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SYTYCD Results show (spoiler)

kreeper611 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:21:10 GMT

I didn't see a post from Wed night so I'm going to add a WTF on sending home Channing? I can't freaking stand Karen. I'm sick of they way they are ga-ga over her. Her solo was pathetic, IMO.

As for the boys...I was ready for Kevin to go.

help!!! need indoor location for photos

longhorngal — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:04:19 GMT

hotel zaza or rice hotel? and how much should i expect to pay for just using the room for the shoot?

Teachers-Thanksgiving break

april16 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:21 GMT

Who is ready??!!! Me me me!!

I have the whole week off and can't wait to spend it with my little guy:)

Home alone for 48 hours

Mrs.JulesH-S — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:58:57 GMT

And yet here I am on the nest lol. DD actually went to her dad's for the WHOLE weekend since he finally asked her if she would actually come over Friday night instead of waiting till late Saturday afternoon. Heaven forbid she is away from her friends THAT long lol. DH is at work for the next 2 weeks so here I sit. It's almost 8 and I am ready for sleep.

AW: Santa visits through the years

charlotteL — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:46:45 GMT

Couldn't find the very first one.

Dec 07

Nov 08

Siggie is from today

cake advice needed!

KelleyA — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:58 GMT

Ok, so we're idiots and didn't order a cake for my birthday celebration yet (on Sunday) and we're trying to decide which would be more appealing. I should have had an awesome nestie make one for me, but we procrastinated and didn't, boo.

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desserts involving brownies?

aprilprincess — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:00 GMT

I usually make a brownie trifle for thanksgiving, I still want to make something involving brownies but I'm looking for ideas.

have any suggestions? some sort of bar maybe?

Say Anything... #37839234

Kimmer123 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:50:50 GMT

We need to liven up this board!

wwyd/What do you say?

MdniteMustang00 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:38 GMT

I'll keep it as short as possible to get everything out...

My grandfather is probably going to die before the end of the weekend.

I was practically raised by him and my grandma. but he left her in '95 and married my psycho youth choir director at church. I havent seen him since - but we are still pretty close to his sisters and cousins and such. Even they dont talk to him because of his wife. She even attempted to have my mom and grandma thrown in jail with fake assault charges. nutso.

My grandma says she's not allowed at the funeral. Which is not the case - by law anyway. I told her just that and that i could prolly show up and photograph the whole funeral and his wife wouldnt even know who i was and i was very sarcastic and she sarcastically responded do you know how much i love you? lol Next email she asks what i really think about him? and i said, i dont really care much one way or the other. cause i dont. i was so young, and he's so far in my past, he's the furthest thing from my mind.

Her reply: ...". I guess I remember so much more than anyone else. He was so much my life for 30 years. And honestly, I still love him. I wish I could see him, talk to him, before he passes. I won’t even be able to see him in his casket, won’t be able to ever say goodbye. Hurts..."

I dont even know how to console her - she never ever ever let go. And she's always the self pity, misery loves company, type... She wants to visit his gravesite later with all of us...im ok with that... but i really just wanna roll my eyes to that last email... but im also debating even trying to attend the funeral. my mom, nor her sister, or my grandma plan to - but i know they really want to, and me going would be the only way they'd get to see it at all.

Anyone have a great baked ziti recipe?

SigmundsGirl — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:33 GMT

We are doing a non-traditional Thanksgiving this year and are having Italian food. I thought I'd make a baked ziti as my offering. Anyone have a great recipe?

TIA!

A WTF statement from my FIL

charlotteL — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:08:28 GMT

We went to dinner last night for DH's birthday. Fil is playing with the boys and says, "There is nothing better than playing with my grandsons, except for playing with a little girl."

WTF just be great full you have grandchildren at all considering your son did want kids.

Makes me want to kick him in the knees.

I'm expired

charlotteL — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:38:44 GMT

Well not me but my teaching certificate does at the end of the month. 10 days and I am no longer a certified teacher. A little sad if you think about all of the work.

SYTYCD

CareBear01 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:03 GMT

I love Jakob.

I love Travis Wall.

