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Marysafan

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 07:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Lance. Thanks for sharing all that. I think you are so cool.

Pamy

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 07:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I too love this thread, it is fun to get to know everyone!
I think we are at #4
1. I had the greatest childhood, we didn't have lots of money but I never knew it, my Mom and Dad were very creative.
2. I am an only child and so were my parents, so I have no aunts/uncles/first cousins and I am not any of those things
3. My Mom was my best friend until the day she died.
4. I now have the greatest husband and son and am very blessed to have my hubby home for Thanksgiving(he was deployed last year at this time)

Moondance

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I should be working on my web page I have been designing.
2. I am working on Thanksgiving ... my clients want to work out before pigging out!
3. Found out yesterday I have been chosen to sit on the nominating committee for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
4. My kitty Sabastian is feeling better.
5. My life stops when my kitties are sick.

Pamy

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 07:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Congrats Moonie!!!! That is so cool, I know you are taking classes, are you working on anything?
Glad Sabastian is better, I agree life stops when animals are sick. We are fostering 4 puppies for 2 wks and it is such a great feeling

Moondance

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 07:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I LOVE puppie breath!!!

I will leave ya a note in your folder:)

Whit4you

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 08:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lance - great list - don't worry about the #'ing thing :)

Kaili

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 08:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hopping back in here after a break of a few days.

1. I had a great day at school today and was asked to be a judge for the Geography Bee.

2. I am thrilled I was asked because I am a student teacher and Geography was my first major in college and my first degree.

3. I am loving teaching at the middle school even though I thought I would hate being there after how much fun I had at the high school.

4. (On a different note) I forget to water my plants a lot but I have one that droops within hours of deciding it needs water and perks up withing hours of getting it. That is my indicator plant.

5. It's not drooping right now.

6. I have a lot of clocks and when daylight savings started I never got around to changing all of them. I ignored the ones I don't look at much. That's not the main point though. I have a lot of watches too. I usually only look at the minute hand on my watch because 1. I generally know what hour it is and 2. minutes are more important at school in terms of what time to dismiss the kids. So last week at conferences it was slow and I looked at my watch and told everyone-hey, it's 8 o'clock! We can go home now!. I got funny looks. This was the only time I needed the hour hand and silly me, I had never swiched back that watch. Wouldn't be so odd except for the fact taht I wear that watch ALL THE TIME and had never noticed in all that time. Heehee.

Twinkie

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 09:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lance, I love your list!

Lancecrossfire

Wednesday, November 27, 2002 - 10:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry about the long post--I seem to do that a lot. Pamy and Moon, you have some great information you shared.

Congrats on the committee appointment!

Pamy it's great that your hubby will be home this time around.

Kaili, I am really gald you love your job:) I wish everyone was fortunate enough to be able to love what they are doing to make a living.

Resortgirl

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 04:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I'm sitting here alone, early Thanksgiving morning. Mornings are my favorite time.
2. The stupid turkey IS NOT thawing fast enough
3. I put up my christmas village yesterday, to try and get myself in the spirit of the season. It's 'sorta' working.
4. I have two cats, bernice and smudge, and a pomeranian name Sophie.
5. They will all be standing at my feet ALL day while I'm cooking, hoping that I drop some little morsel. I feel like I'm in an obstacle course trying to move around and not step on them.
6. I'm leaving town Friday to go to the Mall of America and the Vikings game.
7. I hate the Mall of America and don't know a thing about football!

Resortgirl

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 04:52 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I love your list too Lance, and even though we've spent two weeks together it's all new information.. except for the car and the fact that you have only a chair and tv in your living room! LOL!

Schoolmarm

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 05:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. My turkey isn't thawed yet, either...got up at 5 am to check it and put it in the sink. WHY do they never thaw according to the label? It even had an extra day in the fridge.
2. My parents came last night and will stay until Sunday or Monday.
3. They brought caffiene-free Diet Mt. Dew. YIPPEE!!
4. I'm fondly remembering resortgirl's resort.
5. I really need to grade papers, and write final exams.
6. I need to apply for jobs even more!
7. I'm ditching the traditional green bean casserole for steamed asparagus, simply because asparagus is my favorite vegetable.
8. It snowed again last night and everything has a fairy-tale-like dusting of white again! Beautiful!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Moondance

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 06:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Lance:)I am excited about all the free movies and all the TV shows on tape LOL
Of course I know your list already... I had the pleasure of discovering your info in Game1

This is my favorite thread to read... ok off to work!

