springtime

Jellybeans- An idea to recognize your daughter's birthday. Pick something that she loved. and share it to help others. (Purchase and donate a favorite food (pasta, soup) of hers to a food bank, a favorite comfort item (plush socks, fleece throw, hand cream) to a local shelter... something along those lines) It will be helpful to you as well as the lucky recipients!

Ironically-In Halifax- many cruisers visit the Titanic museum.

A difficult topic but why does Sherri make it more dramatic? Someone else had to remind her that Jeffrey has a Dad!

The Astros Mascot was apparently at the game last night: (I'm not a baseball watcher but i love this tweet lol)

My daughter is Brooklyn- I'll have to visit Dyker Heights. Here in MA a nearby town does a Luminarium (this year will be their 36th year!) The whole downtown (with large beautiful homes, churches and barns) is lined with candles and lots of gorgeous decorations - It's always the Sunday before Christmas. My two friends and I have gone when it was warm enough to BBQ outside and when there has been snow falling! (edited to remove link as sign in may be required)

Isn't she trying to avoid smile lines? (thought I heard that at one point)

My mom is 88 and doing well- She is thinking about a move to a center that offers different levels of care. One of the sources of money will be savings bonds that are fully maturing- I asked her why she initially invested in them 40 yrs ago- She started talking about "war time" lol. After I reminded her of my age (She got them when I was 14- and I don't think The Vietnam War was the reason) I suggested it was back when the banks were giving gifts for deposits (we have furniture and pewter pieces from those good old days!) lol

Think of publicity... With their anniversary on the first- they will say the baby was born on the first (even if it actually arrives before or after!)

It is a situation I would've resolved in my position as an employment coordinator for individuals with disabilities. His job coach (helping on site) and the agency needed to rectify this by contacting Applebees and the state labor board. The position was initially unpaid and the transition to paid was when the confusion resulted. The agency had means (and contacts) to rectify this- They dropped the ball.

I joined Twitter. Sherri is ranting about a young man with autism working without pay at Applebees (he transitioned from an unpaid position and he was never put on payroll) Sherri is blaming Applebees- I blame the social service agency overseeing the job placement!

Sherri shared her knowledge of the sunscreen "it has SPF"

THe bride is an EMT

Best to mix Jello in one bowl and then pour into another bowl (not sure if this would've helped save the crystal though!)

Is it just him or are there others in the household? Will it make him rich? Hopefully I didn't miss out on a good deal! lol

Just to let you know

For those of us that grew up with Jello- we don't think of it that way! lol A favorite at our home growing up was strawberry jello with canned pineapple, frozen strawberries and sour cream We also tried the Jello with a pretzel crust - anyone else? otoh- Jello squares were bad- I was in a woman's group that did a Christmas cookie exchange and someone brought them (cut in holiday colors and shapes)

With tomato season behind us :( Does anyone make tomato pie?(pie crust, cheddar cheese and mayo)- not a pizza (some folks call pizza tomato pies) I love it but don't quite get it- You take fresh from the garden (juicy) tomatoes and drain all the juice from them in order to make it!

and here's hoping you don't celebrate Kwanzaa! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we2iWTJqo98

I'm sure all will be fine- Go fund knows what they are doing and protections in place. We were lucky that it was a Go Fund Me account and we weren't sending money to a PO Box (which was suggested at one point)

I work in an agency helping folks with disabilities - One job coach indicates he became very religious working here. He would exclaim "Oh My God", "Jesus", ."Oh Jesus Lord" and more- to avoid using 4 letter words!

I had the Leslie Sansone tapes- a good easy workout. I remember she made a joke about the (large) nose of a man among the folks exercising with her on tape. Having to hear it every time I used the tape was annoying!

Sherri Shepherd was into Zumba awhile back. She would tweet about classes and instructors (apparently getting paid to mention Zumba) and she spoke at a Zumba conference. Keep us posted on it- Is it fun to do at home or better to do in a class.

Once a vehicle from my exhusband's business broke down near my home and ended up in my driveway overnight so I understand!

I think the board needs a word to use to warn other posters to be careful- "Adidas" might be a good choice- because Nike is already taken! lol

Reading through the case against Rosie- I can't help wonder what Whoopi's attendance was like for those Hot Topic meetings. And- How can the suit mention media articles without identifying their source- My thought is if they were trusted sources (and not tabloids), the suit would name them! https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/rosie-odonnell-view-producer-lawsuit.pdf