That was really neat. Thanks for sharing.
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neat idea, thanks.
OK, friends...Here's a little -Getting to know you- Q&A for the holidays:
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrap
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No
5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually about 2-3 weeks before Christmas
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Homemade mac and cheese
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:really not sure
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Don't remember
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? no
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? white lights, everything else red
11. Snow: Love it or Dread it? love it but don't get much of it; live in the Deep South
12. Can you ice skate? no
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? no
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? birth of Christ
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? just about any of them
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? getting together with family
17. What tops your tree? large red bow
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? I love to give, but don't like shopping
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? any of them
20. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? yum
Neat...that's just what I got from my guy for V Day....love them..!
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My neat new find...
I had been looking all over for some unique jewelry for my daughter but could never find anything, then happened to stumble upon a children's jewelry line on the Internet called Sassibella. The pieces are gorgeous, colorful and unique. The bracelet just came today and it is even more beautiful than in the photo! My daughter is just going to love it. Just had to share this, to any mom out there who might be looking for girls' fashion accessories that aren't cookie cutter. She also sends the jewelry in a beautiful decorated gift box, which I now have to see if I can put back together before my daughter sees it!
Wow are you neat. - Very nice. - NM
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Neat Idea (at least I thought so)
This year my aunt, who happens to have been my best friend before she married my uncle, gave me this great idea. When she sees something she likes, say in a catalogue or somthing, she circles it or writes it on her list. This way her husband, my uncle, has a list of things that are EXACTLY what she wants. He does the same thing for her. That way they get what they want and they have been doing this, and very hapily, for 5 years now. Most of the time men just have NO CLUE. And, thoughtfulness has never meant as much to men as it does to women. Thus, many fights about why they are not "romantic". I know that I feel second class to my husband's computers and all that is entailed, but when I was in the hospital last year and had to undergo surgery he actually cried! Men are famous for "taking their wives for granted."
Hope you have a better new year!!
nope :( but that email was neat! I got it too
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Sorry Skategirl, but I'm a neat freak......
My desk is nice and neat though I can't take a picture to prove it. HA! HA! Thanks for the picture. If you clean your desk a little, you might be able to type faster. Just kidding!! Have a good day!
Neat story! My husband called me last night on my cell to tell me sm
that some baby birds were inside my huge wreath on our front door. He asked me if I knew that and I said I had no clue!
Curiosity got the best of me and this morning I went and checked them out. There were 3 of them - so tiny and sweet inside a perfectly circled nest. No momma in sight. I made sure. I snapped some photos from about 5 feet away and everytime they "saw" me they played dead! They would close their eyes and put their heads to the sides. It scared me at first.
Then I came in and heard them yelling again. I think it's so sweet even though my wreath is pretty much ruined now. I don't care. I love having them there. I pray a cat doesn't get them on the front porch when they finally fly...
Thanks for sharing!
It is always nice to hear stories like this especially when it has to do giving our military folks a reason to smile!!
ditto...support them 200%...disappointed in the administration but always hoping for a better day..
Thank you so much for sharing this
It officially brought chills to me. It is amazing how his voice had not been discovered before this. I love love love the reaction from the two "mean" judges. Wow.
LOL, thank you for sharing that :)
I just checked out my area and so far we've got worught iron chairs, a bed from Hoffen Koos and a lot of matresses.
I'm still laughing about Hoffen Koos.
LOL
Thanks for sharing...
you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Hope things are better now.
Thanks for sharing the tip.
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Thanks for sharing! (sm)
Called my local store in Washington state and they confirmed it!
Thanks for sharing :-) - sm
How precious! I LOVE orange kitties. Enjoy!