That is all.

excessive noise, and how people are so complacent.

04JaxBride — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:03:22 GMT

i have rabbit ear hearing, and lots of tiny repetitive sounds are insanely annoying to me.

it's crazy to me how complacent people can be about their noise level sometimes. not only the cell phone talking, but kids with portable dvd players (and no headphones), people playing handheld video games, people typing on their stupid phones with the CLICK CLICK CLICK every time they press a button.

i think the clicky phones are the worst for me-- you don't need the click to see that you have typed a letter! AAACK! effing turn it off!

too-loud headpones make me wanna go postal on people.

today i was shopping and someone parked along the row of parking that's right in front of the stores at the village. when she set her car alarm (just locking the doors) her giant loud horn honked once, and i thought the poor little lady walking in front of me was going to fall over it scared her so badly.

most times i use a self-checkout at a store, (oh dear lord especially walmart) the volume is set SO loud that it hurts my ears. i realize we have hearing-impaired people, but don't drag the rest of us down and throw the baby out with the bath water. i wish there were some sort of volume control on those suckers.

we were at the pompeii exhibit at the museum last year, and every time they checked out a pair of headphones to someone, the machine made this VERY loud "bling bling". you could hear it allll throughout the exhibit, it literally ruined my experience and made me want to get the heck out of there. i had a similar experience at target, when someone in the deli are was (i don't know, pricing or damaging stuff out) using a scanner over and over and over. i could hear it 5 aisles away!

it drives me bonkers. i just needed to tell someone.

i so thoroughly enjoy quiet. i may need to look into wearing earplugs when i'm in public...lol.

you may now make fun of me.

Okay, what should I have done differently (re: the dogs)

lilrunner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:51:44 GMT

Here has been my day thus far. Please tell me what I should have done differently.

7:00 AM - DD woke up (after I had just put DS back to sleep, of course). I took her downstairs, changed her diaper, got her milk, and turned on her Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cartoon.

7:20 AM - DS started fussing, so I went upstairs and soothed him for a few minutes.

7:30 AM - came back downstairs, made the bed, and let the dogs out. I just let them go outside alone b/c it was raining, but I watched through the window. Then put them back in their kennel.

7:35 AM - DS fusses again (he has acid reflux and he was due to take his meds at 8 AM. That last hour before his meds is always no fun b/c they are starting to wear off and he's uncomfortable.)

7:45 AM - Read DD a book, and then DS really starts fussing. So I go upstairs and get him.

7:45 AM - 8 AM - DS fusses / DD is irritable b/c DS is fussy and she wants to "hold" him. I give him his meds, attempt to keep him comfortable / happy, go to the ladies' room myself, pick him back up, tell DD to bring me another book (trying to distract her b/c she doesn't like that DS is upset), etc. I wish like HECK I could feed him, but the meds have to be in him for 30 minutes before a feeding or they won't work. I continue to try to do things for DD and to calm DS and I attempt to take a bath (not even 3 minutes) b/c I haven't bathed in a couple of days and we're about to go to a playgroup.

8:30 AM - feed DS while reading books to DD.

8:50 AM - DS is finished feeding, but now he has to be held upright for 20 minutes to help with the reflux. While holding him upright, I make DD's breakfast, prepare the snack we have to bring to playgroup, and attempt to go upstairs to get her clothes for the day. No such luck though b/c she wants to pick them herself and throws a fit if she doesn't...so I have to wait until after she eats.

9:10 - 9:20 - Continue to remind DD to eat her breakfast. DS is super sleepy, but we have playgroup at 10 AM so there is no point in trying to put him down for a nap b/c I will just have to pick him back up again and I have to get everything ready so that we can go.

9:30 AM - DD finally finishes breakfast, so I take her upstairs with me to get her clothes. Takes a long time b/c I can't carry her up b/c I'm holding DS and by the time she gets up there, picks her clothes, and comes back down it's 9:40.

