Jabber Jaw Cafe

[Lilducky]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Hey all :goofy

I am officially finished with my second year of law school! I am now a year and a bar (:sick) away from becoming an attorney. Scaaary!

I hope you are all doing well! :love:

[Christy]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Hey all :goofy

I am officially finished with my second year of law school! I am now a year and a bar (:sick) away from becoming an attorney. Scaaary!

I hope you are all doing well! :love:
Not scary, exciting!! :yahoo Congratulations!

[Lilducky]

Not scary, exciting!! :yahoo Congratulations!
Oh...it's definitely exciting for me.... but scary for the citizens of North Carolina :whistle

Thanks Christy!

[Katie4075]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Hey all :goofy

I am officially finished with my second year of law school! I am now a year and a bar (:sick) away from becoming an attorney. Scaaary!

I hope you are all doing well! :love:

:yahoo:yahoo:yahoo

[figmentmom]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Hey all :goofy

I am officially finished with my second year of law school! I am now a year and a bar (:sick) away from becoming an attorney. Scaaary!

I hope you are all doing well! :love:

Awesome!!!! Congratulations, Lili! :yahoo

[Garyhoov]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Hey all :goofy

I am officially finished with my second year of law school! I am now a year and a bar (:sick) away from becoming an attorney. Scaaary!

I hope you are all doing well! :love:


:thumbs


. . . personally, I'd rather make a living by letting creepy, old, smelly, toothless men lick peanut butter off my nipples than be a lawyer, but hey, if you enjoy it . . .:lookaroun

[Lilducky]

Thanks all :goofy

and Gary! :rotfl The sad part is that it would probably pay better than being a state prosecutor :blink

[Christy]

Hey do I have an avatar? I don't see one for myself, but I thought I added it :lookaroun

[Christy]

Nevermind :goofy

[Doug11]

Don't let Gary fool you. He would love for someone to pay him to do that ... and peanut butter is his favorite. :lol

Congrats! My daughter is taking her finals this week and will be finished with her second year - of her bachelor's degree. :)

[figmentmom]

Hey do I have an avatar? I don't see one for myself, but I thought I added it :lookaroun

And a beautiful one it is, too! :love

[Christy]

:lol Thanks. Guess I didn't save it when i thought I added it so long ago :blush

[Garyhoov]

I can't quite see what she has in her hands, but since she's wearing an Ohio State hat, I can only assume it's a beer with a straw.:lookaroun

[Christy]

Hmph! It's a Carpi Sun! :tongue

[ogryn]

Hmph! It's a Carpi Sun! :tongue

Are they still impossible to open without sticking the straw through the back of the foil?

[Doug11]

No need to shoot the dummies - Philadelphia legal justice system should be punishment enough.

I thought maybe Eva was wearing a Phillies cap there for a minute. :eek

Cute photo!

[pinkrose]

Are they still impossible to open without sticking the straw through the back of the foil? I can open them just fine (lots of practice). The little ones have a hard time drinking out of them. Until they learn how, they end up wearing it, or squirting it across the table.

[Christy]

Are they still impossible to open without sticking the straw through the back of the foil?

:lol You have to know how to position the straw over the little spot designated for the straw :goofy

I do usually take a sip before I let her have one, so she doesn't end up soaked. :lol

[Katie4075]

I took my last ever final this afternoon, and as of right now, I have a passing GPA, and all of the 124 credits I need to be a graduate of UTampa!!!! :circles

[Christy]

:circles :circles :circles

:yahoo

[figmentmom]

I took my last ever final this afternoon, and as of right now, I have a passing GPA, and all of the 124 credits I need to be a graduate of UTampa!!!! :circles

Woot!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! :yahoo

[Katie4075]

When is the graduation party?

:goofy:flower:circles:cool

We're going out for dinner here tomorrow. The real world starts on Thursday, so no time for a party party.

[Hooker]

I took my last ever final this afternoon, and as of right now, I have a passing GPA, and all of the 124 credits I need to be a graduate of UTampa!!!! :circles
Fantastic and congratulations!

What are the plans for the real world?

[pinkrose]

Congratulations, Katie !!!!!! :yahoo

[Lindz]

I took my last ever final this afternoon, and as of right now, I have a passing GPA, and all of the 124 credits I need to be a graduate of UTampa!!!! :circles

WOO-HOO!!! Congrats, Katie!! That's so awesome! :circles :yahoo

[Katie4075]

Fantastic and congratulations!

What are the plans for the real world?

Thanks everyone!! As for real world plans, I start at my new internship on Thursday, and we'll go from there. The team wants to expand their front office, and being done with school with four seasons under my belt will put me at an advantage.

[figmentmom]

Thanks everyone!! As for real world plans, I start at my new internship on Thursday, and we'll go from there. The team wants to expand their front office, and being done with school with four seasons under my belt will put me at an advantage.

How exciting, Katie! So many young people are graduating from school right now with few plans and fewer prospects. You are most definitely way ahead of the game! Congratulations to you - your hard work and perseverance have paid off. :flower :yahoo

[Garyhoov]

Thanks everyone!! As for real world plans, I start at my new internship on Thursday, and we'll go from there. The team wants to expand their front office, and being done with school with four seasons under my belt will put me at an advantage.

:thumbs

Congratulations and good luck!

Being done with college AND having a good lead on a great job that you can enjoy (not just collect a pay check) is, in the words of our illustrious vice-president, a big ****ing deal.:lookaroun

[Hooker]

Thanks everyone!! As for real world plans, I start at my new internship on Thursday, and we'll go from there. The team wants to expand their front office, and being done with school with four seasons under my belt will put me at an advantage.

Just remember me when I need to score some tickets to a major league game someday!

[Katie4075]

Just remember me when I need to score some tickets to a major league game someday!

I dont know what I can do about major league tickets, but if independent baseball in New Jersey is your thing, I may be able to help... :lol:

[Garyhoov]

I dont know what I can do about major league tickets, but if independent baseball in New Jersey is your thing, I may be able to help... :lol:

Are you going to be in Jersey (or does your organization just have ties)? I assumed you would be working out of Florida. Were your internships in Jersey or FL?

I work with a couple women who are fans of the Trenton Thunder. They were at a game last weekend, and are planning another one soon.

[Hooker]

I dont know what I can do about major league tickets, but if independent baseball in New Jersey is your thing, I may be able to help... :lol:I'm just thinking down the road when you're big and famous! Wait, I'll sit in the owner's box with you then.:thumbs

[tigsmom]

A graduation pic from the school's facebook page...

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/photo.php?pid=3429106&id=7148517394&ref=mf

[Garyhoov]

A graduation pic from the school's facebook page...

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/photo.php?pid=3429106&id=7148517394&ref=mf

:thumbs


I'm just thinking down the road when you're big and famous! Wait, I'll sit in the owner's box with you then.:thumbs

I keep picturing her like George in Seinfeld getting called into Steinbrenner's office.:lookaroun

[pinkrose]

I keep picturing her like George in Seinfeld getting called into Steinbrenner's office.:lookaroun :rotfl


Wonderful that you have things lined up, Katie! As Mary said, you are ahead of the game. :thumbs

[tigsmom]

Are you going to be in Jersey (or does your organization just have ties)? I assumed you would be working out of Florida. Were your internships in Jersey or FL?

I work with a couple women who are fans of the Trenton Thunder. They were at a game last weekend, and are planning another one soon.


She will be working with the Newark Bears. It's just an internship for now, but if it turns into a full time thing then she will probably relocate a bit closer. Her past internships have been here in NY just about 45 minutes from home with a Rays affiliate; the bears are in an Independent League .

[Garyhoov]

She will be working with the Newark Bears. It's just an internship for now, but if it turns into a full time thing then she will probably relocate a bit closer. Her past internships have been here in NY just about 45 minutes from home with a Rays affiliate; the bears are in an Independent League .

Hmmm, how far is the Bears stadium from Rutgers?

Maybe we could meet for a game some time and if Ryan's at Rutgers I could pick him up on the way.

[tigsmom]

Hmmm, how far is the Bears stadium from Rutgers?

Maybe we could meet for a game some time and if Ryan's at Rutgers I could pick him up on the way.

However far Rutgers is from Newark :lookaroun I know very little about NJ :lol

The stadium is across from the Prudential Center. :goofy

[Katie4075]

:thumbs



I keep picturing her like George in Seinfeld getting called into Steinbrenner's office.:lookaroun

I'm not going to change the uniforms, but the team will now be staying at the airport Ramada. :lookaroun

[TheQueen]

Congratulations Katie!!!

[TheQueen]

Another fun website. Especially for those with kids.

Shit My Kids Ruined
(or otherwise made filthy, distasteful, gross or painful.) (http://shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com/)

[Garyhoov]

I'm not going to change the uniforms, but the team will now be staying at the airport Ramada. :lookaroun

:rotfl

If I were you, I would SOOO set up a bed under my desk at some point just for the fun of it . . . after I'd been there long enough not to get in trouble for it.:lookaroun




However far Rutgers is from Newark :lookaroun I know very little about NJ :lol

The stadium is across from the Prudential Center. :goofy

Hmmmph, New Jersey is the cultural capital of the universe, you know.:lookaroun

Looks like about 10-15 miles.


Another fun website. Especially for those with kids.

