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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 8:40 am
8.2 i like how schoolmarm called it "my cat". i hate to tell you this schoolmarm, but i think you're owned now.
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Cher
Member
08-18-2004
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 9:26 am
1. I am so glad my neighbor Denecee is back - I missed her lots!! 2. My niece's Christmas program was so great, she looked so beautiful in her Gold dress. 3. I did finally get a few decorations out they were especially put out for my son! Christmas cards go out tomorrow I think I have 40 to mail. 4. I will have a week off and I can't wait 5. I am still in the process of looking for a new job - just ready for a change after 13 years! 6. My dog Rocky was so tired this morning he was back on his blanket on the couch and was asleep as we left. 7. My sister is doing great after surgery - I am so thankful the Fibroids came back non cancerous. 8. Today is Friday and then only four days next week! 9. Have a great weekend everyone!! Take care
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 1:17 pm
1. LOL Mak, I should have explained that better! I bought a book thong at the book store one day and spent way too much money on it. Almost kicked myself when I got home and realized that me and the kids could make them for very little money. 2. That's been our project for the past several months. They've made one for pretty much everyone we know, lol. 3. I just got back from the dr's. I have an ear infection. And an irritated and red throat from coughing this past week. 4. When I woke up this morning I was in a panic thinking it was strep throat. I have never been so happy to hear ear infection in my life! 5. Dr said I should come home and rest, but since I'm not infectious I could go to Kota's class so long as I feel ok. 6. I'm thinking if Darren gets home in time, I'll have him go with me, that way if I get to feeling lousy, I can come home, and won't have to drive myself. 7. I've gotten pretty tired of being sick the last two weeks, though I'm feeling pretty lucky cuz it could be much worse. 8. Sent Kota to school in her pj's today. She's been telling me all week that today was jammie day and she wanted to wear hers. Her teacher didn't send home a weekly newsletter, so I'm strictly going off her word, lol. She was so excited about it. 9. I will say she looked mighty cute heading off to class in her pink flannel pjs, tennis shoes, and her two little pigtails. 10. Caleb's teacher decided since it was so close to break that they'd be doing no more work, lol. Yesterday they spent the day doing holiday stuff, songs, games, crafts. Today is more of the same, with a party thrown in for fun. He told me they'd been working so hard, they deserved a couple days off, lol.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 4:04 pm
1. {{{{{WAR}}}}} Get well!!
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Friday, December 17, 2004 - 4:40 pm
1. ((War)) I'm glad you got to see a dr and get treated although I'm sorry you are still sick. Sending a get well soon to every one who's down with something. I too am recovering, I was hospitalized this week, turned out to be acute pancreatitis due to an anti-viral medication. I'd have been better off with the virus. 2. My daughter is on her way home from college as I am siting here, my oldest son is due in tomorrow from the army base, my youngest son is home and done for the semester and my future DIL moves in on Sunday. I haven't finished my shopping and I don't really have time to be this sick. LOL! I do suppose it'll be fun to sit on the couch and direct everyone like I'm a queen though. I already have plans to make the girls do the baking next week. Thank goodness for on line shopping.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 1:14 am
0.25 SS, you better be taking it easy! You have a legitimate excuse to be queen of the castle, take advantage of it! 0.5 As soon as I'm done, Kst, I'm going to send you email, lol, it's been so long! 1. I don't feel bad, I have pain around/in my ear and throat, but I don't feel bad. It's kind of odd. I'm just so happy and thanking God it's not something contagious! 2. Kota's ginerbread house is cute! She came home totally wired because they got to eat the leftovers, lol. 3. I'm hoping to take the kids shopping so they can pick their gifts out for Darren tomorrow. Dakota wants to buy him glow in the dark stars that you stick to the ceiling. I have no idea why, but I figure somewhere in her head she has a perfectly good reason for it. Caleb wants to get him tools because, "daddy fixes things, and you can never have too many tools." They get $10 each to spend, so 5 on dad, 5 on me because we want them to learn that it's not about how much money you spend but the thought you put behind the gift. We may not always understand the thoughts, lol, but we know they're there.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 10:12 am
