tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post6921661420592483034..comments2024-01-13T18:35:19.562-08:00Comments on Backpacking Dad: Grocery Aisle Karma (GAK)Backpacking Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-73952588442156510712008-09-28T07:32:00.000-07:002008-09-28T07:32:00.000-07:00Yay for Latin dorks! Since my older two are 15 mon...Yay for Latin dorks! <BR/><BR/>Since my older two are 15 months apart, I had a very small window of life as an amateur. And my advice is: Enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-24640480380250664892008-09-26T14:23:00.000-07:002008-09-26T14:23:00.000-07:00Swirl Girl: awesome :}Natalie: More to come.prefer...Swirl Girl: awesome :}<BR/><BR/>Natalie: More to come.<BR/><BR/>prefers her fantasy life: Ha! FADKOG's constant linking finally piqued someone's curiosity! :}<BR/><BR/>ali: I'm waiting to see if they'll open a grocery store with a daycare inside.<BR/><BR/>merecat: well, Erin is 17 months. I'd have put her in the car thing earlier (she can sit up on her own fine) but she is so wriggly that I thought she'd get out somehow. Her <I>desire</I> to be in the car was the signal to me that I could put her in safely.<BR/><BR/>tootsie farklepants: they are suprisingly maneuverable, although long as hell.<BR/><BR/>tami: and you are welcome :}<BR/><BR/>rachel coleman: well, until you've had it happen to you....<BR/><BR/>ciii: that's awesome.<BR/><BR/>anissa mayhew: so I'm learning :}<BR/><BR/>mel, a dramatic mommy: I think "inventor of the RV/Cart" has a google alert set up so s/he is going to see you both coming.<BR/><BR/>kristen: You. Are. The. Champion.<BR/><BR/>Redneck Mommy: I can't help myself. The heart wants what it wants. You're just jealous. :}<BR/><BR/>danielle: that sounds like an innuendo. But it's over my head.<BR/><BR/>bejewell: Never!!!<BR/><BR/>the yummy mummy cooks gourmet: word. that'll learn her.<BR/><BR/>kei: I know! I am not creeped out in any way by it! My sincerity is loud and clear! Right?!? :}Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-49844398461801342792008-09-26T10:43:00.000-07:002008-09-26T10:43:00.000-07:00"And all of her friends? I don't feel at all like ..."And all of her friends? I don't feel at all like you are standing outside my window staring in at me. :}"<BR/><BR/>Oh, but we are ;) And she zinged you but good... or GAK'd you, if you will. <BR/><BR/>BTW... Rachel pointed me to your blog, and now I'm hooked.Keihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095184831191402113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-91639127753150745462008-09-26T05:18:00.000-07:002008-09-26T05:18:00.000-07:00There was this woman with one kid in the check out...There was this woman with one kid in the check out lane and she was telling me how hard it was for her to grocery shop with her son and how lucky I was because I had girls and girls are so much less physical and they sit still and "enjoy the ride". <BR/><BR/>Of course she didn't see Lucy push her sister out of the cart and into a crate of mangos just two seconds before. <BR/><BR/>I cancelled the bitch's play date. <BR/><BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-59698468855624912002008-09-25T20:40:00.000-07:002008-09-25T20:40:00.000-07:00Dammit Backpacking Dad, will you please let Rachel...Dammit Backpacking Dad, will you please let Rachel go? Every time you mention Signing Time in your posts I get that goddamned theme song stuck in my head and Cannot. Shake. It. <BR/><BR/>All day now I'm singing that stupid song ("There's singing time and dancing time and playing time and now it is our favorite time, SIGNING TIME!!") and it is all your fault.<BR/><BR/>Even when you just mention it indirectly, I KNOW what you are talking about, and it starts all over again.<BR/><BR/>Stop. It.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-47295019654875693982008-09-25T20:03:00.000-07:002008-09-25T20:03:00.000-07:00What aisle were you on?Maybe she whispered "more b...What aisle were you on?<BR/><BR/>Maybe she whispered "more butter"...<BR/><BR/>:)Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305850648928447302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-65115100059598764832008-09-25T17:29:00.000-07:002008-09-25T17:29:00.000-07:00You know what's cute?How you are totally crushing ...You know what's cute?<BR/><BR/>How you are totally crushing on poor Rachel. Dude. Stop creeping the poor woman out with your incessant stalking habit.<BR/><BR/>She'll quit making those cool shows and children around the world will be deprived of her awesomeness.<BR/><BR/>And it will BE ALL YOUR FAULT.<BR/><BR/>(Wait. I guess that's not so cute after all...)