Debs_place

@Debs_place (10520)

United States • Age 71

Joined myLot 17 years ago

Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

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There Is a Legit Reason Why I Am Wary Of My Mother-In-Law

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 16 Jan 10

A few MyLotters cannot understand why I - perhaps - do not appreciate the in-laws (especially my mother-in-law) like I should. I shall now try to explain why I am more wary of the mother-in-law moreso now than before I got...

strained relations

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Debs_place What is the difference between in-laws and outlaws? Outlaws are wanted. It is unfortunate in your case that your MIL is overbearing, it may behoove you to try and befriendly...you never know when it will be good to have someone like that on your side. I...

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They are Going to Pull The Plug

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 1 Jan 10

A couple days ago I talked about my friend who is in the hospital in a coma after suffering from a massive heart attack followed by a stroke. She is braindead and blind. Well, her husband called me for advice a couple days ago and...

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Debs_place I am so sorry that this has to happen to you. Last year, my father died and my stepson was killed by a hit and run driver. So I know how you feel. Going to a service often helps when 'saying Goodbye' to someone. There is some healing when being with other...

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New Year's Eve Plans

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 27 Dec 09

Does anyone have any special plans for New Year's Eve for this year? Us, we are doing a version of the same thing that we've been doing for the past several years. We will be going out to eat dinner at a rib restaurant and then we...

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Debs_place This year, my husband is working on for New Year's Eve and New Years Day....so my plans are to sit down with a good book and a glass of wine, the Tv, Music and / or computer as the mood strikes.

27 Dec 09

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Admin for a Day: The myLot Home Page

Go Ask Alice / Admin @GoAskAlice (5827) 26 Dec 09

Here I am again! This is my first discussion of many where I'm asking for suggestions, enhancements, and wish lists! I want to hear your opinions about the myLot home page. Have you customized your home page? Do you like...

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Debs_place I have done a lot of tasks and a few ere rejected for unknown reasons. It would be nice if we were given a clue why they were rejected and I wonder if sometimes the people did not just want to pay

27 Dec 09

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New year, new goal?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 26 Dec 09

It's so common, at least here in America, for people to make...and break....resolutions with the onset of each new year. I no longer make resolutions, but....I do try to look back on the year just past, examine...

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Debs_place I have many goals...one is to get to a healthy weight but this is a continuation of last year goal so I have been working on it and am down 55 pounds. I am going to get a different job. I am starting a class next month and by spring I should be doing...

27 Dec 09

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Snowy Christmas Eve Morning

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 24 Dec 09

Yes, here in Minnesota at 1 a.m. on Christmas Eve morning it is snowing like crazy. I have cleared about 4 inches already and we are expecting 72 hours of snow falling. Supposed to get upwards of 18 inches total is all. It's so...

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Debs_place You guys are getting slammed. I am so sorry but have a Merry Christmas anyhow and sing... The weather outside is frightful......

24 Dec 09

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Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas.

chelsgrrl69 @chelsgrrl69 (382) • United States 23 Dec 09

Ok, so there has been this ongoing battle with mostly the retail industry but has almost become politically incorrect.. Stores are more and more saying Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. [this is because of the melting...

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Debs_place I don't think that the other 'holidays' such as Hanukkah or Kwanza would even be a consideration if there was not Christmas. I used to work with people that were Jewish, I would try and remember to tell them to have a Happy Hanukkah but if I didn't they knew...

23 Dec 09

Markdown Meat

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 23 Dec 09

I went to the grocery store yesterday to buy a few things to get us through until Christmas and ended up spending far more than I had intended to spend because they had several things that were marked down. All of the things that...

discount

meat

sell by

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Debs_place Absolutely, we always shop that clearance stuff. You can get stuff a lot cheaper that way, it is foolish not to do it that way. If you have a freezer you can't go wrong taking advantage of these types of deals.

23 Dec 09

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Kids and Shopping...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 22 Dec 09

Ok, we’ve all been in the situation where we’ve been in a store and have either had a kid throwing a tantrum or have witnessed a tantrum. Most times I side with the parents b/c I know that it can be difficult to shop with kids...

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Debs_place That was rotten of Mom. She should not have done that. I remember taking my son shopping. I laid down the law before we went in the store. No asking for toys,no running around...etc. Any transgressions and we left and he lost a privilege for the day. Good...

