FabGrandma

@FabGrandma (54)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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My poor dog is scared to death.

TriciaW @TriciaW (2441) • United States 20 Jun 07

I hadn't thought about it but this year is the first time for fireworks for my poor dog. Since she was born after 4th of July last year she has never been through the loud bangs. I could not figure out why yesterday she would run...

dogs

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FabGrandma I had a friend who had to give her dog tranqauilers whenever she knew there would be fireworks nearby.

21 Jun 07

Fake Excuses For Work

mean_queen @mean_queen (1713) • Malaysia 20 Jun 07

These excuses might sound really lame, but they are NOT 'fake' at all. As a matter of fact, these excuses were dug up by CareerBuilder.com in a recent survey and there were actual people who used these excuses for work. I was...

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FabGrandma I was late to work one time because my son caught a large fish and I had to clean it before I left for work. My boss didn't think it was a good reason to be late, but my son was only 5 years old and I could not let his fish ruin before I could cook it for...

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A person can only live once..so what you will rather?

Augustta @Augustta (1850) • Poland 17 May 07

Being a person healthy with strict diets to follow all your life and die as a healthy person who avoids many kinds of delicious foods? OR Or a person who can taste every kind of delicacies in this world and die as a person from...

health

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FabGrandma I am a soon to be 55 year old FabGrandma. I have had type II diabetes for 7 years, and just recently found out that I have an intolerance to gluten, which is found in wheat products. After I was diagnosed with diabetes, I cut sugar out of my diet and have...

17 May 07

What do you feel is the best part of being a MOM?

liyan97 @liyan97 (2127) • Northern Mariana Islands 10 May 07

I love every aspect of being a mom! I love it when my kids cry and I am here for them,I love being here for every accomplishment and disapointment they may have, I love crying on the first day of kinder...lol...I love watching...

best part of motherhood

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FabGrandma I love it that even now that they are in their 30's, my children still call me and ask for advice, and they call me when they have good news about anything in their lives. I love it that they still include me in their life.

12 May 07

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What do you think about Roxy Clothing

liyan97 @liyan97 (2127) • Northern Mariana Islands 1 May 07

I love Roxy clothing but here on the island it is VERY expensive, for one top is 28.00. What do you think of Roxy Clothing, is it too expensive?

roxy

roxy clothing

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FabGrandma I have no idea what Roxy is. I usually buy whatever I like, whether it is a name brand or not. I acutually have stuff I boought at the dollar store to wear.

12 May 07

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15 Discussions 0 Responses...Okay, I give Up on MyLot!

liyan97 @liyan97 (2127) • Northern Mariana Islands 12 May 07

For the past three days I have been posting discussion after discussion & I am lucky if I get even one response! Come'on guys am I really that boring? I try to post a response to every discussion that I come accross, but when it...

giving up

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FabGrandma I dont get much respone to what I write either, but I have just thought it is because I dont have many friends on here yet. I havent had much time to spend adding friends or writing things yet, but when I do have time I comment and write. Hope you get more...

12 May 07

What is the one experience that has managed to follow you thoughout life?

liyan97 @liyan97 (2127) • Northern Mariana Islands 5 May 07

Throughout our lives we all go through different experiences and there is always that one experience that manages to top them all, change your life and continue to guide you throught the rest of life. What is that experience?

experiences

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FabGrandma Giving birth to my children. That experience for sure has stayed with me. It changed my life, it made my life worthwhile. That experience has given me my happiest moments as well as some of my unhappiest moments. My children have made me what I am today.

12 May 07

When you look in the mirror what do you see?

liyan97 @liyan97 (2127) • Northern Mariana Islands 9 May 07

When I look in the mirror I see things that I often don't want to, I mean I begin to see the struggles and the pain in my eyes. I am a strong woman, the truth is I have to be stong for the sake of my children, but at times when I...

mirror mirror

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FabGrandma I see a pretty nice lady, who is a good mom, a good wife, and good friend. I like myself, so what I see is good.

12 May 07

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Some Responders are Way too Rude.

SpoonProphet @SpoonProphet (125) • United States 3 May 07

OK so the story is I thought of a new way to increase my earnings with a few other sites and I got really excited about it so I posted it in the Make Extra Money section here on mylot. I thought it was a great idea. But someone...

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FabGrandma Sorry, I'm new here, so I have not had that experience. thanks for the warning though

3 May 07

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Divorce

mystic2mom @mystic2mom (346) • United States 2 May 07

I swore as a chld to never get a divorce. I saw my parents divorce and then I saw my mom divorce my step dad. It was hard onme. But I know my marriage is over. It is done. I have 3 kids. Been married for almost 7 years. I am just...

divorce

family

kids

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FabGrandma I was divorced after 7 years of marriage and had 3 children. It was very very hard to raise them by myself. Even though my ex was their father, he acted like he divorced his children, too. It is very hard physically, emotionally, and financially to be a...

