WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 11

[iankh]

WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt 10

Here we go....another new home.

Link to Part One: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1843067

Link to Part Two: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1862935

Link to Part Three: http://www.disboards.com/showthread....5#post26296015

Link to Part Four: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1923094

Link to Part Five: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1942122

Link to Part Six: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1960425

Link to Part Seven: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1984145

Link to Part Eight: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2010429

Link to Part Nine: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2039686

Link to Part Ten: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2060857

Here are the links:

Thought I'd add in some links to the trip reports for this cruise too:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1803465 from Jolene (littleaussie)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1821822 from Lisa (calmom)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1703161 from Matt (Iamhiddenmickey)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1705259 from V (lillygator)

http://monicasadventures.blogspot.com/ from Monica (Mishoe1)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1810009 by PLANKY

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1908105 from Deborah (Scottishwee)



http://land.allears.net/blogs/debwil...ruise_wb_2008/ Deb Wills blog


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1840323 by cmash95

http://www.disboards.com/showthread....4#post25736044 by linuxwebguy

http://www.disboards.com/showthread....2#post25753582 by kmitchell



Some youtube stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21kp0nYP7-Y Sail Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlwR08yMLk Canal Crossing (10 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlwR...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQGDTyGf8UA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14dysVOR0M

Figment's youtube stuff:
..already have a few videos up..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JtVUJTrxHKU - Consider Yourself
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cfsr4-DFRPw - Knees Up Mother Brown
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6HGbzhTP2MA - My Bonie Lies Over The Ocean
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fBRoTDH_ido - The Beer Song (slight glitch at the end.. don't know why it happened.. might fix it later)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=426oYJ_lHhE - If I Were Not Upon The Sea

DCL video on the PC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejaT-Jeyuc

..
Photos:

http://gallery.mac.com/cheria#100129 Cheri's 'movies'

http://www.dropshots.com/knewell#alb...20World%202008 from Ken (MouseFanInQueue)

See Page 18 of part one for more links for Cheri's photo albums

http://iankh.smugmug.com/ Ian's photo gallery

A ZIP file of webcam captures from DISer awoltoday
http://www.4shared.com/file/47872135...iraFlores.html

[ibouncetoo]

Well, Mister Take The Initative!

:thumbsup2

[granmaz]

I'm here.:cool1: Thanks Ian.

[nskjerven]

here and accounted for as ordered....:snooty:

[LuvBaloo]

I got this post ready and the other thread closed before I could hit send, so I copied the whole thing over to here! I'm glad the other one got closed. It gets confusing when there's 2 active threads.

So, not only did our pathetic country close down this week because of the snow, we are just about out of salt and grit, so they are only gritting very main roads.:mad: It is treacherous out.

Our council have not cleared the roads around us and it is 4" solid ice, and the footpaths are thick ice too. We walked(very carefully) into town yesterday and saw one older man with a walking stick fall over(he was ok), and another very elderly man with a stick trying to make his was down a footpath. A younger person went to help him. It really is very bad. People have to get out. I am so cross about it.

That's awful. Hopefully they can fix the roads fast.

Quiet night!!!:confused3 Was everybody tired?

Got busy with kids, then exercising, then tired and went to bed at a reasonable time. I'm tired of being tired all the time.




I did finally watch this week's episode. I just knew that Ben was behind taking Aaron away from Kate. Remember he tried to steal the baby from Claire on the island because they have the problem of all the babies dieing in delivery if they were conceived on the island.

I love that Jin is still alive. I didn't think they were going to kill him off. He's very popular.

Isn't it interesting that the Oceanic 6 all just happen to meet at the dock in Long Beach all together. Then you know that Desmond and family are on their way to CA....not sure of the timeframe as compared to the rest of them being there.

I love watching the previous week also with the subtitles. It explains so much more about what is going on that I sometimes don't pick up as I'm watching it. Like Eloise being the name of the lab mouse and the woman that helped Ben. She is still a big mystery.

I love Lost because there's so many layers that all connect together. Can't wait for next week to see what happens with Sun and Ben.

I love all the layers. They've got 5 of the 6 together on the dock, and they still have to get Hugo out of jail. I like the subtitle episodes, but I fell asleep watching it this week. Luckily I woke up and watched the new episode. :goodvibes

Today is the first day that my body is not stiff! I thought it would take longer than this to reach that point. :cool1:




I wanted to watch TV last night so I pulled out my stepper and handweights. My arms are sore today.

Technical question:

Just had a high school friend on facebook mention he's in town next week and wants to get together. Since he's a MAN and SINGLE....can I call this a DATE?? :lmao: :lmao:

.

call it what you want! Heck get creative and invent a new word! :crazy2:

[ibouncetoo]

zero potential on my end and yours????

Nan, in answer to your question on the old thread......


Well, I did kiss him goodbye at the airport the last time he was in town for a high-school mini reunion. :blush:

And I bet you a dollar I'll kiss him hello! ;)

,

[EllaEnchanted]

Originally Posted by EllaEnchanted

So your Western is still about $500 less than your Eastern??? I wonder why mine went up? I will have to send an email to DU asking for an explanation.

Originally Answered by Marilyn

Well, we rebooked onboard for the Eastern so got the discount, so perhaps there isn't too much of a difference if you take that into account.

Marilyn, getting a discount on the Eastern should make it less expensive than the Western.....but your Western is still lower. I remember my Western being about $500 lower than the Eastern originally when I booked it. Then I remember reading emails from DU explaining about additional charges for fuel. Now my Western is $100 more than the Eastern and I believe the price on both has gone higher than I remember them being when I booked. I will have to look back in my folder and find the emails from DU.

[nskjerven]

Nan, in answer to your question on the old thread......


Well, I did kiss him goodbye at the airport the last time he was in town for a high-school mini reunion. :blush:

And I bet you a dollar I'll kiss him hello! ;)

,

waiting for a good story...::yes::

my silly dog just climbed one me and then the couch:p

i've not been letting her sleep on our bed since my asthma is so bad so i think she is love starved poor pooch...

[EllaEnchanted]

Originally posted by disneylover5

Get those legs better.....Just keep lying down if that helps....Would it hlp more if your legs were higher than your body? Do you put pillows under them???


HI LISA.....Yes it would certainly help to get the legs higher than my body. It has to do with circulation and the heart pumping blood to my lower extremities. I think if the feet are higher than the heart, it makes it easier for all of that to happen.

I have not used a pillow to try it because I'm laying on my stomach and my lower back already has arthritis and it hurts. I think if I raise my legs higher it will hurt more. I don't know. I'll have to try it and see how it feels. Thanks for the suggestion.:goodvibes :goodvibes

[EllaEnchanted]

Originally Posted by EllaEnchanted

Oh, it just hit me reading it back....Ellie and Eloise....could be one and the same....maybe???

Originally Posted by ibouncetoo

Current thought....she's Faraday's mother!

Now that would make the most sense except that she's helping Ben. Isn't she supposed to be on Widmore's side? One never knows.:confused3

[EllaEnchanted]

Technical question:

Just had a high school friend on facebook mention he's in town next week and wants to get together. Since he's a MAN and SINGLE....can I call this a DATE??

It's a booty call!!!!!

hahahaha.....I keep seeing that trailer for the new movie, "He's Just Not That Into You" and it's a scene where Drew Barrymore is saying that he myspaced her to ask her out and the friend said that's the new booty call....hahahahaha!!!!!!!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[ibouncetoo]

Now that would make the most sense except that she's helping Ben. Isn't she supposed to be on Widmore's side? One never knows.:confused3

As they say....the plot thickens!

.

[LuvBaloo]

Originally Posted by EllaEnchanted

Oh, it just hit me reading it back....Ellie and Eloise....could be one and the same....maybe???

Originally Posted by ibouncetoo

Current thought....she's Faraday's mother!

Now that would make the most sense except that she's helping Ben. Isn't she supposed to be on Widmore's side? One never knows.:confused3

I think she's Faraday's mother and she and him had a huge fight years ago (possibly over Daniel) so they are now enemies. I think she's working with Ben because she wants to be against Widmore, not because she likes Ben. I think she probably sees Ben as the lesser of 2 evils. But I could be overthinking the whole thing.:lmao:

Now I must get ready for swimming. Have fun everyone!

[gaylean93]

HA! I found you. I need personal invitations to these sorts of things. Anyway, I'm sure you all read it but the nice person that closed our last thread had this in the signature line

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

I think this is my new saying.

[gaylean93]

Jackie, I would assume it was a date but I think everyone wants to date me :rotfl2: :rotfl2: And then there is the old saying When You Assume, You Make An “Ass” out of “U” and “Me”. I also make an A S S out of myself a lot too so :scratchin

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I think you should assume it is friends having drinks for your sake. You never know what he is like now :sad2:

[ibouncetoo]

I think she's Faraday's mother and she and him had a huge fight years ago (possibly over Daniel) so they are now enemies. I think she's working with Ben because she wants to be against Widmore, not because she likes Ben. I think she probably sees Ben as the lesser of 2 evils. But I could be overthinking the whole thing.:lmao:



Well, I think she's on "the island's side" and is anti-Widmore because of his desire (or what we've been lead to believe is his desire) to exploit the islands properties. I think we'll be lead in a couple of different directions over the next two seasons on who's the good guy/who's the bad guy! Right now, we're kind of feeling on Ben's side (can you believe that!), because he's trying to get everyone back to the island to (supposedly) save the rest of the 'losties'.

.

[gaylean93]

OK I changed my signature. I guess if Holly can do it I can :lmao:

[ibouncetoo]

Jackie, I would assume it was a date but I think everyone wants to date me :rotfl2: :rotfl2: And then there is the old saying When You Assume, You Make An “Ass” out of “U” and “Me”. I also make an A S S out of myself a lot too so :scratchin

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I think you should assume it is friends having drinks for your sake. You never know what he is like now :sad2:

:lmao: It's not that I want him.....I just want to be able to say I had a DATE! :lmao: :lmao:

He's a great guy and would be a good 'catch', but we're not a match. I think I'm a little too 'earthy' for him. He generally dates more, uh, 'polished' women. :upsidedow

[tink1963]

Good day friends.

:cheer2: :cheer2: IT'S THE WEEKEND:cheer2: :cheer2:
Not sure what the plans are though.
I did 40 min on the wii fit this morning. Proud of that. Now catching up on here while I wait for bubba to get up.

[tink1963]

HA! I found you. I need personal invitations to these sorts of things. Anyway, I'm sure you all read it but the nice person that closed our last thread had this in the signature line

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

I think this is my new saying.

I saw that too. And I think your the nicest person I know.:goodvibes

[tink1963]

:lmao: It's not that I want him.....I just want to be able to say I had a DATE! :lmao: :lmao:

He's a great guy and would be a good 'catch', but we're not a match. I think I'm a little too 'earthy' for him. He generally dates more, uh, 'polished' women. :upsidedow

I think if you want to call it a date then it is a date, no matter if there is kissing involved or not.:thumbsup2

[iankh]

It's 54F in Chicago!


We've just returned from our Saturday errands and will be going out for a walk a bit later.

There are people out in shorts and many guys are shirtless.

After acclimating arctic conditions, 54F feels HOT.

As I predicted it is also a real mess outside, particularly on the side and back of my house.

Last summer we dug the canal and then built an earthen dam across our back gate to keep the water from building up.

Well the water melting off the roof is causing havoc. We actually rolled our pants up so the bottoms would not get wet when we slogged to the side door of the garage.

There's a building lake at the bottom of our front steps. The dogs are refusing to go out.

We're supposed to have warm weather for most of the week, going up to 58F by Tuesday.

It doesn't matter though. This is the annual February thaw. It will probably be back down below freezing within a week's time.

[iankh]

I installed iLife '09 last night and started playing around with iPhoto '09.

The new "Faces" feature with face recognition is AMAZING. Once I trained it on a few photos, it is doing a great job labeling people in photos. I need to train it further.

I also started playing around with the new "Places" feature. I have manually started tagging my photos, but now it's made me want to start exploring cameras with GPS, or the stand alone GPS devices that you carry that then has software that synchs the GPS log with the photos, based on the date/time stamp of the photo.

