Chatting with Gundi

[stitchmich]

He is doing a lot better today. The doctor said it will take a few weeks for it to get better and then if he hits it after that, he'll probably freak out a bit. :)


That's what I'm thinking. AND I'm not sure if I mentioned it yet, that my DH needs a knee replacement. :eek::eek::eek:


I agree, they are WAY too organized!
No it was my 5 year old.
You can come clean my bathrooms! :tup:


So I got up this morning and did my running. It has been so much better since I have been getting up early. I haven't lost any weight, BUT I can fit into some pants that I couldn't before. So something is happening.

oddly i am on hold with my insurance co. as i am typing...
well, I have to say I'm am sorry that your "big boy" got hurt, but I am glad to hear it wasn't your baby. He's just been through enough. Bummer about the impending knee surgery.

Good for you with your exercising and loose pants!!!! :yippee: I've been doing the running. I like doing it the BFL way. I haven't been doing the strength training though. I did lower body one day and I just don't think my knees can take it. Might do upper body today though.

and ummm.... no thanks on cleaning your bathrooms, mine are enough. :p

[ReneT]

Yay for fitting into the pants! Boo for the knee replacement surgery. That's a pretty serious recovery period, isn't it?

I think one of the things I will use the most when I get things all organized in Bridge is to be able to seach by color. I do that all the time now but it doesn't work very well in My Documents because the pieces are often not labeled as blue or whatever. Like when I did the Crazy Chick red resolution challenge I literally looked thru every kit of Chris' and Nicole's that I thouhgt had any piece of red in it and that took forever.

[ReneT]

I am at the salon getting my hair done. I decided to go back to brown with blond highlights instead of blond with red highlights. G always freaks when I change my hair. But I gotta switch it up and keep it interesting. :rofl:

[>>aruaL<<]

Ohhh your brave Rene.... I haven't ever colored my hair. Im way chicken!

[stitchmich]

I am at the salon getting my hair done. I decided to go back to brown with blond highlights instead of blond with red highlights. G always freaks when I change my hair. But I gotta switch it up and keep it interesting. :rofl:

Cool! I'm sure it will look great :D

[addicted]

I am at the salon getting my hair done. I decided to go back to brown with blond highlights instead of blond with red highlights. G always freaks when I change my hair. But I gotta switch it up and keep it interesting. :rofl:
I love to get my hair colored! It is about the only thing you can change so it's always fun! You always look so cute with your hair colors. :)

Yay for fitting into the pants! Boo for the knee replacement surgery. That's a pretty serious recovery period, isn't it?

I think one of the things I will use the most when I get things all organized in Bridge is to be able to seach by color. I do that all the time now but it doesn't work very well in My Documents because the pieces are often not labeled as blue or whatever. Like when I did the Crazy Chick red resolution challenge I literally looked thru every kit of Chris' and Nicole's that I thouhgt had any piece of red in it and that took forever.
Not sure how long the recovery is. He has no ACL, arthritis and bone spurs. The doctor was shocked he could even get around. So he told him to wait as long as he could because with DH being so young, he'd need another one before he died. So we are just going to wait and see how long that is.

Ohhh your brave Rene.... I haven't ever colored my hair. Im way chicken!
Come on Laura, you can do it!! :rofl: The only reason I started so young was because I have the family curse of pre-mature graying. :(

[>>aruaL<<]

Noooowayyyy.... everyone always tells me that once you start coloring your hair your in it for lifelong maintenance. Nooooo thank you! lol

I'm turning 40 here shortly and so I imagine my greying days are coming, and probably faster than I want them to. When that happens, I *might* color my hair. We'll see.

[>>aruaL<<]

A childhood friend of mine has passed away. She apparently had a tough life from dealing with something that happened to us when we were younger. She attempted suicide several times and was in and out of therapy to help deal with the issue, but it was too much for her and she took her life a few days ago. Although I haven't had communication with her for a veryyyyyyyyyyy long time (I had to recover and move on and her not being able to do that was dragging me down), I'd like to send some flowers. Our two families were extremely close my entire childhood and I'd like to let them know I'm thinking of them during this difficult time for them. So I have a question I need help with.....

In her notice it says that they are having "Mom and Dad Services".... what is that? I have honestly never heard of that.

They are catholic and are having MANY types of services... Rosary, Mom and Dad, Reading, a Viewing, Cemetery side... and the list goes on.

So.... where do I send my flowers to, I mean I have all of the churches and cemetery and mortuary info... but to WHICH service is appropriate under these circumstances?

WHO do I address them to.... to the parents... to the family... to her... to her lifelong companion (who I never met and have no idea who he is except his name)....???

Any insight you care to share with me so I don't totally make a butt out of myself would be really appreciated. The first services start Friday night and continue on to Monday night.

[stitchmich]

A childhood friend of mine has passed away. She apparently had a tough life from dealing with something that happened to us when we were younger. She attempted suicide several times and was in and out of therapy to help deal with the issue, but it was too much for her and she took her life a few days ago. Although I haven't had communication with her for a veryyyyyyyyyyy long time (I had to recover and move on and her not being able to do that was dragging me down), I'd like to send some flowers. Our two families were extremely close my entire childhood and I'd like to let them know I'm thinking of them during this difficult time for them. So I have a question I need help with.....

In her notice it says that they are having "Mom and Dad Services".... what is that? I have honestly never heard of that.

They are catholic and are having MANY types of services... Rosary, Mom and Dad, Reading, a Viewing, Cemetery side... and the list goes on.

So.... where do I send my flowers to, I mean I have all of the churches and cemetery and mortuary info... but to WHICH service is appropriate under these circumstances?

WHO do I address them to.... to the parents... to the family... to her... to her lifelong companion (who I never met and have no idea who he is except his name)....???

Any insight you care to share with me so I don't totally make a butt out of myself would be really appreciated. The first services start Friday night and continue on to Monday night.

So sorry to hear about this. Hopefully someone else will come along and give you the advice you're looking for. I am no good at this sort of thing. I have never heard of a Mom and Dad service either. Maybe send the flowers to her parents since you were close with them when you were younger. And sometimes the florist can help you decide where to send the flowers.

[stitchmich]

Stitch c'mon jump on the wagon with us.... LOL!!

I never imagined I would do it but I am sooooooooooooooooo glad I did!!! LOVE my keywording n and especially my smart collections!

I'm not saying I always give into peer pressure this easily BUT I have downloaded Picasa and it is scanning my computer as we speak. See what you guys do to me!:D

[addicted]

Laura, I'm sorry about your friend. Wish I could help you but I have no idea! :(

Stitch. I must have missed something, what is Picasa?

[>>aruaL<<]

Stitch, my brother LOVES Picasa!! He sends me an entire folder of pics all in one shot in email!

[stitchmich]

Laura, I'm sorry about your friend. Wish I could help you but I have no idea! :(

Stitch. I must have missed something, what is Picasa?

Picasa is a free photo editor/organizer from Google.

[suvgal]

A childhood friend of mine has passed away. She apparently had a tough life from dealing with something that happened to us when we were younger. She attempted suicide several times and was in and out of therapy to help deal with the issue, but it was too much for her and she took her life a few days ago. Although I haven't had communication with her for a veryyyyyyyyyyy long time (I had to recover and move on and her not being able to do that was dragging me down), I'd like to send some flowers. Our two families were extremely close my entire childhood and I'd like to let them know I'm thinking of them during this difficult time for them. So I have a question I need help with.....

In her notice it says that they are having "Mom and Dad Services".... what is that? I have honestly never heard of that.

They are catholic and are having MANY types of services... Rosary, Mom and Dad, Reading, a Viewing, Cemetery side... and the list goes on.

So.... where do I send my flowers to, I mean I have all of the churches and cemetery and mortuary info... but to WHICH service is appropriate under these circumstances?

WHO do I address them to.... to the parents... to the family... to her... to her lifelong companion (who I never met and have no idea who he is except his name)....???

Any insight you care to share with me so I don't totally make a butt out of myself would be really appreciated. The first services start Friday night and continue on to Monday night.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I never heard of a Mom and Dad service. I would send the flowers to her parents at their house. I appreciated receiving flowers at our house when my mom died. They were a comfort to us.

[scrapper09]

So sorry to hear about this. Hopefully someone else will come along and give you the advice you're looking for. I am no good at this sort of thing. I have never heard of a Mom and Dad service either. Maybe send the flowers to her parents since you were close with them when you were younger. And sometimes the florist can help you decide where to send the flowers.

I agree with this Stitchmich that the florist can help decide - but if you were very close to your friend (sympathies go out to you :hug: ) send them to her parents & place her name on it too... that covers her family & your dear friend - all the best with your decision... ;)

[ReneT]

Well, I think my hair turned out good. I like it anyway. It's not a HUGE change, just a little more light brown as opposed to red. The reason G always freaks out is because one day when we were dating, I came home with really dark brown hair - almost black. It's the one time he out and out said he didn't like it. :D I didn't think it was that bad, but it was pretty drastic.

Laura, I am so sorry about your friend. I have never heard of a Mom and Dad service either, but I'm not Catholic. I would think you would send flowers to her family since they are the ones you knew. I think where you send them is a matter of preference. I think they can be sent to either the family's home or the church.

[ReneT]

i'm not saying i always give into peer pressure this easily but i have downloaded picasa and it is scanning my computer as we speak. See what you guys do to me!:d


Yay you! :D

[Christine]

I am trying to get caught up from all of your gabbiness. :D Looks like you are making up for lost time. :lol: but before I go do the Thursday insanity (which this week we are adding a dance performance for dd1 and swimming lessons for ds2, to the already overflowing schedule) I had to pipe up about the smart collections thing.

On some of the stuff you guys are doing THERE IS AN EASIER WAY!!!!! Do I have your attn now. :D

Specifically on getting all of the previews together, don't use keywords because YOU have to add those in order for the kit to show up in your collection. Do this:

file name contains 73_
file name does not contain Contact

This will grab all of my previews and it will keep updating every time you add something to your dsp folder, even if you have NOT updated the keywords. Every designer has a number, mine as I am sure you have realized, is 73_. So in every product I have, there are two files that have the 73_ in the file name, the preview and the contact sheet. I add _Contact at the end of the preview's name to save my Contact Sheet, so doing does not contain, gets rid of those.

If you want to collect all of your BG's just do

file name contains BG
file type is jpg

Try to look at the formats that we use consistently and use those FIRST, no sense in going thru and keywording stuff you don't have to.

Like overlays are pngs w/ O_

You will probably notice if you have some of the older stuff that it is not consistent cuz of course we have evolved, but at least the last few years, we have all tried to be consistent in our naming so that makes it easier for you. :D The more you can collect based on the file name and not the keyword, the less work for you! :yippee:

[idtwinmom]

:wave: :wave: :wave: Me! Me! Me! :wave: :wave: :wave:



And I spent my time organizing my year's bills/payments/stuff for tax time, only to go home and find that my Qyicken is broken and fractured into so many pieces I do't even know where to begin! :eek: :eek: :eek: :annoyed: :annoyed: :help: :help: :cry: :cry: :cry:



Again, in English, please! :doh: :D

I may be able to suggest a Quicken fix! Your main Quicken data file is under the applications folder. However, Quicken always does it's own Backup file and places it in a folder under Documents. Try going to the backup file and opening it. If that works (98% of the time it does), close Quicken. Copy the backup to the Application folder with the original file name (usually just Quicken Data.qdfm). Reopen Quicken and do File > Open so that you are reopening the file under the Application folder (other wise it opens the last file and you don't want that or you won't get good backups).

HTH!

[idtwinmom]

Noooowayyyy.... everyone always tells me that once you start coloring your hair your in it for lifelong maintenance. Nooooo thank you! lol

I'm turning 40 here shortly and so I imagine my greying days are coming, and probably faster than I want them to. When that happens, I *might* color my hair. We'll see.

OK, I just have to say: first off being 40 and not having grey is a blessing, believe me! I had a grey streak down the back by the time I was 22, and my poor kid sister was nearly totally grey by 30, older sister well before 30. (mine slowed and I am only now seeing more grey than other). I did color my hair for years. Some times myself and others at the salon. But kind of got bad at keeping it up when I got pregnant and couldn't tolerate the smell. Did it once or twice between the boys and DD, but haven't done it now since getting pregnant with her and she turns 4 in just over a month. Any way, I don't think it is an all or nothing deal. It really only takes a year and a couple of good cuts to remove it, and if that frightens you too much, give a thought to doing the kind that washes out. Talk to your stylist and have some fun!

[idtwinmom]

Laura - sorry to hear about your friend. I'm sure by now you have made a decision and there were some great comments about where to send the flowers any way. If you do find out what a Mom and Dad service is, I would be interested to know though.

Hugs

[stitchmich]

OK, I just have to say: first off being 40 and not having grey is a blessing, believe me! I had a grey streak down the back by the time I was 22, and my poor kid sister was nearly totally grey by 30, older sister well before 30. (mine slowed and I am only now seeing more grey than other). I did color my hair for years. Some times myself and others at the salon. But kind of got bad at keeping it up when I got pregnant and couldn't tolerate the smell. Did it once or twice between the boys and DD, but haven't done it now since getting pregnant with her and she turns 4 in just over a month. Any way, I don't think it is an all or nothing deal. It really only takes a year and a couple of good cuts to remove it, and if that frightens you too much, give a thought to doing the kind that washes out. Talk to your stylist and have some fun!

I started using semi-permanent so it washes out. You can't really go lighter that way though, just same or darker. But it does cover the greys. My hair is dark, so when the greys started coming in they were very noticable even if not very many of them. I've been coloring mine so long I might be surprised to find out how grey I am now. :lol:

[carolyn d]

A childhood friend of mine has passed away. She apparently had a tough life from dealing with something that happened to us when we were younger. She attempted suicide several times and was in and out of therapy to help deal with the issue, but it was too much for her and she took her life a few days ago. Although I haven't had communication with her for a veryyyyyyyyyyy long time (I had to recover and move on and her not being able to do that was dragging me down), I'd like to send some flowers. Our two families were extremely close my entire childhood and I'd like to let them know I'm thinking of them during this difficult time for them. So I have a question I need help with.....

In her notice it says that they are having "Mom and Dad Services".... what is that? I have honestly never heard of that.

They are catholic and are having MANY types of services... Rosary, Mom and Dad, Reading, a Viewing, Cemetery side... and the list goes on.

So.... where do I send my flowers to, I mean I have all of the churches and cemetery and mortuary info... but to WHICH service is appropriate under these circumstances?

WHO do I address them to.... to the parents... to the family... to her... to her lifelong companion (who I never met and have no idea who he is except his name)....???

Any insight you care to share with me so I don't totally make a butt out of myself would be really appreciated. The first services start Friday night and continue on to Monday night.Laura.. so sorry to hear of your loss. As for the flowers... you can always consider a live potted plant which can be planted in their garden and which will renew itself each year. But anything you send, I would send to their house as you were personally close to them . This way, you can also enclose a personal message to them specifically should you so choose.

This is such a difficult situation for the family to bear and a kind message from you I'm sure would be appreciated.

[carolyn d]

OK, I just have to say: first off being 40 and not having grey is a blessing, believe me! I had a grey streak down the back by the time I was 22, and my poor kid sister was nearly totally grey by 30, older sister well before 30. (mine slowed and I am only now seeing more grey than other). I did color my hair for years. Some times myself and others at the salon. But kind of got bad at keeping it up when I got pregnant and couldn't tolerate the smell. Did it once or twice between the boys and DD, but haven't done it now since getting pregnant with her and she turns 4 in just over a month. Any way, I don't think it is an all or nothing deal. It really only takes a year and a couple of good cuts to remove it, and if that frightens you too much, give a thought to doing the kind that washes out. Talk to your stylist and have some fun! I color mine every 4 weeks.. semi permanent...and I have no grays.. just like to play. I like the semi permanent because it blends better with new hair growth. Over the years I've been brown, ash brown, auburn, cinnamon, caramel with red highlights.. the list is endless. Just have a play with a semi permanent color and have fun !

[carolyn d]

as a matter of fact, I just got back from having my hair done and I am currently an ashy caramel cinnamon with spikes all over my head. And me with ZERO hair skills, it will NEVER look like this again... unless I have Robin do it for me. How DID I manage to give birth to a daughter with hair skills up the wazoo?? LOL

[ReneT]

I started using semi-permanent so it washes out. You can't really go lighter that way though, just same or darker. But it does cover the greys. My hair is dark, so when the greys started coming in they were very noticable even if not very many of them. I've been coloring mine so long I might be surprised to find out how grey I am now. :lol:

Me too! :rofl:

[ReneT]

Gary liked my hair! But I'm wondering if the reason is not so much that he likes the color, but that it's styled a bit like Sarah Palin and I'm wearing my glasses! Hmmmmm.... :rofl::rofl:

[idtwinmom]

Sarah Palin - no comment!

Spikes - still waiting to see those!

Color - ahhhh! Been so long since it was other than grey, but since DH likes it this way I think I will stick with it (much less hassle and cheaper too!) Although I do really need a good cut.

