Jabber Jaw Cafe

[figmentmom]

Woo!! Love that new-paint smell! :D

[Computer Magic]

Woo!! Love that new-paint smell! :DGlad the Jabber Jaw survived the renovation..

[Christy]

Perhaps not all forums survived? :lookaroun

[Christy]

BLOODY HELL WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR COOL SMILEYS? :mad:

[pinkrose]

I miss "running around guy"

[Computer Magic]

BLOODY HELL WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR COOL SMILEYS? :mad:yes we need more smilies....

[Garyhoov]

Change Frightens me

[figmentmom]

BLOODY HELL WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR COOL SMILEYS? :mad:


Change Frightens me

Indeed. :lookaroun

[TheQueen]

IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Wow!! This is different. Oh, dear me. We seem to have lost some of our "luggage" in the transition.:lookaroun

[Computer Magic]

Gordon...just keep swimming just keep swimming...

[tigsmom]

This is going to take some getting used to, but not today

[Hooker]

Agreed, Mad. It's too late to figure it out tonight.

[Nemo]

Love the new place, real slick! :punk

[Lindz]

Hi everyone! I like the new look. Lots of new exploring to do.

[erika]

This is going to take some getting used to, but not today

:lol: Agreed. Looks good though, Oz!

[Shannon]

Wow, this sure is different! Looks good Oz!

[figmentmom]

Wow, this sure is different! Looks good Oz!

Blues and greens, too - my favorite colors. :-)

[Shannon]

Blues and greens, too - my favorite colors. :-)

Me too! And your avatar looks lovely with the new colors.

(See, now this would be the PERFECT spot for Gordon's smilie!)

[figmentmom]

Me too! And your avatar looks lovely with the new colors.

(See, now this would be the PERFECT spot for Gordon's smilie!)


...and the ROFL one, too...

[Barnum42]

Looks posh!

[figmentmom]

Looks posh!

Joe!!!! :)

[xfkirsten]

I don't like the new Lookaroun smiley... it looks more crazy than anything... :lookaroun

Byebye old smileys... :sadbye

[figmentmom]

I don't like the new Lookaroun smiley... it looks more crazy than anything... :lookaroun

Byebye old smileys... :sadbye

I think Oz is on it. :-)

[Katie4075]

Hmmm...new place.

[figmentmom]

Hmmm...new place.

It'll grow on you. :)

[Doug11]

hmm. . . is there a runners/racing forum on here anywhere?

[Shannon]

hmm. . . is there a runners/racing forum on here anywhere?

Yup. I don't know where though. :lol: It comes up for me when I click on "What's New"

[TheQueen]

Have you guys been keeping tabs on awakwardfamilyphotos.com? They've posted some really good ones!! I liked this save the date card.


SAVE THE DATE

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jillian-cousin-erin.jpg

We're not asking

HILARIOUS!! They look like a mob couple.

[Doug11]

and what the crap is up with the calendar? The last week of the month starts somewhere between Tuesday and Wednesday, and ends on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning?

Oh, I wasn't supposed to look at the calendar part was I? oops. . . :o

[figmentmom]

Have you guys been keeping tabs on awakwardfamilyphotos.com? They've posted some really good ones!! I liked this save the date card.



HILARIOUS!! They look like a mob couple.

ROFL...save the date for a round in divorce court!

[Regina]

I'm confused and lost :blush

[TheQueen]

You guys should read the comments. Very funny!!

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2010/01/29/save-the-date/

And seriously, WTF is up with this photo???

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/H-1024x771.jpg

[TheQueen]

And lest we forget that classic website, People of Walmart (http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/).


http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/913.jpg
It’s unfortunate that the one strap that is actually working is the one keeping your hair in place.

Arizona

[TheQueen]

Ummmmmmmmmm.....wow!!:sick


http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/912.jpg
So, this is either a cross-dressing nautical enthusiast OR…..well, fill in anything, It really doesn’t matter because none of it will make sense.

Arizona

[figmentmom]

Where would we be without you keeping track of those sites for us, Gordon? :lol

Regina!!!!

[TheQueen]

I'm confused and lost :blush

¿Cómo venga?

[Doug11]

I'm confused and lost :blush

Hi REG! I just got here myself . . . *holds map uncertainly* Still finding my way around

[robby13]

what happened? I'm lost.

[pinkrose]

Regin and Robby!!! *waves*


You guys have me :lol with those sites.

[xfkirsten]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0f7Muu8izqA/S18KzJej89I/AAAAAAAAB38/AiwFkUwY5rs/s1600/DYLANREEVEEllen-Cage.jpg

You're welcome!

[figmentmom]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0f7Muu8izqA/S18KzJej89I/AAAAAAAAB38/AiwFkUwY5rs/s1600/DYLANREEVEEllen-Cage.jpg

You're welcome!

Hilarious how well that one works! ROFL

[Lindz]

Yeah, I'm still a little lost and confused myself. But I'm slowly finding my way around...

I AM noticing that when I click "Reply to Thread" it opens the Quick Reply box. But when I hit "Post Quick Reply" it tells me I don't have permission to perform this action. I have to click "Go Advanced" and then submit. Can't I just be advanced from the start? :huh

[figmentmom]

Yeah, I'm still a little lost and confused myself. But I'm slowly finding my way around...

I AM noticing that when I click "Reply to Thread" it opens the Quick Reply box. But when I hit "Post Quick Reply" it tells me I don't have permission to perform this action. I have to click "Go Advanced" and then submit. Can't I just be advanced from the start? :huh

Double-click the Reply button, and that should take you directly to the regular reply, smilies and all.

[ogryn]

*burp*

:uh:uh:uh

[pinkrose]

*burp*

:uh:uh:uh

Yay!!!!! You're here!!!

[figmentmom]

*burp*

:uh:uh:uh

Better late than never, Og!!!! :circles:wave:yes (We need that HUGS smilie, OZ!!!!)

[Doug11]

Can someone get the red head to register?

[figmentmom]

Can someone get the red head to register?

Kirsten? She's here, isn't she?

[ogryn]

Brad?

[10 chars]

[xfkirsten]

Kirsten? She's here, isn't she?

My red hair faded away, sadly, and I'm back to plain old boring blonde. :p

[figmentmom]

Brad?

[10 chars]

No need, I'll give MYSELF the 10 chairs!


