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I'm sending a prayer that Ben is NOT allowed to name this one!

Most mantels have a fireplace under them! What an odd set up!

Sorry! I couldn't resist!

Jessa had her baby, I think on the 18th. Big baby boy - 9lb 14 oz. She has a video up. Now we wait for the naming.

I swear I saw a Jill video of her talking about finishing up Christmas shopping and Kaylee & Jonathan were in the back seat. So I guess they paid!

It's a Christmas miracle! Primetimer is working again! 😀

I worry sometimes about what will happen when no one is left to identify all the people in old pictures. I do think about digitizing old photos or sharing them on one of those Aura frames. I was just at my cousin's memorial service and there were boards full of old family photos and a slide show with more pics. It really is nice to see the whole life before you of your loved one. There is a discussion on the Jill & Derick page about Monopoly. I have played that with my grandkids, along with their hometown version and Catopoly. At first it was fun, but my grandboys tend to get into fights as the game wears on and it's apparent who is winning! Monopoly is a funny game that goes on too long imo. It's fun acquiring properties and rolling doubles and reading the chance cards, but the fun kind of ends when rent collecting starts and it's officially over when the houses and hotels go up! We made a group decision not to play any more "opoly" games!

I have a couple of issues with Jill's latest post about "savouring" moments. How is it savoring the moment if you stop to take a picture for SM? It's your moment, Jill. We don't need your advice and I personally would never take your advice, especially when it comes to parenting! It's an unattractive pic of your precious child and all the people behind her might not want to have their faces plastered on SM. I notice that they are all paying attention to the service. Only you and your overtired child are not!

Jill will probably have a nervous breakdown when she takes Janessa in for her "now you're 10 and you get a manicure" celebration. It's a good thing these "traditions" are all in her mind. Otherwise Sadie's due for a Build-a-Bear experience in 5 years.

If Renee is lucky, Jill will lose interest in Jillifying her!

@Ancaster, it was so nice of you to reach out to that woman in your building. Friends are key to helping us to get by after a terrible loss. If she is a reader, she may want to join a book club. It's a soft way to meet others in a new town. I'm glad she has her children nearby. And now she has you! Just having a friend to have coffee with can be a lifeline for a lonely person in a new town. Today is my cousin's wake. I'll see cousins that I haven't seen in years. My Mom has decided not to go. She's heartbroken about the loss, but most any event outside her home is too much for her to handle these days. When I visited her the other day, she was confused and very downhearted. I was concerned about her oxygen levels, but my sister visited the next day and thought she was much improved. I don't know if it's the perceptions of two different people, or if Mom is just having good days and bad days. I do tend to look for concerns. My Mom is so frail.

I find those comments from lost loved ones that pop up on FB, to be comforting too. Just a reminder of happier days.

Jill did not give Renee a fresh, new look. She gave her an unattractive, poorly executed cut and (weird) curl. Stick with the grifting, Jill. You are a terrible "stylist".

I was thinking the same thing. It seems like their marriage is performance art. Their method of communication even with one another, is through online videos.

Maybe so! I swear it's the little dogs that I usually see running free. All dogs are vulnerable running loose, but I would think little dogs are especially vulnerable!

Letting a dear old animal companion go is so heartbreaking, @Jynnan tonnix and I'm sorry for your loss. What a privilege it is to share our lives with a loving furbaby!

Each generation will be more poorly educated than the previous generation. Jill R's parents probably attended public school. Turtleneck Pat pulled her kids out of school and homeschooled them. Jill, with her education that was lacking "taught" her own 13, when she had a little time between grifting trips and vacations. Now that andKaylee is on FB, we can see how lacking her education was. Gideon has little hope for a successful future. 😢

I'm picturing Carlin and Evan all the way home talking about how K&T aren't any fun anymore, as if K&T are the problem!

I didn't even think of that! Thank you for the suggestion.

Just a small vent from my early morning walk. Why do some people think that their small dogs don't require leashes?! So there are a couple of small dogs. They look like Shih Tzus to me. They run loose sometimes in a neighborhood behind me, yapping away at passers by. This morning a young couple was walking towards me. The woman was holding one dog. The other was running and barking. I crossed the street. That sometimes work with fenced dogs, who usually stop barking after you pass their property. But this dog ran across the street at me, yapping at my ankles. The couple slowly crossed the street, but he didn't listen to their instructions and kept following me. I stopped so they could grab him. The guy didn't pick him up and nobody apologized. He toed the dog away. It was almost a kick and that made me even angrier. The dog isn't doing anything wrong as far as the dog knows. The stupid owners are making all of the dog rearing mistakes. I didn't say anything, but I did give them a disgusted look. I tried to see where they live, but I didn't see them again. If I ever figure out where they live, I'll report the owners. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE dogs, but these dogs are clearly not going to change their behavior with these fools as owners! I deserve peace on my morning walk when I'm walking on a public sidewalk!

I think we'll find out soon enough what name these two fools pick! In her video, Jessa expressed hope that the baby wouldn't come on Christmas day. I hope it does! Michelle can make a 2nd banner to accompany HBD Jesus! Although Jesus wasn't born on December 25th, but who needs to pay attention to pesky details? Certainly not the Duggars!

Whatever, Kaylee!

I think it was just another promotion for her book and MacArthur. And Jeremy!

Simon Peter Seewald - ok with you, Bin?

Does she have to run all her purchases past her Headship? Wasn't most of their money earned by her?