[debilou]

I am trying to get caught up from all of your gabbiness. :D Looks like you are making up for lost time. :lol: but before I go do the Thursday insanity (which this week we are adding a dance performance for dd1 and swimming lessons for ds2, to the already overflowing schedule) I had to pipe up about the smart collections thing.

On some of the stuff you guys are doing THERE IS AN EASIER WAY!!!!! Do I have your attn now. :D

Specifically on getting all of the previews together, don't use keywords because YOU have to add those in order for the kit to show up in your collection. Do this:

file name contains 73_
file name does not contain Contact

This will grab all of my previews and it will keep updating every time you add something to your dsp folder, even if you have NOT updated the keywords. Every designer has a number, mine as I am sure you have realized, is 73_. So in every product I have, there are two files that have the 73_ in the file name, the preview and the contact sheet. I add _Contact at the end of the preview's name to save my Contact Sheet, so doing does not contain, gets rid of those.

If you want to collect all of your BG's just do

file name contains BG
file type is jpg

Try to look at the formats that we use consistently and use those FIRST, no sense in going thru and keywording stuff you don't have to.

Like overlays are pngs w/ O_

You will probably notice if you have some of the older stuff that it is not consistent cuz of course we have evolved, but at least the last few years, we have all tried to be consistent in our naming so that makes it easier for you. :D The more you can collect based on the file name and not the keyword, the less work for you! :yippee:
most of my overlays begin with ELEMENT_OVELAY....
AND, Previews within Club kits - the designer name has a D in front of the designer number so Christine your's is D73..

[>>aruaL<<]

wouldn't that take more time though Christine, having to go through each designer separately? A quick search for "overlay" grabbed nearly all of mine. I clicked on the first, held down shift and clicked on the last .... all were highlighted and I clicked on my keyword "overlay" and they were all done at once, from all designers.

Or did I totally misunderstand? Which is normally the issue... lol

[>>aruaL<<]

Thanks for the posts regarding my childhood friend, ladies. I ended up sending her family a large Peace Lily, to the house. I chose it because she loves lily and she loved planting/gardening. My parents are picking up flowers for me and taking them to the graveside service. I'd like to attend, but I just don't think it's a good idea for so many reasons. I'll let my parents take care of it. :-)

[>>aruaL<<]

Rene, Palin is really pretty... so at least it's a compliment! LOL

[sands_healy]

I'm doing a drive by drop of photos :)

Take a guess where I was today :D

This a brand new Nudibranch for me, and it hadn't been seen before by any of the dive masters either
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153215.jpg

The resident sea horse on the dive site Aquarium
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153225.jpg

One of the largest Nudibranches on our dive sites
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153232.jpg

Even Nemo has a Christmas Tree :)
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153233.jpg

Here is a series of photos of a Torpedo Ray covering itself with sand :

Now you see it....
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153264.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153265.jpg

Now you don't!
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153266.jpg

I captured these two different Anenome Fish too :
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153250.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153253.jpg

A zebra Eel
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr249/sandshealy/P1153257.jpg

[>>aruaL<<]

the links not workin' Sands...

[sands_healy]

Oh that's cos I decided to make them bigger and deleted them..... they'll be back in a few mins :)

[sands_healy]

Working now Laura :)

[stitchmich]

Love the pictures, Sandy!!! The little anemone fish in the bubble patch is too cute and I love Nemo's Christmas tree. hehehe. So when you say it's a large nudibranch, what does that mean? How big are they? And big are seahorses?

[ReneT]

wouldn't that take more time though Christine, having to go through each designer separately? A quick search for "overlay" grabbed nearly all of mine. I clicked on the first, held down shift and clicked on the last .... all were highlighted and I clicked on my keyword "overlay" and they were all done at once, from all designers.

Or did I totally misunderstand? Which is normally the issue... lol

If I understand right, she's saying make a Smart Collection for each individual designer, and another SC for overlays. So there would be a SC for Chris, a SC for Tina, a SC for overlays, etc. Or am I misunderstanding what you are asking?

Thanks for the posts regarding my childhood friend, ladies. I ended up sending her family a large Peace Lily, to the house. I chose it because she loves lily and she loved planting/gardening. My parents are picking up flowers for me and taking them to the graveside service. I'd like to attend, but I just don't think it's a good idea for so many reasons. I'll let my parents take care of it. :-)

I'm sure they will love and appreciate it Laura.

Rene, Palin is really pretty... so at least it's a compliment! LOL

I know this may not be a popular thing to say, but personally, I like Sarah Palin. :eek:

[ReneT]

Oh my gosh Sands, those are awesome! Gary loves to look at your diving photos because he wants to go so bad!

[ReneT]

We are about to leave to take the kids to Cloudcroft for their Christmas trip. I've already had drama this morning. I picked up my dry cleaning yesterday because they had a jacket I wanted to wear today. Didn't check it when I picked it up, so got up this morning and was going to put it on but it wasn't there. Finally 2 hours later, they finally found it, so am going to pick it up and put it on, on the way out of town.

I'm really looking forward to this trip with the kids. It will be the first time since 2003 we've all 5 taken a trip together. Yay!

Hopefully I will get some cool shots of the kids snow tubing! Wish me luck!

I'll miss you guys! :love3:

[>>aruaL<<]

Ohh maybe I misunderstood her Renee.....

I have a SC for each designer already. My SC for Previews is just ONE collection... all designers together.

I think I misunderstood completely... gonna reread it. LOL

[>>aruaL<<]

Only the last 3 work for me Sands.... but gosh are those soooo dang cool!! Makes me wanna learn to scuba dive..... sigh

[addicted]

I started using semi-permanent so it washes out. You can't really go lighter that way though, just same or darker. But it does cover the greys. My hair is dark, so when the greys started coming in they were very noticable even if not very many of them. I've been coloring mine so long I might be surprised to find out how grey I am now. :lol:
Mine is dark also and all my gray are in the part and my bangs! :annoyed: Can't they come in the back first??

I color mine every 4 weeks.. semi permanent...and I have no grays.. just like to play.

I'm so jealous!

as a matter of fact, I just got back from having my hair done and I am currently an ashy caramel cinnamon with spikes all over my head. And me with ZERO hair skills, it will NEVER look like this again... unless I have Robin do it for me. How DID I manage to give birth to a daughter with hair skills up the wazoo?? LOL
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Gary liked my hair! But I'm wondering if the reason is not so much that he likes the color, but that it's styled a bit like Sarah Palin and I'm wearing my glasses! Hmmmmm.... :rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Thanks for the posts regarding my childhood friend, ladies. I ended up sending her family a large Peace Lily, to the house. I chose it because she loves lily and she loved planting/gardening. My parents are picking up flowers for me and taking them to the graveside service. I'd like to attend, but I just don't think it's a good idea for so many reasons. I'll let my parents take care of it. :-)

Glad you have that taken care of!

We are about to leave to take the kids to Cloudcroft for their Christmas trip. I've already had drama this morning. I picked up my dry cleaning yesterday because they had a jacket I wanted to wear today. Didn't check it when I picked it up, so got up this morning and was going to put it on but it wasn't there. Finally 2 hours later, they finally found it, so am going to pick it up and put it on, on the way out of town.

I'm really looking forward to this trip with the kids. It will be the first time since 2003 we've all 5 taken a trip together. Yay!

Hopefully I will get some cool shots of the kids snow tubing! Wish me luck!

I'll miss you guys! :love3:
Have fun and glad it all worked out this morning. :tup:


All the kids are home today and Monday. so we have a long weekend. Yesterday I made these chocolate cookies you cook in the waffle iron. Well I made them healthy and Ethan really liked them so I let him have a lot of them. Well NEVER again is he getting that much chocolate. Really it wasn't that much, but since he never gets any sort of caffeine he wouldn't go to sleep last night. :doh: DH left to go sleep somewhere else and I got stuck with him tossing and talking and singing and kicking until 11:30!

[GrandmaCrys]

All of that stuff didn't make sense to me either Crys till I sat down with it yesterday and worked on it.

Part of the trouble is that it's me! ;) The other part is that I have CS3, which isn't as advanced. :D

Crys, do you use CS4 bridge? if you do I'll send you screen prints

Nope, see above. And a very wise woman suggested I wait to upgrade when CS5 comes out! ;)

thats okay, the wagon has many wheels that make it turn... doesn't have to be bridge :-)

I am so not an organized person. Im actually very disorganized..... I keep am extremely clean house but with messy record keeping... LOL. My dsp supplies are way more organized than anything else in my life. HAHAHAHA!!!

I have two kits that are pretty organized! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I may be able to suggest a Quicken fix! Your main Quicken data file is under the applications folder. However, Quicken always does it's own Backup file and places it in a folder under Documents. Try going to the backup file and opening it. If that works (98% of the time it does), close Quicken. Copy the backup to the Application folder with the original file name (usually just Quicken Data.qdfm). Reopen Quicken and do File > Open so that you are reopening the file under the Application folder (other wise it opens the last file and you don't want that or you won't get good backups).

HTH!

Bless your heart, Lisa. I've copied this and will sit down this weekend and see if I can find anything reasonbly recent. (Part of the trouble might be the loss of my old EHD and installing the new one! :() Wish me luck!! :help: :help:

I started using semi-permanent so it washes out. You can't really go lighter that way though, just same or darker. But it does cover the greys. My hair is dark, so when the greys started coming in they were very noticable even if not very many of them. I've been coloring mine so long I might be surprised to find out how grey I am now. :lol:

I started with that grey patch in the front when I was 26. And it WOULD NOT take color. So...I've just never bothered! :shocked: :doh: :yikes:

If I understand right, she's saying make a Smart Collection for each individual designer, and another SC for overlays. So there would be a SC for Chris, a SC for Tina, a SC for overlays, etc. Or am I misunderstanding what you are asking?



I'm sure they will love and appreciate it Laura.



I know this may not be a popular thing to say, but personally, I like Sarah Palin. :eek:

I like her too! :D

We are about to leave to take the kids to Cloudcroft for their Christmas trip. I've already had drama this morning. I picked up my dry cleaning yesterday because they had a jacket I wanted to wear today. Didn't check it when I picked it up, so got up this morning and was going to put it on but it wasn't there. Finally 2 hours later, they finally found it, so am going to pick it up and put it on, on the way out of town.

I'm really looking forward to this trip with the kids. It will be the first time since 2003 we've all 5 taken a trip together. Yay!

Hopefully I will get some cool shots of the kids snow tubing! Wish me luck!

I'll miss you guys! :love3:

Hope you have a marvelous time; can't wait to see the pics!! :love1: :love1:

Mine is dark also and all my gray are in the part and my bangs! :annoyed: Can't they come in the back first??



I'm so jealous!


:rofl::rofl::rofl:


:rofl::rofl::rofl:



Glad you have that taken care of!


Have fun and glad it all worked out this morning. :tup:


All the kids are home today and Monday. so we have a long weekend. Yesterday I made these chocolate cookies you cook in the waffle iron. Well I made them healthy and Ethan really liked them so I let him have a lot of them. Well NEVER again is he getting that much chocolate. Really it wasn't that much, but since he never gets any sort of caffeine he wouldn't go to sleep last night. :doh: DH left to go sleep somewhere else and I got stuck with him tossing and talking and singing and kicking until 11:30!

I KNOW exactly what you went through. My DH is such a snacker and just loves to buy *treats* for the grandkids. 4 of them maintain a pretty healthy diet, thanks to their parents, but DH is allowed to bring junk to the kids. (Matter of fact, at one point they started calling him *Grandpa Snacks*!) So...

When we had the boys' birthday swim party last Sept., Grandpa brought cookies and brownies. After a full day of swimming, we had a late night pizza party, followed by desserts.

We had a connecting room with DS#2 and family, so we could share our beds with them. Rutker, 4, got to sleep with Grandma. Only, between the cookies and brownies, he was wired to the max. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Our room had a balcony, which overlooked the indoor swimming pool of the *regular* part of the hotel. (vs. the Water Park area) I'll bet that kid was up eighty-eleven times looking out those patio doors. And while he was in bed, it was blabber...blabber...blabber...I thought he was NEVER going to sleep. I think it was around 12:30 am before he finally bit the dust.

Because it was a grandson, it was kind of cute and funny...but still...

Grandpa ever does that again late at night, and guess who the kid's going to sleep with? :annoyed: :annoyed:

[Christine]

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP HURTING MY CARS?!!!! ugggggghhh

I knew there was a reason we don't drive J to school. He air was way yuck and my hair was still wet from swimming so we were just going to drive. As I was backing out of my driveway I see the neighbor across the street also backing up andwe r getting close so I hurry and stop and think he is not stopping! Forward forward must....crunch too late! So my entire back window shattered and the hatch is dented tail light is broken and bumper is dinged. This was on the van not the truck but seriously? What am I doing wrong?!!! Good news nobody was hurt and he has insurance. Sigh

[Christine]

Oh yeah and the worst part? Well sorta there was some awesome ice on the grass and swings etc that I was going to take pics of when I got home but now that I have called insurance cleaned up the glass etc etc it is not as cool as it was :(

[carolyn d]

Sarah Palin - no comment!

Spikes - still waiting to see those!

Color - ahhhh! Been so long since it was other than grey, but since DH likes it this way I think I will stick with it (much less hassle and cheaper too!) Although I do really need a good cut.well,,, it's the next day and the spikes are flat !

[stitchmich]

I know this may not be a popular thing to say, but personally, I like Sarah Palin. :eek:

I like Sarah! And I'm thinking Gary does too ;) :lol:

We are about to leave to take the kids to Cloudcroft for their Christmas trip. I've already had drama this morning. I picked up my dry cleaning yesterday because they had a jacket I wanted to wear today. Didn't check it when I picked it up, so got up this morning and was going to put it on but it wasn't there. Finally 2 hours later, they finally found it, so am going to pick it up and put it on, on the way out of town.

I'm really looking forward to this trip with the kids. It will be the first time since 2003 we've all 5 taken a trip together. Yay!

Hopefully I will get some cool shots of the kids snow tubing! Wish me luck!

I'll miss you guys! :love3:

Sounds great! I hope you all have a fantastic trip and you come home with lots of great pictures :D

Mine is dark also and all my gray are in the part and my bangs! :annoyed: Can't they come in the back first??

LOL! That's not any better. Just means your DH would be plucking the greys from the back of your head... or at least that's what happened to me. :p

All the kids are home today and Monday. so we have a long weekend. Yesterday I made these chocolate cookies you cook in the waffle iron. Well I made them healthy and Ethan really liked them so I let him have a lot of them. Well NEVER again is he getting that much chocolate. Really it wasn't that much, but since he never gets any sort of caffeine he wouldn't go to sleep last night. :doh: DH left to go sleep somewhere else and I got stuck with him tossing and talking and singing and kicking until 11:30!

Okay they sound good, but sorry about the lack of sleep. Whew, I'm glad I can go to bed before my kids when I want to. I don't function well on lack of sleep.

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP HURTING MY CARS?!!!! ugggggghhh

I knew there was a reason we don't drive J to school. He air was way yuck and my hair was still wet from swimming so we were just going to drive. As I was backing out of my driveway I see the neighbor across the street also backing up andwe r getting close so I hurry and stop and think he is not stopping! Forward forward must....crunch too late! So my entire back window shattered and the hatch is dented tail light is broken and bumper is dinged. This was on the van not the truck but seriously? What am I doing wrong?!!! Good news nobody was hurt and he has insurance. Sigh

OH NO!!! :eek: You have had enough bad luck with cars! Sorry, but glad no one was hurt.
Oh yeah and the worst part? Well sorta there was some awesome ice on the grass and swings etc that I was going to take pics of when I got home but now that I have called insurance cleaned up the glass etc etc it is not as cool as it was :(

Really? the worst part is you didn't get to take pictures of the ice on the grass? Okay I get that and I respect you for it :lol:

[addicted]

I KNOW exactly what you went through. My DH is such a snacker and just loves to buy *treats* for the grandkids. 4 of them maintain a pretty healthy diet, thanks to their parents, but DH is allowed to bring junk to the kids. (Matter of fact, at one point they started calling him *Grandpa Snacks*!) So...

When we had the boys' birthday swim party last Sept., Grandpa brought cookies and brownies. After a full day of swimming, we had a late night pizza party, followed by desserts.

We had a connecting room with DS#2 and family, so we could share our beds with them. Rutker, 4, got to sleep with Grandma. Only, between the cookies and brownies, he was wired to the max. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Our room had a balcony, which overlooked the indoor swimming pool of the *regular* part of the hotel. (vs. the Water Park area) I'll bet that kid was up eighty-eleven times looking out those patio doors. And while he was in bed, it was blabber...blabber...blabber...I thought he was NEVER going to sleep. I think it was around 12:30 am before he finally bit the dust.

Because it was a grandson, it was kind of cute and funny...but still...

