Fiddledeedee

I’m posting over at 5 Minutes for Parenting today. The subject matter is fire and brimstone. But more fire than brimstone. Anyhoo. It’s hot. Sssssssss.

Contrary to popular belief, I did not fall off the planet. The Fiddle family took their first vacation in nearly 4 years. And as expected, we went to Disney World. Hang on to your santa hats.

I did not take my computer.

I know. And yet, I didn’t twitch. Not even once.

I set my blog on auto-pilot, and just left. I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to be all “HEY ROBBERS, IF YOU’RE IN ARMPIT, FLORIDA, STOP BY. WE’RE NOT HOME! BUT DON’T OPEN ANY CLOSETS, YOU’LL BE KILLED BY THE FREEFALL. AND SORRY ABOUT THE MESS!”

So. I can be discreet. Which surprises even me.

I’ll be back with stories. Of that you can be certain. Have a wonderful weekend. And I really did miss y’all.

I remember growing up, that my mother often bragged about how, as a child, she had to be hospitalized one Thanksgiving for eating too much.

Let’s hope that is one trait that hasn’t been passed down through the generations.

I’m going to take some quality time to count my many blessings. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

I’ve got a post up over at 5 Minutes For Parenting today. I’ve spent the weekend curled up with “Wordpress for Dummies” while negotiating this whole Twitter phenomenon. So, my parenting post is from my archives.

And it is one of my top 3 proudest parenting moments. And there have been many, my friends. There have been many. Go check it out here.

I have a question for y’all. This has been an ongoing debate here in the House of Fiddle for that last 2 and a half years that I’ve been blogging.

When a reader leaves a comment on a blog, perhaps asking a question, is it okay for the writer of the post to answer the question within the same comment box? That would mean editing the reader’s comment, but only by adding the follow up after the initial question.

Or is it bad form to do that, and the writer of the post should reply via e-mail, or in a separate comment?

I noticed that one of my favorite blogging people, Antique Mommy, will often reply to a comment in the same box. And that just makes sense to me. That way, other readers can read it. And she’s commenting directly to the comment. Instead of several comments down.

Sometimes, I can’t read comments until later in the day, and I would love to respond to that comment directly. Seems like that best way to do it.

Am I making sense?

I wanted to get the opinions of other bloggers and commenters in this area.

Carry on. And have a great weekend!!!