Shit My Kids Ruined
(or otherwise made filthy, distasteful, gross or painful.) (http://shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com/)


:rotfl

[figmentmom]

Hmmmph, New Jersey is the cultural capital of the universe, you know.:lookaroun

OMG :rotfl

[Katie4075]

:rotfl

If I were you, I would SOOO set up a bed under my desk at some point just for the fun of it . . . after I'd been there long enough not to get in trouble for it.:lookaroun


l

My second summer with the Renegades, I worked for a guy who had a futon in front of his desk in the annex office. He had like an hour and a half commute, and some days the turnaround was so short that it wasn't worth going home. Every time I looked at it, that was all I could think of.

[Christy]

Another fun website. Especially for those with kids.

Shit My Kids Ruined
(or otherwise made filthy, distasteful, gross or painful.) (http://shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com/)

OMG :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[figmentmom]

Another fun website. Especially for those with kids.

Shit My Kids Ruined
(or otherwise made filthy, distasteful, gross or painful.) (http://shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com/)

I especially loved this one:

Our kids have undoubtedly ruined YOUR flight. Sorry.

Submitted by: JPB

:rotfl

[Computer Magic]

Another fun website. Especially for those with kids.

Shit My Kids Ruined
(or otherwise made filthy, distasteful, gross or painful.) (http://shitmykidsruined.tumblr.com/)I think we need one, "shit my dog has ruined" I could write a book.

[figmentmom]

I think we need one, "shit my dog has ruined" I could write a book.

We could all contribute. :rotfl

[Christy]

We could all contribute. :rotfl

:faint The kids have NOTHING on the dogs :rotfl

[TheQueen]

Has anybody else gotten this FB message?

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i30/gfa527/FBRegister.jpg

We have to register our computers now to use it???????

[Doug11]

I haven't seen that. Seriously?

[TheQueen]

I haven't seen that. Seriously?

SERIOUSLY!!! It's happened on my work laptop but not on my iPhone. I guess there's some setting that FB added that sent this message out. But I'm still trying to find info on the FB forums and people are STILL confused as to what this is. I can't even log in to change the setting because it wants me to register my computer. How stoopid is that?

[Computer Magic]

SERIOUSLY!!! It's happened on my work laptop but not on my iPhone. I guess there's some setting that FB added that sent this message out. But I'm still trying to find info on the FB forums and people are STILL confused as to what this is. I can't even log in to change the setting because it wants me to register my computer. How stoopid is that?I heard of some new security measured. I guess if you registar your computer, it will know its you using.

[tigsmom]

It's part of the new security, saw it on CNN.com (I think) this morning. They will know if your info is accessed from different points and alert you to see if you have been hacked and somebody is stealing info. It's in response to the new "we're going to make you share all your info with us and then we will share it with the ENTIRE universe" accusations.

[Shannon]

That's weird. So will it send out an alert if you try to access your account from different places? I use it from home and work, as I imagine a lot of people do. I'm picturing massive alarms ringing out across the world.

[figmentmom]

Has anybody else gotten this FB message?

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i30/gfa527/FBRegister.jpg

We have to register our computers now to use it???????

I haven't seen that yet, either.

[tigsmom]

I haven't seen it, but read about it. ..just like Tom posted.

[Christy]

:blink :blink

Whaaaaaaaaat the eeeeeffffffff? :faint

He always seemed so nice! and sane. Wow.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/16/juan-carlos-cruz-murder-plot-homeless-men/?icid=main|main|dl2|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeate r.com%2F2010%2F05%2F16%2Fjuan-carlos-cruz-murder-plot-homeless-men%2F

[tigsmom]

:blink :blink

Whaaaaaaaaat the eeeeeffffffff? :faint

He always seemed so nice! and sane. Wow.

http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/16/juan-carlos-cruz-murder-plot-homeless-men/?icid=main|main|dl2|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeate r.com%2F2010%2F05%2F16%2Fjuan-carlos-cruz-murder-plot-homeless-men%2F


Juan Carlos? I was shocked when I saw this the other day, he always seemed so sane. :dunno

As for LT...that happened about 5 minutes from where Lenny works, I've been to the Holidome (what they call the Holiday Inn because it's got so many meeting rooms) for conferences when I worked for the County...crazy stuff going on.

[Christy]

Yeah, I used to watch him all the time.

LT... :mad Ew. There was a whole thing on human trafficking on npr the other day, his name was thrown around a lot. People are sick.

[Christy]

Oh yeah :rotfl So last night I was with Kaitlyn at a volleyball lesson, and I get a call. From home. My immediate reaction is always :rollseyes because, I've been gone for freaking 45 minutes, what could they possibly need?! Anyway :lookaroun it was Leah, who has a newfound passion for cooking scrambled eggs. So she was asking me how to turn on the stove :blink I flipped out because we have a gas stove and I was so afraid she'd already tried! But she hadn't. I said "Leah, Daddy's there, just ask him to turn it on for you, and he can set the temperature." She said, in complete seriousness "I'm not so sure he knows how to turn it on."

:rotfl :rotfl

[tigsmom]

Oh yeah :rotfl So last night I was with Kaitlyn at a volleyball lesson, and I get a call. From home. My immediate reaction is always :rollseyes because, I've been gone for freaking 45 minutes, what could they possibly need?! Anyway :lookaroun it was Leah, who has a newfound passion for cooking scrambled eggs. So she was asking me how to turn on the stove :blink I flipped out because we have a gas stove and I was so afraid she'd already tried! But she hadn't. I said "Leah, Daddy's there, just ask him to turn it on for you, and he can set the temperature." She said, in complete seriousness "I'm not so sure he knows how to turn it on."

:rotfl :rotfl

:rotfl

My kids love to cook and I started them early, but the rule was nothing that could not be cooked in the microwave when parents aren't around. Teach her how to make scrambled eggs in the microwave.

[Doug11]

oh, I don't know, Mad. :lol Justin burned up our microwave when he tried to set the timer but instead turned the microwave on for 20 minutes with nothing in it! :eek

It is probably just better to keep the men out of the kitchen. I'm happy around the grill anyway. :D

[tigsmom]

oh, I don't know, Mad. :lol Justin burned up our microwave when he tried to set the timer but instead turned the microwave on for 20 minutes with nothing in it! :eek

It is probably just better to keep the men out of the kitchen. I'm happy around the grill anyway. :D

I hate when they use the timer on the microwave when they are cooking in the oven or toaster oven, drives me crazy!! I have timers in the kitchen and there is one on the stove/oven. All the men in Lenny's family are great cooks so we let them cook whenever they want to. :D

[figmentmom]

As for LT...that happened about 5 minutes from where Lenny works, I've been to the Holidome (what they call the Holiday Inn because it's got so many meeting rooms) for conferences when I worked for the County...crazy stuff going on.

My husband's high school class reunion was held in the Holidome several years ago. When my mother-in-law passed away back in '91, we had a reception for the family attending the funeral there.

[Christy]

I meant to share this a long time ago :lol

From Leah, for mother's day :love

MOTHER (in her own words)

Meaningful to me
Open hearted
Tender
Holy (:lookaroun debatable)
(here's where it gets awesome)
Early waker :blink
Rabe:blink :blink

:rotfl :rotfl

[Christy]

Aaaand one more, Lauren's D.A.R.E essay.


I could go on all day telling you guys the things I learned during dare but I’m sure everyone else would like to read theirs. What I’ve learned during dare will help me stay drug-free and to avoid violence. I’ve learned that tobacco has over 200 known poisons or toxins and how to confidently stand up to people who are bad or are offering me a drug. I think that staying away from gangs will help me stay away from drugs. From all of the things I’ve learned I will never take drugs because I have better things to do. I will also never take drugs because then I wouldn’t be able to play my two favorite sports softball and volleyball because they both involve a lot of running and it would be very difficult to run while taking drugs. The skills I’ve learned will help me throughout my whole life and I am very glad I got to participate in D.A.R.E. I promise I will make the right decisions about alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs. Thank you

Can you imagine sliding into home with a crack pipe hanging out of your mouth? She has a very excellent point.

[Lindz]

Aaaand one more, Lauren's D.A.R.E essay.



Can you imagine sliding into home with a crack pipe hanging out of your mouth? She has a very excellent point.

:love I like the first line, too :) How old is she again?

[Christy]

She's 10, 11 in 2 and a half months :) How are you doing?

[Shannon]

I meant to share this a long time ago :lol

From Leah, for mother's day :love

MOTHER (in her own words)

Meaningful to me
Open hearted
Tender
Holy (:lookaroun debatable)
(here's where it gets awesome)
Early waker :blink
Rabe:blink :blink

:rotfl :rotfl


Awwwww! :love

[BeeJay]

I meant to share this a long time ago :lol

From Leah, for mother's day :love

MOTHER (in her own words)

Meaningful to me
Open hearted
Tender
Holy (:lookaroun debatable)
(here's where it gets awesome)
Early waker :blink
Rabe:blink :blink

:rotfl :rotfl

Love it! :rotfl

[Garyhoov]

I meant to share this a long time ago :lol

From Leah, for mother's day

(CONTENT DELETED TO ELIMINATE 10,000 SMILEYS:lookaroun)



Are you sure really believes those things, or did she just write down anything that would fit?:lookaroun


Aaaand one more, Lauren's D.A.R.E essay.



Can you imagine sliding into home with a crack pipe hanging out of your mouth? She has a very excellent point.

