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  • Birthday 03/31/1980

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  1. My 16 year old has a youtube channel. Maybe because she's been online for years (between Neopets, Webkinz and DIY) and we've been going over the rules for so long, I wasn't terribly strict about what she can and cannot do with her channel. My main rules are to not give out your full name (and not to name her channel with her own name), don't give away your location, and if it's too personal to share with everyone, keep it off the internet. She's very shy and introverted, so I see this as a good experience for her, learning how to talk comfortably on camera and pushing herself out of her comfort zone a bit.
  2. I was very upset that Glen was forced to kill someone - especially in that manner. It was probably one of the most disturbing things about the episode for me. I liked that Tara pointed out that this scenario happened before, to the group. I think it's easy from our perspective to see what they are doing and know that they really don't have a choice, but these are still people, and some of them could be innocent. We'll never know. I really feel that Morgan learned NOTHING from his experience with the Wolf. I think his belief in not killing people is almost a religion and for him to let it go would destroy him again. What do you think he was building at the end of the episode? I was thinking it was some sort of jail cell, something sturdier to hold a prisoner, since the Wolf got out so easily. Maybe he will try to kidnap Negan? I was really mad at Maggie for putting her unborn child in danger. It doesn't matter if she made the negotiation - she's pregnant! That right there should eliminate her presence in the middle of a battle. She's being stupid, and Rick and Glen should both be smacked for letting her be there. I'm really worried that either Carol or Maggie are going to be killed. After seeing the opening sequence and then Carol beginning a relationship with Tobin I started getting worried for her. But it could just as easily be Maggie - especially since she's pregnant, which is a danger in itself in this world. And Carol's moment leaving the cookie for Sam, and then her list of "kills," I'm just feeling that something bad is going to happen to one of them and maybe they're setting it up for it to be Carol. I feel like Abraham had an epiphany when he was being strangled. Maybe he saw something of what his life could be and he needed to make a quick end with Rosita. He did it in the worst possible way at a terrible time, but I think he figured if this was the last day he was alive, he wanted to be free to make different choices. I turned to my husband and said that Rosita is going to have some rage to work out on the Saviors. On a totally different note - did anyone else find all the references to Jesus hilarious? "We'll keep Jesus in the shadows..." And then when Jesus killed that one guy who was getting ready to shoot at Glen, my husband and I both yelled, "Jesus saves!" There were just so many jokes to be made, lol.
  3. Lemmy Kilmister (lead singer of Motorhead) died a few weeks ago from cancer. He had just turned 70. Then David Bowie and now Alan Rickman. It's been a terrible start to the new year.
  4. I always plan too many books. There are just so many that I'd potentially like my children to read or hear. But by overplanning, I'm ok if we don't get to everything, if that makes sense. I estimate that we get through about 4-5 books a month, and that's a rough estimate. We usually have one book that is a spine that we read from all year or for an extended amount of time, then I read aloud around a book a month (sometimes two if we're really into the story and read for longer each day), and my children are each assigned one or two books a month, depending on the length of the book. As my children get older, they take on more of the reading, but I always have at least one book that we read together, and I generally always read our spine book, just because I like to discuss with them as we read.
  5. Nashville is one of the places we've talked about as a possibility. It's sort of a compromise location, since it's closer to VA without being in VA, and southern enough to avoid the harsh winters. And of course a great music environment for the boys.
  6. I am so sorry... And this is one of my fears. That we'll have waited too long and it will be too late.
  7. They would be out of state no matter what, as the college is in MA and we're in NH. He's more concerned with being involved with the Boston area music scene so they'll have those connections. Honestly, I don't know how he thinks we're going to afford them going to Berklee - it's crazy expensive times two!
  8. Dh hates his job and has been saying for years he wants to find something else. But he's been at the same company for going on 15 years and makes good money. So while he wants the change, he's worried he won't be able to find something that pays as well.
  9. I've talked about it with my older 3 children, and while they are a little nervous about the prospect, they all love their Pappy and have always wanted to see where he lives. My brother is a musician and the boys look up to him and have always wanted to jam with him. They are also all feeling a bit cramped by this house and are always asking if we could get a bigger house. My youngest will be happy anywhere so long as she has her toys and access to plenty of paper and color pencils, lol. As for friends, they are all 3 are introverts and while they have several acquaintances, don't have many best friends. My oldest has one best friend, but they're both going separate ways in a year anyhow when they go off to college. So while she'll miss her, she was preparing herself for that anyhow.
  10. I think that is actually a really good idea. I will bring this up and a bit of a compromise. I think both dh and I tend to be very direct people - I know what I want and I want to make it happen, and he knows what he wants and I think sometimes we end up in very different places. I'm also the kind of person who would do almost anything to avoid conflict, so this is becoming a really difficult situation for me.
