Are you a Thread Killer? Let the Game Begin!

[Darcy Baldwin]

Edited: While the game is over, please feel free to continue the thread and get to know ever yone! Thanks for playing along!

I want to play a new game - and the loser wins!!!

We're going to have this thread - everyone posts to it. And once the thread goes dead for 3 full days from the last post (that's 72 hrs after the last post), that person wins a $5.00 GC to my store!

The rule: You may post whatever you'd like, but please make it count..not just 'bump' or 'i'm adding, etc.' Do a journaling quote, or a link to an awesome recipe, or something romantic your hubby did for you last week, etc.

Ready - Steady - GO!

[haydensmommy217]

couldn't tell you how many times i have watched the movie despicable me with my 5 year old in the last week. LOL

[mrshobbes]

I love that movie! I wanna watch HP 7.2 again, because in the cinema we watched in, the reel kept breaking

[shaynesgirl]

I missed the end of Masterchef tonight because dh set the dvr to start recording alpha early. So I logged on here to entertain myself.

[aggiefamily]

I have not watched a single HP movie. I want to wait until they are all out on video and have a HP marathon on my couch with lots of Dr. Pepper, Hot Tamales and popcorn. Oh and with my snuggie.

[emmasmommy]

i've watched a cpl HP movies, but i'm just not gaga about them.

[HeatherKS]

Originally Posted by aggiefamily

I have not watched a single HP movie. I want to wait until they are all out on video and have a HP marathon on my couch with lots of Dr. Pepper, Hot Tamales and popcorn. Oh and with my snuggie.

Now I NEED Hot Tamales.

[tjscraps]

Really neat idea Darcy!

[SmallMoments]

I went to the doctor yesterday for this nasty rash on my arm that was spreading to everywhere else. Guess what it was from? IRISES!!! I've never heard of such a thing! But she gave me a shot of prednisone & a Rx for it too in pill-form. It gives me a headache. I think. It's either that or the nasty heat & humidity.

[heathergw]

oh no Kristin... hope you feel better soon!


I'm looking for book suggestions for me for vacation next week... I like non-fiction... just finishing up "Run Like A Mother"... good book, tho I feel like a wimp not running in this weather LOL

[ColleenSwerb]

Traci, I ALWAYS have imaginary fights. And if you lose at your own imaginary fight, you might have a problem :P

I'm really trying to enjoy this miracle of life thing I've got going on right now, but I am so.freaking.tired of feeling sick all day long. I'm super grateful for the zofran and to no longer be puking all day, but this is exhausting.

[cardinalskate]

I've totally lost my scrap mojo and am seriously getting depressed about it. I've finished about 2 LOs in 3 weeks and I'm sad

Heather, have you read The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls?

[ColleenSwerb]

I feel ya Kate. I haven't turned on my laptop at home in almost 3 weeks. I'm gonna have to force it this week/end!

[cardinalskate]

Good to know I'm not alone, Coll!

Have fun, Sandy. Lucky duck.

[Darcy Baldwin]

I had the world's worst Chicago dog from Sonic today - bottom bun was hard, top bun was really soggy..but it's too darned hot to take it back and demand my money back. So I just ate the dog. and am still hungry. *sigh*

[heathergw]

ummm... Sonic is not the place for a Chicago dog


when we thought we were going to be moving to Dallas we had said that we were going to have Portillos delivered for Mark's birthday every year... they make the best Chicago dogs.. and they deliver

[Darcy Baldwin]

No - it's not, but when you're all cranky, still grieving, hot from water park play, and a load full of groceries, and it's only $2 - you take the hit on the 'real food' chin and get something quick and easy LOL Besides..the Route 44 sweet teas were what we were REALLY going for LOL

[AmyG]

I LOVE Sonic Happy hour. MMM cherry diet coke. Sometimes I hate living In The Middle Of Nowhere. It's the only fast food out here! I have to drive 20 minutes for a grocery store that isn't the Super Save, who charges $7 for a package of bacon. I don't miss suburbia but I do miss convenience.

Oh, and Fort Worth peeps, check this place out. I am most def taking El for a field trip this fall! You can call ahead and let the kids get a tour!

http://www.mansionfarms.com/

They have a CSA but I live on an acre and have my own garden. Of course, it's dying a slow death because of the drought. We're thinking of getting chickens this fall, cause I'm not paying $4 for a dozen chicken eggs!