:lol:thumbs

I wonder if my father still has any of my smart-ass essays anywhere?:lookaroun

Whenever we were told something and then asked to spout it back, I always wrote something obnoxious. In that case, I probably have written something like: "I learned that adults will lie and mis-represent the dangers of drugs in their efforts to indoctrinate kids into not taking the types of risks that might allow them to actually learn from experience rather than being condescended to by a generation that used to take acid like it was Pepto Bismal.":lookaroun

[Christy]

Are you sure really believes those things, or did she just write down anything that would fit?:lookaroun



:lol:thumbs

I wonder if my father still has any of my smart-ass essays anywhere?:lookaroun

Whenever we were told something and then asked to spout it back, I always wrote something obnoxious. In that case, I probably have written something like: "I learned that adults will lie and mis-represent the dangers of drugs in their efforts to indoctrinate kids into not taking the types of risks that might allow them to actually learn from experience rather than being condescended to by a generation that used to take acid like it was Pepto Bismal.":lookaroun

I think she might've had some help with the "open hearted" and "tender" :lol But maybe not, Leah's a tender person herself :love

As far as the drugs, they scared me enough at the parent to parent meetings we were required to attend so if I have to lie, I will lie :lookaroun (1 in 8 people who "experiment" with drugs or alcohol becomes an addict. 1 in 8!)

*edit: Funny story, though, one of the other moms commented on how she knew dare had started up for us when she went to have a glass of wine and her daughter acted like she was shooting heroin :rotfl A drug is a drug is a drug, so dare teaches them :goofy

[pinkrose]

I
*edit: Funny story, though, one of the other moms commented on how she knew dare had started up for us when she went to have a glass of wine and her daughter acted like she was shooting heroin :rotfl A drug is a drug is a drug, so dare teaches them :goofy That happened to me, only it was coffee. "Mom, that has caffeine in it. Caffeine is a drug." :rotfl


LOVE the poem and the essay!

[Christy]

That happened to me, only it was coffee. "Mom, that has caffeine in it. Caffeine is a drug." :rotfl


LOVE the poem and the essay!

Oh yeah :lol

Lauren: Mom, watch! *sips my diet coke* I just had a drug *giggles*

*doh* :rotfl :lookaroun

[Lindz]

She's 10, 11 in 2 and a half months :) How are you doing?

I'm doing just fine! I am definitely feeling the baby move now. Too early to feel it on the outside, much to Stan's disappointment, but enough for me to know there is definitely something growing inside me. I had my glucose test done yesterday... I have to admit, I'm a little nervous, since I'm overweight to begin with. I'm crossing my fingers that I won't have gestational diabetes, but I've known from day one that it's a possibility. Hopefully we'll find out at my next appointment, which is on the 26th.

[Christy]

I'm doing just fine! I am definitely feeling the baby move now. Too early to feel it on the outside, much to Stan's disappointment, but enough for me to know there is definitely something growing inside me. I had my glucose test done yesterday... I have to admit, I'm a little nervous, since I'm overweight to begin with. I'm crossing my fingers that I won't have gestational diabetes, but I've known from day one that it's a possibility. Hopefully we'll find out at my next appointment, which is on the 26th.

Fingers crossed for you! Isn't that fun to get to know the baby? :love Every one of my kids had their own personality from even then, it was always so interesting to me :lol

[BeeJay]

http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/3wuz

This is pretty amusing. Plus Zooey Deschanel is in it...clearly just marking time until she realizes how empty her life is without me and bears me many sons. :love :lookaroun

[Christy]

http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/3wuz

This is pretty amusing. Plus Zooey Deschanel is in it...clearly just marking time until she realizes how empty her life is without me and bears me many sons. :love :lookaroun

That was amazing :rotfl Is Will Ferrell under some kind of contract with them or something :lookaroun

[Lindz]

Fingers crossed for you! Isn't that fun to get to know the baby? :love Every one of my kids had their own personality from even then, it was always so interesting to me :lol

Oh yes. I can tell which foods make it very happy (chocolate... oh Lord) and while I know it sleeps most of the day, I know when it will usually be active. I'm going to try to get some books this weekend and start reading to my belly :love Though I'm not sure if I should read children's books or if just reading outloud from anything will be good? I'm not trying to make the baby smarter or anything. I just want it to hear the sound of my voice mostly. And reading to it seems like a good a way as any.

[Christy]

I think any reading is good, though I have heard that women who sing a song through their pregnancy notice that the baby recognizes it after he or she is born. :)

Does it usually wake up 10 minutes after you've laid down to go to bed? :lookaroun

:lol

[tigsmom]

Oh yes. I can tell which foods make it very happy (chocolate... oh Lord) and while I know it sleeps most of the day, I know when it will usually be active. I'm going to try to get some books this weekend and start reading to my belly :love Though I'm not sure if I should read children's books or if just reading outloud from anything will be good? I'm not trying to make the baby smarter or anything. I just want it to hear the sound of my voice mostly. And reading to it seems like a good a way as any.

Get a racking chair now and rock every evening (after dinner worked best for me). Once the kids were born as soon as they got fussy I would rock them and they fell right to sleep.


I think any reading is good, though I have heard that women who sing a song through their pregnancy notice that the baby recognizes it after he or she is born. :)

Does it usually wake up 10 minutes after you've laid down to go to bed? :lookaroun

:lol

Lenny always played classical music during dinner and to this day they both will slow down when they hear some.

[Lindz]

I think any reading is good, though I have heard that women who sing a song through their pregnancy notice that the baby recognizes it after he or she is born. :)

Does it usually wake up 10 minutes after you've laid down to go to bed? :lookaroun

:lol

I sing sometimes, but it's usually just some song that's stuck in my head. I'm not a great singer and have never been comfortable singing out loud unless it's with music that's already playing.

I keep expecting it to wake up when I lay down for bed, but so far it hasn't. Perhaps this child will love sleep just like it's parents *fingers crossed* lol

[Lindz]

Get a racking chair now and rock every evening (after dinner worked best for me). Once the kids were born as soon as they got fussy I would rock them and they fell right to sleep.

That's a good idea Mad!

[Christy]

Where's Gordon been? :lookaroun

I wanted to let him know I had some Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream after church tonight :love I got the salty caramel, holy crap :faint Kaitlyn got two flavors in her cone, lavendar and honey vanilla maybe?

[Computer Magic]

Where's Gordon been? :lookaroun

I wanted to let him know I had some Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream after church tonight :love I got the salty caramel, holy crap :faint Kaitlyn got two flavors in her cone, lavendar and honey vanilla maybe?Disneyworlds...he snuck away. I only found out because he posted on FB that he was disapointed he wasn't patted down at the airport.

[pinkrose]

Where's Gordon been? :lookaroun

I wanted to let him know I had some Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream after church tonight :love I got the salty caramel, holy crap :faint Kaitlyn got two flavors in her cone, lavendar and honey vanilla maybe?

That sounds yummy!!! We don't have Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream here. :( Is it only in Ohio?

[Christy]

I think it's the only one :shrug

You can mail order it, for a reasonable :lookaroun price

Doh! There are 6 in Columbus! But it's just columbus... I know they've started selling it at whole foods, but I think it's part of their thing to be more local :lol

http://www.jenisicecreams.com/

[Christy]

Oh man I almost got the goat cheese and roasted red cherries... and if you click on the "salty caramel" link it says that the peppermint is coming up and its almost time for the mint ice cream :circles

[pinkrose]

I think it's the only one :shrug

You can mail order it, for a reasonable :lookaroun price

Doh! There are 6 in Columbus! But it's just columbus... I know they've started selling it at whole foods, but I think it's part of their thing to be more local :lol

http://www.jenisicecreams.com/

I'll check Whole Foods, thanks!

[Christy]

Ooooooooh ok :lol Found a new place, if you all are ever in Columbus :goofy We had LOTS of downtime during the tournament today, and we walked up and down through the Short North, and yes, there's another Jenis location there :love but we also found this : http://www.bakerygingham.com/

:faint

We got 6 cupcakes to share, all the flavors they had except banana (because, really? banana? :doh) So. Freaking. Good! But they had a buckeye cupcake :faint :faint :faint I may be driving back tomorrow. Unbelieeevable!

[Christy]

:rotfl

Put this on the list of "Things That Make Andy Have a Heart Attack"

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2009/10/David-l_c82c7349c7a847b9b3f1ea2be722c88a.jpg/563_0_resize.jpg

I mean, it makes me cringe too, but that baby is so damn happy! :rotfl :love When I do this, it's about an inch out of my hands that the baby goes, and no further :lol

[figmentmom]

:rotfl

Put this on the list of "Things That Make Andy Have a Heart Attack"

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2009/10/David-l_c82c7349c7a847b9b3f1ea2be722c88a.jpg/563_0_resize.jpg

I mean, it makes me cringe too, but that baby is so damn happy! :rotfl :love When I do this, it's about an inch out of my hands that the baby goes, and no further :lol

Andy and me both. :faint

[Christy]

Yes and to read the replies on AFP :rollseyes :lol

Some people consider doing this a given, and others (who I find to be more reasonable) say how stupid it is :lol

Comment 1: Shaken baby syndrome!
Comment 2: Duh, stupid, it's called SHAKEN baby syndrome, you can't give it to them from doing this.
etc. :lol

No, not shaken baby syndrome I guess, but you can snap their neck, jackass. And people were saying they do this with their 5 month old! :faint

[Computer Magic]

That picture looks photoshopped. This isn't the 70's when people when this stuff was consider cute. Change with the times, something that seems non dangerous end doesn't end up so well. An accident that changes your life.

[Christy]

Yep that's the other thing on there, is people trying to weed out the photoshop jobs :lol But it does look like the baby's feet are like he was standing on the ground, his toes are flat on the bottom :lol

And here, from shit my kids ruined :rotfl

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2sll2B9ZL1qbotufo1_500.jpg


We sat for three days wondering what OSM stood for. Then we realized our 5 yr old son had meant to write “Silas is Awesome”. He is.

