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Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth a Dyson vac, my favorite pjs and that's about it! Lol! My kids love to shop for me so they ask for a list :) I'm excited!
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WTF??!!??
There cannot be 1 stinking sheeple, w/kids, that will actually buy this lie. NO, kate, NO kids DO NOT want a list from their mom for xmas- how a$$-backwards is that?? I swear, I am not a violent person but she really makes me want to slap her for her stupid comments like that- it's so mean to her kids to say crap like that. You are an a$$, kate, honestly.
Sorry for being so angry, but that tweet just did me in. She should be getting a list from her kids, 8 lists!!! UGH (x8)
Hey Kate? Christmas isn't about your kids getting you exactly what you wanted. It's really not.
That latest grifting post seems a bit too contrived, even for Kate. I think she's trying to pi** off the haters, get things stirred up on twitter. It is all she has.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 3
Hey Kate? Christmas isn't about your kids getting you exactly what you wanted. It's really not.
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That's not what she thinks
@siggyelizabeth huh? My kids are asking for my list, as usual... Not sure what you meant?
And....
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth a Dyson vac, my favorite pjs and that's about it! Lol! My kids love to shop for me so they ask for a list :) I'm excited!
If Administrator has flannel pj's they might have pug mugs on them, some of us - rumspringa pics, grandkids faces, pets, hobbies. Wonder what kate's would have? Little tiny boxes of wine?
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@MiloandJack @siggyelizabeth my soft victoria secret pj pants (cotton and tie string) and cotton long sleeve shirts..all mom appropriate;)
I bet this got Milo excited...(gross)
I think when she loosens up with her box o' wine is when she gets bold and likes to stir the pot.
Oh Auntie thanks for the alert of Jaycee Duggard. I hope she and her girls are doing well now, it's been a couple years.
Which reminds me I read her book A Stolen Life. Highly recommend it.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-04-15/news/0104150393_1_david-flynn-post-divorce-jane-seymour
Here's an article about how actress Jane Seymour works with her ex-husband and father of two of her kids. This is an ex who left her bankrupt and was an alcoholic and drug abuser. Khate could learn so much from very classy Jane. Make sure you keep scrolling down to get the full article.
Is she saying when the kids get her PJ's they're from VS? I mean I shop there but I don't know if that's the most appropriate place for an eight year old to be shopping in. It certainly would probably embarrass them in any case. I would never make a young kid go in there.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 11
Maybe she told Kendra to take them to VS while they were filming mom swap.
carolina peach said... 6
''If Administrator has flannel pj's they might have pug mugs on them, some of us - rumspringa pics, grandkids faces, pets, hobbies. Wonder what kate's would have? Little tiny boxes of wine?''
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One pair would have $$$ print, and another pair would have 888 all over it.
One of her fans asked her. She didn't start convo on her own:
Siggy @siggyelizabeth
@Kateplusmy8 Whats on the wish list for Momma Gosselin this year from santa??
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth a Dyson vac, my favorite pjs and that's about it! Lol! My kids love to shop for me so they ask for a list :) I'm excited!
"You have to respect the other person and be big enough to realize he or she has the same rights as you. When you have kids, you'll be confronted with situations that involve your ex until the day you die. You don't want to make it any more difficult for your kids than it is. Besides, if you're putting your kids through more mental anguish, they may not want you at their main events. You'll be the one to suffer."
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Sheeple need to understand this. Both these parents have a right to these kids and having them both is what is best for these kids and they need to respect that. I never see anyone here suggesting Kate shouldn't see her kids. Love her or hate her the children love her too. Emotionally, they desperately need both of them.
R.I.P
LARRY HAGMAN
Pug's family is running late so I get him for a few extra hours yeeeaa!! A few more hours to hear his cute snoring.
What's funny is my dog who is half his weight has a much louder bark. Pug has the sweetest little soft bark LOL!
Who's that siggyelizabeth? She/he sounds like a Milo clone.
I can just imagine three eight year old boys being absolutely mortified to even have to go in there. Can't they just get her jammies at Target? Sheesh. Talk about wanting the finer things in life while your kids get paper plates.
But, Admin, Kate DESERVES the finer things! After all, she's raising eight kids all on her own!!
One of Kate's tweeties tweeted Kate the following:
Siggy@siggyelizabeth
@Kateplusmy8 I am glad the kids are asking you! I hope J is stepping up to the plate! That is what good ex's do!!
Kate replied:
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth huh? My kids are asking for my list, as usual... Not sure what you meant
Then the conversation continued:
Siggy@siggyelizabeth
@Kateplusmy8 sorry! I meant I hope j will take them out shopping for you. :-) so it's a kinda surprise for mama G! Xo
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth lol. No.We have fam friends who take them..or I do it&let them wrap.They r sad if I have nothing 2open..doesn't worry me tho
So Kate sort of just threw Jon under the bus implying that he does not help the kids shop for her present.
If family friends don't take them, she buys her own gifts and let's them wrap them? That sure seems to take the fun out of giving mommy a present. What does she tell them--"I bought this for myself for Christmas, BUT I'll let you wrap it and pretend that you picked it out and gave it to me, OK? Won't that be so much fun?"
Way to make sure she gets what she wants.
Look at how they model their PJ's on their web site:
http://www.victoriassecret.com/1266027620840/the-dreamer-flannel-pajama?ProductID=69056&CatalogueType=OLS&cm_mmc=CA-_-Google-_-CASUAL%20WOVEN%20SLEEPWEAR-_-ZG-291091CC6S.L&CAWELAID=1652916724&catargetid=1620133374&cagpspn=pla
Oh, and I see they all start at $49.99. What kid is spending that kind of money on their parents? Where do they get it? Does Kate hand them a $100 bill out of their trust fund to shop for her? Geez "in my day" we made our Christmas presents in Girl Scouts or art class.
Wait. So SHE goes out and shops for herself for them? Um, wow, talk about defeating the whole purpose. Where's the life lesson in that?
And why is she so concerned about what THEY are getting HER? Another bizarre evening on twitter.
They are sad if she has nothing to open??? I am so confused, they are 8 and 12. They are plenty old enough to figure out how to make or buy her something without her help.
What a freak.
But...but...buying her own gifts and letting the kids wrap them is "making memories"!
Sometimes she would just be a lot better off pretending she didn't see whatever nosey question the sheeple are asking now.
Does Kate have them wrap her present in pretty Xmas paper or does she have them use the same brown paper she uses for them? Oh I forgot this is kate..pretty paper for Kate, plain paper for everyone else.
Leave it to KT to put a $500 vacuum and a $50 pair of pajamas on the list the kids asked for, but it doesn't bother her at all if she does not have anything to open on Christmas just the kids. Well I guess so. If she didn't have anything she would probably pout in her room and not come out for days.
We have a cute secret santa thing at school the kids can bring five bucks or so and shop for mom and dad. They love it it makes them feel like they did it all on their own. That is the true meaning of Christmas.
Audible -- mine didn't have the little elves on the side, but I now know the name of the company and I FOUND THEM! Thanks so much!! It's going to be a LEON holiday once again. No organ this year, but there's the piano to set them on!
"We stayed at the Polynesian, my ex was able to get 5 rooms at near half the cost. Our rooms were on the Seven Seas Lagoon. We had an amazing time"
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We like the Polynesian because it's on the monorail system. I don't like the Contemporary, and the Grand Floridan is over-priced for what you get. Last time we stayed at the Port Orleans French Quarter. The rooms are very small, but it's on the waterway to Downtown Disney, and the shuttles don't stop at every hotel on the way to the parks. It's a toss-up - I like both of them.
Tweet said, LOL! Yes, she made sure to stress they are "mom appropriate." Milo will just have to dream of Kate is baby dolls.
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...or WITHOUT baby dolls!
I'm watching Christmas With The Kranks. Tim Allen just hit the tanning booth and had boxtox. He looks like Kate in that one photo of her with the Mr. Spock eyes.
My daughter and SIL have a vacation home in NH. One of the towns near their home sets up kids shopping store where kids can go and get presents for their parents. Every item costs one dollar. Nothing fancy-but it gives the kids the feeling of satisfaction that they are using their own money and that they themselves get to pick and choose what presents to give. My grandkids love it and they are so excited to see their parents open their presents on Christmas Day.
Remember when Kate finally took off her wedding ring, and was talking about getting a ring to replace it. I think she described it during one of her Today show appearances. Well, we now have the answer whether she ever got it or not.
Siggy@siggyelizabeth
@Kateplusmy8 Did you ever get that ring (mother of pearl with 8 diamonds) you mentioned on your show?
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth no:(
Siggy@siggyelizabeth
@Kateplusmy8 booo! You deserve it!
Milo must be getting jealous-Kate tweeted the above "tweetie" more times than she did Milo tonight. Also, Milo tweeted this to Kate
miloandjack
@Kateplusmy8 Any word yet on the things U were "crossing ur fingers & toes" about? Sometimes those wheels of success sure turn slowly!
And when Kate didn't answer her, Milo then tweeted:
miloandjack
@Kateplusmy8 Are U dozing on us again? LOL
Why would Jon buy his ex-wife of all most 4yr a Christmas gift?
And they have family now ummmmm since when?
