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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 10:24 pm
1. We finished up Caleb's room early this evening. All the furniture is back in and the carpet is drying. I still have his bedroom and closet door off and needing paint but since they're going to have to be sanded down first I'm waiting til Darren can help probably sometimes this weekend. 2. He loves it! He kept poking his head in all day while I was painting so it wasn't a big surprise to him but it is quite different when the furniture is back in. He walked in and looked around, then gave me a hug and a kiss and told me thank you. Made all the aches and swelling worth it! 3. The next part of the project is his dragons. I decided that I wasn't a good enough painter to do a mural, plus he's at an age where his interestes could change sooner rather than later. Instead of a painted mural, mom and I have found some doodle art and fuzzy posters that have dragons and we'll be coloring those. I've got 2 so far to do, mom has one (hers is far more detailed than the ones I bought,) and Caleb's doing one. There's a couple more I saw at Michaels that I will pick up later. This way if he decides he doesn't like dragons anymore, it wont be a big deal to change. 4. He's such a good kidlet. While I was in working (with the stereo blaring) he cleaned the living room. I didn't even know it til the song I was listening to went off and in the quiet I heard the vacuum going. I came out and found him about half way through vacuuming! 5. Tomorrow I've got to clean up the rest of my house. I've pretty much neglected the rest of the housework since yesterday. WIth Caleb's stuff out of the den and living room though, I can get it done the rest of the house done in a couple hours.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:44 am
1. Love reading everyone's facts 2. Good News - DS was accepted at the school of music at Univ of IL - he's thrilled, his band directer is beyond proud 3. Me not so much!! 4. Anyone have a Bassoon - great quality, cheap price? The Fox Bassoon he "wants" is only $7500!! 5. Of course dh will give blood, etc and somehow make payments to get a bassoon - then I just know ds will "drop" out!! 6. Working as much as we can, and going to ds concerts and games - 3 people on computer is overcrowded - but apparently we're buying a Bassoon!!
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:13 am
1. I'm under the weather. I don't really feel that terrible but I've had ENOUGH!! My sinus's are filled up and I can't take a darn thing for it. 2. Escapee when I read your facts I thought that it something that I will be posting in the very near future. 3. I took the day off on Tuesday for a few appoinments. Ultrasound and heart doctor...what a mixture. 4. In the morning after I dropped Sam off at the sitters I went home and worked on his baby book for 3 hours. I'm finally all caught up. It's a relief. It's something I really want to do for my kids but I'm the type to loose ambition about it and I'm really trying not to. 5. Looking back at all the pictures and stuff made me smile the whole time. 6. I made the decision at the end of the ultrasound to find out the gender of the baby. I've always been very leary about that kind of stuff because we are human and mistakes are made easy. 7. Anyway, I was absolutly stunned when he told me that I didn't need to save Sam's clothes because IT'S A GIRL.
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:25 am
7.1 YAY!!! Spitfire, girls are so much fun!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:28 am
7.2 Yay Spit!!!!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:31 am
7.3 Yay Spitfire!!! Girls are so much fun!! Congratulations! 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:01 am
Spitfire, what's her name?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:50 am
7.3b 
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:18 am
7.4 spitfire my manager just found out she is having a baby girl in july. this will be baby girl #2 for her
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:26 am
7.5 I think her name will be Myla. This name was chosen if Sam was a girl and it stuck. When I told DH I was preggers he leaned down and said "oh.....hi Myla." Guess it's stayed with us since then. Some people didn't like it hear last time because it sounds like a mylar balloon, but for me I have become so used to the name. I think it will be Myla Grace. Of course I have the right to change my mind once I meet her. Maybe she will just not look like a Myla.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:27 am
7.6 I like Myla.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:33 am
Thanks Mocha!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:57 am
Myla is a really cool name! Although til you mentioned the balloon, I thought it was pronounced Meela. There is also a boy's name Milo, which is cool too. 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 11:13 am
1.1 Congratulations Spitfire! I like the name Myla Grace! 1.2 Reader, congratulations to your son! That is exciting news.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 3:53 pm
1. Congrats to Spitfire...she will probably be the only Myla in her class (and it is NOT an odd name...I like it). 2. Congrats to Reader's bassoonist...U of I is a great school of music. I am trying (and sometimes succeeding) at giving them a run for their money down here. 3. We have two more research papers on the national conference than they do, and three more than them at the state conference (as well as two more conductors and one session). They certainly out number us in prestige and number of alumni, but I'm really trying to get integrity and quality down here in the pointy part of the state. PS, I just realized that I have done about three weeks work in four days. No wonder I am home with a bowl of spaghetti on my tummy, an ice bag on my head and a glass of wine within reach. LOL!
