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Thursday Thirteen #2

Thirteen Etiquette Lessons from the In-Laws 1. A proper response to a pregnancy announcement is "I oughta smack you" 2. When you've given the gift of clothing to a relative. If the clothing does not fit person at time of gift giving, it is okay to ask for it back, so you can return it for your money back. 3. When inviting family over for dinner. Be sure to serve something that you know one person cannot eat due to allergies. So they can watch everyone else enjoy a meal. 4. Rules only apply to those who wish to follow them, unless they are directly told otherwise by an older relative. In other words, The older you are the more you get away with. 5. Grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, etc all have "rights" to every child born into the family. 6. One Thank you card is never enough. You must offer up your firstborn or something equally valuable to show proper sincere thanks. 7. It is perfectly acceptable to choose one grandchild over another and display said choice in front of the family. Especially at BIG gatherings. 8. It is okay to change all your wedding plans to 100% copy someone elses and then say Oh I didn't realize this was your theme. Even though your wedding isn't a full year later. 9. When visiting a relative in the hospital. It is encouraged to piss of the relatives nursing staff. Better to do this on the early days of the hospital stay, so the patient can deal with the nurses for the rest of the stay. 10. Everyone's personal lives are a spectator sport. And it is appropriate to ask Personal questions and make requests on them. Most importantly things like delivery room attendance. 11. Always push the issue. Eventually you will get a YES out of the person if you are persistant (read annoying) enough. 12. Talk through the children as if their parents do not exist. For example. Say to 2 year old great grandchild. "Tell grandma to bring you to my house on sunday" Obviously this is a better way than simply asking the parents. 13. Offer your help simply so you can hold it over the other person's head forever. But make it no strings attached help at the time of the offer. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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A post for Jaci...

Lookie what we picked up on our travels today. Miss Caity couldn't wait to show it off. :) She's under the mistaken impression its hers since I let her carry it.





There were none at all at Books A Million, but we snagged the last copy at Walden's in the mall. Special trip out to the mall and everything. :)

Christmas is over and I survived!

pretty unscathed.

Now tell me---who builds houses to hold toys for the cheapest!

Oi Vey at the presents the girl child got.

Here's a holiday moment.

Check out my lil sweetie

She was telling her sissy a story.

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Annoying Things about my pregnancy I've been asked/heard this week 1…. Your due date is what? 2. Why Isabella? 3. Are you sure its another girl? 4. And we're trying for a boy after this? 5. How much weight have you gained? 6. Why a scheduled c-section? 7. Anne is a pretty middle name. 8. You should pierce her ears when she's a baby. 9. What do you mean you don't want any more pink? 10. Why can't I be in the OR with you? 11. Can you afford another baby? 12. Are you done after this? And the Most annoying so far 13. If you breastfeed this baby, you are infringing on our rights to feed her too. (from the uber lovely in-laws) Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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Oh Lookie

Its Watermelon.

My husband is just brilliant. Lemme tell ya.

So DH went out of town on a business trip last week. He was gone until friday. NO biggie, I stayed at someone elses house with DD, to make things easier for me (our heat source is a fireplace and it is not easy for me to bring in wood, start fire, etc with just me and the toddler)

I come home friday afternoon to find that the pipe going to teh washing machine apparantly froze and burst (it was supposed to have been turned off. *looks at DH*) so I call my grandfather to come over and get the water shut off, before it turns into an even bigger mess.

DH doesn't get home until late friday night (11-12 ish) so I send DD to her grandma's for the night, so I can attempt to clean up some of the mess so it doesn't freeze again to make ice.

DH goes to fix it and decides he can make it easier to use and less likely to freeze/burst again, all he has to do is reroute it blah blah blah.

So its now Tuesday of this week (I haven't washed since wed. of last week) and he rigs up his new super easy pipe system. Great

So Wednesday evening I start a load of clothes

WATER Leaking everywhere, out of washer, our of pipes.

DH says oh I know whats wrong. I'll fix it tom.

THursday--no fix

Friday--no fix

Saturday--make trip to Sutherlands (similar ot lowes) and get new hoses for washer, etc. DH works on pipes for 1.5 hours. Says okay its ready to go.

YAY Laundry time because its really piling up now.

Boo--- THE RINSE CYCLE DOESN"T WORK

Sunday--I have a washing machine with no rinse cycle still. DH in all his geniousness cannot figure out what the problem is.

*sigh*

Looks like I'll be making a trip to the laundry mat this week. WooHoo.

WHy do men insist they know better and try to "fix" things?

all he had to do was replace one little small pvc pipe. *sigh*

2006 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends

2006 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends

This comes from Jaci's yahoo group. Figured I'd post it here and make Jen and Jill respond. (all you other kinkies--feel free to chime in too)

Your Name: Kris

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate of course. With lots of whipped cream.


2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
A little of both. The big item(s) are put together and just set under the tree. Smaller things are wrapped in a special wrapping paper.



3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
Colored of course.


4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Nope. Don't need to tempt the little one with something else.


5. When do you put your decorations up?
Always after thanksgiving, be it a day or a week.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
my grandmother's sausage balls.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:
The big pancake breakfast every christmas morning.


8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I was about 7 and my Older brother told me.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Yes. Always a pair of christmas pjs.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
Our tree is 95% Disney ornaments. From Winnie the Pooh, to Mickey Mouse, to The Grinch and more. And the majority of it is plastic!


11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
Love it! Never see it but love it.

12. Can you ice skate?
Yes I can.


13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Not really. There were far to many that were "favorites" at the time to pick just one.

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Spending time with family and friends.


15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Pecan pie and decorated sugar cookies.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Baking and decorating cookies with my family. It's even more special since Caity got to join in.

How could that not be a favorite.

17. What tops your tree?
An angel or Tinkerbell. Whichever Dh finds first.


18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving?

I prefer giving. It's always so much fun to see someone's expression as they open a gift.



19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Rockin' around the christmas tree.. Caity always loves to dance to it.


20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?

YUM (depending on the flavor)

Is it April yet?