Archive through November 22, 2002
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Archive through November 22, 2002
Theowl | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 06:58 pm     OK, my turn: 1. I love Pizza 2. I play a hand held Solitaire game constantly at home to keep from smoking. 3. I love (guess) OWLS and I collect them. I have so many, I don't have room in my small house, so they are mostly in storage. 4. My TV is on from 6:00 AM (I listen to news in bed) until 2:00 AM (I listen to Hannity and Colms in bed). 5. I knew the guys that Tim Allen got busted with at Western Mich. University in the '70's, but not him. 6. I HATE (and I don't do that often) Bush, and the sound of his voice and that smug look on his face!! 7. I have 4 sisters. 1 in San Diego, 1 in Atlanta, 2 in Paw Paw, MI with my mom. I have a brother in the Air Force stationed near Omaha, Neb. and 1 brother that was killed by a drunk driver when he was 18 and I was 15. 8. My dad died of pancreatic cancer in 1977. 9. My mom is the strongest person I know, mentally and, for 78 years old, physically. 10. I'm going to be 50 on my next birthday, and I'm not handleing it very well at all!! 11. I grew up in Paw Paw, Mich, population 3,000 then, and it has very famous winerys. I have NEVER toured one and I don't like wine. 12. My first husband killed himself when I wouldn't take him back. 13. I've been volunteering at the Human Society in our area since I found it 3 months ago, and absolutely love all those kids. 14. My kids, Spirit, Suzie, Shannon, Sandi, and Stucky all smell me when I come home from the HS and get REALLY mad at me!! 15. My baby boy, Spirit, and I went to visit the elderly people at the nursing home today. They just LOVED him, and he LOVED all of them, too!! 16. Since he was a "goo-boy", we went to Hardee's and had a hamburger. 17. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed in the sad threads here, that I can't write my sympathy's to everyone, so I would like everyone to know that I read your posts, and I think about you, but I just can't post. 18.I broke my big toes, the left one in 6th grade while doing a head stand in my basement, and the right one excactly 2 years later to the day while doing a hand stand in gyn class. Both were the kind of breaks that required a cast, and I got both casts off on St. Patricks Day, 2 years apart. Luck of the Irish??? 19. I miss the very first snow fall in Mich. for a few days, and then I get over it. (I live in Tenn. now). |
Abbynormal | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 07:06 pm     1. I grew an inch the year I turned 40. 2. My house is haunted. 3. The smell of popcorn annoys me. 4. I say totally totally too much. 5. I rarely eat chocolate. 6. All my kids were born in different states. 7. Pink roses and tulips are my favs. 8. Shaving sucks. 10. We may move to Maine & I'm freaking. 11. I almost died from a wasp sting. 12. DH was a one-night stand, 16 years ago. 13. I have 5 1st cousins in CA I've never met. 14. DH and I made love in the 76 ball at the Talladega Super-Speedway. 15. I can't stand coffee. 17. Advil gives me a headache. 18. I hate ketchup on a hamburger. 19. I dip my hamburger in ketchup. 20. I was "made" in Mexico. |
Heyltslori | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 08:19 pm     Whit.. you can get a web bracelet using this link for only $6. http://www.pownetwork.org/hoi.htm |
Kristylovesbb | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 08:24 pm     1.I am an avid reader of true crime books 2.I suffer from insomnia, due to menopause, and can not go to sleep without sleeping pills. 3.I love to cook 4.My husband is my soul mate, and he adores me 5.When my doctor told me I was starting menopause I almost changed doctors, I thought he was a quack. 6.When I told my husband what the doctor said he said he knew it but was afraid to tell me 7.I will be 50 on the 4th of July and I am pissed about it. 8.My husband is afraid to go shopping with me anymore because I trip alot and when I do I laugh so hard I wet my pants! 9.At Christmas time I hide in the Christmas trees in front of the grocery stores and whistle at people when they go by 10.My husband took me to a different grocery store once and I set off the alarm when I tried to leave out the fire door! He knows I am set in my ways and I wanted to go to MY grocery store, so it was his fault! 11.I found 11 snakes this year in my yard! I now take nerve pills! 12.I want to move back to the city 13.I would like to go to a night club with the girls to see if I still have it, but my husband won't let me. 14.I love Bill O'Rielly 15.I am addicted to Fox News |
Heyltslori | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 08:30 pm     Whit...that would be a VET bracelet.. from that WEB site... (I'm tired...lol) |
