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[Fire Watch]

The forums just got a visit from the BIG boss man. Cool.

[Hadassah]

The forums just got a visit from the BIG boss man. Cool.

Awesome. :dance:

[noelle12]

It is worth the read because it is so much more than what is seen on stage. I am not an emotional person but I was crying through the end of the book for the characters and I was enraged at Hugo for what I thought was going to be a miserable ending...

However, the reason I was able to get through the book was because I first listened to the abridged (5 hours) version on Audible. It compelled me to put the effort into the whole book because I really wanted to know the whole story.

I'll have to give it another go. I have the abridged version. I like the idea of listening to it as an audiobook. It is my absolute favorite stage production ever.

[Koushi Shinigami]

The forums just got a visit from the BIG boss man. Cool.

Tell 'im I said 'Howdy'.

[Mimiheart]

Hubby is editing an audio drama of Perry Mason right now, and one of the lawyers says burgular. He's trying to fix it, but it aint easy.

[Meriweather]

Hubby is editing an audio drama of Perry Mason right now, and one of the lawyers says burgular. He's trying to fix it, but it aint easy.

Why can't it just stand as burgular?

[Mimiheart]

Why can't it just stand as burgular?Because it's incorrect. It's burglar. It's like a little-kid version of the word. It reminds me of Jagular instead of Jaguar.

[Meriweather]

Because it's incorrect. It's burglar. It's like a little-kid version of the word. It reminds me of Jagular instead of Jaguar.

I suppose. I don't allow spelling errors to stand in research reports, either. However, hearing a lawyer saying "burgular" would make me grin.

[Meriweather]

The forums just got a visit from the BIG boss man. Cool.

Why was he here?

[Mimiheart]

I suppose. I don't allow spelling errors to stand in research reports, either. However, hearing a lawyer saying "burgular" would make me grin.Not in a professionally done audio drama you'd get from a book store. At least, not in anything other than the blooper real.

[Reeder]

The forums just got a visit from the BIG boss man. Cool.

:dance:

[Meriweather]

Not in a professionally done audio drama you'd get from a book store. At least, not in anything other than the blooper real.

Blooper real? Or, blooper reel?

[Fire Watch]

Why was he here?
It's his place.

[Meriweather]

It's his place.

Absolutely. Does he show up often? In my time here, this is the first I've ever heard it mentioned.

[Fire Watch]

He does show up. It's rare that he posts. Today, he posted a Christmas thank you to the mods in the private mod forum.

[Meriweather]

He does show up. It's rare that he posts. Today, he posted a Christmas thank you to the mods in the private mod forum.

Now THAT is cool.

[Reeder]

He does show up. It's rare that he posts. Today, he posted a Christmas thank you to the mods in the private mod forum.

Ooh, oooh, oooh, show us......show us!:dance:

[terri910]

It would've been cool for him to post in the open Forums....but the way some people are, it probably could've gotten really ugly.

Now, isn't that sad?

[Mimiheart]

Blooper real? Or, blooper reel?reel--I'm not really awake. :P

[melinda]

Toe socks. For some reason it reminds me of a day last summer when the family was together and barefoot--and we spent a half-hour or so comparing toes. Fascinating to discover how many different kinds of toes there were, and who shared the same type.

(Most people in my family are like me and can't drink, so we have to find something to do to entertain ourselves!)

I love how you and your family analyze each other ... I'm not making fun of you, I'm being sincere. Some families take each other for granted or spend so little time honestly noticing one another.

so who has toes similar to yours?

[melinda]

I want a professional picture of our family some day - blue jeans, white tees and bare feet...

I have a great bridal portrait of my daughter....hair all done; make up perfect, wedding dress on....and she's slumped into a chair kicking up her bare feet. :)
it's a great picture.

[Mimiheart]

I'm the only person in my family whose second toe is shorter than the first toe. Drove me crazy when I was kid. I find the bigger second toe weird.

[Meriweather]

I love how you and your family analyze each other ... I'm not making fun of you, I'm being sincere. Some families take each other for granted or spend so little time honestly noticing one another.

so who has toes similar to yours?


My mom said I have my grandfather's toes; my oldest daughter has them, too. My youngest has her dad's toes. They are an identical female version of them.

[Meriweather]

reel--I'm not really awake. :P

I wanted so much to laugh. Sometimes I can keep a straight face here.

[melinda]

The forums just got a visit from the BIG boss man. Cool.

he forgot to tell me "hey".... :((

[Meriweather]

I have a great bridal portrait of my daughter....hair all done; make up perfect, wedding dress on....and she's slumped into a chair kicking up her bare feet. :)
it's a great picture.

I can so imagine that. It will be a picture that is long treasured by family.

[Mimiheart]

I wanted so much to laugh. Sometimes I can keep a straight face here.
At least they sound the same if I were to record them. I am not going to make it through classes tonight at this rate.

[melinda]

I'm the only person in my family whose second toe is shorter than the first toe. Drove me crazy when I was kid. I find the bigger second toe weird.
my second toes are also shorter than my big toes...the way they are supposed to be. :))

[melinda]

My mom said I have my grandfather's toes; my oldest daughter has them, too. My youngest has her dad's toes. They are an identical female version of them.

I'll change from feet to hands. My dad had big beautiful hands. I have his hands. I always say I have big hands for a woman. Not abnormally big or anything, I do wear a size 5 wedding band, but for a woman I have long fingers and very deep nail beds. My dad had the same hands only hopefully mine are a bit more feminine. Anyway...the day my son was born, the very first time I held him and took hold of his little hand, I said, "He's got my dad's hands"....and he does. Nice, big strong hands...long fingers and very deep nail beds.

[melinda]

I can't sing....:((

it's the one talent I really wish I had.
my family is very musical. most play instruments; they all have beautiful singing voices ............ except me. God just didn't give me that for whatever reason.

[Fire Watch]

I can't sing....:((

it's the one talent I really wish I had.
my family is very musical. most play instruments; they all have beautiful singing voices ............ except me. God just didn't give me that for whatever reason.
click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcSC20T21rI)

[Meriweather]

It would've been cool for him to post in the open Forums....but the way some people are, it probably could've gotten really ugly.

Now, isn't that sad?

I've seen it done where the host comes in from time-to-time and makes a single observation. That's all there is until the next time, but people could then discuss that post/observation.

If there was ever a problem with that, I never saw it. People saw it as the honor that it indeed was, and made an even greater effort to be respectful.

People will rise to the occasion, but unfortunately, as you point out, there is no guarantee.

[Mimiheart]

I have relative pitch, my husband and two of my kids have perfect pitch... and my middle child tries. She plays piano rather well, though.

[Meriweather]

I'll change from feet to hands. My dad had big beautiful hands. I have his hands. I always say I have big hands for a woman. Not abnormally big or anything, I do wear a size 5 wedding band, but for a woman I have long fingers and very deep nail beds. My dad had the same hands only hopefully mine are a bit more feminine. Anyway...the day my son was born, the very first time I held him and took hold of his little hand, I said, "He's got my dad's hands"....and he does. Nice, big strong hands...long fingers and very deep nail beds.

When we were younger, there were often a half-dozen of us lined up around the bathroom mirror. One morning I blurted out, "Which of us has the huge hands on the skinny wrists?"

All my sibs started laughing. They knew it was me, but it was the first time I had ever noticed this about myself.

[melinda]

click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcSC20T21rI)

I can't sing....but I can dance. :)

[melinda]

I can't sing....but I can dance. :)

matter of fact, I'm dancing now listening to Phil Collins.
thank you!

[melinda]

I have relative pitch, my husband and two of my kids have perfect pitch... and my middle child tries. She plays piano rather well, though.

that's nice...to be able to sing together as a family.
my sister has a beautiful voice....

[melinda]

When we were younger, there were often a half-dozen of us lined up around the bathroom mirror. One morning I blurted out, "Which of us has the huge hands on the skinny wrists?"

All my sibs started laughing. They knew it was me, but it was the first time I had ever noticed this about myself.

ah Meri....we have something in common. :hug:

how many sibs do you have?

[Meriweather]

ah Meri....we have something in common. :hug:

how many sibs do you have?

Four brothers; three sisters.

[melinda]

Four brothers; three sisters.

how wonderful...in my family it's just me and my sister.
well, I do have one half-brother who was put up for adoption, but I never knew him. didn't even know about him until I was an adult.

[Meriweather]

how wonderful...in my family it's just me and my sister.
well, I do have one brother who was put up for adoption, but I never knew him. didn't even know about him until I was an adult.

I loved being a sister in a large family. However, I knew almost immediately I would make a terrible mother of a large family.

[melinda]

I loved being a sister in a large family. However, I knew almost immediately I would make a terrible mother of a large family.

why? how many children do you have?

my husband came from a family with two boys; me from a family with two girls.

we ended up with one of each :)


the funny thing is before we ever had chidlren, my husband said he wanted a little boy who looked like him and a little girl who looked like me.
I asked him, "why?"
He said, "because that's how it's supposed to be."
I questioned and said, "Then why do I look just like my dad, and you look just like your mom?"
;)

[Meriweather]

why? how many children do you have?

I was the oldest girl. I spent a lot of time taking care of/playing with my brothers and sisters (except my older brother). Great times, and I enjoyed it all. However, when one is around people that much, there is time one needs to be alone. The best place to be alone, to be where no one could find me (or at least get to me) was in tree tops. I learned to climb much higher than anyone else, so of course I earned the label, "Tomboy." Tomboy, I decided, was just another name for oldest sister desperate to be alone for awhile.

People frown on mothers climbing trees to get away from their children.

my husband came from a family with two boys; me from a family with two girls.

we ended up with one of each :)


the funny thing is before we ever had chidlren, my husband said he wanted a little boy who looked like him and a little girl who looked like me.
I asked him, "why?"
He said, "because that's how it's supposed to be."
I questioned and said, "Then why do I look just like my dad, and you look just like your mom?"
;)

A boy and a girl would have been nice. However, I can't decide which of my daughters I'd trade in. Sometimes neither; sometimes both!

Did your son end up looking like his father and your daughter like you? How old are they now? Both mine, although they do not look too much alike, more closely resemble my husband than they do me.

[vir doctus]

I am coming up on the anniversary of my give a damn being busted three years ago. (My brother asked me not to be a part of his life and I obliged him because I hated the pain of riding his roller coaster promises.)

But my parents visited for Dead Turkey Day and when he called to speak to them he asked to speak to me also. Our conversation went like this:

Big Bro: We need to talk more often.
Me: I'd like that. Or email, since you are so busy.
Big Bro: I'll do that, I'll write when we get home from New York.

Of course, life went on and no notes or phone calls came. And then I did something that totally betrays my busted give a damn mode - I bought Christmas presents for his family. I was so excited to do this, to try and open the door. Well, today a gift came from him and I am afraid of getting back into the obligatory gift swap (I hate obligatory gifts, they are not true gifts) where the depth of our relationship devolves into sending Barnes and Noble gift cards.