[iankh]

OK, I realized that I had more photos in iPhoto that I had scanned a few years ago,

So, if you have the stomach for old family photos, feast your eyes:





With my Zeyde (grandpa):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188387_yKZTT-S.jpg



With my Bubbe (grandma):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188345_JpXDz-S.jpg



The mandatory studio shot:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469192472_u5ChA-S.jpg



The studio shot with my brother and sister:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188612_VngbH-S.jpg



Kindergarten (top row, second from the left):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469189592_w4hKH-S.jpg




High School Graduation Picture:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469189873_LgKzd-S.jpg

[ibouncetoo]

Oh, Ian, the photos are great!

The high school gradulation picture did prompt a giggle!

.

[ibouncetoo]

OK you teckie people. Why is my e-mail not working?

I can open Microsoft Outlook, read old messages, delete messages,
play in my contacts, etc. but I can not send/recieve (so no new messages are showing up) and can't create a new e-mail.

When I hit send/receive I get "The Operation Failed". When I hit new I get "Not Implemented". Wassup with that?

frustrating....I'm going to lunch......

[disneylover5]

Originally posted by disneylover5

Get those legs better.....Just keep lying down if that helps....Would it hlp more if your legs were higher than your body? Do you put pillows under them???


HI LISA.....Yes it would certainly help to get the legs higher than my body. It has to do with circulation and the heart pumping blood to my lower extremities. I think if the feet are higher than the heart, it makes it easier for all of that to happen.

I have not used a pillow to try it because I'm laying on my stomach and my lower back already has arthritis and it hurts. I think if I raise my legs higher it will hurt more. I don't know. I'll have to try it and see how it feels. Thanks for the suggestion.:goodvibes :goodvibes


Why are you laying on your stomach?? The time might pass more quickly if you are on your back and can look around?? Have you tried a heating pad on your back...that will help to numb the pain??

Maybe this will make you happy!!

www.bethanycam.com I want ot open the house so badly, but I know we still have lots of freezing weather in our forecast!!

[iankh]

OK you teckie people. Why is my e-mail not working?

I can open Microsoft Outlook, read old messages, delete messages,
play in my contacts, etc. but I can not send/recieve (so no new messages are showing up) and can't create a new e-mail.

When I hit send/receive I get "The Operation Failed". When I hit new I get "Not Implemented". Wassup with that?

frustrating....I'm going to lunch......

Sorry that I can't help, because I'm more of a Mac guy.

Have you tried restarting your PC? When did this start?

[disneylover5]

It's 54F in Chicago!


We've just returned from our Saturday errands and will be going out for a walk a bit later.

There are people out in shorts and many guys are shirtless.

After acclimating arctic conditions, 54F feels HOT.

As I predicted it is also a real mess outside, particularly on the side and back of my house.

Last summer we dug the canal and then built an earthen dam across our back gate to keep the water from building up.

Well the water melting off the roof is causing havoc. We actually rolled our pants up so the bottoms would not get wet when we slogged to the side door of the garage.

There's a building lake at the bottom of our front steps. The dogs are refusing to go out.

We're supposed to have warm weather for most of the week, going up to 58F by Tuesday.

It doesn't matter though. This is the annual February thaw. It will probably be back down below freezing within a week's time.

We have the same weather here. Gretchen had dance class and I made her put a coat over her dance shorts and leotard. We got outside this morning and she peeled off the coat saying it was just too hot.

When I started the car, the temp was 42 degrees. I guess it is all in your prospective.....I guess 42 degrees feels like summer after below zero so much!!

[tink1963]

Great photos Ian. Love the "mandatory studio shot". Love the smile

[HollyTyler]

Technical question:

Just had a high school friend on facebook mention he's in town next week and wants to get together. Since he's a MAN and SINGLE....can I call this a DATE??

It's a booty call!!!!!

hahahaha.....I keep seeing that trailer for the new movie, "He's Just Not That Into You" and it's a scene where Drew Barrymore is saying that he myspaced her to ask her out and the friend said that's the new booty call....hahahahaha!!!!!!!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

:rotfl2:And every time I see that, I always wonder what the heck does it mean to be "myspaced"?

[HollyTyler]

Good day friends.

:cheer2: :cheer2: IT'S THE WEEKEND:cheer2: :cheer2:
Not sure what the plans are though.
I did 40 min on the wii fit this morning. Proud of that. Now catching up on here while I wait for bubba to get up.

Wow, that's awesome, great job! :cool1:

[HollyTyler]

The mandatory studio shot:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469192472_u5ChA-S.jpg


Ian, this is almost the cutest baby picture EVER!!! :goodvibes

Actually, you don't look much different now!

[HollyTyler]

So I didn't exercise today. Took a nap instead after reading. I just now at lunch, so I won't be hungry for supper. Maybe I can do my workout video while Tyler has supper after I pick him up. I can be his dining entertainment. :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

I received a package in the mail today from my stepmom. She sent some wool socks she knitted, and a package of something so yummy, I have to go buy a whole box of them to keep at work for snacks during the day. Pringles honey baked wheat sticks. They look like pretzels, but they're not. YUMMMMMYY! Might not be great for me, but certainly better than the Jelly Bellies or Poptarts I usually snack on at work.

[BubbaGrump]

Its cool! I can take a hint! At the mere mention of more pictures, Ian and the rest of you just up and DITCHED me!:sad:

[HollyTyler]

OK, off to take some Excedrin and try to stop my headache before it turns into a migraine, get dressed and go pick up Tyler. That kid has lots of cleaning to do. He almost always puts his things away, but this time he left the pirate Lego stuff all over 1/2 the living room floor. I actually left it that way since he'd been playing with it for a week! Hopefully he's ready to move on to something else this week. :thumbsup2 I think I'll have him help me move things around the living room in anticipation of our new TV and bigger TV stand that we should be getting any day now, as soon as my darned tax refund shows up. It's strange, I've done direct deposit for my tax refund ever since the IRS started offering it, and I've always received it the day the IRS says, often a day or 2 early, until this year. :headache: I guess that's OK though, because all other years, I've needed it to get caught up on bills. This is the first time EVER that it doesn't have to go to bills. That's a wonderful feeling! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Its cool! I can take a hint! At the mere mention of more pictures, Ian and the rest of you just up and DITCHED me!:sad:

Um.....HELLO, I've been here waiting! ;) You took so long, now I have to leave to pick up Tyler. Looking forward to having lots of pictures to see later tonight when I can get back on here. :goodvibes

[granmaz]

Ian, the pictures are great. You were a cute baby!!!

On the graduation one, is all your hair that length, being the era that it was, or did you have the long Jewish side locks?

[BubbaGrump]

Um.....HELLO, I've been here waiting! ;) You took so long, now I have to leave to pick up Tyler. Looking forward to having lots of pictures to see later tonight when I can get back on here. :goodvibes


Got home too late last night , so we didnt even start going through the pictures. Maybe V can scan some tonight, since I'm one of those technically challenged people. I will say this, Michelle aint got nuttin' on me in the stroller department thats for sure!:rotfl2: Wait till you see this thing!:scared1:

[BubbaGrump]

And I meant to answer this quite a few pages back.....

Debra (SCOTTISHWEE) yes I was born in 1961. Were you too???

[BubbaGrump]

V and I were discussing these very tough times for our country. We asked eachother how the country actually got out of the "Great Depression". I must not have been paying attention that day in school(whats new), and can't remember the answer. I know the stuation isnt quite the same now as it was then, but can someone please edgumicate me????:confused3

[iankh]

Ian, this is almost the cutest baby picture EVER!!! :goodvibes

Actually, you don't look much different now!


Thank you. I still have the shoes (Stride-Rite of course)

[iankh]

Ian, the pictures are great. You were a cute baby!!!

On the graduation one, is all your hair that length, being the era that it was, or did you have the long Jewish side locks?

No, it was the era and that was my hair. All the way around.

[granmaz]

Ian, hope you didn't mind me asking.

[iankh]

After I posted about the baby shoes, I had to go see if Stride Rite, were still in business, they are! That company must be about 1000 years old. I think Mary Todd Lincoln's mother bought her first pair of baby shoes from Stride Rite.

In my day, they were heathy orthopedic type shoes. I remember that in the first grade, each shoe weighed about 150 pounds each, and I think in place of leather soles they had planks of wood.

I think my mother had to start putting my shoes on me the night before, to allow enough time to get me laced into them. My father assured us that we would have good feet and good posture, even if it would kill us.

[iankh]

Ian, hope you didn't mind me asking.

Not at all. It just took me a minute to understand.

My parents were not orthodox, all of my aunts and uncles were (and still are). But my family is "modern orthodox," while the men all wear yarmulkas (skull caps), no one in my family ever wore payot (side-locks).

[nskjerven]

Not only is Stride-Rite in business but they make great age appropriate shoes for little girls. I was always able to find Molly a pair of patten leather flat black there. Everywhere else seemed to think that 8-9 year old girls should have heals, but not this mama....

Willie never liked their shoes either btw...

[EllaEnchanted]

V and I were discussing these very tough times for our country. We asked eachother how the country actually got out of the "Great Depression". I must not have been paying attention that day in school(whats new), and can't remember the answer. I know the stuation isnt quite the same now as it was then, but can someone please edgumicate me????:confused3

I did a google search and found this:

A Slow Recovery Begins in the United States
The U.S. economy hit bottom in mid-1932. With the approach of elections in 1932, Hoover vetoed what he saw as wild, emotionally inspired pork barrel legislation that Congress had sent to him. He claimed that he favored carefully planned measures aimed at long-term development rather than "quick fixes."

Hoover lost the presidency to the Governor of New York, Franklin Roosevelt, Hoover winning 15.8 million votes to Roosevelt's 22.8 million. The Democratic Party became the majority party in the House of Representatives and in the Senate by huge margins. Despite the Depression, the Communist Party candidate, William Z. Foster, won only 0.26 percent of the vote - 102,785 votes - indicating where the Communist movement in the United States was going nowhere. The Socialist Party candidate, Norman Thomas, won nines times that amount - close to 2 percent of the vote.

Hoover left office saying there was nothing more "we can do." And when Roosevelt took office he was not sure what he would do but he was determined to do something. Roosevelt had little understanding of economics, but he grabbed some slogans that appealed to him - such as "the greatest good for the greatest number." He began by pursuing a balanced budget, as in his days as governor of New York. He cut federal salaries and veterans' aid. On the other hand, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was demanding government action in regulating competition, and the Roosevelt administration pondered the benefits of more regulations on business and a greater partnership with business.

In his first one hundred days in office, Roosevelt was responding to crises more than he was laying plans for economic construction. First he ended the run on the banks, bringing a return of confidence in banking. In a "fireside chat" he told citizens that it was safer to put money in the bank than to keep it under one's mattress. He invoked the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 in order to suspend the export of gold and silver. By law, banks and individuals were now required to deliver their gold to Federal Reserve banks in return for currency. Then his advisors talked him into attempting to stimulate the economy by increasing the money supply. This included putting three billion more dollars into circulation and taking the dollar off the gold standard.

During these first one hundred days, Roosevelt decided to help the distressed farmers. Hoover had tried to help farmers by buying their surpluses, which had encouraged over-production and resulted in ruinous low prices for farmers. Instead of this and letting bankruptcies run their course, Roosevelt chose to limit the production of certain crops and to give relief to farmers who were in immediate danger of losing their homes.

Eager to fight what they perceived to be economic crisis, Democrats in Congress proposed a "share the work" bill designed to create a thirty-hour work-week and to inspire employers to hire more workers. Manufacturers opposed the bill, and Roosevelt joined in the opposition. Then, consulting with big business, Roosevelt created the National Industrial Recovery Act (the NRA) - a move intended to get more money into the hands of average working people. Industrialists supported the idea of high wages, believing that high wages encouraged people to stay on the job longer and to improve their job skills. The National Industrial Recovery Act enacted into law fixed minimum wages and maximum hours and the abolition of child labor in many industries. It gave labor unions the right of representatives of their choice in bargaining with employers, and it obliged businesses to open their books to government inspectors.