  11. This is a long story, but I'll try to keep it relatively short. 16 years ago, soon after we got married, dh and I decided to move up north to be closer to his family. He had just gotten out of the army and I was ready for a change. So we moved from VA to NH. Dh hates traveling, so while we've visited his relatives in central NY several times over the years we've only been back to VA once when our oldest dd was 2. Most of my family has never even seen my children outside of Facebook. I get homesick once in a while - mainly in the long winter months. But one of the reasons I was ok with leaving home was my mom. She means well, but she's crazy, her boyfriend is worse and they live in a hoarder's paradise. I can't deal with them, and am happy to maintain our once a week phone calls without having any physical contact. I love my mom, but our personalities seem to just clash and it can get ugly when we're around each other too much. My father got remarried 2 years ago, to a very sweet woman. They've been extremely happy together and I was really happy for him. My parents divorced when I was 10 and he never dated until he met Charlotte. A few months ago, my dad told me he was diagnosed with very early stage prostate cancer. He's going to have surgery next month and that should be the end of it - no chemo or anything. I am worried, naturally, but he has reassured me that it's nothing and he's fine. But you know, bad things never happen on their own... Charlotte had been having terrible stomach pains, and despite doing numerous tests, doctors couldn't figure out what was causing it. She went in 2 weeks ago for yet another test and they determined that it is advanced pancreatic cancer. She has 3-6 months to live without treatment, maybe a year with. She started chemo this week. My dad is the kind of person who rarely shows emotion - he's a happy goofy type of guy and despite his positive outlook, I can tell he's really shaken. He canceled his annual trip up here for Christmas, which I know was hard for him, but we completely understand that his wife needs him right now. Dh and I have often discussed moving south again at some point - we both hate the northern winters, his parents are planning on moving to TX in a few years when they retire...it's going to happen. So I suggested we make it happen sooner rather than later. I think my dad is going to need us when Charlotte passes. My brother is still back home, but he has is own health issues and he works long hours. My father adores his grandchildren and has always lamented that he only gets to see them a few times a year. I feel like it's time to go back home. Dh thinks I'm being selfish. My boys are musicians and they want to go to Berklee College of Music. Dh thinks we should stay here so that they can make connections and have a better chance of getting in. I think that's silly - its 5 years away, and there would be just as many opportunities for music in the Richmond area (where we'd be moving). We're upside down on our mortgage, and our house is in dire need of fixing up...all of which dh has been putting off for years. I think that with some motivation, a lot of those repairs could be done inexpensively. He thinks that I'm being too optimistic and it's going to be too expensive. I think he just doesn't want to be bothered with things and would rather daydream about moving than actually move. He's always been content to ignore issues - like the bathtub that leaked for literally a year before he got around to fixing it, or the kitchen floor that got ripped by the dog 6 years ago and now has duct tape holding it together. Replacing the flooring isn't even that big of an expense, but he'd have to move the furniture and he just doesn't want to do it. So now we're stuck in a house that is too small for 6 people. He thinks it's crazy to uproot our whole family just for one person, and that my father should just come visit if he wants to see us. So am I being selfish? If you were in my shoes would you move? Will I somehow being ruining my children's future by moving?
  12. My kids have been watching various movie versions of A Christmas Carol for years - even my 6 year old knows the plot very well. I read the book to my older 3 a few years ago. I just picked up a gorgeous fully illustrated version at a library book sale a few months back, and we're going to be reading it again this December. I think that if your child has seen the movie version (I think The Muppet Christmas Carol sticks to the book extremely well), and they can follow the plot, then they are ready to hear the book read aloud.
  13. I have been disappointed in this season so far - it felt very slow, and then just as the action was ramping up the episode ended. Now I have to wait for MONTHS to see what happens. I feel like someone needs to call Rick out on his horrible plans and decision making skills. This is completely his fault - for both taking all of their strongest people out of Alexandria and for bringing the herd to their walls. I wanted more to happen with the Carol/Morgan/Wolf storyline. Morgan needs to know how dangerous what he did was - it was one thing for that guy...the cheese man (I can't remember his name) to take him in and help him - it was only himself in danger. It's a whole different can of worms for Morgan to be harboring a wolf - injured or not - within Alexandria. He's endangering everyone. He may have just gotten their only medic killed, not to mention paralyzing Carol by bodyslamming her into a concrete floor! And then Tara and Co. walk in and just toss over their weapons? It was 3 (or really 2 since Eugene is useless) on one - I think they probably could have taken him out. I think Sam is about to get everyone - or at least his mother and brother and probably Gabriel - killed. I see Rick grabbing Carl and Michonne and running before he stops to rescue that kid. I really hope the second half of the season is better than the first half.
  14. I generally avoid her songs, only because they are earworms that I can never get out of my brain. But I really loved the dynamic in this video. It was really cute and fun. (which is the opposite of how her songs generally feel!)
  15. I haven't seen it yet (forgot to set my dvr) but I'm surprised at all the backlash. I think people hear Muppets and think Sesame Street. Yes, there have been plenty of family friendly Muppet movies, but Jim Henson never intended for the Muppet Show to be for children, or even family friendly. There was a program on PBS last week called In Their Own Words or something like that, and the episode focused on Jim Henson. Did you know that when he originally pitched The Muppet Show, he called it Sex and Violence to make sure they got the point that it wasn't for children. I'm thinking Jim Henson would be perfectly happy with the new show.
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