So I want to do more, but I am weary of getting my sister soul crushed again. I've cried too much. [Maybe I should shut off REM...] :shifty:

Any suggestions from people more sensitive than myself?

[Meriweather]

I am coming up on the anniversary of my give a damn being busted three years ago. (My brother asked me not to be a part of his life and I obliged him because I hated the pain of riding his roller coaster promises.)

But my parents visited for Dead Turkey Day and when he called to speak to them he asked to speak to me also. Our conversation went like this:

Big Bro: We need to talk more often.
Me: I'd like that. Or email, since you are so busy.
Big Bro: I'll do that, I'll write when we get home from New York.

Of course, life went on and no notes or phone calls came. And then I did something that totally betrays my busted give a damn mode - I bought Christmas presents for his family. I was so excited to do this, to try and open the door. Well, today a gift came from him and I am afraid of getting back into the obligatory gift swap (I hate obligatory gifts, they are not true gifts) where the depth of our relationship devolves into sending Barnes and Noble gift cards.

So I want to do more, but I am weary of getting my sister soul crushed again. I've cried too much. [Maybe I should shut off REM...] :shifty:

Any suggestions from people more sensitive than myself?

First of all, I LOVE Barnes & Noble gift cards! Has our relationship devolved to that point yet? :mrgreen:

Second of all, the trick to Christmas presents is to keep eyes and ears open during the earlier part of the year for something someone might enjoy. Get it then. Wrap it, put a name on it, and half the time, by Christmas it will be a surprise to you, too.

Third, don't be afraid to put your heart on the line. If it gets crushed, God will rebuild it into a something bigger, stronger, faster and a million times better than what it was before. When you give your heart, it is the other person's. If they break it, then it was theirs to break. However, it is my experience as people mature, they are more careful of the things they treasure.

Real women are not afraid to cry. I actually cried this past summer. After about twenty years, it felt great. Maybe I'll make it ten years this next time. Usually I find listening to sad songs is a good compromise. Speaking of which, how are you feeling after listening to your melancholy song the other night?

[vir doctus]

First of all, I LOVE Barnes & Noble gift cards! Has our relationship devolved to that point yet? :mrgreen:

Send me your address and find out. :angel:

Speaking of which, how are you feeling after listening to your melancholy song the other night?

Empty Chairs makes me think not cry. But this one requires kleenex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0mufXelPY

:angel:

[Hadassah]

I am coming up on the anniversary of my give a damn being busted three years ago. (My brother asked me not to be a part of his life and I obliged him because I hated the pain of riding his roller coaster promises.)

But my parents visited for Dead Turkey Day and when he called to speak to them he asked to speak to me also. Our conversation went like this:

Big Bro: We need to talk more often.
Me: I'd like that. Or email, since you are so busy.
Big Bro: I'll do that, I'll write when we get home from New York.

Of course, life went on and no notes or phone calls came. And then I did something that totally betrays my busted give a damn mode - I bought Christmas presents for his family. I was so excited to do this, to try and open the door. Well, today a gift came from him and I am afraid of getting back into the obligatory gift swap (I hate obligatory gifts, they are not true gifts) where the depth of our relationship devolves into sending Barnes and Noble gift cards.

So I want to do more, but I am weary of getting my sister soul crushed again. I've cried too much. [Maybe I should shut off REM...] :shifty:

Any suggestions from people more sensitive than myself?


I can only suggest these things:

Don't expect too much

Have your eyes wide open. If you choose to do more, do so knowing that you could get your soul crushed again.

Pray, pray, pray.


:hug: :hug: :hug:

[Meriweather]

Send me your address and find out. :angel:



Empty Chairs makes me think not cry. But this one requires kleenex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0mufXelPY

:angel:


That is a very touching song. It has lots of hope. It left me feeling hopeful and even happy.

[melinda]

I was the oldest girl. I spent a lot of time taking care of/playing with my brothers and sisters (except my older brother). Great times, and I enjoyed it all. However, when one is around people that much, there is time one needs to be alone. The best place to be alone, to be where no one could find me (or at least get to me) was in tree tops. I learned to climb much higher than anyone else, so of course I earned the label, "Tomboy." Tomboy, I decided, was just another name for oldest sister desperate to be alone for awhile.

People frown on mothers climbing trees to get away from their children.



A boy and a girl would have been nice. However, I can't decide which of my daughters I'd trade in. Sometimes neither; sometimes both!

Did your son end up looking like his father and your daughter like you? How old are they now? Both mine, although they do not look too much alike, more closely resemble my husband than they do me.

I'll invite you to be my friend on here....:hug:
then you can view my albums and you can see my family.

I don't think either my son or my daughter looks like either me or my husband....I think they both have qualitites from both of us.
and they do not look alike.
My daughter was talking to her brother one day when he was a freshman in their school...one of her friends asked who he was. When she said he was her brother....the friend didn't believe her. :))


oh. my daughter is 22; my son 20

[Meriweather]

I'll invite you to be my friend on here....:hug:
then you can view my albums and you can see my family.

I don't think either my son or my daughter looks like either me or my husband....I think they both have qualitites from both of us.
and they do not look alike.
My daughter was talking to her brother one day when he was a freshman in their school...one of her friends asked who he was. When she said he was her brother....the friend didn't believe her. :))


oh. my daughter is 22; my son 20

So that's what friends are for! I've often wondered. I'll go take a look at those albums!

[vir doctus]

That is a very touching song. It has lots of hope. It left me feeling hopeful and even happy.

I cry because of the sacrifice the son is willing to make and the mother's despair when she thinks she is receiving news of her son's death. I know it is a happy song, but those two spots get me every time.

Guess this means I am not as cold and heartless as I portend. :cool:

[Meriweather]

A very handsome family, melinda. You must be so proud!

[Meriweather]

I cry because of the sacrifice the son is willing to make and the mother's despair when she thinks she is receiving news of her son's death. I know it is a happy song, but those two spots get me every time.

Guess this means I am not as cold and heartless as I portend. :cool:

Here's news for you, vir--all of us here know you are neither cold nor heartless. Join the club!

[melinda]

A very handsome family, melinda. You must be so proud!

I am blessed....thank you, Meri.

[Hadassah]

Guess this means I am not as cold and heartless as I portend. :cool:

Oh, I'm sure we all knew that. :mrgreen: :hug:

[melinda]

First of all, I LOVE Barnes & Noble gift cards! Has our relationship devolved to that point yet? :mrgreen:

Second of all, the trick to Christmas presents is to keep eyes and ears open during the earlier part of the year for something someone might enjoy. Get it then. Wrap it, put a name on it, and half the time, by Christmas it will be a surprise to you, too.

Third, don't be afraid to put your heart on the line. If it gets crushed, God will rebuild it into a something bigger, stronger, faster and a million times better than what it was before. When you give your heart, it is the other person's. If they break it, then it was theirs to break. However, it is my experience as people mature, they are more careful of the things they treasure.

Real women are not afraid to cry. I actually cried this past summer. After about twenty years, it felt great. Maybe I'll make it ten years this next time. Usually I find listening to sad songs is a good compromise. Speaking of which, how are you feeling after listening to your melancholy song the other night?

all great advice....
and I too LOVE barnes and noble gift cards.
my husband once tried to explain to me that there are these places called "libraries" where you can borrow books for free instead of of spending lots of money on buying the books....but I discovered they make you return the books. I didn't like that part of it at all.....

[vir doctus]

Here's news for you, vir--all of us here know you are neither cold nor heartless. Join the club!

http://www.zeldaforums.net/forum/images/smilies2/viking.gif

[melinda]

I am coming up on the anniversary of my give a damn being busted three years ago. (My brother asked me not to be a part of his life and I obliged him because I hated the pain of riding his roller coaster promises.)

But my parents visited for Dead Turkey Day and when he called to speak to them he asked to speak to me also. Our conversation went like this:

Big Bro: We need to talk more often.
Me: I'd like that. Or email, since you are so busy.
Big Bro: I'll do that, I'll write when we get home from New York.

Of course, life went on and no notes or phone calls came. And then I did something that totally betrays my busted give a damn mode - I bought Christmas presents for his family. I was so excited to do this, to try and open the door. Well, today a gift came from him and I am afraid of getting back into the obligatory gift swap (I hate obligatory gifts, they are not true gifts) where the depth of our relationship devolves into sending Barnes and Noble gift cards.

So I want to do more, but I am weary of getting my sister soul crushed again. I've cried too much. [Maybe I should shut off REM...] :shifty:

Any suggestions from people more sensitive than myself?

I don't know what to say or to add after reading Meri's advice....
but I do know that roller coaster emotions get very old and take a toll on a person. I also know that it's really hard to actually bust that "give a damn" when it comes to family.
I've been on a ride like this with my mother for quite some time now....I will say when I quit "playing the game", she actually started being nicer to me. I would say I don't give a damn, but deep down, I know I do. On the surface though.....I just can't keep setting myself up to get knocked back down. But as I said, at least assuming a "don't give a damn" has made her a little bit nicer to me.....
I realize this doesn't help you though. :hug:

[vir doctus]

all great advice....
and I too LOVE barnes and noble gift cards.
my husband once tried to explain to me that there are these places called "libraries" where you can borrow books for free instead of of spending lots of money on buying the books....but I discovered they make you return the books. I didn't like that part of it at all.....

I got a Kindle! It is better than libraries or Barnes and Noble!!! :dance:

[meggers49]

My dream role: Christine in The Phantom of the Opera.


all i want is that one stupid note......

[vir doctus]

I don't know what to say or to add after reading Meri's advice....
but I do know that roller coaster emotions get very old and take a toll on a person. I also know that it's really hard to actually bust that "give a damn" when it comes to family.
I've been on a ride like this with my mother for quite some time now....I will say when I quit "playing the game", she actually started being nicer to me. I would say I don't give a damn, but deep down, I know I do. On the surface though.....I just can't keep setting myself up to get knocked back down. But as I said, at least assuming a "don't give a damn" has made her a little bit nicer to me.....
I realize this doesn't help you though. :hug:

It is nice to know someone understands.

When my daughter was four he asked her to be flower girl at his wedding. She, being a girlie-girl, was so excited. When we arrived he barely acknowledged our existence - no being flower girl, not even a minute to talk. :evil:

I should forget harder.

[meggers49]

I saw it in London four times - each time we were willing to pay higher prices for better seats. We'll take the children to the same theatre in a few years. :dance:

i've seen it here. at this venue, the loge is the best spot, both for the audio and visibility. If you sit above the orchestra you can see the specials.....like the swirling that's supposed to be the water when Javert 'jumps'...

I have to say, Who Am I, The Song of Angry Men and the duet with Valjean and Javert and Javert's suicide, were/ are probably my favorite pieces of music in the show. I love them all, but they are my favorites.

[meggers49]

The forums just got a visit from the BIG boss man. Cool.

hope he's well. hope he has a merry christmas. tell him thanks!

