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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: asdf2231 on December 25, 2008, 10:42:44 AM
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I got seasons 1 and 2 of Dexter,(Which I have never seen but have been told by EVERYONE is great) season 3 of Lost, A couple of movies, some cool "dad" gifts from the kids (A remote caddy, a #1 Dad baseball from the mancub, candles from my daughter) a copy of Halo 3 and a big tin of the best butter cookies I have ever tasted from England.
Whatja get? :hyper:
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Nothing from Santa. The stork is bringing mine in August.
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We haven't opened anything yet, will do that tonight! :naughty:
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Peace and quiet. :)
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Peace and quiet. :)
Ditto. No gift exchange this year between me and Mrs. E. We spent a pile of money getting this house outfitted. That's enough.
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Well, aside from the Toshiba flatscreen:
$125 in Best Buy gift cards
beautiful necklace with a glass pendant (I'll post a pic, it's hard to describe)
alligator ornament with Santa hat
Marley and Me book
Jade elephant pendant necklace (to represent my status as a CR chairwoman :-) )
5 scratch-off lottery tickets (all duds :( )
candy
best present was to spend time with my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and a cousin. :)
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We pretty much agreed no gifts too btween the other half and I, but my mother got me a few really unique necklaces which she knows is my thing and the kids got me a medicine ball and a yoga mat...yes, I asked for those if possible. We had to get new phones recently so that was sorta the 'big' gift even though it was necessary. Oh and I got another tree with flocking on a great sale last week and that's really all I wanted. OH and my mother also got me frosty the snowman pjs(I fit in a medium--in fact they were baggy--woot!!)..yes, I asked for them..she always buys me a pair too so when I saw them I told her that I see the ones I wanted...Hey, it's an old family thing..don't laugh. :-)
Oh the family got a wii too so that was another of the biggies. I've already kicked everyone's butt in boxing. :uhsure:
Like ACC, I think what I enjoyed most was the hour long talk with one of my brothers. Really miss him and always waiting for the 'the call' because of his medical conditions. :(
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Well, aside from the Toshiba flatscreen:
$125 in Best Buy gift cards
beautiful necklace with a glass pendant (I'll post a pic, it's hard to describe)
alligator ornament with Santa hat
Marley and Me book
Jade elephant pendant necklace (to represent my status as a CR chairwoman :-) )
5 scratch-off lottery tickets (all duds :( )
candy
best present was to spend time with my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and a cousin. :)
Nothing says Christmas like lottery tickets :-)
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Nothing says Christmas like lottery tickets :-)
:lmao:
They were in my stocking (which was a surprise in itself. I didn't think I'd get a stocking this year. Didn't get one last year. :( ) Everyone here got them. A couple folks won about $5 each. All others were duds.
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Peace and quiet. :)
Me too. I will be celebrating late this year as I'm visiting family on Sunday and I'll get gifts then. But I did have a couple of gifts from friends (chocolates and books) and a new computer from me to me - but I needed that tp use for work as well as pleasure. :-) I'm not spending lots this year because I'm having the garden relandscaped but one cool gift I found for my brother was a complete set of plants for a vegetable garden (http://www.rocketgardens.co.uk/showdetails.asp?id=361)
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Warhammer 40K Model
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Nintendo Wii Speak, and a card to download some new games with.
A gift certificate for dinner at Red Lobster
And my mother-in-law got me whats probably the weirdest Christmas Gifts ever. An umbrella that fits in the glove box, a flash light that can stand on a tripod, a 4 DVD set of Deer Hunting shows, and other various little things. First Christmas she's sent me any presents, so I'm guessing giving her a "legitimate" Grandchild was enough to get her over me being an Atheist and the worst mistake of her daughters life.
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Good thing -- my old QC2s were dead:
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Those of you who know how many miles I travel (220,000 real miles last year), know this is an absolute necessity).
Merry Christmas everyone!
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I just finished getting the 13" TV/DVD combo hooked up in the Mancub Cave.
I had to go to 6 different stores to find one. Everybody has shifted over to flat screens it seems.
At the very end of the TV aisle in Shopko was a dusty forlorn looking Television floor model that still looked like a TV. :-)
We still have a 13" Korean TV in the basement that runs (Albeit like crap) and that thing is 20 years old. I think I may have purchased the last Television in my lifetime that looked like the "Traditional" TV's I grew up with.
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I just finished getting the 13" TV/DVD combo hooked up in the Mancub Cave.
I had to go to 6 different stores to find one. Everybody has shifted over to flat screens it seems.
At the very end of the TV aisle in Shopko was a dusty forlorn looking Television floor model that still looked like a TV. :-)
We still have a 13" Korean TV in the basement that runs (Albeit like crap) and that thing is 20 years old. I think I may have purchased the last Television in my lifetime that looked like the "Traditional" TV's I grew up with.
We've got a 13" Japanese one thats about that old. Still works pretty well. Thats your problem, you bought Korean. :tongue:
We had a DVD player that was Korean in Japan. About 3 months before we moved, it started to go on the fritz. It got to the point that I was frustrated with it, and hit it, and it started working. So I told my wife (whose Korean) later on when it was doing it again, that because it's Korean technology that you had to hit it to make it work. She got this pissed off look on her face, and I told her to try it. So she did, and it started to work. She didn't say a word. :-)
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We still have a 13" Korean TV in the basement that runs (Albeit like crap) and that thing is 20 years old. I think I may have purchased the last Television in my lifetime that looked like the "Traditional" TV's I grew up with.
