Crown84 --- OK, this is for a very very special occasion. Also - if you are not accustomed to caffine - do this at lunch time. Now.... buy some terribly expensive hot fudge sauce. Take the top off, and warm it in the microwave. Then - spoon generously over coffee ice cream! If you are really BAD, add whipped cream on the side. Maybe you will want to save this for New Years Eve celebrations.
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I still have to cut my lawn one last time and put the patio furniture away before it snows.......It's supposed to rain here all weekend.
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Gee, Sparkle. My cholesteral count jumped a point just reading that!
(Sounds delicious, though.)
have a fantastic friday evening all
And you too, caseydbell!!
Thank you, I'll have one large cup of strong black coffee, please.
I like the French Vanilla Coffeemate liquid in my coffee, its the yummiest.
The weather here would be very Christmasy if it would rain as it has been pretty darn chilly, esp at night. I think we would have snow, snow, snow. But the sun comes out and no clouds during the day. Its so hard to believe that it can be this cold in the evenings and night with the days being so beautiful. brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The weather here would be very Christmasy if it would rain as it has been pretty darn chilly, esp at night. I think we would have snow, snow, snow. But the sun comes out and no clouds during the day. Its so hard to believe that it can be this cold in the evenings and night with the days being so beautiful. brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Hi everyone......getting close to that special time again. Looking forward
to the Christmas Card exchange. Hi Cedar, and Crown and Jayish,
RennaB and of course the one and only Binger. Hey, where's my
coffee? Greetings to all the rest of you as well. (I'm an old timer from
Christmas.com). Hi AuntieM, I didn't forget you either. Take care,
I'll drop back by soon.Hi Jeff !
Hi Sparkling!!!!!!!!!It is SO GOOD to see your happy name! You and Renna have been gone too long...I have missed both of you...alot! I'm busy with puzzling...but just had to check in tonight ~ and lo and behold... had to say...HI!!!!
YABBABINGYABBA! I miss my Christmas buds.
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good morning all,
crisis! my father has been away on holiday, got into the airport this morning and was waiting for his eldest son (my half brother) to pick him up, he has got my dad's car and my dad has already give him gas/petrol money. he waited over an hour and called him, anyway my half brother has switched his phone off!!!! my dad lost his bank card yesterday whilst on holiday (don't worry, he has cancelled it) and keeps no cash at his home. my half brother is known for being unreliable and is a bit of a bad egg. i would pick him up but i have never driven on a motorway and would either a) kill myself or b) most certainly get lost in the wilderness.
anyway, i have to lend him the cash and the cab is going to cost £60/$120 - what a waste :-?
crisis! my father has been away on holiday, got into the airport this morning and was waiting for his eldest son (my half brother) to pick him up, he has got my dad's car and my dad has already give him gas/petrol money. he waited over an hour and called him, anyway my half brother has switched his phone off!!!! my dad lost his bank card yesterday whilst on holiday (don't worry, he has cancelled it) and keeps no cash at his home. my half brother is known for being unreliable and is a bit of a bad egg. i would pick him up but i have never driven on a motorway and would either a) kill myself or b) most certainly get lost in the wilderness.
anyway, i have to lend him the cash and the cab is going to cost £60/$120 - what a waste :-?
Johnor ---oh my gosh, delicious coffee right away for you and your father!! Thank goodness you were available to deal with the crisis for your Dad!
So your Dad had two mommas for his children. It looks like you got the best deal on mommas. (And did you get to live with your Dad while you were growing up? And your half-brother did not get to live with your Dad while he was growing up?)
You turned out to be a fun, charming AND responsible person. It looks like your half-brother missed out on a lot of that good parental nurturing while he was growing up. (In fact, I wonder if your half-brother got "left at the airport" -- so to speak -- too many times while he was growing up. And is acting out some of that hurt now.)
After he "recovers" from his vacation and this terrible ending to the trip, your Dad might want to think about the experiences his son had growing up without his Dad. As a parent, i know too well how ALL parents make a boatload of mistakes raising their kids. Especially me. And we never outgrow our need for our parents love and approval!
So your Dad had two mommas for his children. It looks like you got the best deal on mommas. (And did you get to live with your Dad while you were growing up? And your half-brother did not get to live with your Dad while he was growing up?)
You turned out to be a fun, charming AND responsible person. It looks like your half-brother missed out on a lot of that good parental nurturing while he was growing up. (In fact, I wonder if your half-brother got "left at the airport" -- so to speak -- too many times while he was growing up. And is acting out some of that hurt now.)
After he "recovers" from his vacation and this terrible ending to the trip, your Dad might want to think about the experiences his son had growing up without his Dad. As a parent, i know too well how ALL parents make a boatload of mistakes raising their kids. Especially me. And we never outgrow our need for our parents love and approval!
that's right! i grew up with my dad, my half brother didn't, he only lived with my dad until he was 2. my father married young and had my half brother with his first wife, unfortunately when they split, she stopped my father from seeing him, she made lots of lies up in court and my father could only see his son on her say so. basically, that was very infrequently, she re married and didn't want my dad to have anything to do with my half brother. when my half brother was 14, my dad started seeing him frequently, lavished him with gifts, love and tried to make up for lost time. unfortunately, it was too late, he resented my dad and seemed to not have any respect for his elders. my dad has give him chance after chance to change his ways, but he clearly does not want to. it's a shame they will never have the relationship a father and son should have.
my half brother is 7 years older than me, but acts seven years younger unfortunately. part of me really feels sorry for him, he seems to have a real chip on his shoulder. part of me feels really sorry for myself, i love my father dearly, but i shoulder alot of responsibility for him, way more than a young woman should.
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And it's a good thing I was! It cushioned the fall when I tripped over Binger, who was on all fours, lapping up coffee they had spilled.
