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Post by huskermom98 on May 14, 2022 19:51:31 GMT
Tested positive in February 2021. I'm not ruling out the possibility that I also had it in January 2020, but I'm not claiming I had it either (sickest I've ever been in my life, thankfully was only for a couple of days...but still not fun.)
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Post by huskermom98 on May 12, 2022 12:10:57 GMT
This has been a cold & wet spring for us (can't complain on the wet too much because we need the moisture) but DH hasn't even been able to till the garden much less plant anything yet. It didn't help that he had to take the tiller in for some work, but even without that not sure he could have gotten it done because of the soil conditions. It'll be interesting to see what our garden does this year...
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Post by huskermom98 on May 7, 2022 17:05:59 GMT
We're headed out of town for a niece's graduation party--thankfully it's finally going to be a nice day so we aren't all stuck inside my sister's house. This is year 4 of at least 10 straight years of 1-3 high school graduations each year for the cousins..our turn next year when our oldest graduates!
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Bowling
May 4, 2022 15:26:54 GMT
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Post by huskermom98 on May 4, 2022 15:26:54 GMT
Once in awhile we bowl. The free summer bowling program is when we bowl the most (and even then it's not often because the place we used to go to burned down several years ago & none of the free places are convenient). DS's girlfriend bowls on the school team so he's been bowling more lately as something to do together. DH bowled in a league during college, but never after that.
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Post by huskermom98 on May 3, 2022 16:52:08 GMT
I've never been a fan of meatloaf, but DH makes it once in awhile so I've learned to tolerate it. There was a recipe in a MOPS (Moms of Preschoolers) recipe book that wasn't half bad because it called for grated carrots & a good Ketchup/brown sugar sauce on top.
DH made a bacon-wrapped smoked meatloaf (with diced bell peppers & some BBQ seasonings) recently that was really good--I told him he's only allowed to do that recipe/method in the future if he wants to make meatloaf.
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 30, 2022 18:20:15 GMT
"Whenever it needs it in the winter after a snowstorm when it's covered in salt & other gunk"
I don't care about it most of the year because that's what rain is for, but I do care in the winter mostly because I want to clean the underside. It does help that my van is gray so it's not always obvious.
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 28, 2022 13:17:12 GMT
Hey Fauci - perhaps you can get US to drop 1 day covid test for re-entry for vaccinated and boosted citizens please! Yes! This would certainly make my son's upcoming (& long overdue after multiple postponements) school trip to Germany easier!
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 23, 2022 15:15:33 GMT
I scrap and store chronologically for the most part. I work on one month at a time and pretty much go in order (unless I'm tired of a certain sport and need to mix it up). My LOs go in albums in order, but I will move a single page to avoid an empty page unless it's very obvious that things are out of order. I don't like having empty page because I create so many LOs. There are photos I want to scrap, but if I don't do them in order I might never do them (especially sports because I take so many pictures.)
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 19, 2022 17:50:40 GMT
I really like the TV stamp, but seriously...how does it not have "seriously" on it? I honestly don't have a use for most of the phrases, but I like the idea of it (I agree that smaller sets would be better). I like the heart stamps and know i would maybe use them, but they are the type of stamp set I would forget I have.
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 6, 2022 11:43:51 GMT
Thanks for posting links to EP's site. I really like the Call of the Wild, but don't need it. I do like that the B side of the cutaparts are usable because we don't camp & I wouldn't use those parts. However, I would use the woods & fishing parts.
As for the rest, I do like the colors of the farm & water, but have no need. I don't care for, nor need the crafty or the girl lines. Somewhere there has to be a place between cutsey cartoons & vintage for some of these themes.
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Post by huskermom98 on Apr 2, 2022 18:47:23 GMT
Stampin' UP has a new set of stamps/die cuts, stars and patterned paper--it's their male/Father's Day line of the year so the stamp set reflects that. It has blue, yellow, green and a red that leans more towards red-orange than a lot of red. Otherwise I don't think I've seen a new baseball line in year or two, but scrapbook.com does have the best supply (unfortunately baseball collections tend to be heavy on red and blue--worked great for my son's travel team, but not his high school team...yellow and green!)