You mean the ones that look like a piece of furniture?
My neighbors had an old Zenith console... I'm not sure, but I think they still have it. I hope they've upgraded since 1977. I have a friend who does electronics repair... you'll still see people pulling up to the store with four of their friends to offload some old console set to have it repaired. I wouldn't mind retrofitting one of those with an HDTV setup. It would be cool.
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We had a DVD player that was Korean in Japan. About 3 months before we moved, it started to go on the fritz. It got to the point that I was frustrated with it, and hit it, and it started working. So I told my wife (whose Korean) later on when it was doing it again, that because it's Korean technology that you had to hit it to make it work. She got this pissed off look on her face, and I told her to try it. So she did, and it started to work. She didn't say a word. :-)
I see a lot of sleeping on the couch in you future.
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We've got a 13" Japanese one thats about that old. Still works pretty well. Thats your problem, you bought Korean. :tongue:
We had a DVD player that was Korean in Japan. About 3 months before we moved, it started to go on the fritz. It got to the point that I was frustrated with it, and hit it, and it started working. So I told my wife (whose Korean) later on when it was doing it again, that because it's Korean technology that you had to hit it to make it work. She got this pissed off look on her face, and I told her to try it. So she did, and it started to work. She didn't say a word. :-)
So if your wife doesn't operate properly...???
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Nothing.
My wife and I have parted ways.
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I went to dinner with my dad yesterday. He gave me a check for $150. He also bought me a Wii a few weeks ago. Then we did a little shopping, mostly looking and no buying. But we found this great dining table with 4 chairs on sale, and he was going to buy it, but they were out of stock. They only had the floor model left and the leg on the table was broken. Oh well, I just thought that it was nice that he would have bought it if they had had it in stock.
Anywho, then supper of seafood gumbo at my mom's. Delicious! And my mom bought me the Wii Fit a few weeks ago, so I wasn't expecting anything, BUT she got me this really nice 10 cup rice cooker! And she also got me The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
My mom, her boyfriend and I watched A Christmas Story. Jim had never seen that movie before. So when a funny part was coming up, both my mom and I would say "Oh this is a good part Jim." LOL!
Today, I went to my SIL's sister's house. From my brother & SIL I got a gift card for Target. From one nephew I got bag clips and the other gave me this bracelet that's too small to fit on my wrist. LOL! They loved the stuff I got for them. The sister's two girls got a Wii and we all played that. Ate some queso and chips, chili and ham sandwiches.
It was a good Christmas. :)
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Nothing.
My wife and I have parted ways.
Sorry to hear that Tucker. Hope 2009 will be a better year for you. :(
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Sorry to hear that Tucker. Hope 2009 will be a better year for you. :(
Thanks. It will make the move to Tennessee easier.
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I went to dinner with my dad yesterday. He gave me a check for $150. He also bought me a Wii a few weeks ago. Then we did a little shopping, mostly looking and no buying. But we found this great dining table with 4 chairs on sale, and he was going to buy it, but they were out of stock. They only had the floor model left and the leg on the table was broken. Oh well, I just thought that it was nice that he would have bought it if they had had it in stock.
Anywho, then supper of seafood gumbo at my mom's. Delicious! And my mom bought me the Wii Fit a few weeks ago, so I wasn't expecting anything, BUT she got me this really nice 10 cup rice cooker! And she also got me The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
My mom, her boyfriend and I watched A Christmas Story. Jim had never seen that movie before. So when a funny part was coming up, both my mom and I would say "Oh this is a good part Jim." LOL!
Today, I went to my SIL's sister's house. From my brother & SIL I got a gift card for Target. From one nephew I got bag clips and the other gave me this bracelet that's too small to fit on my wrist. LOL! They loved the stuff I got for them. The sister's two girls got a Wii and we all played that. Ate some queso and chips, chili and ham sandwiches.
It was a good Christmas. :)
Sounds great, Mia! Keep all these great family Christmases in your heart forever.
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Oh, I dunno, I got the usual standard stuff.
Including yet another annual subscription to the Reader's Digest, from a nephew and his wife. It's not really my thing, but they've always heard me complain about the Reader's Digest creating new ailments, new diseases, that never before existed in all the history of mankind, and so it's probably a gag gift.
The neighbor brought over 7 20-pound bags of cat-litter.
A padded jacket from a certain woman, which fits but is useless, because I don't wear heavy clothing. I thanked her anyway, profusely.
Lots of homemade cookies, from various people.
A $70 gift certificate to be applied against the purchase of a revolver, from the old guy across the river here.
A round roast of beef, circa 8 pounds, for the cats, from a little old lady in town.
Four pairs of gloves, ranging from expensive leather to a $1.19 pair, from the ancient elderly gentleman who used to mow the lawn here, and his wife, but alas useless because I don't do gloves. I thanked them anyway, profusely.
A gift certificate for $25 from the local bar-diner, from the town inebriate who now mows the lawn here; I was touched, because apparently the business doesn't do gift certificates, and so the owner of the place hand-wrote it for me, on the back of a page from a calendar.
Photographs of the infant daughters of the nephews and nieces-in-law.
