Christmas2006

@Christmas2006 (1661)

United States • Age 71

Joined myLot 18 years ago

With God ALL Things are possible!

Christmas2006's Discussions

Math help??? Has anyone here in MyLot land ever heard of Front End Rounding?

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 17 Mar 11

Have you heard of this and do you understand how to do it? I understand rounding, but this is throwing me beyond dizzy blonde! So if anyone can explain it to me I will very much apprecieate that! I thought I would have this...

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School...I AM DONE with business law!

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 15 Mar 11

My business law class is finished! To my friends here that have suffered with me through this class, and that I have probably ignored for the last three weeks, my apologies. I have been glued to this computer trying to finish...

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job applications

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 15 Feb 11

I have been unemployed now for almost 18 months and have been filling out applications on line. First lets start with some facts, I have been self employed for 20 years, then worked full time as a cake decoarator for a major...

age discrimination

unemployment

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Cell phones!

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 2 Jan 11

My girls got me a new cell phone for Christmas. I just tried for 2 hours to program all my numbers in it. The book does NOT contain any instructions on how to program your numbers! In fact it doesn't even tell you that you can! I...

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Do you use paper plates and cups on a daily basis?

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 15 Nov 10

I just thought of this as I need to reload my dishwasher. Do you use the paper cups and plates everyday to keep from washing dishes? My daughter does but I hardly ever buy them. I wash dishes either by hand or in the dishwasher....

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Any ideas on how to clean a fish tank?

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 19 Oct 10

I have a 30 gallon I think fish tank. I have it all emptied out and cleaned but there is a 'scale' deposit on it. Lime? not sure and I can't get it cleaned off. Does anyone have any suggestions? My solution was to squirt some lime...

clean

fish tank

lime deposit

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Kids that don't mind even though you try to make them.

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 26 Aug 10

What we have been so afraid would happen has happened. My step granddaughter, age 3, absolutely will not do as she is told, no way will she mind, no matter what it is. This is hard to explain as most kids this age when told NO...

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Where is the mail? Identy theft? Did you get it?

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 22 Aug 10

We live in the country and have rural mail delivery. My husband always stops at the mail box when he comes home and gets the mail. All week we have had no mail! He asked me if I was getting it. No, its to far of a walk, I fall...

identy theft

mail

rural mail delivery

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How do you clean cast iron pans???

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 14 Aug 10

My friend just asked me how to clean dried on food out of a cast iron pans. I don't cook in them or have any but I told her I would ask all my friends on here and send her the answeres. So can every one give me tips on how to...

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2 people

Do you remember when????

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 7 Aug 10

I bought milk the other day and was so excited that it was just over $3 a gallon, for whole milk. I remember when it was 2 gallons for a $1.....Bread is almost and over $2 a loaf and I remember getting 6 loafs for $1 when it was...

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Well I was happy and excited until.....

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 5 Aug 10

I have been out of work now for 11 months. I am not finding any jobs that are not at minimum wage level or just above. My husband is unable to work and completely denied Social Security benefits. I have no idea when my...

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The FOOD always wins out!!!

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 5 Aug 10

This spring we discovered a beautiful stray cat, but we couldn't get near her although the grandkids had no problem. After I had fed her a few times she finally allowed me to pet her, although picked up is not tolerated. I knew...

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family camping

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 14 Jul 10

We leave Friday for our church campgrounds for the annual campmeeting. My two daughters are going and I will stay with the oldest one in her camper. We have been doing this since my youngest was 5 years old. 26 years ago. We have...

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If you borrow from your kids do you pay them back? If they borrow from you do yo

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 3 Jul 10

We live in the country so when ever one of us goes to town we ask the others "do you need anything?" sometimes we will call on our cell phones and ask each other to pick something up. We have always paid each other back no matter...

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There was a live snake in my basement!

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 22 Jun 10

About two weeks ago I was going down stairs to thebasement to do laundry and the grandkids had left one of them rubber snakes at the bottom of the stairs. I took about 2 more steps down the stairs and realized 'we don't have any...

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4 people

what do you do with over ripe bananas?

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 21 Jun 10

What do you do when your bananas get over ripe? Do you just throw them away or do you make things with them? I have a cake called 'hummingbird cake' that takes 4 very ripe bananas and whenever we have something at church they...

baking

bananas

ripe

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What do you do when you loose electric?

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 20 Jun 10

We woke up Saturday morning to no electric! No computer! (NO MYLOT!!!!!) No tv! No cooking, we are all electric! No water!!!! My 15 year old granddaughter came over and had nothing to do but sleep!!!! she was LOST with no phone! I...

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grilling, BBQ grill, gas, burned!!!!

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 12 Jun 10

HELP!!! I can cook just fine in the house, melt in your mouth, totally delicious! but when I cook on the grill its a disaster!!!! Any suggestions? This is a gas grill, with a hood, thermomenter in the hood, stainless steel (?)...

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a stray kitten has a new home

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 25 May 10

After having this kitten hanging out around the part store in town for 3 or 4 days my husband bought it a can of cat food, that it devoured, it was so hungry, then he brought it home and gave her to me. He was afraid she would get...

kittens

other pets

stray cats

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Which do you prefer instant or real mashed potatoes?

Christmas2006 @Christmas2006 (1661) • United States 4 May 10

I don't like instant potatoes. Although I have had some that tasted ok I prefer to peel my own and have 'real' mashed potatoes. I always cook them with salt and pepper but sometimes I add garlic powder and diced onions to my water...

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5 people