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I've never even heard of it, but welcome, Lottie! Where have you been?
Why did you add those letters and numbers to your name? :)
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...After that, I may have to put on some sweet body lotion, light some candles, and go for it! (you have no idea how unappealing that sounds to me right now with this huge belly...the battle of the bulge will take on a whole new meaning)
Don't worry, Amy. Your libido will kick in. After all, isn't that how this all started? ;)
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I agree with what most of the others have said.
If you think that you'll benefit from attending the workshops, then go for it!
And if you can set aside even 15 or 20 bucks to take with you, you could stock up on tons of good stuff at Miller. Just be sure to make a list ahead of time of things that you truly need. Then take only the small amount that you can afford to spend.
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I'm here, I'm here!!
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I have a new word---skankitization.. I LIKE that. :)
And no, I do not want to see Richie's breasts or Spears' crotch either.. but then again, I've never seen those on the COVER of a magazine. Inside maybe, but even the dirt rags (weekly world news, you know--batboy) pixelise those things. springs to mind for me. :) (how many smilies was that?)
Thanks!
I first used it a few months ago when we were talking about Halloween costumes on the WTM Board of Old. I had forgotten it, but I'm digging it back up because I rather like it!
Yeah, I worked in a supermarket for a few months last year, and I did indeed see those things on mag covers. I really didn't make up those examples, they were some that got burned into my memory.:eek:
Oh, and do I get rep for using a word you like? ;)
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Oh man! That is really embarrassing, and I'd have just wanted to disapparate on the spot.
My dh would've laughed too, I'm afraid. But then he'd help me find a coat or something to cover it up!
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Yes! On both counts. Right now I'm hoping to go Friday by myself and dragging the dh along on Saturday. I want him to hear Scott Somerville. :D I'm hoping Donna (DB in NJ) comes too.
Yes! Those are my plans too! Yay!!!!
Come on, Donna!!!
I'm pretty sure Michele (Classical Michele) will be there too!
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I do flip them if I'm in line with my children.
I don't stand there flipping over every single cover, but if there is one that is offensive to me and that I believe visually assaults me and my children, I will flip it. If the person behind me would like to see Nicole Richie's bare bre*st or Britney Spears in her underwear, that person is totally within their rights to flip the magazine back over after I'm gone.
We don't dress that way, we don't watch programs like that, we don't rent movies that contribute to the skankitization of America.
And I am not a prude, I am sooooo not a prude.
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Are you going this year?
Yes, especially because of the keynotes! Are you? Can we meet for lunch? :D
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Also, you'll want to get to Rainbow early on because they are immensely popular. They get really crowded, and sometimes they run out of things. Our convention starts on a Friday afternoon, and then goes all day Saturday. I find that I'm happiest if I hit Rainbow right away on Friday before it gets too, too crowded. Of course, I have my list prepared in advance and I know which things I'm hoping to buy from them.
I love the feeling of having 75% of my curriculum all taken care of in May, instead of scrambling in August.
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Shrimp.
For breakfast, I could scramble it with eggs or make an omelet.
For lunch, I could have it grilled and thrown over salad greens.
For dinner, Scampi: with or without pasta.
Shrimp, shrimp, shrimp.
Or lobster.
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I'm voting for the handing back of the shirt: as is.
She's making a mountain out of a molehill.
You tried, tell her what you used, how you did it, let your dd send a note of apology for being careless, perhaps, but that should be all.
Maybe that woman was just having a really bad day.
Or maybe the shirt was a gift from someone who will give her a hard time.
Who knows?
But don't buy a new one. That's over the top.
Oh, and tell your dd to keep her arms at her sides, even when yawning. ;)
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Ria,
I will just echo the others and tell you that it's really nice to see you here.
You've been sorely missed.
I am shocked at the changes in your life, but it sounds like they'll be good changes for your family. It must be kind of weird, watching a season of your life come to an end, eh?
Be well, and please do visit sometimes. You know, there are plenty of people here who don't homeschool anymore!
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I have reusables from Trader Joe's, Wegman's , Whole Foods, Wild Oats, my local independently owned health food store, and a couple of other stores too. I still end up needing either paper or plastic when I go shopping. I try to always reuse the plastic ones for all kinds of things that others have already mentioned. Our dear friend Classical Michele uses the grocery store bags as trash bags, and just today I decided to give that a try too. We ran out of the normal sized bags and I thought we'd give it a whirl for a week. This will save us money and also give the bags another life. They are obviously too small for our normal kitchen garbage can so I brought in a 5 gallon pail that used to hold wheat berries, and lined it with the grocery store bag. It works!
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Now, when my alloted $$ for the period is over, so is the spending. What a novel concept! The kiddos are getting a fine lesson out if it all, too! To boot, my grocery spending has gone down by SEVERAL hundred dollars a month! Yikes! What was I spending it all on before???:eek:
Absolutely, same here.