The oldest nephew got me a new tower and hard-drive, which I've already talked about, but as he's far away and to come here means a considerable detour, we'll see when that gets here. The conditions of weather and the roads puts a damper on travel here.
The soil scientist who's still analyzing the William Rivers Pitt gave me a china commemorative plate of Clare Booth Luce.
There's other stuff, but as I immediately put them away and send off a "thank you" note, I forget after a few days.
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Sounds great, Mia! Keep all these great family Christmases in your heart forever.
The bonus, my mom bought the seafood at this Asian market near my house. They had fresh gulf shrimp for $3.99/lb! I now have a new place to shop for meat at. :)
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The bonus, my mom bought the seafood at this Asian market near my house. They had fresh gulf shrimp for $3.99/lb! I now have a new place to shop for meat at. :)
Those Asian markets are great. The seafood is so fresh, some of it is still moving!
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Those Asian markets are great. The seafood is so fresh, some of it is still moving!
Yeah, this was 9-12 count/lb too! Big suckers. The heads were still on, but at that price I'll deal with shrimp heads. She said they also had great prices on beef, chicken and poultry. And the upside, is that they had all the signs written in English too. I go to a Fiesta sometimes, but they don't always have it written out in English and I don't know much Spanish.
I'm definitely going to check out that Asian market for meat in the future.
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The "World Market" down the street has great deals like that. Those shrimp heads are sharp -- watch out!
That mercado always smells like pissy hay. I have no idea why. I still haven't gotten around to making malanga chips like I used to I don't do a whole lot of cooking anymore. I did replace the light bulbs in my kitchen today. I can see now! It's like having a new kitchen.
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The bonus, my mom bought the seafood at this Asian market near my house. They had fresh gulf shrimp for $3.99/lb! I now have a new place to shop for meat at. :)
Singles bars just not doin' it for ya anymore, eh?
;)
*runs*
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The "World Market" down the street has great deals like that. Those shrimp heads are sharp -- watch out!
That mercado always smells like pissy hay. I have no idea why. I still haven't gotten around to making malanga chips like I used to I don't do a whole lot of cooking anymore. I did replace the light bulbs in my kitchen today. I can see now! It's like having a new kitchen.
They also had lump crab meat for $5.99/lb. That's at least half price of what I'd normally pay. :)
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Singles bars just not doin' it for ya anymore, eh?
;)
*runs*
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Nothing says Christmas like lottery tickets :-)
And cigarettes, don't forget cigarettes. :uhsure: :-)
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Dinner is awesome so far, meaning that I haven't f*cked anything up.
I'm actually looking forward to leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
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I got a 16GB iPhone (White). I didn't want one but got one anyway from my husband. I am officially glad I have one. I have been playing with it all day.
I got new door knobs for my whole house. I didn't actually get the knobs yet, they are ordered. We have the lever type and they are a POS. Half of them hang a few degrees lower than they should (think of the big hand of a clock, it should be at a quarter after but it is at about 20-25 after). My husband has tried to fix several of them before but they don't "fix". For the record, that is 35 knobs. :uhsure:
I also got a new set of flatware from my parents (for me and my husband), my husband and I picked them out a couple of months ago (we have had our oig. flatware since we got married 22 years ago :o ), some PJ's and a few other things from them as well. Oh...I got a Lucky zip up sweatshirt from my Mom too. I got a very sentimental framed picture from my brother. It has a picture of me when I was 4 days old, both of my brothers are sitting in the chair together holding me, in the lower left hand corner there is another picture of my Mom, my Dad, me (i'm about 4) and my brothers sitting on a couch. The background of the two pictures has some sort of scrapbook type background. It is really nice and I loved it. I really miss my other brother though and everywhere I turned I was reminded of him. :(
My brother was really thoughtful this christmas. He collects old cameras and he gave my son several of his with old books about photography (my son is really into photography). My son was thrilled. He gave my husband a reprinted "Original" 1953 Chevy Truck manual (he is rebuilding a '53 Chevy truck). He gave him something else but I can't remember what it was. He gave my oldest daughter a set of really nice paintbrushes (she is really into art) and some anime thing that I don't know what it was but she knew exactly what is was and was so excited (which meant he paid attention to what she likes). He gave my youngest the whole set of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and a sock money. He normally doesn't "think" this much when he gives gifts. It was very thoughtful and everyone loved their presents.
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Oh Dear God.
I think the four of us killed close to 3 & 1/2 pounds of prime rib.
I forgot that it was like protein crack to my wife, lol!!
The platter was at her end of the table and she kept nibbling at it and begging me to put away the left overs. :lmao:
Dutch apple pie just hit the oven for laters.
We reorganized the DVD's today to make room for the incoming and get them back in alphabetical order so the Type-A's in the house don't lose their minds. :) It turns out I have enough zombie flicks to constitute a "Zombie Section" in my wife's organizational universe. Pulled out about 15 or 18 to donate to the library.
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Sounds like you had a good Christmas morning. How is the day treating you? :)
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BEG, that sounds like a great Christmas Day.
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Oh Dear God.
I think the four of us killed close to 3 & 1/2 pounds of prime rib.
