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  1. Classical Country Mama
    :scared: It was like that awful, terrifying day when I introduced my online boyfriend to my parents. :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: PS. Whatever happened to that guy?!
  2. Classical Country Mama
    Oh yes, I'm with the sneaky, silent types. Plus I don't like my worlds colliding; Twitter world, WTM world, writers' forum world, etc, all need to keep to their own special solar systems. I have this terrible feeling the universe might implode otherwise. I'll tell Y'ALL, though, since you're my online hs family: my WTM name is Classical Country Mama. :D
  3. Classical Country Mama
    I love finding treasures like that; it's for this reason I feel there are bits of me left in quiet, gorgeous places all over the world. :001_wub: Though he walked and breathed, and about him living leaves and flowers were stirred by the same cool wind as fanned his face, Frodo felt that he was in a timeless land that did not fade or change or fall into forgetfulness. When he had gone and passed again into the outer world, still Frodo the wanderer from the Shire would walk there, upon the grass among elanor and niphredil in fair Lothlorien.
  4. Classical Country Mama
    Our local high schools have a standing policy that says English teachers should assume students will not do any reading outside of class, so they are not to assign any. Instead teachers should set aside reading time during class. (This means students only study a couple of novels per year.) I wonder what these Gaithersburg kids will be like when they reach high school. I hope all that reading (if they actually do it) at the younger ages helps them buck the embarrassing non-reading trend at the older ages.
  5. Classical Country Mama
    There were two German shepherds in the community where I grew up: Gretchen and Sheba. Gretchen killed my cat, though, so in this case my vote would be for Sheba.
  6. Classical Country Mama
    Glad you're coming for a visit! Try doing a search on the forum for DC visits, and you'll find loads of helpful advice. This is a very popular question. :)
  7. Classical Country Mama
    The women I'm thinking of in my community seem to take pride in being "dumpy." They would never, ever consider buying or making themselves anything form-fitting. I guess I have rather the opposite problem, as I've had to buy unflattering outfits to avoid offending or standing out among THEM. :D
  8. Classical Country Mama
    Many women in my community are dresses/skirts only, and standing out is not a concern. They say they can see how "modern" women dress and are tickled pink to look different from that. Agree with the pp who identified various activities as off-limits. They would dispute the term "dumpy," however. :D Modesty has a beauty all its own.
  9. Classical Country Mama
    I just ate a bunch of M&Ms. That's not chocolate, though, right? I keep it on the shelf with my Tylenol and ibuprofen. Same size, but prettier colors, and works faster.
  10. Classical Country Mama
    That happened to me once, and when I eventually got around to checking, I found a giant letter E stuck to my toes, with absolutely no explanation how it got there. With apologies, I think I'd rather have another letter E than a scorpion...
  11. Classical Country Mama
    Very hard to answer, as I rarely eat chocolate 3 weeks out of the month, but that fourth week.... well, stand back. It can be a little scary to watch, and probably inappropriate for younger viewers.
  12. Classical Country Mama
    :iagree: Your daughter WAS invited; you just didn't receive the paper version. I'd give the mom a quick call just to follow up. "We're so excited about next week's party--anything else I need to know? May I help in any way?"
  13. Classical Country Mama
    Yes. Also, automated phone voice recognition programs never understand me. Sorry, Delta, I am NOT going to Toledo!
  14. Classical Country Mama
    How about the local landfill? Tons of room and you don't even have to clean up after!
  15. Classical Country Mama
    Same here, except for the person enthusiastically trying to teach me about its usages. Maybe it's a Mark Twain thing. Singular y'all is reserved for addressing kings, editors, and people with tapeworm?
  16. Classical Country Mama
    PLENTY of room on the floor. Do you have dogs? Next meal, I suggest you put his plate on the floor next to their bowls. Wheeeeee!!! so roomy!!!
  17. Classical Country Mama
    I was always taught that y'all can mean either one person or multiple people, but for clarity, with more than one person you should say all y'all. :D
  18. Classical Country Mama
    The only time I've needed ID for the kids when flying is when ds was traveling as an infant; the airlines wanted proof he wasn't 2 yet. Otherwise--nope!
  19. Classical Country Mama
    I can do that. Thanks!! Also, shouldn't I have to put my foot up while my family waits on me over the weekend? You know, just in case?
  20. Classical Country Mama
    Just stubbed my little toe so badly I sliced the nail in half. (Yay! Grace and artistry combined.) I cleaned it up and stuck a box of bandaids on it. So I'm good, right--there's nothing a doctor could do at this point? :toetap05: <--- me stubbing my toe
  21. Classical Country Mama
    :iagree: I'm safely in the sticks now, but ooohhh those awful long hours sitting on the Beltway. NO THANKS. On the other hand, them's fightin' words... :D
  22. Classical Country Mama
    Are you sure it's not your NJ accent? Because I can't hear a difference between "kerfluffle" and "kerfuffle." I think people from various regions of the world should video themselves saying it, so we can compare.
  23. Classical Country Mama
    Yeah, this would be COOL. Like, WWLID? (What would Laura Ingalls do?)
  24. Classical Country Mama
    So this is post 751, I think? am I changing levels now?? AM I FINALLY A REAL PERSON??? er, I mean "bee"???? ETA: I AM! I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now I can join kerfluffles!!!! and seriously, did everybody see my red ribbon-winning French toast cupcake recipe? I can post it without suspicion now! ALL MY DREAMS ARE COMING TRUE!
  25. Classical Country Mama
    Ahhhh..... happiness..... :001_wub: By the way, quick update on the tank; my dh says the one on Amazon is actually an older model. There's a newer one available (the JL 422X), which comes with the long overdue cupholders.
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