Good morning, Christmas Friends!
It's a very overcast and damp 62 degrees outside here in Raleigh at this hour. Had some rain last night with more predicted for this morning.
It should be clearing by this afternoon, however, and they say tomorrow will be sunny and 70. Great!
Our count for Saturday:
Days to the Season: 19 (Somehow, 19 seems like more than one less than 20)
Days to Christmas Day: 61
Days to Halloween: 6 (Under a week, now!)
Boy! We are really starting to close in, aren't we?
Have a Stupendous Saturday, everyone.
And I hope your weekend is off to a great start!
Don't forget to keep the spirit of the Season with you, today.
(Hey! Thanks for checking in with us, Cedar. You are missed!)
Johnor - you have a lot of understanding about human relationships. They are complicated and cause such huge emotions in us.
Please skip this part when it gets boring. (Skip beginning here.) As a parent of three adult children, I believe that some children are "easy" from birth. One of my three children would have turned out spectacularly good - no matter who raised that child. (Her father - my husband - and I agree on that. That child would have turned out great, no matter who raised that child!)
The other two children, which we had together,were challenging -- as I think most children are. I have seen parents try to "prove" that they are "good" parents -- using the example of one child as successful (always the "easy" child.) The parents then disown any responsibility for the more challenging children, who did not receive adequate parenting -- and did not "turn out well".)
In my humble opinion, your father has a lifelong responsibility to try to make up for the damage he has done to his son. Your father could go into therapy with his son, and allow his son to receive help from the therapist, and love and support from his father.
Since your father explains his lack of fathering to his son as being "all the mothers fault, because the incredibly powerful mother confused the legal system about your fathers' virtues" -- well, his reasons sound like nothing but excuses to another parent (me).
Please do not allow your father to blame "his son" for being "the bad one". Actually, there are frequent mishaps and miscommunications in airport pickups. Sometimes the one doing the "pickup" has been given the wrong time for the pickup - or the wrong date. When I need someone to pick me up at the airport (after so many mishaps) -- I print out my departure and arrival information -- and leave it taped to the dashboard. Everyone gets confused sometimes.
I have no interest in having any of my children be given the label of "irresponsible, damaged, or whatever". Did your Dad telephone your brother a day in advance of his arrival, and leave a reminder on his cell phone? Could your Dad have some investment in being the "good victim" of your "bad" brother?
Wonderful, charming, delightful, successful people can be really bad parents. As Jacqueline Kennedy said, "If you mess up raising your children, it really doesn't matter what else you do."
My opinion. Friends on this board disagree about lots of things -- politics, flavors of ice cream, religion.... we can disagree on parenting too ----- and still respect and love each other as members of our big safe family.
Please skip this part when it gets boring. (Skip beginning here.) As a parent of three adult children, I believe that some children are "easy" from birth. One of my three children would have turned out spectacularly good - no matter who raised that child. (Her father - my husband - and I agree on that. That child would have turned out great, no matter who raised that child!)
The other two children, which we had together,were challenging -- as I think most children are. I have seen parents try to "prove" that they are "good" parents -- using the example of one child as successful (always the "easy" child.) The parents then disown any responsibility for the more challenging children, who did not receive adequate parenting -- and did not "turn out well".)
In my humble opinion, your father has a lifelong responsibility to try to make up for the damage he has done to his son. Your father could go into therapy with his son, and allow his son to receive help from the therapist, and love and support from his father.
Since your father explains his lack of fathering to his son as being "all the mothers fault, because the incredibly powerful mother confused the legal system about your fathers' virtues" -- well, his reasons sound like nothing but excuses to another parent (me).
Please do not allow your father to blame "his son" for being "the bad one". Actually, there are frequent mishaps and miscommunications in airport pickups. Sometimes the one doing the "pickup" has been given the wrong time for the pickup - or the wrong date. When I need someone to pick me up at the airport (after so many mishaps) -- I print out my departure and arrival information -- and leave it taped to the dashboard. Everyone gets confused sometimes.
I have no interest in having any of my children be given the label of "irresponsible, damaged, or whatever". Did your Dad telephone your brother a day in advance of his arrival, and leave a reminder on his cell phone? Could your Dad have some investment in being the "good victim" of your "bad" brother?
Wonderful, charming, delightful, successful people can be really bad parents. As Jacqueline Kennedy said, "If you mess up raising your children, it really doesn't matter what else you do."
My opinion. Friends on this board disagree about lots of things -- politics, flavors of ice cream, religion.... we can disagree on parenting too ----- and still respect and love each other as members of our big safe family.
johnor - i'm sorry to hear about that. you are a terrific person!
sparklenana - you sound like a great mother. your posts had me tearing up.
19 days! i am going christmas shopping today downtown after i meet my girl friends for lunch
this morning i made cherry filled round pancakes (gluten free of course) for my husband and i. they were so tasty!
today i am thankful for a loving marriage and food on my table.
sparklenana - you sound like a great mother. your posts had me tearing up.
19 days! i am going christmas shopping today downtown after i meet my girl friends for lunch
this morning i made cherry filled round pancakes (gluten free of course) for my husband and i. they were so tasty!
today i am thankful for a loving marriage and food on my table.
Was so glad to see you are still here Cedar along with the others. HaveHi Sparkling!!!!!!!!!It is SO GOOD to see your happy name! You and Renna have been gone too long...I have missed both of you...alot! I'm busy with puzzling...but just had to check in tonight ~ and lo and behold... had to say...HI!!!!
YABBABINGYABBA! I miss my Christmas buds.
missed you all too. I will try to stop by more often. Looks like a large and
nice group of members here. Was so glad you posted and that I saw
it. Check in more often and I promise to as well.
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