My cast-iron pan is heating right now... my steaks are on the way. Everything else is sitting in the oven staying warm. :yum:
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We reorganized the DVD's today to make room for the incoming and get them back in alphabetical order so the Type-A's in the house don't lose their minds. :)
:rotf: Hey, I resemble that remark.
I used to have all my books organized, but the shelving in this particular apartment stinks.
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Sounds like you had a good Christmas morning. How is the day treating you? :)
The day has been treating me pretty well except I feel like I'm trying to get sick. I felt like it was starting last night then earlier today all I wanted to do was go to bed but I couldn't. I took some DayQuil and I feel ok right now. I hope I'm not really getting sick. :censored:
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:rotf: Hey, I resemble that remark.
I used to have all my books organized, but the shelving in this particular apartment stinks.
She was losing her mind because I had sequals organized with originals regardless of actual title. And the box sets! Oh Lord lets not go there!! :-)
I joke. Things look great.
Unfortunatly we need to buy a new entertainment center to accomodate the new TV and it is going to require new DVD storage racks. So we get to do this all again sometime soon.
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She was losing her mind because I had sequals organized with originals regardless of actual title. And the box sets! Oh Lord lets not go there!! :-)
I joke. Things look great.
That is completely acceptable. I have my Star Wars/Star Trek/LOTR movies organized that way. :p
My CDs aren't organized at all.
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That is completely acceptable. I have my Star Wars/Star Trek/LOTR movies organized that way. :p
My CDs aren't organized at all.
That is why I can't collect DVD's, I would go mad. I just order them from Blockbuster. :p
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That is why I can't collect DVD's, I would go mad. I just order them from Blockbuster. :p
I'm getting to that point. After most of my DVDs were stolen, I haven't bought any replacements. I just use Redbox and NetFlix. If I realy like it, I'll burn it to my computer.
Books are entirely different subject.
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I'm getting to that point. After most of my DVDs were stolen, I haven't bought any replacements. I just use Redbox and NetFlix. If I realy like it, I'll burn it to my computer.
Books are entirely different subject.
I have some sort of phobia, I never set foot in a library. I don't know what it is but when I want a book I never think of going and just checking it out of the library. I normally just give away a book after I've read it to friends or my Mom. Only rarely do I ask for them back.
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I always make sure to bring library books into the bathroom with me.
There, that should help. :)
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I always make sure to bring library books into the bathroom with me.
There, that should help. :)
LOL :)
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Mmmm, dinner is almost ready.
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Okay, I'm back from Jax. *sighs* I got plenty of gifts, but not enough time with family. I have to work 8-4 tomorrow. :(
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Okay, I'm back from Jax. *sighs* I got plenty of gifts, but not enough time with family. I have to work 8-4 tomorrow. :(
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Be all the earlier the day after, Cratchett
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Be all the earlier the day after, Cratchett
Yep. That's who I sort of feel like right now. :p
But Scrooge did give me Dec 30 through Jan 2 off to go back to Atlanta, so I'll suffer these next few days to get my reward. :cheersmate:
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Yep. That's who I sort of feel like right now. :p
But Scrooge did give me Dec 30 through Jan 2 off to go back to Atlanta, so I'll suffer these next few days to get my reward. :cheersmate:
A four day weekend! Oh noes! :bawl:
Seriously. I was lucky to get today off.
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A four day weekend! Oh noes! :bawl:
Seriously. I was lucky to get today off.
I should have made it clear I was being sarcastic when I mentioned that I would "suffer." :p It's not a big deal to me. I've worked 8 days in a row once.
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Yep. That's who I sort of feel like right now. :p
But Scrooge did give me Dec 30 through Jan 2 off to go back to Atlanta, so I'll suffer these next few days to get my reward. :cheersmate:
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Tell me spirit -- if I give her a few days, will Tiny Tim live?
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I should have made it clear I was being sarcastic when I mentioned that I would "suffer." :p It's not a big deal to me. I've worked 8 days in a row once.
:lmao: Stop it. Yer killin' me.
My longest stretch was 37. The pay was pretty sweet.
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Tell me spirit -- if I give her a few days, will Tiny Tim live?
:lmao:
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Okay, I'm out. I have another early day tomorrow. I'll be back in about 24 hours. :popcorn:
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:lmao: Stop it. Yer killin' me.
My longest stretch was 37. The pay was pretty sweet.
:o I'm sure it was.
8 days was ridiculous, but I also got paid well. But these days, given my health, I can't work like that anymore. I have to have my off days spread out.
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Ditto. No gift exchange this year between me and Mrs. E. We spent a pile of money getting this house outfitted. That's enough.
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Nice house!!!
Santa brought me a phone dock/charging station, a new jacket, some stuff from Trader Joe's...and my secret Santa from work brought me a tie with my picture all over it....
Went out to lunch, and then did a little gambling, followed up by watching a couple of movies.
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Oh, I dunno, I got the usual standard stuff.
Including yet another annual subscription to the Reader's Digest, from a nephew and his wife. It's not really my thing, but they've always heard me complain about the Reader's Digest creating new ailments, new diseases, that never before existed in all the history of mankind, and so it's probably a gag gift.
The neighbor brought over 7 20-pound bags of cat-litter.
A padded jacket from a certain woman, which fits but is useless, because I don't wear heavy clothing. I thanked her anyway, profusely.
Lots of homemade cookies, from various people.
A $70 gift certificate to be applied against the purchase of a revolver, from the old guy across the river here.
A round roast of beef, circa 8 pounds, for the cats, from a little old lady in town.
Four pairs of gloves, ranging from expensive leather to a $1.19 pair, from the ancient elderly gentleman who used to mow the lawn here, and his wife, but alas useless because I don't do gloves. I thanked them anyway, profusely.
A gift certificate for $25 from the local bar-diner, from the town inebriate who now mows the lawn here; I was touched, because apparently the business doesn't do gift certificates, and so the owner of the place hand-wrote it for me, on the back of a page from a calendar.
Photographs of the infant daughters of the nephews and nieces-in-law.
The oldest nephew got me a new tower and hard-drive, which I've already talked about, but as he's far away and to come here means a considerable detour, we'll see when that gets here. The conditions of weather and the roads puts a damper on travel here.
The soil scientist who's still analyzing the William Rivers Pitt gave me a china commemorative plate of Clare Booth Luce.
There's other stuff, but as I immediately put them away and send off a "thank you" note, I forget after a few days.
Frank, it sounds like you had a good Christmas.
You can always keep the heavy jacket and gloves in the trunk of the automobile, in case you have to walk in the cold.
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Hey everyone...sounds like you all had a good Christmas! I didn't touch the computer or watch TV all day...just hung out with my family. Had a great day!
Had a good day, gift-wise, as well. Mr Flame bought me a necklace (unusual for him!) that I love, and he also got me a food processor, which I've been saying I wanted. He loaded my stocking with chocolates and cappacinos, too. Kids got me a sound machine/alarm clock, some Bath and Body work lotions and some socks and gloves (that I had requested).
Kids got a Guitar Hero game...we all played from 10 yesterday morning til almost 6 last night, rotating and taking turns and breaks at various times. Its fun though.
The money from grandma and grandpa was a big hit...$100 in samller donominations, individually placed in small gift bags, which were then placed in a big one. Was a riot watching them open it all.
Anyway, all in all it was a great day!
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Well I didn't get much but what I did I can use. I got a new black down filled coat from Bass Proshop as well as a Black fleece shirt or jacket and hunting socks(?) .Got a DVD of I,Robot and a Gift Card from the boss and I got a cup that heats up when you plug it into the lighter in the car. I also got a box ofcandy from one of the companies that we do security for which was nice seeing as how Warren Buffett owns both companies. Not to bad of a Christmas this year.
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Santa brought me jack and shit yesterday, and he left jack in the sleigh. I spent the day alone... my family is hither and yon, and I was kinda unhappy about being by myself. I don't need anything (okay, I wouldn't mind getting a BMW for Christmas) but it would have been nice to have somebody around. Yakking on the phone isn't the same, so I left it turned off and didn't pick it up. At least I have my CC friends. :-*
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Santa brought me jack and shit yesterday, and he left jack in the sleigh. I spent the day alone... my family is hither and yon, and I was kinda unhappy about being by myself. I don't need anything (okay, I wouldn't mind getting a BMW for Christmas) but it would have been nice to have somebody around. Yakking on the phone isn't the same, so I left it turned off and didn't pick it up. At least I have my CC friends. :-*
I got into a fight with my brother right before christmas dinner. He is the type that always criticizes me...I just wasn't going to take it on Christmas Day when I spent the entire morning preparing a nice dinner for everyone.
Well, he didn't speak to anyone at the dinner table nor did he speak the rest of the day. BTW, he's nearly 40, not a teenager.
No "thank you", not even a "dinner sucked" when he left.
Christmas alone would have been better than my Christmas.
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I got into a fight with my brother right before christmas dinner. He is the type that always criticizes me...I just wasn't going to take it on Christmas Day when I spent the entire morning preparing a nice dinner for everyone.
Well, he didn't speak to anyone at the dinner table nor did he speak the rest of the day. BTW, he's nearly 40, not a teenager.
No "thank you", not even a "dinner sucked" when he left.
Christmas alone would have been better than my Christmas.
Next year you can come and have seafood gumbo with me and my drunken mom. :-)
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Next year you can come and have seafood gumbo with me and my drunken mom. :-)
:rofl: I made paella to go with my steak. It was super tasty.
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:rofl: I made paella to go with my steak. It was super tasty.
My mom has a paella pan and has only used it once. I should totally steal it from her.
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My mom has a paella pan and has only used it once. I should totally steal it from her.
I've seen those... they're extra-wide, flat saucepans? I use my regular cast-iron pan. I still cook everything seperately. I did the chorizo and the shrimp because they cook in the same amount of time. Did the rice and dumped everything into that pot after it was done.
I used some saffron Goya rice I picked up in the Mexican section at WalMart. It was pretty good. The seasoning packet came with dehydrated green peppers. Better than my usual white rice.
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I've seen those... they're extra-wide, flat saucepans? I use my regular cast-iron pan. I still cook everything seperately. I did the chorizo and the shrimp because they cook in the same amount of time. Did the rice and dumped everything into that pot after it was done.
I used some saffron Goya rice I picked up in the Mexican section at WalMart. It was pretty good. The seasoning packet came with dehydrated green peppers. Better than my usual white rice.
Yeah, it's this big wide pan and you can then throw it in the oven.
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Yeah, it's this big wide pan and you can then throw it in the oven.