In May 1933, a government agency called the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was created to oversee development in a depressed 640,000 square-mile area in the Tennessee Valley. There, sharecroppers and tenant farmers were malnourished; and soils were exhausted, eroded and polluted with chemical wastes. Trees had been cut and vegetation destroyed. Many in the area could not afford electrical power. The TVA planned to provide the area with electrical power that was publicly owned. Republicans in Congress took up the fight of two power companies in the area, describing their position as a fight for free enterprise against socialism. The Republicans were out-voted, and the TVA project proceeded as planned, its electrical power to uplift the area, to improve flood control and to reduce soil erosion. The TVA provided phosphate fertilizers that were to revive soil in the Tennessee Valley.

The appearance that something more was being done produced more confidence, and in the three months of Roosevelt's administration - between the first of April and the end of June - the price of stocks almost doubled. Wages also rose. Big business and the Democrats favored lower tariffs, and this helped move the world toward higher levels of trade.

In December 1933, the Roosevelt Administration repealed Prohibition. But now came the dust storms across the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Kansas and nearby states, blowing away topsoil. From decades before, these lands had been broken up by plowing. In the place of prairie grasses, wheat had been grown. With the economic depression, the demand for wheat had dropped, and the price that farmers were getting for their wheat had fallen to about one-fourth what it had been. At that price farmers could not afford to grow wheat. Their fields dried up and were left unused, and winds began blowing away topsoil. Whole houses were buried in dust, and ruined small farmers began migrating to California, lured by growers there who were in search of cheap labor for harvesting their crops.

The U.S. economy was recovering, but slowly. Roosevelt's strategy of increasing wages had created a disincentive to hire more workers, especially by smaller businesses. People in small businesses were complaining that the National Industrial Recovery Act favored big business. Growers in California, meanwhile, remained ungoverned by minimum wage laws, and, with an abundant supply of labor bidding down wages, they were paying their migrant work force as little as fifty cents a day.

Meanwhile, some conservatives were complaining that Roosevelt was taking the U.S. down the road to Communism, while American Communists were opposing reform in favor of revolution and charging that Roosevelt was taking the nation toward fascism.

By 1935, unemployment in the United States had fallen from its high around 25 percent down to around 17 percent, more than three times Sweden's and still a long way from its 1929 level of 3.2 percent. While Sweden's industrial production had risen 50 percent above its 1929 level, industrial production in the United States was 25 percent lower than its 1929 level.

In 2008, Amity Shlaes would write about the Great Depression from a conservative/libertairan perspective and would describe Roosevelt's National Recovery Administration codes as "forcing businesses to pay an above-market minimum wage." She wrote that the greater power that was given to labor unions would contribute to higher wages that would "hurt corporate profits and therefore hiring" and keep unemployment higher into the later 1930s. [note]

"The Krugman Recipe for Depression," by Amity Shlaes, The Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2008.
The greater power to labor unions came on July 5,1935 with the signing into law of the Wagner-Connery Act. It established a federal agency, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which had the power to investigate and decide unfair labor practice issues and to conduct elections in which workers could decide whether they wanted union representation. It would be the view of liberal economists that workers would benefit not only from better working conditions but also that higher wages would improve the economy by creating greater purchasing power.

In 1935, Roosevelt, meanwhile, was still pursuing fiscal conservatism. There was nothing in the U.S. like the big emergency spending in Sweden and the quick recovery that brought revenues to pay back the deficit. Eventually economic recovery would come to the United States with government purchases for war production, and the end to high unemployment would come with another form of government spending - payment for the widespread induction of men into military service.


Books

The Forgotten Man: a New History of the Great Depression, by Amity Shlaes, 2007

America's Greatest Depression, by Lester V. Chandler, 1970.

Democracies in Crisis: Public Policy Responses to the Great Depression,
by Kim Quaile Hill, 1988.

Lessons from the Great Depression, by Peter Temin, MIT Press, 1989.

Economics and World History, by Paul Bainoch, University of Chicago Press, 1993.
(From the crash of 1929 to 1990 - 170 pages.)

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Looks like it was a combination of a lot of things that Roosevelt enacted when he became president. I asked John because he's a history buff and he said basically Roosevelt created jobs at the bottom of the workforce....laborers who built roads and bridges, etc. Then everybody at the bottom could get a job and it trickled upwards and the more they made, the more they spent.

People have to have jobs to go to. Then houses to live in and food and clothing. Those are the basic staples of life and keeps our economy going. Right now we have seen a lot of greed at the top....wall streeters and bankers are paying the top executives enormous salaries and bonuses despite their job performance and the little guy in the mailroom is getting laid off.

Roosevelt put the little guy to work so that everyone had a job. It helped towards the economic recovery.

[scottishwee35]

Hello Everyone

I am here:thumbsup2

And I meant to answer this quite a few pages back.....

Debra (SCOTTISHWEE) yes I was born in 1961. Were you too???

wow

look like I am older than you?? as my birthday is 23 Feb 1961!!!!

Scottishwee35

[EllaEnchanted]

Good day friends.

:cheer2: :cheer2: IT'S THE WEEKEND:cheer2: :cheer2:
Not sure what the plans are though.
I did 40 min on the wii fit this morning. Proud of that. Now catching up on here while I wait for bubba to get up.


WOOHOO!! Way to go V!! Good for you. I bet you feel great. Now keep it up.:cheer2:

[EllaEnchanted]

OK, I realized that I had more photos in iPhoto that I had scanned a few years ago,

So, if you have the stomach for old family photos, feast your eyes:





With my Zeyde (grandpa):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188387_yKZTT-S.jpg



With my Bubbe (grandma):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188345_JpXDz-S.jpg



The mandatory studio shot:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469192472_u5ChA-S.jpg



The studio shot with my brother and sister:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188612_VngbH-S.jpg



Kindergarten (top row, second from the left):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469189592_w4hKH-S.jpg




High School Graduation Picture:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469189873_LgKzd-S.jpg



Awesome pictures Ian....you haven't changed a bit.:goodvibes

[scottishwee35]

Hi

Olivia and I had a nice day today...

We got up 7 am and catch the buses to Glasgow as it was snowing. We thought it was not good idea but it was okay when we got in Glasgow.

Olivia went to Art Visual and she saw her friend there...

I went to meet my good friend then went to Battlefield for lunch with another 3 friends..

I was rushing to pick up Olivia but it seem far away and I got off wrong direction as end up long walking to pick her up...

I didn't realised that I got blister on my feet :confused3

After that we went back to meet my friends for wines and snack and catch up the news...

We missed the bus and wait another 15 mins:scared: , got back home safety...

I feel worn out now... (must be my aged):lmao:

Scottishwee35

[EllaEnchanted]

Why are you laying on your stomach?? The time might pass more quickly if you are on your back and can look around?? Have you tried a heating pad on your back...that will help to numb the pain??

The infected wounds are on the back of the calves and I can't put any pressure on them because it hurts too much. So I have to lay on my stomach to get flat. I have not tried a heating pad, but that's a very good idea. I will check it out. Thanks.

Maybe this will make you happy!!

www.bethanycam.com I want ot open the house so badly, but I know we still have lots of freezing weather in our forecast!!

Bethany beach always makes me happy. It's the place I consider home now and can't wait until John retires and we can move there premanently. Other than DCL and WDW.....it's my favorite little spot in the world.

[iankh]

Not only is Stride-Rite in business but they make great age appropriate shoes for little girls. I was always able to find Molly a pair of patten leather flat black there. Everywhere else seemed to think that 8-9 year old girls should have heals, but not this mama....

Willie never liked their shoes either btw...


Probably because he felt like you were strapping planks of wood to his feet.

[EllaEnchanted]

:rotfl2:And every time I see that, I always wonder what the heck does it mean to be "myspaced"?


It means that the guy asked her out on her myspace page....either by message, IM or comments.....kind of like asking her out by email instead of a phone call or in person like the old fashioned way of doing things.

[iankh]

V and I were discussing these very tough times for our country. We asked eachother how the country actually got out of the "Great Depression". I must not have been paying attention that day in school(whats new), and can't remember the answer. I know the stuation isnt quite the same now as it was then, but can someone please edgumicate me????:confused3

The Great Depression was one of my favorite areas of history in school. I spent nearly a year studying it, the politics, etc.

There were really 2 part to the depression, 1933 to 1937, and 1937 to 1941.

There was quote a bit of job creation through the New Deal from about 1933 to late 1936. Basically, economic stimulus. Roosevelt's idea was to spend the country out of the depression. In the latter part of 1936, the conservative had a bit more sway, and there was a cutback on the spending, which ironically brought on another wave of an economic slump. In some ways the second wave hit very hard.

Net net, WW II really pulled us completely out of that second cycle. Had there not been the war, the second wave of the depression might have ended later in about 1942.

[iankh]

Not only is Stride-Rite in business but they make great age appropriate shoes for little girls. I was always able to find Molly a pair of patten leather flat black there. Everywhere else seemed to think that 8-9 year old girls should have heals, but not this mama....

Willie never liked their shoes either btw...

OK, you got me thinking about something else, we've chatted on here before about it.

What gives with the way people are dressing kids these days?

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm up again for a bit. Just got the legs out of the tub. I was soaking them in Epsom salt and water per the doctor's request. He said that will draw the fluids out and dry them up. So I gave it a try to help them along some more. All I have to say is OUCH!!!! My legs are stinging in pain right now. It must be working.

I have to tell you, even the infections on both legs look so much better. Partially because the antibiotics are working and partially because the swelling has decreased and so has the leaking. It's all good.

[Tink rules]

Thanks Ian... :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: Last night turned out to be a very bad night for me pain wise... I knew you'd keep an eye out for us... Thanks friend... :hug:

I'll be back later to chat... :wave2:

[Tink rules]

Nan, in answer to your question on the old thread......


Well, I did kiss him goodbye at the airport the last time he was in town for a high-school mini reunion. :blush:

And I bet you a dollar I'll kiss him hello! ;)

,

Just make sure you bring protection... and I ain't talking pregnancy... ;) ;) ;)

Technical question:

Just had a high school friend on facebook mention he's in town next week and wants to get together. Since he's a MAN and SINGLE....can I call this a DATE??

It's a booty call!!!!!

hahahaha.....I keep seeing that trailer for the new movie, "He's Just Not That Into You" and it's a scene where Drew Barrymore is saying that he myspaced her to ask her out and the friend said that's the new booty call....hahahahaha!!!!!!!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Deb!!!! :rolleyes:

HA! I found you. I need personal invitations to these sorts of things. Anyway, I'm sure you all read it but the nice person that closed our last thread had this in the signature line

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

I think this is my new saying.

Yeah... but you still have ziplocks and bubble wraps... :upsidedow

[EllaEnchanted]

Thanks Ian... :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: Last night turned out to be a very bad night for me pain wise... I knew you'd keep an eye out for us... Thanks friend... :hug:

I'll be back later to chat... :wave2:

Hi Michelle.....sorry to hear about your bad night. I hope today is a little better at least. Hugs, prayers, pixie dust and love to you....:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

[Tink rules]

:lmao: It's not that I want him.....I just want to be able to say I had a DATE! :lmao: :lmao:

He's a great guy and would be a good 'catch', but we're not a match. I think I'm a little too 'earthy' for him. He generally dates more, uh, 'polished' women. :upsidedow

Well... he doesn't know what he's missing!!!

Good day friends.

:cheer2: :cheer2: IT'S THE WEEKEND:cheer2: :cheer2:
Not sure what the plans are though.
I did 40 min on the wii fit this morning. Proud of that. Now catching up on here while I wait for bubba to get up.

I see Bubba and I are on the same sleep schedule?:)

It's 54F in Chicago!


We've just returned from our Saturday errands and will be going out for a walk a bit later.

There are people out in shorts and many guys are shirtless.

After acclimating arctic conditions, 54F feels HOT.

As I predicted it is also a real mess outside, particularly on the side and back of my house.

Last summer we dug the canal and then built an earthen dam across our back gate to keep the water from building up.

Well the water melting off the roof is causing havoc. We actually rolled our pants up so the bottoms would not get wet when we slogged to the side door of the garage.