[Christy]

GAAAAAAAAAAH!! Sweeney Toddler they called it! :rotfl Day before a family photo :faint :rotfl

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2l3twRRKw1qbotufo1_500.jpg

[figmentmom]

Change with the times, something that seems non dangerous end doesn't end up so well. An accident that changes your life.

Can you imagine? Life as you know it is OVER. :no

[TheQueen]

Disneyworlds...he snuck away. I only found out because he posted on FB that he was disapointed he wasn't patted down at the airport.

He-he-hello!! I was at DISNEYLAND. Not World! And you call yourself a Disney geek?

@Christy....mmmmmm....salty caramel...mmmmmmm

[Christy]

He-he-hello!! I was at DISNEYLAND. Not World! And you call yourself a Disney geek?

@Christy....mmmmmm....salty caramel...mmmmmmm

Shun the ignorant one! SHUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!

Where are our pictures Gordon? :goofy

[TheQueen]

Shun the ignorant one! SHUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!

Where are our pictures Gordon? :goofy

I posted a few on FB. I didn't take many because this was really more a work thing. I was running a court reporter conference in Anaheim over the weekend. I only got to go Friday for six hours and then had to get back to work.

[Computer Magic]

He-he-hello!! I was at DISNEYLAND. Not World! And you call yourself a Disney geek?

@Christy....mmmmmm....salty caramel...mmmmmmm

Nice catch! Hope you had a good time...

[TheQueen]

Nice catch! Hope you had a good time...

Thank you. I did have a nice time. Although when I was leaving the park three of their biggest and popular attractions were down. Splash, Matterhorn, Indy, and BTMR. The crowds weren't that bad at all.

[Christy]

:uh

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/ardi-rizal-smoking-video_n_590404.html

[figmentmom]

Thank you. I did have a nice time. Although when I was leaving the park three of their biggest and popular attractions were down. Splash, Matterhorn, Indy, and BTMR. The crowds weren't that bad at all.

Glad you had fun, Gordon - even with attractions down!


:uh

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/ardi-rizal-smoking-video_n_590404.html

:faint

Although you gotta love the comment somebody posted below the story:

This is outrageous. I would NEVER allow my two-year-old to smoke more than one pack a day.

:rotfl

[Christy]

:rotfl

But seriously, how do you even get your 18 month old STARTED doing that? I'm looking at Eva, she's 19 months old, I cannot imagine a child taking to doing that, it would have to be something the parents taught him to do. So bizarre.

[figmentmom]

:rotfl

But seriously, how do you even get your 18 month old STARTED doing that? I'm looking at Eva, she's 19 months old, I cannot imagine a child taking to doing that, it would have to be something the parents taught him to do. So bizarre.

Hey, it's tough enough getting them to use a potty when they're two - can you imagine trying to teach a kid to SMOKE? :rotfl

[TheQueen]

This has got to be one of the grossest things I've seen in a long time. And yes, allegedly, this is a two year old. Though the story appeared in The Sun which is a UK tabloid. One never knows.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH7ZVVATyXk

[Christy]

:uh

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/26/ardi-rizal-smoking-video_n_590404.html


This has got to be one of the grossest things I've seen in a long time. And yes, allegedly, this is a two year old. Though the story appeared in The Sun which is a UK tabloid. One never knows.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH7ZVVATyXk

:lookaroun

It's really disturbing, to see him obviously being a 2 year old, and then smoking like an old man at a bar, playing with the cigarette and playing with how he blows the smoke out.

But, we are here and they are there, I have to assume they don't know it's bad for him.

[TheQueen]

:lookaroun

It's really disturbing, to see him obviously being a 2 year old, and then smoking like an old man at a bar, playing with the cigarette and playing with how he blows the smoke out.

But, we are here and they are there, I have to assume they don't know it's bad for him.

Oh!! How did I miss that thread? So sorry. I guess it was on the previous page. My bad.

I'm sure they know the smoking is bad for him. Hello?? He beats his head and cries when he doesn't get his fix. That should be a sign.

[Barnum42]

*Pokes nose into thread to prove he's still alive*

Hello folks, just reporting in and saying all is well. Though I still have troubles accessing this site. For some reason it still runs slowly and returns errors much of the time.

End of this month will see my six month probation in the new job come to a close. I've passed the test and will become a genuine full time employee again :)

[TheQueen]

*Pokes nose into thread to prove he's still alive*

Hello folks, just reporting in and saying all is well. Though I still have troubles accessing this site. For some reason it still runs slowly and returns errors much of the time.

End of this month will see my six month probation in the new job come to a close. I've passed the test and will become a genuine full time employee again :)

Hi Joe!! Good to hear from you! So glad the job front has worked out.

[ogryn]

*Pokes nose into thread to prove he's still alive*

Hello folks, just reporting in and saying all is well. Though I still have troubles accessing this site. For some reason it still runs slowly and returns errors much of the time.

End of this month will see my six month probation in the new job come to a close. I've passed the test and will become a genuine full time employee again :)

Hey. How's things going otherwise? Was thinking you've been MIA for a while!

[ogryn]

This one is mostly aimed at Mad, but if anyone else has a suggestion...

Does anyone know of a Muffin recipe that has a Strawberry Jam/Jelly middle, kind of like a chocolate puddle one? I want a nice fluffy normal muffin, but then a strawberry surprise in the middle.

[tigsmom]

This one is mostly aimed at Mad, but if anyone else has a suggestion...

Does anyone know of a Muffin recipe that has a Strawberry Jam/Jelly middle, kind of like a chocolate puddle one? I want a nice fluffy normal muffin, but then a strawberry surprise in the middle.

I don't usually make muffins, but I would make them like I would filled cupcakes...bake & then inject with the jam like they do doughnuts. :dunno


EDIT: did a quick search... http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Jelly-Filled-Muffins

I trust Taste of Home recipes, I get 3 of their magazines and everything has always turned out well.

[ogryn]

Thank You :love

[figmentmom]

*Pokes nose into thread to prove he's still alive*

Hello folks, just reporting in and saying all is well. Though I still have troubles accessing this site. For some reason it still runs slowly and returns errors much of the time.

End of this month will see my six month probation in the new job come to a close. I've passed the test and will become a genuine full time employee again :)

JOE!!!!! I was just about to send out a search party! :flower Glad to hear the probationary period is over, and all is well! :yahoo

PLEASE post some more dog photos!!!!!!!!!

[Christy]

*Pokes nose into thread to prove he's still alive*

Hello folks, just reporting in and saying all is well. Though I still have troubles accessing this site. For some reason it still runs slowly and returns errors much of the time.

End of this month will see my six month probation in the new job come to a close. I've passed the test and will become a genuine full time employee again :)

:thumbs I always assume you are gone because you've gone and gotten a life on us all :goofy I'm glad things are going so well :hugs

[Barnum42]

A good chunk of my absence is that the real world keeps me more occupied than it used to - having an hour commute to work instead of 10 minutes also cuts down on the spare time!

But happy to report that all continues to go well.

We recently spent a couple of nights camping at a "theme park" called Woodlands. It's not really a theme park, but what it is is a very nice change of pace in some great surroundings. http://www.woodlandspark.com/

The tent got it's christening. A little on the cold side, but nothing snuggling up could not cure. Though needing the bathroom at three in the morning is a little more inconvenient.

Last weekend we went to my folks and pitched the tent in their garden. Made for a much nicer night's sleep than on a chair.

[tigsmom]

A good chunk of my absence is that the real world keeps me more occupied than it used to - having an hour commute to work instead of 10 minutes also cuts down on the spare time!

But happy to report that all continues to go well.

We recently spent a couple of nights camping at a "theme park" called Woodlands. It's not really a theme park, but what it is is a very nice change of pace in some great surroundings. http://www.woodlandspark.com/

The tent got it's christening. A little on the cold side, but nothing snuggling up could not cure. Though needing the bathroom at three in the morning is a little more inconvenient.

Last weekend we went to my folks and pitched the tent in their garden. Made for a much nicer night's sleep than on a chair.


So glad to hear things are going well on all fronts! :D

[figmentmom]

A good chunk of my absence is that the real world keeps me more occupied than it used to - having an hour commute to work instead of 10 minutes also cuts down on the spare time!

But happy to report that all continues to go well.

We recently spent a couple of nights camping at a "theme park" called Woodlands. It's not really a theme park, but what it is is a very nice change of pace in some great surroundings. http://www.woodlandspark.com/

The tent got it's christening. A little on the cold side, but nothing snuggling up could not cure. Though needing the bathroom at three in the morning is a little more inconvenient.

Last weekend we went to my folks and pitched the tent in their garden. Made for a much nicer night's sleep than on a chair.

Glad to hear all the good news! :flower

[Christy]

I've been trying to make better use of my blockbuster membership :lol so yesterday I watched Precious, and I started Inglourious Basterds last night.

:blink

Precious, seriously, amazing movie, but so hard to watch at times. I knew what to expect from a Tarantino movie, so I closed my eyes or turned away when I thought it would be appropriate :rotfl

[Computer Magic]

I've been trying to make better use of my blockbuster membership :lol so yesterday I watched Precious, and I started Inglourious Basterds last night.

:blink

Precious, seriously, amazing movie, but so hard to watch at times. I knew what to expect from a Tarantino movie, so I closed my eyes or turned away when I thought it would be appropriate :rotflYou went out and rented a video instead of going to your mailbox? Did you rent the VCR version as well..:goofy

[Christy]

Oh hahaha smartass :tongue

No, it's the blockbuster membership, same as netflix, but blue envelopes.