Hey Milo just buy Kate a ring and propose all ready.
Hi All. Havent caught up on comments yet...
... but I need pet parent absolution.
I am a bad dogmommy. Bad. Cruel. Mean. and bad.
A bit ago, in conversation with others, in front of my dogs, I said the word (ok voices down now and I'll whisper this time) c...o...o...k...i..e. The problem is I have no (shhhh - milk bones) in the house.
But there I had said it. Ex Cathedra.
As soon as I bellowed c...o...o...k...i...e...I was met with 4 huge eyes, 2 eighty lb dogs standing at attention on tip toe (who knew!?) in my face and 4 floppy ears at alert!
There was no going back.I think they even stopped breathing.
I would imagine it's kind of like some enlisted private accidently pulling the Defcon 5 lever at Cheyenne Mountain. Oooops. A text of apology to the Joint Chiefs doesnt cut it here, now does it.
Luckily, HunnyBunny EVENTUALLY remembered a package of Beggin Strips in the back of the fridg (that's where we keep em) and the day was saved. But not until after much angst.
Pet mommies, forgive me, for I have sinned...
Scenario - "famfriends" take the G8 shopping, with $$$ from Kate and HER list? I hardly see this one. And seriously your 12 and 8 year olds are supposed to buy you a Dyson vac and $40 pj's? Sorry sweetie that is not how the child/parent gift thing works. Uh-uh.
Time to pass the hat, sheeple, your gf needs a Dyson.
What the hell is Kate publically begging for a free Dyson for? The woman hasnt pushed a working vac for 9 years at least.
Is this so the kids can clean the basement on their own?
When my son was in kindergarten he bought me a hideous bright green plastic incredible hulk Christmas tree ornament. He got it at one of those school secret Santa stores. He paid $0.25 for it and was so excited when he gave it to me on Christmas morning. I hang it on the tree every year and wouldn't trade it for the world. That's what kids give their mom's and that's what makes memories.
chefsummer said... 32
The tweetie was suggesting that Jon buy Kate a gift, she was saying that she hopes that Jon would take the kids shopping for Kate's gift.
IMO, Kate's response was that she was saying that Jon would never do that nor would she want him to. She would rather buy her own gift for the kids to give her, than to have Jon helping the kids get one for her.
I remember some of the presents my kid has gotten me throughout the years, so cute - and she always tried to wrap it nice- one year I got a cute little recipe book that each student made that year (basgetti,anyone? it was a second graders cook book- they each had a recipe- she made basgetti) another year she bought a necklace from Hot Topic (cuz it was her favorite store)- um yeah, another year it was a frog stuffed animal,cuz I like frogs (not so much on the stuffed animals,LOL) but you get the point. Cute effort, wouldnt change it for anything in the world. So pretty much it was her tastes and interests at the time,projected onto me. That is how children think! And it's freaking adorable-no mother in her right mind wouldn't love gifts from her children throughout all the years of the their development. Those are memories of the heart.
Anyone want to bet that Milo went to VS webpage and checked out the soft flannel pajamas, just so she could imagine Kate wearing them? Then she'll point them out to her hubby, or to Lights Out Man, and put them on her own Christmas list so she and Kate have matching jammies. That's what besties do. Think Single White Female.
Sleepless In Seattle said... 40
Anyone want to bet that Milo went to VS webpage and checked out the soft flannel pajamas, just so she could imagine Kate wearing them?
Okay, all these comments about Milo fantasizing about Kate are really starting to creep me out. I think this woman is more to be pitied than ridiculed, but again, that is just my own personal opinion.
How did the Twitter boycott turn out?
She would rather buy her own gift for the kids to give her, than to have Jon helping the kids get one for her.
Ummm...hasn't she already done that in spades?
multiple plastic surgeries
sports cars
mini mansion
tanning sessions
trips to the salon in NYC for hair styling and coloring
manicures
pedicures
clothes
trips
two dishwashers
deli meat slicer
Anyone care to add? I know I'm leaving out a ton of stuff.
Anyone want to bet that Milo went to VS webpage and checked out the soft flannel pajamas
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I would hardly call the ladies in those pics "wearing them". More like unwearing them.
"How did the Twitter boycott turn out?"
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You can go to Twazzup and check out how many tweets per hour she's getting, and how many haters are still tweeting. Some haven't been able to give it up, and some are sticking to the boycott. Hard to tell at this point.
I think this woman is more to be pitied than ridiculed, but again, that is just my own personal opinion.
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I agree though sometimes I find myself going down the rabbit hole. It's just that bad. I really shouldn't though.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 22
Look at how they model their PJ's on their web site:
Wow. It almost looks like her Red Cross pose. Now we know where she's taking her modeling cues from.
Geez apparently I'm missing out. I usually just throw on some cozy gray cotton bottoms from Kohl's and a tshirt. Total cost about $9.99.
Silimom said... 41
Okay, all these comments about Milo fantasizing about Kate are really starting to creep me out.
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Me too. I'm beginning to hope Milo is a man just so I don't have to keep bleaching my brain.
Grandee....200:
How fabulous that you all got to enjoy the Poly! That place is so amazing. We usually stay at Mods or Value resorts. They are ALL great...it's Disney after all!!
My hubby and I usually go to an all-inclusive resort in Feb or April and Disney is in Sept or Oct with our boys...or USED to be as they are all older now. I'm hoping to take GS next Sept for his 4th birthday. A little too young to remember it but such a magical age to take them for first time also. Keeping my fingers crossed for Free Dining 2013!!!!! I had a point....oh ya.....I was going to say that I don't know which of the trips I'd miss most if we were unable to swing them. .???? The beach resorts are SOOO relaxing, Disney soooo FUN!! That's a hard one!
Admin I can't believe the hold that pervert had on Jaycee's mind. It's amazing she came out of that sane after 18 years of brainwashing. What an incredible story.
Me too. I'm beginning to hope Milo is a man just so I don't have to keep bleaching my brain.
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The thing is that nobody has ever outed Milo. We don't know if this is a woman who has a very bizarre girl crush on Kate, or several paid interns whose job it is to present her as the mother of all mothers, a saint, the most fantastic woman ever to walk this earth. If it's the latter, then the person is not to be pitied because she/he/it has so far been successful in pulling off a colossal Twitter fraud.
Our "greatest" gifts came from our kids and grandkids school sales. They have these sales where kids can purchase gifts for their families. The ones we have are proudly displayed in our home. Sadly these are not the gift she is looking for ,,,,the ones purchased for a parent or grandparent out of love
Yes I know, if this at all interests you you must read the book.
By the way bummer, I couldn't find an airing of it over here. Maybe it was just your Canadian feed that was re-airing it. I'm sure I can find it online somewhere though.
I see no reason to answer anything Kate with a response of...Kate IS a Child and an Animal Abuser.
We all know Kate is lying...she didn't wrap shit or think of this...she can't care less what the kids might say...she isn't the one shopping...kate didn't cook anything...kate isn't spending her time with the kids...kate is begging for freebies and hoping for a new show.
Sorry kate...you ARE a child and animal ABUSER. I will flood that to anything and everything you hope to get or try out for.
My youngest son, now 16, used to take something he valued in his room and wrap it for me as my Christmas present. So I would unwrap a Batman action figure, or a Ninja Turtle. One year I unwrapped his Hulk Hands. I would always try to do something with it, like keep it in my purse, or in the cup holder in the car, so he could play with it. The Hulk Hands sat on the kitchen bar as decoration for two full years. Precious. Never occurred to me to tell him not to do that and give him a list. No normal parent does that.
If somebody calls animal welfare, don't they have to investigate? I'm worried about Shoka.
When my little guy asks me what I want for ANY holiday including birthdays and Christmas, I say "a big hug and lots of kisses"! Kate, you're greedy side is on full display here.
What was the answer (or was there one?) on whether Jon attempted to stop the alleged filming the kids did with Kendra?
Does anyone think that if he went about it the right way, Jon could become the poster boy for alienated fathers? I've just learned that Halle Berry is attempting pareintal alientation as well.
Now that TLC isn't backing Kate, I wonder of Jon could do some good here? People villify Kate and I'd think he'd have at least SOMEONE to help back him on this.
Greedy Gosselins...
Jon never stood a chance.Kate was only looking out for her when TLC picked the one to be the hero.
Jon didn't want to film anymore...he wanted privacy.
Kate was willing to go on with the show no matter who was hurt.
The kids puking and begging for help while deep sea fishing...
The kids over heated yet made to work while kate brought back some ice cream...
Jon asking for the kids NOT to go to Australia ...YET the Judge saw it ok.
Jon will never be the poster boy for alienated fathers...The media,social networks...any entertainment news.,need to make Jon the ass...SO kate looks like the hero.
BUT!! I do believe kate's time has come to an end...She is now a proven CHILD and ANIMAL ABUSER!!!
Just wanted to check in with some words about Disney. We do go every year and have been since 1997. My husband and I lamented for years when the kids were small that we needed ten thousand dollars to go to Disney! But when we actually went to AAA we found out how affordable it really was!
