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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Friday, August 12, 2005 - 11:09 am
1. Big HELLO to all factoiders! I love reading about everyone's facts and seeing the pics. TVCH is so much more than its' original intention. Fabulous! 2. I had a great week visiting with my sister. She brought her BF from Amsterdam with her. It was his first trip to Canada. He visited Calgary and the Rocky Mountains up to Radium before coming to Saskatchewan. We did lots of touristy things: 3. We went to the RCMP sunset ceremony and parade at the training depot. 4. We went to the exhibition/fair and rode the rides. Cotton candy and sno-cones for the walk back to the van were excellent after a long hot day...yummy! 5. We went to the bird sanctuary and fed the Canadian geese, swans, and pelicans. 6. We also went to my DH ball game. My sis' BF had never been to one before. Later, at my mom's place we pulled out the bows and arrows and did some archery before having a bonfire. Sis' BF had never cooked a wiener over a fire and had never tasted a marshmallow. These are things I have taken for granted. LOL. We lead a pretty no-frills lifestyle here on the prairies. 7. Now my sister is on her way back to Europe to visit with his family. Then next week she gets to go to Venice. I am so jealous. 8. That's OK. In three weeks I get to fly to Toronto and then go see Niagara Falls. Followed by a drive to Minneapolis and a visit to the Mall of America. I can't wait! 9. It will be my one last "escape" before I get back to the daily grind of school and real life. This summer has been so great - good vacations, good friends, relaxing, and TV programming hasn't been to shabby either. LOL.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, August 12, 2005 - 11:12 am
8.1: My Dh said that the mall of America is absolutely amazing! He also said if you are really outdoorsy, you should skip on over to the Cabella's store.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 11:00 am
1. Wow, Serenity, what a globe-trotting family! Cool! 2. I have had the funniest day so far. My dh is in Syracuse, NY for his younger (52 yrs old) brother's wedding. We've never met the gal, but her last name is O'Hara. Course Ed and his bro are Swifts. My dh learned 2 days ago he is the Best Man. (I chose not to attend due to my recent health mess.) 3. So, just as he was leaving last night for the 5 hour drive from here to there, he realized he needed to be ready to do the toast! 4. I told him no sweat, I'd find something online and email it to him on his Blackberry. 5. Well, let me tell you, this has been no easy task, because we know nothing about the gal, so it is hard to personalize with anecdotes without leaving her out. But I did dig up a slew of quotes--including Irish ones--which I thought he could use after he told some kind of anecdote he could fashion quickly after asking Dennis how the two met. 6. But my dh, Ed, looked over what I sent him and emailed me back that he wanted funnier material--not poetry. Nothing was quite right, he said. So I told him there were tons of sites where you could download short speeches for a fee. He told me to go for it. 7. I looked some over and decided on one and paid the $19 fee. (It was getting closer to the wedding and we were both starting to panic. Seemed like a logical move.) 8. It turns out the site I chose is British. Now I love British humor, but their language and references are all different. But we knew we'd have to adapt whatever we found anyway. 9. One of the options on the site was to click on certain attributes (such as best man is the older brother); groom is a tight-wad, etc. Then you could look over the first part (a paragraph) and then select the speeches that began with that approach--look them over and copy/print them. 10. It wasn't til after I sent Ed the fist set (of 5 total) beginning lines (20 each) that I noticed about half of them were off-color! Referring to genitalia, etc. I swear! I burst out laughing wondering what Ed would do. (He did call me back--and hadn't even noticed. Kind of glommed pieces together to fashion his own. Sure hope he pulls this off.) There is time between the wedding and reception and toast. So he should just squeak by! I can't wait to hear the details.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 4:55 pm
1. I just got home from my parents' place. It was a short visit, but felt long. I think I have just traveled so much this summer that I just want to be home awhile. I am happy to be back home.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 6:21 pm
1. Welcome home Hermi! 2. I agree, it's nice to be back home.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 6:30 pm