Actually, it used to include being able to return them to the store and get a new one, kinda makes me mad that they don't anymore

[figmentmom]

You went out and rented a video instead of going to your mailbox? Did you rent the VCR version as well..:goofy

Now, Shermie...Christy is just trying to support her local businesses. :D

[Computer Magic]

Oh hahaha smartass :tongue

No, it's the blockbuster membership, same as netflix, but blue envelopes.

Actually, it used to include being able to return them to the store and get a new one, kinda makes me mad that they don't anymoreI wonder why they stopped that?

[Computer Magic]

Now, Shermie...Christy is just trying to support her local businesses. :DLMAO...I just want to give you a BIG hug...lol

[Christy]

I wonder why they stopped that?

I don't know, but last time I went in thinking I could get one on the membership, :faint holy cow it is expensive to rent a movie!!

Still, there were tons of people in there renting :dunno

[TheQueen]

:no:no:no

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/gulf-oil-spill-photos-ani_n_560813.html

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/6569/slide_6569_96441_large.jpg?1275615254389

[pinkrose]

That just breaks my heart.

[figmentmom]

LMAO...I just want to give you a BIG hug...lol

:rotfl


:no:no:no

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/03/gulf-oil-spill-photos-ani_n_560813.html

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/6569/slide_6569_96441_large.jpg?1275615254389

It's unimaginable. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html

[Christy]

Ohhhhh man :no

[TheQueen]

Anyone on the East Coast who believes they won't be affected by the oil spill in the Gulf may be in for a shock.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE-1G_476nA

[figmentmom]

Anyone on the East Coast who believes they won't be affected by the oil spill in the Gulf may be in for a shock.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE-1G_476nA

Right, I saw that. :sadbye

[pinkrose]

Last I heard, it was getting pretty close to the current that will carry it around. :(

[figmentmom]

Last I heard, it was getting pretty close to the current that will carry it around. :(

Once it hits the Gulf Stream, it's just a matter of time. And not that MUCH time, either. :no

[Christy]

Can we just scoop it up in massive buckets and send it to a giant centrifuge somewhere to separate the oil and water? :lookaroun

Do I watch too many movies? :goofy

[figmentmom]

Can we just scoop it up in massive buckets and send it to a giant centrifuge somewhere to separate the oil and water? :lookaroun

Do I watch too many movies? :goofy

figgydad wants to know where Steven Seagal is when you need him? :rotfl

[pinkrose]

figgydad wants to know where Steven Seagal is when you need him? :rotfl :rotfl

[Doug11]

hey, did I mention I went tarpon fishing. . . here is my big fish on the gaff, just before we released him:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs582.snc3/30701_1417055059736_1033398114_1192069_3711737_n.j pg

and here's me trying to look like a tough guy, holding up a 140 pound fish out of the water . . . and that's as far as I could lift it:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs522.ash1/30701_1417055099737_1033398114_1192070_3438587_n.j pg

I still can't stop thinking about that trip. . . I am so hooked now. :)

[pinkrose]

Dang! :faint That's a big fish! Looks like you had a wonderful time. I'm so glad!

[TheQueen]

I still can't stop thinking about that trip. . . I am so hooked now. :)

My sister saw me looking at your photo Doug and since she is quite the avid fisherwoman herself (Good Lord. Did we even come out of the same womb?) she was inquiring what the fish was and where you were fishing.

[Barnum42]

hey, did I mention I went tarpon fishing. . . here is my big fish on the gaff, just before we released him:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs582.snc3/30701_1417055059736_1033398114_1192069_3711737_n.j pg

and here's me trying to look like a tough guy, holding up a 140 pound fish out of the water . . . and that's as far as I could lift it:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs522.ash1/30701_1417055099737_1033398114_1192070_3438587_n.j pg

I still can't stop thinking about that trip. . . I am so hooked now. :)

Bring on the chips and batter!

[Doug11]

My sister saw me looking at your photo Doug and since she is quite the avid fisherwoman herself (Good Lord. Did we even come out of the same womb?) she was inquiring what the fish was and where you were fishing.

That is a tarpon a/k/a silver king. :king I caught it in the Boca Grande Pass, in Florida. It is a little fishing spot about 90 minutes south of Tampa.


Bring on the chips and batter!

:D Can you imagine? This fish is no good for eating. In the old days, trophy hunters would haul the fish out of the water, string it up on a rack at the marina, take a photo and then throw the fish away. Such a waste! Nowadays, we measure the fish's size via tape measurements while he is still in the water and then he is released without ever even being taken completely out of the water. Much better for the fish, and the guide on my trip said these efforts have resulted in a much healthier tarpon population than he has seen in decades, and he has 27 years of experience. :)

[Christy]

I was going to ask if they were any good to eat, 140 pounds seems like such a waste if you can't eat it! :lol

[TheQueen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx_MpRP39as

[figmentmom]

"Make them get married, like the rest of us!" :rotfl

[Christy]

I was browsing for a swimsuit, and came across this:

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=448704&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results

We need sandwiches, STAT! :faint

[figmentmom]

I was browsing for a swimsuit, and came across this:

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=448704&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results

We need sandwiches, STAT! :faint

We do, and that's why our daughters have such lousy self-esteem. But when I was in high school, I would have LOVED to look just like that.

[TheQueen]

we need sandwiches, stat! :faint

screw sandwiches!! She needs an iv of gravy!!

[TheQueen]

??????????????????


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSp3RjwoknA

[TheQueen]

Okay. Double ??????????????????????????????


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq8xuVnB-Pk

[figmentmom]

Where do you FIND this stuff, Gordon? :rotfl

[TheQueen]

Where do you FIND this stuff, Gordon? :rotfl

Well, it wasn Huffington under craziest foreign commercials. The second one has the raccoon with the *ahem* big nuts. According to one of the comments: "The racoon is called tanuki, a symbol of prosperity and good luck. Traditionally, they are depecited with HUGE nuts."

[Christy]

We do, and that's why our daughters have such lousy self-esteem. But when I was in high school, I would have LOVED to look just like that.


screw sandwiches!! She needs an iv of gravy!!

I thought they HAD to have altered her somehow. That's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. She doesn't look right.

I was looking because right now in our family we're having the great swimsuit wars. Andy's said no bikinis! and of course 1) good luck finding a suit that isn't made for my grandma that's not a bikini (because he doens't even want tankinis! I am saying that's a bit much though ) and 2) the girls are pretty sure everybody in the world will declare them freaks if they aren't out in their bikinis :lol I said, if YOU guys weren't making such a fuss over it, nobody else would've ever thought anything! *doh*

At the pool yesterday there was a girl wearing one of the Duggar style swimsuits, long sleeves and bottoms. She seemed to be having a good time :goofy

[figmentmom]

I was looking because right now in our family we're having the great swimsuit wars. Andy's said no bikinis! and of course 1) good luck finding a suit that isn't made for my grandma that's not a bikini (because he doens't even want tankinis! I am saying that's a bit much though ) and 2) the girls are pretty sure everybody in the world will declare them freaks if they aren't out in their bikinis :lol I said, if YOU guys weren't making such a fuss over it, nobody else would've ever thought anything! *doh*

At the pool yesterday there was a girl wearing one of the Duggar style swimsuits, long sleeves and bottoms. She seemed to be having a good time :goofy

Sara never wore anything but a one-piece - her choice. (We were lucky, I know.) I think there are plenty of great-looking one-piece suits, but it's natural for your girls to want to dress like their friends. Tankinis are a perfect compromise. There are lots of cute designs available, and they're plenty modest. (Is Andy's objection to bikinis totally modesty-oriented, or is there an element of sun protection in there as well?)

At a certain point, a bit of give and take works better than an outright command, and when you live with teenagers, you have to pick your battles, or EVERYTHING becomes a war. :shrug

[TheQueen]

Andy's said no bikinis!

Would he like this ensemble?

http://www.muslim-swimwear.com/persistent/catalogue_images/products/Marabella.JPG

I have to agree with Mary. A tankini seems like a good compromise. I remember when my niece was shopping for her first bathing suit. My brother FREAKED!! at the idea of a two piece. I can't remember what she wound up getting.

[Christy]

Could you cover her hands and feet better? Andy might be on board with that :goofy :lol

Yes, it's purely a modesty thing. This is a battle he's willing to fight, and in my mind, worth it. You dress according to what we say is appropriate, until you are out on your own and making your money to buy your clothes, then we have no say in it. For now they're all just saying they won't go to the pool all summer if they can't wear their bikini (because it isn't just Kaitlyn :rotfl )

We should've started this a long time ago truthfully, so it wasn't even something they thought about. :blush Our oversight big time there.

In other Kaitlyn news, she has her learner's permit now :faint I let her take me on a white knuckle ride around the neighborhood and was astounded by how little she knows. I mean, she didn't even have the basics of gas/brake yet. :faint It was awful. So we're sitting in the garage and going over that several hundred times before we endanger any more parked cars :rotfl Nothing to do with her besides inexperience. She'll get it, I know, but I was talking to another mom who grew up in the country like I did, and we were driving all the time well before we should've been :rotfl Just around the yard with the trucks, or even on 4 wheelers, etc. So by the time it was time to really be on the road you at least knew the very basic stuff.