Just sharing sm
My sis was 59, had tried to quit several times, but every time something stressful happened, she would smoke again. I can't give you specifics because she didn't want to hear my sermons, but Stage IV with no symptoms whatsoever except a lump in her neck. I wished she would have listened to me. I was putting my tree up today and cry every Christmas. Please don't let this happen to you. The doc said, "You have Stage IV so keep smoking, what's the difference?" I care about you. Please stop! There are no excuses. My sister would not accept my tough love, I hope you do. I don't have any idea who you are but I will beg you to stop. No excuses.Use lollipops, cinnamon sticks, ice cubes, Nicorette, something to keep your mouth busy but smoking. You'll feel better, smell better, look better. Treat yourself to a manicure or something each week you make it.
Thank you so much for sharing! sm
What a handsome boy he is!! Keep us posted on his continued good health.
Yum. Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for sharing that - sm
 What an adorable story. I loved the drawings too!
and thank you for sharing....
I do appreciate you sharing your own stories.
Thanks for sharing that - going to try it myself! NM
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Thanks for sharing this recipe
I'm going to visit my daughter at college soon so I plan on bringing a bunch of "supplies". She lives in a house with about 6 other girls this semester. I'm going to bake a bunch of these to bring also ! 
Great tip, thanks for sharing!
My hands often get cold too this time of year. I buy the little stretchy $1 gloves, cut off the fingertips and that helps as well. Happy Friday! 
That is so sweet. Thanks for sharing!
My teenage son did something like that, only it was a song that his favorite band (Good Charlotte if anyone is familiar with them) sang and I think it was called Thank You Mom. He sent it in an e-mail thanking me for all I had done for him while he was little and since he has gone off to college. I cried like a baby when I heard it. He also has a My Space page that we can access and under one section, it asks for his hero. He said something to the effect that now that he is out in the "real world" his hero is his dad. They used to fight like cats and dogs, so that was nice to see.
So, they do see what is going on, even if you don't think they do, and they do GET IT eventually.
Didn't know this either-thanks for sharing! nm
Wow. How uplifting! Thanks for sharing that! nm
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Very moving. Thanks for sharing. nm
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Just sharing (bragging a little too LOL). I have been
I know a lot of people have asked about it on this board and I just want to say it is possible if you really, really want it, and I really, really do. I still have about 80 pounds to go to get to my ideal weight, but I am not stressing over a number, I just want to continue to lose at a consistent pace, and I am feeling sooo much better.
Would you mind sharing?
My mom used to always keep a copy of The Pill Book which had pics of medications as well as info about them. When my son and my niece were little, they would play doctor (REAL doctor, not the other kind! LOL) and use The Pill Book to prescribe things for each other.
Hilarious! Thank you for sharing.
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Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing! nm
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That's funny! Thanks for sharing!
Very good example of verbatim!!
Those are cute! Thanks for sharing!nm
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they are just adorable, thanks for sharing
them with us.
Cute. Thanks for sharing. -nm
Sharing your past
I have an 18 yo son and a 16 yo daughter and this subject comes up occasionally. So far we haven't had to worry about their drinking or drugging, and it may have something to do with how both our pasts have been part of our teachings, age-appropriate, of course. We both come from alcoholic families though were blessed never to become alcoholic ourselves, but we've shared some of our expeirences from the standpoint of how they made our lives more complicated. We strive for simplicity in our family, and they can see how immoral behavior almost always makes for a more complicated life. At 18 and 16 they both just tasted wine for the first time (other than church) this Christmas and none of their friends drink, or even smoke. They know their grandmother died of emphysema.
They also know that my life changed drastically when their oldest brother was born 37 years ago when I was 18, and also that both their father and I have struggled hard all our lives because of not going to college. For every "but you came out okay" there's the answer that it could have been so much easier to get here had we made different choices, and making the right choices is what it's all about, isn't it?
Thanks everyone for sharing - still reading, lol. sm
She has had her "permit" and has been driving with me (and siblings, lol) for a year now. I have let her drive as much as possible because I too feel like one poster said about the more experience the more comfortable and responsible. My sister got killed in a car wreck at 21 so my DD is very aware of how panicky I am about letting her drive and myself letting go more than anything I think. She has been an excellent driver (while I am in the car that is). We do live in a little country town so she would not be allowed to drive into the big city with major traffic for a long while by herself. She has driven there 2-3 times with me and on her first trip I allowed her to drive to town, someone rear-ended us!! I laugh now though because she didn't know what to do at all. We were at a stop (red light), the lady hit us about the same time the light turned green, and DD proceeded to go with the greenlight! I was like hmm, what are you doing? She didn't realize we had been hit as she was proceeding to go when we got hit. It's funny after the fact because no one was hurt, just minor fender bender, but at least it was a learning experience for her and was not her fault.