[melinda]

It is nice to know someone understands.

When my daughter was four he asked her to be flower girl at his wedding. She, being a girlie-girl, was so excited. When we arrived he barely acknowledged our existence - no being flower girl, not even a minute to talk. :evil:

I should forget harder.

oh, how sad for your daughter....
and the thing is, it's one thing to hurt me; it's another thing altogether to hurt my child.
that's kind of when I quit playing my mother's game. She hurt my children...especially my daughter.
I told her that I let her hurt me long enough but there was no way I'd allow her to do the same to my daughter.
I do feel bad for my mother, b/c she is such a sad soul....but how do you help someone who will not help themself?

[meggers49]

Because it's incorrect. It's burglar. It's like a little-kid version of the word. It reminds me of Jagular instead of Jaguar.

jagulars and woozles.

[meggers49]

It's his place.

can't argue with that!

[meggers49]

I'll change from feet to hands. My dad had big beautiful hands. I have his hands. I always say I have big hands for a woman. Not abnormally big or anything, I do wear a size 5 wedding band, but for a woman I have long fingers and very deep nail beds. My dad had the same hands only hopefully mine are a bit more feminine. Anyway...the day my son was born, the very first time I held him and took hold of his little hand, I said, "He's got my dad's hands"....and he does. Nice, big strong hands...long fingers and very deep nail beds.


a person who wears a size 5 wedding bad does NOT have big hands. you might have long fingers but you do not have big hands. I have big hands. short fingers but big hands.

do you play piano? those sound like piano playing hands.

[meggers49]

I have relative pitch, my husband and two of my kids have perfect pitch... and my middle child tries. She plays piano rather well, though.

I have good pitch memory. I would love perfect pitch, it would make so much less complicated. I just do the best i can. the voice is there, the sight reading is iffy, but perfect pitch would be swell.

[melinda]

a person who wears a size 5 wedding bad does NOT have big hands. you might have long fingers but you do not have big hands. I have big hands. short fingers but big hands.

do you play piano? those sound like piano playing hands.

no...never had lessons, but my daughter has nice long fingers and she plays. :)

[Meriweather]

http://www.zeldaforums.net/forum/images/smilies2/viking.gif


:))

That's our vir! Come get a hug! :hug:

[meggers49]

I am coming up on the anniversary of my give a damn being busted three years ago. (My brother asked me not to be a part of his life and I obliged him because I hated the pain of riding his roller coaster promises.)

But my parents visited for Dead Turkey Day and when he called to speak to them he asked to speak to me also. Our conversation went like this:

Big Bro: We need to talk more often.
Me: I'd like that. Or email, since you are so busy.
Big Bro: I'll do that, I'll write when we get home from New York.

Of course, life went on and no notes or phone calls came. And then I did something that totally betrays my busted give a damn mode - I bought Christmas presents for his family. I was so excited to do this, to try and open the door. Well, today a gift came from him and I am afraid of getting back into the obligatory gift swap (I hate obligatory gifts, they are not true gifts) where the depth of our relationship devolves into sending Barnes and Noble gift cards.

So I want to do more, but I am weary of getting my sister soul crushed again. I've cried too much. [Maybe I should shut off REM...] :shifty:

Any suggestions from people more sensitive than myself?

Had you mailed the gifts already? Was this a spontaneous gift by him or a 'send a gift cuz i got a gift' gift?

He called though, so he's making a step. Just do a little at a time....no need to throw yourself in headfirst, just a dip of the toe and a wade to the ankles.

To quote 'What about Bob?' ......baby steps...

[free2B]

May the light of God
illumine the heart of my soul.
May the flame of Christ
kindle me to love. May the fire of the Spirit
free me to live
this day, tonight and for ever.

hey melinda:hug: this is from an early Christmas present I received. it is from a small book of modern verses called Celtic Benediction
Morning and Night Prayer
by J Philip Newell from St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh

[Hadassah]

Guys, something is really wrong. I can't see out of one of my eyes. I'm sick to my stomach, and my head is starting to hurt. ****! I jujt figured it out! Migraine!


I'm going to bed.

[blazer]

May the light of God
illumine the heart of my soul.
May the flame of Christ
kindle me to love. May the fire of the Spirit
free me to live
this day, tonight and for ever.

hey melinda:hug: this is from an early Christmas present I received. it is from a small book of modern verses called Celtic Benediction
Morning and Night Prayer
by J Philip Newell from St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh

That is a nice gift! :)

[blazer]

Guys, something is really wrong. I can't see out of one of my eyes. I'm sick to my stomach, and my head is starting to hurt. ****! I jujt figured it out! Migraine!


I'm going to bed.

Bless your heart hon! :hug:

[free2B]

also from the book

Jesus said, The wind blows where it chooses,
and you hear the sound of it, but you do not
know where it comes from or where it goes.
So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit"
John 3:8


I will try to turn some of the prayers into poems later

[Meriweather]

Guys, something is really wrong. I can't see out of one of my eyes. I'm sick to my stomach, and my head is starting to hurt. ****! I jujt figured it out! Migraine!


I'm going to bed.

Hadassah, we pray that when you awake to the new day, it will be an easier one than you had to travel through today. God bless.

[Meriweather]

also from the book

Jesus said, The wind blows where it chooses,
and you hear the sound of it, but you do not
know where it comes from or where it goes.
So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit"
John 3:8


I will try to turn some of the prayers into poems later

That would be most excellent, free.

[melinda]

May the light of God
illumine the heart of my soul.
May the flame of Christ
kindle me to love. May the fire of the Spirit
free me to live
this day, tonight and for ever.

hey melinda:hug: this is from an early Christmas present I received. it is from a small book of modern verses called Celtic Benediction
Morning and Night Prayer
by J Philip Newell from St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh

thank you for that, free.
it's very beautiful....it touched me. it spoke to me.
thank you.

[melinda]

Guys, something is really wrong. I can't see out of one of my eyes. I'm sick to my stomach, and my head is starting to hurt. ****! I jujt figured it out! Migraine!


I'm going to bed.

as Meri wrote...I pray you have a good night's rest and a much better tomorrow, my friend. :hug:

[melinda]

also from the book

Jesus said, The wind blows where it chooses,
and you hear the sound of it, but you do not
know where it comes from or where it goes.
So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit"
John 3:8


I will try to turn some of the prayers into poems later

writing poems is a gift from God.
sadly my best writing comes whenever I lose a loved one.
someone dies, and I can write. I'd rather they lived.

[terri910]

I'll change from feet to hands. My dad had big beautiful hands. I have his hands. I always say I have big hands for a woman.
Sounds like a Seinfeld episode...:cool:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/terri910/ManHands.jpg
"Man hands"

[Fire Watch]

Greatest show ever.

Happy Festivus one and all.

[terri910]

Third, don't be afraid to put your heart on the line. If it gets crushed, God will rebuild it into a something bigger, stronger, faster ...
Sounds like God works for the OSI!




Whoa. Another TV show reference.

[terri910]

Guys, something is really wrong. I can't see out of one of my eyes. I'm sick to my stomach, and my head is starting to hurt. ****! I jujt figured it out! Migraine!


I'm going to bed.
Prayers for Hadassah. I should have Yahoo IM on tomorrow morning when I'm at work (which I hope won't be for long)....give me a shout -- I want to know if you're okay.

[Meriweather]

Greatest show ever.

Happy Festivus one and all.

How are you feeling this week? Making plans yet for the next hunt?

[Hadassah]

A friend came over just to bring me medicine. Also got my head massaged. I can see now. Head still hurts but not as bad.


Thank God for friends. :pray:

[Meriweather]

A friend came over just to bring me medicine. Also got my head massaged. I can see now. Head still hurts but not as bad.


Thank God for friends. :pray:





Amen.

Will you be able to sleep now?

[Hadassah]

Amen.

Will you be able to sleep now?

For that, I'll probably have to take something stronger, like hydrocodone.


But first, I have to stay awake and coherent long enough to say the novena for Mitchell.

[Meriweather]

For that, I'll probably have to take something stronger, like hydrocodone.


But first, I have to stay awake and coherent long enough to say the novena for Mitchell.

Praying with you then.

[Meriweather]

Ah, heck. Just stood up. I did re-twist my ankle chasing balls with the dog today. How come telling myself that I did NOT had no effect?

[Hadassah]

Ah, heck. Just stood up. I did re-twist my ankle chasing balls with the dog today. How come telling myself that I did NOT had no effect?

Because mind over matter usually doesn't work.


What are you doing for it right now? Taken any anti-inflammatories? Got ice on it? Is it wrapped with an Ace bandage? Do you have it elevated? Are you resting it?

[Hadassah]

took 2 "happy pills", as Rick likes to call them and waiting for them to kick in.

[melinda]

Greatest show ever.

Happy Festivus one and all.

Happy Festivus, FW.... :)

[Meriweather]

Because mind over matter usually doesn't work.


What are you doing for it right now? Taken any anti-inflammatories? Got ice on it? Is it wrapped with an Ace bandage? Do you have it elevated? Are you resting it?


I'm ignoring it--any ankle of mine needs to man up if it wants me to lay claim to it. It's not that swollen. But if it causes any more blisters from rubbing against the shoe, I'm going to be most unhappy. The blisters hurt worse than the strain.

[meggers49]

Greatest show ever.

Happy Festivus one and all.

i want to see FEATS OF STRENGTH!! and where is the festivus pole???

[meggers49]

I found one!!

how do you get images to post in the page? :mad:

[Meriweather]

I found one!!

how do you get images to post in the page? :mad:

Use the insert image icon - (bottom row, third icon from the right, the one with mountains.)

[Mimiheart]

On the third night of Chanukah my children received:
Stuffed animals

Oldest's nickname is Monkey, and he got a monkey (in a robot costume)
Middle got a pink elephant
Youngest got a golden kangaroo

[Meriweather]

Morning Devotional

Be encouraging to others!


"Encourage and strengthen him." Deuteronomy 3:28

God knew that Joshua would need all the help he could get in leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. So He told his mentor, Moses, "Encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and will cause them to inherit the land" (v. 27-28). God recognized that Moses was the best man to strengthen and encourage Joshua because he'd dealt with pressures and "people problems" at the Red Sea, and again in the desert when Israel grumbled against God - and him.

Everybody needs encouragement, including you! You need others to cheer you on when you've been battered by setbacks and circumstances. German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, "Correction does much, but encouragement does much more." It rekindles your spirit and gives you the oomph to keep going. One well known pastor wrote, "Nothing can uplift more than the encouragement of a friend or loved one. It's the oxygen of the soul. Having run two miles, a person may need to pause and catch his or her breath before running another two. Before facing a formidable task, or even the wearying routines of life, a person needs to pause for encouragement before tackling the work ahead. So become oxygen to the souls of those around you. Strengthen them to persevere for the Kingdom. Encourage them with God's promise to work good in all things."

