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ruffles · ruffles

Today at my poll site, I was the 881st person to cast a ballot. During the primary, I was the 164th.

KarenK · KarenK

All last week I was reading books about MLK to my students. I also showed the DVD of "Martin's Big Words," a Caldecott honor book that they did a great job of turning into a DVD. Anyway, MLK has been much on my mind lately. In an offline conversation with our very own JustJo, I discovered she h...

KarenGA · KarenGA

Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, 'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.' They got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine.

ruffles · ruffles

This is crazy! The television is inundated with political ads! They are coming in strings with one after the other, after the other, after the other. As soon as he disses her, she disses him and on it goes. It's like a mud ball match and it doesn't end. Any ad about something other than one of our soo...

ruffles · ruffles

KK sent these.

light · light

Snow, down here? Yep, I woke up to the news that one of the counties in my tv viewing area was having some sleet and snow flurries. I've seen it twice before since living in FL but it's one of those rare ever few decades things... We've got light rain right now but if it cools off much more, we can see the sn...

KarenK · KarenK

Someone took my fleece jacket from the church cloakroom on Manger Sunday, the first Sunday in December, and they haven't brought it back. The coat itself was about $50 as were the cashmere lined leather gloves in the pocket, so I'm looking at $100 to replace these items. I can see making a mistake, es...

KarenK · KarenK

Charlie and I are staying in and the boys are going out, which seems to be the new normal around here, LOL! I'm hoping there's a good movie On Demand and that we can stay awake for it. I'll probably stay up to watch the ball drop in Times Square -- I'm all for watching other people freeze their butts off whi...

KarenGA · KarenGA

OK guys, enough is enough. Woke up this morning to 27*. Radio says tomorrow morning will be 22*, with hard freeze from 10 tonight till 11 tomorrow morning. This is South Georgia for goodness sake. I know you guys up north got it worse, sorry to complain, but we don't have the clothes for this kin...

meggie · meggie

Now that most of the international teams have been named, who do you think will compete for the Gold?

karenkfc · karenkfc

Yesterday, the bodies of four Canadian soldiers were brought home from Afghanistan. Every time one of our fallen soldiers comes home, they are flown to Trenton AFB in Ontario and then make the journey to Toronto on a road we have renamed "Highway of Heroes". Each and every time, this is w...

KarenGA · KarenGA

Had fun at the game last Friday. Weather was bad, rainey and cold before the game, sun came out during the first quarter, and was sunny by the forth quarter. Was very excited that FSU brought Chief Osceola and Renegade with them to the game, Renegade usually only appears at their home stadium. That h...

KarenK · KarenK

Who let the Canadian air in?! It's so cold I'm not even walking Kayla today and that means it's WICKED cold!!! I ordered a new quilted down coat from LL Bean that goes down to my knees, but it's not here yet. I figure once I get that I can brave the negative numbers with the Weather Channel guys!

FormerLurkerLibby · FormerLurkerLibby

I need fantasy love to replace GL. 7 readings of Twilight saga is getting a little old... tee hee

meggie · meggie

Happy Birthday, FormerLurkerLibby!!! Wishing you a happy day and a year filled with great memories. I hope you find a great job that you love, and a fun time with your family! -- Edited by meggie on Sunday 27th of December 2009 02:11:38 AM -- Edited by meggie on Sunday 27th of December 2009 06...

meggie · meggie

With the new year approaching, is anyone making any resolutions? I have three that I'm going to try very hard to accomplish. 1. Lose 25 pounds. (It would have been 17 if I hadn't been so bad lately) 2. Get to know the neighbours. We've had a lot of new neighbours move in over the past couple of years an...

ruffles · ruffles

Had some time this afternoon to watch Julie & Julia which is a very enjoyable movie. Meryl Streep does a wonderful job as Julia. I don't know how in the world she ever got a handle on such a unique voice as Julia's but she did it! Julia Child graduated from Smith College as a history major. Her acco...

light · light

Merry Christmas to you all... I'm heading out of town for some family time so wanted to just wish each of you a happy holiday before I'm "unplugged." Hope you are done with your preparations so you can just relax and enjoy the reason for the season... Merry Christmas everyone :)

ruffles · ruffles

At 5:00 PM, it is not snowing here yet. Originally we were only supposed to get 4 inches but now we are due to get 7-13 inches which is still less than a full brunted blow. This should be a good one for the snow thrower. ... KK, What's supposed to happen at your place? Make sure any debris, i.e. sticks...