My SIL's mother owns a Mexican restaurant close to us and will work around her schedule to allow her to work when she can so she does have the capacity of getting a job if she can ever have time to work. She has helped there temporarily on holidays a few times already. I think she will have some time this summer though as cheer practice is usually over at noon and she will just have to save up to pay her bills.
I kind of feel I should cover her with how hard she is working at school and activities, but don't want to "spoil" my child and not make her appreciate it and not learn responsibility so I want to make her be responsible for something. Of course, her 16-yo friend got a brand new, off the show room floor Mazda RX7. That is parental ignorance in my opinion and aint happening for my kids even if I could afford it. I can tell you one night they didn't get home from a game until 11:30 p.m. on a school night and I was livid. She was up until 1 a.m. studying for her semester exam the next day!! She is very dedicated, but that is ridiculous. Our local community college gives the entire top 10 a full paid scholarship so that is why she is encouraged to make the top 10 and pushing really hard towards this goal. She is already taking some college classes at school (combo classes) including A&P as she wants to be ultrasound tech and that is a tough class.
I have checked into ins, which is out the roof, but they also deduct points based on good grades, etc. so I want to at least make her partially pay for this so she will be encouraged not to speed, keep the grades up, etc. and realize it will all save her money by doing so.
Good tip though to let her drive home and to school. That is one thing we don't do as it is so routine she doesn't ask then and I don't think about it. You are definitely right, that parking lot is crazy and makes me never want to let my son drive when I see those teenage boys spinning out in the parking lot. I'll start letting her do that. Thanks again everyone!!
Photo sharing
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Hooray for you for sharing with us
I am so glad that someone talks about accepting their childs sexuality. I know a few that I feel are gay but won't come out. I would love to tell them that I couldn't care less but don't know how to approach it. Think it is their decision to tell when ready. Should I just say nothing or do you have a suggestion?
Very cute...thanks for sharing...
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That is sweet. Thanks for sharing with us :-) nm
Scary! Thanks for sharing because
now I'm going to be on high alert. Thank God you caught it when you did! BTW, which company are you talking about that might have been an inside job? I'm hoping it's not one I have an account with! :0)
very cool ! Thanks for sharing. nm
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Thanks for sharing that, I'm seeing it this week with sm
my mom, sisters, and sister-in-law. I can't wait!!');>![](http://forum.mtstars.com/smileys/smirlove2.gif")
Thanks for sharing your recipe!
That was really nice and thoughtful of you. I can't wait to try it.
Thank You for Sharing That Info
that's a pretty significant side effect! my 6yo son has very mild asthma and is only on very occasional advair/qvar, usually only if he's sick, but wow, i had no idea about the singulair. i can imagine how upsetting and scary that must have been. glad he's and you all are ok now :)
I love that! Thanks for sharing.
I have such a soft spot for elephants.
thank you for sharing your story. sm
my son seems to have low self esteem for some reason too. he hardly ever gets in trouble. he has always stated he hates going to school and thinks its boring. i had him tested at school in second or third grade for the gifted class. he missed by a few points. he's always been very smart and catches onto things very easily.
again, thanks for sharing your story. i've read a few stories about gifted kids being diagnosed with some anxiety and put on medicine. which they didn't need the medicine, they just needed to be with other kids like themselves.
Thank you for sharing the rest of
the story. It just proves there are really decent people out there, but sometimes it is difficult to trust. I am the same way. I am so glad things worked out the way they did for you!
I love it. Thanks for sharing! nm
I loved this - thanks for sharing! NM
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