Kaili

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 06:38 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I also love asparagus, but artichokes and zuccini are my real favorites. Asparagus has to be thick for me- not the thin stalks.

2. My mom has asparagus growing in her yard and we have it at her house all the time. Yum!

3. I also love rhubarb. My stepdad makes rhubarb cake that's super good.

4. I like pecan pie, but can never find them for sale anymore- not even frozen ones.

5. I am not doing much anything for Thanksgiving this year. My cousin is sick though and her husband went to see his parents so I am just going to sit around with her and watch a movie or something.

6. I hoipe I don't get sick too.

7. I haven't started any Christmas shopping yet. I want to do it this weekend but I don't want to deal with the 80,000 other people doing it at the same time.

8. I am all about procrastination. I work better under pressure.

9. I love cheesy Lifetime movies.

Resortgirl

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 07:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. My hubby is vacuuming for me
2. I love asparagus too, the skinnier the better (sorry Kaili)
3. My daughters polishing the silverware ( I'm a lucky girl)
4. I have two gifts left to buy for Christmas and I'm DONE!
5. I love singing, but am not very good.
6. Mustard and burnt orange are my new favorite colors.
8. I wear alot of black clothes ( makes me look thinner
9. I never procrastinate or I forget about the things I'm supposed to get done.
10. My favorite new show Nigella bites...

Sage

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 12:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I stopped eating sugar on Oct. 15.
2. I've lost 15 lbs as a result.
3. I'm out of the black hole of depression as a result as well.
4. I do not like turkey, and going to my inlaws is going to be very boring today.
5. I've never cooked a turkey in my life, and never will.
6. I think dressing is disgusting... how can anyone eat soggy bread?? Yuck!
7. I discovered recently that I like gothic metal music.
8. I've been reading a lot lately, averaging 4 books a week.
9. My car has been in the shop for 3 weeks now.
10. I love singing, but RG is much much better than me, any day.
11. I prefer chatting over writing posts on the board, so I lurk a lot, and don't even read too much of the board, for that matter.

Schoolmarm

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 02:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. My Thanksgiving dinner was MARVELOUS! Everything was hot and served on time (Very important in my book, I hate letting food get cold...)
2. I was trained when I worked in the kitchen at 4-H camp for two summers how to serve whole huge meals without letting anything grow cold.
3. My Mom is sitting at the dining room table painting plaster roses to hang curtain drapey cloth through for curtains in my bedroom.
4. If she weren't doing it now, I wouldn't get around to it until....well, lets just say, I'm really glad that she is doing this now.
5. Dad is watching football. (as usual)
6. I really love dressing. It's my favorite part of Thanksgiving feast. I made a HUGE pan so we would have lots of leftovers.
7. I need to quit eating sugar again, too. Thanks for the reminder, Sage.
8. I have BARELY started Christmas shopping.
9. I was glad to see Ms. Moon post again!
10. I can't stand rhubarb, watermelon, or cantaloupe. Too much of them when I was a kid.
11. My favorite kind of pie is GRAPE pie. I'm considering planting concord grapevines so I can make grape pie in the fall.
12. This is my favorite thread! I avoid many of the other threads, and like Sage, prefer to chat.