Localyocul, at this point in our lives (kids are all grown up now) husband and I still go every year and our very favorite resort of all is the Fort Wilderness Camp Ground! Yes, that's right. We have stayed at Fort Wilderness for less than $400.00 for an entire week! We drive our popup all the way down 95 (we stay overnight usually in Savannah). Then it's just a short trip to Fort Wilderness in the AM. We stop for groceries before we get down there. We are able to make our own meals whenever we wish, and the activities at the camp ground alone make it worthwhile to stay there. Probably the most expensive part is purchasing the tickets to get into the parks, and for that, yes, I agree it is very very pricey.
I would recommend stopping by your local AAA or even calling Disney and speaking to a representative. Sometimes staying in the value resorts and obtaining the meal plan is a better deal.
When the kids were small and we booked our trip through AAA, we were able to pay them monthly with our final payment being 45 days before leaving on our trip.
There is a very good blog about Disney, and I learned so much from it that I filled nearly an entire legal pad with information. I don't know if I can post the name of it here, but if you are interested perhaps we can discuss further if it is OK with Admin.
If you are prepared for the cost and are willing to plan ahead, I think personally it is one of the best family experiences we have ever had.
I am totally NOT a clutter person. And, my decorating style is on the simple/spare side.
But, I think I can safely say that I still have 80% of the presents that my son gave me. Some are still visible in my home (a small hand-painted duck decoy with son's crooked initials on the bottom), some are unpacked yearly, some are stored in a big container in the attic.
Kate would be appalled that I saved such scraps of life. I am appalled that Kate would ask her children to buy her a Dyson vacuum.
That woman was born without a heart!
My two-cents on Disney. I just went to Disney World for the first time, took my daughter- and wow- it had NOTHING on Disneyland. Sorry people, but the original beat it, hands down. The resort we stayed in was wonderful. Now Epcot was awesome, and Animal Kingdom fun (yes, we did all the parks) but It's a Small World was so disappointing compared to what we have in CA, and THAT is the magic of Disney- walking to the back of the park, hearing the giant tick-tock of the clock, seeing the huge Tower of the Four Winds,which looks like a little village complete with moving parts to watch while you wait in line. It is so magical. And the Pirates of the Caribbean, the FL ride doesnt have the LA swamp neighborhood, or the two drops! And the Haunted Mansion!! So it seems FL took the rides, and left off all the beginning and ending special stuff- you just get the ride. No fun. No magic. CA wins :D
Does Katherine, the cook, cook for the entire family, or just Kate?
Is this another perk that only Kate benefits from?
Sleepless In Seattle said... 40
Anyone want to bet that Milo went to VS webpage and checked out the soft flannel pajamas, just so she could imagine Kate wearing them? Then she'll point them out to her hubby, or to Lights Out Man, and put them on her own Christmas list so she and Kate have matching jammies. That's what besties do. Think Single White Female.
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YIKES! Just saw that again a few weeks ago. Milo fits the bill.
chefsummer said... 33
Hey Milo just buy Kate a ring and propose all ready.
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Milo IS a woman, but thanks for my morning laugh!
I totally agree with those of you who cherished the items from the school Holiday Bazaar. The kids picked them ,paid, and secretly wrapped them. Where would the G kids get the kind of money required for a Dyson and VS PJs?? I would not mind a Dyson but it is not happening.
I found I have to pay $1000 deductible plus depreciation cost on damages for the tree of my neighbors' that the hurricane blew onto our house and fence...Xmas will be a littel leaner for us!
Also agree that VS is not the place for small children and how would they know what would please mommy in there. lol at Kendra taking them- may be of interest to Milo!
OK - just my 2 cents - have no kids & dh doesn't work so don't have $$$ - every Xmas dh goes to the $ store for my presents - i get at least 15 wrapped packages and each one is sweeter than the last - he says it takes over 2 hours to shop - point is that it is the thought not the $$$ that counts - I treasure my Xmas morning
First Xmas in our house I bought him a sump pump Lol
Kate tweets: " it also means they love hanging out with each other... And me, doing whatever! I love that they love being home:) r home is fun"
FUN, again!
Hope she treats a Dyson better than the RV vacuum cleaner.
My dh does all the household cleaning and one year I actually bought him a vacuum!! About 6 months later I needed to clean up a mess and didn't even know how to turn it on - now that is liberation!!
I could pass on presents all together, I much prefer experiences. If my kid would cook me a nice xmas b-fast, or a batch of cookies, that would be the best gift. My sweetie and I like traveling, sometimes far, sometimes just a day trip. That is so much better than a gift to me. I can buy my material things, what I treasure is spending time with my loved ones, and, at least in my family, that is hard to come by with hectic schedules.
I could pass on presents all together, I much prefer experiences.
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Me too. Most of my extended family will be all flying in to our Christmas meet up this year. By necessity, there won't be a lot of STUFF or THINGS because everyone will just have a few pieces of luggage and won't have room. We're just going to do a Dirty Santa present exchange (one gift) and leave it at that. All everyone cares about is that this will be the first Christmas we are all together in maybe 10 years. That's what people care about. It's going to be a blast.
I could pass on presents all together, I much prefer experiences.
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Same here. My husband and I decided a while back that we would get presents for our children and only one small item for each other. I usually pick out a book and he picks out a DVD or CD. At our age, there isn't much we really need or desire other than having our family with us.
It's funny how you get to a point in life where you just don't need anything else, isn't it?
I couldn't imagine as a kid watching all those Christmas commercials getting sucked into all the STUFF a kid "needed" that I would ever be content to just have a family reunion for Christmas without any presents.
Now that TLC isn't backing Kate, I wonder of Jon could do some good here? People villify Kate and I'd think he'd have at least SOMEONE to help back him on this.
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Back him on what?
I know, admin. I remember as a child going through the Sears Christmas catalog and turning down the pages of all the items I just had to have! And now, it's just about having my hubby and kids with me. The circle of life....
I think there was reference to Jon being the poster child for parental alienation. My personal opinion is that despite how bad I believe the PA to be, it's something that he needs to try to contend with in private via lawyers, courts and therapists. Making it public isn't going to help the kids and will only egg Kate on.
I had a horrible nightmare last night. It revolved around the sushi image at the top of this page that doesn't make me think of sushi when I see it. I won't go into details, just that there were body parts in a bag.
I wonder if, when people are found dead in their beds, they didn't actually die peacefully in their sleep but died of a heart attack while having a nightmare?
Oh, Kate would LOVE to get Jon to make ANYTHING public...that would certainly give her and the sheeple something to "go to war over". I believe a lot of Kate's Jon bashing tweets are to try and bait him into answering "publicly". Kate is irrelevant now, just let her go away quickly and quietly. Kudos for Jon for not falling into Kate's trap.
I had a horrible nightmare last night. It revolved around the sushi image at the top of this page that doesn't make me think of sushi when I see it. I won't go into details, just that there were body parts in a bag.
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lol, Tweet-le! Every time I pull up the page, I still see John Bobbitt's missing appendage. I hope we soon get a new post! :)
Making it public isn't going to help the kids and will only egg Kate on.
Yes, and it's got to be killing her that he's keeping quiet. She wants the fight to be able to set the record straight, and that's not happening. He's keeping it private and that's exactly what he should be doing. There's no need for a public fight. The kids don't need that. Moreover, the public doesn't need to know (and doesn't have a RIGHT to know) what's going on in the Jon and Kate saga. I imagine he's had to bite his tongue more than once in the past few months, but he's done it. Good for him.
Blowing In The Wind said... 78
lol, Tweet-le! Every time I pull up the page, I still see John Bobbitt's missing appendage. I hope we soon get a new post! :)
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Me too, Blowing, me too! LOL
After the way she mistreated that vacuum on the RV trip; dragging it across gravel, hoses and cord all aflutter and yanked, I'd assumed she saved that lack of respect only for property that other people paid for.
Maybe not.I'm new here. I so enjoy this community. Thanks to all the posters, especially the regulars. I've been listening to you all chat on your lanai for quite a while now and thought it was high time I told you how much I've enjoyed everyone's posts.
November 25, 2012 6:54 AM
That siggy person and Kate are playing dueling platitudes:
@LifeTools
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
@iAmTheWiseOne
We never lose friends. We just discover who our real friends are.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
@LifeTools
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
@iAmTheWiseOne
Follow your hopes and not your fears.
@siggyelizabeth
“@LifeTools: I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
@Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth
“@LifeTools: No matter how many people try to criticize you, the best revenge is to prove them wrong.” @Kateplusmy8
Tweet le - gives me the hebbie jebbies too - pls Admin new post
My grandmother got up every day and groomed herself, immaculately, with a freshly ironed/starched cotton dress and apron, stockings, and leather shoes with a 2-inch heel, and then proceeded to never leave the house. She loved to get towels and soaps for the bathroom as gifts and they went straight into the chiffarobe(?) one might think to be never seen nor heard from again. Every holiday (or special occasion) all her children and grandchildren would come to visit, some from afar. Prior to their arrival, she would open up her chiffarobe? and go through her selection of nice towels and soaps and determine which to display at this visit. As we lived nearby, we were privy to these moments. She knew who had gifted her with each from years back and would make her selection being sure to use all of them at some point. She would change out the every day towels and soaps for the nice gifted ones; her bathroom smelled divine and had for lack of a better word great atmosphere. Everyone would be so pleased that their towels and soaps had been chosen. It was just one of those childhood moments that you never forget. To this day, if I am ever at a loss for a gift, I know in my heart that nice towels and soaps for the bathroom are always appreciated.
