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KtCallista wrote:yes, everyone on your side tends to be going to bed before I get my dinner. . . funny how that works out. I have a much more pleasant wooting hour though.

Indeed.

I am concerned about Fen. Even though I might have my IM set as "away", I typically see his name in my IM list on Trillian. There is a certain comfort seeing names there.

Oftentimes, I even get a little message. I haven't heard from him for a little while now. Anyone know what might be going on? Hope everything is okay. :worried:

killingtime wrote:Indeed.

I am concerned about Fen. Even though I might have my IM set as "away", I typically see his name in my IM list on Trillian. There is a certain comfort seeing names there.

Oftentimes, I even get a little message. I haven't heard from him for a little while now. Anyone know what might be going on? Hope everything is okay. :worried:

He posted early this morning somewhere. He seems to be okay. I'm still waiting for my Christmas card, though.

pooflady wrote:He posted early this morning somewhere. He seems to be okay. I'm still waiting for my Christmas card, though.

I mwant to mail them out last weekend, but I put off getting the photos printed till it was to late to send them. They Should go out this weekend. It isn't even thanksgiving yet though so...

Yes, I'm ok. Just busy.

FenStar wrote:I mwant to mail them out last weekend, but I put off getting the photos printed till it was to late to send them. They Should go out this weekend. It isn't even thanksgiving yet though so...

Yes, I'm ok. Just busy.

It is early, I just thought because you said you were sending them...
Mine don't usually go out until at least the second or third week of December.

Edit: Are you home for the week or did you stay on campus to help decorate the gingerbread houses?

killingtime wrote:Indeed.

I am concerned about Fen. Even though I might have my IM set as "away", I typically see his name in my IM list on Trillian. There is a certain comfort seeing names there.

Oftentimes, I even get a little message. I haven't heard from him for a little while now. Anyone know what might be going on? Hope everything is okay. :worried:

A lot of people, at one time or another wrote:I am concerned about KT. Even though I might have my IM set as "away", I typically see her name in my IM list on Trillian. There is a certain comfort seeing names there.

Oftentimes, I even get a little message. I haven't heard from her for a little while now. Anyone know what might be going on? Hope everything is okay. :worried:

It's funny how little electronic doo-dads have become analogous for signs of life. It's like a parent turning to the other and saying: "I don't hear the baby breathing anymore! Go check to see if everything is OK!"

Woot and IM are our warped little baby monitors. Wow.

dontwantaname wrote:Now I have two boxed of assorted cards. It is going to take me forever to write them if I have to pick a card for a person. I don't know why they didn't sell the one card in a box.

Don't choose . . . make your list of recipients, address all the envelopes, shuffle the cards and just stick 'em in each envelope from the top of the stack.

AZGman wrote:Don't choose . . . make your list of recipients, address all the envelopes, shuffle the cards and just stick 'em in each envelope from the top of the stack.

Ohh, I wish I could let myself do that, I choose. It may be a female thing. . .

KtCallista wrote:Ohh, I wish I could let myself do that, I choose. It may be a female thing. . .

I have to admit, before we started doing the photo card I would sometimes have to buy (at most) 2 types of cards. It's pretty easy to sort people into "close family and friends" and "acquaintances" and give the "better" card to the first group. But it's much easier to just have one card and send the same thing to everyone.

krapposelli wrote:I have to admit, before we started doing the photo card I would sometimes have to buy (at most) 2 types of cards. It's pretty easy to sort people into "close family and friends" and "acquaintances" and give the "better" card to the first group. But it's much easier to just have one card and send the same thing to everyone.

I've never liked the "one card fits all" concept.

daj59 wrote:PM me your addy and I'll see if you like my one-size-fits all card. I'll write a unique note as an added bonus.

How would I know it's one size fits all?

AZGman wrote:I've never liked the "one card fits all" concept.

That's it. You're off my Christmas card list.

We do the photo card - and if you think about how much time it takes to find a time when the kids might be most obliged to be helpful, clean the kids up, dress them up, clean the house enough for it to be photo-worthy, take a gazillion pictures to try to get a good one - and in a different setting/pose than previous years, deal with the sibling rivalry and fighting and bickering and the resulting escalating parental tempers and on and on, you'd understand how much thought and effort went into that one card. Some years we were lucky to get one out at all.

Mothers, kids, grandkids, goddaughter, sister and nephews get "special" cards. Everyone else, the same thing. Although the kids may be dropped after this year, because we're not getting "special" cards from them.

krapposelli wrote:That's it. You're off my Christmas card list.

