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We saw it last night - it was cute. We enjoyed it. There was one line that especially reminded me of rascal. The mom is an author and is on a book tour - on the Regis and Kelly Show. Kelly asks the mom if she had all those (12) babies the conventional way and she replies something to the effect of, "Nah, after the 6th one they just walked right out!" We'll be buying that one when it comes out on DVD, no doubt. B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Happy Birthday!!! I hope your day is wonderful, like you are :D--> B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Wow, dot& ex - that's great stuff! Thanks for posting it. I'll make a note to check that site out later on today. B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Does anyone remember the Alice Cooper song Cold Ethel? I tried to find the lyrics, but no such luck. I won free tickets to see him a few years ago and bought a couple of his tapes as I had none of his stuff - I couldn't believe this song. (I worked at the County Morgue at the time - how fitting!) B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Oh and one time, we were at the beach, making out when a cop car approached us. I had my glasses off, but other than that we were totally dressed. The cop seemed disappointed to find us so dressed. We were so glad they didn't come a few minutes later - who knows what charges would be on our records!!! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

When my exhusband and I returned from our honeymoon a day early, we found our house had been messed with by our friends. Among the many things they did was put saran wrap over the toilet bowl and jello in the tub. The tub was actually full of red jello!!! Thankfully, we returned home early so the jello hadn't set yet. We were able to wash that down the drain in liquid form. Too bad we didn't use our imaginations and let the stuff set til the next day. Could have been fun... Pesky one bathroom house! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

I just saw that this movie is at our local drive-in - what a great idea! I love Steve Martin and I loved the original CBTD. We'll be at the drive-in one night this week for sure! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Dot - We saw the Nutcracker in Clearwater, FL. The Miami Ballet and The Florida Orchestra. I'm so impressed with the discipline of those kids!!! We went to an 8 pm show - what WAS I thinking? Next time we'll go to the matinee. (My 7-year-old fell asleep a half hour before it ended, so she missed a lot of spectacular dances.) Hope - tee hee B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Saw the Nutcracker last night - absolutely loved it! The princess fell asleep for the last half hour, wouldn't you know!?! Turns out bow jr. also got me a new vacuum cleaner for Christmas, but he had the flu on Christmas and wasn't up to carrying it out to my van, so he waited til he felt better to tell me about it! He was really slick about this one - he called me a few weeks ago asking me for vacuum cleaner purchase advice, then he bought me one I said I would buy next... B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

We had a Christmas breakfast. The princess ate all 6 sausage patties and one of the pancakes (COLD) on the way home Christmas evening! We've still got plenty of cookies, egg nog, (about out of rum, hmmmm), chocolate covered pretzels, cinnamon raisin bread and this Portugese sweet bread. I figure after 5 days anything left is the dog's. (Except of course the chocolate.) B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