BTW, my previous comment is in regards to Kart wanting a new Dyson from the dollys for Christmas. I neglected to preface my comment with that. I'll catch on, I think. I'm off to a rousing start
Tweet-le and Lilly ~Ha, I thought it was only me. I've been scrolling past the pictures with my eyes shut. Not that I don't appreciate his handiwork. I'm just squeamish about raw fish.
The conversation's worth it, though. :)
I hate those sayings, page after page of them on her Twitter, I mean really, really? Here is a platitude straight from my beloved grandmother that so aptly applies to KT: Pretty is as pretty does.
butterfly said... 69
I could pass on presents all together, I much prefer experiences. If my kid would cook me a nice xmas b-fast, or a batch of cookies, that would be the best gift. My sweetie and I like traveling, sometimes far, sometimes just a day trip. That is so much better than a gift to me. I can buy my material things, what I treasure is spending time with my loved ones, and, at least in my family, that is hard to come by with hectic schedules.
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Me too Butterfly.
Christmas is all about making others happy. If I really want something, I also get it myself- and not necessarily at Christmas either.
Special note to Kate: you are tacky, and an emotional black hole. Christmas is for kids. You should know by now, the REAL reason for the season.
I'm waiting for her Christmas shopping list for her sheeple to be posted any day now.
Siggy @siggyelizabeth
@Kateplusmy8 you had a boost in supporters!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
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Yes, siggy is definitely Milo's latest competition.
Pity Party said... 87
I hate those sayings, page after page of them on her Twitter, I mean really, really?
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Those platitudes seem to serve dual purposes for Kate: they're equal parts security blanket and battle sword.
Paula said (79):
Oh, Kate would LOVE to get Jon to make ANYTHING public...that would certainly give her and the sheeple something to "go to war over"
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So true.
Jon is better off on social and print media silence.
When he speaks about passionate issues, he doesn't always acquit himself the way I think he intends to. I thought one of the best things that happened to him was when TLC gagged him during the divorce. He was not doing himself many favors in the interviews he gave prior to that.
Me too, Blowing, me too! LOL
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Not only that, but when I see Chef Ono's picture, he reminds me of this. No nightmares, though. He's cute.
(picture under Happy Turtle Time)
http://nutcase007.blogspot.com/2011/09/happy-turtle-time.html
Those platitudes seem to serve dual purposes for Kate: they're equal parts security blanket and battle sword.
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It answers my question as to what all the crap was on the 200 post-its she had plastered on all the walls. I thought they were orders for all her volunteer help. They actually were her crutches to make it through the day. How truly pitiful that one needs continual encouragement to such an extreme. Her tweeties just aren't enough.
Pity said,
"My grandmother got up every day and groomed herself, immaculately, with a freshly ironed/starched cotton dress and apron, stockings, and leather shoes with a 2-inch heel, and then proceeded to never leave the house."
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I was always amazed when I saw my grandmother's corset (with "bones") hanging on the wash line. I can't imagine anyone being strapped into that thing every day, doing housework, baking, gardening (outside in the heat of summer) and not feel like they were in a straight jacket (not pink...white!). Her shoes were the black leather lace-up kind with a low heel...one pair for everyday, one pair for Sundays. I wish I had kept a pair of them.
HandinHand -- Welcome. You are off to a great start. Keep sharing what you think. And, have a great day.
Localyocul, how was the Christmas show at AMT?
Parent In Lancaster County said... 96
Localyocul, how was the Christmas show at AMT?
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It was good! We had seats about 12 rows back, about where I sat for Rick Springfield! I really enjoyed it..the kids in the show were so cute!
Hi handinhand, always good to see new posters!
I love the Disney posts! Hope that one day I will get to the original. I also love the childhood memories. I remember on Sunday nights watching the Wonderful World of Disney! With Walt Disney himself introducing the show. I remember seeing film of Walt Disney going to Florida and mapping out where he envisioned things being. Hearing him explain that now he would have enough land and space to create his vision.
When our dds were younger, we went to WDW several times, in various ways. Stayed on property and off. Did WDW like Theme Park Commandos! That is when you have plan of attack to see as much as possible and map out park visit ahead of time. Did WDW in relaxed meandering way. Have done Universal and Sea World and Discovery Cove. Discovery Cove is ABSOLUTELY our family favorite in Orlando. It's much less expensive if you go for day without Dolphin Swim, AND you still get seven day admission to Sea World included, best deal by far!
I remember Dark Shadows too, getting off the school bus just in time to settle down and watch, and calling my friends to talk about it later. And whoever mentioned Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, I watched that with my dad. Loved Richard Basehart and David Hedison! The Beverly Hillbillies! And Lost in Space with June Lockhart who had been Timmy s mom on Lassie! That was childhood existential dilemma- just why is Timmy s mom now on a spaceship with different family? How come Zorro is now married to Timmy s mom?
Sharri Lewis, Kukla, Fran and Ollie, and those Leonard bernstein young peoples concerts. Memories!
Dmasy said (95):
HandinHand -- Welcome.
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Thanks for the kind welcome, Dmasy.
handinhand said... 81
I've been listening to you all chat on your lanai for quite a while now and thought it was high time I told you how much I've enjoyed everyone's posts.
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Hi handinhand. Nice that you're coming out of lurkdom. Sit a spell. Dwindle will be along shorty with refreshments.
It appears that with the gift list FOR her childre, we have entered the Kate Gosselin Xmas Season of Greed. Hold on because the next five weeks will be a whirlwind of everything this season is not truly about, maybe culminating with another flash photo op in church on a holy night.
Yesterday I was listening to one daughter and my DIL talk about all the various holiday charity projects in their town. It was touching to hear my daughter say she was going to take her young boys, who are only 3 and 1, to buy toys for chikdren less fortunate than they. Are you reading Kate?
Welcome , handinhand!
Hope to see to lots of posts from you ! This IS a fun place to be!
Did you watch JK8's show in the past?
<=== Sunday mornings are so hard on one - must be that extra mimosa I had
Welcome handinhand
Twittering And Twattering said... 94
Pity said,
"My grandmother got up every day and groomed herself, immaculately, with a freshly ironed/starched cotton dress and apron, stockings, and leather shoes with a 2-inch heel, and then proceeded to never leave the house."
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I was always amazed when I saw my grandmother's corset (with "bones") hanging on the wash line. I can't imagine anyone being strapped into that thing every day, doing housework, baking, gardening (outside in the heat of summer) and not feel like they were in a straight jacket (not pink...white!). Her shoes were the black leather lace-up kind with a low heel...one pair for everyday, one pair for Sundays. I wish I had kept a pair of them.
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We must be related. You just described my grandma.
Some days I wish I could turn back the clock just to sit in her kitchen again.
A Pink Straight Jacket For Kate said... 88
butterfly said... 69
I could pass on presents all together, I much prefer experiences. If my kid would cook me a nice xmas b-fast, or a batch of cookies, that would be the best gift. My sweetie and I like traveling, sometimes far, sometimes just a day trip. That is so much better than a gift to me. I can buy my material things, what I treasure is spending time with my loved ones, and, at least in my family, that is hard to come by with hectic schedules.
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Me too Butterfly.
Christmas is all about making others happy. If I really want something, I also get it myself- and not necessarily at Christmas either.
Special note to Kate: you are tacky, and an emotional black hole. Christmas is for kids. You should know by now, the REAL reason for the season.
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The REAL reason for the season isn't to lavish kids with gifts either.
handinhand -- Welcome out of lurkdom. You are off to a rousing start. Keep on joining right in!
Improbable, et.al. -- I thought I was the only one scrolling past that pix with my eyes shut! UGH!! Gives me the cold grues every time I accidentally glimpse it. If I ever needed a reason for why I don't like sushi (and yes, I have tried it, or at least, I've tried sashimi), that pix tops the charts.
Have to tell you about the BARGAIN I got at the grocery today. I stopped in after church to pick up a loaf of bread and they had their store-made meatloaf on sale for half price. I got a 1# meatloaf for $2.27. That's at least 2 meals and 2 sandwiches! I couldn't buy the meat for that, let alone the rest of the ingredients. Their ML is good, too. Not as good as I make, but close. Sorry, KK, no c/o, but still a very good deal.
I agree that Jon is far better off by keeping media silence. It's no one's business but his and the kids what he does to protect them and give them as normal a life as possible. I also agree that KK is baiting him and it must be absolutely killing her that he refuses to riseto the bait.
readerlady - Ah, meatloaf sandwiches. Love them with thinly sliced dill pickle and mustard on fresh sinfully white bread with no nutritional value. A guilty pleasure.
Lilly -- Love your new avatar, LOL. That is a very pretty kitty you have. She has such a sweet, interesting face. I've always been partial to the red factor females.
Meatloaf sandwiches on sourdough made me a believer in God.
I too had a dream last night. I dreamed it was 12/21/2012 and everyone on the planet was out watching the sky as the planets became visible and began to form a straight line. There was light emitting from them and it suddenly bent into a boomerang shape. Everyone was saying that is time; time has been bent. I woke up. Strange.
AA and Admin -- I like mine with bread and butter pickles and cheddar cheese on multigrain bread. And of course, the ML has to have a ketchup glaze. It's not meatloaf without it!
ha! He created them for that purpose I think. It was a good hook.
Dyson? Grifting again? Kate has been a longtime Vuctoria Secret shopper. I remember pap photos if her with shopping bags from there. Seems it was around the time she was doing the book tours with Steve. I implied on another blog that she was buying the sexy lingerie for Steve, not Jon. At that time no one really thought anything was going on, but I buy practical underwear usually unless I want something sexy for my hubby at VS, so I threw it out there why the sudden interest in shopping there. Anyway, she should let the kids buy for her what they want. It's a hoot to see what they come up with.
Come to Jesus sandwich. Hallelujah amen.
Correction: Victoria Secret although you could call it F@* ktoria Secret :)
Blowing In The Wind said... 29
Audible -- mine didn't have the little elves on the side, but I now know the name of the company and I FOUND THEM! Thanks so much!! It's going to be a LEON holiday once again. No organ this year, but there's the piano to set them on!
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Glad I was able to help!
Welcome Handinhand! Always nice to have new posters!
Agree that experiences are way better thsn presents. Last year my sibling group and so's all came to my house for Christmas afternoon leftovers, where we exchanged presents to each other.....of rocks.
The deal was that you had to take your finest rocks from your yard/garden and gift it to the others.
The newest girlfriend said that she'd never seen so many people have so much fun giving each other rocks.
And it was a lot of fun. But I sure hated having to give up my best rocks. Pretty funny cuz I got some of them back for my birthday in May.
My control freak spouse who only values "things" fails to see the meaning and humor in any of this. But we love it...so much love between us siblings.
The Church of Latter Day Meatloaf.
@msgoody2shoes21
@Kateplusmy8 I hope and pray that you teach your children that if they fail at something DO NOT give up. Try again.
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I guess Ms2shoes has missed the 14,000 platitudes Kate has tweeted.
Pity Party said... 110
I too had a dream last night. I dreamed it was 12/21/2012 and everyone on the planet was out watching the sky as the planets became visible and began to form a straight line. There was light emitting from them and it suddenly bent into a boomerang shape. Everyone was saying that is time; time has been bent. I woke up. Strange.
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Before you woke up did you get sucked into that super-massive black hole at the centre of rotation for the Milky Way galaxy and finally get to meet all of Kate's cast-offs?
Handinhand WELCOME!
I make a mean meatloaf, sandwiches are thinly sliced onion, meatloaf and ketchup and mayo on soft bread. Fantastic!
Happy Grey Cup Sunday to my fellow Canucks! We are cheering for the Stamps in this house and putting on a pot of chili.
Auntie Anne - church of .... - you crack me up
Bearswife - go Stamps - have a brewski on me
<--------I'm trimming the tree and came across another ornament that my son gave me...Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo! Kids buy you what they're interested in at the time. Yes, Mr. Hankey goes on the tree every year, but he goes in the back.
Njgal51 - can't see your profile to view picture - wanna share??
Have to tell you about the BARGAIN I got at the grocery today.
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I got the bargain of a lifetime today, but not at the grocery store. A friend wanted to stop at Goodwill to see if there were any decent coats there for her girls. These kids grow so fast, so we thought...why not. I had not been inside a Goodwill store in ages, not because I'm a snobby upscale store shopper. I like a good deal as much as the next person. I just never really found anything worth buying.
They still had a large selection of coats, and I needed a dressy black wool. There it was. With my name on it. The original tag was still on it...Jones New York, price $360. It had never been worn. It fit like it had been made for me. Price...$6.50. There was also a brand new London Fog raincoat with the original tag -- $225. Their price was $4.50. I was a very happy camper.
I wonder if Kate's ever been inside a thrift shop, other than to take her kids' clothing there for consignment sale.
Readerlady, you're making me hungry! Meatloaf is so much better the next day (like turkey)...cold, and sliced in sandwiches.
I'm pretty sure I've gained at least 5 pounds since I started reading this blog.
Readerlady 108 - thanks she is now chewing on her tail and flying around like a dog to catch it - quite the barn kitty
handinhand said...
BTW, my previous comment is in regards to Kart wanting a new Dyson from the dollys for Christmas. I neglected to preface my comment with that. I'll catch on, I think. I'm off to a rousing start
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I am not caught up on comments, but I wanted to say hello and if you are just coming out of lurkdom, welcome! And no worries, most of us around here live with one foot in our mouths at all times. Except Auntie Ann, that is. She's perfect. hehe
Platitude of the day:
Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or hump it, piss on it and walk away. ;o) http://www.demotivationalposters.org/
Thank you all who welcomed me.
To Formerly Duped, I've watched JK8 probably more than I care to admit until the marriage troubles made it unbearable to continue tuning in. My chosen name for this blog is an homage to all mothers who lovingly know how to hold a child's hand in theirs. Feeling that precious hand in mine is one of the things I miss the most with my kids who are too old for that now. This is one of the first cues I noticed with Kate, even in early episodes, that made me think she may be missing part of that mother chip. She always looked as if she were escorting her kids to the gallows whenever she held their hands.
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Twittering And Twattering said... 94
Pity said,
"My grandmother got up every day and groomed herself, immaculately, with a freshly ironed/starched cotton dress and apron, stockings, and leather shoes with a 2-inch heel, and then proceeded to never leave the house."
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I was always amazed when I saw my grandmother's corset (with "bones") hanging on the wash line. I can't imagine anyone being strapped into that thing every day, doing housework, baking, gardening (outside in the heat of summer) and not feel like they were in a straight jacket (not pink...white!). Her shoes were the black leather lace-up kind with a low heel...one pair for everyday, one pair for Sundays. I wish I had kept a pair of them.
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We must be related. You just described my grandma.
Some days I wish I could turn back the clock just to sit in her kitchen again
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Saturday nights were for wiping down and polishing your shoes so they would be clean and fresh for church; just before bed, the polish would be dry and you would buff them. IF you were lucky enough to have patent leather church shoes, you vaselined them. I remember my grandmother grumbling when she began to have a hard time finding those black lace up shoes with the 2inch stumpy heel.
I miss my grandmas. All of them.
We made some decisions that have started the downsize ball rolling. I put some items on Craig's List last night -- first time to try online selling. I already sold 2 pieces. What a way to empty the attic!
I might just be underpricing and that explains such quick responses. But, this is very satisfying.
Grifting...what else does she have to do? Doesn't need the stuff, just wants to get it for free.
Jon's silence...good for him. Its hard to fight someone who refuses to fight. That's all Kate wants is to do is pick a fight with Jon, make him look bad, she sets the record straight, an voile she's back in the news. So far Jon isn't taking the bait.
Disney...I would love to discuss Disneyland/Disneyworld but only if Admin said it was okay.
Xmas Gifts....I'm at an age that I don't need anything and don't want anyone to spend their money on me. Instead, spending time with friends and family is much more important. My hubby and I don't exchange gifts, instead we pick from the Giving Tree and our Xmas is helping others have a Xmas. That has much more meaning to me.
I don't think I've mentioned this much here but this year I've been really working on simplifying my material life. The main project I've been working on is going paperless. Scanning everything to the cloud and getting rid of it. It's amazing how much paper clutter I've amassed and how much I've been able to trash. It feels great. I also am going crazy giving stuff to good will I don't need. Mostly old clothes, nicknacks, clutter. It is wonderful to have less stuff. It is truly liberating. Anyway the point being I think that's another reason I would much rather just be with people I love and share good food and stories this year. I don't want more stuff.
Lilly, I enjoy your sweet posts...and love your value system.
I dreamed it was 12/21/2012 and everyone on the planet was out watching the sky as the planets became visible and began to form a straight line. There was light emitting from them and it suddenly bent into a boomerang shape. Everyone was saying that is time; time has been bent
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Isn't that when Nibiru collides with the Earth? I wonder if Kate has enough gas for her generator.
AuntieAnn said...
readerlady - Ah, meatloaf sandwiches. Love them with thinly sliced dill pickle and mustard on fresh sinfully white bread with no nutritional value. A guilty pleasure.
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If there is a slice of American cheese on that, preferrably Land O Lakes, I will genuflect right now.
Nice to know I am not the only one putting dill pickle and mustard on!
There must have been a Grandma dress code. Both of mine wore that black shoe with the laces and the cubed heel. Both also wore beige, almost opaque hosiery. Never rolled down, as I recall.
Those shoes were loud when Grandma crossed her hardwood kitchen floor.
TandT 94- My gram's corset was FLESH coloured. Eeuwww!It was sort of a light orange. I remember the bones very well. You could decapitate someone with them, they were so sharp sided and springy!
She and my Mom were both very large busted women, and I used to sit in awe as they got dressed, and wonder if I would get some of those when I got older.
Sadly, I'm 69 and still waiting...
TLC stinks said... 113
Anyway, she should let the kids buy for her what they want. It's a hoot to see what they come up with.
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She'll probably say that her kids bought her some lingerie... You know-- because they ALL want her to wear something sexy when she start's dating again.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said...
I don't think I've mentioned this much here but this year I've been really working on simplifying my material life. The main project I've been working on is going paperless. Scanning everything to the cloud and getting rid of it. It's amazing how much paper clutter I've amassed and how much I've been able to trash. It feels great. I also am going crazy giving stuff to good will I don't need. Mostly old clothes, nicknacks, clutter. It is wonderful to have less stuff. It is truly liberating. Anyway the point being I think that's another reason I would much rather just be with people I love and share good food and stories this year. I don't want more stuff.
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I find it hard to put into words the pleasure and relief I get everytime I make things in my household and life a little simpler. We are not always aware of the minutiae we carry in our minds and on our shoulders, and the amount of physical material STUFF that we look at everyday overwhelms our senses. In my opinion anyway. Admin, you did a nice job of describing how you are feeling with this process.
However, I am not giving up my crockpots. Nooooo, not gonna happen. I am already grief stricken that one of my 6 qt-ers has to live in the basement. I plan on remaining happily obsessed with crockpots.
Dwindle said... 128
I am not caught up on comments, but I wanted to say hello and if you are just coming out of lurkdom, welcome! And no worries, most of us around here live with one foot in our mouths at all times. Except Auntie Ann, that is. She's perfect. hehe
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This is true. It even says so on my job resumé.
handinhand said... 130
aha! I knew there was a story behind that name. I totally agree. I loved the trusting little hands in my own..
I guess you can tell why i have this name..:( I watched, right to the end...in horror.
A Pink Straight Jacket For Kate said... 140
She'll probably say that her kids bought her some lingerie... You know-- because they ALL want her to wear something sexy when she start's dating again.
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Or vacuums.
For Steve. "you look faaabulous Kite".
Love them with thinly sliced dill pickle and mustard on fresh sinfully white bread with no nutritional value 107
Bumblebee white tuna on Wonder Bread. Sigh...............
Amazon.com will also let you sell pretty much anything that has a bar code. For me I've accepted that it's difficult for me to trash things. However if I know that someone else will enjoy and wants something I don't need anymore that seems to help me psychologically to purge things. In fact now I practically am ruthless with purging things to amazon, good will, giving it away to family or friends, or scan it to Evernote. It's fun! I love having a hutch that just holds my camera and a few vases instead of overflowing with junk. I've found it's like a snowball effect, once you get going it gets easier and easier.
I hate to say what image came into mind when I read about Kate getting presents from VS and a Dyson vacuum. It involved Kate wearing something from VS while vacuuming. Ewwww.
Someone pass the brain bleach, and also some Rumspringa, please.
Dwindle @141.
So coincidental. I decided last week to resurrect my circa 70's crockpot and spent a goodly amount of time yesterday looking up recipes (the web is a wonderful thing!)I saw a recipe for hamburgers in a crockpot (rolled up snaked foil separates the layers of burgers) and wondered thought I might take that recipe for a spin. Thought I may serve them with these yummy looking potatos:
http://joyouslydomestic.blogspot.com/2012/10/roasted-ranch-potatoes-with-bacon-and.html
The platitudes are getting really obnoxious. Can't she just like cut them out and make a collage of them with Elmer's glue or something?? She's clogging up twitter with her trite-ness.
Hand in hand welcome. Love your name. I hope more lurkers out there will pop in.
Rhymes with Witch said... 145
Love them with thinly sliced dill pickle and mustard on fresh sinfully white bread with no nutritional value 107
Bumblebee white tuna on Wonder Bread. Sigh...............
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Yes tuna. And if no leftover meatloaf or tuna is on hand, Schneiders bologna with mustard on one slice of the bread, Miracle Whip on the other and crisp, nutritionless iceberg lettuce.
Oh my would you look at that. It's lunchtime already.
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Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 126
I'm pretty sure I've gained at least 5 pounds since I started reading this blog.
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lol! ditto.
I'm hoping for a big platitude war between Milo and Siggy.
I am not caught up on comments, but I wanted to say hello and if you are just coming out of lurkdom, welcome! And no worries, most of us around here live with one foot in our mouths at all times. Except Auntie Ann, that is. She's perfect. hehe
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This is true. It even says so on my job resumé.
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Didn't Mary Poppins measure herself with a tape measure and say..."Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way."
Admin-if you want to get rid of stuff by just giving it away for free, a good site to use is freecycle.org. People post items they have to give away, or post things that they would like to get. Groups are set up by locality, and you're responsible for pickup or delivery. She has gotten few things through there, plus has given away many things. The only requirement is that the item must be totally free.
You might want to check it out:
http://www.freecycle.org/
Burks,
Does AAA still do the trip planner that can be paid by the month?
We used AAA the first time in 1973, love the trip tick map, every time I turned the page we were that much closer to WDW.
Just wanted to say that if it were not for my ex and the discount on room, I would never be able to afford a luxury room. That was a first and probably the last. He knew I loved the Polynesian. Also very convenient being on the Monarail.
If we didn't have the camper, we would have not been able to afford a trip to WDW every year. We would usually stay for 7 nights and then stop in Gulf Shores for another 3 nights. Camping was great however, it was a lot of work. I prepared meals, went to laundry mat and swept and mopped often (just like at home). Sometimes I really wished we could just get a hotel room on one of the visits but made the best of it for my family. Lots of good memories. Now my kids are making the memories for my grandkids.
I could never see Kate and Jon getting alone and even traveling together for the kids. My ex and I did not always get along like we do now. There was wife #2. We won't go there, lol. Wife #3 and I are very close, we call each other "wife in law", silly, but a lot of fun. We put aside our differences a long time ago. We both want the same thing, a great relationship with our grandkids, no fighting, no seperate get togethers, no throwing under the bus. My youngest son is seperated and share custody with his ex and they work very hard to follow our example. I guess we are doing something right.
Forgot to mention in my previous comment, that it is my daughter who uses the freecycle site.
That latest grifting post seems a bit too contrived, even for Kate. I think she's trying to pi** off the haters, get things stirred up on
twitter. It is all she has. 4
I agree. Twitter is all she has and it's been slowing down. What I found amusing is that even at the height of the boycott, the fanz
couldn't stop talking about the haterz (so glad they're not here, etc.)
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And it's freaking adorable-no mother in her right mind wouldn't love gifts from her children throughout all the years of the their development. Those are memories of the heart. 39
The mother who threw away her children's Sunday School projects (on camera) as they walked out of church.
When we were packing up the family home so my Mom could move into a more manageable condo, I could not believe some of the stuff she had
kept over the years, including a story I had written about George Washington in the third grade.
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I'm hoping for a big platitude war between Milo and Siggy 152
I wouldn't bother to read it but it would be funny to see.
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Welcom handinhand. (p.s. I figured out your name immediately).
handinhand-I also want to welcome you. I agree that there is nothing more precious than feeling a child's hand in yours. My granddaughter just started walking, and it gives me such a thrill when she grabs my hand when we walk anywhere, even if it's just across the room.
Schneiders bologna with mustard on one slice of the bread, Miracle Whip on the other and crisp, nutritionless iceberg lettuce. 151
Hebrew National salami for me, with Gulden's brown mustard on rye.
Oops, is this remotely healthy?
Dear Milo,
Forget the Dyson, I would like a Rumba, please.
What? I'm not on yout list?
handinhand said... 130
She always looked as if she were escorting her kids to the gallows whenever she held their hands.
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Wow that is exactly what it looked like. I wonder if she ever pulled any of their arms out of its socket when she was tossing them in their cages I mean cribs. If she yanks on their hair, she'll yank them up by one arm, too.
I went to the freecycle site and just for fun pulled up the local area. Someone is giving away "190 standard glass panes for jealousy type louvered glass windows. Must pick up, no delivery available."
Jalousie!! :)
I thought maybe it was one of the sheeple, since they are so obsessed with the jealousy thing!
Rhymes with Witch said... 159
Schneiders bologna with mustard on one slice of the bread, Miracle Whip on the other and crisp, nutritionless iceberg lettuce. 151
Hebrew National salami for me, with Gulden's brown mustard on rye.
Oops, is this remotely healthy?
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No, but it's Sunday. We have the rest of the week to get healthy. Or at least we can eat healthy on Wednesday nights. Yeah, Wednesday night is a good night to eat healthy. Between 8 and 8:30. On a full moon.
In January.
No, but it's Sunday. We have the rest of the week to get healthy. Or at least we can eat healthy on Wednesday nights. Yeah, Wednesday night is a good night to eat healthy. Between 8 and 8:30. On a full moon.
In January.
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Can we make that February...no March. There's a birthday in Feb. I'll need to celebrate.
Lilly@124 - I activated my profile. I didn't realize that I hadn't checked the share box.
I'm hoping for a big platitude war between Milo and Siggy 152
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I just want the plain old ordinary garden-variety online cat fight. Can we place bets?
Admin - I aspire to that level of cleanliness and organization. :-) We have so much stuff and it's so different than how I was before I married. I used to be (and still am at heart) the type of gal that would purge/donate/recycle clothes, books, etc. once a year that I had either outgrown/were done reading and weren't "repeater" books/didn't use/etc. My philosophy is that when something has served it's function/I'm not going to use it again or at least not in another year or two then it can go out and bless someone else.
My husband saves everything. He's also a computer engineer and I apologize if I'm generalizing and don't wish to offend but I think clutter is just part of the engineer mindset. It didn't help that his ex-wife was an unmedicated, undiagnosed (at the time) bi-polar narcissist with the attention span of a gnat who practiced retail therapy often (hoarders anyone?) and who didn't clean period. I used to cringe going over and picking up the kids because her house was so bad. We're taking "Clean House" Nicey Nash bad. We even thought about nominating them for the show except it would have just gone back to it's previous state.
My husband I think had given up somewhere along the way (like Jon, he did the majority of the cleaning and laundry) and was just maintaining the basics - dishes, laundry, a place to sit, his computer desk. When she left him to run off with another guy, I think it had become his "normal" so he didn't bother because he was raising kids and when they were at their mom's he spent most of his time at work. Also, he has that engineer mindset that "I might be able to use this someday to make something". And he's a paper hoarder - when I pay the bills each month, I need to write the check #, the date the bill was paid and the amount on the statement and then we have to keep those statements just in case something goes wrong and he needs to do battle with the PGE/Water/Phone/etc. company. (I put that at the feet of his ex because she was a notorious spender. She had wracked up $60,000 in hidden debt in addition to the $20,000 he knew about when she came and told him she wanted a divorce).
That of course changed when we got together and believe me it has improved greatly and so has he - I've rubbed off on him and he's rubbed off on me and it's a good balance (now we only have to keep the bill statements for a year. :-) ). But 5 kids with all their activities, some with high functioning autism, running a home business (me) and working outside the home (him) does cause you to accumulate more clutter and sometimes you have to prioritize where you will spend your time that day - doing family stuff or cleaning, which slows the process down even more but here's my thinking:
There will come a day in the not so distant future when my kids will, Lord willing, be independent and on their own and I will have ample time to clean and have it stay clean. I want my kids to look back on their childhood and remember the things we did together (scouting, ballet, church, trips to the local kid museums like CalAcademy, the Tech, the zoo, playing games at home, baking, volunteering etc.), not that mom was so anal and was cleaning all the time and insisting that we not mess anything up.
Sorry for the essay! Wow, it's amazing how quickly on comment can take on a life of its own!
Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 82
That siggy person and Kate are playing dueling platitudes:
@LifeTools
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
@iAmTheWiseOne
We never lose friends. We just discover who our real friends are.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
@LifeTools
Only as high as I reach can I grow, only as far as I seek can I go, only as deep as I look can I see, only as much as I dream can I be.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
@iAmTheWiseOne
Follow your hopes and not your fears.
@siggyelizabeth
“@LifeTools: I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.”
@Kateplusmy8
@siggyelizabeth
“@LifeTools: No matter how many people try to criticize you, the best revenge is to prove them wrong.” @Kateplusmy8
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What makes NO sense to me is that when Jon's suit with TLC was settled in 2010 and filming on the new "Kate + 8" show began- WHY DIDN'T KATE HEED ALL THESE STUPID, SHALLOW PLATITUDES THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (sorry for the 200 exclamations)
When the show was axed 8/2011 because she was greedy, demanding, and a big impossible diva who would not acknowlege her ratings were in the crapper, she whined and dabbed all over TV that she had 8 kids who counted on her. NOW what was she going to do? Apparently, she didn't think of those kids when she was asking her sheeple to come up with more vacations for TLC to send her on. Or when she was dreaming of a TLC paid $4,000 pool slide and a salt water conversion for her pool.
Reality stars of late have become quite savvy IMO, and it seems like many of them have been willing to accept some killer advice and coaching to extend their 15 minutes into something enduring.
Kate had endless opportunities with her particular situation. She proceeded to blow off and/or kill all of them by not being a team player and by refusing to try anything that might involve effort or maybe a little self deprication. <--- is why she is so unlikeable. It's kind of a given that publishing companies, schools, and everyone else for that matter, do not want plagarized material. But Kate compiles a cookbook full of plagarized recipes and actually expected Zondervan to publish it. As with every other aspect of her life, she didn't want to do the actual work. As always, she wanted to use someone else's work and get the credit and the paycheck. Ask Kate's chef how it feels to know she prepares every meal they eat but Kate insists she does all the cooking?
Sorry for the soap box and sorry for the repeat of information we all are well aware of. But when this one sits on twatter, day after day, moaning her sad songs of determination and proving people wrong, yadda, yadaa, I just want to scream! She had the world by the ass. She had opportunities that would have provided for her kids and her kid's kids. She blew it. It was more important to her to satisfy her mentally ill need to get paid large amounts of money to do nothing, than to provide for her children. Her greed and her illness came first. It's over Kate. Now shut up, go away and get some help. Sheesh.
Hubby and I just loaded the whole back end of our vehicle -- goodies going to a women's shelter.
They don't reveal their location. I called and made "arrangements" for a hand off.
Personal care items....cleaning products...blankets and pillows...some clothes...storage containers...books...purses...office supplies...toilet paper (Ok. That is a purchase not an over-stock.)...
Their list of needs is endless. I discovered rather shamefully that we owned 4 blow dryers. Why? Only one is in the bathroom that we use. (Blow dryers were on the request list.)
This feels so GOOD! It is almost -- oops, I am going to say it -- FUN!
I was going to clean out my fridge this afternoon, but dang, I'm all out of Q-tips! I must have used them all up when I was dusting...
Can we make that February...no March. There's a birthday in Feb. I'll need to celebrate.
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March is good. We can even move that to April or May if you want. Or maybe 2014 would be better? haha.
handinhand, that potato recipe looks amazing! Potatos and bacon were onsale at my store so i am well stocked up and that recipe is on my menu now for this week! I love your idea of serving it with something simple, like hamburgers. Might steal that idea.
Yes, I am obsessed with crock pots. I have accepted it and so has HunnyBunny. I regret that I do not have the counter space to display and use and adore all six of mine at the same time.
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Rhymes with Witch said... 159
Schneiders bologna with mustard on one slice of the bread, Miracle Whip on the other and crisp, nutritionless iceberg lettuce. 151
Hebrew National salami for me, with Gulden's brown mustard on rye.
Oops, is this remotely healthy?
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No, but it's Sunday. We have the rest of the week to get healthy. Or at least we can eat healthy on Wednesday nights. Yeah, Wednesday night is a good night to eat healthy. Between 8 and 8:30. On a full moon.
In January.
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Midnight Madness said... 153
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Dwindle - did you read that? I would like you to get me that for Xmas. Thank you.
Do ya'll think we Americans can take a little
poke in the arse from England? If so, read on.
A friend just sent me this. I enjoyed it.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her ...
Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.)
Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy).
Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections.
Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:
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1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary').
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2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.'
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3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday.
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4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse.
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5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.
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6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.
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7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it.
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8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar.
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9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.
Continued.......
Handinhand welcome, like you I was a longtime lurker until I decided to begin posting on this wonderful blog. Everyone has such great ideas, opinions, recipes, funny and sometimes sad stories.
I downsized 3 years ago when I sold my 2,300 sq.ft. house. It was mindboggling the stuff you accumulate. I now live in a small mother-in-law suite that's only 680 sq.ft. and I can't even think of anything that I miss. After distributing whatever family or friends wanted, I filled up a big truck and took everything to goodwill.
Continuing Message from the Queen....
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10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialect in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater.
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11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).
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12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries.
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13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad.
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14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776).
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15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season.
God Save the Queen!
PS: Only share this with friends who have a good sense of humour (NOT humor)!
March is good. We can even move that to April or May if you want
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March 31 is Easter. Easter candy? Easter buffets? Nope...that isn't going to work.
I just spoke with my mother on the phone. She is committing herself to the Virgin Diet. Of course I told her she didn't qualify, but anyway...
It is apparently good for joint pain. Has anyone here tried it?
Auntie Ann@161 wrote:
I wonder if she ever pulled any of their arms out of its socket when she was tossing them in their cages I mean cribs. If she yanks on their hair, she'll yank them up by one arm, too.
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But the hair covers the abusers marks. Sadly, I know.
Also, he has that engineer mindset that "I might be able to use this someday to make something". 167
That's the story of my life with an engineer! This from a man who says I have too many books. (Ok, he has a point but they're BOOKS!)
handinhand said... 180
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But the hair covers the abusers marks. Sadly, I know.
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I'm suspicious of the lengthy journal entry she wrote about Leah's cut on her head and blood in her hair that may have required stitches that she never got and Kate's excuses as to why they didn't take her to the ER. Something stinks about it. In my opinion, the story all sounds contived to cover her ass.
From her journal:
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Today was another hair raising day in the Gosselin household!!! Last night, as Jon and I were having a discussion in the garage (important marriage issues that needed to be cleared up!) Cara and Mady came running out to tell us that it sounded as if someone had fallen out of their bed… we looked at each other and decided that it was probably Alexis- as usual- and Jon made the decision to send the girls up to check on her and help her back to bed… we would be right in. About ten minutes later, we came in and couldn’t find the girls and eventually found them coming out of the little kids’ room. When they came out, they told us that it was Leah and she had ‘a lot of snot in her hair’. We thought she had thrown up so Jon grabbed a flashlight and went in and all but screamed when he saw that it was BLOOD everywhere!!!! He grabbed her and I went in and started cleaning up.. it was a lot and it was everywhere! I thought that she had had a bloody nose originally… but when Jon was bathing her, her realized that she had a huge gash on her forehead!!!!! It was about three-quarters of an inch long and it was gaping open. Not terribly deep…. so we brought her downstairs in our bed and gave her Tylenol for the pain and debated whether to take her to the ER. We were both so absolutely exhausted that we decided not to (not to mention that I was getting a cold!) We continued to check her gash and it did continue to ooze… In the am, it was still oozing a little bit and I was so torn as to what to do about it so I made a ped appt (I love them so much you know! Yeah right!) Then I canceled it and instead had Sandy Frantz (Amanda’s mom, a trauma nurse) come check it on the way home around 11: 15 from work… she thought it should have been stitched! Oops. I felt bad but I did NOT want her to be tortured!!! And I did not want to take her by myself!!! I just could not do another day of nerve wracking stuff after yesterday and Mady’s tooth!!!! So I hope that I was not being at all selfish when I made the decision with Sandy to get steristrips and once we had cleaned it, we bandaged it that way. I am praying that it heals without a scar and without infection!!!!! Lord, I know that you love Leah more than we do and I pray that you will protect her little head and help it to heal ‘good as new’. Thankyou for not letting something worse to happen to her! Amen.
Hoffman, Robert (2012-09-27). KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD (Kindle Locations 13042-13044). . Kindle Edition.
We were both so absolutely exhausted that we decided not to (not to mention that I was getting a cold!)
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So an injured child wasn't taken to the ER because the parents were exhausted, and Kate was getting a cold? "Getting a cold?" Me, me, me, me, me...and me some more.
Not that Kate caused the gash in the head, but why wouldn't she take her to the ER or have someone else take her? Why such a long journal entry about it? Does the ER file reports for head injuries to children in PA?
AAnn,
I've read that story before, but something really stood out for me from that section of the book this time.
Lord, I know that you love Leah more than we do
That is definitely true and I think those kids have only survived by the grace of God.
Sometimes people write down their stories so they can have "proof" that that's what really happened.
If it's committed to paper, it must be the truth, right? And if anybody asks later, I can refresh my memory by re-reading my notes. No slip-ups there.
I'm suspicious of the lengthy journal entry she wrote about Leah's cut on her head and blood in her hair that may have required stitches that
she never got and Kate's excuses as to why they didn't take her to the ER. Something stinks about it. In my opinion, the story all sounds
contived to cover her ass. 182
I believe the stories about her locking the kids in their bedrooms at night and it's also possible that the child got frustrated and hit her head or broke something and got cut. Either way, it's negligence at the very least.
fidosmommy: that was simply hilarious!! I really enjoyed it and have a friend who is British I must send it to. Coincidentally mu husband just returned from a business trip to London & has been regaling us with tales about the English food he had, riding the tube,using call boxes, and the flat he stayed it, Ra'ther!
So an injured child wasn't taken to the ER because the parents were exhausted, and Kate was getting a cold? 183
And Cara's injured foot - she finally took her to be examined, then said "We don't have time for a cast, do we Cara." WTF?
Rhymes with Witch said... 189
So an injured child wasn't taken to the ER because the parents were exhausted, and Kate was getting a cold? 183
And Cara's injured foot - she finally took her to be examined, then said "We don't have time for a cast, do we Cara." WTF?
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And the thing with Mady's tooth. Wasn't it black?? Kate should have thought about all the FUN she'd have, and then she could have got off her lazy ass and taken care of her kids.
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Didn't Mary Poppins measure herself with a tape measure and say..."Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way."
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Dwindle - did you read that? I would like you to get me that for Xmas. Thank you.
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Tape Measure: Auntie Ann, Absolutely Awesomely Perfect in Every Way.
Check.
Dmasy 169 what a nice thing to do.
Everyone, don't forget about underwear.
http://www.chicagonow.com/neighboring-the-neighborless/2012/11/thanksgiving-with-the-neighborless/
And the thing with Mady's tooth. Wasn't it black?? Kate should have thought about all the FUN she'd have, and then she could have got off her lazy ass and taken care of her kids
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Yes! And when they show the kids at the dentist they show Mady in the chair and you can see the black tooth. It is stomach turning.
Yes! And when they show the kids at the dentist they show Mady in the chair and you can see the black tooth. It is stomach turning.
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Ooooohhhhh,I missed that. Maybe I'd stopped watching by that time, but poor Mady! She probably had a horrible taste in her mouth from that bad tooth. Ick.
wayward said... 168
Was there actual proof that she plagiarized her cookbook? Please understand, I'm not questioning you (no link required, lol!). I guess I just wasn't paying attention when the cookbook got dumped by Zondervan.
About recycling and repurposing your discards: Please consider donating them to someone with an eBay store. I don't know how you'd go about finding them, except maybe through Craigslist or Freecycle, but I do know that there are lots of people out there who supplement their paychecks with an online store. It's really tough to get by these days, and I like the idea of passing off our things to someone who's enterprising.
fidosmommy said... 186
Sometimes people write down their stories so they can have "proof" that that's what really happened.
If it's committed to paper, it must be the truth, right? And if anybody asks later, I can refresh my memory by re-reading my notes. No slip-ups there.
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According to Robert, she changed the story a little when she wrote it in IJWYTK.
"So for the book, the gash on Leah’s head got smaller by a third and Kate left out the part about being too exhausted to take Leah to the hospital for treatment (not to mention that Kate was getting a cold!) Poor, poor you Kate."
Hoffman, Robert (2012-09-27). KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD (Kindle Locations 13048-13051). . Kindle Edition.
Dwindle - I like the color fuschia, if you don't mind going the extra mile to find ME one in that color. Thanx.
Oh and perhaps a purse to carry it in would be nice too. Thanx x2.
One thing in particular that doctors look for are both healing (yellow) and new bruises. This is indicative of a pattern that raises a red flag and those children are looked at more closely. As she was describing hitting them as hard as she could it is certain that the children had bruises at times and as she feels the need to document every thing that happens in her life it is entirely possible that there are pictures. One thing that stands out to me is why a flash light. Hadn't she just said that M&C were in the room and wouldn't they have had the light on? Wouldn't all the activity in the room have awakened the other children any way. Was there something in the room that she did not want him to see and insisted he take yet another moment to go and find a flash light. It seemed that she was keeping him in the garage and was very slow to respond. Gross negligence. That is what surprised me the most. Flying off and hitting a child is one thing but gross negligence is much more calculated. I was very surprised by the degree of neglect that she entailed and I just absolutely abhor this woman as a result.
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fidosmommy said... 186
Sometimes people write down their stories so they can have "proof" that that's what really happened.
If it's committed to paper, it must be the truth, right? And if anybody asks later, I can refresh my memory by re-reading my notes. No slip-ups there.
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According to Robert, she changed the story a little when she wrote it in IJWYTK.
"So for the book, the gash on Leah’s head got smaller by a third and Kate left out the part about being too exhausted to take Leah to the hospital for treatment (not to mention that Kate was getting a cold!) Poor, poor you Kate."
Hoffman, Robert (2012-09-27). KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD (Kindle Locations 13048-13051). . Kindle Edition.
Dwindle - I like the color fuschia, if you don't mind going the extra mile to find ME one in that color. Thanx.
Oh and perhaps a purse to carry it in would be nice too. Thanx x2.
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Well, now you are ruining the surprise. I was going to get you A Practically Perfect Purse Boy to carry it for you, so when ever you are tempted to have a tantrum about, oh say the oxygen in the air, he can whip out the tape measure and ummmm... "measure" you to remind you how Awesomely Perfect you are! Of course since fuschia is your favorite color, Admin will gift you matchy matchy boy/auntie shirts in that color.
Wont you admin?
@siggyelizabeth
@fostermom62 @Kateplusmy8 I know! :-) I was the annoying customer who made an individual purchase for each pair. But 11 PJ's adds up.
@siggyelizabeth
@fostermom62 @Kateplusmy8 At that price I thought I should ship @Kateplusmy8 a pair lol.
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Siggy is well on her way to being reeeally annoying. Not sure she'll ever beat out Milo though.
There are myriad problems with that journal entry.
For starters, when she and Jon are in the garage and are told that someone may have fallen out of bed, they assume it's Alexis and allegedly leave her for ten more minutes (possibly more knowing her). Would the other girls have gotten a quicker response? Poor neglected Alexis. She also said Jon made the decision to have the older girls check on her. I don't believe it. She never let Jon make any decisions. This is all cya for her poor decision while a child lie injured. Then, when Jon screamed that it was blood, what mother doesn't scoop that child up and begin loving and tending to her? Not her. She starts the cleaning and again,as per usual, leaves all the heavy lifting where the kids are concerned to Jon. Then the resident nurse continues, "We" made the decision not to go to the ER. Riiight! We, indeed. That was all her. Maybe her head cold was clouding her judgement.
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