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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 2:14 am
1. LOL, sorry, Gal, we had a great time! We get tickets once a year through Darren's company for $2 a piece, can chose pretty much anywhere in So. Cal. to go but we almost always choose Disneyland. 2. Space Mountain doesn't officially open til next week, but they were previewing it today. We went, Dakota loved it, Caleb thought it was pretty cool but like me, the strobe lights bothered him and by the time we got off we were both reaching for the tylenol. 3. We got up at 5am this morning. Left the house by 6 and pulled in down there at 8:30. We'd planned to stay til midnight (closing) but by 11 the kids were exhausted, so we started walking out. They changed into their jammies in the car, tossed their shoes in the back, got buckled in and covered up with their blankets and were asleep before we left the parking garage. When we got home they both stumbled to bed, fell in, and were back to sleep before we covered them up. 4. The fireworks show they have for their 50th anniversary is totally awesome! I also loved their parade, kids on the other hand were bored silly and wanted to go on more rides, lol. 5. It was packed today, but the longest we stood in line was about 45 minutes for space mountain. We didn't even bother with fast passes. It also wasn't that hot. In fact this morning, we wore sweatshirts for a few hours, then again tonight (we actually had to buy Dakota sweats cuz she was freezing, and Caleb asked if we'd go to the car to get his sweatshirt, he didn't take it that morning, and told him we'd buy him one cuz we didn't feel like running back out.) 6. I'll post a couple pics this week sometimes. I managed to get a few (hundred, LOL!)
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 7:17 am
1. Oh, I can't wait to see pictures, War! 2. Sewmommy, how nice that you buy flowers for yourself. I would do that more if my cats didn't always knock the vase over repeatedly! 3. I'm drinking coffee and not feeling nauseous about it for the first time in days! I don't know what was up with that! 4. It's pool day today. My sister is bringing the kids, too, so it should be double fun. 5. My BIL made the best chicken for dinner last night. YUM! It was so juicy! 6. My BIL and my nephew did not like my hair!!! It must be a man thing. They like the long, blonde locks. Piffle! 7. I have the Sound of Music on in the background. I never tire of that movie. Happy Sunday, all!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 12:33 pm
1. I just went to a great organ concert for free. I have played about half of the pieces. 2. Then I stood in the rain for about 1 hour and 20 minutes to watch an outdoor production of Evita. Mostly in German, but 'Don't Cry for me Argentina' was in English...and on that cue, I left. 3. There are lot's of police in the subway. What's up with that? 4. I have bunk beds in my new room. It is at the end of the hall, so maybe it will be quieter. 5. I don't own any tennis shoes, so I brought some boat shoes to use as flip flops in the shower, in case it is gross and walking shoes. Wanna know what happens when you are walking in the rain in boat shoes. YUP, your feet get soaked. 6. Speaking of soaked, I had to change trams during a ten minute torrential downpour. Soaked to the skin even with umbrella and raincoat. Those clothes are hanging from the top bunk to dry. 7. I feel like I'm turning into a mushroom! 8. I AM in Munich and not England or Seattle, right?
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 3:31 pm
1. i've had a do-nothing kind of weekend. 2. i've been watching the bb live feeds, and i'm happy to report that i'm not as obsessed as i thought i'd be. a couple of them really get on my nerves and if they are on there for too long, i'll shut it off altogether. 3. i caught my boyfriend keith on Austin city limits last night. i just love that guy. not only is he totally hot, but seems like such a nice guy, too. sigh. 4. i was planning on laying out by the pool and working on my tan today, but it's been cloudy all day, and just a couple of minutes ago we were getting small hail! it's still storming/raining, but the hail is gone. 5. i did go to the tanning bed, then to target for a few things. that place was ridiculously packed...even for a weekend. 6. i called my friend in olathe kansas to talk about BB (her sister had gone to open casting call here, but didn't make it onto the show). and i caught up on some gossip with her. girls will be girls. 7. came home and have just been perusing message boards most of the afternoon. 8. now i need to go to the grocery store to get my groceries for the week. that ought to be fun. (not). 9. hope you all had a fabulous weekend! 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 5:00 pm
SCHOOLMARM: Maybe you being in a foreign country and perhaps not reading newspapers or watching television, you do not know about the London terrorist subway bombings of two days ago. That is what the police are doing there.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 6:25 pm
1. I am so jealous with everyone going to Disney! 2. We are talking about going in September. 3. I really hope that we do. 4. I spent the weekend with two of my nieces who are visiting from Wisconsin. 5. We've had a blast hanging out and playing a whole lot of games. 6. We've played cards, Apples to Apples, Catch Phrase and Karaoke for Playstation. 7. I did a mean Joy To The World. 8. Now, I am playing the "lets finish the laundry" game. 9. My dh and his friend are barbecuing some carne asada for dinner. 10. At least, I have no dinner to make!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 7:59 pm
1. I would love to hear Mamie sing Joy To The World ... how cool would that be!! 1.2 I had a great weekend! Time with E and time with the boys & Maggie. 1.3 We just got back from walking a mile around the park. It's beautiful right now. 1.4 Monday always comes too fast! 1.5 Jbean ... I'd love to see a new picture of adorable Lola Bean! I bet she's grown!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 - 11:53 pm
1. Caleb's little buddy came over to play today. What a polite child he is! I took Kota and went grocery shopping (or rather shopped at Costco for meat) and when I got home, Darren took her to the movies. I had no sooner opened the trunk of the car than I got both boys out offering to help me carry stuff in. 2. They had a good time. His dad stayed for about half an hour chatting. They invited Caleb over to play Tuesday morning. The boys are very excited since both have been bored silly with summer break. Plus being only a couple blocks away, they can play together pretty much anytime they want to and it's convienient. 2.1 One of the things I really liked about this boys parents, even though they live just down the street (across a busy intersection) he won't let his son come or go by himself and if we couldn't drop Caleb off or pick him up they'd bring him home. Seeing so many little kids running around here by themselves, it's gives me good feelings to see other parents who won't just let their kids run loose. 2.2 Signed up for the live feeds, have them on and all I hear, or rather don't hear, is whispering. 2.3 Dakota got a certificate of appreciation yesterday for donating her hair. She was so excited about it! I had to hang it up for her in her room. 2.4 Mom called today asking me to take her to Costco and she was cracking me up. She told me yesterday was a boring day and she felt like she was suffering from empty nest syndrome. I was gone with the kids and Darren, my sis and her family were off camping and she realized what it'd be like if we both lived out of town. I was rolling, I mean really, sis and I haven't lived with her for over 10 years and she's just now suffering empty nest syndrome?? 2.5 Tomorrow is going to be errand day, ick. Need to pay some bills and get my car washed, nothing too exciting. Tuesday since Caleb is going to his friends house, and has an eye doc appt that afternoon, I'm going to see if sis can watch Dakota for the appt. I'm going to try to talk her into taking Kota in the morning though and claiming Tuesday as ME day!
