Shannon

@fawkes62 (1276)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I'm a mother of 3 children, ages 7, 11, and 13. We also have two cats, a dog, and one fish tank with guppies.

Responses (634)

Shannon's Responses

Some Days are Better Than Others

DianneN @DianneN (247186) • United States 7 Jul 16

If you read the title, you will know that today is going to be one of those better days. Our future daughter-in-law, shown in the photo above, is active in the theater's education program. She is also running the International...

future daughter in law

special day

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Shannon I hope you had a good time and that she loved her gift.

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On The MyLotters Merry-Go-Round Again (9)

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 6 Jul 16

1. On posts of this sweet Filipino You may see the Mayon volcano, She works in a mall Looks like a young gal, She's proud of her daughter, we know. 2. An 'airforce brat' when she was young, She travelled to countries far...

miscellaneous mylotters

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Shannon You do such a good job on these. I know one of them for sure, but don't think I've read the others yet.

8 Jul 16

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And They Say its Hot Down South…

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 7 Jul 16

I have a lot of friends throughout the United States. Some complain about where they live, especially in the winter when they’re buried up to their eyebrows in snow. When they start complaining, I suggest they move to South...

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Shannon I use my air conditioner and stay in the cool rooms. Outside I stay in the shade and try to stay where I can feel a breeze. We broke down a couple years ago and bought a portable air conditioner for our room because the wall air conditioner for the rest of the...

8 Jul 16

Preparing to be Bored

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 3 Jul 16

I went to the library on Friday to pick up a couple of books to take with me to New York. I had a list of ten books I wanted to read this summer. I picked out three, The Ladies Room by Carolyn Brown, Seraphina by Rachel Hartman,...

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Shannon It's been a while since I went on vacation, but I don't think I did for that vacation. When I go visit family I usually bring a book, but I don't always get a chance to read it.

8 Jul 16

....Counting down only 4 more sleeps........

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21852) • Canada 2 Jul 16

My sister and I have been making lists and tomorrow we will do our shopping. We have to do it now to get some of our meals frozen. We also will freeze blocks of ice for our coolers. At the end of week one we will buy the meat we...

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Shannon Sounds like a lot of prep work, but definitely worth it if it helps you stay dry. It also sounds like it's going to be a great time with everyone there.

8 Jul 16

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Baby Girl Quilt

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 2 Jul 16

As promised, here is a picture of the baby quilt I made for my husband’s cousin. I really like how it turned out. I finished downloading the latest Photoshop but it will no longer download pictures from my phone. I have to...

quilt

picture

photoshop

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Shannon That's a lovely baby quilt. I usually just email my pictures to myself if I need to get them on my computer, but I've also never used photoshop for my pictures either.

8 Jul 16

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Do Good Things and Good Things Will Happen

paigea @paigea (36317) • Canada 1 Jul 16

I think I got that quote right from the TV show, 'My Name Is Earl." When I was in Canmore, Alberta on vacation some weeks ago I did quite a bit of walking. Maybe because it was spring and the snow hadn't been gone that long,...

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Shannon It's great that you are picking up trash when you are out walking, but sad that it is needed. The reward of almost a free coffee is nice too.

8 Jul 16

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~Have To Get Up At 2am~

Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85288) • Valdosta, Georgia 7 Jul 16

So, the mom asked me to start babysitting today. The little one is here. She cried for the first hour she was here because she's never been watched by anyone except for family before. After that though she's been watching cartoons...

babysitting

tired

early

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Shannon Kids usually adjust quickly to new people, especially if it is a regular thing. I used to have an in-home daycare and the first day was always the worst. Depending on the age, the kids would always be much more fussy than normal. A few would cry at drop off...

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Removal Of Dead Tree

Marlina @marlina (154131) • Canada 7 Jul 16

Within the next 2 weeks, we will have the old ash tree removed from the backyard. It is dead for sure as you can see from the photo included here. At the same time, the tree removal company will be pruning some other trees that...

tree removal

ash tree

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Shannon It may be expensive, but it's a lot easier than doing it yourself. Having them remove everything will be nice too. Enjoy the sunnier yard when they're done.

8 Jul 16

Health Insurance or Savings Account

Sky @skysnap (20153) 7 Jul 16

Here in my country we don't have forced health insurance. The place where I work, doesn't have the health insurance for the employees either. So we are left with doing that on our own or we have to put some money into the savings...

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Shannon I like the health insurance, but with a family of 5 medical expenses can add up quickly if something happens. Both have their benefits and if I could afford both I would probably do that.