[Lauramarie]

something romantic my man did...well let's see, that probably happened back in 2004 or something. Or wait, I did not meet him until 2006. hahahaha, so yah, nothing gonna be posted about that topic here. Sad isn't it.

[emmasmommy]

i made bbq for dinner. fresh corn on the cob. mmmm soo good.

[nun69]

Laura how do you make your BBQ?

[CupcakeJamie]

Laura did better than me - I ordered Chipotle and here we sit watching the X-Men cartoon

[AmberK]

DH is grilling steaks and I made oven fries and then just cut up a watermelon! YUM!

[haydensmommy217]

been watching a marathon of Law and Order all day and most of them have Jeremy Sisto in them. He's drop dead gorgeous.

[nun69]

I am another one that is toally addicted to Pinterest!!!!!!!!!! and BTW, you girls will ALL need Traci's stuff this week

[haydensmommy217]

traci's new kit this week is awesome

[littlekiwi]

Originally Posted by haydensmommy217

traci's new kit this week is awesome

I agree but don't know if I can find $35NZD to spare this week for it - might need to wait until SR time in August

[mrshobbes]

I have to say that I never thought I would be so obsessed with her Slip Ins, lol. But I LOVE her AWITL Slip Ins and can't wait to start on July 25

[shaynesgirl]

Originally Posted by haydensmommy217

been watching a marathon of Law and Order all day and most of them have Jeremy Sisto in them. He's drop dead gorgeous.

I <3 Law and Order

[haydensmommy217]

i <3 it too could watch it all day cant believe that cancelled it i know its been on like 20 years but still and then also the LA one.

[AmberK]

I JUST woke up about 30 minutes ago (2:15 pm). Thank you AF for making me miserable and in horrible pain today.

[sannajeannine]

I love all the Law & Orders'.....feel back we've lost a few to being cancelled

[Mel]

Wow!! Stunning page!! Love the mix of patterned papers and the design is stunning

The weather here in Germay is very bad! It seems to become autumn in the middle of summer

[littlekiwi]

made muffins - they were yummy!

did another layout! woo hoo - two in 1 night

off to bed soon I think

[Andrea G]

Love that page, Hailey!

Been awake for an hour - awk. Hoping to go back to sleep for at least 2 more hours...

[littlekiwi]

no more scrapping tonight but hopefully tomorrow especially if the weather is as awful as predicted

here are the two layouts I did do tonight

[littlekiwi]

good night everyone!

[scarlettcharm]

havent been here since my divorce approx 3 yrs give or take...thought it was a good starting point! have really missed scrapbooking and chatting and CTing and basically everything about this hobby! so hi! so glad im back!

[cardinalskate]

Welcome back, Rachel!

[CupcakeJamie]

Welcome Back!

[scrapweaver]

scrapping with my sister today!!! Hopefully I will find my mojo which has been absent for quite a few weeks . . .

[cardinalskate]

Oooh, have fun, Donna! I hope you find that mojo!

[adrianka]

Originally Posted by scrappurple

Show us whatcha got!

Traci has an AMAZING kit and alpha:

LOL, I'm 35 and still don't have my licence. I actually don't plan to get it. Ever. It's a very happy life. :-)

[scrappurple]

Originally Posted by adrianka

LOL, I'm 35 and still don't have my licence. I actually don't plan to get it. Ever. It's a very happy life. :-)

Haha ... She wants it, she just doesn't want to reead what she has already read. Kinda lazy on her part. I could not imagine not having a licence. Saves you a lot of money!! HEhe!!

[adrianka]

Originally Posted by scrappurple

Haha ... She wants it, she just doesn't want to reead what she has already read. Kinda lazy on her part. I could not imagine not having a licence. Saves you a lot of money!! HEhe!!

Maybe in the US it's more necessary than here really. I can do with public transport and walking very nicely. If I need to go to a place where public transport fails (and this happens more in Luxembourg than in Bratislava), I ask someone to drive me - since it's usually IKEA and such, it makes sense since normally I wouldn't be able to carry my purchase alone anyway (furniture boxes are kind of too heavy for one woman). If I need to get home at night, I take a taxi. I'm pretty sure that what I spend on taxis in a year doesn't even come near to the cost of petrol (and petrol is much more expensive here). I can see the point of a car - the independence and such, but I don't see the need for it in my life really.