There was some travel show to Puerto Rico or somewhere similar that had footage of a street vendor using an enormous paella pan over an open fire. He used pork, whole crawfish, shrimp and beef along with the rice. It looked really good and probably tasted better than mine. But I do love my chorizo. You can't beat it.
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There was some travel show to Puerto Rico or somewhere similar that had footage of a street vendor using an enormous paella pan over an open fire. He used pork, whole crawfish, shrimp and beef along with the rice. It looked really good and probably tasted better than mine. But I do love my chorizo. You can't beat it.
I think my mom made it with shrimp. It was quite a while ago. I totally need to get that pan. LOL
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Santa brought me jack and shit yesterday, and he left jack in the sleigh. I spent the day alone... my family is hither and yon, and I was kinda unhappy about being by myself. I don't need anything (okay, I wouldn't mind getting a BMW for Christmas) but it would have been nice to have somebody around. Yakking on the phone isn't the same, so I left it turned off and didn't pick it up. At least I have my CC friends. :-*
You need to get a cat my friend. :)
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You need to get a cat my friend. :)
I'm allergic.
I would like a nice puppy, but I've never had to housebreak a pet before.
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I'm allergic.
I would like a nice puppy, but I've never had to housebreak a pet before.
The hypoallergenic cats are pretty cool.
The breed has good temperment.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/KyraJeanGreen/sphinx_cat_02.jpg)
They look slightly satanic but they are on the whole pretty dear animals.
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Eww :-)
Rebel's Bella is pregnant again. I would like to adopt one. They are beautiful dogs, but I don't know if I can manage it. Can I pay someone to housebreak a dog for me?
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Eww :-)
Rebel's Bella is pregnant again. I would like to adopt one. They are beautiful dogs, but I don't know if I can manage it. Can I pay someone to housebreak a dog for me?
It's actually remarkably easy to do. Unless you get an absolute bonehead of a dog, which has been known to happen.
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It's actually remarkably easy to do. Unless you get an absolute bonehead of a dog, which has been known to happen.
I have zero experience in that department. I do love visiting my parent's two Chinese Cresteds.
Katie doesn't play well with others, but Cooper is a good boy. He loves everyone.
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We had a good Christmas. My goofball dh decided to give our 14 yo son, who plays football and basketball, a T-shirt from his school. Dh didn't actually read the shirt..
Pic (http://www.doylegallery.com/gallery/122508cd/DSCN0206)
14yo got a chuckle out of it.
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We had a good Christmas. My goofball dh decided to give our 14 yo son, who plays football and basketball, a T-shirt from his school. Dh didn't actually read the shirt..
Pic (http://www.doylegallery.com/gallery/122508cd/DSCN0206)
14yo got a chuckle out of it.
Ha! :-)
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I have zero experience in that department. I do love visiting my parent's two Chinese Cresteds.
Katie doesn't play well with others, but Cooper is a good boy. He loves everyone.
If I can survive having a puppy (well, ok, it ain't over yet), anybody can.
Belle is a 9-month old golden retriever. She is house-trained. Never once pooped in the house. But I have to say that house-training is the least of the work that goes into having a puppy. Trying to control the dog from chewing your house to shreds is where the real work comes in.
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/Eupher6/Pets/DSC_0145_edited-1-3.jpg)
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If I can survive having a puppy (well, ok, it ain't over yet), anybody can.
Belle is a 9-month old golden retriever. She is house-trained. Never once pooped in the house. But I have to say that house-training is the least of the work that goes into having a puppy. Trying to control the dog from chewing your house to shreds is where the real work comes in.
I forgot about that. The furniture, they're welcome to chew on. I don't care for it anyway (as long as it isn't my desk or sofa). Katie used to chew on the corners of the kitchen wall.
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Chris....go to the pound and get a sweet dog, that needs a home....and one that is house trained.
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The ones at the animal shelter here are too big. I have a small place, I need a small dog. :(
http://www.nashvillehumane.org/adoption/available-dogs.php
I see a couple small dogs. I may check them out this weekend.
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There are a couple of small ones...I bet they have more than what's on their website.
Does Vandy have a vet school? We have one here, I don't know if they have any dogs there or if they send them all to the humane society.
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Ditto. No gift exchange this year between me and Mrs. E. We spent a pile of money getting this house outfitted. That's enough.
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i317/Eupher6/OurHouse.jpg)
I see you already have a tombstone in the front yard. Yours or hers?
:-)
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Nothing.
My wife and I have parted ways.
Been there, done that Tucker. I know how that can suck.
Wishing you a better 2009.
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The ones at the animal shelter here are too big. I have a small place, I need a small dog. :(
http://www.nashvillehumane.org/adoption/available-dogs.php
I see a couple small dogs. I may check them out this weekend.
Check out Petfinder (http://www.petfinder.com) too.
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(http://www.deaddog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/boxes-thumb1.jpg) :-)
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We had a good Christmas. My goofball dh decided to give our 14 yo son, who plays football and basketball, a T-shirt from his school. Dh didn't actually read the shirt..
Pic (http://www.doylegallery.com/gallery/122508cd/DSCN0206)
14yo got a chuckle out of it.