There's a building lake at the bottom of our front steps. The dogs are refusing to go out.

We're supposed to have warm weather for most of the week, going up to 58F by Tuesday.

It doesn't matter though. This is the annual February thaw. It will probably be back down below freezing within a week's time.

Shall we send the Royal Sloop to rescue you and the pups??? pirate:

OK, I realized that I had more photos in iPhoto that I had scanned a few years ago,

So, if you have the stomach for old family photos, feast your eyes:





With my Zeyde (grandpa):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188387_yKZTT-S.jpg



With my Bubbe (grandma):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188345_JpXDz-S.jpg



The mandatory studio shot:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469192472_u5ChA-S.jpg



The studio shot with my brother and sister:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469188612_VngbH-S.jpg



Kindergarten (top row, second from the left):
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469189592_w4hKH-S.jpg




High School Graduation Picture:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469189873_LgKzd-S.jpg

They are so cute!!! I'm going to have to show mom... of course she's gonna want to grab those cheeks... wait a minute... she's irish...we don't do things like that... :rotfl:

[Tink rules]

Ian, this is almost the cutest baby picture EVER!!! :goodvibes

Actually, you don't look much different now!


Just a little taller...

Its cool! I can take a hint! At the mere mention of more pictures, Ian and the rest of you just up and DITCHED me!:sad:

Not me... :upsidedow

Got home too late last night , so we didnt even start going through the pictures. Maybe V can scan some tonight, since I'm one of those technically challenged people. I will say this, Michelle aint got nuttin' on me in the stroller department thats for sure!:rotfl2: Wait till you see this thing!:scared1:

So my deathtrap of a stroller wasn't good enough???

And I meant to answer this quite a few pages back.....

Debra (SCOTTISHWEE) yes I was born in 1961. Were you too???

& I'm still YOUNGER... than you guys at least... :snooty:

V and I were discussing these very tough times for our country. We asked eachother how the country actually got out of the "Great Depression". I must not have been paying attention that day in school(whats new), and can't remember the answer. I know the stuation isnt quite the same now as it was then, but can someone please edgumicate me????:confused3

See Deb and Ian for that... ;) :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2

After I posted about the baby shoes, I had to go see if Stride Rite, were still in business, they are! That company must be about 1000 years old. I think Mary Todd Lincoln's mother bought her first pair of baby shoes from Stride Rite.

In my day, they were heathy orthopedic type shoes. I remember that in the first grade, each shoe weighed about 150 pounds each, and I think in place of leather soles they had planks of wood.

I think my mother had to start putting my shoes on me the night before, to allow enough time to get me laced into them. My father assured us that we would have good feet and good posture, even if it would kill us.

They were steel toed Mary Janes and I had to have the ones with the bar in between... torture I say.... TORTURE!!!

Not at all. It just took me a minute to understand.

My parents were not orthodox, all of my aunts and uncles were (and still are). But my family is "modern orthodox," while the men all wear yarmulkas (skull caps), no one in my family ever wore payot (side-locks).

See Bubba... Education... :thumbsup2 Wait until he tells you about the Nuns....

Hi

Olivia and I had a nice day today...

We got up 7 am and catch the buses to Glasgow as it was snowing. We thought it was not good idea but it was okay when we got in Glasgow.

Olivia went to Art Visual and she saw her friend there...

I went to meet my good friend then went to Battlefield for lunch with another 3 friends..

I was rushing to pick up Olivia but it seem far away and I got off wrong direction as end up long walking to pick her up...

I didn't realised that I got blister on my feet :confused3

After that we went back to meet my friends for wines and snack and catch up the news...

We missed the bus and wait another 15 mins:scared: , got back home safety...

I feel worn out now... (must be my aged):lmao:

Scottishwee35

I think it was the wine...



It means that the guy asked her out on her myspace page....either by message, IM or comments.....kind of like asking her out by email instead of a phone call or in person like the old fashioned way of doing things.

Forget having to wait for the calls that never come...

The Great Depression was one of my favorite areas of history in school. I spent nearly a year studying it, the politics, etc.

There were really 2 part to the depression, 1933 to 1937, and 1937 to 1941.

There was quote a bit of job creation through the New Deal from about 1933 to late 1936. Basically, economic stimulus. Roosevelt's idea was to spend the country out of the depression. In the latter part of 1936, the conservative had a bit more sway, and there was a cutback on the spending, which ironically brought on another wave of an economic slump. In some ways the second wave hit very hard.

Net net, WW II really pulled us completely out of that second cycle. Had there not been the war, the second wave of the depression might have ended later in about 1942.

So when do you think this one will end?

OK, you got me thinking about something else, we've chatted on here before about it.

What gives with the way people are dressing kids these days?

I keep telling them high waisted jeans will be back, but look what it did to Jessica Simpson...

I'm up again for a bit. Just got the legs out of the tub. I was soaking them in Epsom salt and water per the doctor's request. He said that will draw the fluids out and dry them up. So I gave it a try to help them along some more. All I have to say is OUCH!!!! My legs are stinging in pain right now. It must be working.

I have to tell you, even the infections on both legs look so much better. Partially because the antibiotics are working and partially because the swelling has decreased and so has the leaking. It's all good.

glad to hear things are getting better...

[Tink rules]

Hi Michelle.....sorry to hear about your bad night. I hope today is a little better at least. Hugs, prayers, pixie dust and love to you....:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

Thanks Deb... a little better today... I just don't want to take anything stronger than I did last night - I have one of the heat pads on my lower back and I'm hoping the rest of me stops doing the cha cha... but this happens when the weather goes back and forth... Is spring here yet??? :confused3

[nskjerven]

Probably because he felt like you were strapping planks of wood to his feet.

but they were cute planks of wood ya know...

OK, you got me thinking about something else, we've chatted on here before about it.

What gives with the way people are dressing kids these days?

don't get me started. you know I'm not "that" mom. I think there are lots of reasons for the problems of which you speak, mom/dads tha don't care because they are self-absorbed mostly at the top of the list would be my suspicion.

michelle, have a drink pop a pill and relax

I'm going to a wine party tonight. My sister is hosting tonight. Paul hates the crowd so another mom from school is going with me, but Paul is driving us. Nice guy that he is...

[Tigger1221]

Hey, I hope everyone is doing well. Its been a really rough week. I have a virus of some sort so we didn't get to go tubbing today. Oh well we can go another day.

[HollyTyler]

Not only is Stride-Rite in business but they make great age appropriate shoes for little girls. I was always able to find Molly a pair of patten leather flat black there. Everywhere else seemed to think that 8-9 year old girls should have heals, but not this mama....

Willie never liked their shoes either btw...

Tyler wears them too. It was the only place we could find shoes with a firetruck on them! :rotfl2: He had a pair of white sneakers with a firetruck on the side and the lights on the firetruck lit up when he walked, and he had a pair that looked sort of like hiking boots, brown leather with firetrucks on them too. The boots didn't light up though.

[BubbaGrump]

Michelle, I'm saying your stroller was BETTER!

[BubbaGrump]

Thanks Deb and Ian for the history lesson.

[HollyTyler]

This is amazing! My body feels 100% normal today, and I just did the workout for the 4th day in a row! I've never worked out 4 days in a row before because I'm extremely lazy and can't stand anything that makes me sweat. But I'm just that tired of being this size. So I will continue to weigh myself every Monday at Tyler's occupational therapy appointment and hopefully the scale will start going down instead of up every week. :thumbsup2 Yeah, I know, muscle weighs more than fat, but she says that when you switch back and forth from cardio to strength and back and forth during a workout it burns more calories. I have no idea if that's true, but am certainly hoping so!

I still can't do the whole workout, but came very close this time! Strength isn't a problem, it's my endurance that sucks. My huffing and puffing woke Tyler up and he came out to see what was going on! :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

Thanks Deb and Ian for the history lesson.

Yeah, sorry, I had to skim over it. When I try to read or listen to history, all I catch is: blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. :rotfl2: But I'm glad people here are available to share good info with others who want to know. :cool1:

[HollyTyler]

This is absolutely crazy. I usually snack all day, but I had breakfast around 10 or 11, lunch at 4, and I never got hungry again after that late lunch. No urges to snack either! CRAZY! I feel like I should eat something just because I'm used to eating all the time, but am not hungry, so I'm trying not to. Trying to fight that craving. I think it's just a habit more than a craving because I'm used to eating while watching TV.

We didn't even buy any junk at the grocery store today, except for some heart shaped cookies for a Valentine's day treat for me & Tyler to share. They're shortbread cookies with red sprinkles on top. Tyler had 2 after supper but I DIDN'T EVEN WANT ONE! Still have no urge. Makes me wonder what's wrong with me. :confused3

[HollyTyler]

Bubba, ask V to hurry up with those pictures! I'm headed to bed soon! ;)

[BubbaGrump]

Bubba, ask V to hurry up with those pictures! I'm headed to bed soon! ;)


Sorry Holly! Its only 6:30 here, so we are just about to eat dinner.

[HollyTyler]

I hope my tax refund shows up soon so I can quit TV shopping. I keep changing my mind on what size because the sales keep changing, of course. Today I saw a 50 inch at Best Buy for the same price as a 42 inch I was considering! I'm tempted, but I think it would look stupid because my house is too small. ;)

[MouseFaninQueue]

Back from my meeting today. It was a long meeting but got some good information. Our party President was there giving a speech and glad handing everyone. One of the organizers of the meeting made sure to bring him over to our table to say hello to me, and then he joined us for lunch. Think of him as the equivalent of the new GOP Chairman Michael Steele (I couldn't quickly find the Democratic equivalency).

So as far as the "insignificant cog in the expansive Canadian Parliamentary system", the cog just moved a few notches. ;) Or at least his ego did! LOL:rotfl:

Now I get to drive for 9 hours to get to Prince George tomorrow, have another meeting on Monday and then Monday finally get home after about a week away.

Looking forward to finally getting home. Monday night can't come soon enough!!

[iankh]

Tyler wears them too. It was the only place we could find shoes with a firetruck on them! :rotfl2: He had a pair of white sneakers with a firetruck on the side and the lights on the firetruck lit up when he walked, and he had a pair that looked sort of like hiking boots, brown leather with firetrucks on them too. The boots didn't light up though.


Are they still making them to whip little feet into shape? To say Stride Rite were "sturdy" in my day would be an understatement.

I don't think it was an iceberg that sunk the Titanic. It was a Stride Rite boy's shoe floating in the water.

[HollyTyler]

Oh my gosh, I just found ANOTHER 50 inch TV for the price of the 42 I was considering! It's 720p rather than 1080p, but from the research I've been doing, for my purposes 720p is perfect. From what I understand, 1080 is better if you're planning on playing Blu-Ray discs or doing lots of gaming. What I've read says if you're doing neither, then 720p is fine and cuts the cost a bit too. :thumbsup2

I'm SO non-technical oriented, so reading all this stuff has been as exciting as watching paint dry. :rolleyes:

I'm going to go ahead and get the 50 inch! :cool1: It's not possible to have a TV too big! I can't wait! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

Are they still making them to whip little feet into shape? To say Stride Rite were "sturdy" in my day would be an understatement.

I don't think it was an iceberg that sunk the Titanic. It was a Stride Rite boy's shoe floating in the water.

:rotfl2:No, they're not that bad anymore. Now, I think they just advertise as shoes that are "good" for growing feet. I had awful ones when I was a kid too, but instead of Stride-Rite, the store was called Little Chick. Same idea, but it had a cool playroom.

[iankh]

So when do you think this one will end?


I only wrote about what happened in 1933, the crash happened in 1929. A major problem was the lack of anything done at that time to get things back in control. A situation that lasted from 1929 to 1933. Hoover was of the mind that it was the the place of the government to intervene, and relief should be charity and private based.

The spooky part is that the financial collapsed in 1929 was due to a lack controls. Then, very tight financial controls started to be slapped back on, to rein in the financial markets.

Many of the controls, that were a reaction to the crash were removed or relaxed the the past 20 years or so.

