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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 10:58 am
1. I got tickets yesterday to see Reo Speedwagon and the Styx on Sept. 30! 12th row center, I'm totally excited. I've seen REO twice, never seen the Styx though.
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Wapland
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 11:52 am
1. Home from holidays and needing another holiday. I am lost in a pile of laundry and dust. 2. I managed to watch Thursday's episode of BB on an old black and white 12 inch screen during a thunder storm. It was snowy but I had sound. I feel so out of touch. Missed you all. Fondly Wappy
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 1:22 pm
1. My most wonderful friend called me last night in tears saying "look, I know you are handling life just fine without your friends but im not and I need you so get a babysitter and come over" 2. That's all it took-for the first time in months I rallied up "the girls" and we had a girls night out 3. It is 1:24pm here and my head is still foggy from the nights events....but boy did we have a good time....
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 2:39 pm
1. My waterbed has a leak! 2. I discovered this fact at 2AM - when I awoke thinking perhaps I couldve wet my pants, but since I'm not a contortionist, I immediatly thought I'd have swim out of bed!! 3. Due to our son's Birthday party celebrating, dh could not wake up, he did try, he sat up and everything "you've got it? OK< changing pj's again?" thunk back to sleep!!! 4. This morning, after an eye appointment (dh has an eye infection, and something wrong with his cornea - but should heal itself) after a nice lunch, and after we discovered the birthday party dd was invited to is NEXT WEEK - dh has found a waterbed store, and is getting a patch kit!!

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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 6:07 pm
1. I am not super woman. At least not right now. It has been a long week getting ready for school and making the most of those last free days of summer. On top of it all dh has been out of town. I am tired and I got a blister yesterday from mowing the grass. 2. I have been able to skim through a bit the last few days, but no time to post(see there is the whole not superwoman thing again) 3. But I am finding time to knit a bit. I promised dds ponchos for when the weather gets a bit cooler. (not quiet super here, but kinda cool) 4. My baby starts kindergarten tomorrow. I have been so excited about this all week, but I really feeling sad now. My baby is growing up. sniff! I am going to try very hard not to cry in front of her. 5. I think that it for now. Being sad really takes the "I can do everything" out of ya' doesn't it?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 8:05 am
1. School starts for DS' (1 college, 1 HS) 2. Elementary school for DD doesnt start till after Labor Day (they've built another school) 3. {{Hugs to Sewmommy}} and wondering how Sillicallimomma's DD is??? 4. Bday party was fun, had balloons, streamers and gift bags for the ds' girlfriends and dd!! 5. Thinking of Maris, she posted her dh and ds went golfing, and when they came home, dh had a heart attack. 6. Today is our 24th Anniversary!! (we started dating in 1977, married in 1981!! I love my dh!! That's a fact!!)
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 8:24 am
1. Hiya Reader! DD is doing good....she was with her daddy all weekend 2. She had 3 major headaches and nosebleeds when she was with him-They were so bad that they actually scared her dad....he called with a very shaky voice to tell me about them and very quietly said "im really worried" 3. I had to remind him not to think the worst or let her see our concern and that the answers should be coming soon (her neurologist appointment is next Monday) 4. I sent dd off to her first day of THIRD grade today... 5. I don't know when I ever gave this little pumpkin permission to grow up
6. She was so excited and woke up way too early, but it gave me time to do her hair all cute 7. I actually shed a tear today too because for the first time she didn't want mom to take her to school and walk her to class-she wanted her best friend to pick her up today so they could get to school together.....ho hum....here she is today-not a margarita baby anymore....

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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 9:00 am
1. I survived our camping trip this past weekend. When I came back, I checked here to see what happened with BB and was shocked and saddened to see Maris' news. (((Maris))). 2. All of those tips for camp cooking came in handy! The boys had lots of fun making grilled cheese, etc. and I also tried my hand at some tinfoil dinners. Thanks again for all the tips. 3. The weather was fantastic for our weekend. We couldn't have asked for better. Not too hot, and not too cold at night. There were no bugs at all (save for the odd fly or two ). 4. On Saturday we went to the lake and rented paddleboats. It was fun. The boys (incl. DH) also went swimming. We found out in a hurry that there were leeches in the lake. YUCK! That didn't stop my troopers from playing frisbee in the water though. I prefered to stay along the shoreline trying my hand at catching frogs . 5. We had a wonderful time with our friends who we met up with. I had been worried about them staying up all night around the campire while I had to put my little ones to bed. I was pleasantly surprised that they preferred to go to bed a bit earlier and wake up earlier. It did not bother them at all when my boys woke up at 7:00 am. We got to spend the mornings going hiking - not a minute of the day wasted. 6. Sunday we drove to an old RCMP fort and the boys got to become honorary members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I'll have to post some pics when I figure out this camera download thingie. They looked so cute in their red jackets. 7. We also went to a site where a T-Rex was discovered. Very neat to see paleontology in progress. 8. Now I am back to the real world. I have one week before DH and I head east for our trip to Niagara Falls and Minneapolis. I have to clean all camping gear and get it stored away, do loads of laundry, and start preparing DS6 for his entry into Grade 1. I already bought a new Spiderman lunchbox, so at least that is one thing I can cross off my list!