Grandpa ever does that again late at night, and guess who the kid's going to sleep with? :annoyed: :annoyed:
:rofl::rofl:


WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP HURTING MY CARS?!!!! ugggggghhh

I knew there was a reason we don't drive J to school. He air was way yuck and my hair was still wet from swimming so we were just going to drive. As I was backing out of my driveway I see the neighbor across the street also backing up andwe r getting close so I hurry and stop and think he is not stopping! Forward forward must....crunch too late! So my entire back window shattered and the hatch is dented tail light is broken and bumper is dinged. This was on the van not the truck but seriously? What am I doing wrong?!!! Good news nobody was hurt and he has insurance. Sigh

:eek: I'm sorry, that sucks big time.

Oh yeah and the worst part? Well sorta there was some awesome ice on the grass and swings etc that I was going to take pics of when I got home but now that I have called insurance cleaned up the glass etc etc it is not as cool as it was :(

Wish we could have seen this.


And SANDS, I totally LOVE your photos, they are amazing! Great job!!

[debilou]

I want to be Sands!!!!!

[GrandmaCrys]

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP HURTING MY CARS?!!!! ugggggghhh

I knew there was a reason we don't drive J to school. He air was way yuck and my hair was still wet from swimming so we were just going to drive. As I was backing out of my driveway I see the neighbor across the street also backing up andwe r getting close so I hurry and stop and think he is not stopping! Forward forward must....crunch too late! So my entire back window shattered and the hatch is dented tail light is broken and bumper is dinged. This was on the van not the truck but seriously? What am I doing wrong?!!! Good news nobody was hurt and he has insurance. Sigh


Wash your vehicles and get those bullseyes removed! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Seriously, what rotten luck! :eek: :yikes: :annoyed: :annoyed: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[suvgal]

Sandy-thanks for posting your photos. They are amazing!!!!
We took our new cameras out shooting today. Will post once I download them and see what I managed to capture.

Chris- sorry to hear about your vehicle. Glad to hear no one was injured. I find there are more people who do not pay attention to those around them....they are only concerned about themselves.

[stitchmich]

I have a question... I got PSE7 with my tablet but have never installed it since I use PSP. Does PSE use actions? And if I installed it, would it eat up my computer resources running both? (idk if that is a silly question or not) And more importantly would it be confusing to my little brain to try to use both?

[sands_healy]

Love the pictures, Sandy!!! The little anemone fish in the bubble patch is too cute and I love Nemo's Christmas tree. hehehe. So when you say it's a large nudibranch, what does that mean? How big are they? And big are seahorses?

Well the first nudibranch, the orange, with black and white was only about 1.5" long, the large one was 6" long. The sea horse from top of his head to his tail was probably close to 8". There are smaller sea horses but we've only ever seen the big ones here.

Only the last 3 work for me Sands.... but gosh are those soooo dang cool!! Makes me wanna learn to scuba dive..... sigh

Maybe if you do a hard refresh (CTL+F5 together) they will show up. It could have been me that messed with your cache since I deleted the images so the links didn't work. Cos I'm guessing that everyone else saw them.

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP HURTING MY CARS?!!!! ugggggghhh

I knew there was a reason we don't drive J to school. He air was way yuck and my hair was still wet from swimming so we were just going to drive. As I was backing out of my driveway I see the neighbor across the street also backing up andwe r getting close so I hurry and stop and think he is not stopping! Forward forward must....crunch too late! So my entire back window shattered and the hatch is dented tail light is broken and bumper is dinged. This was on the van not the truck but seriously? What am I doing wrong?!!! Good news nobody was hurt and he has insurance. Sigh

:eek::eek::eek: but.... I don't remember your road being that narrow??? :eek::eek::eek:

I want to be Sands!!!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Thanks for the giggle Debi :D

I have a question... I got PSE7 with my tablet but have never installed it since I use PSP. Does PSE use actions? And if I installed it, would it eat up my computer resources running both? (idk if that is a silly question or not) And more importantly would it be confusing to my little brain to try to use both?

Sorry Mich, I can't help you with this one.

[carolyn d]

I have a question... I got PSE7 with my tablet but have never installed it since I use PSP. Does PSE use actions? And if I installed it, would it eat up my computer resources running both? (idk if that is a silly question or not) And more importantly would it be confusing to my little brain to try to use both?Yes, there are some actions which work with PSE. Be aware that I had used PSE5 and any actions that worked with that were labeled as such, but they were not as plentiful as those made for PS. And depending upon how many windows you have open, the size of the files in use and the amount of available RAM in your machine, yes, running both could chew a big hole in your computer resources.

[carolyn d]

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP HURTING MY CARS?!!!! ugggggghhh

I knew there was a reason we don't drive J to school. He air was way yuck and my hair was still wet from swimming so we were just going to drive. As I was backing out of my driveway I see the neighbor across the street also backing up andwe r getting close so I hurry and stop and think he is not stopping! Forward forward must....crunch too late! So my entire back window shattered and the hatch is dented tail light is broken and bumper is dinged. This was on the van not the truck but seriously? What am I doing wrong?!!! Good news nobody was hurt and he has insurance. Sigh

People are going to start thinking you buy your vehicles at garage sales..OMG I just CANNOT BELIEVE the luck (or lack of) you are having ! At least no one was hurt with the flying glass... and insurance can cover the repair tab. Well they do say that things come in three's ( the boulder, the gun, and the neighbor) so now the requisites are fulfilled.. and hopefully NOTHING else happens.

[sands_healy]

Carolyn..... where did you go???? :eek:

[carolyn d]

Carolyn..... where did you go???? :eek:Into the shower... where did you go when I came back ??? LOL

[sands_healy]

also into the shower then bed :D. replied to your message.

And the weddings are: Omani on the 4th of Feb and Western on the 18th Feb

[>>aruaL<<]

Wish me luckkkk... I have volunteered to be one of the bus drivers today for 23 soccer girls.... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our paid drivers aren't allowed any overtime due to budget cuts and well, not many others can drive the bus, or are approved to, and really who is dumb enough to volunteer to spend an entire saturday driving about 3 hours from home with 23 girls?!!!

[stitchmich]

Wish me luckkkk... I have volunteered to be one of the bus drivers today for 23 soccer girls.... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our paid drivers aren't allowed any overtime due to budget cuts and well, not many others can drive the bus, or are approved to, and really who is dumb enough to volunteer to spend an entire saturday driving about 3 hours from home with 23 girls?!!!

you're not fooling me... you know you love hanging out with your girl and all her friends, even if it is on a bus. Have a fun day! :D

[carolyn d]

also into the shower then bed :D. replied to your message.

And the weddings are: Omani on the 4th of Feb and Western on the 18th FebWOOO HOOO GF.. you are going to be one busy lady..let me know if there is anything i can do in post to help....you are gonna be spending the month of Feb in front of the computer!!!!!

[idtwinmom]

Hi guys! Well, I got to stop by and read yesterday, but never got to post anything!

Sands - great pics again. I love showing them to the kids, and they love that you label everything.

Chris - Yikes! I sure hope Carolyn is right and this fulfills the 3s!

I spent all morning out with the kids. We did grocery shopping, stopped by the "school" to drop off receipts, and then went to the library. Tried to do more shopping, but the boys were in no mood! So, we went and got DH and I dropped him and the kids at home and went back out. I got home about 8:30 last night and was too tired and sore to even think about the computer. Went to bed really early (for me lately that is). Well, one of my purchases was a new shredder. The old one got dropped during the move prep last year and shattered. Costco had one that does up to 10 sheets, CCs, CDs and the old 3.5 floppies (could have used that last spring, let me tell you). It was only $50 and then I had a coupon for $10 off that! I'm totally thrilled because I used my old shredder all the time. I have already had to dump the little basket 2ce!

OK, off to lunch and then back to work after that. I need to get at least 5 valentines cards designed and off to the store today!

Hugs all!

[>>aruaL<<]

lol stitch... too funny! I do love hanging with my kid and the girls are all pretty well behaved... but on a bus with all of them at once... on a longgg drive - um yah bring on the tylenol!! lol

[suvgal]

Yesterday DH and I decided to go out and take some photos with our new cameras. I've made LOs of Kent Falls, a state park in CT, in the summer with the grands swimming and the fall foliage but had never gone there in the winter. An awesome sight!!!! A guy was going to ice climb the falls ... gives you an idea of how thick the ice on the falls was.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7398/thumbs/BetweenTheBrackets-Kent-Fal.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=347670)
KENT FALLS-WINTER (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=347670)

[Christine]

most of my overlays begin with ELEMENT_OVELAY....
AND, Previews within Club kits - the designer name has a D in front of the designer number so Christine your's is D73..

this is true, but it does still have the 73_ in it so it will still pick up. Hmmmm really on the overlays? I thought everyone did them like me. LOL

[Christine]

wouldn't that take more time though Christine, having to go through each designer separately? A quick search for "overlay" grabbed nearly all of mine. I clicked on the first, held down shift and clicked on the last .... all were highlighted and I clicked on my keyword "overlay" and they were all done at once, from all designers.

Or did I totally misunderstand? Which is normally the issue... lol

you don't have to include the designer part, I thought you said you had each designers previews separated out, but yeah w/ or w/o the designer number will work. The big advantage is if you do what you can w/ file name when you add a new kit, you will automatically have it added to the SC, whether or not you have had time to keyword

[Christine]

Trying to get caught up:

Sandy- awesome pics!

Rene- Have fun and be safe! and I like Palin too

[Christine]

:eek::eek::eek: but.... I don't remember your road being that narrow??? :eek::eek::eek:



me too :(

Wash your vehicles and get those bullseyes removed! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Seriously, what rotten luck! :eek: :yikes: :annoyed: :annoyed: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:


Chris- sorry to hear about your vehicle. Glad to hear no one was injured. I find there are more people who do not pay attention to those around them....they are only concerned about themselves.

Thanks :hug: I am thinking you guys are going to stop believing me cuz how can anyone have this many car issues?!!! :annoyed::annoyed::annoyed::annoyed:



OH NO!!! :eek: You have had enough bad luck with cars! Sorry, but glad no one was hurt.


Really? the worst part is you didn't get to take pictures of the ice on the grass? Okay I get that and I respect you for it :lol:

I knew you guys would understand :D

Mine is dark also and all my gray are in the part and my bangs! :annoyed: Can't they come in the back first??

All the kids are home today and Monday. so we have a long weekend. Yesterday I made these chocolate cookies you cook in the waffle iron. Well I made them healthy and Ethan really liked them so I let him have a lot of them. Well NEVER again is he getting that much chocolate. Really it wasn't that much, but since he never gets any sort of caffeine he wouldn't go to sleep last night. :doh: DH left to go sleep somewhere else and I got stuck with him tossing and talking and singing and kicking until 11:30!

mine are way white so quite dark brunette and then WHITE, mostly in my part. and have been showing up forever. Semi permanent color does the trick for me too :D Otherwise I look like a skunk!

So I am not seeing the recipe. Healthy chocolate cookies sounds like a good thing to me :D

[Christine]

People are going to start thinking you buy your vehicles at garage sales..OMG I just CANNOT BELIEVE the luck (or lack of) you are having ! At least no one was hurt with the flying glass... and insurance can cover the repair tab. Well they do say that things come in three's ( the boulder, the gun, and the neighbor) so now the requisites are fulfilled.. and hopefully NOTHING else happens.

I know!!! I have never been around when tempered glass shattered. I was amazed how loud it was and how it just shattered into a billion pieces. Spent most of the day getting the insurance contacted and the car into the shop. They gave us a rental car too, so yay for that. They started out trying to give me an "economy" car, but I said hey I HAVE to have 7 seats. I have 4 kids and a car pool when I need 7 seats. They were really good to authorize it w/o any fuss. It is going to be at least a week before I get my van back. :( The kids hope it will be longer cuz they like the new van. :lol: (It has automatic doors so they don't have to close it. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Wish me luckkkk... I have volunteered to be one of the bus drivers today for 23 soccer girls.... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our paid drivers aren't allowed any overtime due to budget cuts and well, not many others can drive the bus, or are approved to, and really who is dumb enough to volunteer to spend an entire saturday driving about 3 hours from home with 23 girls?!!!

Have Fun Laura!

Hi guys! Well, I got to stop by and read yesterday, but never got to post anything!

Sands - great pics again. I love showing them to the kids, and they love that you label everything.

Chris - Yikes! I sure hope Carolyn is right and this fulfills the 3s!

I spent all morning out with the kids. We did grocery shopping, stopped by the "school" to drop off receipts, and then went to the library. Tried to do more shopping, but the boys were in no mood! So, we went and got DH and I dropped him and the kids at home and went back out. I got home about 8:30 last night and was too tired and sore to even think about the computer. Went to bed really early (for me lately that is). Well, one of my purchases was a new shredder. The old one got dropped during the move prep last year and shattered. Costco had one that does up to 10 sheets, CCs, CDs and the old 3.5 floppies (could have used that last spring, let me tell you). It was only $50 and then I had a coupon for $10 off that! I'm totally thrilled because I used my old shredder all the time. I have already had to dump the little basket 2ce!

OK, off to lunch and then back to work after that. I need to get at least 5 valentines cards designed and off to the store today!

Hugs all!

Thanks I hope so too! So what are you doing w/ the valentines cards etc? I think I missed this, go back. :D

I guess I don't have quite enough to do, I decided that I needed to go through and redo my recipes in my recipe box. I am color coding them (just printing them on colored card stock) so all of the entrees are one color, breakfast foods another etc. My kids just stick them any old place, plus they have spilled on them and use them to even out a cup of flour or sugar or whatever. :annoyed::annoyed::annoyed: So they are in bad shape. I am hoping that if they have a green card in their hand they can figure out that it goes w/ the other green ones. :rofl:

[sands_healy]

I guess I don't have quite enough to do, I decided that I needed to go through and redo my recipes in my recipe box. I am color coding them (just printing them on colored card stock) so all of the entrees are one color, breakfast foods another etc. My kids just stick them any old place, plus they have spilled on them and use them to even out a cup of flour or sugar or whatever. :annoyed::annoyed::annoyed: So they are in bad shape. I am hoping that if they have a green card in their hand they can figure out that it goes w/ the other green ones. :rofl:

:eek::eek::eek::yikes::yikes::yikes: Gees you're a sucker for punishment!!!

[debilou]

I agree with Sands....

But, then I've spent the last 4 days cleaning out my office & reorganizing it...

[>>aruaL<<]

you don't have to include the designer part, I thought you said you had each designers previews separated out, but yeah w/ or w/o the designer number will work. The big advantage is if you do what you can w/ file name when you add a new kit, you will automatically have it added to the SC, whether or not you have had time to keyword


Nooo I have a smart collection for each designer.... but then I also have ONE smart collection for ALL previews, regardless of the designer. Easier for me to look in one collection to location something to start a LO with, this way.

[idtwinmom]

FYI - Sunday chat has started! Come join the fun!

[stitchmich]

Sorry I missed chat today, Lisa. My keyboard and mouse quit on me. I don't know what happened but it took a while to get them back.

I have to share... this may have been a "duh moment" for some but for me it was a scrapbook revelation, epiphany even! I discovered "snap to grid"! I know, duh, right? I've used Snap to Guides before but somehow I missed out on snap to grid. My life will never be the same! :lol: I can't wait to post my YIR pages that I've been whipping up. I did install PSE and spent several hours playing with it on Saturday. I don't think I'll use it regularly, but I'm going to leave it installed and may play with it some. I downloaded and installed a few free actions. I have to say I do love Ctrl-G in PSE. AND I am realizing why Chris did that shortcut series. I spent a lot of time searching for commands. In PSP I have custom toolbars with buttons for all the thing I do a lot. I don't think I can ever switch over from PSP cuz I can't give up my buttons. :eek:

Okay enough rambling...

Lisa, what do you mean about getting cards designed and off to the store?

Chris... recipe organizing... do you not have enough to do? Wow, you never cease to amaze me.

Tablet question... I used to have a little pop-up thingy when I had a cursor for inputing text that I could write in a space instead of type, but I don't have it now. Was that a vista thing? My Wacom menu has a tab for Pop-Up menu but I don't understand it. help?

[idtwinmom]

Sorry you missed it too! We had lots of fun and talked about all kinds of yummy food! We even had 2 newbies (although one didn't stick around long).

OK, first let me say I have done nothing with the valentine's cards. Second, I'm going to try and create a few and see if they sell. Another member has been making money at it, and although I think she has better design skills, I think if I keep them simple, cards aren't nearly as intimidating as kits. So, I'm trying. Only problem is, this timeline thing has taken nearly every minute of my computer time for the last 2 weeks trying to get the LOs just right and then figuring out how to print them so they are 300 pages, but only 150 (well almost. I think the actual page count is 123 or something without blanks that can be inserted where you need extras.) Well, since the books are finally printing (as I type) I may try tomorrow to get something done. Today, I'm gonna play.

[addicted]

Wish me luckkkk... I have volunteered to be one of the bus drivers today for 23 soccer girls.... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our paid drivers aren't allowed any overtime due to budget cuts and well, not many others can drive the bus, or are approved to, and really who is dumb enough to volunteer to spend an entire saturday driving about 3 hours from home with 23 girls?!!!
GOOD LUCK!!

