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Post by corinne11 on Jul 7, 2015 6:07:11 GMT
OH MY GOODNESS!!
gramma, I just printed off your instructions and voila! I just did my first ever successful Print and Cut. I have owned my Silhouette for 4 years.
Thank you so much. Your instructions were so simple and they WORKED! Guess what I'll be doing tonight??
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 6, 2015 7:59:54 GMT
Another one for print and cut! I don't have a wide format printer and I think I'll screw it up You don't have to have a wide format printer. You just set your paper size on your Cameo to 8 1/2 x 11. I love the print and cut feature. It was intimidating at first but I watched a couple of YouTube videos. I tried to follow a youtube video but they seemed to have slightly different settings than show up on my computer screen. The pictures printed out were all out of whack. I wondered if it was because I had just installed a new update?
All the youtube videos I found were done at least a few years ago. If you know of any good ones I'd love to know. I have bought so many Print and Cut files that have never been used!
I'm currently on holidays for 2 weeks so I've got time to play.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 6, 2015 4:10:26 GMT
I hate it when I pump out a big pile of conditioner onto my palm rather than shampoo. I buy pump packs and they are the same size and colour and without my glasses I cannot tell the difference between the small writing saying shampoo and conditioner. I keep telling myself to put big S and C on the bottles with a Sharpie, but of course I forget about it the minute I get out of the shower!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 5, 2015 13:26:00 GMT
I never knew that about having different children in each movie. I will go to watch it, but nothing will ever be as good as the originals. I still find it weird to see Leonard from Big Bang theory in it.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 5, 2015 2:04:23 GMT
I hate screeching with a passion! When I am on yard duty I will always ask girls (and boys!) to stop the high pitched shrieking straight away. I always say that they are hurting my ears - because THEY ARE!!
There is a big difference between children screaming/laughing when playing chasey and children who just shriek at the top of the voices, often right in other children's faces.
11 years old is way too old to still be doing that. Clearly it's become a habit that needs to be broken - hopefully during their visit to your house! Good luck.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 5, 2015 1:49:04 GMT
When I was at primary school, maybe 8 or 9? we watched a fire safety film which showed a family going to bed and then over a period of time the tv caught on fire and the whole house filled up with smoke and flames. Everyone died in their sleep. Our house was tiny and all our bedrooms led straight off our lounge room.
For quite a few years I would sneak out into our living room when everyone was asleep and unplug all our electrical things in the lounge room, record player, lamp and tv. I was so scared that we would all die in our sleep.
I don't remember anyone ever commenting on the fact that everything was unplugged so maybe I used to plug it all back in the next morning before everyone got up!!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 7:27:01 GMT
Stamps? love buying them, need to use them a LOT more!
Electronic Cutting system? Love them. I have Slice, Cricut , Cuttlebug and Cameo. Could not scrap without them.
Old school cutting system?
Have the circle and oval cutters from Creative Memories and still use them occasionally Embossing? Love my embossing folders- usually used on tags or die cut letters.
Misting/paining? No, too messy for me
Fussy cutting? Sometimes
Flowers? Liked buying them. but often forget to use them.
Metallics? No
Wood veneer?
No , not a fan at all. Glitter? Only use it occasionally, but love using Stickles for accents and titles.
Ribbon? Have so much but hardly use it.
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 6:51:20 GMT
Mustaches and pineapples and planners Especially the pineapples! My my 12 dd loves them and has a few clothing with them on it, and even matching necklace and earrings...so I guess I need to use them on a layout with a pic of her wearing this outfit huh? Oh , now I LOVE pineapples! I haven't used them much yet but am hoping to finish my Hawaii and Fiji some time soon. I also bought some pineapple homeware - containers, letter holder, lamps and my bed linen and lots of stationery, so maybe I can scrapbook a page on my latest obsession. Just remembered also bought a cute dress with little pineapples all over it to wear next summer. Maybe with my pineapple earrings.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 6:44:16 GMT
Atonement by Winter Austin. It's a romantic suspense involving a female sniper and a creepy serial killer. I didn't figure out who it was, so that's always fun for me. This sounds interesting. I'm just starting holidays so I may add it to my reading list. Thanks!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 6:43:06 GMT
I just read Stephen King's "Finders Keepers". I am a die hard fan but a lot of his recent books haven't had the greatest reviews so I no longer rush and out and buy them in hard cover like I used to so many years ago. However, now I have an Ipad so downloading them is so easy.
