plugginaway22
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Post by plugginaway22 on Dec 19, 2015 15:07:28 GMT -5
Had a lovely brunch with family I have not been with in awhile. Great food and fun catching up!
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Post by seriousthistime on Dec 19, 2015 17:37:39 GMT -5
Listening to James Taylor sing Christmas music.  |
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 20, 2015 3:42:56 GMT -5
Listening to James Taylor sing Christmas music. I love James Taylor. |
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 20, 2015 3:44:47 GMT -5
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Post by Ombud on Dec 20, 2015 18:27:09 GMT -5
It really was too funny Had family breakfast this morning, all 12 of us. Then DS did dishes. We're all relaxing in the family room when all of a sudden DS marches a very guilty GS3 (2YO) + GD3 (also 2) into family room .... apparently they got ice cream out of freezer and were sitting in entry hall eating it with spoon rest + wooden spoon  |
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GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Dec 20, 2015 20:17:01 GMT -5
My late parents' first grandchild, my DB's oldest DD, got married yesterday. It was a fabulous, fun, family, night. One can never have too many happy events in one's life.
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3catslady
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Post by 3catslady on Dec 21, 2015 1:15:32 GMT -5
I attended 2 Christmas parties this weekend, both family oriented.
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Dec 21, 2015 8:22:37 GMT -5
I bought birthday gifts for the coming year. Oops, I told GrD I wasn't buying them this year. Won't she be surprised. I even made a monthly list of who gets what.
On thing, 3 additional comments.
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toomuchreality
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Post by toomuchreality on Dec 22, 2015 3:18:00 GMT -5
Gave a bunch of stuff to goodwill. Going through my closet (reorganizing) tonight. Then I'll give some more stuff to goodwill. Neighbor said she couldn't afford to buy her (grown) kids anything for Christmas, so I gave her some things I think know they will like, to give them. I love giving! |
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Dec 23, 2015 13:55:36 GMT -5
Gave a bunch of stuff to goodwill. Going through my closet (reorganizing) tonight. Then I'll give some more stuff to goodwill. Neighbor said she couldn't afford to buy her (grown) kids anything for Christmas, so I gave her some things I think know they will like, to give them. I love giving! We passed on an almost new Minion sleeping bag to Mom's neighbor, for her 5 year old grandson. I think she was going to gift it to him for Christmas but he wandered into her bedroom, saw it and promptly ask if it was for him and started sleeping in it that day. The neighbor loves getting my son's hand me downs because they are all her grandson's favorite characters ninja turtles, dinosaurs, minions, etc. |
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Post by haapai on Dec 23, 2015 16:04:57 GMT -5
I was pulled over for speeding yesterday.
The traffic cop was a gal who looked about 17 years old. She informed me that she was body-camed, told me that I'd been clocked at 41 in a 30 MPH zone, and asked for my license but made no request for registration or proof of insurance (which I didn't have). Then she returned to the car, gave me back my license, and wished me happy holidays. No ticket.
You'll have to choose the one nice part of that for yourself.
FWIW, I grew up in places where any traffic stop in the month of December was a bribery attempt. This was the opposite.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 23, 2015 16:08:31 GMT -5
I got an email about an opening for parking closer to the building I am in. I'll go from seven blocks and a 15 minute walk to right across the street. I'll turn in my current sticker on Monday afternoon so I can start parking in the new lot on Tuesday. It's miserable weather out right now I am not interested in walking down to my car to get my sticker right now.  |
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Ombud
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Post by Ombud on Dec 25, 2015 13:35:34 GMT -5
I made cheesecake and it turned out. Recipe did not mention baking in waterbath so I just put a cake pan of water in oven. It dn crack so I must have remembered right
Now baking apple cranberry crumble
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 25, 2015 21:25:30 GMT -5
I had a nice quiet day.
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Post by ners on Dec 25, 2015 22:45:01 GMT -5
I saw my niece today and she loved the present I gave to her.
I taped the gift receipt to the back. She asked her dad what it was. She said I don't want to return this.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 26, 2015 6:27:26 GMT -5
I got through it.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 27, 2015 10:43:38 GMT -5
We got $600 from my in laws as a Christmas present. That brings our ef back up to a grand so while I am still worried I am not in panic mode.
The money from them we get every year. What blew us away is when DH talked about being unemployed his brother gave us his $300.
We were speechless. DH said he really needs to reevaluate his opinion of his brother.
So that is $900 of snowflake money into our emergency fund when we need it most.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2015 11:04:58 GMT -5
This is my week to drive the kids an hour and then wait around for six hour art class and drive home. We had already negotiated husband would do the next two because of other events but when I got up hacking and stuffy this morning husband said he'd do today too  sweet man. |
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Dec 27, 2015 11:37:40 GMT -5
Downton Abbey premier and high tea today. Going with friends.
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Dec 27, 2015 13:23:26 GMT -5
3rd Christmas this afternoon. I need to put together some gift bags. My family gathers the Sunday after Christmas.
Kids are loving the Xbox lego dimension. So am i. Dh and I stayed up way too late playing my doctor who game line in it. He's got some shooting games for himself too.
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Jan 3, 2016 17:35:54 GMT -5
Sunny winter days. Not too cold, not too sloppy, not too windy.
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 3, 2016 18:35:00 GMT -5
DD went to Harry Potter for her birthday. Yes, she's 27 not 7!! But I didn't have to go so that's nice. Plus, she really wanted to do that's nice.
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plugginaway22
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Post by plugginaway22 on Jan 3, 2016 19:15:28 GMT -5
Zib my 28 yr old DD is Harry Potter obsessed and probably always will be!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2016 20:24:13 GMT -5
I'm planning to take my 58 year old mother to Harry Potter World this spring She is very excited! |
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Post by zibazinski on Jan 3, 2016 20:32:34 GMT -5
Omg
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Post by Ombud on Jan 5, 2016 14:26:43 GMT -5
Painter is here and he isn't terribly shocked by condition of walls.
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Ombud
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Post by Ombud on Jan 7, 2016 9:08:07 GMT -5
Contractor says he'll be done with bedrooms by Friday, bathroom too. Coit will be out Tuesday ... it won't be that much more than I saved for it
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Ombud
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Post by Ombud on Jan 11, 2016 0:33:52 GMT -5
Contractor's done & he only has to come back for 1 thing (fan's too noisy)
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Wisconsin Beth
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 11, 2016 14:54:07 GMT -5
One nice thing is that my 7 year old dd seems to be getting braver. She's spending time alone in her room and not asking for someone to be with her all the time.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jan 11, 2016 15:19:07 GMT -5
I'm planning to take my 58 year old mother to Harry Potter World this spring She is very excited! THIS is depressing → I am six (6) !!! years older than your mom  NomoreDramaQ1015 get your butt over here asap with your good news to balance this depressing stuff out please |
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sweet man. 