22 Dec 09

What do you do while waiting for Christmas Eve party/ dinner?

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 22 Dec 09

Hello everyone!Here in the Philippines, we normally welcome Christmas on it's eve. Specifically, we welcome Christmas at midnight (of December 24). Everyone would be very busy preparing for the Noche Buena (often translated...

christmas

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Debs_place Every year is different, this year I will be at the airport picking up my son. I don't remember last year and who knows about next year.

22 Dec 09

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What Temperature Do You Set Your Thermostat at During Winter?

PastorP @PastorP (1170) • United States 22 Dec 09

Greetings to all. Well, we're not rich and we want to save money, so during daylight hours our thermostat is set at 68 F. In the evening it goes down to a cool crisp 62. We sleep under an electric blanket though. So, what is...

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Debs_place Do I dare admit it...59. I am sitting here barefoot and comfy. Ok...I am suffering from power surges. At least I am green and saving a little money

22 Dec 09

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Would you let your daughter/niece dye the underneath of her hair turquois?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 22 Dec 09

My niece wants to dye the ends of her hair turquois. She is 14. The last time she did this the colors wee blonde and royal blue. It actually looked awesome. JMO. DO you think it is self expression or stupid?

dye

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Debs_place It is temporary...tattoos and piercings are different..they are permanent and leave markets...hair comes and goes. My son at the age of 7 had hair, a tail down to his waist..then one day he had it cut off. He now has a mohawk...he just got out of the Navy and...

22 Dec 09

"Oh, no, don't get me anything.."

maezee @maezee (41988) • United States 22 Dec 09

This is one of the ways that the adults in my family get on my nerves. When I asked them for Christmas what they wanted, (as I do every year), they did their same schpeel: "Oh..Don't get me anything" in this tone of voice that I...

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Debs_place I want nothing for CHristmas for myself. That is not so hard to understand. I have come to a point where i know material things don't matter...people do!

22 Dec 09

A Healthy Version of Your Favorite UNhealthy Food

Amber @AmbiePam (93874) • United States 22 Dec 09

I'm currently making some turkey sausage for my dinner tonight. I love turkey sausage. Because sausage itself is yummy. It's just too bad that sausage could kill me from just reading how many fat grams are in it. So I've turned...

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Debs_place Ambie Pam, we have a meat grinder and make our own sausage from cuts like pork tenderloin. Our sausage is healthy and we control the ingredients. It all started with my Mom's polish sausage recipe now we are branching into breakfast sausages and other...

22 Dec 09

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Once Again I Ask, What Happened to All the G-g-global W-wuh-warm-mum-ming?!

Maggiepie @Maggiepie (7816) • United States 19 Dec 09

Does anyone else here find it as excruciatingly funny as I do that, every time the Church of Global Warming has one of its high holy days (this time it's being celebrated in Copenhagen), God tosses a blizzard out? I mean, this...

brrrrr

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Debs_place Yes, on the radio the other morning, they were talking about the global cooling trend that is going on. I don't think anyone has a clue!

22 Dec 09

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Background Checks on Sitters

Anora_Eldorath @Anora_Eldorath (6028) • United States 22 Dec 09

This weekend we had a scare with our children which resulted in the sitter being dismissed. Now we are currently wondering how does one politely ask those seeking sitting employment with us to provide a background check? Has...

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Debs_place I look to my friends and neighbors to recommend a sitter (or I did when I needed a sitter) I also look to where a person works. My place of employment requires fingerprinting and a full background check. I figure if someone works where I work I would trust...

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Too many gifts?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 22 Dec 09

A christmas tree looks so awesome with presents under it till they touch the lowest branches etc. But this year we had too many to fit under the tree. The gifts my daughter had for us would not fit under the tree so the...

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Debs_place Nope, under our tree will be bare. MY husband and son want money towards new bicycles and I don't want anything. I want them to save their money for the bikes. If you check the discussion I posted you will understand why.

22 Dec 09

christmas spending

eliezl @eliezl (610) • Philippines 22 Dec 09

have you shopped a lot this christmas? like for gifts? or for yourself? with the ongoing crisis, it is wise to spend money wisely or end up with a big debt on the new year ahead which isn't good. as for me i juz budgeted...

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Debs_place This year, gifts to kids only and my son and my husband. We can't afford it and refuse to go into debt because society dictates it.

22 Dec 09

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