Stop and think about somebody who could use a little encouragement, and before today is over, make it a point to get in touch with them. "Let us pursue the things...by which one may edify [build up] another" (Ro 14:19 NKJV).


WAIO.org

[Meriweather]

Hadassah, I hope you are feeling well this morning, with all vestiges from your migraine completely vanished.

Mimi, monkeys, pink elephants, and particularly that kangaroo sounds so cute! (Did the kangaroo come with a baby kangaroo tucked into its pocket?)

Meggers: I didn't see where you successfully posted an image.

1. Highlight and copy (cntrl-C) the url of the image.
2. When preparing message to post, click on the image icon (the one with mountains).
3. Delete the http in the box.
4. Paste (cntr-V) the url of the image you copied.
5. Click okay.
6. You will see your url now has image tags around it. [ IMG ] and [ /IMG ]
7. Click "Preview Post" to see if the image appears as you expect.
8. Remember image-size posting rules (No bigger than 300x300/32k)
9. Have fun!

http://www.basehead.org/files/shots/christmas_angel.jpg

CID, if you can see us from your Aunt's house in Washington D.C., we hope you are having a great trip.

[Mimiheart]

It's not really a kangaroo--it doesn't have a pocket. It's a wannabe kangaroo based on fake pets from a website... but boy was she happy to get it. (She slept with it last night.) I figured if I posted that my kids got a mynci, and elephante, and a bloomaroo, y'all would think I'm nuts. ;) Even more so than usual.

More Bacon (http://bacolicio.us/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian)<---clicky, but isn't kosher.

[Koushi Shinigami]

More Bacon (http://bacolicio.us/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian)<---clicky, but isn't kosher.

:)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :)) :))

I love it.


Reminds me of a sign I saw at a BBQ joint.

"We serve vegetarians here.





















Just let us know how you want them prepared."

[Meriweather]

It's not really a kangaroo--it doesn't have a pocket. It's a wannabe kangaroo based on fake pets from a website... but boy was she happy to get it. (She slept with it last night.) I figured if I posted that my kids got a mynci, and elephante, and a bloomaroo, y'all would think I'm nuts. ;) Even more so than usual.

You're fun, not nuts! (But you did save us all a lot of googling, so for that we're thankful.)

[Mimiheart]

My son just lost another tooth--that makes five missing from the front of his mouth. He looks like he's been punched in the face, and I'm not sure how he can eat anything.

[CID_0687]

My son just lost another tooth--that makes five missing from the front of his mouth. He looks like he's been punched in the face, and I'm not sure how he can eat anything.
We just call that normal in Alabama. I'm looked on as an outcast for having all my teeth.

[Meriweather]

My son just lost another tooth--that makes five missing from the front of his mouth. He looks like he's been punched in the face, and I'm not sure how he can eat anything.

I love pictures of kids with missing teeth. I think they look adorable.

[Meriweather]

We just call that normal in Alabama. I'm looked on as an outcast for having all my teeth.

CID! :hug: Did you have a good day traveling?

[terri910]

I lost my car key yesterday afternoon. :mad:

Unless someone at K-Mart comes across it, that's another couple hundred bucks I didn't need to be spending....:wall:

[terri910]

I'm ignoring it--any ankle of mine needs to man up if it wants me to lay claim to it. It's not that swollen. But if it causes any more blisters from rubbing against the shoe, I'm going to be most unhappy. The blisters hurt worse than the strain.
Name it and claim it, Meriweather! :cool:

[Koushi Shinigami]

I lost my car key yesterday afternoon. :mad:

Unless someone at K-Mart comes across it, that's another couple hundred bucks I didn't need to be spending....:wall:

:eek: That's a fancy key!!!!

[meggers49]

Use the insert image icon - (bottom row, third icon from the right, the one with mountains.)

thank you!!!

[terri910]

i want to see FEATS OF STRENGTH!! and where is the festivus pole???

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/terri910/FestivusPole.jpg

You can get your own here
http://www.festivuspoles.com/pages/Festivuspoles.htm

[terri910]

:eek: That's a fancy key!!!!
Yeah....the downside of remote-control lock fobs.

At least AAA will pay a portion of replacing it...I think up to $100. I know this because about 6 months ago my husband lost his in Big Bear Lake.

[meggers49]

On the third night of Chanukah my children received:
Stuffed animals

Oldest's nickname is Monkey, and he got a monkey (in a robot costume)
Middle got a pink elephant
Youngest got a golden kangaroo

they sound wonderful.

[meggers49]

Hadassah, I hope you are feeling well this morning, with all vestiges from your migraine completely vanished.

Mimi, monkeys, pink elephants, and particularly that kangaroo sounds so cute! (Did the kangaroo come with a baby kangaroo tucked into its pocket?)

Meggers: I didn't see where you successfully posted an image.

1. Highlight and copy (cntrl-C) the url of the image.
2. When preparing message to post, click on the image icon (the one with mountains).
3. Delete the http in the box.
4. Paste (cntr-V) the url of the image you copied.
5. Click okay.
6. You will see your url now has image tags around it. [ IMG ] and [ /IMG ]
7. Click "Preview Post" to see if the image appears as you expect.
8. Remember image-size posting rules (No bigger than 300x300/32k)
9. Have fun!

http://www.basehead.org/files/shots/christmas_angel.jpg

CID, if you can see us from your Aunt's house in Washington D.C., we hope you are having a great trip.

meri after you answered, I ended up going to bed, so I tried this morning, and indeed, did successfully post the image, but it was huge. I was sure it would be an image violation and i didn't want YOU KNOW WHO :eek: ;) to yell at me on Christmas Eve

[terri910]

You should see the sunrise, here.....it is absolutely GORGEOUS......It was deep red and it is now changing to deep pink to orange......oh, my....it is even more beautiful now!


Nice that there are reminders of the beauty of this world! It's been a difficult month, so I am sort of clinging to this beautiful moment.


....did I mention we had to have another of our pet cats put down on Monday afternoon? :frown: Last Spring we had 3 cats...and now we just have the one. Thank goodness he is healthy....

[Koushi Shinigami]

You should see the sunrise, here.....it is absolutely GORGEOUS......It was deep red and it is now changing to deep pink to orange......oh, my....it is even more beautiful now!


Nice that there are reminders of the beauty of this world! It's been a difficult month, so I am sort of clinging to this beautiful moment.



Stop and take time to notice the every day miracles.

[meggers49]

snip

More Bacon (http://bacolicio.us/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian)<---clicky, but isn't kosher.

uuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmm baaaaaaaaaaaconnnnnnnnnnn.

You're not nuts, mimi, you're a mom with little kids. We've all bought things like that.

When my kids were small is was GoGo Gears (i can still hear my son at 3 saying "i wan GOGO GEARS MOM...GOGO GEARS!!!" he was so cute....

the one i always thought was odd was NoseyBears......which my kids never got because they were weird. The funny thing was, I video taped the Christmas shows for them and they were watching them a couple years later and saw the commercials on the tapes and asked for the toys for Christmas and most of them weren't being made any more! lol

[Mimiheart]

:hug: for Terri for her cat. Losing a pet is hard.

[Meriweather]

meri after you answered, I ended up going to bed, so I tried this morning, and indeed, did successfully post the image, but it was huge. I was sure it would be an image violation and i didn't want YOU KNOW WHO :eek: ;) to yell at me on Christmas Eve

Send the image to me via PM. I attended Lee's "class" on thumbnails and I can turn it into the correct size for you to post.

YOU KNOW WHO never yells. ;) He mildly reminds that he knows how to enforce COPPA.

[meggers49]

I lost my car key yesterday afternoon. :mad:

Unless someone at K-Mart comes across it, that's another couple hundred bucks I didn't need to be spending....:wall:

St. Anthony..... have someone turn in Terri's keys at KMart please.
Thank you, Amen.

[Meriweather]

Terri, I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. :hug:

[meggers49]

snip


....did I mention we had to have another of our pet cats put down on Monday afternoon? :frown: Last Spring we had 3 cats...and now we just have the one. Thank goodness he is healthy....

gee Terri, that's hard. Especially at the holidays. Pets are family. You have my sympathy. :hug:

[meggers49]

Send the image to me via PM. I attended Lee's "class" on thumbnails and I can turn it into the correct size for you to post.

YOU KNOW WHO never yells. ;) He mildly reminds that he knows how to enforce COPPA.

thanks! no need though, someone posted a pic.....i didn't want to use that in case it's a copyright violation but i will send you any that i think might be oversized in the future. Just knowing WHERE the clicky icon is is a great christmas present!! thanks!!

[terri910]

:hug: for Terri for her cat. Losing a pet is hard.
Thanks, Mimiheart.

It was hard. And I am usually very practical and non-mushy about pets. I am not one to say "my pet is like one of my kids!".....but seeing them suffer, and losing them is still hard. I cried like a baby.

[terri910]

Terri, I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. :hug:
Thanks, Meri and meggars....

[melinda]

Stop and take time to notice the every day miracles.

spot on....sunrises and sunsets never get old.
each a spectacular mix of color....I love taking a minute or two to notice these gifts from God. His use of color is amazing!

[melinda]

Thanks, Mimiheart.

It was hard. And I am usually very practical and non-mushy about pets. I am not one to say "my pet is like one of my kids!".....but seeing them suffer, and losing them is still hard. I cried like a baby.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[melinda]

Mimi....I'm still loving reading about your Chanukah presents.

and take lots of pics of your son with his missing teeth; how adorable

[melinda]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/lmelindalm/fun%20pics/rejoice1.gif

[melinda]

Happy Birthday, CID!!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/lmelindalm/birthdays/thbirthday-11.jpg

[Meriweather]

Happy Birthday, CID!!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/lmelindalm/birthdays/thbirthday-11.jpg

It IS his birthday!

Happy, happy birthday, Drew!

[Mimiheart]

hubby hates me--he's making me go to Target today. :((

[Mimiheart]

Happy birthday, CID. http://bestsmileys.com/birthday2/13.gif

[CID_0687]

Thanks y'all. And Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to you. :hug:

[melinda]

hubby hates me--he's making me go to Target today. :((

:eek:
say it ain't so..............

[Dancer]

hubby hates me--he's making me go to Target today. :((I think that hubby should go WITH you to Target. Then, I think, he would change his mind. ;)

[Meriweather]

hubby hates me--he's making me go to Target today. :((


Does this mean you will be excused from going to Target the day after Christmas?

[noelle12]

I hope everyone is enjoying a peaceful Christmas eve.

[Meriweather]

I hope everyone is enjoying a peaceful Christmas eve.

Yes. Making cannelloni, bread, and baked potato soup. Mopping floors, scrubbing bathrooms, doing laundry. Dishwasher is now running. Christmas tree lights are shining, presents are all wrapped. I just may be ready for Christmas!

How about you?

[noelle12]

Yes. Making cannelloni, bread, and baked potato soup. Mopping floors, scrubbing bathrooms, doing laundry. Dishwasher is now running. Christmas tree lights are shining, presents are all wrapped. I just may be ready for Christmas!