Yesterday DH and I decided to go out and take some photos with our new cameras. I've made LOs of Kent Falls, a state park in CT, in the summer with the grands swimming and the fall foliage but had never gone there in the winter. An awesome sight!!!! A guy was going to ice climb the falls ... gives you an idea of how thick the ice on the falls was.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7398/thumbs/BetweenTheBrackets-Kent-Fal.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=347670)
KENT FALLS-WINTER (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=347670)
Awesome LO!!!

Sorry you missed it too! We had lots of fun and talked about all kinds of yummy food! We even had 2 newbies (although one didn't stick around long).

OK, first let me say I have done nothing with the valentine's cards. Second, I'm going to try and create a few and see if they sell. Another member has been making money at it, and although I think she has better design skills, I think if I keep them simple, cards aren't nearly as intimidating as kits. So, I'm trying. Only problem is, this timeline thing has taken nearly every minute of my computer time for the last 2 weeks trying to get the LOs just right and then figuring out how to print them so they are 300 pages, but only 150 (well almost. I think the actual page count is 123 or something without blanks that can be inserted where you need extras.) Well, since the books are finally printing (as I type) I may try tomorrow to get something done. Today, I'm gonna play.
I want to see what they look like! Put them on FB or here, I bet they are awesome!! Hope you had a fun day playing!

We had a REALLY busy weekend. The kids were out of school Friday and today and I'm ready for school tomorrow!

[stitchmich]

Sorry you missed it too! We had lots of fun and talked about all kinds of yummy food! We even had 2 newbies (although one didn't stick around long).

OK, first let me say I have done nothing with the valentine's cards. Second, I'm going to try and create a few and see if they sell. Another member has been making money at it, and although I think she has better design skills, I think if I keep them simple, cards aren't nearly as intimidating as kits. So, I'm trying. Only problem is, this timeline thing has taken nearly every minute of my computer time for the last 2 weeks trying to get the LOs just right and then figuring out how to print them so they are 300 pages, but only 150 (well almost. I think the actual page count is 123 or something without blanks that can be inserted where you need extras.) Well, since the books are finally printing (as I type) I may try tomorrow to get something done. Today, I'm gonna play.

I'm still confused... are you making printed cards or digi cards and what store are you selling them in? And I don't what the timeline is either. I must have missed this. Maybe it's good I didn't make the chat talking about food. My pants are already too tight :lol:

Hey HEather :D Where is everybody else today? It's sloooow around here.

[GrandmaCrys]

Gee whiz!! Did Rene take the heart and soul of this thread with her to NM? Hardly any posts and I hadn't been here since Fri! And there I was - all weekend long - thinkng I was really missing out! :eek: :eek: :eek:

[GrandmaCrys]

Don't feel bad, Stitchie, I didn't begin to *get* what Lisa was saying either! ;) :confused:

[idtwinmom]

OK, still no cards to show any one! Now as to where, if I can make some worth sharing, there is a site that another DSP member turned me on to that you create digital cards and they sell them. They do all the printing, shipping, and other business type stuff, I just create, upload and, hopefully, collect my fee (as much as 56 cents per card). Of course, I have to do all the artwork myself as I don't have commercial licenses for any of the kits, but if I actually start making money I might buy some actions and things to help with the process. And, since I have never counted myself as an artist, I seem to be having a hard time "creating". So, how do I tell myself that I can do this?! Come on, waiting for suggestions!!!!! (Oh, not including a link as I don't want to break the rules, but the site is Card Universe.)

I have some information about the time line on my blog if you are interested. Basically, it's a book of blank pages, divided into sections with topics down the side (history & politics, Notable men & women, Art/Music/Literature, Religion/Philosophy, and Inventions/Technology) and years across the top. As the kids read about different events/people, etc., they fill in the info on the appropriate page helping them to track those events/people through time. They can fill in with pictures or stickers as well as little notes making this a truly visual method of putting history into perspective. I've always been fascinated with time lines as I am, in part, a visual learner. Since this is something that will follow them throughout their schooling, I really wanted to put some time making them right. FYI: There are 126 printed pages, not including those I'm putting in that have no dates in case we need extra room for anything.

HTH!

[stitchmich]

Lisa, the timeline sounds like a terrific learning tool! Very cool. I tried to comment on your blog but it doesn't look like it showed up.

[stitchmich]

So, I've been working on a page and it's just not coming together like I have envisioned, then I FINALLY make it work and as I am smiling big and feeling good, PSP shuts down on me. ugh! Sorry I just needed to whine to someone who would understand. :annoyed: Okay, I feel better now. I luv you guys. :love2:

[debilou]

So, I've been working on a page and it's just not coming together like I have envisioned, then I FINALLY make it work and as I am smiling big and feeling good, PSP shuts down on me. ugh! Sorry I just needed to whine to someone who would understand. :annoyed: Okay, I feel better now. I luv you guys. :love2:

Sorry Stithie... I know how it feels...

[idtwinmom]

Awe, Stitchie, that's the pits!

Comments are monitored on my blog. Once approved (which yours have been) they appear as they are supposed to!

OK, YEAH! My time lines are printed and all correctly too!

[>>aruaL<<]

awww stitchy I am sorry, thats a bummer!! I had that happen before and I was so mad because Im a newbie so doing anything takes me a long time and when I lost the page I was ticked off. Now I have a habit of always saving after every couple things I do on the page. CMD+S is my very best friend!!

I hope your able to redo it without much hassle.

[addicted]

I have to share... this may have been a "duh moment" for some but for me it was a scrapbook revelation, epiphany even! I discovered "snap to grid"! I know, duh, right? I've used Snap to Guides before but somehow I missed out on snap to grid. My life will never be the same! :lol: I can't wait to post my YIR pages that I've been whipping up. I did install PSE and spent several hours playing with it on Saturday. I don't think I'll use it regularly, but I'm going to leave it installed and may play with it some. I downloaded and installed a few free actions. I have to say I do love Ctrl-G in PSE. AND I am realizing why Chris did that shortcut series. I spent a lot of time searching for commands. In PSP I have custom toolbars with buttons for all the thing I do a lot. I don't think I can ever switch over from PSP cuz I can't give up my buttons. :eek:

Stitch, what are the snap to guides?

[suvgal]

Stitch- what is the snap to grid?

[stitchmich]

Thanks, guys, I knew you'd understand ;) I've recovered already and posted it.

Heather, do you have snap to grid? it the same thing except you set the guide lines where you want them. I've always found it much too tedious to set up all the guides. But when I had that duh moment and set my grid lines at 50 pixels it was a breeze to get nice even squares and rectangles. Check out my YIR pages and you'll see what I mean. Or maybe I'm like Carolyn... clear as mud :rofl:

[stitchmich]

HEy Barbara! Are you guys using PSE? Christine can explain it better than me, but if you haven't used snap to grid before, it's way cool!

[suvgal]

Yes, I use PSE6 and have never used either of them-snap to grid or snap to guides.

[stitchmich]

Look under the View menu, and check grid, then at the bottomof the view menu check snap to grid. That's what I see in PSE7. But here's a question... in PSE, once I have made a selection, can I promote that selection to a layer?

[carolyn d]

Stitch- what is the snap to grid?SNAP TO GRID.. you put up the grid lines and any line you draw will automatically "snap" in line with the nearest grid line... thus keeping everything straight.

So, I've been working on a page and it's just not coming together like I have envisioned, then I FINALLY make it work and as I am smiling big and feeling good, PSP shuts down on me. ugh! Sorry I just needed to whine to someone who would understand. :annoyed: Okay, I feel better now. I luv you guys. :love2:acccccccccchhhhhhhhhhh.. that really stinks.

Gee whiz!! Did Rene take the heart and sould of this thread with her to NM? Hardly any posts and I hadn't been here since Fri! And there I was - all weekend long - thinkng I was really missing out! :eek: :eek: :eek: no, just been a busy weekend. Friday night i did a maternity shoot and then spend most of the evening post work the images and burning to cd.. Saturday the weather here was in the 40's, so out and about (grocery shopping, goodies at the camera store with a gc from Christmas.. and Sunday with Mom and then home and laundry...

And Lisa... many actions are FREE! Check out atncentral.com for tons of freebies.

[carolyn d]

Look under the View menu, and check grid, then at the bottomof the view menu check snap to grid. That's what I see in PSE7. But here's a question... in PSE, once I have made a selection, can I promote that selection to a layer? yes, you should see something like CREATE LAYER FROM SELECTION... maybe located under either the LAYER or SELECT tab .. ( I don't remember where PSE hides it...) OR you might be able to right click on the selection and have CREATE NEW LAYER FROM SELECTION as a choice.

[carolyn d]

Thanks, guys, I knew you'd understand ;) I've recovered already and posted it.

Heather, do you have snap to grid? it the same thing except you set the guide lines where you want them. I've always found it much too tedious to set up all the guides. But when I had that duh moment and set my grid lines at 50 pixels it was a breeze to get nice even squares and rectangles. Check out my YIR pages and you'll see what I mean. Or maybe I'm like Carolyn... clear as mud :rofl:HA HA HA.. VERY FUNNY... you wise behind, you... :rofl::rofl::rofl::lol::lol::lol:

[sands_healy]

Sorry about your LO Stitchie..... I know exactly how that feels.

[GrandmaCrys]

So, I've been working on a page and it's just not coming together like I have envisioned, then I FINALLY make it work and as I am smiling big and feeling good, PSP shuts down on me. ugh! Sorry I just needed to whine to someone who would understand. :annoyed: Okay, I feel better now. I luv you guys. :love2:


:hug: :hug: :hug: I hate when that happens and it's all too frequently with me! :( Glad you recovered!! :hug:

:wave: :wave: Hi, Sands; missed you this morning! :wave: :wave:

[sands_healy]

Hi Crys :wave:

they changed aqua to Tuesdays, so I should be around tomorrow am :D


:wave: :wave: Hi, Sands; missed you this morning! :wave: :wave:

[addicted]

Thanks, guys, I knew you'd understand ;) I've recovered already and posted it.

Heather, do you have snap to grid? it the same thing except you set the guide lines where you want them. I've always found it much too tedious to set up all the guides. But when I had that duh moment and set my grid lines at 50 pixels it was a breeze to get nice even squares and rectangles. Check out my YIR pages and you'll see what I mean. Or maybe I'm like Carolyn... clear as mud :rofl:
I guess I'll have to ask Chris about this. I have no idea what I have. :rofl:

SNAP TO GRID.. you put up the grid lines and any line you draw will automatically "snap" in line with the nearest grid line... thus keeping everything straight.

acccccccccchhhhhhhhhhh.. that really stinks.

no, just been a busy weekend. Friday night i did a maternity shoot and then spend most of the evening post work the images and burning to cd.. Saturday the weather here was in the 40's, so out and about (grocery shopping, goodies at the camera store with a gc from Christmas.. and Sunday with Mom and then home and laundry...

And Lisa... many actions are FREE! Check out atncentral.com for tons of freebies.
Carolyn, I'm going to check out this actions site! Thanks!

Well I was so excited for the kids to go back to school today, because they have been home since Thursday and are fighting and can't go outside and are driving me crazy. Send them on the bus and the power goes out (very common here at the house not at their school). I get a call and school is cancelled because the power is out. CRAP!! It was so quite. Oh well they can stay in there rooms and clean them. :rofl: It's snowing a ton so maybe they can go play in it when their rooms are done.

[stitchmich]

I guess I'll have to ask Chris about this. I have no idea what I have. :rofl:

Carolyn, I'm going to check out this actions site! Thanks!

Well I was so excited for the kids to go back to school today, because they have been home since Thursday and are fighting and can't go outside and are driving me crazy. Send them on the bus and the power goes out (very common here at the house not at their school). I get a call and school is cancelled because the power is out. CRAP!! It was so quite. Oh well they can stay in there rooms and clean them. :rofl: It's snowing a ton so maybe they can go play in it when their rooms are done.

OH NO!!! I know that feeling being glad to send them back to school, so I can imagine how you felt when you got that call. (Sorry, it did make me chuckle :lol:) Snow sounds good though. Just send them all outside in the snow... and lock the door :lol::lol::lol:

I'm going to check out that action site too. I don't know that I'll ever teach myself PSE but I might if I find some actions I love.

HEather look under the view menu for snap to grid and then draw a rectangle with the marquee tool. you'll see what it does. It's very handy when making grid style layouts.

[stitchmich]

HA HA HA.. VERY FUNNY... you wise behind, you... :rofl::rofl::rofl::lol::lol::lol:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: I thought you'd like that ;)

[ReneT]

Hi Gundi Girls! We're back from our trip to the mountains! We got back yesterday evening. We all had a blast! I've got a lot going on today with laundry, bookkeeping, etc, so I'll have to catch up later, but I wanted to drop in and say hi real quick. :wave::wave::wave:

[Christine]

So, I've been working on a page and it's just not coming together like I have envisioned, then I FINALLY make it work and as I am smiling big and feeling good, PSP shuts down on me. ugh! Sorry I just needed to whine to someone who would understand. :annoyed: Okay, I feel better now. I luv you guys. :love2:

:hug::hug::hug::hug: :( Sorry stitch
Stitch, what are the snap to guides?

Stitch- what is the snap to grid?

snap is awesome if you have your grid or your guidelines turned on and snap checked (both found in View) when you draw like a rectangle w/ your selection, it will "snap" to the lines. Also it is awesome if you are dragging pics or whatever and want them to be lined up

Look under the View menu, and check grid, then at the bottomof the view menu check snap to grid. That's what I see in PSE7. But here's a question... in PSE, once I have made a selection, can I promote that selection to a layer?

in PS it is ctrl+j if you want to leave the old layer alone and ctrl+shift+j if you want to cut out the new layer so the old layer now has a hole in it

Hi Gundi Girls! We're back from our trip to the mountains! We got back yesterday evening. We all had a blast! I've got a lot going on today with laundry, bookkeeping, etc, so I'll have to catch up later, but I wanted to drop in and say hi real quick. :wave::wave::wave:

:yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee: Yay Rene is back!

So can anybody tell I have been way busy? :D That stupid fix the van thing took up a bunch of my time, then the kids have been out of school cuz of President's day. I have had two element sets that I have been working on for ages, but just didn't have time to finish them. Today, I finally got them done! Woot! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: One is another of my Buttons, Borders and More sets and one is a basic stitching set. They are uploaded and should be in the store soon!

oh and BRAG ALERT, for me this time, not my kids :D

52 seconds!!! oh yeah baby (can't remember if I told you I hit 54 seconds after getting the 56, but either way this morning I did 52!!!! I was so excited!

[addicted]

I went and saw the snap to thing, but I am going to have to a visual lesson from Chris on Yahoo!

Yea Rene, you are back and had fun!!

What is the 52 seconds for Chris? I must have missed something!!

So here's my brag, I have been running on the treadmill for 30 minutes and get in about 2-2.25 miles. Well I ran outside and went 3 miles in 33 minutes. So way faster outside. I hate the treadmill, but not a lot you can do when it's so cold outside!!

ALSO, you know my office has been a work in progress. I was so organized before Ethan was born and then after that, not at all. So I have 1.5 years of filing that has not been done. :shocked: Well I got it all done today. I can't even believe how much relief I feel! The office is almost done, just a few things that need to find a home. :yahoo:

[stitchmich]

in PS it is ctrl+j if you want to leave the old layer alone and ctrl+shift+j if you want to cut out the new layer so the old layer now has a hole in it

I'm so used to PSP that I can't find any commands in PSE!

:yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee: Yay Rene is back!

YAY! It's always so quiet when you're gone, Rene.

So can anybody tell I have been way busy? :D That stupid fix the van thing took up a bunch of my time, then the kids have been out of school cuz of President's day. I have had two element sets that I have been working on for ages, but just didn't have time to finish them. Today, I finally got them done! Woot! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: One is another of my Buttons, Borders and More sets and one is a basic stitching set. They are uploaded and should be in the store soon!

Oh boy, I'll have to check those out. I found a border stitching in your Laugh out Loud overlay set that I have been using over and over. Unfortunately they may have to sit in my cart a while. DH has put me on spending restriction. :lol: With bills from Christmas, filling the propane tank and car insurance hitting all at once and my business slowing to a crawl, we are being extra frugal these days.

oh and BRAG ALERT, for me this time, not my kids :D

52 seconds!!! oh yeah baby (can't remember if I told you I hit 54 seconds after getting the 56, but either way this morning I did 52!!!! I was so excited!

YIPPEE!!! That's amazing!! YOU are amazing!! :tup:

[stitchmich]

I went and saw the snap to thing, but I am going to have to a visual lesson from Chris on Yahoo!

Yea Rene, you are back and had fun!!

What is the 52 seconds for Chris? I must have missed something!!