If your daughter wants to drive, she needs a licence - she will need to learn. She will find it out soon enough. IMHO, 16 is too young for driving, but nobody is interested in my opinion anyway. ;-)

[Jengerbread88]

Originally Posted by adrianka

Maybe in the US it's more necessary than here really. I can do with public transport and walking very nicely. If I need to go to a place where public transport fails (and this happens more in Luxembourg than in Bratislava), I ask someone to drive me - since it's usually IKEA and such, it makes sense since normally I wouldn't be able to carry my purchase alone anyway (furniture boxes are kind of too heavy for one woman). If I need to get home at night, I take a taxi. I'm pretty sure that what I spend on taxis in a year doesn't even come near to the cost of petrol (and petrol is much more expensive here). I can see the point of a car - the independence and such, but I don't see the need for it in my life really.

If your daughter wants to drive, she needs a licence - she will need to learn. She will find it out soon enough. IMHO, 16 is too young for driving, but nobody is interested in my opinion anyway. ;-)

A lot of this might be where you're from, you're right. One of my sisters and my brother in Germany neither one drive, because both take public transport everywhere. When I was in Germany, we mostly took public transport, too... we even took the train from Hamburg to Berlin instead of a car. The only time we even took a car was once, when they took me to the airport and we got stuck on the Autobahn for 5 hours because of a car accident ahead of us that shut down the whole road. Her parents were big Tina Turner fans even though they don't understand the words, so we listened to their Tina Turner CD on repeat for the entire 5 hours. :dies: But in almost a month, to only be in a car once is very strange for me... I started driving when I was 14 (we could get a learning permit here where we had to drive with parents), and could drive independently to/from school and work at 15 (with a different special permit), and totally independently everywhere at 16. I've never been in an accident, never gotten pulled over by a cop, nothing. For me, it is cheaper- we have only one public transport option, and it only comes to my town once every week, and then it's usually not going anywhere I go, plus I would have to drive to get to the stop. But, petrol is MUCH more expensive there (as much as 4-5 times as much as here), so it is REALLY easier to not drive there, I think.

[adrianka]

Originally Posted by Jengerbread88

A lot of this might be where you're from, you're right. One of my sisters and my brother in Germany neither one drive, because both take public transport everywhere. When I was in Germany, we mostly took public transport, too... we even took the train from Hamburg to Berlin instead of a car. The only time we even took a car was once, when they took me to the airport and we got stuck on the Autobahn for 5 hours because of a car accident ahead of us that shut down the whole road. Her parents were big Tina Turner fans even though they don't understand the words, so we listened to their Tina Turner CD on repeat for the entire 5 hours. :dies: But in almost a month, to only be in a car once is very strange for me... I started driving when I was 14 (we could get a learning permit here where we had to drive with parents), and could drive independently to/from school and work at 15 (with a different special permit), and totally independently everywhere at 16. I've never been in an accident, never gotten pulled over by a cop, nothing. For me, it is cheaper- we have only one public transport option, and it only comes to my town once every week, and then it's usually not going anywhere I go, plus I would have to drive to get to the stop. But, petrol is MUCH more expensive there (as much as 4-5 times as much as here), so it is REALLY easier to not drive there, I think.

You summed it up very accurately. The price of petrol is very different here. Distances are much shorter. Public transport is better (AND employers can make contracts with the city to have their employees to travel for free in the city as an incentive to make people use public transport rather than drive - which mine does, so for me city transport is very cheap indeed). The independence of driving is rather cool, I admit, and responsibility is not ageelated, so we both are right in a way. :-) And loads of people I know think I'm a weirdo for not driving, heh. I think I only know about 3 people who don't have a licence. :-)

[FireWolf]

Originally Posted by adrianka

IMHO, 16 is too young for driving, but nobody is interested in my opinion anyway. ;-)

When I moved here 10 years ago what really got me was that you cannot drive until 18 but you can drink alcohol at 16. My 38 yr old friend just finally got her license this year.

But you are right, public transportation is much better here than in the US. Like Jenni I was driving well before I turned 16. We lived 50 miles outside of town in the desert in a literal ghost town. Needless to say there was no form of public or even school bus transportation available.

[color of my heart]

Originally Posted by adrianka

LOL, I'm 35 and still don't have my licence. I actually don't plan to get it. Ever. It's a very happy life. :-)

i didn't get my license until i was 21. didn't need it. i always had a boyfriend or a friend or a family member to drive me around.

also. seriously, ladies. you guys keep coming out with such amazing stuff. i want my refund from school, so i can have play money.

[Andrea G]

Happy New Year TKG's!!!

Love the SSD site redesign!!! <3

I guess I better go post my page with Libby's AWESOME new kit!

Chat soon!