How about you?

I should come to your house. Sounds delicious. Today's my birthday, so I'm trying to pass off as many responsibilities as I can to my husband. I spent the morning fixing (and eating) waffles and cleaning the kitchen. Then this afternoon we are spending the day with the extended family, going out for lunch, singing carols at a nursing home, reading the Christmas story from the Bible while the kids put on the nativity scene, then a gift exchange game. I'm as ready as I'm going to be.

[Meriweather]

I should come to your house. Sounds delicious. Today's my birthday, so I'm trying to pass off as many responsibilities as I can to my husband. I spent the morning fixing (and eating) waffles and cleaning the kitchen. Then this afternoon we are spending the day with the extended family, going out for lunch, singing carols at a nursing home, reading the Christmas story from the Bible while the kids put on the nativity scene, then a gift exchange game. I'm as ready as I'm going to be.

It sounds like a WONDERFUL day. Happy Birthday! :hug:

[birdonawire]

I should come to your house. Sounds delicious. Today's my birthday, so I'm trying to pass off as many responsibilities as I can to my husband. I spent the morning fixing (and eating) waffles and cleaning the kitchen. Then this afternoon we are spending the day with the extended family, going out for lunch, singing carols at a nursing home, reading the Christmas story from the Bible while the kids put on the nativity scene, then a gift exchange game. I'm as ready as I'm going to be.

Happy Birthday! :)

[birdonawire]

http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo260/birdonawire_01/thmc8.gif

[noelle12]

It sounds like a WONDERFUL day. Happy Birthday! :hug:

Happy Birthday!

Thanks. Have a very merry Christmas

[Mimiheart]

I'm cleaning. My mother will be here tomorrow... and I went to Target. And I made it out alive--but poorer.

[melinda]

I should come to your house. Sounds delicious. Today's my birthday, so I'm trying to pass off as many responsibilities as I can to my husband. I spent the morning fixing (and eating) waffles and cleaning the kitchen. Then this afternoon we are spending the day with the extended family, going out for lunch, singing carols at a nursing home, reading the Christmas story from the Bible while the kids put on the nativity scene, then a gift exchange game. I'm as ready as I'm going to be.

Happy Birthday, noelle...and Merry Christmas. :hug:

[melinda]

OK...I'm off to the airport.
husband is in Phoenix working over the holidays, so I'm off to spend tonight and tomorrow with him.
not the Christmas either of us wanted, but compared to Jeff and Mitchell's Christmas, I won't be complaining!!


prayers continuing for Mitchell, Jeff, Stephen, Brittany and all their friends and family.

happy birthdays to noelle and CID

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and Happy Festivus to everyone else.

:hug:

[Mimiheart]

OK...I'm off to the airport.
husband is in Phoenix working over the holidays, so I'm off to spend tonight and tomorrow with him.
not the Christmas either of us wanted, but compared to Jeff and Mitchell's Christmas, I won't be complaining!!


prayers continuing for Mitchell, Jeff, Stephen, Brittany and all their friends and family.

happy birthdays to noelle and CID

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and Happy Festivus to everyone else.

:hug:Hey! I'm in Phoenix. Have a Merry Christmas, Melinda.

[Meriweather]

Merry Christmas, Melinda.

[blazer]

Noelle is such a beautiful name!

[Mimiheart]

Okay--crazy Target lady story.

Last time I went I got candles for the menorah. And the lady helping me find them said, "Merry Christmas" after getting them. I just smiled and said, "You too..." while laughing inside at the absurdity of it. (I'm not one who buys into the "war on Christmas" and this is why.)

Today I got some more Chanukah things while I was there... and the lady at the check out says to me when she saw them, "My friend is in Israel right now. She gets to be in Isreal when Jesus was born."

I'm very good at smiling and nodding. :D

[Dancer]

Okay--crazy Target lady story.

Last time I went I got candles for the menorah. And the lady helping me find them said, "Merry Christmas" after getting them. I just smiled and said, "You too..." while laughing inside at the absurdity of it. (I'm not one who buys into the "war on Christmas" and this is why.)

Today I got some more Chanukah things while I was there... and the lady at the check out says to me when she saw them, "My friend is in Israel right now. She gets to be in Isreal when Jesus was born."

I'm very good at smiling and nodding. :DHappy Hanukkah Mimi!

[gpd®]

Happy Hanukkah Mimi!


Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah everyone.

I'm ooooouuuuuuuuttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[meggers49]

Yes. Making cannelloni, bread, and baked potato soup. Mopping floors, scrubbing bathrooms, doing laundry. Dishwasher is now running. Christmas tree lights are shining, presents are all wrapped. I just may be ready for Christmas!

How about you?

dh is wrapping the presents, he's gonna vacuum too (unless he can figure out how to get my daughter to do it. I'm 3/4 done with cooking.....
place looks nice though. :)

[meggers49]

Enjoy the day! Blessings to you all!

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/Lorraine-Elizabeth/tn_print_nativity1.gif


Thank you Meri!

[terri910]

happy birthday to Cid.....

And to ALL: Have a blessed Christmas!


So who besides me is gonna be here on Boxing Day? :mrgreen:

[Meriweather]

happy birthday to Cid.....

And to ALL: Have a blessed Christmas!


So who besides me is gonna be here on Boxing Day? :mrgreen:

Merry Christmas, Terri. I should be around Boxing Day.

[Hadassah]

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all. :hug:

[Mimiheart]

I'll probably be here tomorrow on and off. Depends on when mother gets into town.

[terri910]

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all. :hug:
How are you feeling today, Hadassah?

[terri910]

I'll probably be here tomorrow on and off. Depends on when mother gets into town.
Are you excited to have your mother visiting you, Mimiheart?



I would love to be able to have my mother with me at Christmas. Last time was 40 years ago. :cry:

[Mimiheart]

Are you excited to have your mother visiting you, Mimiheart?



I would love to be able to have my mother with me at Christmas. Last time was 40 years ago. :cry:My mother and I tolerate each other. Which is more than what we used to do. She loves the kids, and once she gets here I doubt I'll see them for the majority of the time. However, I'm also aware of the fact that my mother and I get along much better in different locations. We have about a week of being able to be with each other without trying to pull each other's hair out.

So I'm not so much excited as I am nervous. I hope everything will be fine, but I'm not going to hold my breath. At least she's not staying with me.

[Meriweather]

My mother and I tolerate each other. Which is more than what we used to do. She loves the kids, and once she gets here I doubt I'll see them for the majority of the time. However, I'm also aware of the fact that my mother and I get along much better in different locations. We have about a week of being able to be with each other without trying to pull each other's hair out.

So I'm not so much excited as I am nervous. I hope everything will be fine, but I'm not going to hold my breath. At least she's not staying with me.


I hope everything will be fine, too. If you wish, I'll breathe for you.

[Meriweather]

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all. :hug:

How is your head, Hadassah?

[terri910]

My mother and I tolerate each other. Which is more than what we used to do. She loves the kids, and once she gets here I doubt I'll see them for the majority of the time. However, I'm also aware of the fact that my mother and I get along much better in different locations. We have about a week of being able to be with each other without trying to pull each other's hair out.

So I'm not so much excited as I am nervous. I hope everything will be fine, but I'm not going to hold my breath. At least she's not staying with me.
I understand this intellectually, so I hope all will go smoothly for you!

As an adult, I did not have my mother enough for us to get on one another's nerves. If I got on her nerves as a child, she never let on! *LOL*

Hey....it will be nice to have someone eager to take care of the children, right? (Too bad you couldn't have had that help while you were at your worst, physically speaking)

[Meriweather]

Let's see who can help me out--but without looking. (I could do that myself.)

Every year on Christmas Eve, I try to remember the eight reindeer, which brings to mind the seven dwarves. Each year I manage to remember six reindeer and six dwarves. This year I was thrilled that I remembered seven reindeer--until I realized I could only come up with five dwarves.

Here is who I have. Who am I missing?

1. Dancer
2. Prancer
3. Donner
4. Cupid
5. Comet
6. Vixen
7. Blitzen

1. Doc
2. Dopey
3. Sneezy
4. Happy
5. Sleepy

[terri910]

Let's see who can help me out--but without looking. (I could do that myself.)

Every year on Christmas Eve, I try to remember the eight reindeer, which brings to mind the seven dwarves. Each year I manage to remember six reindeer and six dwarves. This year I was thrilled that I remembered seven reindeer--until I realized I could only come up with five dwarves.

Here is who I have. Who am I missing?

1. Dancer
2. Prancer
3. Donner
4. Cupid
5. Comet
6. Vixen
7. Blitzen

1. Doc
2. Dopey
3. Sneezy
4. Happy
5. Sleepy
you're missing Dasher and Grumpy and....ummm.....Bashful!

I've been singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" with granddaughter-in-love for two weeks, and it starts out "You know Dasher and Dancer and.....etc."

I have no idea why I know all the dwarves.

[Hadassah]

Let's see who can help me out--but without looking. (I could do that myself.)

Every year on Christmas Eve, I try to remember the eight reindeer, which brings to mind the seven dwarves. Each year I manage to remember six reindeer and six dwarves. This year I was thrilled that I remembered seven reindeer--until I realized I could only come up with five dwarves.

Here is who I have. Who am I missing?

1. Dancer
2. Prancer
3. Donner
4. Cupid
5. Comet
6. Vixen
7. Blitzen

1. Doc
2. Dopey
3. Sneezy
4. Happy
5. Sleepy



#1 Dasher


#1 Bashful

#2 Grumpy

[Hadassah]

How is your head, Hadassah?

It had better be good, because I bought my son "Guitar Hero" for Christmas.



I tried it, and I do a really good "Smoke on the Water". :dance: :mrgreen: I also do "Iron Man" fairly well. My son is impressed. :mrgreen:

[terri910]

That reminds me. I should get to go bowling and golfing tomorrow.....Wii style! *LOL*

[Meriweather]

It had better be good, because I bought my son "Guitar Hero" for Christmas.



I tried it, and I do a really good "Smoke on the Water". :dance: :mrgreen: I also do "Iron Man" fairly well. My son is impressed. :mrgreen:

You impressed your son? Fantastic!

[Meriweather]

Dasher! Bashful! Grumpy!

Thanks to both of you. I will now be able to fall asleep tonight. I look forward to next year's test.

[terri910]

Dasher! Bashful! Grumpy!

Thanks to both of you. I will now be able to fall asleep tonight. I look forward to next year's test.
Another year older, the test gets tougher.

What is Barney Fife's middle name?

[Hadassah]

Dasher! Bashful! Grumpy!

Thanks to both of you. I will now be able to fall asleep tonight. I look forward to next year's test.

Wait! We all forgot the most famous reindeer of them all, Rudolph!!! :doh:

[Meriweather]

Wait! We all forgot the most famous reindeer of them all, Rudolph!!! :doh:

Rudolph doesn't count. I always remember him, anyway.

What's this about Barney Fife?