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:50 pm
1. I'm so sad for Maris and her family. 2. I swear it's constant bad news with people lately. In the past two weeks I've heard my aunt's ex-husband has cancer, my old friend from high school's stepdad has leukemia, and my uncle may have to have bypass surgery. 3. But in good news- Tim and I went to visit my best friend this weekend and her family- Leif is 14 months now and he's sooooo freakin cute I can't stand it. I love that kid so much! 4. Leif's mom and I were best friends with another girl in high school but we've lost touch with her- I haven't seen her in a few years and Carolyn hasn't seen her in even longer- she's been living in Minneapolis since 1997. 5. We just got an email from her and she's moved back to our hometown and is engaged to a guy we've known forever. 6. Now I'm a little jealous because I don't live there and they're going to get to hang out and I won't be able to as much. 7. Boob, boom, boom goes the bass from my evil neighbor's apartment. Ugh. 8. It's finally cooled off and I'm happy about that. 9. My new snail I bought for my fishtank has mowed all the plants down and I'm not too happy about it. Never get an Ivory Snail if you have live plants. Ramshorn, Black Mystery, Apple- they're all fine. This is a very bad snail. I give him spinach every day- he eats all the spinach and then goes back to work on the plants! 
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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 1:53 pm
1. Today went ok. Torrey and I said that we would miss each other, but it was still very exciting. 2. Maddy did great going to 4th grade with the neighbor(2 different schools) 3. She even braved telling her teacher that she is on Adderall. HUGE step for her. 4. Aren't they cute
5. She is too cute Silly! Hope all goes well until you can get to the dr next week. 6. Sounds like a fun camping trip Serenity 7. Way to go Reader on 24 years. That is fantastic 8. Dh will be home in about 2 hours. He's been gone since last wed. and was gone the weekend before that as well. 9. The weather has finally cooled down here. Yeah! Part of me misses southern CA because of the weather, but gosh the cost. I'll come to visit in the dead of winter. 10. I've run out of things to ramble about. This is the longest fact I have ever posted.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 2:46 pm
1. School started today. I am so tired I could cry. This is worse than jet lag. I have to be here until 9:15 pm and I got here at 8:15 am. WHO says that professors don't work???? I just want to get in my "I'm still green but at least I can see the bottom now" pool"
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 3:07 pm
9.1 Kaili: In highschool I worked at a pet store. Best job I ever had, so fun. The snail tank, ugh, it was horrible. Those snails would go through everything. They were like little bulldozers and BTW you can never get rid of them without bleaching and boiling the tank!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 3:48 pm
1. I made corned beef tonight. Dh came home starved and tore into it. (No, he doesn't like cabbage, so I don't bother with it.) Served it with twice-baked potatoes and green beans with almonds. It was a nice dinner. 2. Herc and I walked at Brandywine Creek State Park again this afternoon. It was in the 80s today but with no humidity, so it was very pleasant. Back was barking, but it was so pretty out that I managed to ignore it. Herc met up with the cutest little male Australian cattle dog, whose owner said he was friendly, and the moment Herc came over, the dog snapped and snarled! Good thing we both kept our dogs on a leash (as required). So no problem, and my Hercky (for once) minded his manners--didn't fuss back. 2.1 Torrey, Maddie and Silly's dd are soooo sweet! Did you send Torrey off without tearing up, Sewmommy? Silly, I love that picture of your sweetie when she was a bitsy one. How cute!! Hope you get this nosebleed/headache thing resolved soon. And hope all 3 cuties get on well at school this year!
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, August 22, 2005 - 11:10 pm
1. DS#1's flight arrived safely and he begins his collegiate senior year tomorrow! 2. Before I jumped into my car to head for work this morning, I went up to his room and gave him a kiss on his cheek. And as I drove to work, I cried a bit...I'm going to miss the little fart. 3. Today my dh got us a room for the college graduation in May 2006. Apparently we were very lucky to get this hotel room as most in the area have already booked way in advance.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 5:50 am
1. Escapee- they're not the tiny bad snails that come with plants or anything- the ones that multiple like crazy. these are one's I actually went and paid for. Haha. My mistake! No- my other snails are good and don't cause trouble. This is an ivory snail...it's about as big as, I don't know...if I make a circle with my thumb and pointed finger. This picture is actually about how big it is.