1. I had a mini garage sale today (only lasted 4 hours), but I managed to make $215!! 2. I got rid of so much stuff and at first I started to regret it, but then I realized it was stuff I hadn't touched in almost 2 years....so it couldn't be that important, right? 3. I joined Netflix and have finally watched two movies that I have actually rented several times only to not watch them in the allowed time frame...netflix is a much better deal for me!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 7:57 pm
1. My pool is still green. Pool guy is coming on Monday to fix the filter. I could almost see the bottom of the pool today, so it was getting better. 2. Today was migraine day...and not getting much done. 3. It is hotter than Hades here...boy am I glad that the AC is on and working properly. 4. Watched BB again. I'm REALLY trying to get into it, but SIGH...I suppose if you have watched from the beginning you would get into it more. I kind of like the Kaysar guy. The rest...Hmmm.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 8:04 am
1. Hi Coco! 2. Silly, I just joined Netflix myself. I don't watch a lot of movies, but I do watch a lot of TV shows on DVD and you can get those from Netflix also. I'm working my way through Six Feet Under now. I'm not sure what I will try next. Maybe Without a Trace. 3. Marm, sure hope you get that pool fixed soon! 4. I only saw 2 shooting stars this weekend. It was rather a lame meteor shower this year. You just never know what you're gonna get. Still, that was good for two wishes! 5. This is my last week of summer vacation!!!! I plan to spend a lot of it at the pool! My brother and I are going to Kings Dominion on Wednesday and on Friday my nephew is coming over for a sleepover.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 11:30 pm
1. I forgot all about the meteor shower this weekend which really bums me out because I usually go out of my way to get away from the city lights and have a nice relaxing night of stars. Ho hum 2. This is also my last week of summer vacation and honestly I am looking forward to getting back into a structured routine. 3. My house has been a mess for three weeks now and it's pretty bad. I got depressed and didn't feel like cleaning and now it is so messy that it is making me depressed! 4. I peeped in on Readers folder and started rambling about this-but maybe I will bring it up here as well. 5. I was wondering if any fellow members who have children who like to write would be interested in getting a pen pal/email pal exchange going with our kidlets....or if you just know of a safe online sight for such a thing. 6. My DD would love to have some more pen pals-she currently only has two and they haven't been writing back fast enough for her...she loves to exchange pictures and stickers and stuff....I remember those days...ahhh to be a little innocent girl again
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 9:08 am
1. I've been letting my hair grow out. 2. My hair has turned very curly...loose curls. 3. My hair desperately needs a trim but I'm being selective on who will touch my curly locks. 4. BTW, it's true about chemo, your hair does grow in curly! 5. Today while at Curves, the owners dh came in. Very nice man and very buff, healthy looking. In fact, he made my workout at Curves just zoom by...lol! 6. Turns out he owns his own hair salon in a nearby town. 7. I spoke to him about my curly locks and I like what he described for a shape up trim on my curly locks. Plus he's gonna give me a "Curves" haircut deal, so I'm going to call him!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 9:17 am
7.1 Anyone know what happened to the "Innocent Test Thread"?
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 9:24 am
1. Hi Coco! Fancy meeting you here. 2. Sounds like you hit paydirt while at curves today. Eye candy AND a discounted trim! Way to go, girl! 3. Steve and I had a party this weekend at his parents lake house. Let's just say I got a little too excited when the jello shots arrived and ate a few more than my body should be able to handle. 4. I didn't get sick (or that drunk) BUT stupid me fell on my ass and got grass stains all over my favorite white shorts. 5. Yesterday was spent recovering and nursing my sore ass and back. No more parties for me for a while! 6. I think my first wedding shower is coming up soon. I've noticed more and more things being bought off my registries in the past few weeks. 7. I'm sending my invitations out today!!! I did want to wait until Friday to do it, but they're all stuffed, sealed and stamped and I just want them out of my house! 8. Have a great Monday TVCHers!