8 Jul 16

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One More Baby Quilt

Betty Belekis @BettyB (4117) • Summerville, South Carolina 29 Jun 16

I like to sew, but the time and mood doesn’t come over me as often as it used to. I needed to make a couple of simple baby quilts to take to Minnesota in August. In the mood to sew and not wanting to wait until the last...

quilts

sewing

babies

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Shannon For the quilts you make in advance, you could always make them gender neutral, then it wouldn't matter if they had a girl or a boy. I need to spend more time sewing too. I've had a quilt started for a few months that I still haven't finished.

1 Jul 16

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Frustrated with Mylot. HELP!!!

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21852) • Canada 28 Jun 16

My son was home over the weekend. I asked for help with my computer, a Mac. I get to play on myLot for about 10 minutes and then that twirling rainbow that tells me the computer is busy shows up...and I have to wait, sometimes I...

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Shannon I don't have a mac, but I have noticed that sometimes this site is a lot slower than other websites. This is only site that I struggle with being so slow. I can't even have another window open most of the time because it slows it down so much.

1 Jul 16

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Things Change As We Age.

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 29 Jun 16

Things change as we age, do they not? 'Getting lucky' means a parking spot, If we call you pet names We're not playing games, It just means that your name we forgot. And ladies, perhaps you don't know That...

limericks by jabo

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Shannon Thanks for the laugh and I love the photo. What a beautiful spot to have visited.

1 Jul 16

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Who doesn't like a sale?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (339930) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jun 16

Some of my friends here will be familiar with Hercules, our pet sheep. We've had dogs and cats in the past but for the moment a sheep is a good substitute. We've had a flock of 5 or 6 in the past but at the moment it's just Herc....

hercules

pet sheep

pets

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Shannon I hope he lives a few more years for you. It's always hard when pets start getting old. I hope he enjoys all those pellets you bought for him, even if you have to continue to give him bread to get him to eat them.

1 Jul 16

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It is better to have light floors.

marguicha @marguicha (222997) • Chile 30 Jun 16

Tonight, as I was taking my laptop from the dining room where I use it during the day to my room, I saw with one eye a black (or was it brown?) mass moving. My eyes focused on the light floating floor, my left leg went up and my...

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Shannon My floors currently are a light color, but I'd love to change them. I don't know what color I would go with, but I also hadn't thought about the ability to see spiders on my floor. Thankfully all the spiders around here are not dangerous, at least I don't...

1 Jul 16

Photos

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 29 Jun 16

I think I have finally found the reason my photos were coming up sideways and upside down. My MS Photo Viewer had somehow not been my primary photo viewer, I found this out when I was checking my programs. I have now put in...

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Shannon It's a pain when things don't work the way we want them too, but at least you got it figured out. I sometimes take pictures on my phone and email them to myself so I can use them on the computer too. The hardest part for me was figuring out how to shrink the...

1 Jul 16

Giving Away Things

Marlina @marlina (154131) • Canada 1 Jul 16

My sister is visiting and at the same time, she is helping me to downsize a bit. It is a lot easier to do those things with another person as we talk at the same time and time flies. When doing those sorts of things alone, I...

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Shannon We did that last summer when we were thinking of moving. It was hard, but it also felt good to get rid of some of the stuff we never use.

1 Jul 16

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Need to Get Out of a Slump

paigea @paigea (36317) • Canada 21 Jun 16

I was going to title this In a Slump, but decided what I really want is a plan to get out of this slump. I really don't care about anything these days and therefore; my house is dusty and untidy, I have neglected contact with...

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Shannon Getting out of a slump is hard, but starting small helps. I hate housework, so when I'm in a slump it's the first thing to go. Thankfully I have kids around with chores so the house doesn't get terrible looking, but it's still noticeable when I hit a slump. I...

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Deep Dark Forest of Our Very Own

DianneN @DianneN (247186) • United States 30 Jun 16

The trees have filled in with their dark green foliage of summer in the woods behind my backyard. I won't go in alone, but go I do. There is a magnificent waterfall with rushing water, my favorite. There are hiking trails where...

forest in backyard

consevation trust

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Shannon It sounds, and looks, like a lovely area to have behind you. It's great that the area can't be built on too so people still have an area to go and enjoy nature.

1 Jul 16

Do you consider the San Francisco Bay Area to be pretty?

The Horse @TheHorse (218822) • Walnut Creek, California 23 Jun 16

When most people think of the San Francisco Bay Area, I think they have an image of a beautiful, hilly city, towering redwood trees, and the Golden Gate Bridge. But I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Much of the Bay Area...

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Shannon I'm a little surprised it's not all pretty, but then I'm not too. I've never been there so all I know is what I've seen in advertising and on TV. I know those things aren't representative, so I know not to expect the area to look like those things, but it's...

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