[Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)]

It's common around me to have the groom to be either there the whole time or at least for gift opening. Jonathan being there is the least of the problems with the shower. 

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

This isn't really a spoiler for The Amazing Race, but there is a rumor that there is a team from Arkansas with the names Jamie and Jansen. I immediately tried to remember if anyone has those names.

[Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)]

It seems that instead of begging for money, some able bodied people in the Noyes/Rodrigues family should get jobs. If they feel that strongly that someone stay with mama, arrange a schedule & the rest can work. Why should anyone contribute their hard earned money when Jill, her dad & who knows how many others aren’t working.

[Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)]

Isn't a land hurricane a tornado?

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I’m not used to having weekends off yet. I was working Sunday-Friday. Now I’m Monday-Friday. It’s so strange having two days off in a row. This morning I jumped up when I saw the time and my alarm hadn’t gone off. 
This too shall pass.

I babysit my twin grandsons and last Thursday, I woke up and only saw the :40 on the clock. I usually get up at 5:25 on Thursdays. I jumped out of bed, texted my son and said I'd be a little late. Got completely ready, went downstairs and saw he had responded. He said it's the middle of the night. I had gotten up at 12:40am.  I was wondering why it was so dark out. I double check the time and my alarms often now. 

[Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)]

59 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

The blanket stuffed between his legs is probably a modesty move too. It appears that Nurie and her kids will carry on the Jill's tradition of performative modesty.  

 

I think he's sitting in a bumbo seat. 

Although at 7 months could he be sitting on his own? At least for a short time to take a picture?

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

7 hours ago, BetyBee said:

Did anyone else receive a $397 check re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation? My husband got his last week and I received mine this week. It looks like junk mail, but the checks are legit! My sister got one too. 

I did! I had no idea it was going to be that much. 

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

My condolences @CalicoKitty 

[Josh & Anna Smuggar: A Series of Unfortunate Events]

58 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

As is the case with most information, proceed with caution.

GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.arwd.62817/gov.uscourts.arwd.62817.152.0.pdf

I misunderstood your "proceed with caution" as maybe the info was from a shady source. Obviously not since it's the actual government document. With that said - it addresses specific items FF viewed and if you've avoided details so far - DON'T READ THIS

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Yes!! Thank you.

[Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)]

2 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

If you want to read crazy, go to Hannah Schrock’s FB page.  Scroll down her timeline until you get to the post about her husband getting burned.  Read the entire post.  It’ll leave you shaking your damn head.

Do you have an approximate date of the post? 

[S42.E09: Game of Chicken LIVE CHAT]

Sorry to do this, but I just need to comment so I can find this thread when I switch to my phone. Wonky site for me!

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

I don't know that this is exactly good news, but I've started to switch all my passwords over to something stronger. Not that I use "123456", but I had a lot on repeat. Makes me feel like I'm accomplishing something good.

[Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)]

Why is there AstroTurf on their table?

[Jeremiah & Hannah: Done Counting and Done Caring]

At the very end of the video you can see Gil Bates, a daughter and maybe Lawson.

[Jeremiah & Hannah: Done Counting and Done Caring]

Reddit has a link to the whole video. It's pretty dark, but I think I spotted Anna and a couple of the M kids. It looked to me like they were in the same row as Ben and Jessa.

I need to get a life as I watched and actually rewatched some parts to see who was there. My main questions are who is the white haired guy with beard in the first row and who is the bald guy in front of Ben? So many of the ladies have long banana curls it's hard to see who is who. 

ETA: Jeremy and Jinger were there, but I didn't see the kids. 

[JD and Abbie: Captured Before the Rapture]

I'm shocked they're actually in Ukraine. Trauma related training - is that their code for prayers? I can't imagine they have more training than actual doctors! Maybe I'm not familiar enough with relief organizations, but are more groups doing their own thing better than trying to have a big coordinated effort? Red Cross is there, they must have some supply lines set up. 

Or - have we underestimated Medic corps?

[The Lonely Js Club: Jana, Jason, James, Jackson & Johannah]

8 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Why is she doing all of the wood cutting inside? Who wants to clean sawdust out of every nook & cranny!

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

I go every year and I get  an ABUS; Automated Breast Ultrasound System. I have very dense breasts and this is what is recommended. 

I have had biopsies done and after those, it's a 6 month visit. 

[Jeremiah & Hannah: Done Counting and Done Caring]

It would be odd timing for Meech etc to go to California if the wedding is soon. I'd assume Jinger would fly in for the wedding.

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

@Scarlett45I'm so sorry to hear about Blake and about your trip cancellation. When you eventually do go on vacation, savor every bit of it!

[Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp]

1 hour ago, Tikichick said:

I was kind of surprised by Joy's voice.   It sounded strangely different to me.   At least it wasn't some sickening pretense of keep sweet, so that's a positive. 

I think the voice used on her weird reel is a track and she was just mouthing the words. 

[Josh & Anna Smuggar: A Series of Unfortunate Events]

Just now, Zella said:

I've never seen this anywhere else before, but Justin (the guy who knew Josh as a teenager and had the podcast of his old journal earlier this year) posted a new entry on Reddit today. It is from February 2006 and talks about Josh getting in trouble for racking up 20 hours worth of phone sex calls in the previous month. He would have been 17, on the verge of turning 18. 

The more we find out, the more disgusted I am that JB & Meech completely mishandled everything. Josh himself, their daughters, continuing the TV show. What poor excuses for parents they’ve turned out to be.

[Small Talk: The Prayer Closet]

@Nysha Although it might not be the news you wanted, at least you have an answer and a plan of action. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts. 

[Josh & Anna Smuggar: A Series of Unfortunate Events]

Hearing of Anna's time spent with Josh instead of her children makes me wonder what happened with homeschooling this whole school year. I had the impression that Anna was very involved in schooling. I guess they were added to the dining room table.