2. I called my old friend from high school yesterday. I did it about a half hour before work so I'd be able to get off the phone. I'm heading back down there this weekend to see her. Should be interesting. Her voice sounded so different. 3. I don't have a whole lot else to report on in my world. 4. I'm getting excited about the Packer game even though pre-season games aren't that exciting. It's fun going there and especially watching the people there and especially because it isn't 0 degrees out when I'm less excited to go there!
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 8:01 am
1. Silli and Sewmommy, your kids look adorable! I hope they had a great first day of school. 2. As part of our process of getting ready to remodel/add on to our house we have been digging dirt out of our basement/cellar so we have better access in the crawl space. So far we have dug out about 20 yards of dirt and river rock. We are almost done. It is back breaking work! 4. In the beginning Jim would be under the house and would shovel dirt out to the edge and I would shovel it into the pile. When he started getting to far inside we started using our garden cart. We push it under the house, Jim fills it up, I pull it out and dump it on the pile. Our pile is so huge I had to build a road in it to get it up towards the top. 4. I'm tired and my back is killing me! 5. Anyone need any dirt or rock? Come on over! 
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Sewmommy
Member
07-06-2004
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 10:09 am
1. Day 2 of school and all is well. Thanks for all the nice comments. (Loved to watch the stampede of kids when the bell rang) 2. Dh is home, YEAH! 3. Went and helped a friend pack for a cross town move. 4. Got to go out to lunch with friends and sit and chat. Gosh that is nice. 5. Cool snail Kaili. 6. Jewels, I know what you mean about shoveling rock, I did it in our front yard and it never felt like I would be done.
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Marej
Member
09-20-2002
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 12:44 pm
6.1 Serenity, wear sturdy comfy shoes at the mall, go early and have lots of money. 6.2 I have a very stuffy nose, blocked ears and coughing like crazy. 6.3 I used to love BB, but now it's boring. 6.4 Six Feet Under finale was incredible, I cried & cried.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:00 pm
6.5 I saw that Six Feet Under finale, too. Marej. It truly, truly was incredible. I loved how the writer handled it. Claire was always my favorite, so I am glad (without giving anything away) she was the last we saw. I want to buy the boxed sets of the old episodes, but they are incredibly expensive! Thinking about it--might ask for first 2 episodes for Christmas or something.
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Marej
Member
09-20-2002
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:35 pm
6.6 HP, I was waiting for Willa to show up at the end, cause in the beginning they showed her name and 2005-_____.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:38 pm
6.7 Marej, that would have been great--good thinking. Did you watch the retrospective, too? I watched it twice and loved it.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:49 pm
1. I think I have a spider bite. It itches like CRAZY too! 2. I start school tonight. From 5:30 until 8:30. Which is going to be very hard seeing as how DD woke up at 4:30 crying and when I put her in bed with me, she wet the bed! I woke up thinking I had done it, but how could I pee on my own shirt and not get any on my shorts? 3. Marej, I have had that same cold for two weeks now. Stuffy, coughy, miserable. At least my throat isn't sore anymore, but DH says I have been snoring like a saw mill because of it. Oops. 4. Today I am 14 weeks and 3 days along. Only 26 weeks to go, right? Wow, that seems like a really long time! 5. I think I have gained 10 pounds in this fourteen weeks, that's not good. 6. I am very excited for the Holiday weekend in two weeks. Family reunion time at my rich aunts house. 7. I did a good deed this past weeekend. I found a little lost three year old girl at the mall and returned her to her mother. Poor thing, they were both just hysterical. I gave DD a huge hug after that and kept her hand in mine the rest of the day!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:50 pm
7.1 Call your doc about that bite, Escapee! Esp if it is infected!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:55 pm
7.1.1: It's just really really red.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 1:59 pm
2.1 Silly: I just read your post from yesterday morning regarding DD. When I was her age I got nosebleeds and headaches all the time. The doctor said it was hormonal changes and part of pre-puberty. As long as I didn't get them while I was sleeping, he said not to worry. Also, due to the heat, he informed me that nosebleeds happen a lot more in the summer time. It was something I grew out of until I broke my nose in seventh grade (Evil Kinevilette). Good luck Dear!
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