9:40 AM - put DS down in his bouncer chair so that I can dress DD (btw - I have a sling for this reason, but he of course wouldn't have anything to do with it this week for some reason. Screams every time I put him in it.). I change her diaper, dress her, and talk her into brushing her teeth and hair. I don't have time to get dressed myself b/c DS is upset and I don't want him crying as a newborn for very long. So...at 9:55 AM I pack us all up in the car in the clothes I slept in (I put them back on after my 3 min bath b/c DS was fussing and I didn't have time to grab anything else to wear) and went to playgroup (oh...and remembered at playgroup that I hadn't brushed my teeth today).

10 AM - 12:30pm ish - DD has a great time at playgroup. DS not so much. He's overtired which makes him super fussy (it's why he has been fussing most of the morning) so I spend the entire time at playgroup "shushing" him, holding him, bouncing on an exercise ball, etc.

12:30pm ish - DS is still not happy, so I tell DD it's time to go. She throws a MASSIVE fit, complete with kicking and screaming, and crying. I tell her I'll take her to the store to get an exercise ball (decided we needed one b/c it helped calm DS while we were at playgroup) if she calms down. She calms down for a few seconds, and then starts the fit again when we get outside. I put DS in the car, and then have to go back and carry DD to the car b/c she is refusing to walk. I then have to hold her down and force her into the carseat b/c the fit she is throwing is so bad and she refuses to sit down.

sometime after that - yes, it took a long time to get out of playgroup b/c of that lovely fit. We go into Sports Authority, get the ball, and come outside. I tell DD she needs to hold my hand and she refuses. I tell her she can't walk across the street without holding my hand...she throws herself down in the middle of the street (that is wet, wet, wet) and rolls around kicking and screaming. A car is coming, so I try my hardest to get her to get up (I'm carrying DS in the carrier with one hand so I can't pick her up myself). She won't, so I finally have to drag her across the road b/c I'm scared to death she is going to get hit by the car. (Awesome Mommy moment ... I sure hope noone video'd that b/c out of context, I'm sure it looked horrible. But I wasn't going to let her get hit by a car.)

sometime after that - I finally get DD to the car (had to stop and explain that I loved her and I only want her to hold my hand b/c I don't want her to get hit by a car, etc.). She refuses to get in the car. So we have the great hold down and force thing happen again. Did I mention DS has been fussing off and on throughout this whole thing b/c DD's screams are waking him up?

1:30ish - home. Yeah. Change DD's diaper and play with her for a few seconds. Trying to give her some attention. Then DS fusses b/c he's in his carseat and it's not moving, of course. So DD and I take DS upstairs to his room and put him in the swing with the hairdryer on (b/c I don't have time to rock him and he's super tired). He goes to sleep.

Then DD and I air up the new exercise ball and play for 5 minutes and I put her down for her nap at 2 PM.

2 PM - I remember the dogs. So I go over to let them out (I would love to go out with them, but it's raining again. The problem? The kids can't go out in the rain (which is why I wait until they are napping) but I can't go outside while they are alone in the house b/c DS often wakes up.

2:01 PM - DS wakes up, of course, and doesn't want to be awake. I go upstairs to sooth him and forgot to bring the dogs in.

2:10 PM - I go back downstairs and discover the dogs have dug a new hole again and are out. I want to go look for them, but the kids are inside, so I just go into our front yard. Neighbor says she sees them down the road, so I ask her to stand outside my house and make sure no one takes the kids so that I can go get them. (She said she would get them, but they wouldn't come to her and she insisted I get them instead.)

The dogs, of course, are playing and won't come to me. I had to chase them down and then carry them back to the house (all happened so quickly I forgot to grab the leashes). I get back to the house at about 15 minutes later to discover that DS is screaming his head off (who knows how long he's been screaming....excellent mommy moment #2 of the day). I throw the dogs in the kennel and run upstairs to deal with him. I've been dealing with him the rest of the afternoon. And the dogs are still in the kennel b/c I haven't had time to walk them outside myself.

So...what should I have done differently? I guess I should have brought the dogs back inside before I run upstairs ... but in the moment, my instinct was to react to my son's crying. He's a newborn and shouldn't cry for more than a few seconds, IMHO.