[Christy]

Aaaand I finally watched Avatar. :dunno Meh. It was fine :lol

As one of Kaitlyn's friends put it "It's like Ferngully... with blue people" :rotfl

[figmentmom]

Aaaand I finally watched Avatar. :dunno Meh. It was fine :lol

As one of Kaitlyn's friends put it "It's like Ferngully... with blue people" :rotfl

Skipped 'em both. :blush

[Christy]

Saw Ferngully once on tv. It was pretty horrific :lol

[TheQueen]

http://www.generationaldynamics.com/ww2010/g070118b.jpg

Here you go. I think the last one on the right looks particularly fetching.

[tigsmom]

Aaaand I finally watched Avatar. :dunno Meh. It was fine :lol

As one of Kaitlyn's friends put it "It's like Ferngully... with blue people" :rotfl


Em keeps saying it's Pocahontas, but with blue people. :dunno She is anxiously waiting for the "real" Avatar to come out...it's called The Last Air Bender in the movies because somebody beat them to the Avatar part ( the show is called Avatar: the Last Air Bender). :lookaroun
We've watched the show for years and she owns the entire thing, it should be interesting as the movie will be live action

[Christy]

I remember the show! I haven't seen it in ages, but yeah, my kids were really drawn to it for some reason. The movie actually looks really good.

Gordon! :rotfl Those were the days! :girly

[Doug11]

I like Avatar. :lol I saw it on the big screen at the theater in 3D. I haven't seen it on TV to determine whether it loses anything but I doubt it is as spectacular without the 3D effects.

[tigsmom]

I like Avatar. :lol I saw it on the big screen at the theater in 3D. I haven't seen it on TV to determine whether it loses anything but I doubt it is as spectacular without the 3D effects.

Avatar the movie and Avatar the series are not the same thing :lookaroun

[Doug11]

Avatar the movie and Avatar the series are not the same thing :lookaroun

Oh, I know. I was talking about the one with blue people, that Christy had referenced in her original post.

I've never seen the series you are talking about, but my kids have. At least, I know Emily has. I do remember seeing the trailer for the one you are talking about: "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and it concluded with a mountain-full of people coming after a little kid, and then we heard nothing for a long time and James Cameron's blockbuster comes out and is obviously not the same movie, and now I hear the name has been changed of the other Avatar movie, the one based on the series.

Avatar, the block buster was visually impressive in the 3D on the big movie screen. I'm not sure how it will be on the second viewing, on a regular television with no 3D effects.

[Hooker]

Sara never wore anything but a one-piece - her choice. (We were lucky, I know.) I think there are plenty of great-looking one-piece suits, but it's natural for your girls to want to dress like their friends. Tankinis are a perfect compromise. There are lots of cute designs available, and they're plenty modest. (Is Andy's objection to bikinis totally modesty-oriented, or is there an element of sun protection in there as well?)

At a certain point, a bit of give and take works better than an outright command, and when you live with teenagers, you have to pick your battles, or EVERYTHING becomes a war. :shrugI got laughed out of the room on that offer. So, I asked her to find a little more modest two-piece for church functions, if there is such an animal as a modest two-piece. One piece is completely out of the question.

[TheQueen]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i30/gfa527/30838_1504951863872_1236525301_3144.jpg

[Doug11]

no kidding, huh? Betty White - a survivor!

Gordon, the internet ate my response to your adoption post. I said that it wasn't me who paid for that trip, and I might need someone to adopt me when I go home tonight. Justin called me for approval to get a buzz cut just before 2:00 and I didn't say no. He called me back to say he went through with it and is now sporting 1/2 inch of hair on his head.

His mother may kill me for not telling him "no," so this is notice to all: If you don't hear from me after tonight for more than a couple of days, it wasn't suicide. :lookaroun

[figmentmom]

Gordon, the internet ate my response to your adoption post. I said that it wasn't me who paid for that trip, and I might need someone to adopt me when I go home tonight. Justin called me for approval to get a buzz cut just before 2:00 and I didn't say no. He called me back to say he went through with it and is now sporting 1/2 inch of hair on his head.

His mother may kill me for not telling him "no," so this is notice to all: If you don't hear from me after tonight for more than a couple of days, it wasn't suicide. :lookaroun


Hair? It grows back.

Clothing? Kids change their minds as they grow up, and outgrow the outrageous and revealing styles.

Tattoos? They're forever. :rotfl

[TheQueen]

His mother may kill me for not telling him "no," so this is notice to all: If you don't hear from me after tonight for more than a couple of days, it wasn't suicide. :lookaroun

Oh, now it's just hair. And he got a buzzcut. I could totally understand that in your area during the summer. It's not like he got tattooed from head to toe...........um......at least you better hope so. Actually, kinda crazy thinking on my part, but I always thought if I had sons and they wanted mohawks, the could do it during summer only. But when school's back in session, hair back to "normal" please.:D

[TheQueen]

Tattoos? They're forever. :rotfl

I must be uber old fashioned. Not a big fan of tattoos. Plus, if I got a tattoo, I could never be buried in a Jewish cemetary. One never knows and one must keep all options open.

[figmentmom]

I must be uber old fashioned. Not a big fan of tattoos. Plus, if I got a tattoo, I could never be buried in a Jewish cemetary. One never knows and one must keep all options open.

I'm with ya, Gordon. Tattoos are NOT for me. (I see women with them in places they're going to regret when they're older...cleavage does not stay high and firm forever, girls!) :rotfl

[TheQueen]

I'm with ya, Gordon. Tattoos are NOT for me. (I see women with them in places they're going to regret when they're older...cleavage does not stay high and firm forever, girls!) :rotfl

Yeah, I have aunts who, because of the chieftain class we belong to, have to have tattoos done on their thighs called "malu." And let me tell you, it was not a pretty sight as they got older.

http://www.fijitimes.com/images/artpics/134538.jpg

[figmentmom]

Yeah, I have aunts who, because of the chieftain class we belong to, have to have tattoos done on their thighs called "malu." And let me tell you, it was not a pretty sight as they got older.

http://www.fijitimes.com/images/artpics/134538.jpg

Ow.

[Katie4075]

Hair? It grows back.


If they want to let it...:lookaroun I cut all of mine off freshman year of high school, and I'm just growing it back out now. :lol

[Lindz]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update. I have my second sonogram this morning, and Stan has changed his mind and decided to know the sex of the baby! So, within an hour, I should know what our little peanut is :) I'll post as soon as I know! :love :circles :yahoo

[figmentmom]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update. I have my second sonogram this morning, and Stan has changed his mind and decided to know the sex of the baby! So, within an hour, I should know what our little peanut is :) I'll post as soon as I know! :love :circles :yahoo

Hurry up!!! We're dying here! :D :flower

[tigsmom]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update. I have my second sonogram this morning, and Stan has changed his mind and decided to know the sex of the baby! So, within an hour, I should know what our little peanut is :) I'll post as soon as I know! :love :circles :yahoo



*waits patiently, but only for so long*

[pinkrose]

Could you cover her hands and feet better? Andy might be on board with that :goofy :lol

Yes, it's purely a modesty thing. This is a battle he's willing to fight, and in my mind, worth it. You dress according to what we say is appropriate, until you are out on your own and making your money to buy your clothes, then we have no say in it. For now they're all just saying they won't go to the pool all summer if they can't wear their bikini (because it isn't just Kaitlyn :rotfl )

We should've started this a long time ago truthfully, so it wasn't even something they thought about. :blush Our oversight big time there.

In other Kaitlyn news, she has her learner's permit now :faint I let her take me on a white knuckle ride around the neighborhood and was astounded by how little she knows. I mean, she didn't even have the basics of gas/brake yet. :faint It was awful. So we're sitting in the garage and going over that several hundred times before we endanger any more parked cars :rotfl Nothing to do with her besides inexperience. She'll get it, I know, but I was talking to another mom who grew up in the country like I did, and we were driving all the time well before we should've been :rotfl Just around the yard with the trucks, or even on 4 wheelers, etc. So by the time it was time to really be on the road you at least knew the very basic stuff. Ashley wears a one piece, so they won't be the only ones. LOL

Wishing you lots of luck with the driving! I told Oddie that he gets that fun. lol I sure wish I could get Nicholas to go take his permit test. He still doesn't have any intrest. He'll be 16 in Nov. :dunno

[Lindz]

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! :girly

And before any of you ask, her name will be Skye Linn (Linn was my dad's name) :love

We couldn't be happier at the moment!! The doctor did say she seems a little on the small side (about 7 inches, 1.5lbs) but I was a small baby. He said she's in the 28th percentile, so he's not terribly concerned, but he wants to have another sonogram in 4 weeks, just to make sure everything is going as planned. My What To Expect book and app on my iPhone tells me that 1.7lbs is where she should be, so I don't know?? He said she should be around 2.8lbs, but now I'm wondering if he's thinking I'm further along than I am??

[Doug11]

congrats and good luck, Lindsay!

[TheQueen]

Congratulations, Lindsay!! Best of luck to you both!!

[tigsmom]

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! :girly

And before any of you ask, her name will be Skye Linn (Linn was my dad's name) :love

We couldn't be happier at the moment!! The doctor did say she seems a little on the small side (about 7 inches, 1.5lbs) but I was a small baby. He said she's in the 28th percentile, so he's not terribly concerned, but he wants to have another sonogram in 4 weeks, just to make sure everything is going as planned. My What To Expect book and app on my iPhone tells me that 1.7lbs is where she should be, so I don't know?? He said she should be around 2.8lbs, but now I'm wondering if he's thinking I'm further along than I am??