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 30, 2022 15:09:40 GMT
I started when my almost 17yo son was 3 months old. My sisters had been scrapbooking for a couple of years (CM style). I loved looking thru the books of my neices & nephews and knew that I would want to do that when I had kids. I never got into CM because I had HL nearby plus Archivers & a really good LSS in the area. I was fairly active on scrapbook.com for several years before finding Studio Calico kits & boards. When SC shut down their boards I found this place. I think I had visited the original 2peas a couple of times but never cared for the style & some of the comments.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 29, 2022 16:38:40 GMT
Interesting. I'd have to see it in person before I can really judge the colors (appreciate the neutrals just not sure I like them). I need more music/band papers, if I can find this line I'd pick up the trombone paper & maybe a few other pieces, but not a whole collection (either size).
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 28, 2022 14:55:27 GMT
I think I've already changed my plan--I'm going to use a 6x8 album from my stash and only order a few things like the page dividers, vellum pieces and pleather circles. I'm contemplating getting some of the digitals when they are released because more and more I'm doing WITL & DD in a more hybrid style...plus I've been reorganizing my digital files and forgot how much I have that could be used for WITL. If I do this in June I won't have as much going on as normal since I won't have anything school related, plus it's possible that one or both of my boys may be gone during the week--I don't think I'll need the extra space the 10x8 provides.
I do wish they'd release the digital information at the same time, even if they don't release the files for a week or two--just so we know what is available and how much.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 26, 2022 3:28:48 GMT
Edited to add: I dont understand why the main kit has four different days of the week items. Seems like overkill. This is my complaint every year. At first glance I was disappointed because I didn't really care for most of the products--mostly because I was convinced that I would not want to do WITL in the 10x8 size, even though I liked it for DD. Now that I increased the screen size so I could actually see the pictures better...I'm liking more of it. I am actually considering the 10x8 album because I like the idea of the 10x4 pockets--especially since I have a Fuse and can make smaller pockets. I like most of the main kit, but it would be a hassle to use in 6x8 album because of the 4x4 cards. I had planned to use a 6x8 album from my stash (thankfully because I do not like that yellow album) but am now considering the 10x8. I really like the words and hearts in the mini kit, but am not a fan of the artwork (and wouldn't use most of them anyway). I like the vellum die cuts, large pocket hearts, and pleather circles (why 5 though? why not 7 so I can have one for each day?), but that's a lot of product. I can do without the stamps--the alphabet font looks very familiar. Maybe because it's very simple, but it looks like something from AE or SC a few years ago. I don't know what I'm going to do. Overall its not my favorite color palette, but there have been worse ones.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 23, 2022 21:37:42 GMT
Other--local phone company.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 20, 2022 2:27:37 GMT
All 4 of us had it in February 2021 (before any of us were eligible for the vaccine). I had a fever off and on for a day or two, youngest DS had a fever one night, but DH and older DS never had fevers. DH and the boys only knew they had Covid because I had tested positive for it, otherwise it was mostly like a cold (and not even a bad cold) for them beyond the one night YDS had that fever.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 19, 2022 15:23:22 GMT
Maybe one every couple of weeks...? Every once in a while after I get home from work I just need to lay down in bed--I have 75 minutes between when I get home and when I have to go pick up DS from school so it's a perfect time for a nap anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour. I'm awake by 3:15 PM which works good for still being able to go to bed around 10. If I try to nap later than 3 it's hard for me to go to sleep at night.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 16, 2022 16:10:30 GMT
Nope, we switched to digital a few years ago because it was too expensive for what they offered. It was an easy decision because if the cost, but at the same time it was hard because I had been reading a newspaper daily since some time in middle school or high school--i even had a subscription in college. I read it online for awhile, but have even stopped doing that, I just read a few stories instead of looking at the digital edition.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 12, 2022 15:21:11 GMT
We had F4 tornadoes in the area last Saturday night and then 5 inches of snow Sunday night...make up your mind. This week should be very nice with 50s & 60s. It's been a long time since Spring Break week has been this nice for more than one day.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 11, 2022 22:29:47 GMT
We had to go to Sioux Falls, SD for a wedding and it dawned on me that we would be halfway to the Black Hills so why not make a vacation out it. So after the wedding we hit Badlands, Black Hills, Devils Tower and then swung up through North Dakota to see Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It was our first big road trip and it was a lot of fun...even if the weather sucked...we literally couldn't see Devils Tower when we were AT Devils Tower because it was so rainy and foggy! The only downside is that we didn't have a lot of time at each place because DH felt he had to get back to work in less than a week.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 10, 2022 23:35:05 GMT
I usually mat in a color. I rarely use PP because 1) I'm most likely using PP as the background and 2) it seems like most times I try to use PP I can't see enough of the pattern to make it worthwhile cutting up PP (since I most often use PP as the background...)