KarenGA · KarenGA

Fingers and toes crossed .... wishing you SNOW!!! Are you in the path of this storm?

ruffles · ruffles

My daughter has connected her migrane headaches to processed foods. We are having a family dinner tomorrow so I pulled out an old recipe for which my memories are fond but I'd forgotten how it tastes. This is Frieda Crane's oatmeal bread which I made this evening. I've now had a slice of this freshly...

ruffles · ruffles

What is the name of the movie that has your quilt in it? Santa Buddies is being released here. If this is the one with your quilt, I want to have it.

KarenK · KarenK

On this first night of Hanukkah, I'd like to wish all whole celebrate it a warm and wonderful holiday! Many children in my school celebrate Hanukkah (quite a few are actually from Israel!) so the excitement level was at fever pitch today. The holiday combined with indoor recess (below 20 wind chill...

karenkfc · karenkfc

I am asking this question to help out a friend. You're all so smart with stuff I thought this was the best place to ask. If you were having a party at a restaurant, how would you word the invitation to say that you would be paying for the meal, but not the alcohol?

meggie · meggie

Brrr, I just read about the nasty winter storm hitting New England and up the St. Lawrence, and thought about all of you. Brrr, I hope everyone is safe. KarenK, did you finally get to rev up your shiny red snow blower? We'll have to give it a name.

EvilStewie · EvilStewie

I'm kinda excited it this Sunday, I hope there are some players there to sign stuff!! I'll let you guys know what happens when I get back.. I love this team so much!!! From the email there is gonna be stuff from the clubhouse along with all kinds of memorabilia

KarenK · KarenK

I've got my house decorated, but haven't bought a single gift. I'll have to post of picture of our tree and stairwell -- I just LOVE holiday lights!!! I'd keep them up all year, but maybe then I'd get tired of them. I also got a really pretty wreath from Wilson Farm, my favorite produce stand.

ruffles · ruffles

RE: "of those clip to your purse hand sanitizers- they sell them at Target's checkout" Thanks for the idea light! I have no idea what's out there. Looks like this is worth some investigation.

ruffles · ruffles

Due to Christmas and two upcoming major family dinners, it is time for some thorough cleaning and the kitchen is now IT! Tonight it was time to tackle the oven. This included the oven knob. Well I cleaned it all right. All the temp settings came right off! The only one left is "OFF" It's a Modern Ma...

EvilStewie · EvilStewie

...And I am leaving to shop in 20mins!! Kinda crazy, seeing I can't keep my eyes open to start with, and my night vision is horrible. Wish me luck lol

