carolanne07

@carolanne07 (57)

United States • Age 70

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Snow in April!

smartie1685 @smartie1685 (450) • United States 6 Apr 07

We've had 80F or 70F days for the last month and then yesterday the temperature dropped below freezing and it snowed! As far as I remember it has never snowed in April, and I just can't believe that it happened. It actually stuck...

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carolanne07 We had snow last night also. I don't believe that I have ever seen snow in April in the south. I was just amazed when my daughter came in and said it was snowing. That was the big conversation at the grocery store to day. It snowed alot in April in Vermont but...

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Disposable stuff...

MagdalenaM @MagdalenaM (681) • United States 7 Apr 07

Okay, I agree that is great to use disposable plates and cutlery at your children's party or let's say when you have a snack party in the office BUT, how it is happen that most people in US use disposable plates, cups and cutlery...

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carolanne07 I use paper plates for most meals. After working all day coming home and making dinner the fastest way for kitchen cleanup is paper plates. If I am making a Sunday dinner then it is regular dishes, but if you come to my house during the weekday then your...

8 Apr 07

First time making turkey - Any tips you could give me??

babyhar @babyhar (1335) • Canada 6 Apr 07

Me & my other half plan on having company over this time around for Easter.. Instead of us going over to relatives house this year.. And company is bringing ham, & we decided to make a turkey as well so there is a variety to...

relatives coming over

tips

turkey

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carolanne07 Don't forget to turn on the oven.LOL as I did the last family holiday. But seriously, My turkey usually turns out great. I don't really have a recipe that I follow.I go bye the the time on the plastic wrapper. If I see the turkey is turning brown I will...

6 Apr 07

do you support plastic shopping bags or you against it?

sangita999 @sangita999 (210) • United States 30 Mar 07

i think plastic bags are major source of pollution and their disposal is a major headache, because it is too hard to recycle them.it takes 7 plastic bags to do what one paper sack will do. in india we use our own reuseable bag...

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carolanne07 I totally agree that plastic bags are a major source of pollution and I hate them. I try to always get paper instead of plastic but most of the grocers in my area only carry plastic. I recycle as many as possible but can't keep up with all the ones brought in...

30 Mar 07

Yard Sales-Are you a Yard Sales Shopper or Seller?

mzbubblie @mzbubblie (3839) • United States 23 Mar 07

I know there are a few sites out there that except used items such as Ebay. But, I also know there are alot of people who enjoy having yard sales at home. The first yard sale I participated in was last year. Our apartment...

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carolanne07 I'm a yard sale addict. My sister got me hooked. She buys to sell on eBay. When we bought a new home there were things that I needed so I started going to yard sales with her and so the story goes. I have found a lot of things that I had on my want list that I...

23 Mar 07

does anyone here know of any discount stores in woodbridge va

mamaof4toddlers @mamaof4toddlers (123) • United States 12 Mar 07

I live in virginia and am looking for any discount stores that sell baby items???

baby

discount stores

saving

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carolanne07 hi there, you must live near the large outlet mall if your in Woodbridge. I lived in Manassas and use to shop there alot for the kids.It has been years though. It was a pretty good place to shop.

17 Mar 07

Hey Bakers, I need your help

Modestah @Modestah (11179) • United States 9 Mar 07

When baking fruit pies. Mine always look like such a mess! do you have any helpful tips to prevent the over boil? or how to remove the baked on fruit juice from the crust? Just look at this cherry pie, this is what I am talking...

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carolanne07 Have you ever tried to use a pie whistle it allows the steam to escape while preventing it from boiling over?

9 Mar 07

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Should We ID Teens in Shopping Malls?

princeworthy @princeworthy (1909) • United States 3 Mar 07

That is what one mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin is thinking of doing. At the Mayfair Mall, teens may be asked to show identification if they want to hang out. Mall officals think that they may be driving away paying customers. The...

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carolanne07 We have two large malls in our town and about 8mths ago they implemented a curfew policy for teen under 18 years of age. No teen under the age of 18 can be in the mall or on the premises after 6pm on Friday and Sat. night. The reason was that they were causing...

9 Mar 07

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What's the best book you have read so far?

d00d00 @d00d00 (826) • Hong Kong 28 Feb 07

I have read quite a few books myself, and i particularly like Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook. I was able to read it before the movie was made/shown, so i was able to appreciate Sparks' work minus the movie publicity. =) What's...

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carolanne07 I have just finished his book Dear John if you like him, I think you will really like this book. to me it was better than the Notebook.