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 9, 2022 15:20:01 GMT
I'm not much help because I too take everything but the kitchen sink. I have started using some plastic totes so I can stack better in my car. Those also help at the crop because I can stack by my table if needed (or stow the tote out of the way under a table. But I also know a friend will have her moving dolly (or I bring a foldable wagon) to help bring my stuff in and out of the building.
Normally I would be headed out of town for my annual multi day crop today, but we had to postpone it a month because the hunting lodge we rent is being renovated...feels so weird to not be packing & going because it's always been either this weekend or next weekend.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 9, 2022 15:11:49 GMT
DS14 gets to (and wants to) go on an end of school class trip to St. Louis. His school is K-8 and the tradition has always been that the 8th graders go on a trip, but because of covid the last two classes missed out on their trips. Ds has some anxiety issues so I wasn't sure if he'd want to go, but he's excited & made sure I signed the permission slip right away!
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 7, 2022 14:13:09 GMT
Mint Chip is probably my go-to flavor, but my favorite of all time is oatmeal cookie batter from Coldstone Creamery.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 4, 2022 16:29:19 GMT
I had my first one last April. I had a couple of polyps so I have to go back in a couple of years (can't remember if its 5 years or less than that).
I would pick a colonoscopy (and the prep) over another kidney stone any day...if anyone is hesitant, just do it.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 3, 2022 2:14:59 GMT
I have the S10e and am strongly considering the 22 Ultra. My biggest issue is that I just paid off my S10e and there is nothing officially wrong with it...however, I hate the camera. In a most situations it's OK, but I'm a scrapbooker and actually print out my photos. There are some situations where I just don't trust it and would rather drag my DSLR around to get better shots.
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Post by huskermom98 on Mar 1, 2022 21:29:56 GMT
It's been handy for some of my boys' school projects. But just this week I'm using my Cinch machine to make some notebooks at work (my church) for a small group study we recently started. We could have used the regular binding machine with plastic combs, but the wires look so much better.
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 28, 2022 22:56:00 GMT
No word yet from my oldest son's district about lifting the mask mandate, but I would be surprised since they are in the middle of a lawsuit regarding the legality of their mandate (state says no mandates allowed unless it's a federal mandate such as the one for busses). They are also too busy announcing the superintendent's resignation at the end of the school year...not sad at all about that...
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Post by huskermom98 on Feb 27, 2022 18:09:53 GMT
New sports lines...preferably before I'm done scrapping my 16yo's sports.
Band (concert & marching) papers
Pool/Waterpark--something for summer that does NOT involve an ocean beach (for those of is landlocked in the middle of the US).
Outdoorsy without specifics--can use for backyard, travel, sports, etc.
Travel that is more than "getting there" but while there and then on the way home.
Travel/hiking/lake that isn't all about camping.
But in general, I would just like usable lines that if they have a theme, that the theme does not overwhelm everything. A nod is just fine. I want usable papers & embellishments. I don't want to feel like I'm covering up the main part of why I'm using the paper simply because I put more than a single 3x4 picture on the 12x12 page. I don't want the same phrase repeated 20 times across the entire line. I want usable Journaling spots that don't have a prompt (unless it's very generic without resorting to "here's the story")
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