WooHoo!!! :circles

As for the rest...don't worry about it. They told me Katie was going to be small and she was (just 6.1 pounds 191/2 " long) and they told me Emily was going to be HUGE!! She was just a little over 7 pounds and 19" long.
As long as you are healthy and the baby keeps growing then you are fine, small babies aren't all that bad.
And I would double check to see just how far along he thinks you are. My doctors told me I was due the end of November with Em and I KNEW it was Nov 6th, they told me to learn to count. :rollseyes I went into labor at 2 am on the 6th. :tongue

[Garyhoov]

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! :girly

And before any of you ask, her name will be Skye Linn (Linn was my dad's name) :love

We couldn't be happier at the moment!! The doctor did say she seems a little on the small side (about 7 inches, 1.5lbs) but I was a small baby. He said she's in the 28th percentile, so he's not terribly concerned, but he wants to have another sonogram in 4 weeks, just to make sure everything is going as planned. My What To Expect book and app on my iPhone tells me that 1.7lbs is where she should be, so I don't know?? He said she should be around 2.8lbs, but now I'm wondering if he's thinking I'm further along than I am??

:thumbs:yahoo

[ogryn]

Hair? It grows back.

Clothing? Kids change their minds as they grow up, and outgrow the outrageous and revealing styles.

Tattoos? They're forever. :rotfl

I wish...

[Christy]

Ashley wears a one piece, so they won't be the only ones. LOL

Wishing you lots of luck with the driving! I told Oddie that he gets that fun. lol I sure wish I could get Nicholas to go take his permit test. He still doesn't have any intrest. He'll be 16 in Nov. :dunno
My neighbor gave me a "DUHHHHH" moment yesterday... there's a Verizon office right across the street, HUGE parking lot, we can do stopping, starting, backing, turning all in there after everybody is gone for the night!

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! :girly

And before any of you ask, her name will be Skye Linn (Linn was my dad's name) :love

We couldn't be happier at the moment!! The doctor did say she seems a little on the small side (about 7 inches, 1.5lbs) but I was a small baby. He said she's in the 28th percentile, so he's not terribly concerned, but he wants to have another sonogram in 4 weeks, just to make sure everything is going as planned. My What To Expect book and app on my iPhone tells me that 1.7lbs is where she should be, so I don't know?? He said she should be around 2.8lbs, but now I'm wondering if he's thinking I'm further along than I am??

:yahoo YAYYYYYY!! I'm very partial to girls :girly Congrats!!

I wouldn't worry about her size. I bet he was just miscalculating how far you were, or not remembering correctly :)

[Christy]

Make sure she also learns to park...STRAIGHT into the spot, with a pretty even space on BOTH sides of the vehicle to the white lines. One of my pet peeves is people who can't even pull into a parking spot correctly.

:lol I am notorious for scooching myself back and forth til I'm square and even, though I have to admit it's so other people don't hit my car, I'm really not so worried about theirs :blush

[pinkrose]

:lol I am notorious for scooching myself back and forth til I'm square and even, though I have to admit it's so other people don't hit my car, I'm really not so worried about theirs :blush

That's me too! :rotfl

[pinkrose]

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! :girly

And before any of you ask, her name will be Skye Linn (Linn was my dad's name) :love

We couldn't be happier at the moment!! The doctor did say she seems a little on the small side (about 7 inches, 1.5lbs) but I was a small baby. He said she's in the 28th percentile, so he's not terribly concerned, but he wants to have another sonogram in 4 weeks, just to make sure everything is going as planned. My What To Expect book and app on my iPhone tells me that 1.7lbs is where she should be, so I don't know?? He said she should be around 2.8lbs, but now I'm wondering if he's thinking I'm further along than I am??

:yahoo

[figmentmom]

Woo hoo - congratulations, Lindz! What a beautiful name, too. :love

As far as the weight thing goes - Mad is absolutely right! At my last ultrasound, my doctor thought our son would be somewhere around 4 pounds, and I was frantic. Two weeks later, he was born - at 8 pounds even! :rotfl

[Christy]

http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/06/08/skinniest-people-grocery-shop-here/?ncid=webmail

:faint


Sticker shock: All the stores offered the same type of food, including fresh fruits and vegetables. But the prices were vastly different. The average price for a market basket of food at Whole Foods was between $370 and $420, compared with the same basket of food at Albertson's for $225 to $280.


I know we've talked about this before :lol but dang! I'm definitely in the $225 to $280 group(feeding a family of 7, mind you), although I do on occasion visit whole foods (who does have sales sometimes! :faint got grass fed beef there last time, and yes, it was a world apart from what we're used to) but even being in the group of the cheapos, we still seem to manage to eat well and maintain a relatively healthy weight. :shrug

[Christy]

I don't think we have Albertson's, it's Meijer, Giant Eagle, and Kroger, I go to all 3 depending on who has what on sale. Plus you get to know who is better for what, produce, meat, etc.

However, now that it's summer the produce will be bought a lot from the farmstands :love

[Christy]

Looked them up I guess they're only in OH, PA, and WV. Pretty decent stores, but kind of expensive unless you shop sales... combined with coupons :lookaroun

I save 50% pretty much every time I shop there :D

[figmentmom]

I wish...

:hugs :flower

[pinkrose]

http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/06/08/skinniest-people-grocery-shop-here/?ncid=webmail

:faint



I know we've talked about this before :lol but dang! I'm definitely in the $225 to $280 group(feeding a family of 7, mind you), although I do on occasion visit whole foods (who does have sales sometimes! :faint got grass fed beef there last time, and yes, it was a world apart from what we're used to) but even being in the group of the cheapos, we still seem to manage to eat well and maintain a relatively healthy weight. :shrug

We're in the $225 - $280 group as well (something like that). I have found a few things at Whole Foods to be less expensive than Publix. I buy most of our stuff at Publix (since it's right up the street). Winn Dixie is across the street from Publix, so I get a few things from them as well. Both stores offer natural and organic products. It's easy to maintain a healthy diet by shopping at either of those, as they do also put their organic products on sale. Even if you don't do organic, Publix has wonderful produce that has some really good sale prices.

Christy, I have to agree with you on the grass fed beef. My parents brought back some from the Amish store in Indiana, near her cousin's house. Best steak I've ever had in my life. I'm sending a cooler up with her, when she goes in a couple of weeks.

[TheQueen]

The people who brought you Awkward Family Photos now have a new site.

http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/

http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2010/06/Rich.jpg/560_0_resize_watermarked_watermark-12px_post_rt_5.jpg
It’s one thing to cross a black cat’s path, but try upstaging it.

[pinkrose]

The people who brought you Awkward Family Photos now have a new site.

http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/

http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2010/06/Rich.jpg/560_0_resize_watermarked_watermark-12px_post_rt_5.jpg
It’s one thing to cross a black cat’s path, but try upstaging it. :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

Where in the world did so many people get pet monkeys?

[tigsmom]

oooook then :huh

[TheQueen]

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

Where in the world did so many people get pet monkeys?

And then my question would be WHY would you want a pet monkey?

[tigsmom]

And then my question would be WHY would you want a pet monkey?


One of my aunts had a pet monkey once (a tiny one) that she kept in a large bird cage in the kitchen. :shrug

[TheQueen]

One of my aunts had a pet monkey once (a tiny one) that she kept in a large bird cage in the kitchen. :shrug

Awwwww.....I just think monkeys should swing wild in the jungles and such. I didn't even realize you could legally purhcase them. Can you?

[tigsmom]

Awwwww.....I just think monkeys should swing wild in the jungles and such. I didn't even realize you could legally purhcase them. Can you?


Back then (in the '60's) you could, don't know if you can now. I don't know when she acquired the monkey, it just always seemed to be there.

[pinkrose]

I remember when I was little, there was a Woolworth's in our mall that had a monkey for sale. I used to love going in there to see it.

[Lilducky]

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well!

Summer break is treating me well! I've tried two cases so far... lost my first one ( I like to think of this as a character builder... haha!) and won my second one. The defendant appealed in open court, and it will be going to superior court. The Boss wants me to handle the appeal... which means I will trying my first case in front of a jury! :circles :circles :circles It is set for July12th! So nervous I could :sick

[Lilducky]

In other Kaitlyn news, she has her learner's permit now :faint I let her take me on a white knuckle ride around the neighborhood and was astounded by how little she knows. I mean, she didn't even have the basics of gas/brake yet. :faint It was awful. So we're sitting in the garage and going over that several hundred times before we endanger any more parked cars :rotfl Nothing to do with her besides inexperience. She'll get it, I know, but I was talking to another mom who grew up in the country like I did, and we were driving all the time well before we should've been :rotfl Just around the yard with the trucks, or even on 4 wheelers, etc. So by the time it was time to really be on the road you at least knew the very basic stuff. One of your kids is driving?!?! Holy crap I'm getting old! Why did I still think they were all little, little girls? :cry :blink

[TheQueen]

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well!

Summer break is treating me well! I've tried two cases so far... lost my first one ( I like to think of this as a character builder... haha!) and won my second one. The defendant appealed in open court, and it will be going to superior court. The Boss wants me to handle the appeal... which means I will trying my first case in front of a jury! :circles :circles :circles It is set for July12th! So nervous I could :sick

Congratulations!! Best of luck on the trial.

[tigsmom]

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well!

Summer break is treating me well! I've tried two cases so far... lost my first one ( I like to think of this as a character builder... haha!) and won my second one. The defendant appealed in open court, and it will be going to superior court. The Boss wants me to handle the appeal... which means I will trying my first case in front of a jury! :circles :circles :circles It is set for July12th! So nervous I could :sick

:hugs Just take a deep breath and you will be fine.

[figmentmom]

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well!

