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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 2:15 pm
RN, I'm over the moon excited. I just got the official offer from my new job -- which I start tomorrow, BTW -- and it's much, much more than I was anticipating. Like, nine thousand dollars more than I was expecting. All of a sudden, the prospect of having to go Christmas shopping this afternoon doesn't sound so dismal, LOL.

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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 2:21 pm
RN, I am so happy for Karen!!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 2:26 pm
RN congrats, Karen!! That's great!! RN I thought of a small gift when I went out to the store a little bit ago. A furry cover for his truck steering wheel so his hands aren't so cold! YAAAA! Now, if I can come up with a couple of other small things I'll be happy. I told him to make a list but he hasn't so far. I made one.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 2:30 pm
RN, Twinkie, maybe as one gift give him a bunch of chopped up cigarettes? I'm betting that you being a non smoker now is the best present he's had in years. RN, YAY, KAREN!!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 2:51 pm
RN: DH and I don't exchange gifts, but I do want to get him something from the girls. Something small, and sweet, but not pricey. Any suggestions?
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 3:11 pm
RN getting ready for my girls' to come home so we can bake some cookies
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 3:32 pm
RN, Escapee, maybe a 'date night'? Have the girls hire a sitter and send Mommy and Daddy out to dinner and a movie? And RN, thanks for the congrats. I've got a feeling I'm going to have a monster headache this time tomorrow. I always get nasty stress headaches the first day of a job.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 6:59 pm
Awesome Karen! I'm so happy for you. You so totally DESERVE it! Hoping that THIS is one time the headache stays away. $9k extra will help buy some Aleve.
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:04 pm
Tuck a little cotton ball with lavendar on it in your purse Karen. Lavendar relieves stress, so maybe having a sniff of it will help you. Of course, opening your purse and breathing in deeply may make your new employers wonder whether it was a good choice to hire you (LOL) Good luck with your new job!
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:06 pm
RN oops I forgot my RN in post above
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:11 pm
RN, so tickled for you, Karen, and for you, Ny!! Way to go!!! What a great holiday present!!! 
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:14 pm
RN, I TVCH.

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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:15 pm
And, RN, does everyone know Billy Joel has a new release--not sung by him, though? It is for the troops, and it is called Christmas in Fallujah. Some are calling it an anti-war song. But I listened and it is more about our soldiers being forgotten. Here's a link to a YouTube video of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an7v6I2Bruo
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 7:17 pm
RN Chili ~ ". those are really butt ugly and she's gonna get a lot more action if she follows my suggestions. " Have I ever told you? How MUCH you make me laugh! Actually, I'm just busting with anticipation. Sis has been looking ever since in thrift stores for some more Acorns for me (people ain't dumb enough to part with them, unfortunately). She knows how hard I looked on the 'net. So, when I found these (hehehe! I'm so clever, what can I say!?!) I had them shipped directly to her 9 yr old granddaughter in Phx to wrap and put under THEIR tree, no shoe box sized present to Sis's house. Sis thinks I forgot about her whole request and is she going to be surprised. OK, OK I must confess. Whenever I visited folks in Phx, these slippers made such fantastic cockroach stompers, too. Didn't bother me a bit to go chasing & doing the stomp, normally I'm phobic. Yes, I think come next income tax return that I'm a deserving person too.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 8:34 pm
RN Karen - Mazel Tov (Congratulations!!!!!) You know that I'm just so happy for ya kiddo. Engaged, a fantastic new job, AND a humungous raise... MERRY CHRISTMAS indeed.  
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 9:29 pm
RN, Mame, it's not *technically* a raise, not compared to my last job... it's about $500/yr shy, lol. But compared to the EI benefits I've been receiving for the past 11 months, it's double and then some what I've been living on! (Thanks, though, for tootin' my horn. I do have it pretty good right now. ) RN, Bisc, those slippers look SOOO comfy. I have a pair of those oversized shag ones, bright lemon yellow, but they're cheap and falling apart. I've been on the hunt for a nice new pair.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 11:22 pm
RN hehehe Karen! I DO BELIEVE you're a deserving person too. Maybe you'll get a tax refund next year and splurging is in order. Nothing beats feeling WARM (unless you're a frozen tundra chili penguin) and walking on air cushions. Looking 'sexy' might be overrated in wintertime, JMO. Give me longjohns any day! BTW, compared to what you've been receiving the last 11 months, sure sounds like a "raise" to me! Not to mention that it sounds like work that you would enjoy. I am so going to bust a gut, not being able to spill the beans to my Sis, she's been complaining about cold feet. But she has 3 dogs and accidents do happen, so needs something practical! As Archie Bunker used to say: "Stifle it Bisc, Stifle It!"
