carpenter5

@carpenter5 (6782)

United States • Age 58

Joined myLot 17 years ago

With Christ all things are possible.

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The Great Sweet Potato Debate

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 23 Nov 11

We are having this really fun debate here at the Carpenter house! It involves the Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. Some of us (Epecially me) want candied sweet potatoes. Others (Like my son in law) say that...

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My daughter

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 20 Sep 11

As some of you know, my daughter Kristen is 27 weeks pregnant. I am on my way to the hospital to be with her now. She has developed a blood clot. They are still running tests to find out the extent of the clot. I'm asking for...

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Shopping Clearance Pages

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 29 Aug 11

Have any of you ever ordered anything from Avon? Both of my daughters are Avon Representatives. I try to order from both of them each time, but sometimes I have to order from one this time and the other in two weeks....

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Summer Shoes!

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 29 Aug 11

I love shoes. Everyone who knows me...know this! Of course with all the shoes I have, there are also two or three pair that are my favorites that I wear constantly. Most of them sandals/flipflops. So I was really excited to go...

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Hormone Replacement Therapy

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 27 Jul 11

I will be 45 years old in November. According to my nurse practitioner after running a series of tests, it appears that I'm in the early stages of menopause. I am suffering from hot flashes, night sweats, loss of appetite, food...

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Lauren Crook

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 23 Jul 11

For those who've known me the many years I've been on mylot and gather, you know that my friend Lisa has a daughter (Lauren) that is my son James' age. Lauren has been fighting a very rare and very aggressive form of cancer since...

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Boy or Girl?

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 23 Jul 11

So, as I said in a previous post, my daughter Kristen had her first ultra sound on Wednesday of this week. We couldn't tell if the baby is a girl or a boy from the test. We were a little disappointed to say the least! But many...

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We still don't know!

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 23 Jul 11

Kristen had her first ultra sound Wednesday, and unfortunately, we still don't know if we're having a boy or a girl! We were a little disappointed. The technician said the baby was too little (only weighs 5 ounces at this...

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Can you make up your mind????

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 15 Jul 11

Currently, I'm watching my chihuahua/yorkie mix with her nose under the door and her rear end in the air. She is wanting in the living room with my daughter and son in law. I want to relax on the bed, watch the news and catch up...

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Did she overstep?

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 28 Jun 11

I have a dilemna and I need to know what you guys think. My youngest daughter Lauren is still living in Arkansas. She plans to move out here to Arizona at the end of the summer, just in time to start school at Arizona State...

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What do I do?

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 21 Jun 11

"KL" and I have been friends for more than 10 years. She has now managed to ruin our friendship in less than a day. Last week, She asked me to watch her 3 year old daughter for a couple of hours. I agreed because I loved her...

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Pregnancy Problems

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 14 Jun 11

Many of you know that my daughter Kristen and her husband Zack are expecting their first child in December. Well, night before last, Zack and my youngest daughter Lauren had to take Kristen to the Emergency Room at the...

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Mushy Fruit

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 13 Jun 11

I am so angry right now! I spent $2 on a canteloupe last night at the grocery store. I cut it open today and cut it up and peeled it. I took a bite and wanted to cry when I discovered it was mushy with an almost sour taste! The...

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Photos on Facebook

carpenter5 @carpenter5 (6782) • United States 12 Jun 11

I love being able to post picture albums on facebook. One of the main reasons I do this is because most of my family and friends have FB pages. But many of them do not have fast enough internet speeds to be able to download...

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Do you like telling or hearing jokes better?