5 Mar 07

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Why bother with reading?

smuggeridge @smuggeridge (2148) 2 Mar 07

Have you ever wished you could join in a discussion about a book but simply can't be bothered to read it? There is an answer, the trick to convincing people you know what you are talking about is simple, all you have to do is have...

reading

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carolanne07 But you will never know what you may have missed if you never read the book. I did the same thing in school now that I am older I realized that reading is a great thing. It can make you laugh, cry and take you places unknown.

5 Mar 07

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Sometimes I hate to finish a book

CaroleeKaufold @CaroleeKaufold (1853) • United States 4 Mar 07

becasue I don't want the adventure to be over. has that happened to you?

reading

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carolanne07 This is my usual experience with all the books I read. I read and read can't put the book down have to finish it and then it is over. How sad it is when it ends.

5 Mar 07

What genre is your favorite? Do you ever venture outside of it?

ragmama @ragmama (536) • United States 4 Mar 07

I think most people probably have a favorite genre that they return to often - is that the case for you? If so, what is it, and who are your favorite authors in that genre? Do you ever venture into more unfamiliar territory, or...

books

genre

reading

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carolanne07 Mysteries are my genre. I will read other books by certain authors are books recommended to me.Sometimes a review somet catches my interest and will read it. I read Ricochet and it is a good book. My favorite author is Patricia Cornwell she writes about...

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do mystery novels still interest u?

Fishish @Fishish (696) • India 5 Mar 07

my choice of books has undergone so much of change in the past 10 years. i seldom read anythoing except for mysteries before nad now i cant think of going through one. i prefer so many different types of books now. i wonder who...

books

reading

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carolanne07 I love mystery books. I just picked up Coben and Patterson's latest books. I do read other books but mystery is the top of my list.

5 Mar 07

Do you Shop at the Dollar Stores????

monkeywriter @monkeywriter (2004) • United States 4 Mar 07

I love the TRUE dollar stores. Dollar Tree & 99 cent stores are Really fun to go to. Its kinda addicting. I have been addicted to the dollar section at Target for a few years, and most places have some section in the store with...

dollar tree

shopping

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carolanne07 I love the dollar tree it is my favorite. You can find all sorts of neat little things there. I always shop the Dollar Store because I found that Walmarts prices have increase to the point the Dollar Store is cheaper now. I buy my cleaning products and...

5 Mar 07

Moms, how old are you children?

mckinneymommie @mckinneymommie (3) • United States 2 Mar 07

Hi to all the mom's here on mylot. I'm new and don't know the ropes, but I'm so open for any discussions about the kiddo's. I was wondering, from the moms, how old are your kids? Mine are all teens. Jacob is the youngest, he's...

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carolanne07 Hi, I have 2 children and a grandchild on the way. My son is 25 and my daughter is 17. Our grandchild is due in May.

2 Mar 07

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Can Parents and Children be friends?

LightninStrike @LightninStrike (5915) • Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 26 Feb 07

Some people think that parents can get to be friends of their own kids, and have a more open relationship. Others defend that there must be a point of authority all the time and that the parent-son/daughter relationship can never...

family

life

parenting

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carolanne07 I have a 17 year old daughter. All of her friends call us mom and dad and i am happy that they feel comfortable enough to do so. My daughter tells of all of her friends girls and guys think that we are cool and like spending time at our house. We all have...

2 Mar 07

Children Cutting Hair

butterflydawn @butterflydawn (297) • Canada 2 Mar 07

Has your child ever cut their own hair or another childs before? What did you do about it when you found out?

hair cutting

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carolanne07 My daughter cut her hair just before she was to be in a beauty pageant. She took the scissors and laid them flat on the front to her head and cut to the scalp. I was devasted and ran to the beauty shop to see if it could be fixed. Everyone in the shop started...

2 Mar 07

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Does it upset you in the U.S. to have to "Push 1 for English" on a phone?

nascar_girl_4jr @nascar_girl_4jr (315) • United States 27 Feb 07

I get annoyed here in the United States when we are told to push 1 for English. Im sorry but that is our FIRST language here. I could understand if you had to push 1 for spanish. That is a secondary language to us here. I think in...

people

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carolanne07 I work for a doctor and have to call in Rx"s. I decided to try the number for Spanish. Well, I quickly found that the pharmacist don't speak Spanish at all. I told one of them that I had press 2 for Spanish and and wanted her to speak Spanish. She told me...

28 Feb 07

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