[iankh]

Oh my gosh, I just found ANOTHER 50 inch TV for the price of the 42 I was considering! It's 720p rather than 1080p, but from the research I've been doing, for my purposes 720p is perfect. From what I understand, 1080 is better if you're planning on playing Blu-Ray discs or doing lots of gaming. What I've read says if you're doing neither, then 720p is fine and cuts the cost a bit too. :thumbsup2

I'm SO non-technical oriented, so reading all this stuff has been as exciting as watching paint dry. :rolleyes:

I'm going to go ahead and get the 50 inch! :cool1: It's not possible to have a TV too big! I can't wait! :goodvibes



We're a 1080p family.

[iankh]

Back from my meeting today. It was a long meeting but got some good information. Our party President was there giving a speech and glad handing everyone. One of the organizers of the meeting made sure to bring him over to our table to say hello to me, and then he joined us for lunch. Think of him as the equivalent of the new GOP Chairman Michael Steele (I couldn't quickly find the Democratic equivalency).

So as far as the "insignificant cog in the expansive Canadian Parliamentary system", the cog just moved a few notches. ;) Or at least his ego did! LOL:rotfl:

Now I get to drive for 9 hours to get to Prince George tomorrow, have another meeting on Monday and then Monday finally get home after about a week away.

Looking forward to finally getting home. Monday night can't come soon enough!!

Are you practicing your bows, or is it curtsies?

It must be a heady experience hobnobbing with the bigwigs.

[gaylean93]

Walmart has their own version of two buck chuck.

[HollyTyler]

We're a 1080p family.

Oh, I figured so! You guys are who I thought of when I was reading about what the 1080p is good for. :thumbsup2

Since I'm used to watching channels with lots of static, then I have to move the rabbit ears around until I can get less static, 720p will make me more than happy! :cool1:

[HollyTyler]

Walmart has their own version of two buck chuck.
What the heck are you talking about? :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[iankh]

Oh, I figured so! You guys are who I thought of when I was reading about what the 1080p is good for. :thumbsup2

Since I'm used to watching channels with lots of static, then I have to move the rabbit ears around until I can get less static, 720p will make me more than happy! :cool1:


What's the use of having a child, if you can't make him stand out in the yard holding the antenna? Besides, the fresh air will do him good.

[BubbaGrump]

What the heck are you talking about? :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Ya what she said!

[HollyTyler]

What's the use of having a child, if you can't make him stand out in the yard holding the antenna? Besides, the fresh air will do him good.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::r otfl2::rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

Ya what she said!

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

Brooke and I just got back from the skating rink. Before we left I wondered what the kids would be wearing and what music they would play. Well lets just say that nothing has changed. The girls were wearing striped leggings, baggy shirts with three belts on top of the shirts, leg warmers, and side ponytails that were all ratted out. While I was there they played Walk like an Egyptian, Pump up the Volume, Thriller and Madonna and many others that I can't remember. It was like I was in a time machine.

[tink1963]

Walmart has their own version of two buck chuck.

who is two buck chuck:confused3

[HollyTyler]

Brooke and I just got back from the skating rink. Before we left I wondered what the kids would be wearing and what music they would play. Well lets just say that nothing has changed. The girls were wearing striped leggings, baggy shirts with three belts on top of the shirts, leg warmers, and side ponytails that were all ratted out. While I was there they played Walk like an Egyptian, Pump up the Volume, Thriller and Madonna and many others that I can't remember. It was like I was in a time machine.
No way! Too funny!

[HollyTyler]

who is two buck chuck:confused3

Tyler's dad's name is Chuck, so that's who I thought of at first! :rotfl2:

[tink1963]

Brooke and I just got back from the skating rink. Before we left I wondered what the kids would be wearing and what music they would play. Well lets just say that nothing has changed. The girls were wearing striped leggings, baggy shirts with three belts on top of the shirts, leg warmers, and side ponytails that were all ratted out. While I was there they played Walk like an Egyptian, Pump up the Volume, Thriller and Madonna and many others that I can't remember. It was like I was in a time machine.

woo, flash back :hippie:

[gaylean93]

What the heck are you talking about? :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Trader Jo's has a wine, called Charles Shaw, that is $2.00 and it is frequently called Two buck Chuck. Anyway, Walmart has one that is $2.00. I was just trying to help out the recession :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: I wouldn't want anyone to have to stop drinking.

[gaylean93]

What's the use of having a child, if you can't make him stand out in the yard holding the antenna? Besides, the fresh air will do him good.

How cold is it? It may be child abuse :rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

Ya what she said!

w4jk567iaer6jse4ha4t

[BubbaGrump]

Hey Gay, are we supposed to call your sister if we arent going tomorrow? Or were we supposed to call her if we were going?:confused3

[BubbaGrump]

cuz were not going afterall

[MouseFaninQueue]

Are you practicing your bows, or is it curtsies?

It must be a heady experience hobnobbing with the bigwigs.

It's quite tiring that's for sure!! :thumbsup2 :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

But right now, I'm just tired of it all and would like to just spend a night in my own bed.

[disneylover5]

I'm up again for a bit. Just got the legs out of the tub. I was soaking them in Epsom salt and water per the doctor's request. He said that will draw the fluids out and dry them up. So I gave it a try to help them along some more. All I have to say is OUCH!!!! My legs are stinging in pain right now. It must be working.

I have to tell you, even the infections on both legs look so much better. Partially because the antibiotics are working and partially because the swelling has decreased and so has the leaking. It's all good.


Keep up the good work. I now understand why you have to lay on your stomach. That must be hard, don't think I could do that. If you follow these strict doctors orders, how long will it take for them to be better??

The first time you struggled with this, wasn't it from an accident with the dog? What caused it to et bad again?

[disneylover5]

Oh my gosh, I just found ANOTHER 50 inch TV for the price of the 42 I was considering! It's 720p rather than 1080p, but from the research I've been doing, for my purposes 720p is perfect. From what I understand, 1080 is better if you're planning on playing Blu-Ray discs or doing lots of gaming. What I've read says if you're doing neither, then 720p is fine and cuts the cost a bit too. :thumbsup2

I'm SO non-technical oriented, so reading all this stuff has been as exciting as watching paint dry. :rolleyes:

I'm going to go ahead and get the 50 inch! :cool1: It's not possible to have a TV too big! I can't wait! :goodvibes


I was looking at a 42" at Costco 1080p and it goes on sale on Monday for $599. I am thinking I am going to get it for Don for his birthday....How much was the 50" at Best Buy?

[HollyTyler]

I was looking at a 42" at Costco 1080p and it goes on sale on Monday for $599. I am thinking I am going to get it for Don for his birthday....How much was the 50" at Best Buy?

Wow, I wish we had Costco! It's $899. Walmart has one for less though. Walmart seems to have the lowest prices, from what I've seen.

[HollyTyler]

It's a lot of money to spend on a TV, but I've only bought one TV for myself EVER, and that's the $20 one from Goodwill we currently have. So I figure it's time to splurge, especially since I very rarely buy anything. :thumbsup2

[gaylean93]

I'm going to eat. Don't go anywhere. Just stay there waiting for me. I want to chat.

[HollyTyler]

Well, I guess I'm headed to bed. I want to get up early tomorrow with Tyler and get our house clean. :thumbsup2

Goodnight all! :cloud9:

[Tink rules]

michelle, have a drink pop a pill and relax



Why didn't I think of that???

Hey, I hope everyone is doing well. Its been a really rough week. I have a virus of some sort so we didn't get to go tubbing today. Oh well we can go another day.

Hope you feel better Jill... tubeing will come another time.

Michelle, I'm saying your stroller was BETTER!

Are you sure??? :sad2: Mine was a serious hand me down...

[LuvBaloo]

Well, I think she's on "the island's side" and is anti-Widmore because of his desire (or what we've been lead to believe is his desire) to exploit the islands properties. I think we'll be lead in a couple of different directions over the next two seasons on who's the good guy/who's the bad guy! Right now, we're kind of feeling on Ben's side (can you believe that!), because he's trying to get everyone back to the island to (supposedly) save the rest of the 'losties'.


Yup, and I think Ben will help get everybody back to the island and then do something awful again.

Good day friends.

:cheer2: :cheer2: IT'S THE WEEKEND:cheer2: :cheer2:
Not sure what the plans are though.
I did 40 min on the wii fit this morning. Proud of that. Now catching up on here while I wait for bubba to get up.

:cheer2: way to go!

Oh, Ian, the photos are great!

The high school gradulation picture did prompt a giggle!

.

I agree! The cheeks are so cute!

Its cool! I can take a hint! At the mere mention of more pictures, Ian and the rest of you just up and DITCHED me!:sad:

Hopefully when I get caught up the pictures will finally be here!

I guess that's OK though, because all other years, I've needed it to get caught up on bills. This is the first time EVER that it doesn't have to go to bills. That's a wonderful feeling! :goodvibes


That's great Holly!


OK, you got me thinking about something else, we've chatted on here before about it.

What gives with the way people are dressing kids these days?

Its a weird world. People want to dress kids older than they are, and yet in every other aspect they want to protect them and keep them younger than they are.

Hey, I hope everyone is doing well. Its been a really rough week. I have a virus of some sort so we didn't get to go tubbing today. Oh well we can go another day.

:grouphug: hope you feel better soon. Tubing just wanted meant for you today. Hopefully you can try again on a weekend when Matt isn't on call.

This is amazing! My body feels 100% normal today, and I just did the workout for the 4th day in a row! I've never worked out 4 days in a row before because I'm extremely lazy and can't stand anything that makes me sweat. But I'm just that tired of being this size. So I will continue to weigh myself every Monday at Tyler's occupational therapy appointment and hopefully the scale will start going down instead of up every week. :thumbsup2 Yeah, I know, muscle weighs more than fat, but she says that when you switch back and forth from cardio to strength and back and forth during a workout it burns more calories. I have no idea if that's true, but am certainly hoping so!

I still can't do the whole workout, but came very close this time! Strength isn't a problem, it's my endurance that sucks. My huffing and puffing woke Tyler up and he came out to see what was going on! :rotfl2:


:cheer2: Way to go!
My arms are sore this evening between the handweights last night and swimming today, but it feels good.

[Tink rules]

I'm going to eat. Don't go anywhere. Just stay there waiting for me. I want to chat.

Ok.... :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1

Well, I guess I'm headed to bed. I want to get up early tomorrow with Tyler and get our house clean. :thumbsup2

Goodnight all! :cloud9:


Holly G wants you to stay... :upsidedow

[Tink rules]

Hi Shannon!!!

Can't stay long... in between bed rest... I hate bed rest... I've already run out of good things to watch on my DVR... now I'm stuck with the crappy stuff I should have watched and zapped long ago but need to watch and feel guilty if I don't...

So how's Canada?

[BubbaGrump]

I'm going to eat. Don't go anywhere. Just stay there waiting for me. I want to chat.

:rolleyes2

[HollyTyler]

:cheer2: Way to go!
My arms are sore this evening between the handweights last night and swimming today, but it feels good.
Woohoo!! Keep up the good work!! :cheer2:

[LuvBaloo]

Just make sure you bring protection... and I ain't talking pregnancy... ;) ;) ;)


so take some chapstick!

Back from my meeting today. It was a long meeting but got some good information. Our party President was there giving a speech and glad handing everyone. One of the organizers of the meeting made sure to bring him over to our table to say hello to me, and then he joined us for lunch. Think of him as the equivalent of the new GOP Chairman Michael Steele (I couldn't quickly find the Democratic equivalency).

So as far as the "insignificant cog in the expansive Canadian Parliamentary system", the cog just moved a few notches. ;) Or at least his ego did! LOL:rotfl:

Now I get to drive for 9 hours to get to Prince George tomorrow, have another meeting on Monday and then Monday finally get home after about a week away.

Looking forward to finally getting home. Monday night can't come soon enough!!

Yup, its about time you get home. I actually had to take the garbage out today! :crazy2:

Walmart has their own version of two buck chuck.

:confused3 :confused3

Brooke and I just got back from the skating rink. Before we left I wondered what the kids would be wearing and what music they would play. Well lets just say that nothing has changed. The girls were wearing striped leggings, baggy shirts with three belts on top of the shirts, leg warmers, and side ponytails that were all ratted out. While I was there they played Walk like an Egyptian, Pump up the Volume, Thriller and Madonna and many others that I can't remember. It was like I was in a time machine.

