tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post279655098187760551..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: What's LoveJulie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-80296673661049292162008-05-02T03:28:00.000-05:002008-05-02T03:28:00.000-05:00i am glad that your family is ok.... thank godi am glad that your family is ok.... thank godAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-57203702556748466692008-02-21T23:28:00.000-06:002008-02-21T23:28:00.000-06:00just want to say I'm sorry your property suffered ...just want to say I'm sorry your property suffered damage from the storms but I'm glad you and your family are okay.Wayfarer Scientistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-48729947646427753312008-02-20T16:27:00.000-06:002008-02-20T16:27:00.000-06:00hey!what a lovely story...you really do have some ...hey!<BR/>what a lovely story...you really do have some thoughtful secret friends and very good daughters!<BR/>you're doing a pretty good job with them!<BR/>love such mysterious cute stories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-77073637500418103692008-02-20T11:16:00.000-06:002008-02-20T11:16:00.000-06:00That is wonderful.That is wonderful.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-31155666931177573872008-02-19T11:20:00.000-06:002008-02-19T11:20:00.000-06:00"Someone likes me so much...they left me a gift?" ...<I>"Someone likes me so much...they left me a gift?" she asked.</I><BR/><BR/>Those words break my heart. Perhaps because I can picture the young, little me saying the exact same thing had I received a mytsery gift from a secret friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-74389719212158436112008-02-19T09:17:00.000-06:002008-02-19T09:17:00.000-06:00That is so sweet. Whta a lovely story.That is so sweet. Whta a lovely story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-26919652975378597022008-02-18T16:02:00.000-06:002008-02-18T16:02:00.000-06:00Oh how sweet! She has such a grateful heart. I l...Oh how sweet! She has such a grateful heart. I love it! Great story!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-25727076405769492952008-02-18T14:35:00.000-06:002008-02-18T14:35:00.000-06:00oh, I love the magic! What a great story.oh, I love the magic! What a great story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-86545872203715651922008-02-18T07:02:00.000-06:002008-02-18T07:02:00.000-06:00Love from the family is a baseline. How perfectly...Love from the family is a baseline. How perfectly put.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-49620375892184317912008-02-17T21:45:00.000-06:002008-02-17T21:45:00.000-06:00That was such a sweet, sweet story!That was such a sweet, sweet story!Cathy, Amy and Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472486650115997239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-89102265785948012822008-02-17T21:15:00.000-06:002008-02-17T21:15:00.000-06:00Both daughters sound so generous and sweet--and he...Both daughters sound so generous and sweet--and her joy was almost tangible!Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-86278361093031903732008-02-17T20:48:00.000-06:002008-02-17T20:48:00.000-06:00That is such a sweet story. What a great idea tha...That is such a sweet story. What a great idea that secret gift exchange is!Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-49842978182207057062008-02-17T19:26:00.000-06:002008-02-17T19:26:00.000-06:00Our daughter was wonderful at Christmas this year....Our daughter was wonderful at Christmas this year. It was very magical in this way. She got us up and asked if she could go into the music room where the tree was. We went with her, letting our son sleep. She patiently passed out a gift to each person and waited for them to open it. We'd opened all of them by the time her brother got up, so she helped him open all of his. They had a lot of fun together, and it was a sweet day.<BR/><BR/>Great story.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-72453835880140701712008-02-17T18:25:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:25:00.000-06:00I'm so glad for both of your girls and for what a ...I'm so glad for both of your girls and for what a lovely mom they have. We had an experience like this once. We went to a birthday party and it was time to open presents. Jackie got so excited and just wanted to see what was in them. There were 17 kids at this birthday party and only four of them (including the birthday girl) were around the table watching the presents opened. Jackie just loved watching and eagerly took her the next present. I love both of your girls for how lovingly they did this. :)le35https://www.blogger.com/profile/03897932629532339487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-74197164676716476422008-02-17T18:23:00.000-06:002008-02-17T18:23:00.000-06:00What a sweet story! I can imagine her shining eyes...What a sweet story! I can imagine her shining eyes :)Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624290716747211161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-3289778668024575842008-02-17T17:47:00.000-06:002008-02-17T17:47:00.000-06:00What a wonderful, happy mystery for her... like fl...What a wonderful, happy mystery for her... like flutter says, that is exactly how a kid should feel.