My red hair faded away, sadly, and I'm back to plain old boring blonde. :p

Blondes have more fun, though, don't they? :-)

[ogryn]

No need, I'll give MYSELF the 10 chairs!

lmao. no, it wasn't the chair smilie. I was just filling up the post with something to meet the minimum 10 character limit. I wouldn't chair you! :nope

[figmentmom]

lmao. no, it wasn't the chair smilie. I was just filling up the post with something to meet the minimum 10 character limit. I wouldn't chair you! :nope

:lol :thanks

[Oscar Brito]

:hugs :goofy

[figmentmom]

:hugs :goofy

Alrighty! :yahoo

[Christy]

So there are some exchange students from France at Kaitlyn's school now, in her class. Apparently they expected to walk in and find a bunch of 300 pound butt scratching flea eating apes :lol :lookaroun She said one of the girls said "Zees girls are all skeeny!!" LMAO!

Kaitlyn gets to go on a field trip with them next week, she's so excited.

[TheQueen]

Oh, jeeze. Really Facebook? Really???? Another change??

[Oscar Brito]

What changed?

[TheQueen]

What changed?

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=287459122130

[figmentmom]

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=287459122130

I just get used to one new modification, and they roll out another. :rollseyes

[photodave]

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=287459122130

Those assholes.

[Christy]

Good grief! Why??? They are getting annoying with this stuff. I think they are trying to keep us old farts who resist change out of the cool kids' playground :lol

[Garyhoov]

Change frightens me.:lookaroun

[Doug11]

Facebook hasn't hit me with the new notifications bar or whatever it is yet.

2010 - the end of Facebook?

or is this thing just too big to kill now?

[Christy]

Mine's still the same so far too.

Just so long as they don't mess with my bejeweled blitz!! I am working to break 600k on that bad boy :punk

So day 4 of my Insanity workout. Holy crap. It's a beast! But my jeans are already looser LOL I think it's just dehydration. I was actually putting the water on my face as much as I was drinking it today!

[figmentmom]

Facebook hasn't hit me with the new notifications bar or whatever it is yet.

2010 - the end of Facebook?

or is this thing just too big to kill now?

Oh, I don't know - they virtually wiped out polio, didn't they? :lol The new notifications haven't appeared yet for me, either, but I'm sure they'll show up. :rollseyes

[xfkirsten]

Mine hasn't switched over yet, but I'm going to be the odd one out and say, based on what I see in the photos, I like the new layout. It looks like it will be much easier to sift through my news feeds.

[figmentmom]

I'm with Gary - change frightens me. :lookaroun

[Tom]

Facebook hasn't hit me with the new notifications bar or whatever it is yet.

2010 - the end of Facebook?

or is this thing just too big to kill now?

It'll survive until the next big internet social networking site that the 20 year olds move to that becomes the rage.

[TheQueen]

Sooooo...I'm thinking of getting padded slippers to wear around the office and when in the courtroom.

Anyone think that's a bit...I don't know....unprofessional?:lookaroun

Judge says she can just imagine me walking around with bunny slippers. That's just ridiculous. Mickey slippers..........maybe.

[TheQueen]

Crazy Man Drives SUV Through Gas Station Out Of Revenge!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8No7e5UQ0ng

[Lindz]

Double-click the Reply button, and that should take you directly to the regular reply, smilies and all.

Thanks! :hugs

[figmentmom]

Sooooo...I'm thinking of getting padded slippers to wear around the office and when in the courtroom.

Anyone think that's a bit...I don't know....unprofessional?:lookaroun

Judge says she can just imagine me walking around with bunny slippers. That's just ridiculous. Mickey slippers..........maybe.

Remind her that comfortable footwear is directly related to elevated employee productivity. :yes :-)

[Katie4075]

I am so over having roommates. :no

[Doug11]

I am so over having roommates. :no

I'm not sure that ever ends. . . does it? :lookaroun

[Katie4075]

I'm not sure that ever ends. . . does it? :lookaroun

Things have gotten rough in the past 24 hours, and only look to get worse before they get better. I just want to get through the next few months and graduate.

[TheQueen]

I am so over having roommates. :no

Girrrrrrllllllllllll I hear that. I'm just now getting used to my roommate....and she's my sister!! Having a place to yourself is absolute bliss.

[figmentmom]

I'm not sure that ever ends. . . does it? :lookaroun

It most definitely does NOT. :lol

[Garyhoov]

I'm not sure that ever ends. . . does it? :lookaroun


It most definitely does NOT. :lol

Unfortunately there are laws against speeding up that whole: "death do you part" bit.:lookaroun

[Tom]

Unfortunately there are laws against speeding up that whole: "death do you part" bit.:lookaroun

Only if you get caught and a body is found. :lookaroun

[figmentmom]

...and no one here would testify against anyone else here, right?...:lookaroun :lol

[Katie4075]

Girrrrrrllllllllllll I hear that. I'm just now getting used to my roommate....and she's my sister!! Having a place to yourself is absolute bliss.

I'd love a place to myself, but that's not really an option right now. This whole thing just sucks because a rift betwen two of them just got so bad that one is moving out. Feelings are being hurt and cruel things are being said. And since one of the girls got our RA involved, we now have to go through a "roommate meeting" with him to try and work stuff out. We all know how its going to end though. I just want to be left out of this. I'm a nonfactor and just want to deal with my own life. Ugh. This semester wasn't supposed to be this rough.

[figmentmom]

I'd love a place to myself, but that's not really an option right now. This whole thing just sucks because a rift betwen two of them just got so bad that one is moving out. Feelings are being hurt and cruel things are being said. And since one of the girls got our RA involved, we now have to go through a "roommate meeting" with him to try and work stuff out. We all know how its going to end though. I just want to be left out of this. I'm a nonfactor and just want to deal with my own life. Ugh. This semester wasn't supposed to be this rough.

That's too bad - they're really putting you on the spot for something that isn't your fault. Hang in there. :flower

[Garyhoov]

...and no one here would testify against anyone else here, right?...:lookaroun :lol

:lol

Wasn't there some movie in which there were people plotting to trade spouses to kill so they could get away with it?

. . . not that I would suggest such a thing . . .


. . . in a public forum where it could be traced back to me.:bag



This is pretty funny:

http://media.fukung.net/images/596/GunControl0504.gif

[figmentmom]

This is pretty funny:

http://media.fukung.net/images/596/GunControl0504.gif

Oooooh, I'd LOVE to know what happened next! :lol

[TheQueen]

I'd love a place to myself, but that's not really an option right now. This whole thing just sucks because a rift betwen two of them just got so bad that one is moving out. Feelings are being hurt and cruel things are being said. And since one of the girls got our RA involved, we now have to go through a "roommate meeting" with him to try and work stuff out. We all know how its going to end though. I just want to be left out of this. I'm a nonfactor and just want to deal with my own life. Ugh. This semester wasn't supposed to be this rough.