Mygetaway | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 08:41 pm     I'm really having fun with this thread, it is addicitng, thanks Whit.. I hate it that I only remember things I want to share when the tally is up so high.. Let's see: 1. I haven't seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but really want to, and might on Thanksgiving. 2. I also want to see Harry Potter 2, but have no younger kids to take for cover...LOL 3. I love going to the movies, but usually have to wait for DVD and videos. 4. I didn't have a problem going to an afternoon matinee by myself, but wouldn't go to an evening show alone. 5. I refuse to pay evening prices for a movie, even if it means I won't get to see it. 6. I'm making this list instead of putting my full attention on Survivor because I already know what happens and it's BORING! LOL 7. When I was 12, I subbed for a friends paper route. 8. On the first day I delivered to a woman whose ST Bernard had just had puppies. 9. She told me to go ahead and bring the paper up to her at the porch. Against my better judgement, I did. 10. The dog bit me, took my whole elbow into it's mouth. 11. I needed 3 stitches. 12. Many years later, my son was bit by a dog in the same exact place on his arm, and needed 3 stitches. 13. When he was just starting to walk my son fell and his bottom tooth went through his lip. 14. He had to have stitches. 15. I had to be removed from the room for being too upset, even though I knew all the Docs in the ER because I worked at the hospital.. LOL 16. I once rode an Elephant at the Puyallup fair. 17. When I was younger I wanted to sky dive at least once, but never did. 18. My first car was totalled after 10 years, 2 blocks from my house. 19. I've never owned a new car. 20. I used to LOVE rollercoasters. 21. I have Neuorfibromatosis. 22. I'm so glad I'm done now, and hope I don't think of anything else because I don't want to bore you...  |
Kstme | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 09:34 pm     1) Today I decided to stay off the tvch for awhile. 2) I can't stand CSI. 3) I love my puppies and waited 38 years to get them. 4) I don't drive anymore (the world is safer for this) 5. I was raped by a cop in my bedroom while his partner was in my living room cheering him on. 6. My dh was a cop at the same precinct where the cop was stationed. 7. I met my dh a month after the rape. 8. I went through menopause at 38. 9. I have no living close relatives except my daughter and dh. 10. I have no self-confidence. 11. I, also, have been anorexic/bulimic twice. 12. I have undergone 10 surgeries. 13. I like snakes, but hate spiders. 14. I once modeled/acted. 15. An old boyfriend was the brother of the original Roman on DOOL (Wayne Northrop) 16. We had a long sick relationship...LOL 17. Julio Iglesias once loaned me his handkerchief in the LA airport. 18. I am an agoraphobic. 19. I dislike Vegas...hard to hug a cactus. 20. I have housekeepers. (thank goodness!) 21. I've written an unpublished romance novel. (three agents liked it, but I didn't pursue it) 22. I like champagne. 23. I've just said more about myself than I've ever said to anyone. (so much for not posting on tvch! ) |
Urgrace | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 12:07 am     1. Kristylovesbb made me ROTFLOL with her list 2. The people here at tvch are a comfort to me 3. I've met 15 tvch members in person 4. Moondance included me in a BB Angel caper and also taught my grandson how to use a camera 5. Tess made my members folder for me 6. I don't own a computer 7. Lancecrossfire prints and mails me the pages of my folder 8. TheOwl gave me an owl keepsake and some peonies that I dried and still have 9. Buttercup introduced me to chat and uses the mug I gave her frequently 10. Karuuna gave me the directions to get into chat via the webtv I use ll. Spygirl came to my town for a visit but I didn't meet her until a couple months later in a state outside of the ones we live in, and I have brushed her beautiful silky hair 12. Gail gave me homemade soaps that I enjoy very much 13. My never married brother in law likes Schoolmarm 14. Babyruth has met my mother and daughter too 15. Sage read part of a book to me 16. ResortGirl sang karaoke with me and took me for a boatride 17. Merlin cooked for me 18. Imbewitched bought me lunch and I intend to reciprocate very soon 19. I have always had long fingernails that I cut frequently because they grow so fast 20. My favorite ice cream flavor is lemon 21. I won a scholarship to the University of Georgia for band camp (also a flautist) where I learned there are prodigies who play 1000 times better than I can 22. I became a grandmother at 30 and a great grandmother at 52. We have 6 children and 14 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild 23. I went to the first showing of Gone With the Wind and stood in line that went all the way around the block for two hours 24. We lived in a haunted house in Michigan |
Lyn | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 03:04 am     1. When my son was 11 he dragged me to a Star Trek convention 2. For the second time in our marriage (18 yrs) I'm so mad at my husband, I'm not talking to him 3. Our second grandbaby angel went to heaven last week 4. I'm a smilie-a-holic 5. One of my guilty pleasures is watching The Waltons 6. I spend all year waiting for Christmas (love decorating, the music, family time) 7. When I get nervous I laugh 8. I hate the Beatles 9. Up until three years ago my hair past my butt 10. We built our own shed this summer 11. I've had three concussions - the last one was caused by #10 (above) 12. The BB live feeds were so addictive I neglected my family. I decided to cancel the feeds ASAP 13. I almost drowned twice 14. I love to go fishing 15. I refuse to make pies. The last time I tried I got so mad I threw the dough (and just missed my husband's head) 16. The greatest time in my life was when I was pregnant with my son 17. My husband doesn't have a middle name 18. I kept a diary when I was a teenager until my brother read it to the boys in the neighbourhood (I hurt him big time for that ) 19. Dara Joy, Linda Howard and Robert Asprin are my favourite authors 20. I don't like sitcoms 21. Things on my feet drive me crazy (socks, shoes, slippers) 22. Summer gives me PMS 23. I sleep with my eyes open 24. I laugh myself silly every time I watch Jumping Jack Flash 25. I once had a chance to do a documentary for the Canadian Gov't but the funding fell thru |
Schoolmarm | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 04:59 am     1. Urgrace made me smile with her post above, especially number 13 2. My parents are coming for Thanksgiving at my house for the first time ever...maybe my brother, too! 3. One year at my parents, I was making Thanksgiving dinner and locked the Turkey in the oven with the self-cleaning oven lever. 4. Had to turn the oven off for 45 minutes to get the door open! 5. Turkey still turned out great. 6. My dad will never let me forget that...everytime I cook a Turkey, he asks me if I've locked the oven yet. 7. I have an organ student performing his Senior recital tomorrow night. 8. I'm really proud of the way that he plays! 9. It will snow here this afternoon. 10. I blew my knee out downhill skiing, and have had ACL reconstruction surgery. 11. The surgery made playing the organ impossible for several months. 12. I'm really needing a beach right now. 13. I'm a really bad speller. 14. I have a cleaning lady, but still don't have my house organized. 15. I live in a really little town that has a roving horde of skunks that are brave enough to get on your porch and go through your recycling bin. 16. I'm glad I'm in town, instead of in the housing development outside of town that has a resident bear that tears through garbage cans. 17. I have two Steinway grand pianos in my office. 18. I teach four and five year olds to play piano on them. LOL! 19. I own my house. 20. I have never lived in an apartment. 21. The only time I have ever paid rent was as an undergrad in married student housing, and as a grad student...just the lot rent for a mobile home. Total of four years. 22. Today is the only day this week that I will not have 12 contact hours at work. 23. I will be going to happy hour to celebrate...and to plan a music festival. 24. I can't wait for this semester to be over. 25. I have no children, but claim the thousands that I've taught. 26. Shouldn't we "start over" when we get to 10 or 20.... |
Urgrace | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 09:14 am     Typo on my #22 above - I became a grandmother at age 30 fixed cw |
Theowl | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 11:59 am     Oh Man, Gracie!! I'm really glad you corrected that. I read it this morning, and I've been thinking about it all day. I came in here to tell you you made a HUGE mistake. If you are over 52, than I must be 62!! LOL!!  |
Urgrace | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 12:35 pm     No mistake TheOwl. My oldest grandchild is 24 because my step-daughter is not much younger than me. My greatgrandchild is my oldest daughter-in-laws' grandchild - this dil is only 10 years younger than me and yes I'm over 52 shhhhhhh |
Squaredsc | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 07:09 pm     1. who started this game again? 2. i have become addicted to this game 3. im at home right now 4. its almost 10pm and we just finished dinner 5. we went to burger king 6. im still wearing what i wore to work but i have my pants unbuttoned 7. my angel is at my feet chewing on a chew stick 8. my asia's new mommie sent me 2 pics of her a few months ago and i haven't sent her a reply 9. im sending her pics of asia as a puppy but haven't gotten all of the copies done at walmart 10. d.h. wants me to go to walmart tomorrow and buy tires 11. why do i have to do it, the man should do the car things, grrrr 12. my d.s. hasn't cleaned out the kitty litter pan today 13. im not going to work tomorrow due to the tire thing 14. i was raised a catholic but don't totally believe in it now 15. i don't go to church 16. i don't totally believe in man-made religions 17. i believe in the creator and the power of your ancestors 18. im not sure i can get to 27 without repeating myself 19. my d.s. is asking me about some basketball player's first name 20. im in a football pool at work 21. i have won twice 22. i love the sport of football but don't want my boys playing 23. i need a bigger house 24. i want laurence to decorate it 25. i want an aubergene wall 26. i collect barbies and elephants 27. my acid reflux is acting up and im out of my medicine ok, that wasn't so bad.  |
Kristylovesbb | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 07:30 pm     Ok people I'm just getting started, I love this! I know some of you will not believe the things I am about to say but they are all true and all my friends have known about them for years and take great pleasure in repeating these stories to people they know. 1.I came from a family of nuts 2.My dad once bought a portable tv that the picture tube was upside down, when we turned it on and realized the picture was upside down and started fussing, he told us to shut up and give it time to warm up and it would straighten up. He really believed it would! 2.One morning my dad called my mother at work because he could not find his teeth, she told him she had enough trouble keeping up with her own and did not know where his were. Five minutes later she called him back and told him she knew where his teeth were, she had them on. She told my dad that all morning long she thought her gums had shrunk because they were so loose. 3.I once had to be rushed to the emergency room because I had one of those old asprin tins in my mouth and I opened it and shut it on my tongue. I rode to the er with my tongue hanging out with an asprin box hanging on it. 4.My mother once grabbed the Raid instead of hair spray and sprayed it all over her head on Thanksgiving morning. 5.My dad had a little too much to drink one night and knocked the neighbors porch off when he ran into it with his car. 6.My husband and I got frisky on the sofa one winter day during a huge snow storm and afterwards I walked to the front door in my robe to look at the snow and to my horror saw foot prints coming from the neighbors house! He is a 24 year old hard body. I said to my husband- well he'll be tramatized for life seeing two old wrinkled bodies flappin in the wind! ps he is still my neighbor 7.I was an extra in Hell Raiser 3 8.I was in 5 commercials in my home town 9.I love practical jokes and pull them on people all the time. 10.In my back yard are 10 acres of wooded land. My grandson had the nerve to tell me he was bored one time, so I gave him a hand full of bread and told him to go play Hansel and Gretel. He came back in a few minutes and showed me two tiny little holes on his finger and I told him a vampire must have bit him! To this day he still reminds me of telling him that and every Halloween, in my most errie vampire voice, I call him and say "I von to suck your Blood" 11.My grandson is best grandson in the whole entire world. |
Kaili | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 07:59 pm     1. I have a third degree burn on my left hand that I got when I was 3. My mom had made popcorn in a pot and she had it in a bowl and went to the other room. I figured it would be warmer right out of the pan so I got a chair and tried to reach. I guess I tried to balance by grabbing the handle of the pot and it knocked it and the bottom of the pot landed on top of my hand. 2. That burn is how I learned my left from my right. 3. My mom, aunt, two cousins and i lived in a tent in Arizona for awhile when I was little just because our moms wanted to. 4. My momlikes to tell people I was housebroken because we also lived in a house with no water or electricity in eastern Oregon when I was little. 5. I have to keep my alarm clock in the living room to force myself to get out of bed to turn it off. I have another pre-alarm alarm clock by my bed that is set for 5 minutes before the other one goes off. 6. I decided to transfer schools, came back to Wisconsin to see the school and city I was transferring to and got a moving van and moved all within one month. 7. I loved lincoln logs as a kid. 8. I love shoes. I love buying new shoes. I wish I had more shoes. 9. I feel like a dressed monkey wearing a dress. I am SO a jeans kinda girl. But I will wear a skirt if the occasion calls for it. 10. I am going to Churchill (on Hudson Bay) in a few weeks to see polar bears with my mom and step dad. I can't wait! 11. I hate mushrooms, yet I like portabella mushroom sandwiches. 12. I love Italian food and Mexican food is my second favorite. 13. One time my mom and I drove to Mexico while we were in Arizona but we only were there for about 3 minutes then recrossed the border. 14. When I was living in Flagstaff Arizona, some friends and I decided we wanted to go somewhere one night. We decided east would be good and at 11 pm we drove to Albuquerque. 15. One time later back in Wisconsin I got a friend to do a similar thing with me and at about the same time of night we drove to Thunder Bay in Ontario. 