Really enjoyed this one, it's so comforting to read a familiar style. I love his writing -I can picture the setting and I feel like I know the characters. Apparently some of the characters are from Mr Mercedes (which I haven't read) but it is a stand alone novel nevertheless.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 6:34:04 GMT
I have a collection of markers that I bought for this very purpose and have never used. I also have a lot of stamps I have never used either so thanks for your post. I'm just starting 2 weeks of holidays and I plan to do some crafty stuff so I shall definitely add this to the list.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 5:01:53 GMT
This was taken on Christmas day last year. My husband bought MANY Hawaiin shirts when we were on holiday and is only allowed to wear them to family events, so he now wears one every Christmas. Attachments:
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 4:53:58 GMT
When my kids were little I heard the doorbell and then my kids opening the door and talking as I was just shutting off the shower... I had to grab a towel and run to the door, dripping, sopping wet because my kids had opened the door to god knows who. You can bet that afternoon I had locks installed at the tops of the doors where they couldn't reach! Your story reminds me of the time my younger brother, maybe 7 or 8? brought several of the neighbourhood kids INTO the bathroom where my mum was lying in the bathtub relaxing! For a women with 4 kids this was a very rare occurrence indeed. She scrambled to grab a facecloth as the little boys just stood there waiting while my brother asked if they could go to the park to play!!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 4:32:24 GMT
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 3:31:28 GMT
I'm very jealous. I always wanted to have them done but couldn't afford it. My boyfriend was a photographer though so he used to use me for practice.
No big hair, I was into the trendy blue/black hair and pale pink lipstick phase of my life but still managed to try and do the "sultry, cool model" look!
I tried to put a photo in but it said the file is too big.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jul 4, 2015 0:57:24 GMT
Haha, that's so cool!!! Just as America's national dish is the Hot Dog, Australia's national dish is the Meat Pie. In particular, a Four'N'Twenty meat pie. So this is our version of your hot dog pizza, currently available at a Pizza Hut store near you (well, technically nowhere near *you*, but near me!): I haven't tried one yet. I was just coming to post this!! My husband just became an Australian citizen this past week and his son said he wasn't really an Aussie until he had eaten one of these. I like pizza and I don't mind an occasional meat pie, just not together. And I would not eat a hotdog ever, so the original pizza would be out for me too. I actually thought they were little sausage rolls, not hotdogs at first.
Maybe I'll email Pizza Hut with an idea for sausage roll pizza.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 27, 2015 5:53:05 GMT
I was going to post this. I live in SA and after this she received so many nasty, hateful, threatening messages from men. She ended up showing them on her facebook page and facebook banned HER for 30 days for posting inappropriate comment!!
One of the guys is complaining all over the place that SHE has ruined his life, he lives in a smallish town, won't be able to get employment etc, etc. By the way this 20 yr old thought it was okay to send her a message saying he was going to "bash and rape her"
I wouldn't take photos, but that's because I'm old and chubby I would like to think that adults in their 30's and 40's are able to make their own decisions based on the possible risks.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 20, 2015 2:33:54 GMT
I read it after hearing good things about it here and I really liked it too.
I'm now reading another recommendation -some books by Linwood Barclay and I am enjoying them also. Just about to go and download Stephen King's new book -Finders, Keepers for a lovely Saturday afternoon read.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 19, 2015 8:27:34 GMT
I wonder if somehow the microchip number has been re-used. 25 years old is incredibly old and while he doesn't look young it seems unbelievable that a cat that old could survive as a stray.
I am hoping that someone, somewhere will recognise him and come forward to tell us his story. It is indeed a curious tale.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 16, 2015 11:48:19 GMT
We got a message on our answering machine this week from a police officer who told us the Australian Tax Office were investigating us and we needed to ring them RIGHT AWAY! It sounded like an Asian person trying to impersonate an American accent and they even used an American term for police officers- can't remember what it was but it was NOT how we address police here!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 13, 2015 8:51:11 GMT
It's not that recent but we only saw it for the first time recently. The Hundred Foot Journey with Helen Mirren.
We loved it. A quirky little movie and I think you would like it if you liked The Best Exotic Hotel Marigold.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 13, 2015 8:44:02 GMT
On Thursday, I walked around the corner of a building to see and hear 23 Year 3 students waving their hands in the air and cheering 'Yay, Ms Harris!!!" and then some of them started doing a little dance and chanting "ex-per-I-ments, ex-per-I-ments" over and over again. They were SO excited about the ice experiments we had planned for the afternoon.
Teaching can be a challenging job sometimes, but the kids at our school can always make me smile!
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 10, 2015 12:06:24 GMT
Nosy Nancy thinks she needs to know. Nosy NORA, silly. And I'm idly wondering if our international friends have any idea who Mrs. Kravitz is. Come to think of it, I wonder what the age breakdown is for Americans who know who she is... Lenny's mum??
I grew up in the 60's here in Australia watching Bewitched so I definitely know who she is!! I still love watching it when it comes on TV along with I dream of Jeannie and Gilligans Island.
On a side note, my 17 yr old grandson thanked me for my taste in old TV shows- He was the only one of his table at a recent Quiz night who recognised the theme music from Gilligans Island!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 6, 2015 12:14:12 GMT
When the teenage boy who put my shopping through his checkout, then asked me if I needed help getting it to my car! I'm 51 and amazingly still able to carry two bags of groceries.