Summer break is treating me well! I've tried two cases so far... lost my first one ( I like to think of this as a character builder... haha!) and won my second one. The defendant appealed in open court, and it will be going to superior court. The Boss wants me to handle the appeal... which means I will trying my first case in front of a jury! :circles :circles :circles It is set for July12th! So nervous I could :sick

You'll do great! :D

[Christy]

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well!

Summer break is treating me well! I've tried two cases so far... lost my first one ( I like to think of this as a character builder... haha!) and won my second one. The defendant appealed in open court, and it will be going to superior court. The Boss wants me to handle the appeal... which means I will trying my first case in front of a jury! :circles :circles :circles It is set for July12th! So nervous I could :sick
Shoot girl, nothing to worry about. You'll be fine! :)

One of your kids is driving?!?! Holy crap I'm getting old! Why did I still think they were all little, little girls? :cry :blink

Because I still they they are little little girls :lol :sadbye

Hey, guess what the weather in Orlando is... hot, humid, and stormy. Weird, right? :goofy

[Christy]

Grrrr, stupid computer, ok, trying AGAIN :lol

I was going to make a separate thread, but this will do :D My MIL loaned me a copy of The Help, holy crap everybody run out now and get it,it's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!! :circles I finished it in 3 days (only because I had no Eva to help me :lol :lookaroun )

[Christy]

OMG I was crossing my fingers that they didn't have a movie in the works yet, but they do. I was hoping for a miniseries, I thought that would be the only way to do it justice. I was hoping Oprah would be on the case :lookaroun Boooooo! :(

[Lilducky]

Thanks all! I tried another case today, with two charges. Not guilty on one, and guilty on the other :rollseyes So my record pretty much remains the same! I'm 2-2. However, I felt more comfortable today. I was a nervous MESS the first time around.

Hopefully, I'll be able to try a few more of these bench trials before the big day :)

[Doug11]

Ducky, check your private messages!

I have a stack of books to get to, and that stack is getting larger. I'll have to wait for the movie. :o

[tigsmom]

Ducky, check your private messages!

I have a stack of books to get to, and that stack is getting larger. I'll have to wait for the movie. :o

A little mentoring? :lookaroun

[TheQueen]

Can you guess the "artist" that did this?


He allegedly flipped off a colleague's wife who tried to help him when he fell off a bar stool drunk, and "palmed" a woman's breast at a publicity event in Indiana while saying "these are great tits!" And then there was the time he supposedly relieved himself on a Winnie the Pooh statue in a Disney hotel in Anaheim, Calif., while saying, "This one's for you, Walt." (Imagine Ashdown Forest at daybreak, and Winnie is drenched from a spontaneous shower; Tigger, Eeyore flee in terror. Title: "Golden Moments.")

Click here (http://www.salon.com/life/this_week_in_crazy/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2010/06/19/this_week_thomas_kinkade) for the answer.

[tigsmom]

Can you guess the "artist" that did this?



Click here (http://www.salon.com/life/this_week_in_crazy/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2010/06/19/this_week_thomas_kinkade) for the answer.


I had heard he wasn't the sweetest guy

[Hooker]

Can you guess the "artist" that did this?



Click here (http://www.salon.com/life/this_week_in_crazy/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2010/06/19/this_week_thomas_kinkade) for the answer.:faint

[figmentmom]

Can you guess the "artist" that did this?



Click here (http://www.salon.com/life/this_week_in_crazy/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2010/06/19/this_week_thomas_kinkade) for the answer.

I'm with Scott. :faint

[Christy]

Gross, what a creep.

[pinkrose]

Wow :blink :faint

[Computer Magic]

Can you guess the "artist" that did this?

He allegedly flipped off a colleague's wife who tried to help him when he fell off a bar stool drunk, and "palmed" a woman's breast at a publicity event in Indiana while saying "these are great tits!" And then there was the time he supposedly relieved himself on a Winnie the Pooh statue in a Disney hotel in Anaheim, Calif., while saying, "This one's for you, Walt." (Imagine Ashdown Forest at daybreak, and Winnie is drenched from a spontaneous shower; Tigger, Eeyore flee in terror. Title: "Golden Moments.")




Click here (http://www.salon.com/life/this_week_in_crazy/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2010/06/19/this_week_thomas_kinkade) for the answer.Execpt for the "artist" title, this could be me :lookaroun

[Christy]

Execpt for the "artist" title, this could be me :lookaroun

We knew it :rotfl

[Hooker]

Execpt for the "artist" title, this could be me :lookaroun:lol

[figmentmom]

We knew it :rotfl

:rotfl

[Computer Magic]

LMAO everyone..

[Doug11]

World Cup!

There, I said it. (Somebody had to.) :D

USA, England, Slovenia. . . only 2 can advance. :lookaroun

[figmentmom]

World Cup!

There, I said it. (Somebody had to.) :D

Shhhh! It's ALREADY a deafening roar. :rotfl

[Lilducky]

World Cup!

There, I said it. (Somebody had to.) :D

USA, England, Slovenia. . . only 2 can advance. :lookaroun Watchin' it right now :D Of course, I'd rather be working, but oh well. Damn DA and judges conference...

[Lilducky]

aaand now... GOOOOOOOAAAALLLL! :D

[TheQueen]

Usa!!

[TheQueen]

Okay, I just spent five minutes trying to make my USA all caps and it keeps undoing it. I give up. Sheesh!!

[tigsmom]

Okay, I just spent five minutes trying to make my USA all caps and it keeps undoing it. I give up. Sheesh!!

It's all caps now :shrug

[TheQueen]

It's all caps now :shrug

That's what's so STRANGE. It'll be all caps within a sentence.

I wonder if it's because I tried to bold it.

USA!!

Hmm...that worked. Strange.

[Doug11]

probably the old "don't type your entire post in all caps" rule. Punctuation doesn't count. That'd be my guess. :)

[figmentmom]

probably the old "don't type your entire post in all caps" rule. Punctuation doesn't count. That'd be my guess. :)

That's because of Shermie. :rotfl

[Computer Magic]

That's because of Shermie. :rotflgood thing or none of my post would go through.

[figmentmom]

good thing or none of my post would go through.

I rest my case. :rotfl

[TheQueen]

Has anyone else been following this?


http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/blog/busted_racquet/post/Isner-and-Mahut-deadlocked-at-59-59-in-historic-?urn=ten,250772

Epic doesn't even begin to cover it.

After ten hours, 153 games and almost 1,000 points, American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut were locked at 59-59 in the fifth-set of their historic first-round match at Wimbledon when play was suspended for the second straight day due to darkness.

You read the score correctly: 59-59. When the Wimbledon final had a 16-14 final set last year, that seemed like a marathon. In comparison, this match was like running to the moon.

For a good laugh read this live blog of the match. He really starts going at about 4:05 p.m.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/23/wimbledon-2010-tennis-live

Don't mind me...I'm just having a little rest

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/05/fullj.18e6d8ae38299a89864cbbef21eadd4f/18e6d8ae38299a89864cbbef21eadd4f-getty-98954124th415_the_champions.jpg

[figmentmom]

59 - 59? :uh :rotfl

[TheQueen]

59 - 59? :uh :rotfl

I can't even FATHOM a score like that. It'll be interesting to see how long it goes today.

Oh my God!! 67 - 66!!!

[TheQueen]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd it's over.


John Isner wins 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68 And that's it! It all felt so unreal as Isner wound up his arm like a professional softball player and fired an unstoppable forehand straight down the line to make it 30-40 and bring up match point. On the next point Mahut came rushing down the court after his serve, the Rage in full evidence as he bore down on his opponent, but in a moment of clarith Isner simply drove his backhand straight back past his opponent down the line. Just like that, the curse is lifted. Our protagonists are human once more. After 11 hours, five minutes and 115 aces, the match has ended.


WIMBLEDON, England – John Isner of the United States outlasted Nicolas Mahut of France, 70-68, in the fifth set of their epic three-day first-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday. In an astonishing display of endurance, the players fought for 11 hours and 5 minutes, breaking all records for length of match, games played, and aces served.

When it ended, the All England Lawn Tennis Club awarded bowls of commemoration to the players and the chair umpire, Mohammed Lahyani of Sweden.

Isner called Mahut “an absolute warrior” in an on-court interview. Mahut, acknowledged the crowd’s support, calling it “amazing these last three days.”

“John deserved the win,” Mahut said. “I don’t know how many aces. It was an honor to play and we played the greatest match ever in the greatest place to play.”

Isner finished with 112 aces to Mahut’s 103. The historic struggle boiled down to an epic battle to break the other player’s serve. Isner finally managed it in the 138th game of the set, when he had a break point at 30-40 and fired a backhand passing shot past Mahut at the net. It was Isner’s fifth match point.

The players started Thursday’s portion of the match tied 59-59.

[figmentmom]

After 11 hours, five minutes and 115 aces, the match has ended.

:faint

[TheQueen]

To get us psyched for tomorrow!! USA!! USA!! USA!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbn3rOPmR9w

[Christy]

What's tomorrow :lookaroun

[pinkrose]

What's tomorrow :lookaroun :dunno

[Christy]

:lol I was just kidding, it's soccer stuff... I think :lookaroun I guess we're doing pretty well in it :goofy

[pinkrose]

:lol I was just kidding, it's soccer stuff... I think :lookaroun I guess we're doing pretty well in it :goofy

:rotfl That's what I figured. I think I may be the only person not watching it. :lol

[Computer Magic]

:rotfl That's what I figured. I think I may be the only person not watching it. :lol:lookaroun