I got birthstone earrings from my daughter - August - my birthday's in June. I love them. (I had bowtwi jr. in August...) and a breadmaker from my son. Tonight I'm taking them, his girlfriend and her mom to see the Miami Ballet perform the Nutcracker, my gift to them. B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Times Square for New Years Eve? Sounds like the place to be! I'll be thinking of you as the ball drops! Happy New Year! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Hey there fellow parent of a 7-year-old delight! I laughed and cried reading your post - I can PRETTY WELL RELATE! I was 37 when my princess was born. My son was one week away from turning 16. I was enjoying the peace and quiet of our home when he was working or out with friends. I finally could return home at the end of the work day to the house in the same condition I had left it that morning. I was truly looking forward to getting back to MY life - had been accepted into the nursing program at the local college - finally, I was going to do ONLY what I wanted to do. (as if...) I had been working full-time, plus all the overtime they could throw my way, worked a part-time job, AND was a full-time student. How I had time to get pregnant, was beyond me. I was right there alongside you, MaDonna, Meryl, and Roseanne! I thought we were the hottest things around! I'm heavyset and since I was so-o-o-o active during the pregnancy, I started to LOSE weight. The doctors were concerned that I might be starving myself (they obviously didn't know me) and insisted I quit the part-time job in my 8th month. That was nice of them, looking back. I gained a grand total of 10 pounds in that pregnancy! The week before the due date, the doctor wanted a 3rd ultrasound. I declined - I thought they were just milking my insurance because they can. Their reasoning was that with my ridiculously low weight gain, they thought I might not be as far along as we thought. I agreed to it when the doc said that we would be doing things differently if we found the baby to be 6 pounds versus 9 pounds. (Oh mygod! A 9-pound baby? My son was only 6# 9 oz - could I deliver a 9 pounder?). I thank God for that ultrasound - it showed there was a "true knot" in the umbilical cord and we had no way of knowing how much oxygen the baby was getting... Induced labor the very next morning and my little jingle went something like... Annie Jodine arrived on the scene at 3:05 today. Then I had a baby to snuggle, so I didn't get any further with that one. I've since "written" a few little ditties just for her, that cheer her up if she gets a little blue. Real jazzy stuff like, A is for Annie J's for Jodine S is for Schm**** do ya know what I mean. Oh she loves that one. Her fave is: Who's the prettiest girl I know? Annie-buh, Bannanie-buh. Who's the one we all love so? Well that would HAVE to be our little Annie Jo. The plan was to call her Annie Jo. But she is such an Annie that the Jo is only part of that song, if we may call it a song. Then there's: I love my Annie oh yes I do-ooh. I don't love anyone quite like I do you-ooh. You are my baby. My little gi-irl. And you've brought such joy into my wor-orld. I love you Annie, oh yes I do-ooh. Turned out, that even though I have always enjoyed my son so much, I really felt as though now I saw my purpose here once she arrived. I wonder if our girls will cross paths with each other or Madonna's or Roseanne's daughter somewhere down the road. It's such a small world - it could happen! Annie's teeth are straightening out into a nice matching set - although about every other one is missing or has the new one partly in. (Don't they look funny for a while in a sweet little way?) Congrats and thanks, Tilda - and Happy Birthday, Holly!!! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Rags - You being honest, even with twi, was NOT wrong. It's your style. That's a good thing. In fact, that's the best thing. See, you never stooped to their level. You maintained your integrity. I don't know a lot, but I do know that living well IS THE BEST REVENGE. I for one am proud of you. I've been out for about 10 years now and I can tell you that it just keeps getting better, the further away my twi experience was... Like you, I am B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Whatchoo talkin bout - Willis? ;)--> Rhetorical question, of course. And Welcome to the cafe. :)--> B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Happy Birthday Dear Chinny! Hope it's great all the way through, but how could you miss with that bunch around you? As the girls (7 yrs. old) tell me, "XOXO" B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Well thanks ever so much, Miss Excie Ma'am, for your suggestion to check out the pics on the CFF site. I found someone there I've been looking for for 9 years! And the best part is that when I emailed them through the Cortwright page, they wrote back and we're getting reacquainted! You got a gift, you!!! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

So, when you said to right click there, you meant what you said, when you... I FINALLY SAW THE VIDEO THIS IS FABULOUS!!! MOST AWESOME, PAW, SUDO, BLUESMAN - FINE JOB, ABSOLUTELY FINE JOB. We sure had a real good time together We sure had a real good time together We sure had a real good time together oh, Baby, please!!!!! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Sudo - I tried several times and I can't get anything but a little box in the upper left hand corner. I have broadband. Love Oak's pics! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

paw - I left you a private topic message. :)--> B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

All I know is that like you said, Shell, it was beyond what we expected and whether deputy or park ranger, he said he could take us to jail - no doubt about that! The rest was a hoot. A total hoot. Oh Sudo, any stories you care to tell? B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Steve! - Just speaking for myself, I poured it out cause the man with the gun said to. They have a pesky little rule at TN State Parks that they observe a quiet time from 10 pm - 6 am. (I think he arrived around 10:30) It appears that someone went to the sheriff's deputy's home and asked him to come to our campsite and help us quiet down a bit. He was definitely impressed with the amount of alcohol evidence. He requested that we take the trash with us out of the park rather than risk giving the wrong impression to future campers who might see the empty bottles in the trash and mistakenly think alcohol is allowed. We were given a choice, tho - we could have gone to jail if we refused to pour out the alcohol - those of us from outside the state of TN. B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

I never even heard of a snipe hunt before Saturday night and for the first time in my life, kept my mouth shut! Whew! B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Sudo - Who, ME???? Well, awright, you're on to me - but did ya know I was dancin' behind ya, almost like chasing cause each time I reached that dollar out to put it in your G-string, you seemed to dance just a bit beyond my reach... Oh, I wish you coulda seen that in the original. Oh wait, maybe you will... That pole dance you did tho, I haven't laughed THAT hard in ages! I don't know HOW Oak maintained his presence of mind enough to keep the beat going so well so you didn't get twisted feet. And why do they call it a G-string? Didn't look like no G I ever saw before... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...... Pawvio - aren't you the resident expert on such things? Or is that what oenophile translates to? Glad you got home and not sent with your luggage, Paw. Good to see you're home too, Oak and Shellbell. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international

Well J, I'll tell you what - you may use it as your own anytime you think it might work for ya! Happy to help, as if you need help in THAT area... and the fun goes on... (to the tune of 'and the beat goes on...') B - Better O - Off W - Without t - the w - way i - international