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Gas prices dropping like crazy
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just after Thanksgiving we were at $3.87 fir a gallon of regular and this morning I saw it is $2.19! and diesel is $3.24 this is wild it drops everyday!
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What craft projects do you have going?
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Mentally, I have a window valance and small quilt for AB's room, popsicle stick puppets for speech therapy, several picture frames to paint and decorate, and a Peep sent me a bunch of beads and tools, so I'm mentally designing some pins.
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Merry Christmas!
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I know this board hasn't seen much activity lately, but I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!
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Christmas Card Exchange
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Anyone interested? If you are, reply to the thread and then those who are participating can PM each other for addresses. I am in, for domestic mail only. Sorry Des and other international Peeps, but my international stamp budget was very small this year.
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Monday Monday
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Rednek Girl
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Black Friday/Cyber Monday
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Did anyone score a killer deal?
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Did you guys find us?
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International Men's Day Nov 19
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"Objectives of International Men's Day include a focus on men's and boy's health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. It is an occasion for men to celebrate their achievements and contributions, in particular their contrib...
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Some sage advice
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I met my friend's great-great Uncle Wilbur yesterday. We were teasing each other and I said something about having to be a good girl. He leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Sow your wild oats, then pray for crop failure!"
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Drummer boy
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Not sure if any of you remember that particular issue but regardless, that family has now moved and guess what... new neighbors have dogs that whine and bark ALL THE TIME. Drummer boy, I miss you.
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Halloween!
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In Mexico we celebrate Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Death) but the kids also go out in costume and ask for their calaverita (direct translation little skull, it refers to the sugar skull that is traditional of this holiday). So this year we have LO in Gymboree classes and the last week of October will be...
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Welcome, welcome!
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I saw some familiar faces around here! Glad to see you!
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Ebola Paranoia - anybody preparing?
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We're building a stockpile of canned food and water. Just in case.
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Broccoli
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So a neighbor gave me one of those large paper bags from the grocery store filled to the brim with beautiful broccoli. What should I make? Is there something I could freeze?
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PC stupidity
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My mom's friend has a mentally disabled adult son. He was on a waiting list for a spot in an excellent residential facility, and now he's living there. At this facility, they have jobs and learn skills. They have green houses and raise plants for plant sales, and they also do some work for a large local au...
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When your baby cousin is more net famous than you
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/21/despicable-me-toddler-costume-fall-video_n_6023460.html?cps=gravity
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Cousin - tidbits but no real news
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The last time I spoke to Cousin or CS was when they dropped by to pick up mail. I'm going to start throwing away her doctor magazines and CS's Lego magazine. Because I'm a b!tch. I very rarely see any thing from FB from her anymore, so I assume she's restricted me. Had to explain levels of FB access to Mom. ...
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5-Year-Old Student Reportedly Asked To Sign 'No Suicide' Contract After Misbehaving
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/10/school-no-suicide-contract_n_5967194.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037
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Target's Response To My Calling Out Their Girls' Clothing Problem
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-giese/targets-response-to-my-calling-out-their-girls-clothing-problem_b_5923274.html
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10yo charged as adult in PA homicide
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http://wnep.com/2014/10/13/10-year-old-boy-charged-with-homicide-of-90-year-old-woman/
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Christmas tree inspiration needed
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My local library is having a fundraiser that involves decorating 2' Christmas trees that will then be auctioned off. There will be judging based on the categories "most beautiful", "traditional" and "literary". Because I'm a putz (and on the fundraising comm...
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That was not the intended result...
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So last night I put together a couple jars of this recipe: http://www.theyummylife.com/recipes/221 Only I accidentally grabbed the cinnamon applesauce instead of the regular. Yeah... That's WAY too much cinnamon! I was able to eat half a jar, then filled it back up with milk and mixed it up. W...
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Fall pictures! Add yours!
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AB's first day of school: And sitting on a pumpkin:
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How American parenting is killing the American marriage
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http://qz.com/273255/how-american-parenting-is-killing-the-american-marriage/Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America. As with many religions, complete unthinking devotion is required from its practitioner...
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Dear Prudence - Boyfriend wants me to flash truckers
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Q. Road Trips: I love to travel, and really enjoy getting away for the weekend whenever possible. However, my boyfriend of four years has put a real damper on this for me. He seems obsessed with the idea of my flashing truckers when we are on the road. He will pull up beside an 18-wheeler and slow down, ex...
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Need ideas for pressure cooker meals...
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The "going to pull the crock pot back out" thread got me thinking. We use our crock pot pretty regularly, but it's been over a year since we used the pressure cooker. We need to take it out, dust it off, and cook something in it to see if the danged thing still works! Any ideas? Anyone else have o...
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Kinda back
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I had lost the link. It wasn't in my bookmarks. It occurred to me I haven't been here in a while, so went digging on Google. I will try to post more.
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going to pull the crock pot back out
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when all 5 of my kids were home I never used it, as it was never big enough and required 2 or 3...which was not something I wanted to deal with But now it is just DH and I and he works shifts, and so I am going to drag it back out and use it~ I just do not like heavy foods, or totally creamy foods...and so much of wha...