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:35 am
1. Way to go Froggie on getting the invites done. I remember that was a big job to do when I got married - 9 yrs ago this month! 2. We are going camping this weekend with friends from DH's ball team. We are the only ones going who have kids. All the other families with kids backed out. 3. I kinda wished we had too. At least there is mini-putt and the beach and stuff to keep the kids busy. I just worry about late-night drinking. Hopefully everyone will be on their best behavior. 4. We bought a new tent. We set it up in the backyard on a test run, and let the kids play in it. 5. Then, we rolled it up and were just about to put it away when DS3 mentioned he had left a sport bottle of milk in the zippered pocket inside the tent. When we squished the air out of the tent the milk had squirted everywhere! Yuck! Thank goodness he told us because if we had opened that tent on Friday night to the smell of spoiled milk I would not have been a happy camper. 6. Anyways, I learned my lesson - ALWAYS double check the tent is empty before folding! The tent got washed out and is still airing out in the backyard. 7. Now I have to plan a menu for the weekend. I want to keep it as simple as possible. 8. I am not a big fan of tenting when you bring everything from home crammed in the vehicle. I grew up "old school," where we went backpacking in complete wilderness with a week's worth of food and clothing strapped on our backs. I figure if you want all of the bells and whistles of big coleman stoves and air matresses, etc., etc., you might as well stay in a cabin in comfort. And why is it always the mother's job to make sure that everything is packed and organized? DH keeps asking me if I know where "such and such" is and it's always stored in the same place - Argh! 9. OK. my mini-rant on camping is over. I'm sure we will have a good time because we always do, but one of these days I am going to take hubby backpacking and show him what my true idea of camping is: minimalist.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 1:16 pm
1. I'm at the lake with all my boys, and dd, and their gf. 2. I get seasick so I watch from the sidelines, unless I run out on the jetski 3. The jetski reminds me of a motorcycle, only when you fall off, you dont die!! 4. The water is a wonderful temp. DS#2 gf just came back from Russia, she got to experience "minimalist" camping up to the Arctic circle, and swim in the White Sea (brrrrr) 5. Tomorrow we're going to take her to ShipSheWana Flea Market, its HUGE, and in the middle of Amish Country!! 6. I'm hoping the vendor with the Thomas Kinkade prints is still there! 7. Nana could not stand the boys hair, and dd too - so she got a hair appointment and took them ALL In!! roflol 8. ummm I'll post pics, but honestly, you canNOT tell anyONE of them got their hair CUT!! roflol!! 9. At least everyone's Happy (me mostly, I didnt have to pay for nothin!) 10. I'm making dinner tonight, there is no room for 7 adults anywhere to sit and eat, its pretty funny! Warm and Cozy!! Family!!! (good vibes!!)
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 2:08 pm
10.5 - Reader..wow you were close to me this weekend. We went into an Art store in Frankenmuth on Saturday specifically to see Kindaid prints..and we found some (just a bit over our price range..but ever so beautiful) Also, I have been at the flea market you are going to tomorrow, it is ablsolutly amazing. I would love to go again someday.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 4:58 pm
1. Saw one of the house sitters today. She said that all the bills are paid and there is an envelope of the rest of the emergency money on my coffee table. Of course my coffee table looks like a recycling bin and I haven't found it yet. Said that the pool was only green for three days. I guess that they are redeemed. It was really good to see my students again!
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 5:29 pm
5.1 Reader- I am so jealous that you have such a great flea market to go to! I love going to flea markets but there is nothing like that where I live. You are very lucky! 10.5.1 Skootz- I am also jealous of you getting to go to Frankenmuth! Maybe I can manage to budget time to go there on my way home from Minneapolis in a couple weeks. I was there once before and love that town. OK....I don't want to get "schtickled"...here are my facts: 1. We booked tickets to a Minnesota Twins game! My first major league game ever! So excited. 2. I get to wear my Dad's old jersey that he bought many years ago. He was a fan and passed away in 97. It'll be a little tribute to him.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 6:34 pm
<<reader comes in, sees post, and just has to stop and {hug} serenity, what a sweet tribute<<<<
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 7:44 pm
1. The pups woke me at 6:20. I walked them, they were good and peed and pooped. Hopefully the rain is done so they can spend more time outside! 2. I spent the day at teacher inservices. It was bloodborne pathogens day and all teachers, staff and subs have to see that every year. I get paid for the day 3. My pups have decided to dig into the wall in their hallway.. Who knows why.. It's not too awful bad. Dad says he'll fix it. We're gonna get an outside pen with a cover and little house so they can still be outside when it's raining and not get muddy. 4. Jonathan called tonight. He's doing pretty good. He said he heard from a little bird (not a big bird) that heard from another little bird that they may be leaving for Iraq sooner than he thought. He's also been working on his story, he likes to write. He forgot the names in his book, so i had to look them up on my laptop.. LOL This is probably the last call I'll get from him for a few days. The big ol game of "laser tag" aka war games, starts on Wednesday. No phone calls during that time. I miss him a lot and can't wait to see him at the end of the month.. This 2nd year apart with him in Iraq is gonna bite monkeybutts. 5. 
