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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 11:31 am
1. Not that I'm complaining or anything but we've had more sun this summer than I ever remember and it just keeps coming....and coming. Fall officially starts tomorrow and we're too hot yet.. 2. I've been in my new house 3 weeks tomorrow. I like it but I've still got tons of work to do. I don't think the last people could have put any more pictures and knick knacks on the walls.. I have soo much puttying and painting to do!! arrrrghhhhh... but it'll be so worth it in the end 3. The last owners switched out the decent washer/dryer set before moving out. Left me with super crappy ones and I have proof in pictures that I took when I did home inspection... will take them to small claims court if they don't fork over the ones I bought or give me cash to buy new ones.. Who does that??? cheaters!! 4. I have a serious mole problem. My front yard is, well, I can't even discribe how terrible it is. Everyday theres at least 10 new dirt piles. I finally hired a mole guy, Archie, and he starts on Wednesday. Run Moles Run!!! 5. My son wants to be a scarecrow for Halloween and I want him to be a sea otter (since I already bought the costume!) He's 3. Not sure what will happen. 6. I'd love to get a cat
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 21, 2009 - 10:25 pm
1. Congratulations Cinnamongirl on finally moving into your new home! People are weird aren't they? We had neighbors in the apartment who moved out with a brand new fridge...that belonged to the owner of the apartments! 2. Some days I feel like I just can't catch a break, it's one thing after another. 3. The kidlets have parent teacher conferences this week...2 minimum days and a whole day out on Friday. 4. Both of them are doing pretty well in school, but we do have a few learning issues to discuss with Kota's teachers. 5. I'd like to go to bed, but I'm waiting on a load of laundry to finish. It's my aunts so I can't really leave it til tomorrow since I need to take it to her in the morning. 6. Caleb got his new glasses today. He's not very happy that he couldn't get contacts yet, but heck, I have to fight to get him to wear his eye patch, he's not ready for contacts yet. 7. I picked up Dan Brown's new book the other day. Haven't had much time to start reading it yet though and it's driving me nuts!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 12:21 am
1. It was close to 100 this weekend. Tomorrow its supposed to be only 75. Cooled off fast around here and will probably get hot again before the end of the month. 2. It's also pretty windy here. 3. Darren has one more week of school and then he's out for a month. First break he's had since he started. 4. Caleb has been doing so well with his guitar practice and is getting quite good at it. Of course he spends more time practicing Metallica than what he's learning in school, but it's still good for him. 5. Darren and I have eye dr appts on Thursday. I am really dreading it, that's a migraine trigger for me. 6. Since getting her new bike for her birthday, Dakota has spent several hours outside riding most days. Added bonus, Caleb has spent a lot of time out riding with her. 7. I finished Dan Browns new book a few days ago. It was good, but I think the first two were better. 8. I just paid the last summer month electric bill today (Oct shouldn't be nearly as hot.) I'm happy to say that we managed to keep it down fairly low this summer. The kids were great about shutting off lights and the tv and somehow I managed to convince Darren that we didn't need to run the cooler 24/7.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Saturday, October 10, 2009 - 1:22 pm
1. Fall is here and its soooooo beautiful. My favourite season by far. 2. Just brought home a new-to-me dining room table & chairs that I bought off craigslist. I'm really happy with it...fits right in. 3. My tenant downstairs just gave notice yesterday that she needs to be out by months end. Grrrr. She's like a week and a bit late for giving notice but I'm taking it as a blessing in disguise. Its all good. 4. Its our Thanksgiving this weekend and so many people in my family are missing thru vacations that we are having it next weekend instead. 5. I'm taking the last owners of the house to small claims court. They won't give me back the washer/dryer that I bought with the house.. Claim they can't cuz they sold them.. Bogus story. Its very stressful but I'm looking forward to my day in court. I will eat them alive. 6. My son is sitting here beside me watching The Wiggles. 7. I've picked my interior paint colours...now to get busy prepping the walls 8. I haven't even begun to get ready for Halloween, except to get Matt a costume. 9. Must start doing some housework around here. Seems I haven't had much time for it lately but we are running out of clean dishes and clothes!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 11:06 pm