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I'm such a dork
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I read the thread title "What craft projects are you working on?" and immediately thought of my projects in game. I was going to respond with "mainly pack runs at this point," but then when I opened the thread I was like "Oh those kinds of crafts! DUH!"
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pumpkin question
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if you carve pumpkins do you use any of the pumpkin for anything else? When my kids were younger we grew our own and they carved theirs and we fed them to the deer, and I had my own for baking. or some years they just painted them or made designs and those I used for pies breads, muffins etc. I used to peel and bo...
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My iTunes discovery
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I discovered my favorite Kpop band has some stuff on iTunes. So I went through and bought all my favorites. Among those is this one:
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Happy Fall
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it is cool here at night, but blazing during the day. 82 today! But I have been smelling wood burning stoves and fires in the evening and have enjoyed a few evening out by our blazing fire pit in the yard. Or we turned the one of the chimineas on the back deck towards the hot tub gazebo thing and enjoyed th...
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So, yeah, Olive Garden…
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Went there for the first time last week and must say I don’t understand what the big deal is. I went there for lunch and had the soup and salad lunch special. The soups taste like they come out of a can, the “famous” house salad is like the bagged ones at the grocery store and the breadsticks taste like hotdo...
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Snow????? already *sobs* yes.....
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we are predicted to drop temps fast today and then rain turning to snow this evening and tomorrow.....Monday was 90! Mother Nature has lost her mind.... Snow......NOT so sooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 
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Verdict in the Pistorius trial
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/12/world/africa/oscar-pistorius-verdict/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 What do you think?Edited because I can't spell... -- Edited by HamsterFan on Friday 12th of September 2014 06:44:11 PM
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She treats me like a child
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The dog, that is. I feed this dog, brush her, trim her toenails, and scold her when she gets in the garbage. I am clearly an Alpha. Recently, I was walking the dog and came up on another lady walking her dog. When my mom is holding the leash, our dog is very submissive and playful and wants to lick the other do...
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How Hot is It?
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August cannot end soon enough. Today the high was 97 and the blower on our wood furnace actually kicked on when the temperature in the chamber got hot enough. It's unplugged now! Some of you lucky ducks live in nice climates, so I just thought I'd give you a reason to be glad about your area.
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Nectarines - I haz many...
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The one tree is producing well this year and I have A LOT of nectarines. Any suggestions as to what I should do with them – beyond eating them fresh? I’m particularly interested in making preserves/jam but I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks : )
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Happy Labor Day Weekend!
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Why do we need racial justice?
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My women's group primarily focuses on mission work for women, children, and minorities. One of our suggested projects is a program on racial justice. I put a simple one together last year and was asked to do another this year. When I told our usual Bible study/program presenter which month I was do...
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Possible massive dog rescue in Alabama - King Charles Cavalier Spaniels
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Awful story. A woman has been running a huge puppy mill. She came to the attention of local dog rescue groups when her old breeding dogs started showing up at shelters. She would shove a metal rod down the dogs' throats to break their vocal cords so they couldnt' bark. Fortunately, she committed tax fr...
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I made this last night, and it was great!
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http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/melt-in-your-mouth-chuck-roast
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Woman faces $686 fine for climbing into giraffe exhibit at zoo
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A police report says 24-year-old Amanda Hall, of San Luis Obispo, California, climbed over one fence and almost got over the second fence of the giraffe enclosure at the Henry Vilas Zoo about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. A 2-year-old, 12-foot-tall giraffe named Wally gave Hall a lick, then turned and kicke...
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There are Peeps in my house!
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I have two Peeps in the lair with me! Doodle (Ugly Stars) and MomofaHalfDozen are here and we're waiting on Eeyore and Aurora. Woo hoo!
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Ice cream (fluff topic)
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I LOVE ice cream but the calories – OMG. I do indulge a few times in the summer though and my favorite flavor is maple walnut. What is yours?
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So, I went ghost hunting last night.
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About a month ago, my elderly across-the-street neighbor called one night and said she saw flashlights at the end of the driveway between our house and the church. I looked out the window and didn't see a thing, nor did PM. Dot was very worried that the badly-behaved teenagers on the hill were out back c...
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Weight loss "aha!" moment
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So I've been doing pretty good for a while, exersising every day, eating better, etc, but I was seeing very little weight loss. I was checking out the MyFitnessPal forums, and I learned that the app over-estimates calorie burns. So, I was eating back some (not all) of my calories every day. Now I am not e...
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Oh no, Robin Williams died
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My stepson just saw this and came down to tell his dad and me that actor Robin Williams has apparently committed suicide. I always enjoyed his movies and was a fan of his show, The Crazy Ones last fall. Unfortunately it was cancelled, so maybe that was a contributing factor to his depression.
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It's raining kittens. Subtitle: people suck
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Part I: A couple of weeks ago my father in law found a tiny kitten in a field. It was not afraid of people at all, which makes it seem that the kitten was born in someone's home and dumped in the country. It happens a lot, but usually they are older. Both my husband and father in law have both seen people op...
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Parallel parking fail
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The dmv driver testing route goes through a residential neighborhood a few blocks from my office. At 8:00 every morning the testing spot for parallel parking is put up. It's four cones with white poles to mark the spot. Since its set up in front of somebody's house where no one who lives there parks its...
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