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	It is voting day in Massachusetts (Preview) Today at my poll site, I was the 881st person to cast a ballot. During the primary, I was the 164th.	ruffles	15	473	12:50 AM Jan 21, 2010 by KarenK
	Happy MLK Day! (Preview) All last week I was reading books about MLK to my students. I also showed the DVD of "Martin's Big Words," a Caldecott honor book that they did a great job of turning into a DVD. Anyway, MLK has been much on my mind lately. In an offline conversation with our very own JustJo, I discovered she h...	KarenK	11	497	01:20 AM Jan 20, 2010 by justJo
	The Living Will (Preview) Last night, my kids and I were sitting in the living room and I said to them, 'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.' They got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine.	KarenGA	3	378	01:12 PM Jan 19, 2010 by FormerLurkerLibby
	Man Alive!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) This is crazy! The television is inundated with political ads! They are coming in strings with one after the other, after the other, after the other. As soon as he disses her, she disses him and on it goes. It's like a mud ball match and it doesn't end. Any ad about something other than one of our soo...	ruffles	6	417	03:46 AM Jan 18, 2010 by FormerLurkerLibby
	From our snow globe to yours (Preview) KK sent these.	ruffles	7	394	01:57 AM Jan 15, 2010 by KarenK
	Snow in Central FLa... (Preview) Snow, down here? Yep, I woke up to the news that one of the counties in my tv viewing area was having some sleet and snow flurries. I've seen it twice before since living in FL but it's one of those rare ever few decades things... We've got light rain right now but if it cools off much more, we can see the sn...	light	12	552	10:59 PM Jan 13, 2010 by light
	What would you do? (Preview) Someone took my fleece jacket from the church cloakroom on Manger Sunday, the first Sunday in December, and they haven't brought it back. The coat itself was about $50 as were the cashmere lined leather gloves in the pocket, so I'm looking at $100 to replace these items. I can see making a mistake, es...	KarenK	11	472	10:08 PM Jan 6, 2010 by KarenK
	New Year's Eve plans? (Preview) Charlie and I are staying in and the boys are going out, which seems to be the new normal around here, LOL! I'm hoping there's a good movie On Demand and that we can stay awake for it. I'll probably stay up to watch the ball drop in Times Square -- I'm all for watching other people freeze their butts off whi...	KarenK	7	418	07:23 PM Jan 6, 2010 by Amanda
	Doggone Cold - Part II (Preview) OK guys, enough is enough. Woke up this morning to 27. Radio says tomorrow morning will be 22, with hard freeze from 10 tonight till 11 tomorrow morning. This is South Georgia for goodness sake. I know you guys up north got it worse, sorry to complain, but we don't have the clothes for this kin...	KarenGA	12	1078	07:15 PM Jan 6, 2010 by Amanda
	National Olympic hockey teams (Preview) Now that most of the international teams have been named, who do you think will compete for the Gold?	meggie	9	579	03:59 AM Jan 5, 2010 by meggie
	Highway of Heroes (Preview) Yesterday, the bodies of four Canadian soldiers were brought home from Afghanistan. Every time one of our fallen soldiers comes home, they are flown to Trenton AFB in Ontario and then make the journey to Toronto on a road we have renamed "Highway of Heroes". Each and every time, this is w...	karenkfc	4	403	03:43 AM Jan 5, 2010 by meggie
	Gator Bowl (Preview) Had fun at the game last Friday. Weather was bad, rainey and cold before the game, sun came out during the first quarter, and was sunny by the forth quarter. Was very excited that FSU brought Chief Osceola and Renegade with them to the game, Renegade usually only appears at their home stadium. That h...	KarenGA	1	348	12:07 AM Jan 5, 2010 by JoelC
	It is doggone cold out!!! (Preview) Who let the Canadian air in?! It's so cold I'm not even walking Kayla today and that means it's WICKED cold!!! I ordered a new quilted down coat from LL Bean that goes down to my knees, but it's not here yet. I figure once I get that I can brave the negative numbers with the Weather Channel guys!	KarenK	14	414	12:38 AM Jan 1, 2010 by KarenK
	What are you reading? (Preview) I need fantasy love to replace GL. 7 readings of Twilight saga is getting a little old... tee hee	FormerLurkerLibby	9	566	11:06 PM Dec 31, 2009 by KarenK
	Happy Birthday, FormerLurkerLibby Dec. 27 (Preview) Happy Birthday, FormerLurkerLibby!!! Wishing you a happy day and a year filled with great memories. I hope you find a great job that you love, and a fun time with your family! -- Edited by meggie on Sunday 27th of December 2009 02:11:38 AM -- Edited by meggie on Sunday 27th of December 2009 06...	meggie	11	735	11:24 PM Dec 29, 2009 by FormerLurkerLibby