1. It has been eventful around here lately. 2. Dakota came home two weeks ago telling us about this cute boy she liked so much. He is so cute, smart, funny, and so cute. Darren and Caleb threw a fit in the way only daddy's and big brothers can. 3. Oh so cute boy asked her is she wanted to go "out." Darren had a fit. Caleb said he couldn't wait to beat...er, meet, him. Bil had a fit. 4. Me and sis giggled. Typical 11 year old relationship, she likes him, he likes her, he asks her out, she says yes, they talk for two minutes, then go their seperate ways. 5. Oh so cute boy broke up with Kota. Darren and bil privately cheered. Caleb wants to have a little chat with him. Dakota picked out her cutest outfit and went back to school the next day laughing with her friends and having a good time without oh so cute boy. 6. Oh so cute boy now wants to get back together...Dakota said no thanks, there's more boys. Darren, Caleb, and bil at first cheered, then groaned at the thought of more boys. Sis and I giggled. 7. Darren's been sick with the flu and home since Friday. We've caught up on our tivo shows (six episodes of Heroes.) He's going back to work tomorrow, not feeling great, but ok. 8. Caleb's thisclose to asking a girl out (the very pretty volleyball girl.) I'm a little more concerned about this than Kota's oh so cute boy, because at 13 it's a bit more serious. 9. I've got a couple quiet days this week to enjoy to myself, but next week gets busy again. Doctors appts for Dakota and my aunt, getting ready for a home inspection for my aunt (social worker comes every year to make sure the house is safe for an elderly person, sometimes they offer some good tips.) 10. Darren asked me earlier today about Christmas and I almost freaked. It's really time to start thinking about that??? How did that happen?
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Monday, October 19, 2009 - 3:34 pm
1. I feel like talking endlessly about myself, but Wargod used all the numbers. 1.1 But it was fun reading about Caleb and Kota's adventures with the opposite sex.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Monday, October 19, 2009 - 4:54 pm
1) awe.....puppy love 2) It seems like everytime I'm scheduled to be off on a vac. wk some crap happens & it gets postponed. Yep, I should have started a vac. today but I'll be working all wk. I asked my boss's boss today if maybe they would/could just buy back this wk since I've had this happen now 3 times this yr and he's thinking about it.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Monday, October 19, 2009 - 6:23 pm
1.2.3 I want to read 10 facts about Hermione's adventures with the opposite sex 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, October 19, 2009 - 9:24 pm
1. I wanna hear more from Hermi (and everyone else too, this thread has been too quiet lately!) 2. Got my new glasses today. Amazing how much clearer everything is. 3. Darren is finally feeling better, not 100% yet, but much better. Unfortunately he goes back to work super far behind and will have to work at least 10 hour days this week and maybe Saturday as well. 4. Counting BR's post as 3 facts. Texasdeb, Darren's able to cash in sick time (doesn't have any left this year) and it's wonderful. His company does it in November so whatever he gets is always Christmas money.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 1:38 pm
1. I have been amazingly healthy this school year considering all the different germs that are swirling around in the air. 2. And with that, I'll get sick. 3. Babyruth, I am but a sad, empty shell of my former hotness. All liaisons with members of the opposite (or same ) sex have been figments of my imagination. 4. Except Facebook guy, but we're just friends ATM. 5. My dog will not come in the house because she got scared of my laundry basket. That tells you A) My dog is a real wuss and B) I don't do laundry as often as I need to.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 1:47 pm
1. I used to love posting in this thread but I've been gone for a while. 2. Except from Hermi & Mamie who I 'talk' to every single day. 3. I spent the summer recovering from major surgery but I'm better now. 4. I picked up a pumpkin candle ... it smells so good!! 5. I'm sad that my 12 year old doesn't want to do Halloween this year. 6. My dog and I will give out candy! 
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 1:59 pm
1. Awwww! But it is his last legit year! I'll leave him a sternly worded message on his farm. 2. Love the Halloween smiley! 3. The cable guy came today and he was about my age and quite attractive. We got to talking and he has a sister who lost her hearing to meningitis when she was 7 years old. I lost mine to meningitis when I was 4. She is totally deaf, though, and my hearing loss is about 80%. His mother is also an interpreter for a living. It was very cool and he was great about looking at me when he talked to me and making sure I could see his lips and speaking clearly. That's refreshing. So many people don't even try. 4. My sister's kids have been sick and I haven't gotten to see them and it's amazing how much I miss them. 5. It's kinda sad to be 40 years old and know you're not going to have kids. I still struggle with that, so I dote on my nieces and nephews as much as I can. 6. I want to start volunteering again. I was working with a no-kill animal shelter, but they had so many volunteers that they didn't really need me. I think I may start training at a domestic violence shelter, although I worry that may be too close emotionally. 7. I just started sneezing a ton. Told you I would get sick now!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:04 pm
5.1 Hermi, you aren't too elderly to have kids! You could be knocked up in a years time.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:07 pm
5.2 ROFL, Escapee! Knocked up, huh? You have a unique way of just cutting out the bullshit and saying exactly what you're thinking. I do love that about you!