SAGE...you would love the Gothic metal CD that my Finnish friend sang on. I'm not remembering the name of the band (I think it has Moon in the name...it's kind of elven sounding)

Resortgirl

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 03:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I'm a darn good cook.
2. Made the best dressing we've ever had (portabello mushrooms, apples, wild rice bread)
3. Made a great pumpkin cheesecake pie too.
4. I definitely weigh 5 pounds more today then yesterday
5. Ended up doing dishes and am a bit ticked about that.... hey , I COOKED!!!
6. Am posting to this list because the alternative is too curl up on the couch and sleep until 10 pm and then I won't be able to sleep tonight.
7. I haven't read a book in over 3 months... which is unusual because I normally read one or two a week. My brain has been too busy to sit and concentrate I guess.
8. I am going to investigate "gothic metal" music this weekend... heck if Sage likes it, it must be good.
9. My dog Sophie ate too many dropped goodies off the floor today, she hasn't moved for two hours.
10. I should probably only add to this list when the number is 8 or less.
11. I don't shave my legs in the winter, unless I am wearing a dress, swimsuit, or thinking about romance... hairy legs keep me warm.
12. I always wanted to be a dancer, ice skater or singer....
13. I have weak ankles, short legs and no vocal range, so #12 was always out of the question....

Sia

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 06:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I'm a good cook and a pretty good baker--when I want to bake. Having to bake a dozen pies at a time sort of cured me of enjoying baking, though, when I worked as a cook/baker at a boarding school.
2. I'm an extremely stubborn person.
3. I ate small portions of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes (no gravy) with cole slaw on top, one roll and absolutely no dessert today. And that's all I had for our Thanksgiving feast.
4. Made a delicious cheese ball and had some of that on about six crackers after dinner.
5. I refused the HIGH-carb sparkling grape juice everyone raved about (40 grams in 8 oz.!!) and had a cup of punch and a glass of water instead.
6. Washed dishes after dinner at Mom's.
7. Am listening to one of my favorite cds, Nickel Creek's self-titled album; I live for music and would not survive without it.
8. I have sung at weddings and church and in "talent shows" and love to harmonize; am self-taught at that.
9. Can't dance worth a darn, but used to enjoy it anyway.
10. When I can, I read constantly! Recently I re-discovered books on tape, so I can get housework and laundry done while listening to novels.
11. I've hated most of the books on Oprah's now-defunct book club list, but swore to get through them, so am listening to the rest of them on tape, even abridged versions if that's all I can get from my library. I want to finish that dumb list.
12. Love to sew, especially any hand-work like embroidery or cross-stitch. I enjoy mending.
13. My bath water must be steaming hot, almost too hot to get into the tub. Shaved my legs this morning for no reason; I just love to climb into a freshly-changed bed with smooth legs.
14. I would trade mending for housework gladly, any day. Anyone want to clean my house while I do your mending?

Squaredsc

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 07:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
lance, nice to meet ya, lol. moonie, congrats, im so happy for you. ok, here we go......

1. just came back from dinner at my aunts
2. found out things about family members that i never knew till now
3. each holidy dinner i find out something new about a family member
4. my aunt always gets into a heated arguement with another family member
5. this year it was about halle berry's movie monster's ball
6. i just sat there laughing
7. after we ate we played electronic taboo
8. my team lost twice
9. it was girls against the guys\
10. the dinner was great but didn't care for the dressing, it was regular bread dressing an i love cornbread dressing that d.h. makes
11. d.h. is making his dressing right now, can't wait till tomorrow
12. when i came home had to take off the pants and put on some sweats
13. after this post going upstairs with a piece of cake and watch the cr marathon
14. i just love laurence
15. also going to watch it tomorrow

hope everyone had a fantabulous holiday.

Kaili

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I hate shaving my legs but I like how it feels when you don't for awhile, then you do, and put on pants and your legs feel so smooth.

2. I shouldn't have started this list because I don't know if I have 16 things to say right now.

3. I bought Christmas lights today and put them up all over my apartment. I won't get a tree because it's too much of a hassle when I won't even be here anyway.

4. I love having so many Christmas lights that the room glows when the regular lights are off.

5. I've decided to make the drive to my mom's tomorrow even though she is working all weekend.

6. It takes 5 and a half to 6 hours to get to her house from where I live.

7. It's beautiful there, and I think they have snow on the ground.

8. She just found out for sure that her horse she recently got is pregnant and that the other one that was given to her is 10 years youner than she was told. The people gave it to her saying he is old and since their kids are moved out nobody plays with him or has time for him. She took him as a retirement thing so he could live out the rest of his life happily (he was supposed to be 25)- the vet told her he is more like 16. So now mom has 4 horses- ages 5, 12, 16, and 17 and one one the way to be born in May. Fun!