He has a middle name?

I know James T. Kirk has a middle name. I believe it was Tiberius. What's Barney's?

[terri910]

Rudolph doesn't count. I always remember him, anyway.

What's this about Barney Fife?

He has a middle name?

I know James T. Kirk has a middle name. I believe it was Tiberius. What's Barney's?
I believe it is Milton.

Just this week was an episode where Andy and Barney are looking through their old high school yearbook, and Andy said Barney full name. I want to say "Bernard Milton Fife."

I would not know ANY trivia about Star Trek.

[Hadassah]

That reminds me. I should get to go bowling and golfing tomorrow.....Wii style! *LOL*

Have you tried any Wii games?

[Meriweather]

I believe it is Milton.

Just this week was an episode where Andy and Barney are looking through their old high school yearbook, and Andy said Barney full name. I want to say "Bernard Milton Fife."

I would not know ANY trivia about Star Trek.

My husband can recite whole episodes of Star Trek.

Barney Milton Fife. Not bad. Barney Aloyicious Fife would have been even better.

[Hadassah]

You impressed your son? Fantastic!

I've gone from the embarrassing mom to the cool mom, all because of "Guitar Hero". :dance:

[Hadassah]

Yep, I was cool again until I took my son to his father's just a short time ago. Then dad played "Smoke on the Water" for real on his guitar, then dad was cooler than mom. :))


And now, I'm all alone. :cry:

[noelle12]

Have you tried any Wii games?

I just got the wii fit and guitar hero world tour complete band kit for my birthday. Both are a lot of fun.

[Hadassah]

I just got the wii fit and guitar hero world tour complete band kit for my birthday. Both are a lot of fun.

Should you be using the Wii fit right now?


And when was your birthday?

[noelle12]

Should you be using the Wii fit right now?


And when was your birthday?

My birthday is today. The exercise is not that rigorous. I'll double check with my doctor, but I'm pretty sure that what I have done so far is no more excessive than chasing after my 15 month old.

[Hadassah]

My birthday is today. The exercise is not that rigorous. I'll double check with my doctor, but I'm pretty sure that what I have done so far is no more excessive than chasing after my 15 month old.

Well, happy birthday! :hug:


http://bestsmileys.com/birthday2/11.gif




And you're probably right about the exercise and chasing the 15 month old around, but be careful and check with your doctor anyway.




Sorry, sometimes my nurse side takes over.:shifty:

[terri910]

Have you tried any Wii games?
We played the Wii bowling and golfing on Thanksgiving Day (our hosts had it) for the first time. Hubby's folks bought us a Wii for Christmas, because we all enjoyed it. We've had it since Black Friday, but haven't set it up because....well, it's a Christmas gift!

[terri910]

Happy Birthday, Noelle!



(and my older son complains because his birthday is two weeks before Christmas!)

[noelle12]

Well, happy birthday! :hug:


http://bestsmileys.com/birthday2/11.gif




And you're probably right about the exercise and chasing the 15 month old around, but be careful and check with your doctor anyway.




Sorry, sometimes my nurse side takes over.:shifty:

I will. I appreciate your concern. I hope you are having a good day.

[noelle12]

Happy Birthday, Noelle!



(and my older son complains because his birthday is two weeks before Christmas!)

Thanks. My family apparently likes Christmas birthdays. My nephew (all grown up) has a birthday on Dec 23. Mine is Dec 24, and my niece (all grown up too) is Dec 25. I used to complain a bit, but now I enjoy it immensely.

[Meriweather]

Happy Birthday, Noelle!



(and my older son complains because his birthday is two weeks before Christmas!)

What's wrong with two weeks before? It's a cool time for a birthday!

[terri910]

What's wrong with two weeks before? It's a cool time for a birthday!
He says too many people "combine" them....

As a matter of fact, we did that this year. Combined his birthday and Christmas gift....as well as his grandparents kicking in for his birthday. The gift he wanted was pretty expensive....he knew he wasn't going to get it UNLESS they were combined!

But I think what bothered him the most were that his friends combined the events. So other people in his circle of friends would get taken out for a night on the town for their birthdays, and then they would be part of the Christmas get-together...but with him they often seemed to make the Christmas get-together his birthday gathering, as well...He just wanted some its-all-about-me time, I think. :lol:

[noelle12]

He says too many people "combine" them....

As a matter of fact, we did that this year. Combined his birthday and Christmas gift....as well as his grandparents kicking in for his birthday. The gift he wanted was pretty expensive....he knew he wasn't going to get it UNLESS they were combined!

But I think what bothered him the most were that his friends combined the events. So other people in his circle of friends would get taken out for a night on the town for their birthdays, and then they would be part of the Christmas get-together...but with him they often seemed to make the Christmas get-together his birthday gathering, as well...He just wanted some its-all-about-me time, I think. :lol:

I learned a long time ago to emphasize to people how much I love my birthday, so most of the time people make an effort to acknowledge my birthday as being separate from Christmas.

[Mimiheart]

On the fourth night of Chanukah, two children received--wooden tic-tac-toe boards.

This was the present the oldest didn't get because of being a nosey little boy. After the tears, it was an okay night.

[Hadassah]

On the fourth night of Chanukah, two children received--wooden tic-tac-toe boards.

This was the present the oldest didn't get because of being a nosey little boy. After the tears, it was an okay night.

Hopefully, he learned his lesson and won't do that again. :))

[Mimiheart]

His sisters shared with him... They do that.

[meggers49]

Thanks. My family apparently likes Christmas birthdays. My nephew (all grown up) has a birthday on Dec 23. Mine is Dec 24, and my niece (all grown up too) is Dec 25. I used to complain a bit, but now I enjoy it immensely.

happy birthday!!

when i was a kid, my brother's birthday was (and is) the 23rd and my other brother's is the 27th. so Christmas with my family started on the 23rd and go all the way through my other brother's then we'd see everyone on new years too! it was great.

[meggers49]

His sisters shared with him... They do that.

you have nice girls mimi. I hope you have a wonderful Hanukkah.

[CID_0687]

I learned a long time ago to emphasize to people how much I love my birthday, so most of the time people make an effort to acknowledge my birthday as being separate from Christmas.
Happy Birthday birthday buddy. :)

[melinda]

Hey! I'm in Phoenix. Have a Merry Christmas, Melinda.

I know that, Mimi...I've thought of you while I'm here.
I'm not sure where I am, hubby picked me up at the airport and drove me to the motel. It's close to the jobsite. It's not a fancy place, but it's fairly new so it is quite nice ... and vacant. We ate at a Ruby Tuesdays last night, and it was actually quite busy. They had been slow earlier, so they sent some of their workers home, and then the rush hit. So the service was a bit slow, but everyone was nice and patient and very Merry on their Christmas Eve.
Hubby's working 1/2 a day today, so I came to the business center to check things out, especially with Jeff and Mitchell.....

[melinda]

Merry Christmas, Melinda.

thank you, Meri....I hope you are having a very Merry Christmas as well. :)

[melinda]

Okay--crazy Target lady story.

Last time I went I got candles for the menorah. And the lady helping me find them said, "Merry Christmas" after getting them. I just smiled and said, "You too..." while laughing inside at the absurdity of it. (I'm not one who buys into the "war on Christmas" and this is why.)

Today I got some more Chanukah things while I was there... and the lady at the check out says to me when she saw them, "My friend is in Israel right now. She gets to be in Isreal when Jesus was born."

I'm very good at smiling and nodding. :D


you are a class act, Mimi.... and it's good that you can laugh on the inside at the absurdity. Some people are quite unaware....

[CID_0687]

Merry Christmas

[melinda]

My mother and I tolerate each other. Which is more than what we used to do. She loves the kids, and once she gets here I doubt I'll see them for the majority of the time. However, I'm also aware of the fact that my mother and I get along much better in different locations. We have about a week of being able to be with each other without trying to pull each other's hair out.

So I'm not so much excited as I am nervous. I hope everything will be fine, but I'm not going to hold my breath. At least she's not staying with me.

wow, Mimi...again you are a class act. A week before you pull each others' hair out? with my mom, it's usually just an afternoon...
although I will say, my mom is an absolutely wonderful, funny, lady. Everyone loves her and she loves everyone. It's just hard to be her daughter.

[Mimiheart]

I know that, Mimi...I've thought of you while I'm here.
I'm not sure where I am, hubby picked me up at the airport and drove me to the motel. It's close to the jobsite. It's not a fancy place, but it's fairly new so it is quite nice ... and vacant. We ate at a Ruby Tuesdays last night, and it was actually quite busy. They had been slow earlier, so they sent some of their workers home, and then the rush hit. So the service was a bit slow, but everyone was nice and patient and very Merry on their Christmas Eve.
Hubby's working 1/2 a day today, so I came to the business center to check things out, especially with Jeff and Mitchell.....
Ruby Tuesdays is pretty good. My mother's pulling in the driveway now... ttfn.

[melinda]

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas..... :hug:

[melinda]

Ruby Tuesdays is pretty good. My mother's pulling in the driveway now... ttfn.

I hope your time with your mother is absolutely wonderful!!

Happy Chanukah. :hug:

[Mimiheart]

My kids (and their cousins) got elfed... Mine are the blonds.

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/yNd16pK0IVoOAzPlbvBE

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/ILvmWNJFwdqzyXWTKTnn

Merry Christmas, RF peoples.

[Mimiheart]

On the fifth night of Chanukah my children received:

Oldest: Clothes and "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"
Middle: Gelt, a PEZ dispenser and Dora Checkers
Youngest: Gelt, a PEZ dispenser and a Wall-E game that I will never be able to figure out

I got a HUGE bag of toasted marshmallow jelly beans, and my children have been swept away to the hotel with my mother for the night.

Mother got a picture of two dogs wrestling that I drew--and three kids.

Stepfather got a chocolate orange.

[Meriweather]

On the fifth night of Chanukah my children received:

Oldest: Clothes and "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"
Middle: Gelt, a PEZ dispenser and Dora Checkers
Youngest: Gelt, a PEZ dispenser and a Wall-E game that I will never be able to figure out

I got a HUGE bag of toasted marshmallow jelly beans, and my children have been swept away to the hotel with my mother for the night.

Mother got a picture of two dogs wrestling that I drew--and three kids.

Stepfather got a chocolate orange.

Happy fifth night of Chanukah, Mimi. I gave my 18-year-old The Tales of Beedle the Bard. She already finished it and now it's my turn to read it. It's been a good day, a little tiring, but a good kind of tired.

Yesterday, the doggie death watch was a bit hard; he did die yesterday evening--but by today, already, we were able to laugh at some of his old antics.

[meggers49]

My kids (and their cousins) got elfed... Mine are the blonds.

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/yNd16pK0IVoOAzPlbvBE

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/ILvmWNJFwdqzyXWTKTnn

Merry Christmas, RF peoples.

they're cuties!

[Koushi Shinigami]

Good morning.

[Meriweather]

Good morning.