We do the photo card - and if you think about how much time it takes to find a time when the kids might be most obliged to be helpful, clean the kids up, dress them up, clean the house enough for it to be photo-worthy, take a gazillion pictures to try to get a good one - and in a different setting/pose than previous years, deal with the sibling rivalry and fighting and bickering and the resulting escalating parental tempers and on and on, you'd understand how much thought and effort went into that one card. Some years we were lucky to get one out at all.

D-i-l takes her photo card during or immediately after the first good snowfall so they're outside in jackets and hats and don't have to be made "presentable". And they're usually pretty good.

krapposelli wrote:That's it. You're off my Christmas card list.

We do the photo card - and if you think about how much time it takes to find a time when the kids might be most obliged to be helpful, clean the kids up, dress them up, clean the house enough for it to be photo-worthy, take a gazillion pictures to try to get a good one - and in a different setting/pose than previous years, deal with the sibling rivalry and fighting and bickering and the resulting escalating parental tempers and on and on, you'd understand how much thought and effort went into that one card. Some years we were lucky to get one out at all.

That's entirely different . . . I'm talking about boxed production cards.

pooflady wrote:D-i-l takes her photo card during or immediately after the first good snowfall so they're outside in jackets and hats and don't have to be made "presentable". And they're usually pretty good.

Hmmm... that's a thought. I tried to get a few shots while we were at Disney this summer but it was so stinking hot the kids both looked like they were melting in the pictures so that didn't work out.

AZGman wrote:That's entirely different . . . I'm talking about boxed production cards.

Well, okay then. You're back on the "list".

pooflady wrote:D-i-l takes her photo card during or immediately after the first good snowfall so they're outside in jackets and hats and don't have to be made "presentable". And they're usually pretty good.

Great idea - especially if you can get a friend to take pics so the whole family is in the shot.

we like to do pictures sitting on pumpkins or hay bales at the pumpkin patch, or playing in the fall leaves. They're usually having a good time, so the pics tend to be pretty good.

JoeDeeDee wrote:we like to do pictures sitting on pumpkins or hay bales at the pumpkin patch, or playing in the fall leaves. They're usually having a good time, so the pics tend to be pretty good.

Yeah, the same with the "snow" pics. The kids are excited about the first snow, so they're smiling and looking excited.

dontwantaname wrote:Who does the really cool homemade card? Josephus?
I think it is him. I remember showing the picture of the card to my family (well not son, it is hard to get a teenage boy excited about a christmas card).

Was it made out of wood?

dontwantaname wrote:Well, paper is made from wood, so yeah.

Good evening!!
Fen, does my card go out this weekend, too?

tennbeekeeper wrote:Good evening!!
Fen, does my card go out this weekend, too?

hopefully

Need a really cool tie?

FenStar wrote:hopefully

Need a really cool tie?

AS much as I like Science Fiction, I wouldn't pay $1 for that tie, much less over $16 bucks!!

another neat tie

tennbeekeeper wrote:AS much as I like Science Fiction, I wouldn't pay $1 for that tie, much less over $16 bucks!!

It does look like it it low quality, and the photo isn't that great, but it has Spock!

FenStar wrote:It does look like it it low quality, and the photo isn't that great, but it has Spock!

Who buys these ties?? I feel like D'name asking this, but isn't the reason you wear a tie because you want to dress up and not look dorky?

tennbeekeeper wrote:Who buys these ties?? I feel like D'name asking this, but isn't the reason you wear a tie because you want to dress up and not look dorky?

You know Kenny is so cute, if you can keep him alive long enough, but going to a nice dinner or church with him or Spock on your chest...

FenStar wrote:It does look like it it low quality, and the photo isn't that great, but it has Spock!

Spock is good, but hmmm no use for the tie.

Off the tie subject, sadly, it is the time of the year that the lady bugs start finding some way into my house! How do you keep lady bugs out? I don't even know how they find a way in!

dontwantaname wrote:You killed Kenny!!! You bas---d!

That is just about all I know about South Park. Thankfully.

dontwantaname wrote:If you are going to have a bug in your house a lady bug has to be the best one!

Hi Tennabee!
Unless I was just insulted.

L O L
Hi, D'name!! Did you read my PM to you, yet??

P.S. No, it just hit me that the voice I have in my head for you sounded like it was asking that question. I hope *that* makes sense!