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:08 pm
5.2 I understand what you are talking about Hermi. When I turned 40 I was sad to think that I would not havee children, but as the years went by I was okay with it. All of my brothers have kids and it is great to watch them grow. My oldest niece and nephew always introduce me to their friends as their cool Aunt.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:09 pm
5.2.1 Thanks, Dfennessey. There is something special about being the cool aunt, huh? 
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:14 pm
5.2.2 And you are a very cool aunt Hermi!! 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:19 pm
5.3 You want my kids? All yours. You think your pets are scared now.... I just found out that my bonus kid drank this past weekend. I told her we would talk about it when we got home. I am not sure how to approach this. I want her to talk to me and be honest about stuff, but there has to be consequences to her actions, right? I mean, she did tell me she had a 'couple of beers' and I think in 16 year old speak that's more like a six pack.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:28 pm
5.4 Nic! 5.5 Tell me more about bonus kid. I'm having a brain fart. Is she a relative?
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:39 pm
5.6 I remember being 16 but I never told my father about it until I was in my 40's
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 2:59 pm
5.5.1 Bonus kid is my 16 year old sister that I have custody of. She has lived with me since may, no issues. She said her back was bothering her, maybe kidney infection, she's been lethargic and sleeping since Sunday. The thought popped into my head and I asked "did you have any alcohol on Saturday night? And please, be honest." She said yes but only a couple of beers. Well she was 'supposedly' at a friends house. I am thinking about calling said friend's mother.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 3:17 pm
5.6 I don't know how I missed that situation. Yeesh, I feel dumb. I think, yes, I'd call the friend's mother.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 3:17 pm
5.7 But very glad she was honest with you.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 12:33 am
1. Escapee, your sis' honesty was a good thing. I'd call the friends mom too. Then have a chat with sis about why she shouldn't drink (don't have to lecture) and rules (no drinking and driving, call for a ride, etc.) Call me strange but I'm not so sure I'd punish her if it were up to me, the first time anyways. She was honest about it and that should be encouraged. At the same time there's nothing wrong with laying down rules and consequences (and keeping them) if she breaks the rules. Kids get harder the older they get (lol, comment on my own kids!) 2. Hermi, you're an awesome auntie. With the nieces and nephews you get to be the fun one! 3. Caleb got in the car today and told me he needed to shave. Before anyone says no way...he does have a little mustache that's very visible and he's very proud of, but what he was talking about today was the few chin hairs he's got. Darren took him in and handed him the little mustache trimmer thingie to take care of the chin hairs and told him he'd show him how to shave in a few weeks (on a weekend.) 4. Dakota got in the car and the first thing she said was one of her friends actually commented that her bump (she has cystic acne and the dr drained it yesterday) was smaller, then proudly turned her head towards the light so I could see. It's at least half the size it was yesterday, a huge improvement and one I'm thrilled for since the next step was going to be surgical. 5. Speaking of that, Hermi, I said about a week ago Dakota has been amazingly healthy since school started this year. She's only missed two days of school and both had to do with the derm draining that bump. Usually by now she's had an ear/sinus infection and some kind of nasty respitory infection plus everything else that's gone around. But, as I blame the derm for her missed school days, I also credit him for her health. She's been taking antibiotics for the acne for several months now (too young for accutane unfortunately) and I think it's stomping down any nasties she tends to get. 6. Tried taking a nap earlier, it was very brief cuz the phone kept ringing. Finally picked it up and talked to someone and then laid back down. Was woken up again and decided to give up...when I walked by the table I saw a scribbled note, I'd set up an appt on that earlier phone call! Good thing I wrote it down cuz I doubt I'd have remembered it otherwise since I was half asleep when I made it, lol.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 10:09 am
1. I haven't worked in almost 7 months. 2. If my doctor says its okay I'm going back to work next week ... whoo hoo!! 3. Today I'm shopping for fall clothes for work. It'll be like starting over with a brand new job. 4. My dog is going to be sad to lose his napping partner during the day. 5. My son is going to be sad because I won't be as available for him. 6. But I will be so happy to be finally moving forward!! And being productive and bringing in some $$. 7. Happy Thursday everyone!!! 
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