So here's my brag, I have been running on the treadmill for 30 minutes and get in about 2-2.25 miles. Well I ran outside and went 3 miles in 33 minutes. So way faster outside. I hate the treadmill, but not a lot you can do when it's so cold outside!!

ALSO, you know my office has been a work in progress. I was so organized before Ethan was born and then after that, not at all. So I have 1.5 years of filing that has not been done. :shocked: Well I got it all done today. I can't even believe how much relief I feel! The office is almost done, just a few things that need to find a home. :yahoo:

WOW! Good for you! :tup: I do better on the treadmill than outside, especially since I won't walk in the cold.

The 52 seconds was her breaststroke time.

[GrandmaCrys]

Rene - YAY!!!

Chris - AWESOME!!!

Heather - WOOHOO!!!

:D

[stitchmich]

Rene - YAY!!!

Chris - AWESOME!!!

Heather - WOOHOO!!!

:D

:lol::lol: Well, that sums it up!

[Christine]

I went and saw the snap to thing, but I am going to have to a visual lesson from Chris on Yahoo!

Yea Rene, you are back and had fun!!

What is the 52 seconds for Chris? I must have missed something!!

So here's my brag, I have been running on the treadmill for 30 minutes and get in about 2-2.25 miles. Well I ran outside and went 3 miles in 33 minutes. So way faster outside. I hate the treadmill, but not a lot you can do when it's so cold outside!!

ALSO, you know my office has been a work in progress. I was so organized before Ethan was born and then after that, not at all. So I have 1.5 years of filing that has not been done. :shocked: Well I got it all done today. I can't even believe how much relief I feel! The office is almost done, just a few things that need to find a home. :yahoo:

:yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee: Gotta feel good!

YIPPEE!!! That's amazing!! YOU are amazing!! :tup:

Thanks! :D:D:D:D

[Christine]

Does anybody want to come on over and help me Build a Goodie? I am going to do a new version of BAG, starting today. Go check it out and leave me some suggestions!

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41845

[addicted]

Wow Chris!! Congrats on the 52 seconds! I told DH I was going to start going to the pool on Saturday mornings. I miss swimming!! I wish we had a pool here!

So, I think I'm ready to scrap Ethan's hospital stay. I just went through all my posts about him and my care pages and saved them in Word. I'm so glad I did that, so I have a journal of what happened. It's still really hard for me to think about, but I need to do a book about it so I won't forget anything and have that as a journal for him. It won't be real to him unless he can see it and read about it. So that is my project for scrapping and hopefully that will get me going again!!

[Christine]

oh I hope it is cathartic for you and it will be awesome for him to have too

[stitchmich]

Wow, Heather, that will be quite a project to work on. I think it will be good for you both. Best of luck with it.

[idtwinmom]

Heather - I hope getting it all down will help you let go a bit! I can only imagine how hard the whole thing was for you, but it will feel good when you finally let it be in the past.

Chris - Wow! I'm amazed! 52 seconds? You go girl!

Stitch - PSE is gonna hook you and then your just gonna have to come on over to the Light side and get PS! :lol:

OK, I've done absolutely nothing today! (not entirely true as I am trying to do laundry) Since DH was off yesterday, we took some time and went to get the kids their second H1N1 shots. I realized that the clinic never called like they were supposed to and that we never got those boosters done. Well, they are now giving the shots to everybody, so I got mine too. I had my regular flu shot in early October, so a long time ago. Any way, I feel miserable today! Achy and was feverish most of last night. I'm sure it's the shot as DH said he felt the same way. I just hope I get over this quick as he proceeded right into that chest thing the kids and I had a while back. I sure don't need that again! Anyway, I declared today a sick day and no school.

Hugs all!

Oh, and Carolyn - I'm checking that site next!

[carolyn d]

OH NO!!! I know that feeling being glad to send them back to school, so I can imagine how you felt when you got that call. (Sorry, it did make me chuckle :lol:) Snow sounds good though. Just send them all outside in the snow... and lock the door :lol::lol::lol:

I'm going to check out that action site too. I don't know that I'll ever teach myself PSE but I might if I find some actions I love.

HEather look under the view menu for snap to grid and then draw a rectangle with the marquee tool. you'll see what it does. It's very handy when making grid style layouts.

ACTIONS designed for PSE will be labeled as such and it will tell you the version of PSE it/they were designed to work with.

[stitchmich]

ACTIONS designed for PSE will be labeled as such and it will tell you the version of PSE it/they were designed to work with.

Thanks :D

Heather - I hope getting it all down will help you let go a bit! I can only imagine how hard the whole thing was for you, but it will feel good when you finally let it be in the past.

Chris - Wow! I'm amazed! 52 seconds? You go girl!

Stitch - PSE is gonna hook you and then your just gonna have to come on over to the Light side and get PS! :lol:

I would go straight to PS if I could afford it, but alas I cannot.
:cry: :annoyed: :lol:

OK, I've done absolutely nothing today! (not entirely true as I am trying to do laundry) Since DH was off yesterday, we took some time and went to get the kids their second H1N1 shots. I realized that the clinic never called like they were supposed to and that we never got those boosters done. Well, they are now giving the shots to everybody, so I got mine too. I had my regular flu shot in early October, so a long time ago. Any way, I feel miserable today! Achy and was feverish most of last night. I'm sure it's the shot as DH said he felt the same way. I just hope I get over this quick as he proceeded right into that chest thing the kids and I had a while back. I sure don't need that again! Anyway, I declared today a sick day and no school.

Hugs all!

Oh, and Carolyn - I'm checking that site next!

awwww, I'm sorry the shot got you feeing bad. I hope you feel better today. :hug:

[debilou]

:hug::hug::hug::hug: :( Sorry stitch




snap is awesome if you have your grid or your guidelines turned on and snap checked (both found in View) when you draw like a rectangle w/ your selection, it will "snap" to the lines. Also it is awesome if you are dragging pics or whatever and want them to be lined up



in PS it is ctrl+j if you want to leave the old layer alone and ctrl+shift+j if you want to cut out the new layer so the old layer now has a hole in it



:yippee::yippee::yippee::yippee: Yay Rene is back!

So can anybody tell I have been way busy? :D That stupid fix the van thing took up a bunch of my time, then the kids have been out of school cuz of President's day. I have had two element sets that I have been working on for ages, but just didn't have time to finish them. Today, I finally got them done! Woot! :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: One is another of my Buttons, Borders and More sets and one is a basic stitching set. They are uploaded and should be in the store soon!

oh and BRAG ALERT, for me this time, not my kids :D

52 seconds!!! oh yeah baby (can't remember if I told you I hit 54 seconds after getting the 56, but either way this morning I did 52!!!! I was so excited!
Yay YOU! I love your Buttons, Borders and more! and, 52 seconds?

[debilou]

Yay Rene is back... where are all of her layouts?

[stitchmich]

Chris, I saw your new goodies. I love the stitches set! They are waiting patiently in my cart :D

[GrandmaCrys]

Ooh! I gotta go looking for that new *stitches* set! ;)

[debilou]

I have the buttons and borders in my wish list...

[GrandmaCrys]

I have the buttons and borders in my wish list...

Me too! :D

[idtwinmom]

Wow - you guys are quiet lately! Only like 5 posts since yesterday!

Thanks, I am feeling much better today. The headache took the longest to leave, but it had pretty much disappeared by bedtime. Still took a dose of tylenol to make sure it was really gone.

Now, it's on to building Lapbooks (and if you want to know what they are, just google it. The explanation could take two pages of typing! :lol:)

[Christine]

Yay YOU! I love your Buttons, Borders and more! and, 52 seconds?

Thanks! 52 seconds is my new personal best on a 50 yd breaststroke. :D not fast compared to "real" competition swimmers but it was 2 seconds off of my previous best.

[Christine]

Stitchie if u decide to for ps make sure u look at academicsuperstore.com they have academic prices and u can be in(or mom of said student) any school including kindergarten, or be a teacher. The requirement r really easy to meet.

[idtwinmom]

Chris - just went and looked! Both of those are now on my wish list! Can't have a missing piece in my Buttons and Borders collection now can I! :lol:

[Christine]

Lol of course not! I am sure that is a law written somewhere. :)

[stitchmich]

Stitchie if u decide to for ps make sure u look at academicsuperstore.com they have academic prices and u can be in(or mom of said student) any school including kindergarten, or be a teacher. The requirement r really easy to meet.

thanks, I'll check that out, though I don't see it happening any time soon... if ever. But I have been spending hours learning my way around in PSE. What is wrong with me! I have so much else I could or should be doing and suddenly I am obsessed with teaching myself PSE. :rolleyes:

[stitchmich]

Ok Chris, I went and looked at that. I would have to save a LOT of pennies... seems like I wouldn't be able to buy any goodies for a LONG time... maybe I should stick with PSP and head over to the DSP store instead... whaddya think? :rofl:

[Christine]

depends on which section you are shopping in, Stitch :rofl:

[stitchmich]

depends on which section you are shopping in, Stitch :rofl:

well, how about the Gundi shop!? Suddenly I think I can go ahead and get that stitches set if I'm not going to buy PS. Funny how that worked out for me! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[idtwinmom]

well, how about the Gundi shop!? Suddenly I think I can go ahead and get that stitches set if I'm not going to buy PS. Funny how that worked out for me! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Wish that logic would work on my bank account!:rofl:

[addicted]

Hi all!

Lisa I hope you are feeling better soon!

I wish my bank account was like stitchies too. I put some things I wanted into my cart today and had to take it all out. :( I think I can finally get chris's kit on Thursday.

Not a lot going on today. Just lots of running around. I did take a neighbor dinner who is sick. I had totally forgot about doing it and then she called to ask me to get her something from the store. I'm so glad she called or I would have not done it and felt horrible.

[stitchmich]

trust me, you don't want a bank account like stitchies :worried:

[Christine]

well, how about the Gundi shop!? Suddenly I think I can go ahead and get that stitches set if I'm not going to buy PS. Funny how that worked out for me! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

:rofl: That works for me! :D

[debilou]

NOTE TO SELF: never ask your husband to fix a leak in the kitchen faucet IF HE REALLY wants to go bowling.

Because this is day 2 of not having a KITCHEN FAUCET!....

But, I can use the bathroom faucets he says..

I must remember this... must remember..

[GrandmaCrys]

NOTE TO SELF: never ask your husband to fix a leak in the kitchen faucet IF HE REALLY wants to go bowling.

Because this is day 2 of not having a KITCHEN FAUCET!....

But, I can use the bathroom faucets he says..

I must remember this... must remember..


debilou, after all this time, one would think that one has learned *husbands have their own time frames for doing things*. :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

My back porch light was out for say 2 weeks. Apparently this is something only wives notice. After finally bringing it to his attention, he *tries* to change the bulb, but cannot get the fixture off. Suddenly, his hands/fingers are just too big for the space. "Can you show/tell me what to do and I will try to get it off." "Oh no, you couldn't possibly do it", he replies. Each morning as I leave for work, he promises to get to it that day. Each evening when I come home, still no light. This goes on for another 3-4 days.

Finally, one evening we're both in the kitchen together and I ask if he can't please take a little time and see if he can get the issue resolved. Five minutes later, I have light! Seems he was trying to loosen the fixture with his fingers; it as held on by slotted screws.

Note to self: "Remind hubby to put on his glasses before he starts a project." :rolleyes:

[ReneT]

Hello!!! Well, I brought back a bad sinus infection with me from NM, so I haven't been around since we got back. I'm finally feeling some better today. The mail and bookkeeping is all piled up, so I guess I'll work on that some today. I did get my photos uploaded last night from the trip. Some good ones, some not so good.

I missed the deadline for Reach the Stars - sorry Chris. I'm still going to do my layout, maybe today. I just didn't feel up to it last night.

Hope everyone is doing great. I'm excited to get back to working on my smart collections!

[addicted]

NOTE TO SELF: never ask your husband to fix a leak in the kitchen faucet IF HE REALLY wants to go bowling.

Because this is day 2 of not having a KITCHEN FAUCET!....

But, I can use the bathroom faucets he says..

I must remember this... must remember..
:rofl::rofl::rofl:
debilou, after all this time, one would think that one has learned *husbands have their own time frames for doing things*. :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

My back porch light was out for say 2 weeks. Apparently this is something only wives notice. After finally bringing it to his attention, he *tries* to change the bulb, but cannot get the fixture off. Suddenly, his hands/fingers are just too big for the space. "Can you show/tell me what to do and I will try to get it off." "Oh no, you couldn't possibly do it", he replies. Each morning as I leave for work, he promises to get to it that day. Each evening when I come home, still no light. This goes on for another 3-4 days.

Finally, one evening we're both in the kitchen together and I ask if he can't please take a little time and see if he can get the issue resolved. Five minutes later, I have light! Seems he was trying to loosen the fixture with his fingers; it as held on by slotted screws.

Note to self: "Remind hubby to put on his glasses before he starts a project." :rolleyes:
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

You two are pretty funny!

Hello!!! Well, I brought back a bad sinus infection with me from NM, so I haven't been around since we got back. I'm finally feeling some better today. The mail and bookkeeping is all piled up, so I guess I'll work on that some today. I did get my photos uploaded last night from the trip. Some good ones, some not so good.

I missed the deadline for Reach the Stars - sorry Chris. I'm still going to do my layout, maybe today. I just didn't feel up to it last night.

Hope everyone is doing great. I'm excited to get back to working on my smart collections!

Rene, glad your home, sorry you aren't feeling well!

[GrandmaCrys]

:hug: :hug: Hoping you continue to feel better, Rene! I'm forever coming home after traveling, with one bug or another! :( :( Anxious to see your pictures! :D

[ReneT]

Well I figured I would get something, because Drew, Gary and Lindsey all had the sniffles the whole time we were gone. :(

[debilou]

Hope you feel better Rene!

And, to add to

NOTE TO SELF:

Husband goes bowling comes home not to happy because I wasn't thrilled when he did leave for bowling with a broken faucet

So, he continued to FIX it - but he BROKE it.

BUT, oh, guess what - it's a special order faucet.

He forgot that part, our sink won't let a regular faucet fit there - I don't know why.

blah blah

So, I ordered one on-line

Now, I'm out $161.00

And, I have to wait for fed ex shipping

How long will that be?

he hooked up a pipe - ha

I can use that to sort of get hot or cold water

we look STUPID with this pipe in our kitchen

I pray that none of our neighbors come over and see this stupid thing - I'll have to cover it with a dish cloth or something

so, to update NOTE TO SELF

NEVER MAKE A HUSBAND DO SOMETHING when HE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ELSE!!!

[ReneT]

Hope you feel better Rene!

And, to add to

NOTE TO SELF:

Husband goes bowling comes home not to happy because I wasn't thrilled when he did leave for bowling with a broken faucet

So, he continued to FIX it - but he BROKE it.

BUT, oh, guess what - it's a special order faucet.

He forgot that part, our sink won't let a regular faucet fit there - I don't know why.

blah blah

So, I ordered one on-line

Now, I'm out $161.00

And, I have to wait for fed ex shipping

How long will that be?

he hooked up a pipe - ha

I can use that to sort of get hot or cold water

we look STUPID with this pipe in our kitchen

I pray that none of our neighbors come over and see this stupid thing - I'll have to cover it with a dish cloth or something

so, to update NOTE TO SELF

NEVER MAKE A HUSBAND DO SOMETHING when HE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ELSE!!!

You are making me laugh Debi! :rofl:

[ReneT]

So here's how our trip went:

We got to our cabin - which was really cool. Drew immediately found the plastic sleds and decided we should all go sledding down the driveway. Of course the girls weren't too keen on this idea, but when they figured out we were all going to do it, they put their boots on and went too. The driveway was solid ice - we couldn't even get the 4 wheel drive SUV up it. So we all sledded down the hill and had fun. Then Gary and Drw decide to go to the top of the hill and slide all the way down it onto the street. Drew did it first, no problems. Then Gary does it, but when he goes off the foot and 1/2 drop off from the hill to the street, he is sitting too far back on the sled and lands really hard right on his tailbone. He just layed there for a bit. I think he bruised it really bad. So he was in pain the rest of the trip, but he didn't let it slow him down too much.

So we go into town and eat burgers and stop off at the merchantile type store for a homemade pie. Then we watch our fav movie Tombstone where we can all recited lines from it because we've seen it so much.

Saturday we drove over to Ruidoso and looked around at the Inn of the Mountain Gods and then went to eat at a cute sandwich shop, then we went tubing. That was fun, although it was super crowded. The girls have decided that they would like to try skiing next time (they had previously said they would NEVER do that!). So I know what they are all getting for Christmas next year! :D

That night we went to The Lodge in Cloudcroft for dinner. It was so yummy. Gary and I had peaches flambee that they cooked at our table. It was so good!

Sunday, Gary, Drew and I went for a drive in the mountains and took some photos while the girls slept late. Then we spent the rest of the day having a board game tournament and eating homemade stew. It was such a great weekend with all the kids. So much fun!