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do you prefer to read a book at the library or just buy one?

jahvo6 @jahvo6 (623) • Peru 2 May 07

Are you the type of person that goes to your local library and grab a book that you like and spend the whole afternoon there or you just skip all this process and just go to a booksoreand buy a recent best seller, I think that at...

books

libraries

reading

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FabGrandma It depends. I go to the library often, and check out books from the fiction section, take them home and read them. I also check out cookbooks and quilting books. I scan the recipes and patterns I like then return the books to the library. But, if I find a...

3 May 07

Do you still read?

smuggeridge @smuggeridge (2148) 2 May 07

There was an article in the paper at the weekend which said that people are reading less and less these days (bit of an irony that this was written in a newspaper) but is this really true? There seem to be huge quantities of books...

reading

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FabGrandma I read Key of Knowledge by Nora Roberts, Choosing Forgiveness, and The Gluten Free Gourmet. I read magazines, book,s newspapers and of course, lots of articles on the internet. Reading isn't losing popularity. The internet just gives us more options for...

3 May 07

Do You Get Fed Up Sometimes!!

kathy77 @kathy77 (7486) • Australia 1 May 07

Hi Friends and Members, Recently a friend told me of the trouble her fussy family caused her at dinner, forever wanting different meals. So she told them, there would now only be two choices - to take it, or leave it. What...

fed up

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FabGrandma I raised my kids to eat what I cooked. they had to eat whatever I cooked for dinner or have none. In some ways, when children know that they can get Mom to make something different for them just because they say they don't like a particular food item, they...

2 May 07

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Am I too Old to Learn ?..... :(

kukkad @kukkad (511) • India 30 Apr 07

Can you ever be too old to learn anything. Learning comes naturally...... and we keep learning all our life........ then why do some people think......... "Is'nt he too old". I am 30. And, I can not swim. I have joined this...

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FabGrandma I am 54 and learned something new just this morning. I think that when we stop learning, we become uninteresting because no one wants to be around someone who "knows everything". If you aren't learning something, then you think you know everything. Ha!

1 May 07

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How to stay asleep

sweetpea5375 @sweetpea5375 (18) • United States 29 Apr 07

I don't ususally have trouble falling asleep. I have trouble staying asleep. I wake up between 2 to 6 times every night. This has been going on for about 3 months. I have tried some over the counterr sleep aids, but I feel...

insomnia

sleep

stay asleep

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FabGrandma It could very well be related to your menstrual cycle, but it could also be caused by food allergies. Try keeping a journal of what you eat, and see if there is a pattern that emerges after a couple of months. Do you have cravings for certain foods at your...

30 Apr 07

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are you groovy?

nheil472 @nheil472 (157) • Philippines 30 Apr 07

just wondering how groovy are you?

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FabGrandma I was a teenager in the 60's, when it was groovy to be groovy. I guess you could say, I am so groovy I am the FabGrandma. hahaha

30 Apr 07

How did you get interested about quilting ?

roshnichaudhary @roshnichaudhary (1160) • United States 2 Apr 07

I was sitting at home after leaving a job as my husband got transferred. I watched a TV program relating with quilting and I became interested in quilting. What about you?

quilting

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FabGrandma When my daughter in law was pregnant with my first grandchild, I decided I wanted to learn how to make a quilt so that I could give a gift that was unique, that no one else could give my grandchild. So, I taught myself to make quilts so that I could make them...

30 Apr 07

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Would You Live in an RV

jenortiz72 @jenortiz72 (24) • United States 29 Nov 06

Would you ever consider living in an RV? I would love to have one, but with a baby and another on the way, I dont think that would be a good thing lol

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FabGrandma My husband and I sold our house and have lived in an RV for 7 years now. We work at campgrounds and resorts to earn a living. Of course, our kids were all grown up and gone before we did it, but there are lots of people who do this with kids, they home school...

30 Apr 07

My son doesn't like eating vegetable, any good ideas to change it?

youless @youless (112492) • Guangzhou, China 29 Apr 07

My son is nearly 3 years old. He doesn't like eating vegetable at all. On the contrary, he likes meats. Usually I cut the vegetable into very little bit pieces, then hide it in his food. Sometimes it works. Nowadays he becomes...

baby diet

food

vegetable

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FabGrandma My pediatrician once told me that when they are ready they will eat. That means that if your son is not ready to eat veggies, he will not eat them. You have to remember that a child's taste buds are different than an adult's and that the taste of vegetables is...

30 Apr 07

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