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kdarrell @kdarrell (1562) • Canada 8 Nov 06

Does any do quilting? When did you start? Did you teach yourself or did someone teach you in a class or a family memeber.

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shenanigan I just started quilting a couple weeks ago. I finished my first quilt top earlier this week, and I'm now working on a second one. Once I'm done with it, I'll put them both together and finish them. I was considering trying to hand quilt one of them, but I'm...

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shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 29 Nov 06

Are there any members of Sparkpeople here on this site? I signed up in January after losing 15 pounds quitting drinking pop. Sparkpeople helped me almost double that in another two months :) If anyone is interested, here's the...

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shenanigan I will be doing that too! But this year I have a little more motivation than just getting myself healthy. My husband has been off work since june after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle (broke his arm and needed 2 surgeries to reset it) and he's...

29 Dec 06

shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 29 Dec 06

Well, it's almost that time. 2007! A whole new year to start over and make promises to ourselves that we probably won't keep. But hey, it's fun to make them anyway! I for one will really be trying to keep my resolutions this...

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cowgirl2701 @cowgirl2701 (2079) • United States 4 Dec 06

My daughter is wondering when she should start maternity leave. Did you work till you had your baby? Did you take maternity leave before your due date? What do you think is best?

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shenanigan This is easy. Stop working when you're ready to stop. I actually woke up having what I thought were false labor pains, went back to sleep, got up and went to work. I continued to have these contractions all day about every 15 minutes apart or so, but didn't...

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birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 4 Dec 06

while you were pregnant? I did. If I was upset, I'd hold my belly and tell my baby it would be ok. Did you talk to your baby in the womb? Please share.

prenatal consciousness

talk to baby in womb

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shenanigan I didn't, but my husband did :) He would talk to my belly all the time, about all kinds of things. He'd talk about all the things they were going to do when he got here, how happy we were to have him, etc. And the funny thing is that when he was finally...

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shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 1 Dec 06

Everyone seems to have a story about this, something that they had to find out the hard way because nobody thought to tell them. So while you were pregnant, in labor, or as a parent, what did you learn the hard way? Here's what...

childbirth

parenthood

pregnancy

things nobody told you

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shenanigan I also had that problem! I could never get my son to latch on properly, and it hurt so much! I would have had to switch to formula if it hadn't been for my pump. Still not the most comfortable thing on earth, but better than a pair of jaws gumming away!

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shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 1 Dec 06

Everyone seems to have a story about this, something that they had to find out the hard way because nobody thought to tell them. So while you were pregnant, in labor, or as a parent, what did you learn the hard way? Here's what...

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shenanigan I kind of had this problem too, but I think it was more due to sleep depravation. I was just so exhausted, and I kept thinking "what have I gotten myself into??"

4 Dec 06

momofvma @momofvma (71) • United States 3 Dec 06

Here in the USA the minimum wage is going to raise again fromm 6.75 to 7.15$ after the first of the year. However prices are not dropping in any other areas so if you really think about it is that high wage really helping or just...

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shenanigan Raising minimum wage doesn't help anyone. All it does is make the price of a whopper go up. Think about it: Minimum wage goes up to $7.15. Burger king has to pay their employees more, therefore their profits go down. In some cases, they may need to recoup some...

4 Dec 06

shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 1 Dec 06

Everyone seems to have a story about this, something that they had to find out the hard way because nobody thought to tell them. So while you were pregnant, in labor, or as a parent, what did you learn the hard way? Here's what...

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shenanigan Hahaha! I'm discovering that myself. I got (HAD) to spend a day with a coworker's daughter, who was 11 at the time. She just would not shut up! Made me realize how annoying I was when I was that age...so when I got home from work, I called my mom and...

1 Dec 06

shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 1 Dec 06

Everyone seems to have a story about this, something that they had to find out the hard way because nobody thought to tell them. So while you were pregnant, in labor, or as a parent, what did you learn the hard way? Here's what...

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shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 1 Dec 06

I did something this summer that most people are shocked to find out I did. So I wonder what other people have done that surprised their family and friends? Here's what I did. This past summer, I was in a car accident and...

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shenanigan That must have been so cool! Where were you, what did you dig up? How fun!

1 Dec 06

shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 29 Nov 06

I was 5 when my uncle took the training wheels off my bike. How old were you?

riding a bike

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shenanigan My brother was 11 when I forced him to learn ;) It took him about 2 days to master it though. He was getting so frustrated!

1 Dec 06

shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 30 Nov 06

Where do you like to eat, and what do you eat while you're there? Why do you like it there? My husband tells me he's bored with food, so I'm looking for ideas of places to go that we haven't been before. I like: Joes Crab...

national coney island

restaurant

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shenanigan To be honest, I didn't know the Cheesecake factory served entrees! I've never been to one because I was never a big fan of cheesecake till recently. I'll have to see if there's one around Detroit :) Thanks for replying!

1 Dec 06

shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 1 Dec 06

I did something this summer that most people are shocked to find out I did. So I wonder what other people have done that surprised their family and friends? Here's what I did. This past summer, I was in a car accident and...

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shenanigan YIKES! That is sooooo creepy! Yeah, that would surprise me too! Of course, I currently work with a former beekeeper, and a former submarine pilot! Thanks for replying!

1 Dec 06

shenanigan @shenanigan (215) • United States 1 Dec 06

I did something this summer that most people are shocked to find out I did. So I wonder what other people have done that surprised their family and friends? Here's what I did. This past summer, I was in a car accident and...

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2855994 @2855994 (126) • United States 20 Oct 06

How many times has your age been misunderstood? Some people think that I am 35 years old. BUT I AM NOT!!!

age

vanity

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shenanigan My husband and I started dating while we were seniors in high school and when his mom met me, she asked if he thought I was a little young for him (we're 8 months apart). She thought I was 16, and only gave me that because I was driving. I'm now 27, and last...

1 Dec 06

polachicago @polachicago (18716) • United States 20 Nov 06

If you have to give up TV or Internet for 30 days, what would you givr uo first?

choice

internet

tv

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shenanigan I would definitely give up tv for 30 days, anything I really need to watch gets tivo'd anyway ;) And my favorite show (Heroes) is available on iTunes. After next week, I will likely not be watching much tv for at least a month anyway, things are going into...

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tanyakapler @tanyakapler (146) • United States 1 Dec 06

I got married to a wonderful man last September. He is the greatest thing that has happened to me. I came into the relationship with a three-year-old boy named Jeremiah. Paper work is already in process for Christian to adopt...

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shenanigan I don't know if it's a good idea to tell him yet, but I definitely think that you should tell him at some point. If the topic ever comes up, when he's older, tell him. You never know how a kid might find out. I heard of a kid in my high school that found...

1 Dec 06

TrinityRose @TrinityRose (462) • United States 19 Nov 06

I think I am addicted to myLot! It is so much fun and I love to post responses and speak my mind here. Plus I really enjoy sharing pictures I have! Are you addicted to myLot?

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shenanigan I have been the last two days! I just signed up on Wednesday, and I haven't gotten a darn thing done at work. But the bosses will be back on monday, so I really gotta get cracking.

1 Dec 06

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tentwo67 @tentwo67 (3382) • United States 24 Oct 06

When my son was just starting to speak we went to a Greek restaurant one night, with lots of very exotic decoations all over the place. He was very excitedly pointing everything out that he recognized, mostly animals ("birdie",...

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shenanigan OOOH! I have a great story :D My son is 3 now, and when he was about 2 1/2, we were driving home from day care, and he started talking about "wacky wiener". I was completely baffled. Over the next week or two, he said it a few more times...so I asked if...

1 Dec 06

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