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Christine wrote: "I used that giftcard to load up my Kindle a bit. Love that!Thanks Lee!"
Happy Birthday from me as well!!
Happy birthday, Christine!My grandfather said the 70th was the toughest, and my father the 60th.
Good morning to everyone. Jeannette, thanks for your sweet message on my blog. :)
My daughter was supposed to have some girls over tonight, but she is sick so suddenly our very busy Saturday is very quiet. What is everyone else up to?
My daughter was supposed to have some girls over tonight, but she is sick so suddenly our very busy Saturday is very quiet. What is everyone else up to?
Jeannette wrote: "I don't know anyone my age (personally) who had their first kid as late as I did. Lots of moms on their last or near to last by that age. (Except for my sister, who had another 4 after I did)."
Just me, Jeannette. We got off to a late start (plus some other complications), so we have just the one son, but he's a great kid so we're not complaining. :-)
And a grandpa at 40... wow!
Just me, Jeannette. We got off to a late start (plus some other complications), so we have just the one son, but he's a great kid so we're not complaining. :-)
And a grandpa at 40... wow!
Hayes wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "I don't know anyone my age (personally) who had their first kid as late as I did....Just me, Jeannette. We got off to a late start..."
I got married at 36 and I was 2 months shy of 38 when my daughter was born. When I compare raising my "only" to my sister's brood of 11, I always wonder how she can do it. We three just do everything together!
I got married at 36 and I was 2 months shy of 38 when my daughter was born. When I compare raising my "only" to my sister's brood of 11, I always wonder how she can do it. We three just do everything together!
Christine wrote: "Good morning to everyone. Jeannette, thanks for your sweet message on my blog. :)
My daughter was supposed to have some girls over tonight, but she is sick so suddenly our very busy Saturday i..."
Oh no, not another "bug" at your house! I hope this passes quickly! How was your birthday otherwise?
Hubby and kid are practicing their Taekwondo moves while I am typing. What a couple of weirdos! lol No plans for this weekend...
My daughter was supposed to have some girls over tonight, but she is sick so suddenly our very busy Saturday i..."
Oh no, not another "bug" at your house! I hope this passes quickly! How was your birthday otherwise?
Hubby and kid are practicing their Taekwondo moves while I am typing. What a couple of weirdos! lol No plans for this weekend...
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Lee wrote: "Wow, your sister has 11 kids! That seems incredible this day and age. I can't imagine."I cannot imagine 11 kids either. I know I would not be able to handle 11 children. How does she manage?
What am I up to? Celebrating new shoes, and waiting for the basketball to start (4:30, I think).
Susanna wrote: "What am I up to? Celebrating new shoes, and waiting for the basketball to start (4:30, I think)."
Happy New Shoes Day! :)
Happy New Shoes Day! :)
Lee wrote: "Wow, your sister has 11 kids! That seems incredible this day and age. I can't imagine."
Eleven -- and she wanted to keep going, but age changes everything!
Eleven -- and she wanted to keep going, but age changes everything!
Jeannette wrote: Oh no, not another "bug" at your house! I hope this passes quickly! How was your birthday otherwise?
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It's a cold this time, but she's the poster child for germy-yuck so we figured that we wouldn't share that with her girlfriends. My birthday was nice, thank you. Emma and I played Rummicube for a couple of hours last night and watched a movie. Oh yeah, and the Spartans won! (But you know that, Jeannette...hahaha!)
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It's a cold this time, but she's the poster child for germy-yuck so we figured that we wouldn't share that with her girlfriends. My birthday was nice, thank you. Emma and I played Rummicube for a couple of hours last night and watched a movie. Oh yeah, and the Spartans won! (But you know that, Jeannette...hahaha!)
Jeannette wrote: "Lee wrote: "Wow, your sister has 11 kids! That seems incredible this day and age. I can't imagine."
Eleven -- and she wanted to keep going, but age changes everything!"
Eleven...Wow. That's a lot of laundry.
Eleven -- and she wanted to keep going, but age changes everything!"
Eleven...Wow. That's a lot of laundry.
Susanna wrote: "What am I up to? Celebrating new shoes, and waiting for the basketball to start (4:30, I think)."
Who are you rooting for?
Who are you rooting for?