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-84352210901709441732008-02-17T14:06:00.000-06:002008-02-17T14:06:00.000-06:00I love that she expects love from family, that it'...I love that she expects love from family, that it's a given. That is exactly how a kid should feelflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-89025780129120457682008-02-17T12:25:00.000-06:002008-02-17T12:25:00.000-06:00Wow, you have some very thoughtful secret friends!...Wow, you have some very thoughtful secret friends! :)<BR/><BR/>Reading up all your blogs makes me realize that Valentine's Day can be so much more than just a commercial advertisement. Here it's just something to boost Archies Gallery sales... with no feeling behind it whatsoever. <BR/>I really love the idea of secret gifts, though :)Sukhalokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839282055547314024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-10700795723755912492008-02-17T10:52:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:52:00.000-06:00P.P.S. In Patience's defense, she might get enviou...P.P.S. In Patience's defense, she might get envious and look for fairness, but she can also be very generous. She let her hold the doll and elephant (briefly, under my supervision). Later, after school, she gave Persistence a lollipop. Also, onemore thing to Persistence, the day before she'd had her school party and Valentine exchange so in her mind she already had received gifts. Now that day Patience did ask, and I reminded her she had hers the next day and she was gracious. Again, also, Persistence was generous and shared a lollipop.<BR/><BR/>They CAN be VERY sweet girls.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-71181000634857206052008-02-17T10:45:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:45:00.000-06:00P.S. No, we still don't know who the secret friend...P.S. No, we still don't know who the secret friend is. My group is pretty close but some of us more so than others. Whoever had my girls knows them *well.* Someone knew these "treasures" for "big girls" would well please Patience and the other person who had Persistence knew that she loved blankets and got her a princess fleece blanket (pink with magenta crowns on it), princess socks, and a little strawberry plant. <BR/><BR/>Our secret friends did a GREAT job.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-84845247281857488012008-02-17T10:39:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:39:00.000-06:00I'll be honest...Persistence did question her lack...I'll be honest...Persistence did question her lack of gift.<BR/><BR/>I told her I knew for sure one would come for her that day and wouldn't it be fun to guess when and what, and for now let's have fun with what Patience got.<BR/><BR/>I guess I ought to be surprised that she was agreeable, but I'm not terribly.<BR/><BR/>She was legitimately happy for Patience and interested in her gift.<BR/><BR/>She has her moments---oh does she EVER---and sometimes she wants things for herself, but I think she's learned to trust in general that her turn will come.<BR/><BR/>Also by personality she's not Lady Justice.<BR/><BR/>The scene would not have been so lovely and pleasant had Persistence's gift come first.<BR/><BR/>Patience would not have been so gracious I imagine.<BR/><BR/>I've also worked HARD---it's a BIG THING to me---to model and teach being happy for someone else in their moment.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-51408746127337107212008-02-17T10:08:00.000-06:002008-02-17T10:08:00.000-06:00Awww! That is so sweet. I love those moments where...Awww! That is so sweet. I love those moments where things finally click and they really appreciate something like this.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-18276680197402715182008-02-17T09:43:00.001-06:002008-02-17T09:43:00.001-06:00Like Gwen, I too was surprised by the lack of envy...Like Gwen, I too was surprised by the lack of envy from Persistence. That reflects well on you, Julie.<BR/><BR/>But, I must admit to being curious... did she ever discover who the secret friend was?SciFi Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479890087443823197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-3703353963185781732008-02-17T09:43:00.000-06:002008-02-17T09:43:00.000-06:00That is really sweet. A mystery can be lots of fu...That is really sweet. A mystery can be lots of fun, no matter what your age!the dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910969956758977269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-83883501616074495752008-02-17T09:35:00.000-06:002008-02-17T09:35:00.000-06:00I sent each of my children a carnation on Carnatio...I sent each of my children a carnation on Carnation/Valentine's Day at school. From "Anonymous."<BR/><BR/>Each of them (Kira, age 8, and Mark, age 12) was pretty excited to have gotten a secret-admirer flower. Mark was trying to figure out which girl sent it to him, and Kira thought hers must be from a teacher.<BR/><BR/>They got so much more pleasure from it than they would have if I just signed "From Mom."markirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251025210237420959noreply@blogger.com