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 9:44 pm
1. They are so cute, Saxy! BTW, I don't believe I ever said welcome to TVCH! So...WELCOME! 2. We went to the coast this weekend. The weather wasn't as nice as was forcasted, but at least it didn't rain. The kids had a great time, that is what matters. 3. We were able to play on the beach a little bit, but we also found a park on a lake a little bit inland where it wasn't windy and spent some time there. The kids swam and played in their HUGE castle-like play structure. It was fun. 4. We rented a larger house this year for the 10 of us and it sure made a difference...my DH's family didn't drive me nearly as crazy! 5. I went to the outlet stores on the way out of town and bought Jake some new school clothes. The Children's Place had a $3.99 sale! Yay! I got him some really cute dress type shirts. He needs big boy clothes since he will be in a big boy school. 6. I still can't believe my little boy is going to be in kindergarten. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 11:11 pm
1. Jewels kindergarten is great though! They think they're such big kids, but they're still really little kids, lol. I found it, especially with Kota, to be a great transition year, getting ready for my little one to grow up a little bit while still having some time to enjoy that younger stage. 2. I'm so happy to be home! I missed the kids. The last hour of our drive seemed to last forever. 3. Came home to Caleb not feeling well. He's had an upset tummy all day according to him and mom and he's complaining about his throat being sore though it looks fine. I think part of it is the fact that he had a milkshake earlier today and got sick right afterwords and part of it is nervousness. 4. Tomorrow is the first day of school. Mom took the kids to the school today to check out the class lists. Dakota has another brand new teacher to our school (second year in a row.) Caleb saw that his best friend isn't in his class this year. He's kinda upset about that and a little nervous being in a class with a bunch of kids he doesn't know. I did remind Caleb he'll be able to play with his buddy at school and at home, he seemed a little happier with that. 5. Had Dakota try on her first day of school outfit. She'll be able to wear it for maybe a couple weeks, LOL. Did she have a growth spurt or did I really buy her clothes that are almost too little????? 6. Broke out in a rash today. Darren threatened to duct tape oven mitts on my hands if I didn't stop scratching. Took me several hours to figure out why, which is really sad, but it wasn't until he asked me what soap I used in the shower this morning (his because mine was already packed!) that I realized what caused it. 7. Tonight I'm going to be in bed by midnight. Have to to get back into school schedule. I hate mornings! LOL.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 8:33 am
1. Oh Saxy, your pups are adorable!! I'll go to the Dog Thread and learn hopefully learn more about them. 2. And Saxy, I'm just wondering...is your dh in Iraq? (I haven't caught up on all the threads yet). At any rate, bless all those who are serving in other countries. 3. Jewels, Jake is going to Kindergarten??? OMG!! How exciting, yet what another turn in your motherhood....this is a biggy and one you'll always remember!! Take pictures!! Before you leave your home for school, have him hold a sign that says "Off to my first day in Kindergarten". It'll make a great momento for his scrapebook. I'll post a suggestion to you in your folder!! 4. Serenity, I was glad to hear you'll be attending your first major league baseball game! And what a sweet tribute to your Dad!! 5. I have attended many Dodger games and each time is a wonderful experience for me! The frenzy of the crowd, the napkin made gliders tossed around the end of the game, the field seat people always getting "the wave" started and of course Vince Scully's announcing via radio. 6. Wargod, school already?!! I bet you and the kidlets were ready for this annual event! 7. I've been doing a lot of research on quilting and sewing machines. My goodness, there is so much out there on the 'net! I've joined a Yahoo group of quilters and I'm hoping they can give me some advice on a new sewing machine. 8. Did you all know that sewing machines can start in the thousands??!! That surprised me, but then again, these types of machines have every bell and whistle. I don't need much, but it must have the quilting stitch...a must for this beginner quilter maker...lol!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 9:17 am