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Happy belated birthday, Christine! Here in Brazil they say life begins at forty. I turned 41 last month, but I'm not feeling like a 1 year old at all! ;o)Hope you had the chance to celebrate your special day!
Cinara wrote: "Happy belated birthday, Christine! Here in Brazil they say life begins at forty. I turned 41 last month, but I'm not feeling like a 1 year old at all! ;o)
Hope you had the chance to celebrate your ..."
Thank you! (And also thanks to Mary and everyone)
So I'm 2? Hmmmm.
Hope you had the chance to celebrate your ..."
Thank you! (And also thanks to Mary and everyone)
So I'm 2? Hmmmm.
Christine wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "Lee wrote: "Wow, your sister has 11 kids! That seems incredible this day and age. I can't imagine."
Eleven...Wow. That's a lot of laundry."
Always the practical one, Christine! :) Just imagine how many diapers that was (or maybe not...). And, when one of their kids gets the flu. We visited one Thanksgiving (a 7hr drive) and barely made it home. We all had a fever -- hubby took Monday off sick. You can't survive in a house like that against germs!
Eleven...Wow. That's a lot of laundry."
Always the practical one, Christine! :) Just imagine how many diapers that was (or maybe not...). And, when one of their kids gets the flu. We visited one Thanksgiving (a 7hr drive) and barely made it home. We all had a fever -- hubby took Monday off sick. You can't survive in a house like that against germs!
Do you think the Spartans will go all the way? I am not really following the games... I promise to be happy for you, if they do. I won't be during football season!
I don't have a rooting interest playing today, so I shall strictly be watching in the hopes of a good game.
Jeannette wrote: "Do you think the Spartans will go all the way? I am not really following the games... I promise to be happy for you, if they do. I won't be during football season!"
I haven't been able to watch the games because they never show them (they seem to cover whatever other game is on at that time). So...I dunno. It would be fun if they did make it because we have a few U of M neighbors. ;)
I haven't been able to watch the games because they never show them (they seem to cover whatever other game is on at that time). So...I dunno. It would be fun if they did make it because we have a few U of M neighbors. ;)
I looked it up, Christine: MSU plays Tenn. tomorrow at 2:20 EST. I would hope this game is televised, since they are so close to the finals now. Go Spartans! (*gollum*)
Elite 8 and upward, they only play one game at a time.
Jeannette wrote: "I looked it up, Christine: MSU plays Tenn. tomorrow at 2:20 EST. I would hope this game is televised, since they are so close to the finals now. Go Spartans! (*gollum*)"
You are such a good sport! I don't know if I could ever say Go + Wolverines...I get like a sharp pain behind my eyeball even thinking about it. ;)
You are such a good sport! I don't know if I could ever say Go + Wolverines...I get like a sharp pain behind my eyeball even thinking about it. ;)
I know Clemson fans that are that way about the Gamecocks - and vice-versa! (Football is a schismatic religion down this way. LOL)
To you both: that's why I added (*gollum*) after "Go Spartans". If you saw the Lord of the Rings movies, every time Gollum said something totally opposite to his nature he sort of hacked up a hairball while saying "gollum"! xp
To Susanna: I don't know if the Wolverines hate the Spartans as much as they hate the Buckeyes!! (I'm sure the feelings are mutual....)
To Susanna: I don't know if the Wolverines hate the Spartans as much as they hate the Buckeyes!! (I'm sure the feelings are mutual....)
Good morning group! I have my long list of things "to do" today, but I bet that I'll end up reading and watching basketball instead. You guys?
Just curious....has anyone read The Calligrapher's Daughter? Any opinions?
I think we might go to the movies to see "How to Train Your Dragon." But not in 3D. Most likely we will do some house cleaning.... :(
Oh, my want to see that one. Let me know if you like it. I can't stand 3D...why does everyone love that?
3D makes me dizzy. I hope the trend dies off again.
Jeannette wrote: "3D makes me dizzy. I hope the trend dies off again."
Me too! I hate to tell you, but I saw a thing this weekend that said television is going that way as well (of course, I don't think you are a tv person so maybe you won't make the crabby face like I did).
Me too! I hate to tell you, but I saw a thing this weekend that said television is going that way as well (of course, I don't think you are a tv person so maybe you won't make the crabby face like I did).