And...do you guys really think Luke and Lucy are better off with me and not with someone who has more time / ability to help them? I realize that the rain is causing a big problem. But this is pretty much a typical day for us right now.

I am so beside myself right now. I really, really, really want to give up. (Note: I actually think the dogs may be housebroken b/c my sis said they never releave themselves when they are at her house or my mother's house. I think they just poop in our house b/c they are acting out maybe? But I don't even have time to figure it out. And how do I figure it out? (if they are really just acting out or if they aren't housebroken?)

AW: Nesting from my own house!

usernametaken — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:02:53 GMT

On stolen wi-fi.....

We closed today and are now in our house taping off walls to paint! I am soo thrilled. While I had envisioned us going on a nice date to celebrate tonight, the day ended up being crazy busy. Instead, we had half-cold Chinese on the bare kitchen floor, but it was great :P

OMG! New Moon is sooooo good!

Texasbride*10/9 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:19 GMT

We had sneak preview tixs for 9pm last night. OMG!

I loved it...ending is awesome!

I had Edward dreams all last night!

Another note on breast exams

Mrs.Woods — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:34 GMT

I'm signed up to recieve info on Dr. Love's research in hope that I might qualify for a study group. I just recieved this in an e-mail and I think that it outlines exactly what and whom the new guidlines are for. This explains the situation in a clearer and direct way, more so than any media blurb I have heard in the past week. I hope that it can clarify any questions and spur more women on to fight for better and earlier detection.

http://blog.dslrf.org/?p=116

About the whole BF in public debate...

ThatsMyGirl08 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:11:19 GMT

This made me laugh out loud!

I can't decide if I'm weirded out or amazed that she can shop, hold a baby, and nurse...all at the same time!

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?p=6600

Probably moving to Nacogdoches.

styme46 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:58 GMT

Hello there! I usually post on ML but am probably moving to Nacogdoches in the next 4 months or so and wanted to see if there was anyone on here that actually lives there or knows a lot about it. I have a few questions about school and the districts and that kind of thing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

TIA!

No job is safe.

Starstruckchaos — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:43:29 GMT

I got promoted two weeks ago, only to receive a notice today by EMAIL that they are shutting down all the South Texas labs and offices and implemented layoffs which I was included in. Frustrated and upset. Sooo I guess I'm back in the job market, and no idea where to start.

If anyone hears of any opportunities... Send em my way...I'd be appreciative.

found a lost child at the mall today

shsukimberly — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:18 GMT

My sister and I went to Deerbrook Mall to see New Moon this morning and when we were leaving, we saw this little boy walking around crying. He was 6 or 7 and poor thing was so scared. We went over and got him and took him into a store and had them call mall security. I got him to talk to me and found out he went to see a movie with his mom, so my sister went back toward the theater to look for a distressed woman while we waited for mall security to get to the store. She came back and said no one looked upset or was looking around, everyone she saw was laughing and cutting up. Took the security officer 15 minutes to get to where we were, and then we had to talk the little boy into going with him. I really hope they found his mom, no one could tell me if they did or not when I called later to check.

It really irritated me that so many people walked by him without stopping to help him. We kept seeing people look and then keep walking before we ever saw him. UGH it still aggravates me, he could have gotten hurt. And aggravated at the mother too. I don't know what happened of course, but how can you not be going crazy looking for your child. It upset me and I didn't even know him! He was with us for a good 20 minutes, and no telling how long it took him to get to where we found him.

That's exactly why when we take my nephews places they have to hold our hands at all times when in public places like that.

T&P needed: PreTerm Labor...

LisaK2b — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:47 GMT

I'm on hospital bedrest and when they monitored me this morning, I was having contractions 5-6 mins apart. I didn't feel anything, so didn't even know. The Dr said that if I go into labor on my own, she's not going to stop it because I'm further along this time and also preeclamptic.

I'm just hoping and praying to make it at least pass the weekend so I'm closer to 34 weeks.

Clicky Poll: How much is too much for vet bills?

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Callmekel, love the new sig pic

IMFun — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:26:25 GMT

it's just symbolizes childhood dreams to me.