1. I have a couple of more gifts to wrap and I am completely done with shopping/presents etc. I will be making a trip (early morning) to Sams club this week to get milk etc. and then I am done. 2. We still have our snow..and looks like it will stay for Christmas. I love that. The kids love it too as they love playing in it. 3. Not that I can really explain more, but I had a big burden lifted from me this morning. I feel a lot better, spiritually and mentally and hope that I can stay this way...I may just have my spirit of Christmas back. Like in one of the songs that Clay Aiken has on his CD, "Don't save it all for Christmas" - keep some love for the rest of the days too. I am finding that love back inside. 4. Hope everyone that is under the weather will be feeling better soon. 4.1 My eyes are starting to feel better, the cleaning of the ducts in our house has really helped me. I don't have to take the drops as much any more and I am taking only 2 out of 4 doses of the antihistamine to stay ont top of it. {whew} at least I know what was causing it and how I can get it under control.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 10:35 am
1. Skootz, I am sooooo glad for you...about ALL things! 2. War, I'm emailing back in a few minutes. 3. Thekid and I are going to go to the Bellagio for 'our' C'mas together. 4. They have such beautiful decorations and it's so much fun to people watch! 5. I'm supposed to be cleaning house. blech...in a minute...lol
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:12 pm
1. Season's Greetings Factoiders! 2. I've been a big time lurker these last couple of days and so I have been keeping up with all your daily facts. 3. I took off last Thursday and Friday in order to get Christmas festivities ready. I've been shopping, doing a little baking, putting up inside decorations, preparing Christmas cards for mailing and today I'll be a wrapping fool....bring on the wrap paper, tape, tags, bows and ribbons!! 4. DS#1 arrived at LAX last Thursday night and the day before I begged, pleaded and offered hard cash to get DD and DS#2 to come home Thursday night so that we could take a family pic with my digi camera. The hard cash offer worked! (just kidding!) At 10:00pm Thursday night, we sat ourselves in front of the fireplace and snapped a few different pictures! The next day I went to Sam's Club and had prints made from one of those Kodak kiosks. So our family Christmas cards were a success this year...yay! (I'll post our family pic in the next few days) 5. I have to tell you, on that Thursday night I received my Christmas gift. All three of my children spent the night and as I sat in the kitchen preparing cards, I could hear them talking, laughing, recalling their childhood days and really enjoying this special time together while sitting in the family room. As I sat in the kitchen listening, giggling to myself and getting teary-eyed, I couldn't help but think just how fast their childhood years really did fly by. Anyway, that was my gift this year! 6. Okay, gotta get to wrapping now. Take care everyone and enjoy your weekend!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:23 pm
I. I'm surprised that ***** thinkks my gripe is not as valid as some of other gripes...than I remember that I am but a poor man, trying to make ends meet 2. I sometimes forget that my thoughts mean little and everything I say deserves to be downgraded because it's only Nick 3. We're going shopping tomorrow...we are trying to get the girls some kind of Kitchen play set. 4. they love feeding their babies. 5. I still have to work 2 jobs...I'm so happy for those of you that don't. I wish I hadn't...but who cares...I'm trying to make a living the honest way. 6. Vent end. 7. But as long as people treat me with respect...I don't care who you are...I will return the favor
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Bobbie_552001
Member
03-26-2003
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 12:58 pm
1. I just got done going to the gripe thread and read your posts Nick. 2. Whats sad is that you failed to mention all the support that you rec'd there. 3. I too have to work two jobs to make ends meet. 4. Thats my choice though, because I still could be married to the man that abused me for 23 years. 5. From that marriage I have been blessed with three wonderful children. 6. All of whom will be home to spend the holidays with me. 7. And along with them, my parents who have been very ill, God willing, will be here to enjoy them as well. 8. Cheer up Nick, life could be much worse. Unfortunaly there will always be rude people, who simply don't know any better. Next time instead of getting angry, turn the tables and make it a learning experience for her. It will make you feel much better. 8.5 End of vent
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 1:26 pm
8.6 I think Nick should back direct his upset where it belongs which is at the waitress and possibly tell her that he was humiliated and maybe not jump all over bobbie. P.S. I think she took offense for you calling her a chick, not your gripe.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 1:39 pm
1. Today is the first day of my Christmas break, yay! 2. There are things I should be doing, but I'm feeling lazy instead. 3. I'm still in my jammies and I'm at a good point in a good book I'm reading. 4. I read Eggie's list and she made me cry. I loved hearing about her children. 5. I pick up #1 from the airport Wednesday night and I'm excited about that. 6. I always have a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit and am usually very depressed at this time of year. 7. I consider it a blessing that I am not right now. I'm down, but not out. 8. My kids are such joys. They always seem to stick to the budget when asking for Christmas presents. 9. My Christmas present this year is similar to Eggie's. My kids together and time to enjoy it. #2 is a junior and #3 is a sophomore, so I don't know how much longer we'll be able to do this... sigh ...