I heard that same thing on the radio last week. I don't know if that will really sell or not. Seems like a big undertaking and most tv won't be produced in 3D anyway. (as far as I understood it)
There are 3D television sets already for sale. You still need the 3D glasses apparently. I kind of like 3D, even though I've seen only maybe a few dozen movies (including in amusement parks) that way.
Jeannette wrote: "I heard that same thing on the radio last week. I don't know if that will really sell or not. Seems like a big undertaking and most tv won't be produced in 3D anyway. (as far as I understood it)"If 3D television is anything like those horrible 3D glasses we had years ago, I will definitely not be getting one; I get enough headaches already and those glasses always gave me migraines. On the other hand, I did enjoy the Imax part of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, but I don't think I could have handled the whole movie being like that.
I love IMAX (both 3D and not 3D) for nature movies, but not so much for regular movies.
Lisa wrote: "I love IMAX (both 3D and not 3D) for nature movies, but not so much for regular movies."True, I've seen some wonderful IMAX nature movies, I saw one on volcanoes that was just awesome.
Jeannette wrote: "I heard that same thing on the radio last week. I don't know if that will really sell or not. Seems like a big undertaking and most tv won't be produced in 3D anyway. (as far as I understood it)"
Hopefully it will just be an option for those obsessed with their tech stuff.
Hopefully it will just be an option for those obsessed with their tech stuff.
Hopefully the technique will be improved. I have a weird focusing problem with my eyes, so I don't do so well with 3D glasses. They are improved from years ago, but I still prefer my "regular" vision.
Jeannette wrote: "3D makes me dizzy. I hope the trend dies off again."Makes me dizzy, and I hate the glasses. I already wear glasses, so they are a real pain.
Hey Christine -- I hope you got to see that game! Must have been exciting!! :)
Morning Everyone! I got up before dawn today to take the kid to van pool for a school event. I've got a whole day ahead of me -- free! And, it is supposed to be in the sixties today. Yay! Have a great one!
Morning, Jeannette! You lucky girl! Have a fun day over there. I hope that if you are expecting the sixties that maybe we'll be getting something like that as well. I haven't checked yet.
Jeannette wrote: "Hey Christine -- I hope you got to see that game! Must have been exciting!! :)"
I did see it! It was exciting, but maybe too much so...the ups and downs at the end made me crazy. So happy for the team though! I found my MSU flag last night so I can put it out there for the Final 4!
Did you go to the movies? How was it?
I did see it! It was exciting, but maybe too much so...the ups and downs at the end made me crazy. So happy for the team though! I found my MSU flag last night so I can put it out there for the Final 4!
Did you go to the movies? How was it?
Barb wrote: "Good morning ... as good as a Monday can be when your coffee pot had died ... *sobs uncontrollably*
I'm attempting to to force the issue by pouring boiling water directly into the filter and hop..."
good luck!
I'm attempting to to force the issue by pouring boiling water directly into the filter and hop..."
good luck!
Christine wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "Hey Christine -- I hope you got to see that game! Must have been exciting!! :)"
I did see it! It was exciting, but maybe too much so...the ups and downs at the end made me cr..."
No movie. We went to the mall instead, and found out that the jewelry shop doesn't do watch repair. And, nobody takes our new vision insurance. *bleh*
I did see it! It was exciting, but maybe too much so...the ups and downs at the end made me cr..."
No movie. We went to the mall instead, and found out that the jewelry shop doesn't do watch repair. And, nobody takes our new vision insurance. *bleh*
Barb wrote: "Good morning ... as good as a Monday can be when your coffee pot had died ... *sobs uncontrollably*"
Oh my! Get thee to a shop and buy thee a new coffee machine! I can't stand the idea of you being coffee-potless....it's disturbing.
Oh my! Get thee to a shop and buy thee a new coffee machine! I can't stand the idea of you being coffee-potless....it's disturbing.
Barb wrote: " ... as good as a Monday can be when your coffee pot had died ... "
aaarrrgh! My condolences!!
How'd you make out with the DYI?
(EDIT: that's DIY for the dylsexic)
aaarrrgh! My condolences!!
How'd you make out with the DYI?
(EDIT: that's DIY for the dylsexic)
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Thanks Lee!