1. I am ready for school, Coco, the kids, not so much, lol. 2. Caleb woke up feeling fine this morning. Right up until it was time to leave and then he did a little "cough cough, I don't think I can make it." Uh huh, tell someone who will believe that, lol. I'll give him last night, he really couldn't fake that, but this morning he was jumping around and playing with Dakota, lol. 3. First day went off ok. I forgot to take in Caleb's eye dr note saying he needs to sit near the front of the class and some other instructions and didn't get to talk to his teacher yet. Have to do that this afternoon. 4. Dakota's in a class with no one she knows. At least not any kids we saw this morning. She seemed pretty excited though to be meeting new friends. 5. Now I find myself sitting here with a quiet house and a bazillion things to do today. I need to clean, grocery shop at both Vons and Costco, pay a few bills, run out to my sisters, and run by the doctors office to get a paper signed so Dakota can have an inhaler at school. Forgot all about that also til we were standing in front of her class. 6. I picked up another carpooler today. Caleb's buddy will be riding home with us from now on. I actually offered because I know they only have one car and mom either has to take off work to pick him up or dad has to walk in the heat. From the relief they showed, seems like it was a problem, so I feel good for asking. 7. I had the car washed Friday before we left. It wasn't until we were grabbing our bags out at the hotel that I noticed what a crappy job they did. The whole tail gate and undercarriage looked horrible. I'm going back today and gripping. I paid $22 to have them do it and I'm there about once a week! 8. Coco, my adopted sister bought a new sewing machine last year. She paid a small fortune for it but said since that was her one hobby and something she spent a lot of time doing, it was worth it to her. 9. I'm going to drag my sister out shopping tomorrow. I need to pick out fabric for her littelest ones baby album and she needs to help, lol. She hates craft and fabric stores though so she isn't really excited about going!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 11:09 am
1. Seems like I've been way too envious of things recently. 2. Reader, Shipshewanna is where I go every time I travel to Michigan. We dip down into Indiana to the quaint Amish village for a lovely family style dinner at the Blue Gate for lunch during our shopping trips. 3. The last time I was there I spoke to the owners of the two coffee shops in town, and they were very helpful with suggestions to make my shop more successful. 4. My computer is still not fixed but I'm hopeful it will run intermittantly today. 5. I am surprised at Marm not having a spic N span house when she got home, since she had students taking care of it for her. Hope you find your stashed extra cash, Marm. 6. Our schools have already started! 7. I miss my grandchildren. 8. My ds is home from the center. We scrubbed his wheelchair this weekend. I don't know how it can get so dirty. 9. DH is saving his extra change to buy new garage doors. It may take a while I want doors with windows like we have, he wants windowless 10. I love my webtv, but I have really gotten used to having a computer now.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:04 pm
1. I'm conducting an experiment in my house. The family is failing. Last week someone dropped a plastic gladware bowl on the floor and kicked it so it was kinda under the cabinet. I have no idea who, but I've left this bowl there waiting to see if anyone picks it up. Gone to Vegas and come home, the damn thing is still there! Now, they are not clueless, I told them last week whoever left it there needs to pick it up and all I heard was a chorus of "not me's." Unfortunately now it's driving me nuts! Should I leave it til someone picks it up or just grab it myself? Dilemas dilemas, lol. 1.5 I really do have a point with this. I am not the only person living in this house, nor am I the only adult. I am tired of picking up soda cans, water bottles, and the wrappers to fruit and oatmeal bars! This weekend the kids were supposed to clean their rooms. Mom said she reminded them a couple times and they actually started cleaning for a bit before giving up, she wasn't going to argue with them or push them though since it's my job, lol. This morning as the kids were getting ready for school, Caleb told me when I clean his room, could I please put all his lego guys in the lego bucket for him! Poor kids going to be waiting for quite a while if he thinks I'm cleaning his room, LOL!
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