Oh, and after G got hurt, we started calling the mountain Broke Butt Mountain. :rofl::rofl:

[debilou]

So here's how our trip went:

We got to our cabin - which was really cool. Drew immediately found the plastic sleds and decided we should all go sledding down the driveway. Of course the girls weren't too keen on this idea, but when they figured out we were all going to do it, they put their boots on and went too. The driveway was solid ice - we couldn't even get the 4 wheel drive SUV up it. So we all sledded down the hill and had fun. Then Gary and Drw decide to go to the top of the hill and slide all the way down it onto the street. Drew did it first, no problems. Then Gary does it, but when he goes off the foot and 1/2 drop off from the hill to the street, he is sitting too far back on the sled and lands really hard right on his tailbone. He just layed there for a bit. I think he bruised it really bad. So he was in pain the rest of the trip, but he didn't let it slow him down too much.

So we go into town and eat burgers and stop off at the merchantile type store for a homemade pie. Then we watch our fav movie Tombstone where we can all recited lines from it because we've seen it so much.

Saturday we drove over to Ruidoso and looked around at the Inn of the Mountain Gods and then went to eat at a cute sandwich shop, then we went tubing. That was fun, although it was super crowded. The girls have decided that they would like to try skiing next time (they had previously said they would NEVER do that!). So I know what they are all getting for Christmas next year! :D

That night we went to The Lodge in Cloudcroft for dinner. It was so yummy. Gary and I had peaches flambee that they cooked at our table. It was so good!

Sunday, Gary, Drew and I went for a drive in the mountains and took some photos while the girls slept late. Then we spent the rest of the day having a board game tournament and eating homemade stew. It was such a great weekend with all the kids. So much fun!

Oh, and after G got hurt, we started calling the mountain Broke Butt Mountain. :rofl::rofl:

Sounds like a fun trip - except for for Gary and Broke Butt mountain... can't wait for that layout... :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[addicted]

Debi, you are hilarious!

Rene, that sounds so fun and relaxing! I want to go on your next trip!!

I am going to Vegas in a few weeks to see my best friend that moved to Portland last summer. :( Her parents live in Vegas and she is going there for something and asked if I could come down for a couple days. I didn't think I could talk DH into because we are really tight on money right now. I was having such a bad when she asked and so when I told DH about it he said he didn't care! :yahoo::yahoo: I think he knew I really needed an out! I can't wait for warmth and a couple days away from the home front!! :tup:

[GrandmaCrys]

Yes, I agree with debilou, Rene. Your trip does sound fabulous, except for that Broken Butt Mtn. part! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Come on, though! Admit it!!! You were secretly thrilled that it wasn't you getting into some kind of misadventure, weren't you? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[GrandmaCrys]

Sounds exciting, Heather. I'm so happy for you! :love1: :love1:

[ReneT]

Debi, you are hilarious!

Rene, that sounds so fun and relaxing! I want to go on your next trip!!

I am going to Vegas in a few weeks to see my best friend that moved to Portland last summer. :( Her parents live in Vegas and she is going there for something and asked if I could come down for a couple days. I didn't think I could talk DH into because we are really tight on money right now. I was having such a bad when she asked and so when I told DH about it he said he didn't care! :yahoo::yahoo: I think he knew I really needed an out! I can't wait for warmth and a couple days away from the home front!! :tup:

Yay! A trip to Vegas! That will be fun!!! Will you be staying at your friend's parent's house?

Yes, I agree with debilou, Rene. Your trip does sound fabulous, except for that Broken Butt Mtn. part! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Come on, though! Admit it!!! You were secretly thrilled that it wasn't you getting into some kind of misadventure, weren't you? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yes! For once it wasn't me who got hurt! Although I did feel bad for him, and really worried about him the next day when we went tubing. I was afraid he would bump his butt really hard again, but he didn't. :yippee:

[debilou]

HEHE! So, Keith had to make the mashed potatoes tonight - not me... I did the crock pot chicken ok!

SO, HE forgot about the PIPE faucet... and ended up SOAKED! Ha. To bad my camera was in the other darn room! I went to get it, but got the "look".. darn the luck...

hmm, better put the point in shoot closer, because I think this is going to be happening again..

hehehe!

[ReneT]

HEHE! So, Keith had to make the mashed potatoes tonight - not me... I did the crock pot chicken ok!

SO, HE forgot about the PIPE faucet... and ended up SOAKED! Ha. To bad my camera was in the other darn room! I went to get it, but got the "look".. darn the luck...

hmm, better put the point in shoot closer, because I think this is going to be happening again..

hehehe!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[idtwinmom]

Debi - I am so ROFLPIMP! and Crys - you added to it, but I can top you! I asked DH to look at some credit card paperwork that came in the mail, oh, in November! Guess when he did it! When I dumped it into his lap on Sunday (yep, that is Sunday, January 16th)! And as for fixing things: I've given up! I don't even ask any more! I tell him I'm calling the landlord and if he thinks it's something he should do, it embarasses him into doing it. Of course that never worked in the house we owned, but it's working miracles now!

Rene - Love the Broke Butt Mtn. I was already having trouble holding my coffee and then I read that! :rofl:

Not much here except for working on stuff for the kids school. Gotta go email our teacher with a question about the math assessment she just sent!

[stitchmich]

:rofl: you guys are cracking me up with those stories. Glad Rene had a fun trip and Yay for HEather going to Vegas!

[PQ]

HEHE! So, Keith had to make the mashed potatoes tonight - not me... I did the crock pot chicken ok!

SO, HE forgot about the PIPE faucet... and ended up SOAKED! Ha. To bad my camera was in the other darn room! I went to get it, but got the "look".. darn the luck...

hmm, better put the point in shoot closer, because I think this is going to be happening again..

hehehe!

I have to pop in here periodically to see what all of you are up to. Glad I did! Debilou, you crack me up!

[PQ]

debilou, after all this time, one would think that one has learned *husbands have their own time frames for doing things*. :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

My back porch light was out for say 2 weeks. Apparently this is something only wives notice. After finally bringing it to his attention, he *tries* to change the bulb, but cannot get the fixture off. Suddenly, his hands/fingers are just too big for the space. "Can you show/tell me what to do and I will try to get it off." "Oh no, you couldn't possibly do it", he replies. Each morning as I leave for work, he promises to get to it that day. Each evening when I come home, still no light. This goes on for another 3-4 days.

Finally, one evening we're both in the kitchen together and I ask if he can't please take a little time and see if he can get the issue resolved. Five minutes later, I have light! Seems he was trying to loosen the fixture with his fingers; it as held on by slotted screws.

Note to self: "Remind hubby to put on his glasses before he starts a project." :rolleyes:


I have to chime in here. If I ask DH to do something, he always says ok, but then he never does it. If I don't say something, it never gets done. If I DO say something, like, "No pressure here - but could you give me some kind of time frame for when you think you are going to get it done?" Then he gets his britches in a twist and flies out the chair and says, "Fine! I will do it right now." Grrrrrr........

[addicted]

I have to chime in here. If I ask DH to do something, he always says ok, but then he never does it. If I don't say something, it never gets done. If I DO say something, like, "No pressure here - but could you give me some kind of time frame for when you think you are going to get it done?" Then he gets his britches in a twist and flies out the chair and says, "Fine! I will do it right now." Grrrrrr........

:rofl::rofl::rofl: That sounds familiar!

[>>aruaL<<]

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....

[idtwinmom]

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....

What can you do? What can you do? First - don't be frustrated, be glad they didn't charge you double! If they won't listen, it's totally their fault, but I would consider recording the call to make sure they don't try to charge me later.

[ReneT]

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....

Wow, that's crazy!!!

[PQ]

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....

I ordered wine for my brother, and 2 beautiful bracelets for my mother and MIL. They sent the wine to my brother, a bracelet to my MIL, a bracelet to my mother, 2 bracelets to MY BROTHER, and 2 bracelets to ME. That's 4 extra bracelets. My DH tried to talk to them, but they assured him that it was "all taken care of." How nice! Why yes, I do love my new bracelets, thank you very much.

[debilou]

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....

I'm honest like you are... and you did what you can do...

thank goodness you were NOT charged double, good luck in getting them to REFUND your money! ha!

So, you have an extra $325 to spend... hehe.. what will you buy!

[debilou]

More on the Faucet:
Drats, We won't get our new faucet until MONDAY! And Tuesday guess what is BOWLING DAY! I hope they deliver it EARLY IN THE Day...

But, The good news is - I finally got him to start cleaning out his darn garage.. who knows what is in there.. it's really scary in that place..

[PQ]

We cannot clean out our garage after the first snow. Once it snows, all the mice move into the garage (guess they want to get in out of the cold)....we don't move anything in there unless we have to. Isn't that disgusting?

[debilou]

We cannot clean out our garage after the first snow. Once it snows, all the mice move into the garage (guess they want to get in out of the cold)....we don't move anything in there unless we have to. Isn't that disgusting?
When it starts to freeze here.. and it does - we don't get the snow like you fran

but, it freezes most nights

our mice and some CUTE other critters go to the attic

we have a ton of mouse bait and those - umm, traps for the bigger critters..

we can hear them go off, and, then we go set them free.. way, way far away from us..

Because we have a ton of stuff stored in our attic.. .and, no little mice or yuck bigger stuff is going to be eating or bedding into our stuff..

yuck...

[GrandmaCrys]

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....

And some other poor schlub probably can't get he credit to say his soul! :yikes: :yikes:

I ordered wine for my brother, and 2 beautiful bracelets for my mother and MIL. They sent the wine to my brother, a bracelet to my MIL, a bracelet to my mother, 2 bracelets to MY BROTHER, and 2 bracelets to ME. That's 4 extra bracelets. My DH tried to talk to them, but they assured him that it was "all taken care of." How nice! Why yes, I do love my new bracelets, thank you very much.

And how does your brother like his? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

More on the Faucet:
Drats, We won't get our new faucet until MONDAY! And Tuesday guess what is BOWLING DAY! I hope they deliver it EARLY IN THE Day...

But, The good news is - I finally got him to start cleaning out his darn garage.. who knows what is in there.. it's really scary in that place..

My DH won't clean his garage, either of his two sheds or all the crap he's now leaving on the patio and around the garage! :mad: :mad: :mad: The neighbors probably think I'm married to Fred Sanford! :eek: :eek: :eek: :annoyed: :help:

We cannot clean out our garage after the first snow. Once it snows, all the mice move into the garage (guess they want to get in out of the cold)....we don't move anything in there unless we have to. Isn't that disgusting?

:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :eek:

We used to buy nyger seed at a nearby store. We dipped our own from a *bulk* barrel and purchased 20# at a time. Ond day we made our purchase, went to check out and the cashier charged us for one pound. "Miss", I said. "You've only charged us for one pound and we've got 20#!" And she rectified the situation.

Somewhat later we returned to the same store, dipped our 20#, went to check out and experienced the exact same result, and conversation.

The third time we went through this scenario (after all, goldfinches and doves eat A LOT OF NYGER SEED! ;)), the results were quite different. This time after being charged for only one pound, I walked out the door with a smile on my face!

I just figured...

[addicted]

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....
Don't you hate it when people won't listen. You did your best, you can always try calling again and see what someone else says.

We cannot clean out our garage after the first snow. Once it snows, all the mice move into the garage (guess they want to get in out of the cold)....we don't move anything in there unless we have to. Isn't that disgusting?

My DH is convinced that the mice stay out of the garage because he leaves the radio on all the time. Not sure if it works, but it's always on!!

[GrandmaCrys]

A kitty in there will do the same thing! :rofl: :rofl:

[debilou]

a kitty in there will do the same thing! :rofl: :rofl:

yuck!

[PQ]

:rofl::lol: I :love1: you GMC. :lol::rofl:

[addicted]

A kitty in there will do the same thing! :rofl: :rofl:

We have those too, but I didn't want to burst his bubble!

[GrandmaCrys]

You're a good wife, Heather. :love1:

[stitchmich]

I have to chime in here. If I ask DH to do something, he always says ok, but then he never does it. If I don't say something, it never gets done. If I DO say something, like, "No pressure here - but could you give me some kind of time frame for when you think you are going to get it done?" Then he gets his britches in a twist and flies out the chair and says, "Fine! I will do it right now." Grrrrrr........

Well at least you know how to get him to do it :lol:

Okay this is so odd....

At Christmas time I ordered some of DD's presents at a retail store's website. There were 6 items, and they totaled to be a little over 325.00. I received the items and they were given to DD on Christmas morning. Everything was perfectly fine with them, so no need to return or exchange them. The items are here at home. However, today I received an email from the website which I ordered those items from. They indicated that they received my returned items and have refunded the total amount 325-ish to the credit card which was used to purchase the items. They list the items that are being refunded.

I call them and explain that while I wouldn't mind having 'free' money given to me, it wouldn't be very honest of me to keep it as I have the items here in my home and have never returned them... never even inquired about returning the items. The guy was very pleasant, but insisted that they received all the items back from me and the credit has been made to my credit card that was used for the purchase. He again went over each item, one by one, as to what they received back from me. But I swear on my life I have the items right here! LOL! But they won't listen to me. I mean c'mon now, if I really sent them back then yes I'd want my money... but if I didn't send them back and Im telling you to keep your money, why are you insisting on giving me the money?!

So frustrating....

oh well, you tried.


I'm honest like you are... and you did what you can do...

thank goodness you were NOT charged double, good luck in getting them to REFUND your money! ha!

So, you have an extra $325 to spend... hehe.. what will you buy!

Hey if that had been me I could have gotten PS afterall :rofl::rofl::rofl:


More on the Faucet:
Drats, We won't get our new faucet until MONDAY! And Tuesday guess what is BOWLING DAY! I hope they deliver it EARLY IN THE Day...

But, The good news is - I finally got him to start cleaning out his darn garage.. who knows what is in there.. it's really scary in that place..

Oh no, bowling day again... At my house it's the toilet. I have heard for several days in a row "oh I forgot to work on the toilet yesterday. I promise I'll do it today" :doh:

[stitchmich]

We used to buy nyger seed at a nearby store. We dipped our own from a *bulk* barrel and purchased 20# at a time. Ond day we made our purchase, went to check out and the cashier charged us for one pound. "Miss", I said. "You've only charged us for one pound and we've got 20#!" And she rectified the situation.

Somewhat later we returned to the same store, dipped our 20#, went to check out and experienced the exact same result, and conversation.

The third time we went through this scenario (after all, goldfinches and doves eat A LOT OF NYGER SEED! ;)), the results were quite different. This time after being charged for only one pound, I walked out the door with a smile on my face!

I just figured...

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

My DH is convinced that the mice stay out of the garage because he leaves the radio on all the time. Not sure if it works, but it's always on!!
A kitty in there will do the same thing! :rofl: :rofl:
We have those too, but I didn't want to burst his bubble!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Christine]

I'm honest like you are... and you did what you can do...

thank goodness you were NOT charged double, good luck in getting them to REFUND your money! ha!

So, you have an extra $325 to spend... hehe.. what will you buy!

That would buy a lot of kits. Lol

ur stories about ur dh's r cracking me up!

Yay about the trip heather!

So Rene is G's butt still "broke" :D

wahoo dropped another second this am, down to 51!!!!

[GrandmaCrys]

Chris, you are good! :D

[debilou]

Go Chris... you'll be in the Olympics soon

Try out in 4 years

oh, this in the winter olympics

you only have 2 years to train

TRAIN GUNDI! TRAIN GUNDI!!! go for it!

[Christine]

Go Chris... you'll be in the Olympics soon

Try out in 4 years

oh, this in the winter olympics

you only have 2 years to train

TRAIN GUNDI! TRAIN GUNDI!!! go for it!

LOL you guys will have to start calling me Dana soon. :D

Seriously, Dana Torres is someone I sooooooo admire. Had a baby and swam in the Olympics at 40!!! and it seems like she medal'ed in at least 1-2 events. Plus have you seen how buff she is? Who cares about "wanting to be like Mike" I wanna be like Dana! :D

[stitchmich]

good job, gundi!!! :tup:

[debilou]

LOL you guys will have to start calling me Dana soon. :D

Seriously, Dana Torres is someone I sooooooo admire. Had a baby and swam in the Olympics at 40!!! and it seems like she medal'ed in at least 1-2 events. Plus have you seen how buff she is? Who cares about "wanting to be like Mike" I wanna be like Dana! :D

you can do it...

Be like Dana... Be like Dana...

you can do it!!! You have a whole cheerleading squad!!!!!

[ReneT]

Hello girls! Those are some funny DH stories! We have mice occasionally in our garage too. A couple months ago, there was a baby mouse all by himself, he was ALMOST cute, but not quite. :D

Some electric company cut a fiber and I've had no internet or phone service all day. Don't know when it's gonna get fixed. :( So I'm using the wireless internet phone card on the lappie.

Maybe I should go and start cleaning out my closet and box up some stuff to give to charity. That would be productive.

Tonight we go to see the Wizard of Oz play. It's part of the traveling Broadway plays that we have season tickets to. It should be fun.