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 11:32 pm
RN Bisc Are those slipper socks or just high slippers? I'm looking for slipper socks that I can walk around in and/or wear to bed. I suffer from cold feet and dh suffers from my cold feet on his hot bod. wink/LOL Cuz I'm thinking of making it an addition to my holiday wish list.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 11:34 pm
RN methinks Karen should definitely buy a lottery ticket this week!
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 1:10 am
RN I am listening to annual visit of the Woodstock HS choir on WGN radio. (You can listen online: http://www.wgnam.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6336&Itemid=160 It's a holiday tradition on there every year. Usually I'm baking when they're on. Not tonight though...I'm starting my baking tomorrow. Just really nice to sit and listen to it on my headphones when the rest of the house is quiet. Congrats to Karen and NYheat as well! What a nice way to enjoy the holidays and start a brand new year! 
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 1:30 am
RN Hi back Mames! (and Karen too, I should have put this up before in case you go looking) http://tinyurl.com/25rezb There's several styles. Those I was talking about getting Sis are a slipper type thing with a cushioned suede sole (the Unisex Polar Pair Slipper Sock). It does have a couple of other racier colors, but Sis is kind of conservative. Ankle height, they don't come up so high (as to interfere with the longjohns or the levis). Don't think they would be fun for sleeping in because of the sole. HOWEVER, I do have about 3 pairs of Acorn sox (I also dearly love) which is what I think you might be thinking of, polar fleece and warm. I wear under my crumby ol' slippers or running shoes AND sleep in nightly. (Those have been easier to find at the thrift stores in the summer when all the one-time-only skiers clean out their closets.) Acorn SOX, VERSA 2-WAY MID lots of fun colors http://tinyurl.com/34kg2w They have a couple of others, but I don't see why they cost more, perhaps they come up higher on the calf. http://tinyurl.com/2mkc7e acorn.com shows plenty of products, but acorn just directs you to other places, like Nordstrom or REI which I think must be more expensive, that's why I snooped around Amazon. One thing to be aware though is that it depends on the size as to what color is available sometimes. They all wear like iron, washable, last for years! Hope this helps! Or else, at least gives you a picture to show him of what you've got in mind.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 2:03 am
RN Hey Escapee, had a thought for your little girls to get your DH. May seem silly but here goes anyway. Earthquake Chimes Back when the Nisqually earthquake hit back in 2001, my niece (up from Phx) was sleeping here on Capital Hill. It tossed her bed around the room and then tossed her OUT of the bed. Rude awakening! At work myself, we didn't realize at first what was happening (until someone yelled "earthquake") doesn't matter how many one has lived through. After that, I went to the Dollar Store or Dime Store and picked up some tiny windchimes, maybe 6-inch long. Screwed one each into the ceilings of every bedroom plus the living room and then clamped one to the bookcase over my desk at work. So, when the chimes start 'chiming' [inside!!] there's quicker warning to dive for cover. Or might make fun, inexpensive stocking stuffers for people on the west coast. Just a thought.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 3:14 am
Biscottiii, Dahlink, I am so happy I can make you laugh. It's nice to know that getting out of bed today was not wasted. I even put on makeup so you got a bonus. Those slippers sure do look warm and comfy but if they're gonna make 'em so ugly they should at least put those little lights in them that light up every time you take a step. I would buy those. Maybe we should email them about it. Who says you can't look sexy in long johns? I vote for Twinkie to buy hubby that new robe with all the accessories. It could make her ... er ... uh ... him happier than she can possibly imagine. Merry Christmas, Twinkie. No. No. There's no need to thank me. It's the least I can do for someone who took me to Florida with them. Oh ... wait ... you didn't! Nevermind.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 4:34 am
RN Chiliwilli, if you were only to see MY longjohns, the word 'sexy' would never cross your mind. Yes, I have 3 pairs of the silk ones (like a 2nd skin, 2 black and 1 ivory). But when I want ABSOLUTE warm and freezing my buns off (comfort time) I clutch for the old wool, holey, fraying at the elastic longjohns. Did I say OLD? Believe me, any man would faint if he saw them, but jeepers I love them. Really embarrassing a few years ago. Had to go to the doc. Having chills, wearing 4 layers of all my warmest clothes, dreading that moment they would tell me to strip down to get into the flimsy little cotton gown to do the shiverings, especially since I took a shower before going there. But, truly desperate! Can you believe it? No, that new female doc and the nurse said just pull your shirt down - no flimsy cotton gown given. With all those layers they weren't going to get a stethoscope anywhere close to skin. I had to pull it all off, holey, wool longjohn top and all. Geez. Not sexy, but my former kitties sure loved to cuddle when I wore them. Come to think of it, precious kittens must have thought I was One Sexy Dame cause they always looked for curvy places to snuggle!
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Friday, December 21, 2007 - 5:05 am
Sexy is in the eye of the beholder. Besides we all look the same in the dark. LOL
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