Married2aMarine

@Married2aMarine (1273)

United States • Age 53

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My first ULTRASOUND :)

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 20 Aug 07

Here's an update and a pic from my first ultrasound of the baby. Just wanted to share! http://carinscozycorner.blogspot.com/2007/08/little-peanut.html Any guesses if I'll be having a boy or girl? Hubby really wants a girl....

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How To Select A Watermelon?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 25 Jul 07

Do you know how to select a watermelon? I have some tips on how to do that. Do check it out in a post I wrote on my blog : http://marinespouse.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-select-watermelon.html I hope these tips are able to...

fruit

summer fruit

watermelon

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Which pregnancy test did you use?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 24 Jul 07

I took a pregnancy test today and it's positive! :) I used the Clear Blue one that has the words "Pregnant" or "Not Pregnant". It's so easy to use and so much easier to tell the results. I hate the tests that use the lines. With...

pregnancy test

pregnant

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Check out my new blog!!!

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 23 Jul 07

I'm SO excited. I've been pondering for months about starting a personal blog but never had the courage or time till now. I've been worried that I do not know enough to do it properly, that I might have writer's block, etc. But I...

blog

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I THINK I may be pregnant!!!

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 23 Jul 07

I have yet to take a pregnancy test but I'm a week late. I have all the symptoms that my period is about to come...bloating, cramps, lower back pain, sore breasts, irritable, etc....but NO period! I think I'm pregnant because I...

pregnancy

pregnant

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How to stop these phonecalls?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 20 Jul 07

We get calls all the time from many different tele-marketers speaking in Spanish because we have a Spanish last name. But we don't speak Spanish! I've tried explaining to them to take us off their calling list and not to call us...

annoying phonecalls

stop phonecalls

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What do people assume about you?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 20 Jul 07

Because I'm Chinese, people automatically assume I know how to read and write Chinese. Even though I'm Chinese and can speak the language, I'm actually English-educated and have no idea how to read or write the characters. People...

assumption

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People who RSVP and don't turn up!

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 17 Jul 07

My friend threw a birthday party for her son who turned one over the weekend. It was a really nice pool party. She went all out and really put in a lot of time and money to make the party a success and very memorable....

inconsiderate

rsvp

rude

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Ever had anyone take credit for work YOU have done??

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 16 Jul 07

I used to work for a boss that do that all the time. If it's something good that happened, he will always make it look like it was his idea and he did the bulk of the work when it's completely not true! He does this a lot...

appreciation

bad boss

credit for work

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Ma'am, you owe me 80 cents.....

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 15 Jul 07

Hubby and I encountered this today. We went to a fast food joint for lunch. This is one of those fast food joints where you order your food at the counter, pay for it, give you a number and they will bring you your food. First...

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What's she doing in a pool???!!!!

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 15 Jul 07

A few of my friends and I decided to take our kids to a pool (this is in a gym with paid membership) over the weekend. As we were swimming, we noticed this one girl in her 20s swimming in the pool and she had about 8-10 open sores...

pool

sores

swimming

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Her own mother a "racist"?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 12 Jul 07

I'm shocked to read this article written by a British mom (white), who's married to an Indian man, and they now have a beautiful little baby girl together. She has 2 kids from a previous marriage to a white guy. Here are some of...

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A daily activity your child hates?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 11 Jul 07

Mine really hates getting his teeth brushed. We have to get him a toothbrush with his favourite character on it and it plays music! He still hates brushing his teeth but it's a little better now than before! What about your child?...

children

daily activity

dislikes

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US Immigration - ridiculous hike in fees! Is this fair?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 11 Jul 07

The US Immigration is increasing their fees...some as high as 66%!!! For example, if an American marry a foreigner and apply for the I-130 (petition for alien relative), it will now cost $335 compared to $190! To renew a green...

fees

us immigration

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Hurt over husband's "indifference"

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 11 Jul 07

My husband has never been the romantic kind or the expressive type. But I do know he loves me and our son more than anything in the world. But yesterday, something happened that really hurt me. I was on my way to pick him up from...

husband

indifference

relationship

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He is BRAINWASHED???!!

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 11 Jul 07

My husband is a proud American and US Marine. He tears up every time they play the national anthem. He loves the Marine Corps and is very proud to serve as "one of the few". He has been on deployments to Iraq. He's a wonderful and...

american

military

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Check out this SPA.....

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 11 Jul 07

Look at this spa : http://www.rossmillfarm.com/spa.htm I have heard of many different types of spas catering to different clientele...but this is a first for me!! What do you think of it?

pets

spa

spas

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Is your child a light or heavy sleeper?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 8 Jul 07

Mine is a light sleeper. If he's sleeping and I open his room door just to check on him...no matter how quietly I do it, he will stir and sometimes wake up. When he's asleep, we cannot have the TV on too loud or say anything too...

children

sleep

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Question about potty training BOYS....

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 7 Jul 07

I have a 2 year old that I'm potty training now. When I started, I did it with him sitting down to pee. Now, he's really getting the hang of it. I wonder if there is a way now for me to transition to him doing it standing up. He...

boy

children

potty training

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Do you allow your kids outside barefoot?

Married2aMarine @Married2aMarine (1273) • United States 7 Jul 07

I see a lot of kids here who play outside barefoot. I don't know if I'm the one who's being paranoid but I never allow mine to go outside without sandals/shoes. I don't want them getting their feet cut or them contracting any...

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