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 2:38 pm
1. I've got all my Christmas stuff done including shopping for all the food. Whew! 2. Dang! I forgot to find out the name of that book for Lady! I'm on it Lady!! 3. I'm going out to dinner with hubby and two dear friends. We girls are dressing up in our Holiday finery! Yay! 4. I got hubby vacuuming right now... he's such a sweety! 5. He bought me a very special Christmas present and when I have some time I'll take a picture of it to show you all.... he gave it to me early because it was too big to hide. 6. I've been working on some fun Christmas gifts and will take a picture of them when I have time....LOL! I seem to have said that already. 7. I hope there is shrimp on the menu tonight cause I'm hungry for shrimp. 8. The trusses and walls are up on the first townhome. I'll take some pictures when... well you know the rest!! 9. I'm getting very excited for my first Christmas in recovery! Yay! 10. I love all of you very much!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 3:24 pm
1. comcast just finished installing my two DVR boxes! it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL! we already programmed a show for 5pm tonight. i will never again miss an episode of big brother, or lost, or survivor, or ANYTHING!! YAHOO!!!
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 3:39 pm
1.1 Landi we just got one too and LOVE it!! LOVE it!!
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 3:52 pm
1. We played Wargod all day today and this house is as clean as it was before I moved in! 2. We have dinner reservations at 6 to a place where neither of us have been - we get to dress up - ack! I've gotta get ready! We're going to a Christmas party after that, followed by a late movie.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 5:51 pm
1. It's an "I'm in my jammies grading" blitz today. I need to blitz harder! (Read that as GET OFF the computer) 2. I have friends visiting on Tuesday, so I will have to play Wargod soon and get my hovel shovelled out! 3. It is warm enough today for the cat to be outside, and she is enjoying that!
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 10:39 pm
1. Hi everyone! Enjoying reading all your facts! 2. Business at the scrapbook store is so slow! Everyone is at the mall and not at Broadway at the Beach. (Our Christmas is Summertime.) 3. Fortunately, one lady came to the class today and afterwards spent over $200.00. She made our day. 4. My dh gave me a compliment today. He told me that I looked very pretty and I look younger and younger. Great Christmas present!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, December 18, 2004 - 10:43 pm
because it's been several hours and I've calmed down. It appears that I may have let myself get carried away today. I do appreciate the support and I apologize. I can dig the "need to think before you post" ideal. Sometimes I let myself get carried way. It's one of those things and I shouldn't have gotten so carried away.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, December 19, 2004 - 1:23 am
1. I have almost all of my Christmas shopping done. Still need a gift for sis and bil, and one for Darren...that's it. 2. Caleb has a horrible cough. It's left overs from him being sick earlier this week, and same thing me and Darren went through. Gave him some cough medicine....knocked his butt out. Darren woke him up taking him to bed, so he took him in our room and turned the tv on for him. 3. About 20 minutes later, Dakota asked where dad had gone. We went to look, him and Caleb had fallen asleep together, lol. She covered them both up, shut the door, and turned to me and said, "Mom, shhhhhh, don't wake the boys up." She was so serious! 4. It was nice enough out that I sent her out front to play. She was out there a good two hours playing with one of Caleb's little buddies. 5. This week I plan to take everything off my built in bookcase (that's only a few hundred books and too many knick knacks) and clean for Christmas. No idea who will be coming over, but it needs to be done. I may try to clean the walls in there too, been awhile since I've done that. With the kids out of school, I'm either going to have a ton of help from them or they will spend the week getting in the way, lol. No telling til I try it.