[ReneT]

:DThat would buy a lot of kits. Lol

ur stories about ur dh's r cracking me up!

Yay about the trip heather!

So Rene is G's butt still "broke" :D

wahoo dropped another second this am, down to 51!!!!


Yay for you!!!! That's awesome!

G's butt is still sore, but it gets a bit better every day.

[ReneT]

And now we have no tv because the dirt and wind are blowing about 50 MPH, so the satellite can't get a signal! Ugh! I feel so cut off and all alone. :rofl:

[stitchmich]

productive? good for you, but I am NOT feeling productive this afternoon! :rofl:

We have an organization near here called the MERCI center, that does disaster relief organization. They take donations, organize and deliver supplies to places needing disaster relief and use volunteers from local churches. They are currently packing and shipping supplies to Haiti. I took a van load of teenagers to work in the warehouse this morning. I thought we'd be packing boxes or something, but mostly we were cataloging and inventorying pallets of already packed supplies and getting them ready to ship out. We were in this huge warehouse and it was cold and wet outside so we were pretty cold. I've been home a couple of hours and I still can't get warm. I was glad to do something to help though.

[stitchmich]

And now we have no tv because the dirt and wind are blowing about 50 MPH, so the satellite can't get a signal! Ugh! I feel so cut off and all alone. :rofl:

good grief!

[ReneT]

productive? good for you, but I am NOT feeling productive this afternoon! :rofl:

We have an organization near here called the MERCI center, that does disaster relief organization. They take donations, organize and deliver supplies to places needing disaster relief and use volunteers from local churches. They are currently packing and shipping supplies to Haiti. I took a van load of teenagers to work in the warehouse this morning. I thought we'd be packing boxes or something, but mostly we were cataloging and inventorying pallets of already packed supplies and getting them ready to ship out. We were in this huge warehouse and it was cold and wet outside so we were pretty cold. I've been home a couple of hours and I still can't get warm. I was glad to do something to help though.

Oh that's so great Michelle! I am going to call the Red Cross and see if they want the donation of clothes and if they will get sent to Haiti. Don't know who else to call. Maybe I'll have Gary and Drew clean out their closets too to give to Haiti.

[PQ]

Well at least you know how to get him to do it :lol:


You know that is his way of trying to bully me into not saying anything......doesn't work very well. :eek::rofl::lol:

[Christine]

Good for you guys! A couple of weeks ago I just took in a load of too small clothes etc, but there is probably more. :)

[ReneT]

Well I just called the Red Cross and they said they can't take donations of clothes, only money. Now I don't know who to call next. Any ideas?

[stitchmich]

You know that is his way of trying to bully me into not saying anything......doesn't work very well. :eek::rofl::lol:

HA!! and he thinks he's winning at that game? :rofl::rofl:;)

[>>aruaL<<]

One of the Sports retails shops... I think Sports Chalet maybe? is doing a Soles for Souls... you can drop off gently worn shoes and they will be sent to Haiti...

Just an FYI

[stitchmich]

Well I just called the Red Cross and they said they can't take donations of clothes, only money. Now I don't know who to call next. Any ideas?

I don't know, Rene. Here we have UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief. Between them and the Merci center which is also connected to the Methodist church, I know that donations are going directly to areas in need. I was amazed at the pallets of medical supplies they were shipping out today. It seems like there was so much stuff there to be sent to Haiti, yet I can wrap my brain around the magnitude of the disaster and the need there.

[idtwinmom]

OK, had half a post typed and hit a wrong key and now it's all gone!

Michelle - it's so nice to read about people helping. Sometimes wish there was more I could do.
Chris - WooHoo! You're gonna be so buff the rest of us are gonna have to hide!
Rene - glad you have the cell card! I would be lost if all those things went down at once!

Now, does anybody want to buy 3 kids cheap? I'm beginning to wonder if bringing those boys home was such a good idea. Their behavior seems to be hitting an all time low this week! And I'm at the end of my rope with the potty training for this girl! Yep, she's nearly 4 and still not working it! OK, I can give some leeway on the urinating as she seems to have a bladder the size of a pea. On days when we use the timer (I try this about every 2 weeks now) she can barely make 20 minutes without going. Sometimes 30, but not often! And she does go every time I put her on the toilet. But the other had gotten so good and all of a sudden she claims she doesn't "feel" it! Can any one say "feeling like a horrible Mom"!

Guess I should have said "Whine Alert"! But it's more like full scale tears!

[ReneT]

Well the Salvation Army says that no one is sending items to Haiti because of the logistics of getting them there and that all the organizations they know of are only sending money donations. Hmmm..... Maybe I'll just donate to the thrift store. The Salvation Army gives vouchers to the needy and they take them to the SA thrift store and get clothes.

[stitchmich]

OK, had half a post typed and hit a wrong key and now it's all gone!

Michelle - it's so nice to read about people helping. Sometimes wish there was more I could do.
Chris - WooHoo! You're gonna be so buff the rest of us are gonna have to hide!
Rene - glad you have the cell card! I would be lost if all those things went down at once!

Now, does anybody want to buy 3 kids cheap? I'm beginning to wonder if bringing those boys home was such a good idea. Their behavior seems to be hitting an all time low this week! And I'm at the end of my rope with the potty training for this girl! Yep, she's nearly 4 and still not working it! OK, I can give some leeway on the urinating as she seems to have a bladder the size of a pea. On days when we use the timer (I try this about every 2 weeks now) she can barely make 20 minutes without going. Sometimes 30, but not often! And she does go every time I put her on the toilet. But the other had gotten so good and all of a sudden she claims she doesn't "feel" it! Can any one say "feeling like a horrible Mom"!

Guess I should have said "Whine Alert"! But it's more like full scale tears!

NO, Lisa, do NOT feel like a horrible mom!!! You are an amazing mom! I mean seriously, with 3 little ones you are bound to have those crazy days. And I have SO MUCH respect for anyone who homeschools. I know I could not do it. Hang in there my friend! :hug::hug::hug:

[stitchmich]

Well the Salvation Army says that no one is sending items to Haiti because of the logistics of getting them there and that all the organizations they know of are only sending money donations. Hmmm..... Maybe I'll just donate to the thrift store. The Salvation Army gives vouchers to the needy and they take them to the SA thrift store and get clothes.

I'm sure if you have clothes to give, the thrift store will be a great way to get them in the hands of those that need them.

[ReneT]

Oh great! Now my computer won't read the card from the camera so I can get some photos off! I give up!!! Everything is broken!!! :cry::cry::cry:

Lisa I am sorry you are having issues with the kids. Potty training issues can be so frustrating. You can send them all to me. I need some little ones around. :D

[stitchmich]

And Lisa, those things are all just part of being a mom. The fact that we can get through day to day trials in raising our kids is what makes us awesome women. And isn't it great that we have each other to lean on and help us through. If it helps to know this, and it probably won't, as they get older you apparently just trade in little kid issues for big kid issues. Today I put my DD on a one month restriction. I guess I'm lucky that this is the first time I've had to do it. But, I hope I can get past the hurt and anger before her month is up.

[ReneT]

I agree, little kid issues are only replaced by big kid issues. It's like Oprah says, "the hardest job in the world is being a full time mom". Plus you're being a fulltime mom and a teacher. 2 jobs in one. Hang in there Lisa. Hugs.

[idtwinmom]

Thanks, guys! I'm just so darned frustrated! I'm even having trouble with DH today! Seems I can't say anything that anybody "hears" except you guys! Thanks for being there!

[ReneT]

Wow, you guys have been quiet this evening!

Yay, when we got home tonight, we finally have internet and phone service. The cable is back up, and after restarting the computer, I was able to upload the photos off the disk!!! Woot!

[ReneT]

CONGRATS LAURA ON LOTD!!!!!!!! WHOO HOO FOR YOU!!!!

(I made a rhyme!:D)

[debilou]

CONGRATS LAURA ON LOTD!!!!!!!! WHOO HOO FOR YOU!!!!

(I made a rhyme!:D)
I'm just so proud of Laura..

LOTD!!!!! It was an awesome layout too!!! congrats Laura!!!:drumroll::yippee::drumroll::yippee:

[debilou]

And, Congrats Crys,

50,000 posts.... WTG!
:yippee::drumroll::yippee::drumroll:

[debilou]

OK, had half a post typed and hit a wrong key and now it's all gone!

Michelle - it's so nice to read about people helping. Sometimes wish there was more I could do.
Chris - WooHoo! You're gonna be so buff the rest of us are gonna have to hide!
Rene - glad you have the cell card! I would be lost if all those things went down at once!

Now, does anybody want to buy 3 kids cheap? I'm beginning to wonder if bringing those boys home was such a good idea. Their behavior seems to be hitting an all time low this week! And I'm at the end of my rope with the potty training for this girl! Yep, she's nearly 4 and still not working it! OK, I can give some leeway on the urinating as she seems to have a bladder the size of a pea. On days when we use the timer (I try this about every 2 weeks now) she can barely make 20 minutes without going. Sometimes 30, but not often! And she does go every time I put her on the toilet. But the other had gotten so good and all of a sudden she claims she doesn't "feel" it! Can any one say "feeling like a horrible Mom"!

Guess I should have said "Whine Alert"! But it's more like full scale tears!

Gosh, Lisa... every mom goes through that..

You are NO way a horrible mom..

Potty training is sooo hard!

Sometimes you just want to quit, and you can't.. don't cry.. just vent here.. :love3::love3::love3:

[stitchmich]

Thanks, guys! I'm just so darned frustrated! I'm even having trouble with DH today! Seems I can't say anything that anybody "hears" except you guys! Thanks for being there!

That's what friends are for! :hug:

Congrats, Laura! :tup:

Glad you got your internet back, Rene.

Anybody have exciting weekend plans? My big weekend plans are... laundry, scrapping and reading a book. :D

[PQ]

OK, had half a post typed and hit a wrong key and now it's all gone!

Michelle - it's so nice to read about people helping. Sometimes wish there was more I could do.
Chris - WooHoo! You're gonna be so buff the rest of us are gonna have to hide!
Rene - glad you have the cell card! I would be lost if all those things went down at once!

Now, does anybody want to buy 3 kids cheap? I'm beginning to wonder if bringing those boys home was such a good idea. Their behavior seems to be hitting an all time low this week! And I'm at the end of my rope with the potty training for this girl! Yep, she's nearly 4 and still not working it! OK, I can give some leeway on the urinating as she seems to have a bladder the size of a pea. On days when we use the timer (I try this about every 2 weeks now) she can barely make 20 minutes without going. Sometimes 30, but not often! And she does go every time I put her on the toilet. But the other had gotten so good and all of a sudden she claims she doesn't "feel" it! Can any one say "feeling like a horrible Mom"!

Guess I should have said "Whine Alert"! But it's more like full scale tears!

I do not know if it will work for you, but it worked for me every time......

when the kids were old enough to be potty trained, I never tried to "make" them use the toilet. (I knew I would never be able to take that kind of stress). I went to the store and I bought them underware I knew they would love, AND I bought them a gift. I told them that as soon as they wanted to, they could wear the underwear instead diapers AND as soon as they made it 2 days without an accident, they could have this gift. I wrapped the gift VERY elaborately and I put it within sight, but out of reach. Every time we passed the gift I would say things like, "Hmmmm.........wonder what is in that present? Don't you love the way it is wrapped? I'll bet you that you are going to LOVE what is in it. I can't wait for you to do your work so you can have it.....but don't try until you are ready, ok?" But you have to wait until they ASK to wear the underwear - don't say things like, "Are you ready to try?" It worked every time.

Mama said she got the boys to do "it" by letting them go outside and drown bugs every time they pee'd, but I don't think that would work with girls. :shocked::rofl:

[>>aruaL<<]

Thank youuuuuuuuuu!!! I was soooo happy when I read Sharon's msg to me on my LO. I was shocked... but oh so very happy!

[Christine]

wahoooo laura that is awesome!

[Christine]

wow Crys!!! I remember when we were the same and now you have doubled me!!

[ReneT]

Venting alert!!!!!

Does anyone know that feeling when you realize no matter what you do, you are powerless to ever change a situation? That's where I am this morning. So you remember 2 weeks ago when Drew didn't come home all night? And then we had a talk with him and I thought had come to an agreement on the rules? Well, Friday I saw him after work and he said he was going to help his friend work on his car, then Saturday he was going to drive to Snyder, an hour and 1/2 away to see his new girlfriend. Well, the curfew is at 2am. I finally texted him at 3am and asked him where he was, because of course my mind began to worry that he had had a wreck or something. An hour later he texted me back and said he was still helping fix the car (at 4am?) and would be late. I finally went to bed at 5:30am. Got up at 930, and he still wasn't home but had texted me at 9 and said he had spent the night with his friend since it was so late and was now on his way to see the girlfriend. And that's the last I've heard from him. Gary and I got home last night at 11 after having dinner with friends and going to their house for a bit, and he still wasn't home. Got up this morning, and he's still not here, so he never came home again last night. So he's been gone since Friday around 5:30. The agreement was his curfew was 2am, and if for some reason he would be later than that, he would call me BEFORE 2 to let me know what was going on, and that there would be NO MORE staying out all night. So, he was told that if this kind of thing happened again, he would have to move and that the help we were giving him with the legal stuff would be done. So that's where we are this morning.

It just breaks my heart. In all other ways he was doing so much better. Of the 3 kids last weekend on our trip, he was the one most willing to get up and spend the time with me and Gary. He went with us on a drive while the girls slept till noon. He had fun and was very socialable with us and the girls. But we just feel like we drew a line in the sand 2 weekends ago with the staying out all night, and he crossed it, not just once, but twice. So we feel we have no choice.

Not sure when he'll come home today, but it should be fun when he does. Happy Sunday to me. :(

[>>aruaL<<]

Aww Rene, I am so sorry.

I don't remember.. how old is he? Even after 18 my parents had rules for all of us (I wasn't there much past 18 since I got married so young... but...) and one of them was a curfew. My parents taught us that it was a respect thing, that coming into someones home in the middle of the night, even though you live there, is really rude... and it kept mom up all night worrying about our safety until we got into the door. My DD was out til 2am last weekend, with adults and her friends (they took her to a concert and it was far away.. she was with my best friend so thats why I let her go) and even though she was with the adults, I was still worried and I stayed up. When she walked into the house, she asked "why are you awake? you should have just gone to sleep mom". I don't think kids 'get it' until they are parents themselves. I told her "I don't sleep while my babies are on the streets" ..... she said "I was with your own best friend, I was fine".... I just told her "you will understand when your a mom". She wasn't late for curfew as I already knew they wouldn't be home until between 2am and 3am...but even so, I was worried. I'm always worried ... I think I get that from all of DH's deployments to combat zones, I lived my life 24 hours a day being worried!! LOL!

I hope he comes home safely today and that things don't get too crazy, Rene. I'm sorry your having to deal with it. Stinks!

[Christine]

oh Rene!!! Big hugs!!! :hug: :hug: :hug: Be strong, girl!

[Christine]

Rene, I just had a thought. maybe you should approach your conversation w/ Drew from a positive spin, like this, "Drew, I am so proud that you feel like you are ready to be on your own." "Where will you be moving and when?" :) IDK what do you think? will this work?

[ReneT]

Thanks for the support guys. He knows he blew it. I just got a text from him saying he and his friend were going to look for an apartment today.

Laura, when we talked to him 2 weekends ago, that's the approach we took, that it was disrespectful to come home the next morning when you live with someone and that it was unfair to me to allow me to be up all night worrying. He said, "Well if I lived on my own, I would be out all night, so what's the difference?". I told him the difference was that even though I would know it deep down, I wouldn't have to see it.

I guess the thing that worries me the most at this point is that the whole point of allowing him to move back home in the first place was to help him through the legal mess he got himself into. So I'm afraid he will not take care of it and end up going to jail. But I guess we just have to let the chips fall where they may. He had the perfect situatioin, and he blew it.

[Christine]

yeah he really did, it is so hard to see your kids make dumb choices that you KNOW are going to bite them in the butt!

[stitchmich]

aaawwww, Rene, I feel for you. I'm sorry you're back in this situation. All I have to offer you are hugs and support. :hug:

[>>aruaL<<]

I adore my brother sooooooooo much.... but I wish my parents would have booted him out YEARS AGO! He'd be a much better man than he is today. He's careless and irresponsible..... 36 living at home with no desire to ever leave. It's not that he stays cause he's a mommas boy, he's not.. but he stays cause it's easy and a free ride. It infuriates me that my parents enable him (well... my mom does, not my dad). I always tell my mom that when she's dead and gone, what then? He isn't coming to live with me, that is for POSITIVE!

I think your doing the right thing Rene by laying down rules and following through with the punishment of breaking them. He will be a better man because of it.

[GrandmaCrys]

He's a big boy, Rene. He's made his choice. Let it go. (I agree with Laura, anything beyond this, and you're only enabling Drew. Since he's made his choice, let HIM live with it!)