<BR/><BR/>Wink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-5095771562620643182008-09-25T14:17:00.000-07:002008-09-25T14:17:00.000-07:00Hmmm...yes, those carts are dahhhling. And you kno...Hmmm...yes, those carts are dahhhling. And you know what's even cuter? When you're trying to squash a weeks worth of groceries in them to feed a family of five and the kids that just hhhaaaaddd to ride in it suddenly decided that it's too "crowded" in the driver's and passenger's seats and they would prefer a piggy back ride instead. And yes, I have pushed one of the friggin' carts with a kid on my shoulders and one on my back, with another wandering down the aisle behind me pleading, "when can we go???"<BR/><BR/>So yeah, I know what you mean. Supercuteness.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896876222744557437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-54364918667754691642008-09-25T12:46:00.000-07:002008-09-25T12:46:00.000-07:00Those carts are the work of the Satan. I despise t...Those carts are the work of the Satan. I despise them. After Tootsie punches the inventor in the face I will then stomp on it.Melanie Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100313047776018999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-89694080971526158652008-09-25T11:17:00.000-07:002008-09-25T11:17:00.000-07:00I just think that goes to show that until you've s...I just think that goes to show that until you've spawned another child, you go to the back of the "superior parenting" line. There's a pecking order, you know?Anissa Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637783862251849189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-9731325379947276612008-09-25T10:08:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:08:00.000-07:00Those carts with the Prius on the Front are hard t...Those carts with the Prius on the Front are hard to steer. Clean-up on Asile 5. We ( the Goat and I) may, or may not, be banned from the use of all Novelty type carts.cIIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758912891421225305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-3978093816313493482008-09-25T09:55:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:55:00.000-07:00Karen: Hi there, thanks for the shout out on BPD'...Karen: Hi there, thanks for the shout out on BPD's blog. I am sure that makes him crazy. Cheers!<BR/><BR/>BPD: <B>YOU</B> feel like me and my peeps are staring at you? <BR/><BR/>Hmmm, how would that feel? <BR/><BR/>I really don't know. I can't even imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-32153823456643147832008-09-25T09:26:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:26:00.000-07:00I think it is so totally fantastic, if I may say s...I think it is so totally fantastic, if I may say so, that you're grasping such a PHENOMENAL ...er...grasp of the English and Latin languages you're involved with. (lets check...adverb, adjectives, nouns, prepositions...I think I hit them all in that sentence...but maybe not).<BR/><BR/>In any case, the part about the dad throwing the crap in the cart after farting so he could get home to watch the game and eat nachos his wife had made had me ROFLMAO. <BR/><BR/>Yes..I have officially become 15 years old with that. LOL!!!CaMaTaDaLisMahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203114105792439797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-14850907905147155512008-09-25T09:20:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:20:00.000-07:00My children have never been in one of those carts....My children have never been in one of those carts. I'm the mean mommy that doesn't want to throw out her back trying to maneuver one of those unwieldy beasts through the market.<BR/><BR/>I would also like to punch the person in the face who thought those things were a good idea.Tootsie Farklepantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336671002327112885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-82046290460801111392008-09-25T06:35:00.000-07:002008-09-25T06:35:00.000-07:00I'm just jealous you can even go to the grocery st...I'm just jealous you can even go to the grocery store. With 18 month old twins, you can't go flippin anywhere. Or you CAN go, you just can't buy anything, because so little will fit in the stroller basket. I can. not. wait. until I can use one of those car things. Drooling over the mere thought, I am.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I love ending a sentence with a preposition. I just like it.MereCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443158111826174633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-7068902453743859582008-09-25T06:33:00.000-07:002008-09-25T06:33:00.000-07:00ali = total amateurbecause i NEVER willingly take ...ali = total amateur<BR/>because i NEVER willingly take my children to the grocery store. heh.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127692699186571544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-66780415912404743782008-09-25T05:18:00.000-07:002008-09-25T05:18:00.000-07:00I had to hop over since FADKOG links to you so oft...I had to hop over since FADKOG links to you so often. I'm a different kind of jealous.