chameleonsdream

@chameleonsdream (1230)

United States • Age 65

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Dream in Color

www.notmymothersblog.com

Discussions (59)

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My parents are bigots...

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 28 Dec 08

This isn't news, really. Obviously, I've known it all my life and so have my children. I have very different views than they do, and raised my children with my views and beliefs. For the most part, we don't clash over racial...

biracial relationships

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Baby, It's COLD Outside!

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 8 Dec 08

Right now, my outside thermometer is reading 8 degrees. We've got a NW wind, so it actually FEELS like it's below 0 degrees. Those are degrees in Fahrenheit, so it's COLD outside!! What do you do when it's this cold? I'm staying...

cold weather

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Does your family have a favorite meal?

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 8 Dec 08

When I want to make sure that my kids get home for dinner, I cook one of two things - either my grandmother's tuna casserole or a nacho-hamburger dip with tortilla chips. They love those meals and will always make sure that they...

favorite meals

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Donofrio Case

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 8 Dec 08

I don't have a link for this yet because it was just announced on MSNBC, but the Supreme Court has declined to hear the Donofrio case concerning the eligibility of Obama to take the office of the Presidency. Unlike the other cases...

birth certificate

citizenship

donofrio case is denied

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What if a coyote attacked your child?

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 8 Dec 08

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/newsarchive/18220475/detail.html#- Here's the story from the newspaper in Colorado. I just watched these two boys being interviewed on MSNBC - and they were adorable. One of the things that...

coyote bites boy

Science says happiness is contagious - are you infected?

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 6 Dec 08

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-happy5-2008dec05,0,5449915.story In a study that was released yesterday, researchers from Harvard and UC Sand Diego revealed something that happy people have known for a long time -...

happiness is contagious

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Which movies are on your must-see list?

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 6 Dec 08

It happens every year about this time - the studios release a whole slew of new movies and I find myself totally dazzled by them all. So far, my list includes Frost/Nixon (I'm a political junkie!), Spirit,...

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An interesting little quiz

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 4 Dec 08

I know that religion is very serious business for many people, but I ran into this interesting little quiz while going through my mailbox this morning. It asks you twenty questions about what you believe and how you feel about...

find your beliefs

mailbox

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Your very best Christmas gift ever

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 30 Nov 08

All right - I'm on a Christmas roll here - blame it on Anne18 with her Christmas questions! But now that I'm thinking about it - what was the very best Christmas gift you ever got? Even though we've been divorced for over twenty...

best christmas gift ever

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Your Christmas Wish List

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 30 Nov 08

Each year, my ex-husband makes our kids write a letter to Santa even though they are 22 and 25 years old already. He then tries to get them at least the biggest thing on their wish list for Christmas. I tend to guess at something...

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Thanskgiving Dinner Stolen

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 30 Nov 08

How low do you have to sink to steal someone's Thanksgiving dinner? I just ran into this story about a young, disabled single mother whose Thanksgiving dinner for her family was stolen off their front...

disabled

refrigerator

stolen thanksgiving dinner

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Your favorite holiday songs?

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 29 Nov 08

I know we've just passed Thanksgiving, and Christmas is still a month away but I'm curious - and looking to be put into a holiday spirit. What's your favorite holiday song, and why do you like it? It doesn't have to be a Christmas...

holiday songs

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Update on the Homeless Situation - My city government actually works sometimes

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 25 Nov 08

Following up for all the people who wished me well after I posted on Sunday about my situation living in an "abandoned" property. I am back home in the apartment that I love, with the gas turned on in my name - which means that as...

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I'm about to be homeless...

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 23 Nov 08

No, this isn't a cry for help. I'm frustrated and trying to figure out any way that this makes any kind of sense at all. First, though, I should commend my city's health department on one thing. I'm currently typing this in a...

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Ten good reasons to be smoke free today

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 20 Nov 08

In the US, today is the Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society to encourage people to go smoke-free for at least one day. You can read more about its history and some of the ways that people support it...

great american smokeout

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The Great American Smokeout

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 20 Nov 08

Today is the day of the annual Great American Smokeout. Around the country, many smokers are giving up cigarettes for the day in the hope that it's their first day of a new, non-smoking lifestyle. Are you joining the Great...

quit smoking

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Lifesavers Elves

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 19 Nov 08

I've been looking for instructions to make these for years. I remember making them with my Girl Scout troop when I was a kid. I just ran into this great tutorial this morning and thought I'd share it. Are there any craft...

craft projects

scout

tutorial

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Bazaar Crafts

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 18 Nov 08

No, not bizarre crafts - bazaar crafts! I'm looking for simple, inexpensive craft projects that can easily be done by something like a Girl Scout or Cub Scout troop in large numbers and sold at a Christmas bazaar as a fund...

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Teacher Craft Ideas

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 18 Nov 08

This year, with money tight, I'm planning on making most of the gifts I give to people outside the immediate family. We always try to acknowledge my kids' teachers at Christmas with a little token of appreciation - and I try to...

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What did my daughter say to the cat?

chameleonsdream @chameleonsdream (1230) • United States 17 Nov 08

A few years ago, my daughter was lying on her belly on the floor when our momma kitty walked by her. Emie decided to be funny and "talk" to Momma - in cat. The sound she made really did sound like a cat - a sort of a little...

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