Good morning, Koushi. How was Christmas at your house?

[Koushi Shinigami]

Good morning, Koushi. How was Christmas at your house?

So so. The kids were well behaved. They got things they wanted. It was a fairly modest Christmas.

I didn't get what I was hoping for though.

[Meriweather]

So so. The kids were well behaved. They got things they wanted. It was a fairly modest Christmas.

I didn't get what I was hoping for though.

Tip-toeing... What were you hoping for?

[Koushi Shinigami]

Tip-toeing... What were you hoping for?

:hug: 2 things.

In the materialistic sense, nothing. And I specifically stated that I wanted nothing for Christmas. But my wife did not give me what I asked for.


The other thing I wanted was a happy wife.


Skunked on both counts.

[melinda]

:hug: 2 things.

In the materialistic sense, nothing. And I specifically stated that I wanted nothing for Christmas. But my wife did not give me what I asked for.


The other thing I wanted was a happy wife.


Skunked on both counts.

whenever I ask my husband what he wants for any occassion (birthday, Christmas, anniversary, etc) he always answers the same, "Money in the bank." ...which is his way of telling me he'd rather save the money and not buy the presents....
Sorry you got skunked on both counts. :hug:

[Meriweather]

:hug: 2 things.

In the materialistic sense, nothing. And I specifically stated that I wanted nothing for Christmas. But my wife did not give me what I asked for.


The other thing I wanted was a happy wife.


Skunked on both counts.

Perhaps the happy wife part can be worked on over the new year. However, I am more concerned about you becoming the happy husband.

[Meriweather]

Good morning, Melinda. And your Christmas day?

[Koushi Shinigami]

whenever I ask my husband what he wants for any occassion (birthday, Christmas, anniversary, etc) he always answers the same, "Money in the bank." ...which is his way of telling me he'd rather save the money and not buy the presents....
Sorry you got skunked on both counts. :hug:

Well, her reaction at actually getting nothing (after having told her the past several months that's what she was getting) was the same as when I actually got her something. So I knew what I was getting from her in attitude and I'm money ahead. :dance:

[Meriweather]

Well, her reaction at actually getting nothing (after having told her the past several months that's what she was getting) was the same as when I actually got her something. So I knew what I was getting from her in attitude and I'm money ahead. :dance:

And if you were my husband, Koushi, I would be either pulling you out of bed today, or taking you to lunch, telling you I WANTED a Christmas gift from you more than anything. Then the two of us would go shopping, and we would probably some place that sold inexpensive jewelry. I would probably choose two linked hearts--and it would become my most treasured gift ever. I would wear it and be happy.

[melinda]

Good morning, Melinda. And your Christmas day?

my Christmas Day was wonderful....different than usual; but wonderful. My husband and I had the whole discussion about taking a bad situation and turning it into a good one. He had to be in Phoenix for work; wouldn't make it home for Christmas. I told him I would come to him for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
I had absolutely no problems traveling on Christmas Eve. I talked to a few others at the airports and this was not their stories. Many of them were quite aggravated at their Christmas travels; but thankfully, mine were uneventful. Husband and I had Christmas Eve dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. The restaurant was actually busy. Not full; but busy. The manager informed us that it had been empty earlier, so she sent home most of her workers, then the crowd came. She asked us to be please patient as the service would be slow. What I observed were many tables of very happy, very patient families. I witnessed one table with about 8 people who all prayed before their meal. It was not our normal Christmas Eve spent with family; but it was wonderful.
My husband kept telling me he had a surprise for me for Christmas Day. Looking back I cannot believe I did not catch on sooner.... he worked half a day and then came and picked me up from the motel. Drove me into downtown Phoenix. I was busy just being a passenger and observing my passing surroundings; I like to be surprised so I wasn't even attempting too much to figure it out. Just rolling with the flow.......when all of a sudden I saw it. And I snapped. My husband surprised me by taking me to the Suns/Spurs basketball game!!!! He knows I am in love with Steve Nash and living where we do we are surrounded by Spurs fans, but I still cling to the Suns and Steve ... I could not have been any more surprised or any happier.
again, had we been home with our family, it would never dawn on us to go to a basketball game on Christmas Day, but we had so much fun and it was a great game.


how was your Christmas, Meri?

[melinda]

And if you were my husband, Koushi, I would be either pulling you out of bed today, or taking you to lunch, telling you I WANTED a Christmas gift from you more than anything. Then the two of us would go shopping, and we would probably some place that sold inexpensive jewelry. I would probably choose two linked hearts--and it would become my most treasured gift ever. I would wear it and be happy.

my husband does not always get me a present for either Christmas and especially my birthday. He says that if he always gets me a present, how will I be surprised? I inform him the present is supposed to be the surprise, not whether or not there will be a present... and I will say, even though I have gotten used to this being his way of doing things, those Christmases when everyone else has a present under the tree, and I don't, it is kind of sad. I try to tell myself it's OK, but that little kid inside of me still wants some little something to open. Doesn't have to be much, and it definitely doesn't have to be expensive, not at all ... just some little something to let me know that maybe I was worth thinking about and a little effort......

[Koushi Shinigami]

And if you were my husband, Koushi, I would be either pulling you out of bed today, or taking you to lunch, telling you I WANTED a Christmas gift from you more than anything. Then the two of us would go shopping, and we would probably some place that sold inexpensive jewelry. I would probably choose two linked hearts--and it would become my most treasured gift ever. I would wear it and be happy.

Meh. She got most of my year end bonus this year which also happens to be the majority of what my raise next year will be. She's welcome to go buy whatever the hell she wants. :)

See, I've played this game for the last decade and a half and I'm sick of it.
Me "What would you like this year"
her "Whatever you'd like to give me is fine."
On receipt of gift
her "this isn't what I wanted, you don't know me, if you paid attention to me you'd know what I wanted bla bla bla bla bla (me feeling like an insensitive heel)"

This year I decided no more. I told her ahead of time what I was giving, she didn't object, she got what I promised. Merry Christmas.

[melinda]

Meh. She got most of my year end bonus this year which also happens to be the majority of what my raise next year will be. She's welcome to go buy whatever the hell she wants. :)

See, I've played this game for the last decade and a half and I'm sick of it.
Me "What would you like this year"
her "Whatever you'd like to give me is fine."
On receipt of gift
her "this isn't what I wanted, you don't know me, if you paid attention to me you'd know what I wanted bla bla bla bla bla (me feeling like an insensitive heel)"

This year I decided no more. I told her ahead of time what I was giving, she didn't object, she got what I promised. Merry Christmas.

I don't know your wife, so what do I know...?
but I do think people should be thankful and happy for the gifts we are given.
do you try to get gifts that your wife would like? I mean is there any truth to her claim that you don't know her?

[Koushi Shinigami]

I don't know your wife, so what do I know...?
but I do think people should be thankful and happy for the gifts we are given.
do you try to get gifts that your wife would like? I mean is there any truth to her claim that you don't know her?

I'll admit I've gotten her some bad gifts in the past (the practcal ones seem to get the worst reception). But doesn't seem to matter if it's practical or emotional, it always gets thrown back into my face. The gift of nothing doesn't hurt as much when it's thrown at you. ;)

[Meriweather]

my Christmas Day was wonderful....different than usual; but wonderful. My husband and I had the whole discussion about taking a bad situation and turning it into a good one. He had to be in Phoenix for work; wouldn't make it home for Christmas. I told him I would come to him for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
I had absolutely no problems traveling on Christmas Eve. I talked to a few others at the airports and this was not their stories. Many of them were quite aggravated at their Christmas travels; but thankfully, mine were uneventful. Husband and I had Christmas Eve dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. The restaurant was actually busy. Not full; but busy. The manager informed us that it had been empty earlier, so she sent home most of her workers, then the crowd came. She asked us to be please patient as the service would be slow. What I observed were many tables of very happy, very patient families. I witnessed one table with about 8 people who all prayed before their meal. It was not our normal Christmas Eve spent with family; but it was wonderful.
My husband kept telling me he had a surprise for me for Christmas Day. Looking back I cannot believe I did not catch on sooner.... he worked half a day and then came and picked me up from the motel. Drove me into downtown Phoenix. I was busy just being a passenger and observing my passing surroundings; I like to be surprised so I wasn't even attempting too much to figure it out. Just rolling with the flow.......when all of a sudden I saw it. And I snapped. My husband surprised me by taking me to the Suns/Spurs basketball game!!!! He knows I am in love with Steve Nash and living where we do we are surrounded by Spurs fans, but I still cling to the Suns and Steve ... I could not have been any more surprised or any happier.
again, had we been home with our family, it would never dawn on us to go to a basketball game on Christmas Day, but we had so much fun and it was a great game.


how was your Christmas, Meri?

The best part of Christmases that are different is that they stand out instead of one blending into the other. Those are nice, too, but so are the ones that stand out.

My Christmas was very nice. (Koushi, this is for you as well.) I did not get a present from my husband this year, not in the traditional sense. My computer went down a month or so ago, so at that time we got a new computer. I told him that's all I needed for birthday, Christmas, and through Mother's Day. He's very happy, and so am I.

[Meriweather]

I'll admit I've gotten her some bad gifts in the past (the practcal ones seem to get the worst reception). But doesn't seem to matter if it's practical or emotional, it always gets thrown back into my face. The gift of nothing doesn't hurt as much when it's thrown at you. ;)

I've always liked the idea of lists and force everyone to use them. People have to give me a list of things they would like, and then I choose from the list. That way everyone gets something they want, but it's always surprise which something it is.

[Koushi Shinigami]

I've always liked the idea of lists and force everyone to use them. People have to give me a list of things they would like, and then I choose from the list. That way everyone gets something they want, but it's always surprise which something it is.

"But that's so impersonal. If you KNEW me you'd KNOW what I want without me having to tell you. This just prooves that you don't ever pay attention to anything I ever say."


Get the impression I might have suggested just that? ;)

[Meriweather]

"But that's so impersonal. If you KNEW me you'd KNOW what I want without me having to tell you. This just prooves that you don't ever pay attention to anything I ever say."


Get the impression I might have suggested just that? ;)


Possible response: "Honey, you are a sweet mystery to me. There is something about you that interferes with my otherwise perfect mind-reading talents. And I do listen to you--but my memory is not as good as it ever was, so take pity on me. I but ask of thee a list, so great is my desire to please thee."

This works with my husband and kids every time.

Ever get the impression I have an answer for everything? ;)

[Mimiheart]

Good morning... :hugs:

I finally didn't have kids to wake me up, so the neighbors dog started barking at 6:30 and hasn't stopped. *cry*

[Meriweather]

Good morning... :hugs:

I finally didn't have kids to wake me up, so the neighbors dog started barking at 6:30 and hasn't stopped. *cry*

:hug: :hug: :hug: I am so sorry about the dog.

[birdonawire]

My kids (and their cousins) got elfed... Mine are the blonds.