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 7:02 am
1. I had a busy weekend. It began by finishing my niece's bedroom. It looks awesome, and she will be really surprised that we redecorated it while she was away. I am crossing my fingers she loves it. 2. On Saturday we went to the Moose Jaw Airshow. It was a fantastic day. It was really hot and the aerobatics were unbelievable. On Sunday, we were sitting down to a nice supper when my SIL phoned to say that one of the performance groups called the "Masters of Disaster" had crashed two of their planes. Both pilots died. The team had been one of my DS' favorites from the previous day. Our prayers and thoughts are with the families of the pilots. One pilot's son was actually commentating for the crowd when his father's plane went down. I can't imagine what he must be feeling. How tragic. 3. On a lighter note - My DH and I have rented a log cabin for next weekend. We are heading north for some R&R. My Mom is going to have the kids at her farm while we are gone. I can't wait to get away from the city and escape back to nature. The cabin is right on the lake and is part of a resort complex.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 10:15 am
1. It's going to be 101 here today. 2. I get very irratible in the heat. 3. I am in the mood to go camping and be in the cool mountain air and on the lake. 4. I am starting to think of baby names and I will take any suggestions.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 10:27 am
4.1 I have always like Shilah and Emma for a girl and Dakota for a boy escapee.....dh did not agree on either...hence dd-Mckayla
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 10:35 am
4.2 I like Emma.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:58 am
1. Woo hoo, ME day tomorrow! Caleb's going to his buddy's house and Dakota is going to my sisters. That will leave me about 4 hours alone before I have to pick him up and take him to the eye doctor. 2. Today was a rough day with the kids. They were both bored silly. I've got to figure out something to do with both of them before they drive me insane, lol. 3. Ran out to my sisters today, found my "adopted" sister and her husband out there as well. 4. We spent an hour talking about what we planned for the Lincoln. It's gonna be a family project! Bil missed the deadline to enter for this years demo derby (it was a rough week) so we have a year to get it ready. Guys plan to do all the tearing out of stuff and getting it ready, while us gals are already planning the paint job. 5. It's close to insane how much we're all looking forward to watching this car crash, lol. Bil drove it for six months or so and remembers the break downs as well as I do. It's sure to be great fun for us, lol.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 8:24 am
2.1 Wargod, sounds like family fun craft projects or family game time with munchies is in order.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 12:56 pm
1. I had a hot meal today! HAPPY DANCE! 2. My student couldn't find my property tax form and missed the deadline. THis is a blessing in disguise, as I would have been down to about 40 bucks in the checking and about 30 bucks on the credit card. I'll pay the penalty after payday, and not feel guilty about actually eating something that didn't come from the breakfast table. 3. It was a myth-busting day at the archives. I am putting lots of myths in the graveyard by actually looking at sources. 4. I am now known as Dr. Marm, Orff-Schulwerk specialist. At least that is how the people there address me when an American has a question that they don't know because they focus on the stage works or something that is NOT related to teaching. 5. Sat by myself at the concert with house tickets. I thank MMan for getting the ticket but I curse him for sitting with the bigwigs and I had to sit by myself. CRIPES! 6. Had a beer with Frau Orff and the bigwigs. She hit her head on a door after the concert. I hope that she is ok.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:25 pm
1. Tara has Chicken Pox 2. Only a matter of time before Zoe gets them 3. Glad I already had mine when I was a kid...all I remember about them is the Calimine Lotion and cool baths. 4. BB is on tonight! YAY! The BB boards are starting to pick up. 5. They are best when they are smoking...give it a couple weeks. 6. I gotta get live feeds one of these years. 7. My wife says I can't get them because I disappear every BB season without them.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:27 pm
7.1 Nick, Please be aware that you cannot use both Caladryl and benadryl at the same time for the itching. Calamine and benadryl are fine and Aveeno for the bath is a life saver.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:29 pm
7.2 Yeah, I think the doctor told my wife that. She bought Calamine and the Aveeno bath. Funny thing is, she's not itching real bad yet. I didn't even notice it till I got her out of the bathtub last night. I thought it was heat rash or something at first...