And...I feel so gosh darned sorry for you. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[GrandmaCrys]

And, Congrats Crys,

50,000 posts.... WTG!
:yippee::drumroll::yippee::drumroll:

Thanks, debilou; you're as sweet as they come! :hug: :hug:

[GrandmaCrys]

wow Crys!!! I remember when we were the same and now you have doubled me!!

Yeah, you became a designer and I became a non-stop commenter! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[stitchmich]

He's a big boy, Rene. He's made his choice. Let it go. (I agree with Laura, anything beyond this, and you're only enabling Drew. Since he's made his choice, let HIM live with it!)

And...I feel so gosh darned sorry for you. :hug: :hug: :hug:

Great advice. Much easier said than done, but you have our prayers and support to get you through. :hug:

[debilou]

Venting alert!!!!!

Does anyone know that feeling when you realize no matter what you do, you are powerless to ever change a situation? That's where I am this morning. So you remember 2 weeks ago when Drew didn't come home all night? And then we had a talk with him and I thought had come to an agreement on the rules? Well, Friday I saw him after work and he said he was going to help his friend work on his car, then Saturday he was going to drive to Snyder, an hour and 1/2 away to see his new girlfriend. Well, the curfew is at 2am. I finally texted him at 3am and asked him where he was, because of course my mind began to worry that he had had a wreck or something. An hour later he texted me back and said he was still helping fix the car (at 4am?) and would be late. I finally went to bed at 5:30am. Got up at 930, and he still wasn't home but had texted me at 9 and said he had spent the night with his friend since it was so late and was now on his way to see the girlfriend. And that's the last I've heard from him. Gary and I got home last night at 11 after having dinner with friends and going to their house for a bit, and he still wasn't home. Got up this morning, and he's still not here, so he never came home again last night. So he's been gone since Friday around 5:30. The agreement was his curfew was 2am, and if for some reason he would be later than that, he would call me BEFORE 2 to let me know what was going on, and that there would be NO MORE staying out all night. So, he was told that if this kind of thing happened again, he would have to move and that the help we were giving him with the legal stuff would be done. So that's where we are this morning.

It just breaks my heart. In all other ways he was doing so much better. Of the 3 kids last weekend on our trip, he was the one most willing to get up and spend the time with me and Gary. He went with us on a drive while the girls slept till noon. He had fun and was very socialable with us and the girls. But we just feel like we drew a line in the sand 2 weekends ago with the staying out all night, and he crossed it, not just once, but twice. So we feel we have no choice.

Not sure when he'll come home today, but it should be fun when he does. Happy Sunday to me. :(

Oh, Rene, I'm just so sorry, that Drew has done this to you and Gary again...

You know in your heart you are doing the right thing by kicking him out.. but, your his mama, and will always be his mama..

that doesn't ever make it easier

big hugs to you... :love3::love3::love3:

[addicted]

Rene, SO sorry to hear this. He will be ok and it will work out. Crys & Laura are right, he needs to learn from this or it won't ever stop.

Larua, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been another busy weekend. Ball, birthday parties, friends, ETC!!

[ReneT]

I know it's the right thing. I guess I tried to tell myself that since he was 17 when he got into that trouble, that we should help him now to deal with it. I always felt deep down it wasn't going to work, but was hopeful with all the positive changes we had seen in the last several months.

I have a sister who has a 35 year old daughter who still lives off my sister. When she's not being supported by my sister, she's sleeping with 3 men at the same time to get them to pay her bills. My sister is also raising this child's daughter (my sister's granddaughter). My sister is retired and on a fixed income, so it's very difficult to be raising a senior in high school and looking at paying for college tuition next fall. I don't want that - for me or for Drew. I don't want a 35 year old still living at home. I want him to stand on his own 2 feet, and to be proud of himself for doing it. So it's time, once and for all.

Gary just went to work for a few hours, and I'm gonna do some scrapping. I am hoping Drew won't be home until Gary gets home so that if he has anything to say, we will be able to talk to him together.

To make matters worse, someone tried to break into my DMIL's house last night. She said she muted the tv a couple of times because she thought she heard something at the front door, but decided it was just the wind. When she went outside to get the paper this morning, she saw where someone had broken the door handle and scratched up the door facing to try to pry the door open. She lives alone because my DFIL passed away almost 4 years ago. Pretty scary.

Thanks for everyone's support. You guys are the best!

[>>aruaL<<]

I think that is why my momma hasn't kicked my brother out... it's hard to think about your own child struggling outside of the home. Easier said than done, but I think your doing the right thing Rene. When he's older, he'll thank you for it.

*hugs*

[>>aruaL<<]

I know it's the right thing. I guess I tried to tell myself that since he was 17 when he got into that trouble, that we should help him now to deal with it. I always felt deep down it wasn't going to work, but was hopeful with all the positive changes we had seen in the last several months.

I have a sister who has a 35 year old daughter who still lives off my sister. When she's not being supported by my sister, she's sleeping with 3 men at the same time to get them to pay her bills. My sister is also raising this child's daughter (my sister's granddaughter). My sister is retired and on a fixed income, so it's very difficult to be raising a senior in high school and looking at paying for college tuition next fall. I don't want that - for me or for Drew. I don't want a 35 year old still living at home. I want him to stand on his own 2 feet, and to be proud of himself for doing it. So it's time, once and for all.

Gary just went to work for a few hours, and I'm gonna do some scrapping. I am hoping Drew won't be home until Gary gets home so that if he has anything to say, we will be able to talk to him together.

To make matters worse, someone tried to break into my DMIL's house last night. She said she muted the tv a couple of times because she thought she heard something at the front door, but decided it was just the wind. When she went outside to get the paper this morning, she saw where someone had broken the door handle and scratched up the door facing to try to pry the door open. She lives alone because my DFIL passed away almost 4 years ago. Pretty scary.

Thanks for everyone's support. You guys are the best!

OH gosh Rene, that is very scary!! What the heck is wrong with people...argh. I bet your DMIL is scared now. Poor thing.

I hope Gary is home when Drew comes home... it's nice to have the support and backup.

[stitchmich]

Oh no, Rene! THat is scary news about your MIL, but so glad they didn't get in.

[ReneT]

DMIL wanted Gary or his brother to come over and show her how to shoot her gun and get it cleaned up so she could use it if she needed to. So I know it must have really scared her. Gary was going to go check on her while he's out.

[Christine]

Ur improved relationship lately is the reason I would empasize that this isn't a punishment but rather a natural consequence. Make sure he knows u know he can do it. Hopefully that will stop it from becoming a big argument and keep u guys close. And if he wants to argue just stick to the "I know u can do it, u have come so far etc and I love you." if he says then why can't I stay, tell him u r not willing to be miserable because of his choices. :) now my oldest is 13 so take my advice for what it is worth.

I know it's the right thing. I guess I tried to tell myself that since he was 17 when he got into that trouble, that we should help him now to deal with it. I always felt deep down it wasn't going to work, but was hopeful with all the positive changes we had seen in the last several months.

I have a sister who has a 35 year old daughter who still lives off my sister. When she's not being supported by my sister, she's sleeping with 3 men at the same time to get them to pay her bills. My sister is also raising this child's daughter (my sister's granddaughter). My sister is retired and on a fixed income, so it's very difficult to be raising a senior in high school and looking at paying for college tuition next fall. I don't want that - for me or for Drew. I don't want a 35 year old still living at home. I want him to stand on his own 2 feet, and to be proud of himself for doing it. So it's time, once and for all.

Gary just went to work for a few hours, and I'm gonna do some scrapping. I am hoping Drew won't be home until Gary gets home so that if he has anything to say, we will be able to talk to him together.

To make matters worse, someone tried to break into my DMIL's house last night. She said she muted the tv a couple of times because she thought she heard something at the front door, but decided it was just the wind. When she went outside to get the paper this morning, she saw where someone had broken the door handle and scratched up the door facing to try to pry the door open. She lives alone because my DFIL passed away almost 4 years ago. Pretty scary.

Thanks for everyone's support. You guys are the best!

[ReneT]

Ur improved relationship lately is the reason I would empasize that this isn't a punishment but rather a natural consequence. Make sure he knows u know he can do it. Hopefully that will stop it from becoming a big argument and keep u guys close. And if he wants to argue just stick to the "I know u can do it, u have come so far etc and I love you." if he says then why can't I stay, tell him u r not willing to be miserable because of his choices. :) now my oldest is 13 so take my advice for what it is worth.

Thanks Chris. I'm practicing in my head the things I will say if he wants an explanation when he gets home. :) I'm not sure what to expect. He may be relieved that he can now do what he wants again without having to answer to us. Gary doesn't think he'll come home tonight until he thinks we are in bed so he won't have to face us. Who knows.

[Christine]

Well I took a nap and u all must have too lol no new posts since then. :) my friend/swim coach tried to kill me off this week pushing me to lift more and swim farther etc. I as tired! The good news is I must have a good recovery time cuz even though we were pushing hard, I never was dying in pain. A little stiff but that is about it. Yay!

[ReneT]

Well I took a nap and u all must have too lol no new posts since then. :) my friend/swim coach tried to kill me off this week pushing me to lift more and swim farther etc. I as tired! The good news is I must have a good recovery time cuz even though we were pushing hard, I never was dying in pain. A little stiff but that is about it. Yay!

Yay for you!!!!! :tup:

[addicted]

Rene, that is scary for your MIL!! I'd be freaked out after that! SO glad that they didn't get in.

Chris, I had a long nap too! I worked out a ton yesterday. I ran 3.5 miles and then DH and I lifted weights for an hour last night and my entire body hurts.

[ReneT]

Looking on the bright side of all this - I will be getting the gameroom back which of course still has the treadmill in it (no, G still has not moved it downstairs due to his broken butt :D), so I will be joining all you girls who are exercising and getting buff pretty soon! Woot!

A word to the wise: it's not a good idea to watch a depressing movie like My Sister's Keeper when you're not in the best of moods to begin with. :rofl:

[Christine]

ok, can I say this?....... hmmmm why yes I think I can, cuz it is my forum and doesn't break DSPs rules. LOL

PEOPLE WHO WRITE COMPUTER VIRUSES ARE SCUM AND NEED TO BE SKIMMED FROM THE GENE POOL!!!!!

uggggggggg! Watch out I got on this am and my computer had a window bubble thing popped up that says Windows has determined that you have a virus click here to start your virus scanner thing-y. Well not exactly but you get the gist. LOL Plus there was a big window that said basically the same thing. I tried to right click on the button in the bar, nothing helped..... couldn't get any of my real virus scan stuff to actually work or shut down

finally had to push the button it restarted but all of that stuff was still there, then tried to restart in safe mode then restore back a few days, which I think worked. If you see this do NOT click on the bubble or the x thing cuz they can make it be like a link and it will install some supposed anti-virus software.

Dirt bags!!!

[sammawow]

Oh, I hate them too! I'm glad you were able to restore to a few days back! Thanks for the warning!

[ReneT]

ok, can I say this?....... hmmmm why yes I think I can, cuz it is my forum and doesn't break DSPs rules. LOL

PEOPLE WHO WRITE COMPUTER VIRUSES ARE SCUM AND NEED TO BE SKIMMED FROM THE GENE POOL!!!!!

uggggggggg! Watch out I got on this am and my computer had a window bubble thing popped up that says Windows has determined that you have a virus click here to start your virus scanner thing-y. Well not exactly but you get the gist. LOL Plus there was a big window that said basically the same thing. I tried to right click on the button in the bar, nothing helped..... couldn't get any of my real virus scan stuff to actually work or shut down

finally had to push the button it restarted but all of that stuff was still there, then tried to restart in safe mode then restore back a few days, which I think worked. If you see this do NOT click on the bubble or the x thing cuz they can make it be like a link and it will install some supposed anti-virus software.

Dirt bags!!!

Oh my gosh, I had that same thing last night! I just X'd out of it. Don't think anything happened after that. Now I'm scared. What should I check?

[debilou]

Yes, Rene, CHECK IT OUT!

They are dirt bags...

I had one about a year ago... he (has to be a HE!!)... took over 2 of my machines... it took almost 2 months to get rid of DIRT BAG!

That's why I finally got a mac.

don't mess around

if you don't know how to get rid of dirt bag... find someone who does

If you don't know some one

I hightly recommend the geek squad at Best buy.

I tried to local people... they were jokes

they never believed I had a virus.. so they just reloaded my operating system

I had done that, duh!

so, dirt bag came back in each time...

but the geek squad not only believed me... they got rid of him, and set up a more secure system

[debilou]

wow, we are on page 800....

how cool is that

except that we are talking about the SCUM of the EARTH!

[Christine]

I would try to restore a couple days back, don't you think Debi? You won't lose any of your layouts etc cuz it doesn't mess w/ those

Yeah I wasted an HOUR trying to mess w/ my system, I could have done some stuff on my new kit if not for the scum! grrrr

[Christine]

yay for page 800!!!

[carti]

PEOPLE WHO WRITE COMPUTER VIRUSES ARE SCUM AND NEED TO BE SKIMMED FROM THE GENE POOL!!!!!

uggggggggg! Watch out I got on this am and my computer had a window bubble thing popped up that says Windows has determined that you have a virus click here to start your virus scanner thing-y. Well not exactly but you get the gist. LOL Plus there was a big window that said basically the same thing. I tried to right click on the button in the bar, nothing helped..... couldn't get any of my real virus scan stuff to actually work or shut down
<<Whenever you see anything like this popup, it is not legitimate, delete it if you can.
These are gimmicks to get you to click on it and then it plants viruses, etc. on you computer! >>

[debilou]

Christine, yes, you can certainly try a system restore - to be safe - back up your last kit and work to a dvd...

but, it depends on the type of virus that has infected you.

some system related files DO NOT get restored during a system restore

you have to restore the operating system... and, then reload your files

depending on how deep this guy (you know it's a he!) is into your system.

I don't know what virus... if you can find that out..

from another machine... google it...

[stitchmich]

skimmed from the gene pool... well said, Chris! I've gotten that same window twice last week. I just x'ed out and quickly ran from the internet. It didn't catch me yet.

[PQ]

PEOPLE WHO WRITE COMPUTER VIRUSES ARE SCUM AND NEED TO BE SKIMMED FROM THE GENE POOL!!!!!

uggggggggg! Watch out I got on this am and my computer had a window bubble thing popped up that says Windows has determined that you have a virus click here to start your virus scanner thing-y. Well not exactly but you get the gist. LOL Plus there was a big window that said basically the same thing. I tried to right click on the button in the bar, nothing helped..... couldn't get any of my real virus scan stuff to actually work or shut down
<<Whenever you see anything like this popup, it is not legitimate, delete it if you can.
These are gimmicks to get you to click on it and then it plants viruses, etc. on you computer! >>

Carti, that is the one I just got rid of. It was horrible, and over the course of a few weeks, it got worse and worse until it finally completely incapacitated my computer. The first thing you can do is to run a free program called Malwarebytes. Here is a link:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

That stupid virus had written numerous false programs into my computer that looked very similar to the real programs. Everytime I deleted everything evil that I could find, it would rewrite itself from the rogue programs. I finally had to call my computer guru and he worked for hours to get my computer back to normal.

If it is the same virus I had, it would not allow my computer to do a system restore.

[carti]

Carti, that is the one I just got rid of. It was horrible, and over the course of a few weeks, it got worse and worse until it finally completely incapacitated my computer. The first thing you can do is to run a free program called Malwarebytes. Here is a link:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

That stupid virus had written numerous false programs into my computer that looked very similar to the real programs. Everytime I deleted everything evil that I could find, it would rewrite itself from the rogue programs. I finally had to call my computer guru and he worked for hours to get my computer back to normal.
<<Yes, I have Malwarebytes and run it frequently.>>

[PQ]

Another tale tell sign, if it is the same virus I had, is it created an icon that appeared on my toolbar that looked an awful lot like the Norton icon. That little quad colored badge looking thingy. You need to be aware of this if you have Norton Antivirus because the stupid virus will tell you that you have update to upload, but they are really more viral files.

[PQ]

When the virus first started, I would get those pop ups once every few days asking me if I knew my computer was infected, and didn't I want to buy their product to get rid of it........

Then my desktop icons moved to my toolbar and began reproducing......I would delete them, but they would just come back. But the computer worked ok, so I ignored it.

It was at this point that I tried to do a system restore, but it would not work. (My computer guru said that the people who write viral programs frequently write that into their virus - they make it impossible for you to do a computer restore.

Then, after a few weeks, suddenly the pop ups happened several times a day, until finally I got pop up after pop up after pop up - the computer froze up and I had to unplug it. Then it would not turn back on - not even in safe mode. It was a mess.

[ReneT]

I have Norton, and just did a scan and nothing came up. So hopefully I'm OK since I X'd out of it right away last night.

[PQ]

My computer guru found rogue, viral files scattered throughout my computer. They would look identical to legitimate files, except the majority of them had an extra little something in them. Most routinely, the extra something was francorn. For those of you who do not know, my "real" name is Fran Cornelius. They use something familiar to you to write the creepy files, so that hopefully you will overlook it.