16. These spur of the moment things usually are my idea and actually are gone through with due to my convincing/begging. 17. I love to travel. 18. I want to go to Cuba really, really bad. 19. I met Jesse Jackson in an elevator in the Bahamas. He was staying at the same resort. 20. Jimmy Stewart stayed the night at my grampa's house in Milwaukee when my grampa was a little kid (before he was famous). 21. I am TERRIFIED of ticks. 22. I love tobasco sauce. I live spicy stuff. I love salsa. Chunky salsa. 23. I am thinking of using my free airline miles to take my mom on a trip to Alaska to thank her for everything she has done for me while i have been in college. It doesn't compare, but it's as much as I can do right now. 24. I love to build stuff. Even that cheap particle board furniture that you have to put together. 25. I was putting together a desk one time and I accidently stepped on one of those HUGE tacks they give you to use on the bottom as a slider and it went all the way into my heel. About a half inch. OUCH!!!! It was awful!!! 26. By the way, I'm not the most graceful person in the world. 27. If I could have a superpower it would be to be able to communicate with animals. 28. I think that this is the last fact that I need to do this round. Unless someone else has posted already. Final fact for now. This is fun. Try it if you haven't yet!!!! |
Webkitty | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:00 pm     LOL Square! (my pants are unbuttoned right now too) 1. I love how Square is so into "aubergene" 2. I use too much clipart 3. I wish Ketchup would come here and post 4. I have a wicked sense of humor 5. One of my cats has a catnip problem, I am thinking of entering him into rehab. 6. He loves to play fetch with his toy mouse 7. He can also stretch up to open doorknobs 8. My other cat will "speak" on command 9. I think we have a mouse in the house 10. I went to see Harry Potter today 11. When we got out of the movie, all the seniors were out for Early Bird Dinner and their driving made my husband swear, loud. 12. I almost got hit on the head today by a falling palm frond. It was huge 13. There is a cold front sweeping through right now and the breeze is refreshing. 14. There is nothing on tv tonight and I am bored 15. I want to move to Arizona 16. I'm happy that my wish came true, and Penny got voted off the Island last night. 17. I dreamed about Brian last night 18. Snakes are evil 19. I am leary of organized religion 20. I believe all thing are connected in the universe 21. My husband's sister was killed in a traffic accident on Chrismas Eve, his mother died on December 7th, his other sister had to be taken to the hospital on Christmas eve, and died a few days later, his father died on New Years EVe day. 22. He doesn't think the above is odd or creepy, he just accepts it as part of his family history, but I wish I could fast forward through December 23. Am I almost done yet? 24. I hear a plane 25. My toenails need to be re-polished 26. I have to pee 27. This thread has been fun and sad to read at the same time 28. Life is good 29. Making this 29 so we can reset back to one, after the next person posts |
Sisalou | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:03 pm     Whit - This is the greatest thread ever. I have laughed and cried as I've read these posts. I wish I could meet all of the tvch peeps. Everybody, keep em coming! Please! I'm trying to think of some more. |
Ketchuplover | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:12 pm     I'm from mars. |
Mygetaway | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:13 pm     Kristi, Your latest list really had me laughing.. Thanks.. I'm really enjoying reading everyones stuff. I either get the warm fuzzies from them or the sad, want to hug everyone or somewhere in between. I agree, if you haven't done one yet, give it a try. **edited to add, I see we are all on the same wave length.. I didn't refresh before I posted.. Webkitty... I swear my dogs are addicted to their "cookies" too. The other night I was calling it cookie crack.. LOL |
Kaili | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:16 pm     Maybe we should hit 30, then progress back down. So after 30 we go back to 29, then 28, etc until 1 then start going back up again. Or would that get too confusing? |
Webkitty | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:17 pm     LOL! Ketchup!!!  |
Kaili | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:19 pm     Webkitty, I totally agree with your numbers 14, 16, 19, 20, 26, 27, and 28. I love Arizona. Someday I might move back. Oooh...those didn't count as list facts though! ;) |
Webkitty | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:30 pm     I can think of one or two.... <sits waiting for the decision> |
Urgrace | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 08:33 pm     1. Abby, I grew half an inch after I turned 50 2. I once quit my job, sold my home and moved from Georgia to Michigan on a whim. |
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