:rotfl2: some things never change

Hi Shannon!!!

Can't stay long... in between bed rest... I hate bed rest... I've already run out of good things to watch on my DVR... now I'm stuck with the crappy stuff I should have watched and zapped long ago but need to watch and feel guilty if I don't...

So how's Canada?

:wave2: Hi Michelle! Hope the bed rest is helping.
Canada is icy! It warmed up a bit the last couple days, so things were melting and now everywhere is icy.

[LuvBaloo]

:wave2: BUBBA!

Where's the pictures? :confused3

[lillygator]

quit talking already~~

my friend from hs who works for wdw just posted a pic of him as RHINO from Bolt, he is so flipping cute!

[BubbaGrump]

:wave2: BUBBA!

Where's the pictures? :confused3

:wave: Shannon!! Venetia is working on the pics as we speak.:thumbsup2

[BubbaGrump]

quit talking already~~

my friend from hs who works for wdw just posted a pic of him as RHINO from Bolt, he is so flipping cute!

Hey V!!! Did you post your highschool picture yet?

[tink1963]

Let us start at the beginning.....
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0013.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0014.jpg

[LuvBaloo]

Good! You've been teasing with all your hints. I want to see the stroller pic :)

[lillygator]

Hey V!!! Did you post your highschool picture yet?

I will dig it out of John's wallet and take it to work to scan it. it is pretty funny!:rotfl2:

[Tink rules]

Ok... one of my friends daughter in laws just did that mothers's survey thing on facebook... she said her first child was planned....

All I can say is....

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

(& I mean that lightly...)

Planned my butt...

[lillygator]

and bubba and v - love all the photos, and you too gay - you guys all look so great!

[LuvBaloo]

I will dig it out of John's wallet and take it to work to scan it. it is pretty funny!:rotfl2:

I think its sweet that he carries it in his waller :flower3:

[MouseFaninQueue]

OK Ian. Shannon can now blame you.

This Geotagging had gotten me really intrigued so I spent most of this evening doing some research about it.

I found some good news in that I can do it with my current handheld GPSr that I use for geocaching and some free software from Microsoft (WWMX). So I can test it out this week (once I get home - if I ever do get home at this rate!), and see how I like it and it won't cost me a dime!

But of course if it works really well then that means I will spend even more time with my pics and less time working on the house renos. Not to mention my desire to buy a Mac might have been increased as well! And that WILL cost a bit more than a dime!!

But Shannon can blame Ian - it's all his fault - afterall you know that I have no willpower where pics and geo-stuff is concerned!

[Tink rules]

:rolleyes2

Still waiting???

so take some chapstick!




:wave2: Hi Michelle! Hope the bed rest is helping.
Canada is icy! It warmed up a bit the last couple days, so things were melting and now everywhere is icy.


:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Chapstick...

NY is the same... just today we were talking about spring... :upsidedow

:wave2: BUBBA!

Where's the pictures? :confused3

I WANT TO SEE THE STROLLER!!!

Let us start at the beginning.....
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0013.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0014.jpg

Hasn't changed one bit... :thumbsup2

[LuvBaloo]

:yay: the pictures are finally showing up.
That first one is my fav of that bunch.

[MouseFaninQueue]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Chapstick...


Cherry???

[tink1963]

Ok here is the stroller photo, but I think it might be a prototype walker:lmao:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0016.jpg

[Tink rules]

& talking about facebook... someone from my HS posted pictures of a party they had back then... of course I'M not in them... I wasn't cool enough to hang out with... (maybe I shouldn't have told you guys that...:rotfl: )

[LuvBaloo]

Ok here is the stroller photo, but I think it might be a prototype walker:lmao:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0016.jpg

That's hilarious! Shaelyn giggled when she saw it.

[tink1963]

Now this is the more traditional model.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0015.jpg


And I will be back with more. Have to scan more. BRB

Gay, I'm keeping them entertained while we wait right here for you. Cause we want to chat too.

[LuvBaloo]

gotta get off the lap top. Shaelyn needs some snuggle time. I'll be back!

[tink1963]

Lets play "Where's Bubba?"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0017.jpg

[Tink rules]

Ok here is the stroller photo, but I think it might be a prototype walker:lmao:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0016.jpg

man... I hope they didn't pay full price for that one... 1/2 a stroller... :rotfl:

[HollyTyler]

Super cute pictures of Baby Bubba!!!!! Looking forward to seeing more tomorrow. Still awake, got hooked on watching the Super Bowl commercials. Hilarious! Really headed to bed now.

[Tink rules]

Now this is the more traditional model.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0015.jpg


And I will be back with more. Have to scan more. BRB

Gay, I'm keeping them entertained while we wait right here for you. Cause we want to chat too.

Can't you just hear the squeeking those old things made??? Ahhhh what memories... :rolleyes:



gotta get off the lap top. Shaelyn needs some snuggle time. I'll be back!

:grouphug:

Lets play "Where's Bubba?"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0017.jpg

The one with the S on the hat???

[tink1963]

Super cute pictures of Baby Bubba!!!!! Looking forward to seeing more tomorrow. Still awake, got hooked on watching the Super Bowl commercials. Hilarious! Really headed to bed now.

Good Night Holly.

[tink1963]

Bubba with Mom and sister.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0018.jpg

[Tink rules]

We take a brief break to go ingest something to lessen the pain...

I'm thinking Cherry Garcia... Anyone want some? ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

[tink1963]

We take a brief break to go ingest something to lessen the pain...

I'm thinking Cherry Garcia... Anyone want some? ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

Yumm, thats a good choice, but we went with Dryer's frozen yogurt with SF caramel sauce.

[lillygator]

no ice cream---more wine@!

[Tink rules]

I take it everyone went to get ice cream... :confused3

[tink1963]

I think V went for more wine:thumbsup2

[gaylean93]

I'm going to eat. Don't go anywhere. Just stay there waiting for me. I want to chat.

Well, I guess I'm headed to bed. I want to get up early tomorrow with Tyler and get our house clean. :thumbsup2

Goodnight all! :cloud9:


You don't listen very well.

[gaylean93]

Ok.... :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 :rolleyes1



Holly G wants you to stay... :upsidedow

Ya, what she said.

[tink1963]

You don't listen very well.

Some of us listen. and its nice of you to join us.:upsidedow

[gaylean93]

Let us start at the beginning.....
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0013.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0014.jpg

But you were cute......

[gaylean93]

and bubba and v - love all the photos, and you too gay - you guys all look so great!

I can't wait to see yours.

[gaylean93]

I think its sweet that he carries it in his waller :flower3:

Jon's fav is on the fridge :confused3 I think it is for motivation :rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

OK Ian. Shannon can now blame you.

This Geotagging had gotten me really intrigued so I spent most of this evening doing some research about it.

I found some good news in that I can do it with my current handheld GPSr that I use for geocaching and some free software from Microsoft (WWMX). So I can test it out this week (once I get home - if I ever do get home at this rate!), and see how I like it and it won't cost me a dime!

But of course if it works really well then that means I will spend even more time with my pics and less time working on the house renos. Not to mention my desire to buy a Mac might have been increased as well! And that WILL cost a bit more than a dime!!

But Shannon can blame Ian - it's all his fault - afterall you know that I have no willpower where pics and geo-stuff is concerned!

Men :rolleyes:

[gaylean93]

Cherry???

That's my favorite ;)

[gaylean93]

Ok here is the stroller photo, but I think it might be a prototype walker:lmao:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0016.jpg

I think it's a shopping cart without the basket :lmao:

[gaylean93]

& talking about facebook... someone from my HS posted pictures of a party they had back then... of course I'M not in them... I wasn't cool enough to hang out with... (maybe I shouldn't have told you guys that...:rotfl: )

Everyone is always cool enough for someone. You just weren't picking the right people ;)

[gaylean93]

Now this is the more traditional model.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0015.jpg


And I will be back with more. Have to scan more. BRB

Gay, I'm keeping them entertained while we wait right here for you. Cause we want to chat too.

Bubba is old. These look like my mom's pictures :rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

gotta get off the lap top. Shaelyn needs some snuggle time. I'll be back!

No leaving. I need to snuggle too.

[gaylean93]

Lets play "Where's Bubba?"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0017.jpg

There's only one Mexican :rotfl2:

[tink1963]

No leaving. I need to snuggle too.

Isn't that what you have Jon, Ethan and Brooke for?

[BubbaGrump]

There's only one Mexican :rotfl2:

No! Three! The coaches were my uncle and his friend.

[gaylean93]

We take a brief break to go ingest something to lessen the pain...

I'm thinking Cherry Garcia... Anyone want some? ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

Yumm, thats a good choice, but we went with Dryer's frozen yogurt with SF caramel sauce.

You guys do know it is Saturday night right?

[LuvBaloo]

Lets play "Where's Bubba?"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0017.jpg

He's got the cute cheeks in the middle row!

We take a brief break to go ingest something to lessen the pain...

I'm thinking Cherry Garcia... Anyone want some? ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

No ice cream for me. Mango salsa and chips!

No leaving. I need to snuggle too.

Well, get over here! My lap is empty now. :rotfl:

[gaylean93]

no ice cream---more wine@!

We need more wine :hyper: :hyper:

[gaylean93]

I take it everyone went to get ice cream... :confused3

That would be too much sugar for one night. I have priorities.

[LuvBaloo]

You guys do know it is Saturday night right?

Yup, so I've got a rum and coke to go with my salsa and chips :banana:

[gaylean93]

Some of us listen. and its nice of you to join us.:upsidedow

I think I'm going to bed now :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

Isn't that what you have Jon, Ethan and Brooke for?

Ya but I don't want anyone to leave.

[gaylean93]

No! Three! The coaches were my uncle and his friend.

Oh I'm sorry, I do see that now :upsidedow

[gaylean93]

Well, get over here! My lap is empty now. :rotfl:

Wow, first Ken and now you. I can't WAIT to see you guys in March :lmao:

[LuvBaloo]

I watched Hairspray again tonight. The kids like it and don't understand most of the humour (thank goodness).

[gaylean93]

Yup, so I've got a rum and coke to go with my salsa and chips :banana:

Now that makes for a great Saturday night :thumbsup2

[gaylean93]

I watched Hairspray again tonight. The kids like it and don't understand most of the humour (thank goodness).

I haven't seen it. What is it about?

[LuvBaloo]

Wow, first Ken and now you. I can't WAIT to see you guys in March :lmao:

Sure, you just want us for our laps! :rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

Sure, you just want us for our laps! :rotfl2:

Well if you're willing to drive that many miles to offer me one, it is only polite to accept ;)

[gaylean93]

Brooke wants to dance. I'm going to go put her to bed :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[LuvBaloo]

I haven't seen it. What is it about?

Its a musical that takes place in the early 60's in Baltimore. John Travolta plays a woman! It was a non-musical movie in the 80's, which became a broadway musical, which became a musical movie! The basic premise is the chubby girls wants to star on the teen dance show. She gets on it, and is in competion with the cool girl. The cool girls mom is the station manager (played by Michelle Pfieffer) and she's always trying to promote her daughter. Add into that segregation and getting the blacks and whites together, with a bunch of corny song and dance numbers, and some humourous pokes at how things used to be, and I love it.

[BubbaGrump]

Brooke wants to dance. I'm going to go put her to bed :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

G'nite Brooke

[LuvBaloo]

okay, I have to be good and get some sleep. Gotta get that floor layed in the hallway tomorrow morning. I need my house back together.

Goodnight everyone!

[gaylean93]

Its a musical that takes place in the early 60's in Baltimore. John Travolta plays a woman! It was a non-musical movie in the 80's, which became a broadway musical, which became a musical movie! The basic premise is the chubby girls wants to star on the teen dance show. She gets on it, and is in competion with the cool girl. The cool girls mom is the station manager (played by Michelle Pfieffer) and she's always trying to promote her daughter. Add into that segregation and getting the blacks and whites together, with a bunch of corny song and dance numbers, and some humourous pokes at how things used to be, and I love it.