<BR/><BR/>Also, Backpacking Dad, I'm Couchsurfing Mom (with a daughter named Erin).<BR/><BR/>Great GAK story! I hope it's part of a series. ;)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-40531200324618501602008-09-25T04:01:00.000-07:002008-09-25T04:01:00.000-07:00well now. i can sign off and feel like i have lea...well now. i can sign off and feel like i have learned something today. and my brain is hurting trying to figure it all out. of course i will have to sign back in tomorrow, because i will have forgotten today's lesson...but for today i thank you. i think.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225456755011937217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-42808383247007308042008-09-24T20:38:00.000-07:002008-09-24T20:38:00.000-07:00word.just word.in this case it is both a noun and ...word.<BR/><BR/>just word.<BR/><BR/>in this case it is both a noun and an interjection.Swirl Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241915723936809627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-19987359761294224052008-09-24T20:27:00.000-07:002008-09-24T20:27:00.000-07:00ilinap: what does that mean? "Backpacking Dad is t...ilinap: what does that mean? "Backpacking Dad is the best"? I've only had two days so far.<BR/><BR/>cindy and co: You. Are. Welcome. See that? The universe dumps on me, but rains blessings down on you. That's just about balance.<BR/><BR/>elisa: they are pretty huge. but I found mine to be surprisingly maneuverable.<BR/><BR/>kyddryn: "Thank you for not smoking"? You people with your advanced Latin, upstaging me on my own blog!<BR/><BR/>FADKOG: You have taken my mediocre post and made it amazingly smart and hip!! I didn't even think to use "verbum" as one would use "word" when one is being all street and agreeing with someone else. That is awesome.<BR/><BR/>rachel coleman: You are the champion grocery store aisle navigator. Also, I'm feeling just a tad pervy to be reading your comment while <I>watching</I> you on television. Only a little. Not enough to make me turn the show off. The Dream round is on. Oh, and Hi Rachel's Mom! And Hi Signing Time office folks! And, uh, hi Rachel's entire family? And all of her friends? I don't feel at all like you are standing outside my window staring in at me. :}<BR/><BR/>caliandra: what? I don't know what you are referring to.<BR/><BR/>goldfish: I'll babysit. I need to collect more kids so I can go back to the grocery store with them and show that woman up. <--------again.<BR/><BR/>ilana: I've heard that when kids get older they can survive on television shows and dreams. That's not true? You still buy them food?<BR/><BR/>trish: Still no idea what you are talking about. Who have you been talking to?<BR/><BR/>anymommy: you are welcome. Glad to know I'm not the only one who gets Gak'd<BR/><BR/>Karen: yeah. whatever. Childrens television hosts coming here and showing me up on my blog.....;}Backpacking Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-87527206895889896172008-09-24T19:33:00.000-07:002008-09-24T19:33:00.000-07:00hi Rachel!!!! and you've been double GAKed with he...hi Rachel!!!!<BR/> <BR/><BR/>and you've been double GAKed with her comment!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390898429089863816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-50056832002224485342008-09-24T18:51:00.000-07:002008-09-24T18:51:00.000-07:00I have had so many of these moments. Now I know t...I have had so many of these moments. Now I know the correct noun. Thanks!anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-8822416551259018312008-09-24T17:29:00.000-07:002008-09-24T17:29:00.000-07:00Damn! Caliandra already posted my comment! But for...Damn! Caliandra already posted my comment! But for what it's worth, I too loved that sentence ... had to phone people and read it aloud. Heh!Momma Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047263656994476297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-73594374392357784482008-09-24T16:01:00.000-07:002008-09-24T16:01:00.000-07:00Our kids are older now. We leave them at home. A...Our kids are older now. We leave them at home. And go together. Yes that's right together. That's called a date and thanks to the size of our food bill it's the only kind we can afford!Helen + ilana = Hihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416440003661972174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-21470810031432660242008-09-24T15:49:00.000-07:002008-09-24T15:49:00.000-07:00Kid-free at the grocery store? Heaven. Seriously, ...Kid-free at the grocery store? Heaven. Seriously, it makes me so happy that if I took my husband it could be like date night. And I almost took out an old lady with one of those enormous truck-cart-germ-mobiles the other day as I turned the corner into "canned goods."Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338909594861934869noreply@blogger.com