But to be fair to him, they did contain a few cans and bottles and they do have a big sign saying " if you are elderly or disabled, we are happy to carry your bags to your car for you". Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on Jun 6, 2015 11:42:02 GMT
When I was 21 my boyfriend moved interstate (a 3-4 hr flight away). I had been to visit him twice but always had to take the bus ( a 2 day trip!) as I was poor.
This was back in the day when communication was mainly through letters and the occasional phone call. One day, after an emotional phone call, I just decided to get on a plane and fly over to see him. I didn't tell him I was coming and planned it so that I would arrive at about 7pm on a Friday night, assuming he would be home. Of course my luggage got lost and by the time they found it, I had missed the shuttle bus. By the time I found a taxi, it was closer to 9:30pm when I arrived at his flat. I was all dressed up in a tight 80's dress and high heels and had to drag my suitcase up 3 flights of stairs. No sound, no lights on. I was just about to sit down on my suitcase and cry when he flung the door open. He was on his way out so if I had been 10 minutes later I would have been stuck outside till the early hours of the morning.
It was the most spontaneous thing I've ever done and I have no regrets. We spent the next two weeks together and he came home within a few months. Of course, life became a lot more complicated as I had started seeing one of his friends after he left, but hey... that's another story!!
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on May 24, 2015 11:24:08 GMT
Thank you! I am in need of a good thriller author. So far all the books I've been recommended here I have loved. Jodi Picoults - Leaving time - possibly my favourite book of hers ever. Jo Jo Moyes and the Girl on the train book.
Now to put aside some time everyday to read a little. My problem is once I start I want to keep reading till I finish.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on May 19, 2015 11:50:11 GMT
he wasn't a teen, but when ds was about 8 or 9, we went to a minor league baseball game and took my friends daughter who was same age...about half-way thru the game, my friends dd whispered to me that ds "said the f word" I almost died right there. I didn't know he knew the f word.. I asked her what did he say and she said "he said fart".....was I relieved..lol.. Once on yard duty, I had a little girl, about 7 or 8 come up and complain to me that a boy had sworn at her and called her the "C word". She was very upset and almost in tears. I asked her to whisper the word to me and it took her a little while to say "he called me a COW!" I always ask kids to tell me the "swear" word someone is saying. At the moment "stupid" and "idiot" are high on the list!
Here in Australia, "bugger" is a very common expression and I have heard many young children use it when they drop something or make a mistake. They are always really surprised when I say that we don't need to say that at school.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on May 16, 2015 13:15:56 GMT
I love all the stories about first loves still being together or meeting up again later.
I met my first love at 13 and we were high school sweethearts till we were 16. Stayed friends, a little bit off and on romance over the next few years in between other boyfriends/girlfriends. In our early twenties, when we found ourselves both single at the same time, we got back together and lived together for over a year before we realised we were much better suited as friends.
We have remained friends ever since but don't see each other that often as his partner is a little bit strange about me so I stopped asking them to come out for dinner and parties. I did invite them to my 50th birthday and he turned up by himself and brought me a never before seen photo of me in a bikini he must have taken on a beach somewhere back in the 70's in a beautiful frame!!
It's funny- he has always become very friendly with all of my boyfriends over the years, even socialising with them without me- going motorbike riding etc. My husband likes him and would suggest inviting them over regularly. He is just one of those easy to get along with guys and no-one ever felt jealous about him being so friendly with me. Truth is we have known each other for 38 years and only about 5 years of those were spent in a "romantic" relationship so we truly are old friends.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on May 11, 2015 10:22:03 GMT
Thank you to everyone for their lovely thoughts. My mum passed away 12 days ago and I still feel like it is not real sometimes. But it is the first thing I think of when I wake up every morning. My mum had dementia too and although there were heartbreaking times, only 4 weeks ago I asked her if she knew who I was. She looked at me with a look on her face that said "seriously??" and said "Corinne" in a very definite tone.
My mum was such a great mum and as I said in her eulogy " she lives on through us and as long as we keep memories of her in our hearts, she will never really be gone".
I went back to work today and am hoping this will keep me focused on other things and tire me out so I can sleep. I know that time will help, but right now I am still a bit all over the place.
Corinne
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Post by corinne11 on May 10, 2015 9:40:05 GMT
I actually don't have too many memories of Sports Days during my own school years, so although I have never been sporty, I must not have hated them that much!
However, as a teacher- I love them for the kid's sake as ours are very games orientated. We have sprints to start the day but everything else is done as a class and involves teams. They are hard work and ours are often during summer. When I became the librarian I was looking forward to not being out in the sun. But ... so no one feels left out, apart from the front office staff, everyone is allocated to a class to help support a teacher. This can be so boring. I feel like I am just standing there doing nothing as our teachers are capable of supervising their own classes.
However, this year I got a break. I am on our Fundraising Committee and was needed to help with our Sausage Sizzle. It was still busy, but I was inside most of the day packing containers for the class lunches etc. I then spent some time selling sausages. So for me it was a very good day.
Corinne
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