I applaud the people here who use their credit cards heavily, pay them off completely each month, and still actually budget their money. But what we're hearing in the news and from economists is that you guys are in the minority. And some of us know that we really can't trust ourselves with credit cards because we have found ourselves in unhealthy situations too frequently.
I think that I need to approach credit cards the way that some people have to approach alcohol or sugar or gambling: Zero Tolerance. I don't trust myself to have a cc ever again because I never want to go back to the cycle we've worked so hard to eliminate.
My cash does not fly away because I am constantly aware of exactly how much I've spent, how much I have left, and how long a period there is until I get more. And do you know what's interesting? I am spending I'd say about $300/month less for food, but we are still eating a lot of organic, sustainably produced, really healthy food. We have compromised on a few things, but not many, not the most (to me) important ones. It's tricky, believe me, and after our debt is paid off I will probably be able to take a little more money for the food budget, but I love it when I hear how much other families spend on food in comparison to ours. For the quality of food that we eat and the size of our family we're doing pretty well.
And that reminds me of an age old WTM question that hasn't yet been asked on the new board!
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I am trying mightily to resist the urge to say "me too!" every time I read someone else's list and find several things that we do. Like for instance, the cloth napkins, I will try not to mention that we use them too. And several other things as well....
Ahem! Back to the new stuff.
We get our eggs from a Mennonite farmer who is happy to take the cartons back and reuse them. We've got many people from our co-op doing it, and it's a thing of beauty!
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I could go on and on. This is the most wonderful mil one could ever have! I've a role model...and I think I need to start practicing right now! :)
Jean,
That was a lovely testimony. You should really share it with her sometime. It brought a tear to my eye because that's how I would like to be too. And it reminded me of my fil (he died 15 years ago, and my mil is nothing like him.) He would make a lasagna and then drive two hours north to bring it to our house for dinner "because we can't eat it all."
And you reminded me of a good thing with my mom too:
She never, ever gets in the middle of marital situations. She told me on Day One that she wouldn't and she has been true to her word.
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Melissa Gilbert was indeed adopted. I remember very clearly hearing her talk about it, and we're about the same age, so it made an impression on me.
Melissa was adopted as an infant, and another baby, the boy mentioned in Toni's piece was also adopted. The parents divorced when Melissa was 8, and her father died when she was 11. It is true that Sarah was not adopted, but from what I can find it seems that she was born to the woman who adopted Melissa, but her father is Melissa's step father.
Here's my source:
http://famous.adoption.com/famous/gilbert-melissa-ellen.html
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Isn't there a little button on the bottom that you can click to jump start it again? I have the prototype of that mill and I had that happen once and I just had to click that little button.
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Hmmmm....what a fun thread!
I have nothing but good memories of both of my grandmothers. One of them is actually still alive, but it's easier to just speak of them in the same tense. Anyway, they were both always loving and funny and sweet and warm, and they were really good cooks!
My mom is similar, but maybe because I know her better, and maybe because she is still younger, I'm more aware of her negative traits. I don't want to be as critical with my children when I'm a Grandma. I don't want them to think "Oh no, make sure the kids are wearing hats, Mom's coming" or whatever.
So I hope that I'll be funny and warm and loving, and that when they come to my house there will always be the aroma of something good in the oven.
I hope to keep my mind alert by reading and writing and hanging out on message boards and gardening and playing Scrabble.
I hope that my love for the Lord will shine through and that they will know that I'm always praying for them.
And I hope that my dh will be with me throughout my life and that when we're old our children and grandchildren will smile when they see us still kissing and holding hands.
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Wow, youse girls are better Googlers than I am!
I'm glad to know the meaning, now I need to find a recording of the song because it sounds like a gas!
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Thanks, Nan. I don't know why I didn't just check there first.
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Yeah, but Kristine, how about this?
You can make a trade off arrangement with the family down the road and then after you drop the kids off you just come back home without them!
You can have a date at your own house!
Think about it: a little chicken tikka masala, only enough naan for two people, a little backrub, a little...well I think you can figure it out. And even if you don't do the backrub and all, you could enjoy a quiet conversation. :cool:
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The Anniversary thread made me wonder about this. So, how many of you actually hire babysitters?
Furious w/mother wanting me to pay for shirt
in General Education Discussion Board
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Just a brief word about the $50 shirt. I have to (sheepishly) admit that my son has owned not one, but two of these NFL jerseys. I see it as just a football jersey, not a major big deal, but lots of boys (and some girls) wear them. I wouldn't think twice about letting my son wear his to a class because it's just another shirt. The first one that he had was a gift from an aunt and the second one was purchased by me because he reallyreally wanted it and I got a good deal on it too. I didn't exactly pay $50. Still, that would be the "value" of the shirt. I just wanted to say that maybe we shouldn't judge the woman too harshly just because her kid has an expensive shirt.
Oh, and before I get chided, I want to remind you that several pages ago I said that I thought she was overreacting and I wouldn't pay for the shirt if I were the OP. :D