Ugh! Sucky! Just tell the RA, "Yeah, so this doesn't involve me, I'm just collateral damage, so I'm just going to use that big rectangular thing on the wall called a door, and leave the rest of you to it. Chow!" But seriously, hang in there. Just a couple more months and just keep your head low.

[Barnum42]

An open question to the gang - when visiting Florida. what's the best way to purchase a pay as you go SIM card for my cell phone to use whilst over there.

Using a Biritish SIM, they'll charge me $2 just to fart, never mind make a call or send a text, so I figured getting a SIM card would be the best option. What's available and what are the charges?

Cheers :)

[figmentmom]

An open question to the gang - when visiting Florida. what's the best way to purchase a pay as you go SIM card for my cell phone to use whilst over there.

Using a Biritish SIM, they'll charge me $2 just to fart, never mind make a call or send a text, so I figured getting a SIM card would be the best option. What's available and what are the charges?

Cheers :)

Turn to the expert for advice - ask og! :lol He used a cell phone two summers ago when we all met up with Erik and Shannon at WDW.

Sara and Jason had their home phone set up so that they could use their cell phone to call from Hong Kong (and Katie and I could call their cell phone from their home phone) for free while they were there after Christmas. They have a cable phone - I have no idea how that worked, but it did. Jason said it was only a minimal charge for that service. Maybe you could do something similar for calling the folks back home in Great Britain, but as for calls from one cell phone to another while you're over here, I don't know. :dunno

[ogryn]

When I used mine over there it was text messages, and those got charged at 49p (~$0.75) a message (usually 10p over here, or included in your bundle).

[Katie4075]

So, question. Is there a reason that half the time I cant get the site to load on my computer, but I have a 100% success rate from my blackberry? :huh

[tigsmom]

So, question. Is there a reason that half the time I cant get the site to load on my computer, but I have a 100% success rate from my blackberry? :huh


Guess you gotta ask Oz.

[Katie4075]

Guess you gotta ask Oz.
Yeah I guess so. Like I posted the first message from my computer but now I'm on my phone since the page won't load.

[TheQueen]

Ummm....I need to remember that even though it's early when I get into the office at 7:00 a.m...I'm not the only person here.....especially when I'm watching a recap of the best Super Bowl commercials with the volume turned up and laughing...:rollseyes

[Shannon]

:lol

Which one was your favorite? The Betty White Snickers one had me screaming

[tigsmom]

I loved the etrade baby one -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMtqDTrj0Xg

[Shannon]

I loved the etrade baby one -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMtqDTrj0Xg


I missed that one somehow.

I liked the Doritos one with the little boy too. "Keep your hand off my mama. Keep your hands off my Doritos." :lol

[tigsmom]

That one had Lenny hysterical!

[Christy]

I missed that one somehow.

I liked the Doritos one with the little boy too. "Keep your hand off my mama. Keep your hands off my Doritos." :lol

Ok I forgot about that one LMAO That was good.

This was my favorite etrade babies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDm6iKH38C0&feature=channel

Thanks Martha :lol

I dunno, Betty White just didn't do it for me :blush but I had seen it already, or part of it.

[figmentmom]

Ok I forgot about that one LMAO That was good.

This was my favorite etrade babies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDm6iKH38C0&feature=channel

Thanks Martha :lol

I dunno, Betty White just didn't do it for me :blush but I had seen it already, or part of it.

"Saved me a PANTLOAD..." :lol

[Barnum42]

When I used mine over there it was text messages, and those got charged at 49p (~$0.75) a message (usually 10p over here, or included in your bundle).

I sent Carphone Warehouse/O2 a question on charges and they did not bother replying.

Helen went into her Vodaphone store - it's about £1 a minute and something similar to text. They advised she buy a pay as you go phone over there.

[ogryn]

Getting a PAYG is probably the cheapest way for sure, I just could never be bothered with it. Going to Florida is probably the one time I'm totally disconnected from the world and I like it! :lol:

If I remember correctly, if you want to use your phone from here just with a new SIM, you'll be limited to AT&T or T-Mobile. And of course the phone will need to either be Tri (or ideally) quad-band.

I *think* I was roaming on AT&T and I only have a tri-band.

[Lindz]

I loved the etrade baby one -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMtqDTrj0Xg


This was my favorite etrade babies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDm6iKH38C0&feature=channel

MY favorite etrade baby commercial was the first one they showed - the one where he's talking to a girl baby, and she asks if "that milkaholic Lindsay was over" :lo

[figmentmom]

MY favorite etrade baby commercial was the first one they showed - the one where he's talking to a girl baby, and she asks if "that milkaholic Lindsay was over" :lo

This one? :lol


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXZ2hfD3bU&feature=channel

[Katie4075]

My roommates and I loved the google one! One of my professors spent like ten minutes talking about it in class because it was from google, who really didn't need to advertise on TV. The Tebow one was another hot button in class tonight too.

[TheQueen]

:lol

Which one was your favorite? The Betty White Snickers one had me screaming

Seriously!! That woman is a treasure!!!

[Christy]

My roommates and I loved the google one! One of my professors spent like ten minutes talking about it in class because it was from google, who really didn't need to advertise on TV. The Tebow one was another hot button in class tonight too.

That surprises me, it certainly didn't fill the big shoes all the hype had made for it, IMO. :dunno

[Doug11]

Our reaction to the Tebow commercial:

"Wait...was that the controversial Tebow commercial?"

Lmaybe there is another one later or something"

This was at a party so it wasn't like we were glued to the commercials. I'm sure it was plenty controversial - it just didn't look like much. :shrug:

[Christy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIOTItUwvk

:dunno

[Christy]

Oh yeah and the dominican sisters of Mary are going to be on Oprah today. :lol

They're already famous in our house :goofy

[Garyhoov]

Our reaction to the Tebow commercial:

"Wait...was that the controversial Tebow commercial?"

Lmaybe there is another one later or something"

This was at a party so it wasn't like we were glued to the commercials. I'm sure it was plenty controversial - it just didn't look like much. :shrug:

Assuming that was the original commercial (and not edited), then I'd say opponents were out of line to criticize it. You can't prevent someone from running a commercial just because you don't like the group who's running it.

Overall, the commercials did nothing for me.:dunno

The only moment I remember laughing was with Jim McMahon's leopard thong. The Troy Polamalu one was an amusing visual, but other than the visual, it didn't make sense and offer anything else interesting (unless there was an inside joke I was missing).

The one commercial that worked for me (and frankly I don't even remember what was in the commercial) was for the Flo TV . . . because that looked COOL!

. . . but I stopped by Best Buy yesterday, ready to buy one, and was disappointed with the picture and video quality.

[Katie4075]

That surprises me, it certainly didn't fill the big shoes all the hype had made for it, IMO. :dunno

Thats what we were talking about actually. We all were expecting big things from it, and all we got was Tim tackling his mother. There were two commercials, one before the game and one during this first quarter, but both were similar. If you moved to the website, then you got the whole 15 minute pro-life speech, but thats not what was shown on TV. People freaked out over very little, unless they don't like the internet.

This could be very good or bad for Tebow, we'll just have to see.

[Garyhoov]

The one commercial that worked for me (and frankly I don't even remember what was in the commercial) was for the Flo TV . . . because that looked COOL!

. . . but I stopped by Best Buy yesterday, ready to buy one, and was disappointed with the picture and video quality.

So . . . yeah . . . after that disappointment, I still went out and bought one. It works better than the one at the store and its pretty cool.:thumbs

[Doug11]

I found the Circuit City and Best Buy stores here had an uncanny ability to make whatever HDTV they were pushing to sell appear to have the best picture. When I bought my Sony Bravia 2 years ago, I didn't feel so good about the purchase leaving the store, but when I got everything hooked up at home, the picture was as good as advertised and much better than in the Best Buy store.

Weird, huh?

I missed the Flo TV commercial. Was that one with guys in their underwear or midgets? . . . or something else? :lookaroun

[Christy]

We have a bravia... what do you use to clean the screen? Not that yours has millions of tiny little sticky finger prints on it :lookaroun

[Doug11]

people clean their screens? :huh

I have no idea. :blush

[Christy]

I bet Tom will know :lol

[TheQueen]

DC Snow Time Lapse VIDEO: Amazing!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhUZAq5IxQ

[figmentmom]

DC Snow Time Lapse VIDEO: Amazing!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhUZAq5IxQ

Does this person have a heated driveway? Why is there no snow accumulating there? :lol

[Hooker]

Thats what we were talking about actually. We all were expecting big things from it, and all we got was Tim tackling his mother. There were two commercials, one before the game and one during this first quarter, but both were similar. If you moved to the website, then you got the whole 15 minute pro-life speech, but thats not what was shown on TV. People freaked out over very little, unless they don't like the internet.

This could be very good or bad for Tebow, we'll just have to see.The one I saw during the game did not show him tackling his mom. It seemed like it was about 15-20 seconds long and I couldn't understand what all the hubbub was about. I didn't see the full version (tackling version) until last night because NOW has come out and said that it promotes violence against women.

[Christy]

The one I saw during the game did not show him tackling his mom. It seemed like it was about 15-20 seconds long and I couldn't understand what all the hubbub was about. I didn't see the full version (tackling version) until last night because NOW has come out and said that it promotes violence against women.

Where's that LMAO smiley?! *doh*

[Katie4075]

The one I saw during the game did not show him tackling his mom. It seemed like it was about 15-20 seconds long and I couldn't understand what all the hubbub was about. I didn't see the full version (tackling version) until last night because NOW has come out and said that it promotes violence against women.

Ok, so you must have seen the first version. We saw the second, but not the first. I didn't know there were two until we went to see what they had cut from it.

[Oscar Brito]

Here you go: :rotfl

[figmentmom]

Here you go: :rotfl

OOOOH!!!!! OOOOH!!!!! :rotfl

Thanks, Oz! :flower

[Christy]

Here you go: :rotfl

Yay! We've missed him :love :rotfl

[xfkirsten]

Did he get new shoes, or does the new background just set them off better? :p

[Tom]

Here you go: :rotfl

:thumbs

Okay, how about the one "points and laughs?" :lookaroun

[figmentmom]

...and the one with folded arms, shaking his head "No"?!?!?!?!? :flower

[Doug11]

definitely new shoes! :lol

[ogryn]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/science_valentine.png

I think I like the bittersweet ones the best. I'm not sure what that says about me :lol

[figmentmom]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/science_valentine.png

I think I like the bittersweet ones the best. I'm not sure what that says about me :lol

I like bittersweet things the best, too. Maybe because I'm cynically romantic. :flower

[Christy]

Friday email from Mallory's teacher :rotfl


Parents,
-Social Studies Chapter 7 test is Tuesday. Please encourage your student
to start studying before 8:00 pm Monday.

[figmentmom]

Friday email from Mallory's teacher :rotfl

A realistic person - with a sense of humor, too! :rotfl

[pinkrose]

Friday email from Mallory's teacher :rotfl :rotfl

[figmentmom]

Happy Valentine's Day, SM! :flower

[Doug11]

is it just me, or does the Mickey Mouse image below resemble a character from the comic strip, "Pearls Before Swine?"

http://img.dsi.go.com/Images/I-Catalog/DS/Misc/Promotions/Emails/20100218/20100218_house.jpg

Pearls crocodile:

http://stephanpastis.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/croc-drinking5.jpg?w=249&h=300

:lookaroun

[figmentmom]

That particular Mickey does nothing for me. :rotfl

[Christy]

He's a little creepy :lol

So my MIL texted me that at the great indoors they have these coffee cups with sketches and "instructions" as she said, by Walt himself... on a completely unrelated note, did you guys know my birthdays coming up real quick here? :lookaroun

[Christy]

http://www.amazon.com/Licensed-Disney-Minnie-Ceramic-Sketch/dp/B0011VV4R0/ref=pd_sim_k_1 :lookaroun

She said they were only $6ish at Great Indoors... I may have to pay a visit

[Katie4075]

There is a whole line of those. Plates and stuff too. I saw them right before Christmas at Tuesday Morning down here. Had they not been glass, or my suitcase not been so beaten up, someone here would have gotten them for Christmas.

[ogryn]

http://www.seemerot.com/

WTF!?

[figmentmom]

http://www.seemerot.com/

WTF!?

:faint Tooooo much for me.

[Christy]

Blocked by the filter, but from the title I do not think I mind :blink

[Doug11]

Watched Time Traveler's Wife movie tonight.

It told the story I remembered from the book pretty well.

And left some creepy parts out

[Christy]

Creepy, like when she is younger? That pretty much creeped me out... or is there stuff I'm forgetting?

[Christy]

Do we have a politics thread? I am too lazy to make one, so I'm posting here :lol

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/20/ron-paul-wins-cpac-2012-straw-poll-sarah-palin-is-third-with-7/?ncid=webmaildl1

and I post to say...THANK GOD IT WASN'T SARAH PALIN! :circles :circles :circles

[figmentmom]

Creepy, like when she is younger? That pretty much creeped me out... or is there stuff I'm forgetting?

I found that to be an awfully confusing novel. :blush :lol

[figmentmom]

Do we have a politics thread? I am too lazy to make one, so I'm posting here :lol

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/20/ron-paul-wins-cpac-2012-straw-poll-sarah-palin-is-third-with-7/?ncid=webmaildl1

and I post to say...THANK GOD IT WASN'T SARAH PALIN! :circles :circles :circles

Dare I say it? - here is a political point on which we are in COMPLETE agreement! :rotfl

[Christy]

Dare I say it? - here is a political point on which we are in COMPLETE agreement! :rotfl

That's why I felt safe bringing it into one of our happy places :whistle :rotfl

[pinkrose]

Do we have a politics thread? I am too lazy to make one, so I'm posting here :lol

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/20/ron-paul-wins-cpac-2012-straw-poll-sarah-palin-is-third-with-7/?ncid=webmaildl1

and I post to say...THANK GOD IT WASN'T SARAH PALIN! :circles :circles :circles I can't see it. :( My security is blocking it as an 'unsafe site". What does it say?

[figmentmom]

*edit* removed - you're right, Gordon.

[TheQueen]

Mary?? What the hell is politics doing in here??? THIS IS A POLITICS FREE ZONE!!

**takes Mary out to woodshed for spanking**

So, does anyone have a Google email account? Have you used Google Buzz?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xgp4INLrZY

[figmentmom]

Mary?? What the hell is politics doing in here??? THIS IS A POLITICS FREE ZONE!!

**takes Mary out to woodshed for spanking**


Me?!? Christy brought it up! *points finger* :rotfl

OK, OK, though, Gordon, you're absolutely right. :flower I removed it.

[Computer Magic]

Me?!? Christy brought it up! *points finger* :rotfl

OK, OK, though, Gordon, you're absolutely right. :flowerPoints and laugh...I'm really missing some of the smiles. so I'll use this instead :tongue

[figmentmom]

I'm really missing some of the smiles. so I'll use this instead :tongue

Well, the smilie situation is improving, anyway. We have more than we did at first. :lol

[figmentmom]

So, does anyone have a Google email account? Have you used Google Buzz?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xgp4INLrZY

:rotfl

[figmentmom]

All the "Alice in Wonderland" trailers (and buzz) have reminded me of "Tales From the Crypt" - remember that series? Great stuff (and that was the first time I'd ever heard anything from Danny Elfman, too, and I love his music). :D

[Computer Magic]

Are there anyone else pissed that the Oscars are NOT going to play the songs for song of the year.

[TheQueen]

Me?!? Christy brought it up! *points finger* :rotfl.

My bad. I didn't see Christy's comments.

**Takes Christy out to shed for double spanking**

[Christy]

I said I thought it was safe since we all could agree! :blush :blush

I most sincerely apologize. Somebody start a random politics thread. BJ, he can do it :lookaroun

[Christy]

Are there anyone else pissed that the Oscars are NOT going to play the songs for song of the year.

Is that tonight?

[Computer Magic]

Is that tonight?March 7th, but I was reading an article today.

[Christy]

Oh I won't be able to watch :whistle

[figmentmom]

Oh I won't be able to watch :whistle

Your prior commitment wins! :punk

[Christy]

Yeah, plus, like I ever get to a movie anymore. I mean one that doesn't have other little rugrats running around in it :lol

Someday :girly

[Computer Magic]

Yeah, plus, like I ever get to a movie anymore. I mean one that doesn't have other little rugrats running around in it :lol

Someday :girlyWell Princes and the Frog has two songs up for an Oscar.... :laugh

[Christy]

Just popped onto gymboree to see if there is anything for Eva to wear to Disney and HOLY CRAP :circles :circles :circles

[figmentmom]

Just popped onto gymboree to see if there is anything for Eva to wear to Disney and HOLY CRAP :circles :circles :circles

There's a Carter's outlet up here, and I am a frequent flyer. :lol

[tigsmom]

I dressed my kids from the Carter's outlet! My nieces & nephews too!

[Christy]

Carter's! :love

BIG sale online for Gymboree, I may have to stock up for summer :hehe

[Christy]

Eva has learned how to walk backwards, and it must be fun because she does it fairly often :lol So now around here you'll hear a lot of "Eva, be careful, be careful! STOP STOP STOP!!!! Are you ok?"

:lol

[Katie4075]

Well, of all the teams to send me rejection emails, the Great Lakes Loons win the award for the most pleasant. :lol I wasn't 100% sure what was going on right away.

And I AWAYS saw people with huge Carter's bags when I was working in the outlet mall. It seemed like there was always a huge sale going on!

[figmentmom]

I dressed my kids from the Carter's outlet! My nieces & nephews too!

They have AWESOME deals in there, and the clothes are really cute, too. :love


Eva has learned how to walk backwards, and it must be fun because she does it fairly often :lol So now around here you'll hear a lot of "Eva, be careful, be careful! STOP STOP STOP!!!! Are you ok?"

:lol

:rotfl


Well, of all the teams to send me rejection emails, the Great Lakes Loons win the award for the most pleasant. :lol I wasn't 100% sure what was going on right away.

:hugs

[TheQueen]

So, I've started playing this game on Facebook called Realm of Empires......yeah...it's a wee bit Dungeons and Dragons geeky...and I'm afraid I'm starting to like it too much...:lookaroun

[figmentmom]

My fascination with FB games kinda comes and goes. :lol I like Island Paradise, only because being alone on a desert island with nothing to worry about except sun and sand (and my every-fertile crops :lol) currently sounds very appealing. I like Scramble because I like words in general, although that's not to say I'm particularly good at it. :rotfl

[Christy]

Long Live Bejeweled Blitz! :lookaroun

So Eva read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to me today :love

It went something like this:

*open book to part where he eats through the fruits* "num num num, num num!"

*open to last page of book where he is a beautiful butterfly* "Oooooh whooooooa! *kiss*" (He always gives her a butterfly kiss at the end of the book :lookaroun )

:rotfl

[figmentmom]

Long Live Bejeweled Blitz! :lookaroun

So Eva read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to me today :love

It went something like this:

*open book to part where he eats through the fruits* "num num num, num num!"

*open to last page of book where he is a beautiful butterfly* "Oooooh whooooooa! *kiss*" (He always gives her a butterfly kiss at the end of the book :lookaroun )

:rotfl

I swear, I do NOT know how you can run up those scores in Bejeweled Blitz! :circles

Eva's reading sounds like Katie's - she loves to count things, but only knows one number - "Two, two, two, two..." Any item of clothing from the waist down is "Shoe!" A new book is "Oh, WOW!!!!!!!" :rotfl

[Christy]

Mad has bested me at the last minute this week, that scoundrel!

[figmentmom]

Weird - I can only see your score occasionally! :dunno

[Tom]

So, I've started playing this game on Facebook called Realm of Empires......yeah...it's a wee bit Dungeons and Dragons geeky...and I'm afraid I'm starting to like it too much...:lookaroun

Does that mean you are playing it non-stop, into the wee hours of the morning where you did not sleep but have to work the nest day, so you just get up from your computer, go into the bathroom, take a shower, and get dressed for work? :blink

[figmentmom]

Does that mean you are playing it non-stop, into the wee hours of the morning where you did not sleep but have to work the nest day, so you just get up from your computer, go into the bathroom, take a shower, and get dressed for work? :blink

Someone needs to photoshop a pair of black plastic-rimmed glasses onto a photo of Gary, so we get the proper visuals here. :rotfl A three-day beard, rumpled t-shirt and bloodshot eyes would complete the ensemble.

[tigsmom]

Mad has bested me at the last minute this week, that scoundrel!
:whistle



Weird - I can only see your score occasionally! :dunno


Every time I play I have a different set of people in the scores. Sometimes Christy is there and sometimes not even though I KNOW her score is better than mine and the person above me. :dunno

[figmentmom]

:Every time I play I have a different set of people in the scores. Sometimes Christy is there and sometimes not even though I KNOW her score is better than mine and the person above me. :dunno

Same here! Weird. :dunno

[tigsmom]

:lookaroun


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/greeneeyedgirl/000_09593.jpg

[Christy]

:lol That was us last week! :circles

I would say I'm looking forward to March, but that is no guarantee of decent weather :mad

[Katie4075]

:lookaroun


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/greeneeyedgirl/000_09593.jpg


Ma...tell me its not going to be like that next week.

[tigsmom]

Should stop snowing by Saturday or Sunday and then be in the 40's all next week. Looking at sun when you come in on Friday.

[figmentmom]

:lookaroun


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a379/greeneeyedgirl/000_09593.jpg

Beautiful!!! (And THAT is why our power was out for 20 hours! :circle s:goofy :lol)

[Christy]

Kaitlyn had conditioning (voluntary :blink :circles :lol ) tonight, and she had about 10 minutes between walking in from school and walking out to leave, so she crammed a piece of pizza in her face and said "I'll probably be seeing this again very soon" :sick

Probably :rotfl

[TheQueen]

Seriously one of the funniest ads in a long time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=player_embedded

[figmentmom]

Seriously one of the funniest ads in a long time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=player_embedded

...and to think my brother and I gave that stuff to our father every Christmas for YEARS...:rotfl

[Roxxy]

Seriously one of the funniest ads in a long time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE&feature=player_embedded

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

I'm slightly crushing on that man. :lookaroun

Commercial #2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpUrz9RvuPk

[TheQueen]

Oh, if only this were true. I'd be a hardcore curling fanatic.

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/5171/slide_5171_71255_large.jpg?1267307326758

[TheQueen]

Siggghhhhh...it's amazing just how STUPID some people are.

:rollseyes

http://www.salon.com/news/2010/02/27/quake_tsunami_7/md_horiz.jpg
A man is videotaped wading into Waikiki beach by the local CBS affiliate amid tsunami warnings.

[figmentmom]

Siggghhhhh...it's amazing just how STUPID some people are.

:rollseyes

http://www.salon.com/news/2010/02/27/quake_tsunami_7/md_horiz.jpg
A man is videotaped wading into Waikiki beach by the local CBS affiliate amid tsunami warnings.

There is NO END to stupidity, Gordon. NO END. And if he's injured, he'll probably sue, claiming he wasn't properly warned of the danger. If he's killed, his family will no doubt sue on his behalf.

[Lilducky]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Thought I was kicked out of this place :faint

[BeeJay]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Thought I was kicked out of this place :faint

Hey Lil! Long time! :wave

[figmentmom]

:lookaroun :lookaroun

Thought I was kicked out of this place :faint

Lili!!! :flower How's everything?

[Lilducky]

Hey Lil! Long time! :wave


Lili!!! :flower How's everything?

All is well! This semester is definitely a busy one! Much busier than last semester, that's for sure. My spring break is in less than one week. I can't wait to go back to Asheville. It has been waaay too long. I think it may be the longest I've gone without visiting. 2 whooole months! :lol

[figmentmom]

All is well! This semester is definitely a busy one! Much busier than last semester, that's for sure. My spring break is in less than one week. I can't wait to go back to Asheville. It has been waaay too long. I think it may be the longest I've gone without visiting. 2 whooole months! :lol

Nothing like a trip home to recharge the batteries. :lol :flower

[Doug11]

hi Lilli! My daughter came home for the first time this semester on Friday. That was the longest we've gone without having her around the house in ever, I think.

Good luck with spring break and with school! :D

[figmentmom]

hi Lilli! My daughter came home for the first time this semester on Friday. That was the longest we've gone without having her around the house in ever, I think.

Good luck with spring break and with school! :D

:hugs

[Christy]

Anybody ever been able to get out of Target with ONLY their intended purchases?? :goofy :blush

[Doug11]

Anybody ever been able to get out of Target with ONLY their intended purchases?? :goofy :blush

Only if by that you mean did I intend to buy a bunch of extra stuff beyond what was on my list. :lol

[TheQueen]

Anybody ever been able to get out of Target with ONLY their intended purchases?? :goofy :blush

That would be a definite no on my part. Which has also happened to me when I go to Walgreens or Costco. And seriously, have you ever left Costco without getting a hot dog? I mean I have, but I've practically had to run past it for the exit.

[Christy]

Only thing that got me today was the blasted Cadbury mini eggs :yum

Delicous? Yes... good pre workout snack? Definitely not :sick

[figmentmom]

Anybody ever been able to get out of Target with ONLY their intended purchases?? :goofy :blush

Target, or anywhere else. :rotfl

[Christy]

So true! I'm pretty good at the regular grocery store :lol :blush

[tigsmom]

Anybody ever been able to get out of Target with ONLY their intended purchases?? :goofy :blush

I managed to get out of both Target & WalMart without buying anything today! Looking for a sheer curtain for the dining room window; the wall of the house is white and with all this snow you can't sit on the sofa and watch tv without suffering from a bout of snow blindness.

[LinHoov]

Change Frightens me

I guess that explains it.
I always wondered why you stuck with me.

[LinHoov]

:hugs



eeee! This is what we have to look forwad to...

[LinHoov]

...so Gary borrowed my car yesterday...

came back, tossed me the keys, ...

and with a big grin told me he had a "fartapalooza" in there!


:sick



eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[figmentmom]

...so Gary borrowed my car yesterday...

came back, tossed me the keys, ...

and with a big grin told me he had a "fartapalooza" in there!


:sick



eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

What a romantic. :rotfl

[Christy]

Mallory informed me last night that she's now the only person on her volleyball team without a cell phone.

She's twelve :blink

[Doug11]

Mallory informed me last night that she's now the only person on her volleyball team without a cell phone.

She's twelve :blink

Oh my gosh, with 6 ladies in the house, you should consider starting your own telephone company!

[Christy]

She's not getting a damn phone :lol What could a 12 year old possibly need to stay constantly connected like that for? :blink We got Kaitlyn hers the summer before high school... and it's lost as often as it's not :rotfl

[figmentmom]

Mallory informed me last night that she's now the only person on her volleyball team without a cell phone.

She's twelve :blink

Tell her it's what makes her unique and special. :lol

[Doug11]

The rest of you can do what you want, but I am buying stock in whatever company makes the cell phones that Christy's family uses. :lookaroun They always say you've gotta invest with the long term in mind. :lol

[Christy]

Oh I will have to check... mine's an ancient motorola, not sure what Kaitlyn has. You won't be making money off me,though, I will do anything to avoid sitting in the verizon store, including living with the worlds' most embarrassing phone that only *gulp* makes phone calls and texts and takes pictures and movies! :blush I cannot get on facebook from it.

:bag

[figmentmom]

I bought my first cell phone back in 2005 when I first worked at WDW - just a cheap, pay-as-you-go phone, because that's all I need. It was a dinosaur, to say the least - it had to be recharged every night, and ran out of juice after about three short phone calls. :rotfl I finally went got back and got a new one, and the guy in the store said, "Wow, I haven't seen one of these in, like, EVER..." :rotfl

[Lindz]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

[Katie4075]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

:circles:circles:circles:yahoo:yahoo:yahoo

[Christy]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! :circles :yahoo

[figmentmom]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

Congratulations!!!!!!! Wonderful news! BABIES!!!! :love Our daughter Sara and her husband Jason are having baby #2 in mid-November. :flower

[tigsmom]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!
:yahoo:yahoo Guess it's time to start crocheting again! :lol





Congratulations!!!!!!! Wonderful news! BABIES!!!! :love Our daughter Sara and her husband Jason are having baby #2 in mid-November. :flower

So very happy for them!

[figmentmom]

So very happy for them!

Thanks, Mad. We're thrilled. Here's Katie's reaction (more to the new shirt, I suspect, than what it SAYS...:rotfl):

[xfkirsten]

so for those of you that don't follow me on facebook, i wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around september 26th :) most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and i'm so very excited!

congratulations!!!

[Garyhoov]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

:yahoo

Congratulations!

[LinHoov]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

Oh, hey, congratulations!!!
My son was born on September 26th.
Of 1992!
Keep us all updated.

[LinHoov]

Are you going to give the baby a cell phone?
heee!

[Lindz]

Are you going to give the baby a cell phone?
heee!

Ummm maybe a toy one? ;)

And thanks everyone! :) I've been dying to share but wanted to wait until we got the sonogram, which was today.

And Mad... Could I request yellow? Please? :)

[figmentmom]

Ummm maybe a toy one? ;)

And thanks everyone! :) I've been dying to share but wanted to wait until we got the sonogram, which was today.



Oooooh, the sonogram..cool! Wasn't it amazing? :love

[Garyhoov]

Oh, hey, congratulations!!!
My son was born on September 26th.
Of 1992!
Keep us all updated.

Are you sure about that? Maybe you forgot which day was his birthday like you forgot our anniversary.:whistle

[tigsmom]

Ummm maybe a toy one? ;)

And thanks everyone! :) I've been dying to share but wanted to wait until we got the sonogram, which was today.

And Mad... Could I request yellow? Please? :)

Yellow it shall be! :hugs

[Computer Magic]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

Congrats so happy for you... Keep us posted throughout :-)

[Christy]

Are you going to give the baby a cell phone?
heee!
:rotfl

Ummm maybe a toy one? ;)

And thanks everyone! :) I've been dying to share but wanted to wait until we got the sonogram, which was today.

And Mad... Could I request yellow? Please? :)

Ohhh... you're not going to find out the sex? :lookaroun

Or you are just being a modern mother, you don't want to weigh baby down with the societal norms or some such thing? Or... you like yellow? :goofy

[figmentmom]

Is the nursery yellow?

[Christy]

Conversation last night:

Andy: *after eating 2 boxes of restaurant leftovers* "Huh, eating all that didn't help my heartburn like I thought it would"

Me: "That's weird, are you sure you ate it fast enough?"

:rollseyes:rotfl Not sure we could be any more sarcastic in this house if we tried. :goofy

[TheQueen]

I'm sleepy...how sleepy?

I thought I saw this headline...

Deadly Attack On Mars First Day of Voting in Alien Elections

When it was really this headline....

Deadly Attacks Mar First Day of Voting in Iraqi Elections

...the scary thing is my initial response was, "I didn't know Mars was having elections today."

[Christy]

I'm sleepy...how sleepy?

I thought I saw this headline...

Deadly Attack On Mars First Day of Voting in Alien Elections

When it was really this headline....

Deadly Attacks Mar First Day of Voting in Iraqi Elections

...the scary thing is my initial response was, "I didn't know Mars was having elections today."

:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[Lindz]

:rotfl


Ohhh... you're not going to find out the sex? :lookaroun

Or you are just being a modern mother, you don't want to weigh baby down with the societal norms or some such thing? Or... you like yellow? :goofy

I'M going to find out the sex, but Stan doesn't want to know, so I'll have to keep it a secret. And also, I do really like yellow. It's my favorite color!


Is the nursery yellow?

It will be :) We've got to clear some stuff out of the room first, and I haven't decided if we're going to paint yet (mostly because the mere thought of it right now makes me exhausted), but the decor and such will be yellow. And probably green. We'll add in other accent colors once the baby's born, based on gender.

[tigsmom]

I'm sleepy...how sleepy?

I thought I saw this headline...

Deadly Attack On Mars First Day of Voting in Alien Elections

When it was really this headline....

Deadly Attacks Mar First Day of Voting in Iraqi Elections

...the scary thing is my initial response was, "I didn't know Mars was having elections today."
:rotfl :hugs



I'M going to find out the sex, but Stan doesn't want to know, so I'll have to keep it a secret. And also, I do really like yellow. It's my favorite color!



It will be :) We've got to clear some stuff out of the room first, and I haven't decided if we're going to paint yet (mostly because the mere thought of it right now makes me exhausted), but the decor and such will be yellow. And probably green. We'll add in other accent colors once the baby's born, based on gender.

I love yellow & green together. Should I stay with the pastels then?
I need to get started because I have to make a queen sized afghan by Christmas as well ( :faint ) and my carpal tunnel really slows things down.