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 11:52 pm
1. Hi Spitfire! Congratulations on your new baby girl to be!! And I like the name Myla Grace, but of course, you do reserve the right....etc, etc... 2. Today ds#2's college portraits arrived! He looks....ummmm...like a graduate-to-be! 3. Really though, I'm not there yet....meaning that I can't believe he'll be graduating in May. 4. And lastly, I've almost got dd's old room cleaned out...yay! Sewing room here I come!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 12:35 am
1. Oops, looks like I got the numbering off earlier. Sorry! I was too lazy to type out 8 facts, lol. 2. I've got two posters done and hung up on Caleb's wall. He's almost finished with the third one. 3. I'm going tomorrow to pick up a couple more dragon posters, plus the outlet covers and light switch plate. I've also got a couple pictures to hang back up, including the drawing my step dad did for him shortly before he died (Caleb hasn't complained yet about that not being back up but I know he's waiting for me to get it back on the wall!) After that we just need to sand, primer, and paint his bedroom door and closet door and get those hung back up and his room will be 100% finished. He got to sleep in there tonight and was so happy about it! 4. Dakota went with her friend and hung out at the park while friends brother played a baseball game tonight. She had a blast. When they dropped her off they offered to have Caleb join them next time Dakota goes over. The little girl has a brother about a year or so younger than Caleb and they know each other from school. I don't really want to do that though, Dakota needs her own friends and her own places to hang out without her brother, besides I wouldn't send her along when he goes to visit one of his buddies. 5. Kids spent most the day playing outside today since it was beautiful out. Caleb came in right before dinner and got whiney cuz he was bored. He just couldn't find anything to do. Then at dinner all he did was push food around his plate. Darren and I exchanged one of those uh oh looks. After dinner Caleb was playing in his room and he came out in tears. Said his head hurt and he just didn't feel well. His nose was stuffy, he had a little cough going on, was running a fever, and just looked like he felt like crap. Seems he's got a cold. I think it's our rapidly changing weather, being cold, then warm, then cold again. I'm going to have him lay around the house tomorrow. If I can keep him in bed and drinking, he'll be feeling better by tomorrow night.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 6:43 am
1. MAJOR Congratulations to Spitfire, and baby Myla sounds beautiful!! (it has a lyrical sound - beautiful!!) 2. Schoolmarm, I think you are making in roads!! If you could only figure out how to get that beautiful campus closer to Chicago, you'd have that in the bank!! 3. Spring Break begins next week!! Both DS are outta here!! 4. DD wants to stay home today... whine, whine, mope mope! Eeesh!! I HAVE to work dd!! 5. Today is PJ day at the school I'm working at!! Love going to school in sweats, and wearing my bathrobe!! 6. Hard time sleeping last night - our bedroom humidifier broke!! I gotta have that "background" white noise to cover DH snores (how that man snores on his tummy - I'm sure its to drive me crazy!! lol)
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 8:14 am
1. Thanks everyone!!! The thought of Myla is scary. I'm used to a boy and all that. Plus having 2 so small......yikes! 2. I had a terrible time trying to sleep last night. Up until now I have felt calm about everything but last night I could not stop thinking about all the things I need to do. Like pull out some sleepers, blankets, hats, booties, cradle, car seat, think about packing my bag......the list continues. 3. Oh well.....as long as it's healthy and does not have to spend 2 weeks in the hospital like Sam, I will be good to go. 4. DH uncle died yesterday. He has been sick for a very long time and I truly believe it's a blessing that he's in a better place now. 5. I really have no big plans for this weekend. A whole lotta nothing going on! 6. I can feel spring in the air! 7. Have a great weekend everyone.