Sounds good. I have heard of it of course but never heard what it is about.

[gaylean93]

G'nite Brooke

Jon is bowling with her now. Ethan got an Action Replay for his DS so he isn't interested in her tonight.

[gaylean93]

okay, I have to be good and get some sleep. Gotta get that floor layed in the hallway tomorrow morning. I need my house back together.

Goodnight everyone!

Have fun. I need to go through Brooke's room because my friend is giving us furniture for it. I'm also suppose to be at church at 9:00 but that doesn't look promising right now.

[Tink rules]

Everyone is always cool enough for someone. You just weren't picking the right people ;)

True... very true... but they did take pictures of it...


& good night all... time for me to go and try and get some rest... :wave2:

[granmaz]

Hi

Olivia and I had a nice day today...

We got up 7 am and catch the buses to Glasgow as it was snowing. We thought it was not good idea but it was okay when we got in Glasgow.

Olivia went to Art Visual and she saw her friend there...

I went to meet my good friend then went to Battlefield for lunch with another 3 friends..

I was rushing to pick up Olivia but it seem far away and I got off wrong direction as end up long walking to pick her up...

I didn't realised that I got blister on my feet :confused3

After that we went back to meet my friends for wines and snack and catch up the news...

We missed the bus and wait another 15 mins:scared: , got back home safety...

I feel worn out now... (must be my aged):lmao:

Scottishwee35

Hi Deborah. Glad you had a nice day. Sorry about the blisters and feeling old though!!

OK, you got me thinking about something else, we've chatted on here before about it.

What gives with the way people are dressing kids these days?

Well, not a way that parents dress their children, but there is a growing 'trend' for young girls to go out in their pajamas. There was a whole thread on a UK board about it. They didn't mean the quick trip to the garbage bin etc, they meant girls in their PJ's, Ugg boots, short jackets, orange fake tans, full make up and hair done, going off to the malls!!! Seems it is very fashionable.:sad2:

Thanks Ian... :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: Last night turned out to be a very bad night for me pain wise... I knew you'd keep an eye out for us... Thanks friend... :hug:

I'll be back later to chat... :wave2:

Sorry about your pain and bad night Michelle. You could do with getting to a warm place for a while.

This is amazing! My body feels 100% normal today, and I just did the workout for the 4th day in a row! I've never worked out 4 days in a row before because I'm extremely lazy and can't stand anything that makes me sweat. But I'm just that tired of being this size. So I will continue to weigh myself every Monday at Tyler's occupational therapy appointment and hopefully the scale will start going down instead of up every week. :thumbsup2 Yeah, I know, muscle weighs more than fat, but she says that when you switch back and forth from cardio to strength and back and forth during a workout it burns more calories. I have no idea if that's true, but am certainly hoping so!

I still can't do the whole workout, but came very close this time! Strength isn't a problem, it's my endurance that sucks. My huffing and puffing woke Tyler up and he came out to see what was going on! :rotfl2:


Remember Holly - make sure you take a day off each week for your body to recover.

Ok here is the stroller photo, but I think it might be a prototype walker:lmao:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0016.jpg

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[iankh]

Hi Shannon!!!

Can't stay long... in between bed rest... I hate bed rest... I've already run out of good things to watch on my DVR... now I'm stuck with the crappy stuff I should have watched and zapped long ago but need to watch and feel guilty if I don't...

So how's Canada?


Blame Canada.

[iankh]

Let us start at the beginning.....
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0013.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0014.jpg

What beautiful eyes!

[iankh]

OK Ian. Shannon can now blame you.

This Geotagging had gotten me really intrigued so I spent most of this evening doing some research about it.

I found some good news in that I can do it with my current handheld GPSr that I use for geocaching and some free software from Microsoft (WWMX). So I can test it out this week (once I get home - if I ever do get home at this rate!), and see how I like it and it won't cost me a dime!

But of course if it works really well then that means I will spend even more time with my pics and less time working on the house renos. Not to mention my desire to buy a Mac might have been increased as well! And that WILL cost a bit more than a dime!!

But Shannon can blame Ian - it's all his fault - afterall you know that I have no willpower where pics and geo-stuff is concerned!

Hey Ken, there are just very few people I can talk to about this. You should be flattered that I PM'd you.

Sukie doesn't understand toasters (how do they "know" when the toast is ready) and things like scanners and fax machines.

I had thought you might be able to use your Garmin. In fact I thought you were already doing it.

I might be popping for the Amod later today. I have really become intrigued because of iPhoto '09 and Places.

Regarding a Mac ... Hmmm. There are still rumors (rumours) that a Quad Core is coming out this spring, except it might be in the 24" iMac and not the 20". It is also rumored (rumoured) that it will cost the same as current 24" iMacs. The 20" are rumored (rumoured) to continue to have the Duo Core.

I suspect that they might be timing it with the release of their next version of the OS, called Snow Leopard.

Snow Leopard will not have very much that is visible to the user, but under the covers will have BIG performance improvements and be able to really utilize the Quad Core. It will deliver HUGE performance boosts (over the already peppy OS).

However, a Quad Core really only becomes valuable (or so I think) for processing intensive tasks, like video rendering, graphics manipulation, and other higher end tasks.

Sukie has my older, not under warranty anymore, non-Intel based, 20" iMac.

IF, Apple comes out with new machines, the plan (not based on any sort of financial reality) is to transition Sukie to my 20" Duo Core, and get myself a 24" Quad Core.

[iankh]

Ok here is the stroller photo, but I think it might be a prototype walker:lmao:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0016.jpg

My dear, that is not a stroller.

THAT is what is known in the scientific community as a contraption.

[iankh]

Lets play "Where's Bubba?"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0017.jpg

It's hard to tell. None of the boys had bows or wigs.

[iankh]

Men :rolleyes:

That's the nicest thing anyone ever said to me.

[ibouncetoo]

Still back a few pages, but I think we should have a CAPTION CONTEST for this photo!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0013.jpg

[HollyTyler]

Ok here is the stroller photo, but I think it might be a prototype walker:lmao:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0016.jpg
:rotfl2:I just showed Tyler and he said, "What the heck is that thing?" :rotfl2: And he couldn't stop laughing!

[HollyTyler]

We take a brief break to go ingest something to lessen the pain...

I'm thinking Cherry Garcia... Anyone want some? ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes:: ::yes::

Yummy!!!!!!

[HollyTyler]

You don't listen very well.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::r otfl2:
It wasn't there when I started typing my post! But I didn't think you meant me anyway! ;)

[HollyTyler]

I watched Hairspray again tonight. The kids like it and don't understand most of the humour (thank goodness).

I need to rent that sometime.

[HollyTyler]

Well, my lazy bones just got out of bed about 10:30. Tyler felt the need to get up at 6, but not me! He had breakfast, watched Mary Poppins and cleaned up ALL his pirate Legos that were all over 1/2 the living room. They're all packed away in a giant tote and he asked if he can take it all to his dad's this week. Um.......YEAH, of course! Let him spread them all over his dad's basement! :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

OK, I'm off to play with Tyler and we might go for a walk in the rare sunshine! Will look for pictures too. I explained to Tyler how everybody is sharing old pictures here and he told me all I need to do is take a picture of each picture I find instead of waiting to go to work to scan them. I hate it when he's smarter than me.

[BubbaGrump]

Still back a few pages, but I think we should have a CAPTION CONTEST for this photo!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0013.jpg

PPPSSSSSTTT! Hey Grandpa,moms not lookin'! Slide that tequila bottle a little closer, will ya!:drinking:

[BubbaGrump]

Lets play "Where's Bubba?"
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0017.jpg

Looks like the head coach, my uncle, was the only loser who forgot his hat! And if I do say so myself, he's lookin' a little on the feminine side!:scratchin Kinda looks like the kid on Ugly Betty!:rotfl2:

[BubbaGrump]

:rotfl2:I just showed Tyler and he said, "What the heck is that thing?" :rotfl2: And he couldn't stop laughing!

How dare he laugh at my first go-kart!!!:lmao: I can hear my Grandpa now...."No, No ,No! Don't throw that away! I'll just take the broken seat off and make him a walker. See, works great and I saved you some money!"

[iankh]

Where is everyone? What's the matter? Can't get out of bed?

I am back from my WW meetings. I had about 10 new people join today, and my numbers are up, so that's good.

It's in the 40's today but is supposed to go up into the 60's by Tuesday. It's just a teaser before the arctic weather returns.

Last night we had our Netflix night and watched "Greenfingers," A British film with Helen Mirin. We both really liked it. Tonight I think we're watching, "Introducing Betty Paige."

Not sure what is happening today. Sukie is feeling poopy, so we may not be going out. I may just walk up the street later.

[BubbaGrump]

And lookin' at my Little League picture........what the heck is a Solon????? :confused3 Gonna have to go Google that one!!

[BubbaGrump]

Where is everyone? What's the matter? Can't get out of bed?

I am back from my WW meetings. I had about 10 new people join today, and my numbers are up, so that's good.

It's in the 40's today but is supposed to go up into the 60's by Tuesday. It's just a teaser before the arctic weather returns.

Last night we had our Netflix night and watched "Greenfingers," A British film with Helen Mirin. We both really liked it. Tonight I think we're watching, "Introducing Betty Paige."

Not sure what is happening today. Sukie is feeling poopy, so we may not be going out. I may just walk up the street later.


:wave:

[granmaz]

PPPSSSSSTTT! Hey Grandpa,moms not lookin'! Slide that tequila bottle a little closer, will ya!:drinking:

Your memory is excellent Bubba!!!:rotfl2:

[BubbaGrump]

HEY! YOU GUYS NEED TO KEEP POSTING PICTURES TOO!!!!

Still have a huge stack that V hasnt posted yet. But I need someone to laugh at too! So come on people! Post your pics!:3dglasses

[HollyTyler]

How dare he laugh at my first go-kart!!!:lmao: I can hear my Grandpa now...."No, No ,No! Don't throw that away! I'll just take the broken seat off and make him a walker. See, works great and I saved you some money!"

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

Where is everyone? What's the matter? Can't get out of bed?

I am back from my WW meetings. I had about 10 new people join today, and my numbers are up, so that's good.

It's in the 40's today but is supposed to go up into the 60's by Tuesday. It's just a teaser before the arctic weather returns.

Last night we had our Netflix night and watched "Greenfingers," A British film with Helen Mirin. We both really liked it. Tonight I think we're watching, "Introducing Betty Paige."

Not sure what is happening today. Sukie is feeling poopy, so we may not be going out. I may just walk up the street later.

It's only 36 here and not supposed to get any higher today. But the sun is so bright, it makes it feel warmer. We went out today and didn't have to wear coats, and Tyler got his Mickey Crocs out to wear. :thumbsup2 He looks like somebody on vacation. Tropical Mickey short sleeved shirt, Oceaneers Club hat from the cruise, sun glasses, and Crocs. :rotfl2:

Sorry Sukie's not feeling well, hope he feels better tomorrow.

[HollyTyler]

And lookin' at my Little League picture........what the heck is a Solon????? :confused3 Gonna have to go Google that one!!

Tyler asked me what it is too, after I told him what it says.

[BubbaGrump]

What beautiful eyes!

:earseek: :magnify: :sail: The better to see you with my dear!!!!:rotfl:

[BubbaGrump]

SOLONS:here ya go............


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Solons

[granmaz]

HEY! YOU GUYS NEED TO KEEP POSTING PICTURES TOO!!!!

Still have a huge stack that V hasnt posted yet. But I need someone to laugh at too! So come on people! Post your pics!:3dglasses

We are waiting to buy a scanner, then you will see really old photos!!!!:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

:earseek: :magnify: :sail: The better to see you with my dear!!!!:rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl2: :rotfl: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

[BubbaGrump]

:wave: Marilyn! Cant wait to see the photos! Are they gonna look like the ones I see in the History Museum???:rotfl2: :rotfl2: you know i'm jokin;)

[granmaz]

:wave: Marilyn! Cant wait to see the photos! Are they gonna look like the ones I see in the History Museum???:rotfl2: :rotfl2: you know i'm jokin;)


I'm a bit worried they might look like that Bubba!!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

[BubbaGrump]

I'm a bit worried they might look like that Bubba!!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Not a chance! You look way to young to be hanging out with the "geezers"!!!