	New Year's Resolutions (Preview) With the new year approaching, is anyone making any resolutions? I have three that I'm going to try very hard to accomplish. 1. Lose 25 pounds. (It would have been 17 if I hadn't been so bad lately) 2. Get to know the neighbours. We've had a lot of new neighbours move in over the past couple of years an...	meggie	3	354	08:10 PM Dec 29, 2009 by KarenK
	Julie & Julia (Preview) Had some time this afternoon to watch Julie & Julia which is a very enjoyable movie. Meryl Streep does a wonderful job as Julia. I don't know how in the world she ever got a handle on such a unique voice as Julia's but she did it! Julia Child graduated from Smith College as a history major. Her acco...	ruffles	3	552	09:47 PM Dec 28, 2009 by TJR
	Merry Christmas everyone... (Preview) Merry Christmas to you all... I'm heading out of town for some family time so wanted to just wish each of you a happy holiday before I'm "unplugged." Hope you are done with your preparations so you can just relax and enjoy the reason for the season... Merry Christmas everyone :)	light	7	545	10:51 PM Dec 27, 2009 by FormerLurkerLibby
	How's the weather where you are? (Preview) At 5:00 PM, it is not snowing here yet. Originally we were only supposed to get 4 inches but now we are due to get 7-13 inches which is still less than a full brunted blow. This should be a good one for the snow thrower. ... KK, What's supposed to happen at your place? Make sure any debris, i.e. sticks...	ruffles	15	466	07:45 PM Dec 22, 2009 by meggie
	Amanda .... (Preview) Fingers and toes crossed .... wishing you SNOW!!! Are you in the path of this storm?	KarenGA	7	398	09:58 PM Dec 21, 2009 by KarenK
	Mmmm MMM! Delicious! (Preview) My daughter has connected her migrane headaches to processed foods. We are having a family dinner tomorrow so I pulled out an old recipe for which my memories are fond but I'd forgotten how it tastes. This is Frieda Crane's oatmeal bread which I made this evening. I've now had a slice of this freshly...	ruffles	8	1103	06:12 PM Dec 13, 2009 by light
	meggie - question (Preview) What is the name of the movie that has your quilt in it? Santa Buddies is being released here. If this is the one with your quilt, I want to have it.	ruffles	12	461	08:21 PM Dec 12, 2009 by meggie
	Happy Hanukkah!!! (Preview) On this first night of Hanukkah, I'd like to wish all whole celebrate it a warm and wonderful holiday! Many children in my school celebrate Hanukkah (quite a few are actually from Israel!) so the excitement level was at fever pitch today. The holiday combined with indoor recess (below 20 wind chill...	KarenK	4	418	03:03 PM Dec 12, 2009 by KarenK
	Wording an invitation (Preview) I am asking this question to help out a friend. You're all so smart with stuff I thought this was the best place to ask. If you were having a party at a restaurant, how would you word the invitation to say that you would be paying for the meal, but not the alcohol?	karenkfc	3	1510	09:24 PM Dec 10, 2009 by KarenK
	Brrr, how are all the Easterners? (Preview) Brrr, I just read about the nasty winter storm hitting New England and up the St. Lawrence, and thought about all of you. Brrr, I hope everyone is safe. KarenK, did you finally get to rev up your shiny red snow blower? We'll have to give it a name.	meggie	8	1074	03:44 PM Dec 10, 2009 by Amanda
	Won Tickets to the red sox yard sale (Preview) I'm kinda excited it this Sunday, I hope there are some players there to sign stuff!! I'll let you guys know what happens when I get back.. I love this team so much!!! From the email there is gonna be stuff from the clubhouse along with all kinds of memorabilia	EvilStewie	2	376	02:07 AM Dec 10, 2009 by EvilStewie
	How are your holiday preparations going? (Preview) I've got my house decorated, but haven't bought a single gift. I'll have to post of picture of our tree and stairwell -- I just LOVE holiday lights!!! I'd keep them up all year, but maybe then I'd get tired of them. I also got a really pretty wreath from Wilson Farm, my favorite produce stand.	KarenK	8	449	03:26 PM Dec 7, 2009 by karenkfc
	Hand sanitizers? (Preview) RE: "of those clip to your purse hand sanitizers- they sell them at Target's checkout" Thanks for the idea light! I have no idea what's out there. Looks like this is worth some investigation.	ruffles	5	354	01:29 PM Dec 6, 2009 by ruffles
	Useless oven knob = YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Due to Christmas and two upcoming major family dinners, it is time for some thorough cleaning and the kitchen is now IT! Tonight it was time to tackle the oven. This included the oven knob. Well I cleaned it all right. All the temp settings came right off! The only one left is "OFF" It's a Modern Ma...	ruffles	5	400	01:48 PM Dec 5, 2009 by light
	4:22 AM... (Preview) ...And I am leaving to shop in 20mins!! Kinda crazy, seeing I can't keep my eyes open to start with, and my night vision is horrible. Wish me luck lol	EvilStewie	12	723	09:51 PM Dec 1, 2009 by Amanda
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