Lilian Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:15:42 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/#comment-73810 Sorry if the question may sounded judgmental... I was genuinely curious... :-) and I agree with the other commenter -- you ROCK because you blog about not really caring about this stuff. I don't change our sheets weekly either, more like every 2.5 weeks (longer for the boys, particularly the crib -- yikes, changing crib mattresses is hard, I hate it. Have you tried t-shirt material (forgot the name of the fabric, sorry...) sheets? They're so soft! They do get torn much more easily, though... anyway, I think you should try those, they make the best top sheets. Oh, wow, the situation with Mr. A's prospective job is so dicey... I'd be a nervous wreck about it if I were you. Sorry if the question may sounded judgmental… I was genuinely curious… :-) and I agree with the other commenter — you ROCK because you blog about not really caring about this stuff. I don’t change our sheets weekly either, more like every 2.5 weeks (longer for the boys, particularly the crib — yikes, changing crib mattresses is hard, I hate it.

Have you tried t-shirt material (forgot the name of the fabric, sorry…) sheets? They’re so soft! They do get torn much more easily, though… anyway, I think you should try those, they make the best top sheets.

Oh, wow, the situation with Mr. A’s prospective job is so dicey… I’d be a nervous wreck about it if I were you.

]]> By: lisa http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-73745 lisa Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:23:53 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/#comment-73745 I am NOT judging your housekeeping ; ) But I have sensory issues too (my ex husband always threatened to put a pea under the mattress becuase he was sure I would feel it-eh) and part of it is that I can't stand the feel of any grittiness in my bed-so I wash sheets every week. In fact, I have always attributed the amount of time jb and I spend cleaning (the housecleaner was a disaster) to the fact that we both have sensory issues and notice things others don't. Oh, and I had a question-how has some of your thinking about adoptive parenting evolved in the year you have known L? I know you have addressed this in some ways, but I'm experiencing a lot of shifts in my thinking in the last few weeks, so I am curious about your experience. And yes, I will share mine-but I need to go stuff an eggplant ; ) ~lmc I am NOT judging your housekeeping ; ) But I have sensory issues too (my ex husband always threatened to put a pea under the mattress becuase he was sure I would feel it-eh) and part of it is that I can’t stand the feel of any grittiness in my bed-so I wash sheets every week.
In fact, I have always attributed the amount of time jb and I spend cleaning (the housecleaner was a disaster) to the fact that we both have sensory issues and notice things others don’t.
Oh, and I had a question-how has some of your thinking about adoptive parenting evolved in the year you have known L? I know you have addressed this in some ways, but I’m experiencing a lot of shifts in my thinking in the last few weeks, so I am curious about your experience. And yes, I will share mine-but I need to go stuff an eggplant ; ) ~lmc

]]> By: mortimer's mom http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-73739 mortimer's mom Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:30:56 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/03/04/questionaire/#comment-73739 let me tell you that if the cleaning lady didn't change the sheets, they would never get changed. We sleep at the country house 2 nights per week, so I'm pretty sure last winter we went 3 months without changing them, which is about the same number of nights as you. This year, we made a point of changing the sheets every 3 weekends. In the city, thank goodness, the cleaning lady is in charge. So much so, I'm embarassed to admit I don't know where we actually keep the sheets.... we have no linen closet... maybe she brings them from her house? let me tell you that if the cleaning lady didn’t change the sheets, they would never get changed. We sleep at the country house 2 nights per week, so I’m pretty sure last winter we went 3 months without changing them, which is about the same number of nights as you. This year, we made a point of changing the sheets every 3 weekends. In the city, thank goodness, the cleaning lady is in charge. So much so, I’m embarassed to admit I don’t know where we actually keep the sheets…. we have no linen closet… maybe she brings them from her house?

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