[figmentmom]

Conversation last night:

Andy: *after eating 2 boxes of restaurant leftovers* "Huh, eating all that didn't help my heartburn like I thought it would"

Me: "That's weird, are you sure you ate it fast enough?"

Not sure we could be any more sarcastic in this house if we tried. :goofy

*rim shot* :rotfl


I'm sleepy...how sleepy?

I thought I saw this headline...

Deadly Attack On Mars First Day of Voting in Alien Elections

When it was really this headline....

Deadly Attacks Mar First Day of Voting in Iraqi Elections

...the scary thing is my initial response was, "I didn't know Mars was having elections today."

OMG :rotfl


I'M going to find out the sex, but Stan doesn't want to know, so I'll have to keep it a secret. And also, I do really like yellow. It's my favorite color!


True story...when I was pregnant the second time, I had an ultrasound toward the very end to determine the baby's position. When the technician asked us if we wanted to know the sex, I said, "Yes!!" at the very instant figgydad said, "No!" :rollseyes (Guess whose wishes were respected?)

[Doug11]

So for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook, I wanted to share the news here as well. I'm 10 weeks pregnant, and due around September 26th :) Most of you know how long we've been trying and how much we wanted this, and I'm so very excited!

Congrats! First the new house, now a baby - things are falling into place for the two of you! With our first, we both wanted to know if the baby was going to be a little boy or little girl. With our second, we were completely surprised. :)


Oh, hey, congratulations!!!
My son was born on September 26th.
Of 1992!
Keep us all updated.

I would have never guessed that your graduating high school senior son is younger than mine, born in late July of 1992. With a late September birthday, did he skip a year of school? He won't turn 18 until after he's been in college for a month! :lol (I thought that only happened in the dark ages . . . when I was in college :lookaroun )


Conversation last night:

Andy: *after eating 2 boxes of restaurant leftovers* "Huh, eating all that didn't help my heartburn like I thought it would"

Me: "That's weird, are you sure you ate it fast enough?"

:rollseyes:rotfl Not sure we could be any more sarcastic in this house if we tried. :goofy

:rotfl


I'm sleepy...how sleepy?

I thought I saw this headline...

Deadly Attack On Mars First Day of Voting in Alien Elections

When it was really this headline....

Deadly Attacks Mar First Day of Voting in Iraqi Elections

...the scary thing is my initial response was, "I didn't know Mars was having elections today."

you've gotta watch those Martians - they are known to cheat in their elections. :lol

[LinHoov]

Conversation last night:

Andy: *after eating 2 boxes of restaurant leftovers* "Huh, eating all that didn't help my heartburn like I thought it would"

Me: "That's weird, are you sure you ate it fast enough?"

:rollseyes:rotfl Not sure we could be any more sarcastic in this house if we tried. :goofy

:rotfl :rotfl

[LinHoov]

I would have never guessed that your graduating high school senior son is younger than mine, born in late July of 1992. With a late September birthday, did he skip a year of school? He won't turn 18 until after he's been in college for a month! :lol (I thought that only happened in the dark ages . . . when I was in college :lookaroun )

Yea...I was 17 when I started college and didn't turn 18 until December. That was a loooong time ago.

Out here in NJ, the cutoff for starting school was October 1st. Ryan just made it with his birthday being September 26. We thought about holding him back because he was / is a year younger than everyone else in the grade. They say boys mature later than girls so we were a little worried it would be hard for him. But he takes after Gary and so is bright...so we were afraid he would be really bored if we held him back. He's been bored anyway! He reads A LOT. Like Gary. Anyway, the hardest year for him was his freshman year. I think the transition was really tough. It's hard on kids these days. There is so much pressure. I feel for them! But it has a happy ending (so far!) because he finally found a group of people he "clicked" with at school and has been doing very well. Last year he just blossomed. So, yep he's been accepted to Rutgers and is planning on going there to study Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. He's even been taking Chemistry classes at the local community college in the evening. I told you he was bored! And, think of that, he started that at the beginning of this school year - - and so was a 16 year old college student.

He is looking forward to going to school so much. I hope it all works out well for him!

I'm sure many others here can put in some great stories about their kids!

[Christy]

We are not quite there yet, we have a freshmen, and then they go younger from there. :lol

It is sneaking up on me though :faint

[Garyhoov]

because he finally found a group of people he "clicked" with at school and has been doing very well. Last year he just blossomed.

Are you sure we still have a son? I don't think I've seen him for the past couple weeks.:dunno

[Doug11]

Not nearly as late as Young Hoov, but my son didn't get home from his baseball game last night until almost midnight. Ugh . . . I drew the task of waiting up for him. I'm tired today!

[figmentmom]

I don't miss those days. Sara was always terrific about arriving home before curfew, but Jim would cut it just as close as he possibly could - EVERY TIME. :goofy

[Doug11]

I would have never guessed that your graduating high school senior son is younger than mine, born in late July of 1992. With a late September birthday, did he skip a year of school? He won't turn 18 until after he's been in college for a month! :lol (I thought that only happened in the dark ages . . . when I was in college :lookaroun )

Yea...I was 17 when I started college and didn't turn 18 until December. That was a loooong time ago.

Out here in NJ, the cutoff for starting school was October 1st. Ryan just made it with his birthday being September 26. We thought about holding him back because he was / is a year younger than everyone else in the grade. They say boys mature later than girls so we were a little worried it would be hard for him. But he takes after Gary and so is bright...so we were afraid he would be really bored if we held him back. He's been bored anyway! He reads A LOT. Like Gary. Anyway, the hardest year for him was his freshman year. I think the transition was really tough. It's hard on kids these days. There is so much pressure. I feel for them! But it has a happy ending (so far!) because he finally found a group of people he "clicked" with at school and has been doing very well. Last year he just blossomed. So, yep he's been accepted to Rutgers and is planning on going there to study Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. He's even been taking Chemistry classes at the local community college in the evening. I told you he was bored! And, think of that, he started that at the beginning of this school year - - and so was a 16 year old college student.

He is looking forward to going to school so much. I hope it all works out well for him!

I'm sure many others here can put in some great stories about their kids!

We were in Florida when our son started into the school system and the cutoff there was August 1. The same is true in Mississippi, where we've lived for the past 10 or 11 years. If I had it all to do over again, I would have held my son out to let him mature. He never needed the extra time for grades - he's never had a "C" grade on a report card in his life, but it would have helped him in his first love of athletics, and it would have also helped him socially. If he were to read that last sentence, he would argue to his last breath that he doesn't need any additional social development, and that is probably true, but "needing" and "benefiting from" are 2 different things. :)

. . . and he'd have had an extra year to maybe knock that ACT score up another point or two, to save me some college tuition money! :lol