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 1:21 pm
1. Congratulations, Spitfire! I like the name Myla Grace too. 2. Today is officially the first day of Spring Break! Yippee! 3. We don't have any big plans, we are getting together with some friends on Tuesday and going to a new bouncy jump place that is just opening this weekend. The kids will love it! 4. Wednesday night we are leaving to go to my mom and dad's for a few days. My sister and neice are going also so my whole family will be together....mom, dad, sister, nephew, neice, and the 4 of us. 5. My nephew leaves in a few weeks for flight school in New Mexico so my mom wanted to do a portrait of all the grandkids. It has turned into a picture of the whole family. 6. She wants us to all wear white tops and jeans. My kids don't own white shirts, for obvious reasons....they would be stained in an hour. 7. So, I just went to Old Navy and bought the whole fam damily new white shirts! 8. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 2:23 pm
1. Do I have stupid written across my forehead??? Huh, do I?? 2. Hehe, ok, here's my morning. 3. Darren and Caleb got invited to go fishing with a couple guys from work and their boys today. A real boys day out. Dakota's been moping around for two days upset she wasn't invited even when Darren told her he'd take her later and do something special with just her. 4. She was upset til right at 7am this morning when her little friends dad called and asked if she wanted to go to the ballgame with them. 5. I've had the house to myself for the first time in a week since 9am or so and I've been spending it cleaning and playing here. 6. About an hour ago sis called and asked if I wanted to do a kid swap, I take her kids tonight, she takes mine tomorrow night. They've got a party later on they want to go to. I said sure. 7. Now she knows how I'm spending my day, so she calls up a while ago and wants to know if she could drop the girls off now. Why on earth would I get rid of my kids for the morning and part of the afternoon only to take hers??????? Seriously, I'm not that stupid, lol! 8. I'm going to put cd pockets in the inside front and back cover of adopted sis' baby album. She had one of those nifty ultrasounds done yesterday (3D?) and got a cd and a dvd of it. That way she'll be able to keep them with the baby book. 9. Her shower is next weekend so I need to hurry up and finish that. I'll be putting the diaper cake together either Friday evening or Saturday mornin so I don't have to worry about where to keep it for days on end.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 9:00 am
1. where do the weekends go? sigh, another one almost gone! 2. today is my mom's birthday, so yesterday we all got together...me, mom, my sister, my niece, my aunt and my cousin, and went to eat at applebees. that was fun. 3. my sister and her family (who were in the accident), are all doing much better. erin (my niece) is back to her goofy self. my sister is still hurting, but she can get up and down from the furniture to her walker or wheelchair on her own. she's pretty self-concious though, of people when we go anywhere staring at her. people don't mean to do it, i'm sure, but it upsets her. 4. after lunch, later on i went shopping for a little bit. we have a "gently used teen" clothing store here called platos closet. i can go there and find jeans a lot of times for cheap. i got a pair of nice levis there once for $12...yesterday i got a perfect-fitting pair of jeans for $8. can't beat that. i love that there are people shaped exactly like me that have already broken them in! oh, and it's usually not even teens shopping in there. 5. then i went over to marshalls, and i just HAD to tell my friend that i can't ever find anything there. well, guess what? i left with 2 new shirts...one is dressier to wear out, and the other is casual...it's a graphic print polo t-shirt that looks like it has a thermal underneath it. since it's still cold as hell here. that sucks. i much prefer bahamas weather to missouri weather right now. 6. then last night, my friend and i went out to eat...i had a $20 gift certificate to a restaurant that i won from a radio station on my birthday (in december) and still hadn't used it. it expires on the 30th , so i figured i'd better use it...so we did. the food was alright. 7. then after that we went out to our favorite bar...we hadn't been there since my birthday either...too pre-occupied with saving money for a cruise! so that was pretty fun...saw a lot of regulars there. 8. the dj, when we came in was like "well well well...where have you guys been?" lol, it's good to be missed. 9. i slept til 9 this morning...that was nice. 10. lola's cold seems to be easing up a bit...i bought her some vitamin c for dogs the other day. i have to trick her and crumble them up in her food, she won't eat them whole. ah dogs. 
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, March 27, 2006 - 1:34 pm
1. Spring Break this week!! Just won a Priceline bid of $150 for two nights at Hyatt Regency downtown Chicago (including taxes!! bid was $60 per night!! woohooo!! look out American Girl store!!)
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:31 pm
1. Today began my last full week at my current job. I think it's going to be the longest week of my life. 2. I'm typing this from my couch as I watch HGTV - our laptop was delivered today! I'm in heaven already.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:37 pm
1. Oh Froggie, laptops are awesome aren't they! Just wait til you see all the places you can take it, lol. One of my favorites is looking up a recipe and taking the laptop to the kitchen or going to bed and taking it with me. 2. My nephews are coming over Wednesday to play with Caleb. Then later this week Dakota's little friend is coming over and my oldest niece is coming to play with them. We're going to keep that visit short, an hour or two, to make sure the three girls can play well together, since niece doesn't know this friend of Kota's yet. 3. I spent three hours today working on one of Caleb's posters. LOL, I'm maybe a quarter of the way through with it and have put oh, around ten hours altogether of work into it! Worse, when I'm done with this one I have another to do!
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