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:31 pm
7.3 Figure you knew it, but just wanted "our" baby to be ok. Give her a kiss for me.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:37 pm
7.4 if you're on a strict budget, get big container of Quaker Oats, put some in a stocking or knee high, and put that under the running water for her bath ... very soothing.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 5:46 pm
Thanks, LT!...I'll have to remember that.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - 10:24 pm
1. Ack Nick, sorry about the chickenpox. Poor babies, I remember so much itching! 2. Took Caleb to his eye appointment. I know I say this everytime we go, but this was the absolute worst one so far. 3. The poor kid missed the second row from the top, over and over and over again. It really must have been about 15 times that he missed that line, and especially one letter. Finally the doctor let him get up and look and he realized it was an F (he'd said everything from T to B.) 4. They tested him for color blindness, depth perception, checked for cataracts and tumors and a gazillion other things. They're always very thourough, but this time they went even further. 5. Poor kidlet was so frustrated but the doctor was just awesome. He's a pediatric opthalmologist with 20+ years experience. Everytime Caleb got to the point I thought he could go no further, the doctor stopped, joked with him, talked to him, got him calmed down, and then started again once he was able to continue. 6. He agreed with the eye doctor we saw 10 months ago, that cutting the prescription in half should have in theory, 1.) cut down on the strain between far and near vision, and 2.) made him work his left eye more gaining strength. Unfortunately the reality is now that his left eye is actually worse and much weaker. 7. We have a new prescription that is stronger than the one we had before the last one. He's also got the eye doctors note to seat him towards the front of the class. Hopefully this will all help. He wore his glasses all evening, was feeling tired and headachy towards bedtime but said he knew he just had to get used to them. 8. I was worried about his depth perception. He's been tripping and falling a lot lately, over and into things that are right in front of him and very visible! Doctor thinks that it's mostly because his left eye is so weak and something about the right one having to compensate so much. Again hoping the new prescription helps that, he has been so embarrassed about the tripping and running into things (along with not being able to read the things the doctor wanted him to read) that he's been making excuses about it. To illustrate my point, as we were leaving, I was standing there talking to the doctor and he hopped out of the chair and literally walked right into the wall face first. The doctor made him sit back down, checked his face and told him that he should stop doing that soon.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 7:50 am
5.1. war, glad to hear that you got a good doc. I hope that the new prescription works. Poor kid. My sis had a lazy eye and they made her wear a patch over her good one to strengthen the bad one. We were little, but I remember wishing I had a patch too!
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 7:52 am
1. I had such a rough day yesterday that even though I got a good nights sleep I still woke up with a headache 2. I had the headache all day yesterday as well. 3. I drove about 2 hours to take dd to my moms work, which happens to be a dentist, as dd had some cavities to fill and our last dental experience was a nightmare. 4. I knew my moms office (I should note she is the office manager there not the dentist)would take good care of dd and they did-taking their time and holding her hand and such 5. Unfortunately this little trip meant I had to see my mother whom I have hardly spoken with in over 2 years nor seen. 6. It was difficult to say the least to keep a smile on my face and not bring up anything negative for dd sake. 7. Then on my way home dd started getting sick and throwing up-a reaction to the novacaine they believed. 8. To top it off I was pulled over for my darn tint on my windows being too dark (this happens every now and then)so now I have another meaningless chore to deal with 9. I am hoping that after I get some coffee this morning my headache will go away and I can start fresh!
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 2:13 pm
1. I changed the picture in my profile. 2. I've been having ridiculous amounts of fun with my camera. 3. We went to the cabin this weekend and used all 140 pictures it holds. Many of them were just making faces, then Tim was taking pictures of everything 9his shoes, the broom, etc, etc). 4. It's been hot this week- good time to go to the cabin and hang out at the river. 5. The river is low and the water is as warm as the air. 6. We're supposed to camp again this weekend but getting a bit burnt out on it- been busy every weekend and always driving places. It's getting to be too much and too expensive- gas is now $2.40- up 10 cents in the last week. 7. Last weekend we went to the cabin (70 miles each way), the weekend before to my mom's (320 miles each way), the weekend before that I was at the cabin, before that was Door County camping (about 100+ miles each way), etc- busy summer. Camping this weekend would be a long drive too- near Iowa/Minnesota/Wisconsin border. 8. Ever since BB started I've kind of been forgetting the rest of the board. Guess thats kind of normal. 9. The slow down on the rest of the board should make for easy updates. 10. Haha...

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