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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 8:22 pm
Oh thank you Serate! Sorry yup, Universal CityWalk is Hollywood. I'm pretty excited about this one cuz once dinner is done, we can walk around and shop or listen to music or whatever. I've never really figured out the dress stuff, lol. Or, I don't really go anywhere I have to wear my big girl clothes for! Been pretty lucky the last few years in that they've chosen restaraunts I know or have been to so I know basically what to wear but I've never even heard of this place!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 12:12 pm
Help please. Where can I find a picture (maybe a drawing) of a mom/son/fall or pumpkin theme? I am making a flyer for my sons' school's mom/son fling which will be held at a hayride/fall/pumpkin patch type place.... Thanks in advance. I tried google images but only got weird results. Any idea of what key words I can use? Especially if I am looking more for a clipart type thing (as opposed to a photo).
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 12:12 pm
double post...
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Ducky
Member
08-27-2000
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 12:41 pm
Julie I have this one that I had saved in my printables folder.
You can print a bigger picture of it here at there web site. Fall Coloring Pages
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 1:39 pm
Awesome Ducky!! THANKS A TON!
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Ducky
Member
08-27-2000
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 2:05 pm
Glad it will work for you 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 9:41 pm
See? This just proves that amongst all of us here, we know everything about everything.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 10:13 pm
I hope so, I need a little help. My sis had her baby today. When someone I know has a baby, I put together a little gift bag of stuff for the new mom, mostly just to remind them to take a few minutes for themselves. Usually it's some bath and bodyworks set, a couple lottery scratcher cards, and with my sis a new book. When I talked to her earlier though she mentioned that bil was going home to pick up her bag, she really wanted her new book and her new shower gel set. Now I'm stumped. I thought about gift certificate for the movies or a restaurant, but they won't be able to use that for awhile. She's into scrapbooking and I thought about buying her some supplies, but again that would probably be too time consuming for the next few weeks. And really I'm just aiming for something that will encourage her to take 15 or 20 minutes for herself and keep her occupied for a few minutes at a time. Any ideas?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 11:10 pm
Are you a good cook? She's not going to have much time to cook for a while, so she might appreciate some home cooked meals, maybe something she could freeze and use during the week as well? That would free her time to do other things.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, September 07, 2007 - 11:15 pm
Or gift certificates for a pizza delivery place.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 12:14 am
Bil's sis has that taken care of. She's been making and freezing dishes for the past week. And because bil is going back to work Monday, their older two will be staying with us for some or all of next week so for a few days at least once she's home the only thing she'll have to worry about is her and the baby.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 12:23 am
I'm not sure on the cost of this - might be expensive - but how about a gift certificate to somewhere where they can do a family photo? It might be too early now but she'd appreciate it in a few months. It sounds like she's covered on most things except sleep, and unfortunately that's something you can't provide! Congrats on being an aunt by the way!
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 8:25 am
War, does she have any hobbies? Or maybe some movie DVDs, or a TV season of a show she likes? Meditation CD? Workout video? New walking shoes?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 3:56 pm
How about a house cleaner for a month?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 5:09 pm
OT here.....have to share a LOL moment. My original read on Twinkie's post was "How about a horse cleaner for a month?" 
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Ducky
Member
08-27-2000
| Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 6:33 pm
If she drinks tea or coffee could you make her up a gift basket with goodies and treats that she likes to go along with the basket. Like her favorite CD and some candles. Sort of like a BB basket that the houseguests get.
You could included a pair of these relaxing slippers that I have on my christmas list Foot Massaging Slippers for those nights where she has to walk with the baby. Ohh!! and don't forget maybe an HOH Bath Robe.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 2:37 am
You guys are awesome! I'm thinking a mix n match of things. Usually the hospital give you a bag when you have a baby that has a few diapers, wipes, formula coupons and included is a couple certificates for free 8x10's. Sis didn't get a bag, so tomorrow I'm going to check into the portrait studio and see how much a package will run. If that's too much, I'll see about single portraits. Kar, she told me today that little adopted sis gave her her exercise tapes she used last year after having her baby, but mentioned that she wanted a pedometer (one of those thingies that counts steps?) because she plans to do a lot of walking. I'm going to go look at those tomorrow too. Sis is a huge coffee drinker, though honestly I'd have never thought of that. She has her own cappucino maker so I'll pick up some stuff for that. If the portraits are too pricey, I'll throw in some scrapbooking stuff though I know she won't get to that for a few weeks at least. Thanks guys!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 4:05 pm
How about scrapbooking magazines with ideas that she can read and use later. And with all the earthquakes the past weeks.. maybe a baby earthquake kit?
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Cathlene
Member
07-28-2007
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 12:58 pm
Can anyone tell what I should do with my old computer. The motherboard is fried & it's not worth fixing. How can I dispose of it? Do I need to worry about my info that's still on it? It's an E Machine if that matters. I live in an apt complex. Is it safe to just drop it down into the community trash bin? Thanks! you can PM me if you want.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 1:09 pm
The only info you *may* need to worry about is on your hard drive, should someone be keen enough and so inclined to try to look at it. So you might want to take it apart and smash it or some other such thing if you are really concerned that is a possibility.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 2:34 pm
Many places have free "e-waste" dropoffs. After you clean your hard drive (geek squad and others can help with that if you don't know how) computers, etc, should be disposed of carefully. There are some chemicals and stuff that aren't good for the landfills.
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Cathlene
Member
07-28-2007
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 9:43 pm
Thanks guys! Besides the motherboard being fried, the power source was fried too so I can't even power it up. Can you erase the hard drive without power? I can't even get the CD game I would like to keep out of it. Because it's an E Machine you have to use their power source which costs %50.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 10:01 pm
cathlene, i'd just rip the hard drive from the machine and destroy it. bash it to little bits with a sledge hammer or something.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, September 10, 2007 - 10:37 pm
No, you can't just drop it in the trash bin. Computers have stuff in them that are bad for the environment. I agree with removing the hard drive and smashing it. Okay, I looked at your profile and see you are in a big city. There should be community resources for safely recycling a used computer. Office Depot sometimes recycles old computers. Try calling them and see if they have a program going right now. And if they don't, ask if they have any suggestions. Look up recycle in the yellow pages. Google recycle used computer YourCity online. Call the garbage company and ask them how to dispose of your computer. And bless you for asking. It is the right thing to do.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 12:41 am
I've always enjoyed the 'bleach and water' approach to destroying a hard drive. Smashing it to bits always brings out a weird anger I didn't know lived in me. Soaking it for hours in a chemical solution provides a much nicer, sadistic approach to destroying something. But in all seriousness, Juju's right. Please don't just toss it in the trash. There are tons of options to eco-dispose of it, for free.
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