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Sunday, December 19, 2004 - 11:12 am
1. War - I hope that bug that's been hanging over your house goes away by Christmas. No one deserves to be sick for the holidays! 2. I did a good bit of Christmas shopping yesterday evening. I'm almost done now, only two gift cards to buy and that's Steve's job. 3. Old Navy, or should I say UPS?, ruined my surprise for Steve. I had bought him some shirts and pajama bottoms that match mine (yes, I'm a dork) and they came way too fast! So now he knows he's getting clothes, darn! 4. I'm going to be in major holiday mode this week. I have about 80% of my Christmas wrapping to get done, as well as make 5 batches of peanut butter candies, chocolate covered pretzels, and figure out what the heck I'm going to wear to the Christmas Eve service at church, lol. That last task may take me the whole week alone! 5. My sister moved into a "new" house yesterday...yes, 1 week before Christmas. We're planning on having our family dinner there on Christmas day, and then she is hosting an extended family get-together the Wednesday after Christmas. Nuts, I tell you! So in between trying to get my own last minute stuff done, I have to help her set-up house. Yeah...ok. 6. I got an early Christmas gift yesterday...a TV! Sears was having a great sale on 27 inch tv's and Steve bought us one. We're trying to set up the third bedroom as a movie/playstation 2/x-box room so the guys have some place to mess up instead of rearranging my living room every time they want to have "Need for Speed 2" tournaments. The tv is a great fit in there!
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Sunday, December 19, 2004 - 11:40 am
1. I love hearing about everyone's Christmas preparations, this is one of my most favorite times of the year. 2. I am almost done shopping, I could have been done by now, but was waiting for Jim to be on vacation so we can finish up the shopping together. We are having the babysitters come over tomorrow and we are spending the day together, we do that every year and I love spending the day with him shopping for the kids. We always have a good time. 3. We are taking the kids to see Santa in the morning, I have a feeling Jenna isn't going to be to happy about it, Jake wouldn't go near him at this age. 4. We went to a Christmas party last night and I ate way to much food, but it was all sooooo yummy! 5. I love Eggie's story of her kids recalling their childhood, what a wonderful moment that must have been! 6. Jake and Jenna had their first "real" conversation about 3 weeks ago. Jenna has been slow in talking since she has a big brother to do it for her, but lately she has started jabbering up a storm and we are always suprised when she comes up with something new. One morning they were at the table drinking orange juice and I told Jake I was going to go out to the garage and get something out of the freezer. As I was walking through the kitchen I heard this conversation... Jake: "Mom is going out to the garage, Jenna." Jenna: "All right." Jake: "Did you just say, 'all right'?" Jenna: "No." Jake: "But I thought you did?" Jenna: "No." Jake: "Oh." Not much of a conversation, but it made me laugh, it was just so sweet. 7. Happy Holidays to all my factoid friends! I probably won't be around much the next couple of weeks, but I will check in when I can!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Sunday, December 19, 2004 - 12:53 pm
1. OK, I'm going to quit being a grinch and get into the Christmas mood! All my gigs are over and I'm making headway on the grading! 2. It really helped that it snowed a little bit this morning. I got out the BIG winter coat for the first time. 3. It also helped that I went to a "Lessons and Carols" church service. My boss directed the choir and wind ensemble and it was very good. Almost enough to make me change to being Methodist (but NOT quite!). 4. I have my grad class graded and am working on the music majors. Then the fundamentals class cause it will be totally depressing (ya can't pass the class if you don't go or do your work!). 5. Someone posted in the "Crimson Room" thread about an excellent game called Somerset 11 or something like that. I took a diversion and did 4 levels. It's great! 6. Mom is getting weird. She does this before the holidays when no one is there yet. She calls and doesn't have much to say. Then the guilt trip of "Oh, you aren't coming until Friday? What? You are leaving on Sunday?" WHATEVER! Gotta feed the cat. Gotta do some work. Gotta unpack! Gotta go to Munich! SHEESH....I don't think that she does this to my brothers. The one in South Dakota isn't even coming here for Christmas...so it's all up to me, dang it! The other brother lived just over the river and through the woods from them (I'm NOT kidding!). 7. My office is really cold. Maybe I should go home where it's warmer. 8. Don't know where the cat was this morning. I hope she was in the crawl space under the house, cause she wasn't in the garage!
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Marej
Member
09-20-2002
| Sunday, December 19, 2004 - 1:09 pm
8.1 It's very cold out and I have the sniffles.
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