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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 2:42 pm
I was three weeks late with my first two; with my third, my doctor was going to induce me if I went 10 days past my due date, but he decided to come a month early instead.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 5:39 pm
Emeraldfire, what's the latest? My step-nephew and his wife had a baby girl Sunday night! They named her Lucy Ella. I think that is a very cute name.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 9:23 pm
congrats Mak! cute name indeed. Ella is one of my favorite names right now!
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 4:57 am
Thanks Panda. I wonder if Emeraldfire will be getting a Christmas baby.
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Roxibalboa
Member
08-15-2004
| Friday, December 26, 2008 - 7:20 pm
I had no clue where to post this but updated my profile with a pic of my baby raccoon. She is soooo sweet. Her name is Chaos, if anyone wants to see her pretty face 
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Friday, December 26, 2008 - 7:36 pm
Chaos is Adorable Roxi!!..You look good too...lol
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 26, 2008 - 7:36 pm
She is so cute!! Does she live in your house?
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Roxibalboa
Member
08-15-2004
| Friday, December 26, 2008 - 7:40 pm
ty! Yes she doeslive in the house. She is still very dependent and loving. She may change her mind in the Spring, only time will tell. She has her own kitchen cabinet stocked with cookies and goodies that she opens and gets what she wants...spoiled
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, December 26, 2008 - 7:59 pm
I think my neighborhood gave up on Christmas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpz_W1M8s4M
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Friday, December 26, 2008 - 11:05 pm
Wow, Naja. I agree with you. As a person that enjoys decorating, that is really disheartening. There are 8 out of 20 houses on my side of the block with some type of holiday lights or tree showing in the window. Only 2 people on my side of the block have any outdoor decs. There are mostly apartment buildings or two flats across from me. Only 5 of about 25 lots have decorations. We're just lucky because the 2 apartment buildings directly across from us have lights and/or Christmas trees in the windows. I know that's not what Christmas is really all about; but there's just something festive and comforting about seeing the lights. IMO anyway.
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Lyn
Member
08-07-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 9:54 am
I think this year people are cutting back on everything including decorating because of the economy. I don't know about you but my electricity bill - all of my bills for that matter - have jumped up considerably...especially with the "delivery" charge and the new gas tax. (What the heck? It's not like they're actually driving the water/gas/electricity up to my front door!) Anyway, people have had to scale back and this is probably one of the easier places to save from
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 10:52 am
in answer naja to yoru question of "i don't know what the world is coming to" it's called CANNOT AFFORD IT. we just moved and with only being a one income family now and living paycheck to paycheck. the last thing we can do is any sort of extravagances. i'm too busy trying to afford to HEAT the house, let alone decorate it.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:00 am
It's not like that everywhere. Our street (and neighborhood) has been very much lit up this year. Then again we have a lot (a whole lot) of little kids. So maybe that has something to do with it??
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:06 am
I noticed there are less lights in my neighborhood this year; including my house. It just seems extravagant to spend the money on lights this year. I decorated around the garage doors, and the entry way, but skipped the whole house lights (takes about 8 hours to put them all up).
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:14 am
We have some decorations and lights, but a lot less than most other years. I hope our electric bill won't be too much. We also had less time this year to decorate. Cute raccoon! congrats Mak! I was looking for Emeraldfire too!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:14 am
I think it partly goes in cycles depending on the neighborhood. I was amazed at how many lights are up here this year.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:26 am
I agree with Jimmer. We have always had lots of lights; neighborhood contests ect. This year it seemed like there were more lights.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 12:24 pm
funny but I told Bill last week that this year more houses are decorated than in all the 8 yrs we lived here. Our whole neighborhood is lite up. The people across the street who have kids never do the outside and this year they even did. I was thinking it was cuz so many things were half off way before Christmas, usually you have to wait til after to get half off. I see now decorations are at 75-80 off. We have had our outside stuff for a few years so we didnt have to buy or we wouldnt have had as much stuff this year. We only had to buy a couple boxes of twinkly lightcicles to replace burnt out ones
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 1:06 pm
We didn't put up outside lights this year cuz Darren went out of town the weekend we decorated and then was busy catching up at work and school. By the time he had some time off and could do it, it was last weekend. There are only a couple houses in the neighborhood that went all out with their decorating though. Like Lyn, our utilities have gone up very quickly this past year and it was nice to open this months electric bill and see it wasn't a whole lot more than the new normal it's been!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 1:12 pm
Less houses decorated this year and I'm the only one in our court that gave out Christmas cards.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 2:02 pm
we didn't get many card this year either, but i have been somewhat bad about sending out cards myself the last few years so i just assumed we were off people's lists now.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 11:55 am
I bought a DVD box set used through Amazon Marketplace. (It's The Wire. GOOD. Ultimately I got my $$ back and got to keep the set. Disks play OK except the commentary tracks, etc. Then problem with the seller.) When I got the set and first opened the package, noticed a strong smell. Whazzat? Eventually came to realize -- tobacco. Wreaked of it. Left it all out in the open for a few weeks. That helped. But there's still some smell. Is there anything more I can do?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 1:10 pm
Not sure but perhaps wiping each case down with a cloth dampened with water and baking soda? Baking soda is supposed to neutralize odours, but can only do this on plastic cases. My other thought was sprinkling dry baking soda over the boxes, let it sit overnight then tip boxes and let baking soda just fall off. Last suggestion is to stop pressing your DVD cases against your nose. 
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 1:18 pm
Colordeagua, sorry about your DVDs! Just wanted to ask you if The Wire is as good as Nick D. always raves it is. He always goes on and on about how great it is. I've thought about always trying it, but never have yet.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 1:23 pm
Colour: I would put them by an open window for a day or two, hoping the fresh air might help - but only if the winter weather won't destroy them. I don't know squat about the care and maintenance of these things.
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