9. When I go up ther I love to go to this resturant in Duluth that makes this great vegan pizza. Mmmmm...I'm so excited!

10. I will also get to see my dog who is a perfect German Shephard and is 12 years old. Her age is starting to catch up with her body and she can't go for walks really anymore but when she was yound she could jump in the back of the truck over the side. Everytime I leave I am sad because I never know how much longer her life will be comfortable for and when it will be my last time ever seeing her.

11. I missed watching the Survivor recap show which is okay because it was just a recap but I'm kinda missing the show and watching old taped ones doesn't quite do it for me. I always know how they end and I like the suspense.

12. I don't get why people watch fishing shows. One of my old roomates used to watch them and I would always come in the room and say "oh, I think I've seen this one. I'll tell you what happens next- he's gonna catch a fish!"

13. I'm so excited that starting Sunday the no-call list for telemarketers goes into effect and I will no longer be getting 15 calls per day from them. Usually I'm not home, but I look on my caller ID and see "unavailable" calls every 10-15 minutes on the ID.

14. I love caller ID.

15. I hate being instant messaged when I am mid-list! :)

16. I just reached my last one and the IM is interesting so I'm going to use this as my last fact. I like cherry apple cider- the fresh kind, not the big gracery store kids that taste like apple juice!

Llkoolaid

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I am 46
2. My 25th wedding anniversary in on the 3rd.
3. I have 4 kids.
4. I love to quilt.
5. I am a reality tv freak.
6. I love movies that either make me laugh or make me cry
7. I love to play canasta.
8. I am a stay at home mom.
9. I like to read when I get the chance.
10. I hate to cook.
11. I hate to bake even more.
12. I love good jokes.
13. I love the ocean but hate the beach unless it is storming.
14. I volunteer a lot at my kids schools.
15. I love Christmas and christmas decorations.
16. I love to sit alone at night when everyone else is sleeping.
17. I can't wait for summer, snow makes me crazy, it should only snow on christmas eve starting about 8 in the evening and melting away on boxing day.

Hippyt

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yikes,17 things? I think I can

1)Only ONE thing on Lance's list surprised me!
2) That would be his belief that he is not creative,writing counts as an art form Lance!
3}This Thanksgiving I have had an epiphany!
4)I love big band music.
5)I also like eminem.
6)Paxil has saved my life.
7)Swedish accents drive me up a wall.
8)My best on-line friend and I have known each other four years,and she lives in Australia.We send gift packages snail-mail.
9)I've decided my Mom is just like me,and it isn't so bad!
10)I've met and worked for Bill Clinton.
11)I'm still a Democrat.
12)My Dad is a VietNam vet
13)I don't like to give a reason for being a vegetarian,it's my business
14)I love Tom Jones music
15)I just bought some really cool red suede shoes
16)Geez, enough about me!
17)I've met Kevin Costner,he's short and rude!

Sia

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Llkoolaid, how do you get INTO the ocean if you hate to cross the beach??? LOL!

Jbean

Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 09:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
man, i will try to do 18, don't know if i can or not.

1. i am so full i feel like i am going to burst!
2. i had 2 thanksgiving meals.
3. the first one was at mom's at lunch time and the second at my sister's at dinner.
4. i contributed no food to either of these meals.

5. we are all better people because of it. lol
6. i am not a cook!
7. or a housekeeper.
8. i have been on vacation all week.
9. i am NOT looking forward to monday.
10. i hope survivor wasn't on tonight, as i didn't make my picks.

11. i usually go out on thursday nights and it feels funny to be setting at home (this late) and not be in bed yet.

12. last week, i went to watch a sing-off type competition (true American Idol style).

13. my friend sang in it....she is awesome.

14. she didn't get into the final 5 (there were 34 people singing).

15. i love to sing, but can JUST carry a tune...nothing more.

16. i have no coordination and cannot dance worth ....well, you get the point.

17. my cat is like my child

18. i haven't started my christmas shopping, either (kalli, i am with you on the procrastination thing 100%)