tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post7361348695807298975..comments2022-10-20T11:08:29.144-04:00Comments on Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders: A Goal is MetRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132042235993262800noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-67655058763264369012013-07-08T17:44:57.683-04:002013-07-08T17:44:57.683-04:00Well done!Well done!Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-88950035086028222992013-07-06T12:43:02.896-04:002013-07-06T12:43:02.896-04:00Hurray for Emma! That's a lot of money to save...Hurray for Emma! That's a lot of money to save! And a lot of life lessons to learn! And I agree with Mary Lee, how cool that you have memorialized the experience in a poem especially for her!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-44750954419367080602013-07-06T08:07:03.905-04:002013-07-06T08:07:03.905-04:00Wow, I would be so proud of her too! One day she ...Wow, I would be so proud of her too! One day she will reread this poem and all the memories will come flooding back of her singular determination and a kind mother who showed her the way.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-59913463882456343162013-07-06T00:27:18.500-04:002013-07-06T00:27:18.500-04:00I'm so glad you couldn't talk her out of b...I'm so glad you couldn't talk her out of buying what she'd set her heart on. You might say a DSi in hand is way better than all that loot in the Eeyore bank and the duct-tape wallet!<br /><br /><a href="http://vnesdolypoems.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Violet N.</a>Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-7984137617096342962013-07-05T21:57:28.695-04:002013-07-05T21:57:28.695-04:00I loved these lines:
"feet barely skimming
fl...I loved these lines:<br />"feet barely skimming<br />floating over the floor"<br />such happiness! Good for Emma, and Emma's mom!Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-80751904796039709812013-07-05T21:19:09.877-04:002013-07-05T21:19:09.877-04:00Way to go, Emma! (Nice poem to memorialize her thr...Way to go, Emma! (Nice poem to memorialize her thriftiness!)Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-38126021707217692482013-07-05T15:41:23.041-04:002013-07-05T15:41:23.041-04:00Hurrah for the story, and now you've captured ...Hurrah for the story, and now you've captured it in a poem, too, Robin. I like that verse 'she grinned ear to ear' and on. Such glee. What a wait and what a reward!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-59013396348712719622013-07-05T15:27:30.889-04:002013-07-05T15:27:30.889-04:00Yea for Emma for being so savvy with this purchase...Yea for Emma for being so savvy with this purchase! And kudos to you for guiding her.Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099057137011147486.post-70178277625155735392013-07-05T12:47:21.701-04:002013-07-05T12:47:21.701-04:00I'm cheering for Emma and you both, Robin! I&#...I'm cheering for Emma and you both, Robin! I'm sure her sense of accomplishment is huge, and you've done a terrific job as a parent by encouraging her to save for what she wants. That's a life skill she'll need for the rest of her life! Well done, and thanks for sharing your poem today!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754424789728293252noreply@blogger.com