Ha hahahaha That is funny. :lmao:
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I didn't get a whole lot... a hoodie, a new wallet, a speaker dock for my mp3 player, gift certificate for me and my wife to the Olive Garden, and that's about it. As long as the kids have a good Christmas, that's all that mattered (and my kid and the others made out like bandits! :-) )
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I got a new laptop (put it on order back in the middle of November, and it finally arrived christmas eve) which makes working from my wife's hospital bedside a bit easier. The boy got a new bike from Santa Claus (he was out-growing his old one).
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I got a new laptop (put it on order back in the middle of November, and it finally arrived christmas eve) which makes working from my wife's hospital bedside a bit easier. The boy got a new bike from Santa Claus (he was out-growing his old one).
A new laptop is good, the wife doing better and better is the best. :)
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A new laptop is good, the wife doing better and better is the best. :)
Amen to that.
Have you seen the update in the pinned thread? I think we may be close to springing her from the clink.
The laptop is important, because it makes it a lot easier to do my work from home as needed, and support her as needed.
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We had a good Christmas. My goofball dh decided to give our 14 yo son, who plays football and basketball, a T-shirt from his school. Dh didn't actually read the shirt..
Pic (http://www.doylegallery.com/gallery/122508cd/DSCN0206)
14yo got a chuckle out of it.
I saw those pics -- man, your kids cleaned up!
Will you adopt me?
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Amen to that.
Have you seen the update in the pinned thread? I think we may be close to springing her from the clink.
The laptop is important, because it makes it a lot easier to do my work from home as needed, and support her as needed.
I did see your update. :)
Yeah, the laptop will be most helpful right now.
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Amen to that.
Have you seen the update in the pinned thread? I think we may be close to springing her from the clink.
The laptop is important, because it makes it a lot easier to do my work from home as needed, and support her as needed.
That's great news, D6. I'm sure you and your wife have our continued prayers here that she gets even better.
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I forgot about that. The furniture, they're welcome to chew on. I don't care for it anyway (as long as it isn't my desk or sofa). Katie used to chew on the corners of the kitchen wall.
Trust me on this. Puppies find the most valuable thing in your possession and their whole purpose in life is to reduce that "thing" to a pile of rubble. Quickly.
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Trust me on this. Puppies find the most valuable thing in your possession and their whole purpose in life is to reduce that "thing" to a pile of rubble. Quickly.
That's why my cats had their front claws removed the day after I brought them home.
I had a former cat who wasn't declawed until 6 mos....he climbed up the side of my cherry armoire and the back of a leather chair.....several times. :censored: :censored:
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I saw those pics -- man, your kids cleaned up!
Will you adopt me?
Well I could but even if I adopt you, it's my mom whose heart you'd have to win over. She told me "I'm going to give Rob a check", I said "that's great because he's saving up for a TV for his room". The next day she called ... she got the TV. Needless to say that more than made up for the Cheerleading shirt.
My kids are spoiled but it's the grands, the aunts, the uncles and the grown step-siblings that do the spoiling.
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a blocked field goal in overtime. :-)
(http://cmsimg.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=D0&Date=20081222&Category=SPORTS030104&ArtNo=812220351&Ref=AR&Profile=1097&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0)
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Well, there was a BIG family surprise for Christmas in Louisiana... I just found out that a cousin of mine is pregnant with twins. OY!
I have said it before that all the women in this family are extremely fertile. I worry about when my time will come. :o
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Well, there was a BIG family surprise for Christmas in Louisiana... I just found out that a cousin of mine is pregnant with twins. OY!
I have said it before that all the women in this family are extremely fertile. I worry about when my time will come. :o
well, you just scared off half of your suitors, but doubly attracted the other half :-)
I drove through LA; it was pretty grim. lots of places are still just devastated. but then I went to the mississippi gulf coast to gamble, and those f*ckers are still building stuff.
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well, you just scared off half of your suitors, but doubly attracted the other half :-)
I drove through LA; it was pretty grim. lots of places are still just devastated. but then I went to the mississippi gulf coast to gamble, and those f*ckers are still building stuff.
:lmao: I've only got one suitor at this time (been dating him for just over 8 months) and the scary part is that he recently brought up the "M" word in a conversation with me on a date. I'm 24 years old, and I'm nowhere near ready for that step just yet.
Another cousin and her husband were Katrina evacuees who resettled in Shreveport and built a new home. They went back to NO recently, and they saw what you saw, and took pictures of their old house. The water had gone all the way up to the ceiling. :(
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:lmao: I've only got one suitor at this time (been dating him for just over 8 months) and the scary part is that he recently brought up the "M" word in a conversation with me on a date. I'm 24 years old, and I'm nowhere near ready for that step just yet.
Another cousin and her husband were Katrina evacuees who resettled in Shreveport and built a new home. They went back to NO recently, and they saw what you saw, and took pictures of their old house. The water had gone all the way up to the ceiling. :(
does he know how strongly that fertility runs among the wimmins in your family? :uhsure:
my bar tender at the airport has just NOW gotten back into her house. she said that the feds should have stayed out of it; it just delayed her insurance company paying for her damages.
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does he know how strongly that fertility runs among the wimmins in your family? :uhsure:
my bar tender at the airport has just NOW gotten back into her house. she said that the feds should have stayed out of it; it just delayed her insurance company paying for her damages.