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/yNd16pK0IVoOAzPlbvBE

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/ILvmWNJFwdqzyXWTKTnn

Merry Christmas, RF peoples.

Your kids are adorable!

[Mimiheart]

Your kids are adorable!My MIL says the youngest looks like me, but the other two don't. I think they look like each other.:think:

Thanks. ;)

[Mimiheart]

FYI, from now on, I want to play tic-tac-toe the way my youngest does.

DD: Mom, I GO FIRST... *places the X* Okay, Momma, you go here. And now I go and I go again. I WIN!!!!!

[birdonawire]

My MIL says the youngest looks like me, but the other two don't. I think they look like each other.:think:

Thanks. ;)

If the youngest looks like you then they all look like you! :lol:

[meggers49]

:hug: 2 things.

In the materialistic sense, nothing. And I specifically stated that I wanted nothing for Christmas. But my wife did not give me what I asked for.


The other thing I wanted was a happy wife.


Skunked on both counts.

I'm sorry Koushi. Sometimes the holidays are hard on wives. There's a lot of stress involved.......Maybe a Happy New Year then......

[meggers49]

Well, her reaction at actually getting nothing (after having told her the past several months that's what she was getting) was the same as when I actually got her something. So I knew what I was getting from her in attitude and I'm money ahead. :dance:

maybe you two can practice "Christmas all year round" and do nice things for eachother as gifts......that when when an actual present comes along it would be fun!

[meggers49]

my Christmas Day was wonderful....different than usual; but wonderful. My husband and I had the whole discussion about taking a bad situation and turning it into a good one. He had to be in Phoenix for work; wouldn't make it home for Christmas. I told him I would come to him for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
I had absolutely no problems traveling on Christmas Eve. I talked to a few others at the airports and this was not their stories. Many of them were quite aggravated at their Christmas travels; but thankfully, mine were uneventful. Husband and I had Christmas Eve dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. The restaurant was actually busy. Not full; but busy. The manager informed us that it had been empty earlier, so she sent home most of her workers, then the crowd came. She asked us to be please patient as the service would be slow. What I observed were many tables of very happy, very patient families. I witnessed one table with about 8 people who all prayed before their meal. It was not our normal Christmas Eve spent with family; but it was wonderful.
My husband kept telling me he had a surprise for me for Christmas Day. Looking back I cannot believe I did not catch on sooner.... he worked half a day and then came and picked me up from the motel. Drove me into downtown Phoenix. I was busy just being a passenger and observing my passing surroundings; I like to be surprised so I wasn't even attempting too much to figure it out. Just rolling with the flow.......when all of a sudden I saw it. And I snapped. My husband surprised me by taking me to the Suns/Spurs basketball game!!!! He knows I am in love with Steve Nash and living where we do we are surrounded by Spurs fans, but I still cling to the Suns and Steve ... I could not have been any more surprised or any happier.
again, had we been home with our family, it would never dawn on us to go to a basketball game on Christmas Day, but we had so much fun and it was a great game.


how was your Christmas, Meri?

that sounds like a wonderful and romantic Christmas!

yes, How was your Christmas Meri? You're the asker, so now we're asking back.

[Meriweather]

Morning Devotional


It just occurred to me I haven't seen CID today and we have not yet had our morning devotional. Today, It's All in the Family.

God is able to turn a curse into a blessing.

You're in the right family!

Face it, there are times in life when we wish we'd been born into a different family. George Burns quipped, "Happiness is having a large, caring, close-knit family - in another city!" All joking aside, the family you're in is no accident. God told Jeremiah, "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you...before you were born I [set you apart for a special purpose]" (Jer 1:5 NKJV).
We tend to think of Jesus' family only in terms of His heavenly Father. But He had a human family too; one that didn't always understand Him. God used His family to mold Him and move Him towards His destiny, right down to where He would be born. "Joseph...went...to...Bethlehem ...because he was from the family of David...While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for Mary to have the baby" (v. 4-6 NCV). Notice the words "the time came." There's no coincidence or confusion on God's calendar. He plans our lives right down to the minutest detail. He says, "What I have planned, that will I do" (Isa 46:11 NIV). Jesus likely became a carpenter because that was Joseph's trade. And because of His obligations as the oldest son, He probably waited till he was thirty to begin public ministry. "What does all this mean to me?" you ask. Simply put: God will use your family to prepare you for the assignment He's given you in life. He placed you there to shape you and make you more like Him - hopefully through godly role models and loving relationships. But even when you're born into a dysfunctional, emotionally-distant family, He can still turn a curse into a blessing (See Dt 23:5). So, trust Him!


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And let us also pray for all those who are traveling today. As always, our prayers continue for Mitchell.

[Mimiheart]

my Christmas Day was wonderful....different than usual; but wonderful. My husband and I had the whole discussion about taking a bad situation and turning it into a good one. He had to be in Phoenix for work; wouldn't make it home for Christmas. I told him I would come to him for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
I had absolutely no problems traveling on Christmas Eve. I talked to a few others at the airports and this was not their stories. Many of them were quite aggravated at their Christmas travels; but thankfully, mine were uneventful. Husband and I had Christmas Eve dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. The restaurant was actually busy. Not full; but busy. The manager informed us that it had been empty earlier, so she sent home most of her workers, then the crowd came. She asked us to be please patient as the service would be slow. What I observed were many tables of very happy, very patient families. I witnessed one table with about 8 people who all prayed before their meal. It was not our normal Christmas Eve spent with family; but it was wonderful.
My husband kept telling me he had a surprise for me for Christmas Day. Looking back I cannot believe I did not catch on sooner.... he worked half a day and then came and picked me up from the motel. Drove me into downtown Phoenix. I was busy just being a passenger and observing my passing surroundings; I like to be surprised so I wasn't even attempting too much to figure it out. Just rolling with the flow.......when all of a sudden I saw it. And I snapped. My husband surprised me by taking me to the Suns/Spurs basketball game!!!! He knows I am in love with Steve Nash and living where we do we are surrounded by Spurs fans, but I still cling to the Suns and Steve ... I could not have been any more surprised or any happier.
again, had we been home with our family, it would never dawn on us to go to a basketball game on Christmas Day, but we had so much fun and it was a great game.


how was your Christmas, Meri?
Sounds like fun. :D

[meggers49]

my husband does not always get me a present for either Christmas and especially my birthday. He says that if he always gets me a present, how will I be surprised? I inform him the present is supposed to be the surprise, not whether or not there will be a present... and I will say, even though I have gotten used to this being his way of doing things, those Christmases when everyone else has a present under the tree, and I don't, it is kind of sad. I try to tell myself it's OK, but that little kid inside of me still wants some little something to open. Doesn't have to be much, and it definitely doesn't have to be expensive, not at all ... just some little something to let me know that maybe I was worth thinking about and a little effort......

That's like when my husband says, "i don't know what to get for you, so you go pick something out'. Um no...i go through the effort of thinking about what to get for you, even if i 'don't know' exactly what you want. YOU put the effort in it for me"
this year he did good...which is a good thing because he was on my "**** list" the couple weeks before Christmas..so he KINDA atoned ;)

not getting something (which he has also done, and for my birthday, more than christmas) for someone is just not fun. There were a couple years we got nothing for eachother because we couldn't afford it.............but that's different.

[Meriweather]

that sounds like a wonderful and romantic Christmas!

yes, How was your Christmas Meri? Your the asker, so now we're asking back.

I've been posting bits and pieces on here. It's been a very good Christmas, kind of ongoing, as we'll be having another family gathering tomorrow.

To sum up, Christmas Eve was a little unusual in the fact my husband has been working out of town and didn't get home until very late--but he was here for Christmas! Meanwhile, a dog I periodically take care of was dying, so Christmas Eve was more or less watching and waiting. The dog died in the early evening. As sad as that was, by morning we were able to start laughing a little about what a character that dog had been. During his life, he had bitten everyone who had anything to do with him--except me. We were trying to decide why I had not been worthy of a bite--whether I'm either too tough to bite, or maybe just not as tasty as everyone else.

My Christas gift was a computer we got in November after my old computer said, "Enough! Not doing this any more!" and presented me with the Blue Screen of Death.

We were all home for Christmas, and all was very well.

[Koushi Shinigami]

not getting something (which he has also done, and for my birthday, more than christmas) for someone is just not fun.


I agree. But putting forth the effort and then having the gift rejected and thrown back in your face is no fun either.

[meggers49]

Meh. She got most of my year end bonus this year which also happens to be the majority of what my raise next year will be. She's welcome to go buy whatever the hell she wants. :)

See, I've played this game for the last decade and a half and I'm sick of it.
Me "What would you like this year"
her "Whatever you'd like to give me is fine."
On receipt of gift
her "this isn't what I wanted, you don't know me, if you paid attention to me you'd know what I wanted bla bla bla bla bla (me feeling like an insensitive heel)"

This year I decided no more. I told her ahead of time what I was giving, she didn't object, she got what I promised. Merry Christmas.

yike

lol koushi........you listen with 'man ears'. lol, my husband does that.
i TOLD you what i wanted. "when", when i said "i want ______ ". OR .....THIS is really nice.....

women would like to think that when you like something, the person who is supposed to care about you pays attention to what you like.

[meggers49]

I'll admit I've gotten her some bad gifts in the past (the practcal ones seem to get the worst reception). But doesn't seem to matter if it's practical or emotional, it always gets thrown back into my face. The gift of nothing doesn't hurt as much when it's thrown at you. ;)

the emotional hurts cut more than a package......you are both slicing to the bone with this...

[Koushi Shinigami]

the emotional hurts cut more than a package......you are both slicing to the bone with this...

Ayup.

[Koushi Shinigami]

yike

lol koushi........you listen with 'man ears'. lol, my husband does that.
i TOLD you what i wanted. "when", when i said "i want ______ ". OR .....THIS is really nice.....

women would like to think that when you like something, the person who is supposed to care about you pays attention to what you like.

I stopped taking pop quizes when I left high school.

If she's going to pop a test on me to see if I love her or not, she's going to be very dissapointed in the results.

[meggers49]

"But that's so impersonal. If you KNEW me you'd KNOW what I want without me having to tell you. This just prooves that you don't ever pay attention to anything I ever say."


Get the impression I might have suggested just that? ;)

koushi........... it sounds much like my husband and I.

He doesn't pay attention and he doesn't listen. He doesn't watch and he doesn't usually try.

After years of dealing with it, it gets tiresome when you TRY to do something for your husband that you know he'll appreciate and he does, because you paid attention to what he said he wanted only to have your husband not do the same thing.

over the course of the months she's probably said, "i love blah blah blah" or "i'd really like" or "it would be so nice" and it's fallen on deaf ears.

it gets disheartening and after a while women get ****y about it. it hurts to know what you care about is unimportant to the person who is supposed to care about you most.

[meggers49]

Good morning... :hugs:

I finally didn't have kids to wake me up, so the neighbors dog started barking at 6:30 and hasn't stopped. *cry*

make sure you thank them........ :evil: