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  1. Wow! Your kids are awesome! I'm totally showing this to ds for inspiration. And their list of film fests is much more current too. Do you guys actually travel and attend festivals?

     

     

    Aww, that's so sweet of you to say! Thank you! They work hard at it! They've actually won the festival linked above (Reel Spirit) several years in several categories. It's only a couple of hours from us.

     

    Sometimes we travel. We had a great time in Chicago and got to see The Gruffalo before it won an Oscar! It was inspiring to see the group there accepting the award. We wanted to go to San Luis Obispo, but in conflicted with another trip, so we missed it. They ended up winning Best Comedy there, and my DD won Best On-screen Performance. I wish we could've been there!

  2. We fly quite a bit and never really have any problems. My most recent funny encounter, though, has to be this:

     

    My DH went through the first agent with his ID, then our 4 kids went through. I went through last, keeping them between us like always. When I handed the man my ID, he said, "And here's the beautiful Italian!" I said, "Excuse me?" He said, "Well, 4 gorgeous kids with names like those, I figure there had to be a beautiful Italian somewhere...and your husband's already been through..." :lol:

  3. Well, I was born and bred smack dab in the middle of the country...and I love them BOTH!!!

     

    LOL, I was actually having this discussion with someone today, as a matter of fact. We go to DW much more often than DL, but DL has my vote for the best castle, Haunted Mansion, Pirates, and Small World. I also love the Monsters, Inc area there.

     

    And some of the food choices in the parks are better, too, even though they're fewer!

     

    Oh, and my whole family loves the Carousel of Progress! We were looking at a model home once, and I said to everyone, "Hey you guys, what does this house remind you of?" Think of it having a Christmas tree over there and a turkey in the oven..." Everyone guessed it---the Carousel of Progress House!!! The kids quoted it all the way home! :lol: :lol: :lol:

  4. Early May or late May? If it's early May, I might choose that. If it was just Disney and no cruise, I'd say October. But I've been on the cruise in that month, and despite the gigantic-ness of the ship and the fantastic skill of our captain, I was so sea-sick I had to leave our dinner at Palo. :glare:

     

    Normally, we cruise in February and do Disney in Oct.-December, sometimes adding days to the cruise. We've been in May and June also; it's starting to really heat up and it's more crowded. Early May would be my preference on the warmer months.

     

    HTH!

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    I was a huge X-Files fan too, till one particular episode I saw that always makes me nauseous and gives me the heeby jeebies (whoever thought up that episode needs therapy). S4E2 "Home". It's just wrong. Ugh, my stomach is doing flip-flops now.

     

    I knew which episode you were talking about before you said it! I was such an X-Files geek. My love for it fizzled when Mulder left though.

     

     

    Ha! I knew which episode you meant, too. Yeah, that one was awful. I miss that show!

     

    Scully: "There's something up there, Mulder."

    Mulder: "I've been saying that for years." ;)

  6. I'm a lefty and so are 2 of our 4 kids. None of us "hook," which as I understand indicates an actual brain dominance that leads to left-handedness. That is, a person who writes with their left hand but hooks their arm over to do so actually has the same brain dominance as a right hander. One of my lefties DS17, is dyslexic, but my other, DD6, isn't.

     

    FWIW, my handwriting is gorgeous. :cool:

  7. Oh, I have such fond memories of growing up with an above ground pool!

     

     

     

     

    Me, too!

     

    Ours lasted for years and years. We took it down when my mom sold her house. It was about 16 years old and still fine. We left it up year-round and just put a cover over it in the winter. This was in MO, so definitely cold!

     

    It had a smallish sand filter; I took care of the chemicals. We leveled the ground and put down sand. Our 2 large dogs never bothered it. We had a mole one summer. Once when I was mowing, I saw a large snake creep out of the ground and back in under the pool. That really startled me!

     

    It was such a great thing to have. You'll love it. :001_smile:

  8. I've been thinking about her and wondering how she's doing. I've loved her wisdom and wit, and I think about the things that she's said here often.

     

    I live in her hometown, so I think about the stories of her childhood, too, as I drive around, especially every time I drive by "Ancient Mr. Elling's house." I had no idea the street was named after a person, and the stone house he lived in is still there. Thank you, Kay, for sharing all of your interesting tidbits here.

     

    Thinking of you and your family.

  9. Wow. I'm just so impressed by you. I can't imagine dealing with everything you are and working those kind of hours on top of it all.

     

    Honestly, I think the Asst. Principal/School Counselor job might be a good thing right now. I think you're wise to listen to your body and mind and consider a break to do something less taxing.

     

    What do you think about just letting the PhD plans and the LMFT plans go for a bit and focusing on the school job? The test will always be there. It seems like studying/preparing for it may be stressful, as well.

     

    I'm still praying for a transplant. :grouphug:

  10. Oh, my gosh! Yeah, those wands get so much hotter than regular curling irons! Her hair looked really fine, too, so just a few seconds on a section that small would have been plenty. Did you see her hair turning dark as it started to burn? Maybe I was seeing things, but I thought it started to look burnt to me about half-way through. Poor girl!

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