Yeah, he does. And that, um, excites him. :uhsure: :o He's a little too much like my sister's husband, in that he would like enough kids to form a baseball team. Uh, no. 2 would be good enough for me, thank you. Sometimes, dating older guys who are a little too eager to have kids is a little irritating (he thinks he's getting old... I need an outsider to tell "D" ,a 29 year old, to chill out and that he has plenty of time :p :lmao: )
Just NOW? That's the federal government, for ya. :hammer: I agree with her.
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happy new year, ACC!
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr2MlwbYqjM[/youtube]
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the sound is better on this one:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy-QmgdUVTI[/youtube]
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:lmao: I've only got one suitor at this time (been dating him for just over 8 months) and the scary part is that he recently brought up the "M" word in a conversation with me on a date. I'm 24 years old, and I'm nowhere near ready for that step just yet.
I was 26 when my first one was born. At the time I thought I was too young.
Now, I'm glad that they are grown and I'm not that old....but I still wish I had waited to get married (I was 24) and done more things - travel and career - first. But back then, all my friends were already married, and I thought I needed to be too.
I was lucky my second was a boy....I don't think I would have been willing to be pregnant another time.
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I was 26 when my first one was born. At the time I thought I was too young.
Now, I'm glad that they are grown and I'm not that old....but I still wish I had waited to get married (I was 24) and done more things - travel and career - first. But back then, all my friends were already married, and I thought I needed to be too.
I was lucky my second was a boy....I don't think I would have been willing to be pregnant another time.
My mom had me at 29, and I always thought that was a good age to start (though she had my sis at 26).
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I was 26 when my first one was born. At the time I thought I was too young.
Now, I'm glad that they are grown and I'm not that old....but I still wish I had waited to get married (I was 24) and done more things - travel and career - first. But back then, all my friends were already married, and I thought I needed to be too.
I was lucky my second was a boy....I don't think I would have been willing to be pregnant another time.
a great reply.
aren't you a milnet person?
(not that it matters)
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a great reply.
aren't you a milnet person?
(not that it matters)
Yes...I've been there pretty much from the beginning and I'm a mod over there.
Why?
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Kids got me some old school CD's [Styx and The Cars] Wife got me a pair of Woolrich slippers and a Kentucky Rifle kit.
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2nd Christmas (opened presents with just my mom)
3 sets of pajamas/nighties
a bunch of cookware for the kitchen (I just need one of those KitchenAid mixers now :uhsure: )
this funny little monkey lamp (looks like a butler holding a light in each hand...my sister will HATE it, so its perfect. :evillaugh: She hates monkeys, for some reason we never could figure out. :lmao: )
Reed defuser (I can't have candles in my apartment, so this is the next best thing)
a cute little wooden beaded bracelet and earrings
more clothes
fuzzy fleece blanket (curled up in that last night...) with a matching fleece sheep stuffed animal
$100 cash
Oh, and my new check card is finally here... :-)
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2nd Christmas (opened presents with just my mom)
3 sets of pajamas/nighties
a bunch of cookware for the kitchen (I just need one of those KitchenAid mixers now :uhsure: )
this funny little monkey lamp (looks like a butler holding a light in each hand...my sister will HATE it, so its perfect. :evillaugh: She hates monkeys, for some reason we never could figure out. :lmao: )
Reed defuser (I can't have candles in my apartment, so this is the next best thing)
a cute little wooden beaded bracelet and earrings
more clothes
fuzzy fleece blanket (curled up in that last night...) with a matching fleece sheep stuffed animal
$100 cash
Oh, and my new check card is finally here... :-)
You should look into the Scentsy thingy. My boss gave us all one a couple of years ago, and I love it. Scentsy (http://www.scentsy.net/)
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You should look into the Scentsy thingy. My boss gave us all one a couple of years ago, and I love it. Scentsy (http://www.scentsy.net/)
Oh, that looks nice. I'll look into those. :) I hate not being able to use candles. All I use are the Glade plug-in warmers (ocean scent) and they don't last long, nor is the scent strong enough. :(
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Oh, that looks nice. I'll look into those. :) I hate not being able to use candles. All I use are the Glade plug-in warmers (ocean scent) and they don't last long, nor is the scent strong enough. :(
What the hell are you trying to cover up with scents?!?!?!?? Dead fish ?!?!?!?!
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Sounds like everyone had a great holiday!! We're actually doing our Christmas this weekend when the kiddo returns. I did get my big gift from hubby though. He told me I would need it upon kiddo's return. I got worried until I opened it and discovered it was a really nice video camera! Whoo hoo! Now I have to figure out how to use it. We'll open the rest this weekend and pig out on ham. Yum!
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I was 26 when my first one was born. At the time I thought I was too young.
Now, I'm glad that they are grown and I'm not that old....but I still wish I had waited to get married (I was 24) and done more things - travel and career - first. But back then, all my friends were already married, and I thought I needed to be too.
I was lucky my second was a boy....I don't think I would have been willing to be pregnant another time.
I got married at 20 and has my first when I was 22. He will be 20 in March. :bawl:
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What the hell are you trying to cover up with scents?!?!?!?? Dead fish ?!?!?!?!
:bolt:
Trust me, the apartment complex I live in doesn't exactly smell good. :( I've been in several (not just mine, but those of friends as well, and they all have this terrible, musky odor. They were built a long time ago, and were only remodeled about 4 years ago.