[gaylean93]

Too much chit chat. Bubba and Venetia must not be at DL after all :lmao: I haven't been able to read or check in because Jon got up first and got on the computer. Now I have to go. I'll be back.

[BubbaGrump]

WHOOOSSSHHHHH!!!!!What was that? Oh, it was Gaylean!!!

[granmaz]

Not a chance! You look way to young to be hanging out with the "geezers"!!!


Aaaaaw, thanks.

[iankh]

Well, I go out for a couple of hours, come back and presto, expecting to be delighted and amused.

I should never get up my expectations.

I took a bit of a walk, well about 2 miles or so.

It amazes me that even though it has been above freezing for 2 days, how much snow is still around and piled up. It's just an indication of how much we had.

I think I'm going to spend the rest of the afternoon reading.

[nskjerven]

we have broken open Wii Fit. Not such a great day...Me, Molly and Willie are onthe edge of overweight. Of course we knew that but still....:sad2:

I don't think the kids really got what I've been talking about when I tell them to make better food choices, maybe this will help in that regard.

So I'll see ya in 6 months when I can raise my head from shame again :sad2:

btw, Paul and I bought our tree yesterday. He is trying to get it planted. Sadly the stump was not ground out enough so he is now using a chain saw to cut the old root. I'm glad we are finally getting the tree in the ground. It's a shame that our tulips are getting crushed to make this happen :sad2:

I'll take a shot once it's done

[granmaz]

we have broken open Wii Fit. Not such a great day...Me, Molly and Willie are onthe edge of overweight. Of course we knew that but still....:sad2:

I don't think the kids really got what I've been talking about when I tell them to make better food choices, maybe this will help in that regard.

So I'll see ya in 6 months when I can raise my head from shame again :sad2:

btw, Paul and I bought our tree yesterday. He is trying to get it planted. Sadly the stump was not ground out enough so he is now using a chain saw to cut the old root. I'm glad we are finally getting the tree in the ground. It's a shame that our tulips are getting crushed to make this happen :sad2:

I'll take a shot once it's done

Well done for only being on the EDGE of overweight!:blush: :sad2: :blush:

[granmaz]

˙uǝǝʍʇǝq uı ǝɹɐ sɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ ˙ǝuo ƃuızɐɯɐ uɐ puɐ ɹǝʇɐʞs ssǝןǝsn ʎɹǝʌ ɐ ɥʇıʍ ɹɐǝʎ sıʇ pooƃ ǝʇınb sı ʇı ˙ǝɔı uo ƃuıɔuɐp ƃuıɥɔʇɐʍ ɯ,ı

[nskjerven]

Well done for only being on the EDGE of overweight!:blush: :sad2: :blush:

maybe they were on the edge and I was in it... I was doing it too fast to really remember, and they are exercising now, I'll do mine when they are gone. Not fun to have someone watch you fumble on this stuff when you're old like me (us) ;)


˙uǝǝʍʇǝq uı ǝɹɐ sɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ ˙ǝuo ƃuızɐɯɐ uɐ puɐ ɹǝʇɐʞs ssǝןǝsn ʎɹǝʌ ɐ ɥʇıʍ ɹɐǝʎ sıʇ pooƃ ǝʇınb sı ʇı ˙ǝɔı uo ƃuıɔuɐp ƃuıɥɔʇɐʍ ɯ,ı

how did you do that :upsidedow

[granmaz]

maybe they were on the edge and I was in it... I was doing it too fast to really remember, and they are exercising now, I'll do mine when they are gone. Not fun to have someone watch you fumble on this stuff when you're old like me (us) ;)




how did you do that :upsidedow

I don't even like doing the Wiifit when John is watching me, but I love watching him!!!:rotfl2:

[nskjerven]

willie is doing the soccer headers and I can't stand how they throw shoes and pandas at him. Just seems dumb to me.

okay out to see the tree progress.

Marilyn, did you see your upside down words above???

[granmaz]

willie is doing the soccer headers and I can't stand how they throw shoes and pandas at him. Just seems dumb to me.

okay out to see the tree progress.

Marilyn, did you see your upside down words above???

Oh, I love the soccer header!

I'm just keeping you guessing a bit with the words!!!

[granmaz]

http://www.householdhacker.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=74

[scottishwee35]

˙uǝǝʍʇǝq uı ǝɹɐ sɹǝɥʇo ǝɥʇ ˙ǝuo ƃuızɐɯɐ uɐ puɐ ɹǝʇɐʞs ssǝןǝsn ʎɹǝʌ ɐ ɥʇıʍ ɹɐǝʎ sıʇ pooƃ ǝʇınb sı ʇı ˙ǝɔı uo ƃuıɔuɐp ƃuıɥɔʇɐʍ ɯ,ı


wonder if I use the mirror maybe work??? :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

Guess What

we have the snowing here now :crazy2: :rolleyes2

Scottishwee35

[tink1963]

To delight and amuse you all.....

I know that Bubba's grandma is in the lower left photo, but he will have to tell you who the others are.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0019.jpg

[tink1963]

jr. high graduation
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0020.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0021.jpg

[BubbaGrump]

To delight and amuse you all.....

I know that Bubba's grandma is in the lower left photo, but he will have to tell you who the others are.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0019.jpg

Its me and my sister and I think my aunt , standing with my Grandma in front of a cool old car from England. It was a Humber Super Snipe. Big ole' red leather seats, wooden dashboard, pull out wooden tables in the back of the front seats. Poor mans limo in England.

[tink1963]

Sr. High Graduation
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0025.jpg

The picture with the parents
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0024.jpg

[BubbaGrump]

Sr. High Graduation
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0025.jpg

The picture with the parents
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s48/tink1963/scan0024.jpg

Thats my real dad. Hated the snow and would never take us! He lives in Minnesota now.Duhhhh!!!! Havent spoken to him in 20 years.

[HollyTyler]

http://www.householdhacker.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=74
¡ʇı ǝʌoן ı ¡ןooɔ os s,ʇɐɥʇ 'ʍoʍ

[ibouncetoo]

PPPSSSSSTTT! Hey Grandpa,moms not lookin'! Slide that tequila bottle a little closer, will ya!:drinking:

No, you were supposed to MAKE UP a caption....not tell us what was REALLY happenint! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:



Went to breakfast with Peg and I-Hop, then to a movie (New In Town) and then a stop at Bed Bath & Beyond. Just got home a little bit ago, but need to head back out for grocery supplies (may sneak in a tiny nap)!

.

[HollyTyler]

No, you were supposed to MAKE UP a caption....not tell us what was REALLY happenint! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:



Went to breakfast with Peg and I-Hop, then to a movie (New In Town) and then a stop at Bed Bath & Beyond. Just got home a little bit ago, but need to head back out for grocery supplies (may sneak in a tiny nap)!

.

I love I-Hop. :goodvibes

Finished supper a bit ago, watching a bit of Lady & the Tramp. Tyler's about to fall asleep, so probably in about a half hour we'll start reading his bedtime book.

I found one photo album, the one that has baby pics in it, but still have to find the one that has my high school picture.

[gaylean93]

WHOOOSSSHHHHH!!!!!What was that? Oh, it was Gaylean!!!

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I know you're all jealous that I have a life now ;) Even if it is worse than the old DISing life.

[gaylean93]

That's the nicest thing anyone ever said to me.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

I saw that too. And I think your the nicest person I know.:goodvibes

Well don't tell Bubba, it may change his mind about me.

[gaylean93]

messed up

[gaylean93]

The mandatory studio shot:
http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/469192472_u5ChA-S.jpg



You gotta love a chubby baby :goodvibes

[gaylean93]

:rotfl2:And every time I see that, I always wonder what the heck does it mean to be "myspaced"?


You have a myspace :confused3 I feel sorry for you if you've never been myspaced :rotfl2:

[gaylean93]

After I posted about the baby shoes, I had to go see if Stride Rite, were still in business, they are! That company must be about 1000 years old. I think Mary Todd Lincoln's mother bought her first pair of baby shoes from Stride Rite.

In my day, they were heathy orthopedic type shoes. I remember that in the first grade, each shoe weighed about 150 pounds each, and I think in place of leather soles they had planks of wood.

I think my mother had to start putting my shoes on me the night before, to allow enough time to get me laced into them. My father assured us that we would have good feet and good posture, even if it would kill us.

That's the only place we shopped for the kids when they were babies. It is common out here. I still buy Brooke some sandals there sometimes. Ethan won't touch them but he is a boy and although his shoes cost A LOT more than Brooke's, she has 25 more pairs than her :lmao:

[gaylean93]

Not only is Stride-Rite in business but they make great age appropriate shoes for little girls. I was always able to find Molly a pair of patten leather flat black there. Everywhere else seemed to think that 8-9 year old girls should have heals, but not this mama....

Willie never liked their shoes either btw...

:thumbsup2 I should have just copy and pasted ;)

[gaylean93]

In December 1933, the Roosevelt Administration repealed Prohibition. But now came the dust storms across the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Kansas and nearby states, blowing away topsoil. From decades before, these lands had been broken up by plowing. In the place of prairie grasses, wheat had been grown. With the economic depression, the demand for wheat had dropped, and the price that farmers were getting for their wheat had fallen to about one-fourth what it had been. At that price farmers could not afford to grow wheat. Their fields dried up and were left unused, and winds began blowing away topsoil. Whole houses were buried in dust, and ruined small farmers began migrating to California, lured by growers there who were in search of cheap labor for harvesting their crops.

The repeal of Prohibition helped the economy a lot and the crime level. It brought the money back to the country and took it away from the gangsters and bootleggers.

[gaylean93]

Hi

Olivia and I had a nice day today...

We got up 7 am and catch the buses to Glasgow as it was snowing. We thought it was not good idea but it was okay when we got in Glasgow.

Olivia went to Art Visual and she saw her friend there...

I went to meet my good friend then went to Battlefield for lunch with another 3 friends..

I was rushing to pick up Olivia but it seem far away and I got off wrong direction as end up long walking to pick her up...

I didn't realised that I got blister on my feet :confused3

After that we went back to meet my friends for wines and snack and catch up the news...

We missed the bus and wait another 15 mins:scared: , got back home safety...

I feel worn out now... (must be my aged):lmao:

Scottishwee35

Sounds like a nice day. I'm sorry you are worn out. My arms are sore from picking Brooke up when she fell at the skating rink.

[gaylean93]

OK, you got me thinking about something else, we've chatted on here before about it.

What gives with the way people are dressing kids these days?

How are we dressing them? Which fashion don't you like?

[gaylean93]

but they were cute planks of wood ya know...



don't get me started. you know I'm not "that" mom. I think there are lots of reasons for the problems of which you speak, mom/dads tha don't care because they are self-absorbed mostly at the top of the list would be my suspicion.



Some moms would think it is bad to let their son where flip flops with a tux :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

Hey Gay, are we supposed to call your sister if we arent going tomorrow? Or were we supposed to call her if we were going?:confused3

cuz were not going afterall

She said it's OK since you're going to Laughlin with her.

[gaylean93]

Well, not a way that parents dress their children, but there is a growing 'trend' for young girls to go out in their pajamas. There was a whole thread on a UK board about it. They didn't mean the quick trip to the garbage bin etc, they meant girls in their PJ's, Ugg boots, short jackets, orange fake tans, full make up and hair done, going off to the malls!!! Seems it is very fashionable.:sad2:




They do all that work with the make up and hair and then wear their pjs? That is crazy. Are the pjs provocative?

[gaylean93]

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::r otfl2:
It wasn't there when I started typing my post! But I didn't think you meant me anyway! ;)

Ya, I meant you and everyone else. Next time read everything I post......even if I haven't posted it yet :lmao:

[gaylean93]

PPPSSSSSTTT! Hey Grandpa,moms not lookin'! Slide that tequila bottle a little closer, will ya!:drinking:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Your mom was probably passin the bottle :lmao: