janicebrown

@janicebrown (44)

Canada • Age 64

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Are you a cookie monster?

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 10 Mar 08

I am the World's worst cookie maker. I am useless, whenever I try to make the blooming things then something goes wrong. I follow the recipes to the letter, and they don't work. I make it up as a I go along, and it doesn't work....

cookie monster

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janicebrown Whew, thanks for putting this forward. I too, I follow the directions to the TEE. I always feel like a heel, especially when I am there with my granddaughter trying to create cookies. Once again thanks for putting the question forward. Now I have new...

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I just wish someone could hold me

missbdoll @missbdoll (1165) • Australia 6 Mar 08

Thank you to all my MyLot freinds. As a lot of you know I've had a really bad time for the last couple of weeks, not to mention the loss of my partner last September.I think all the time about what he would have wnted. I cann't...

alone

support

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janicebrown Missdoll, unfortunately I do know exactly where you are coming from. I had lost my first lover/girlfriend 9 months after we got together. We had just gotten a place together 1 month before her death. She was hit by a vehicle and died immediately. The first...

6 Mar 08

Are you a quitter?

CanadaGal @CanadaGal (4304) • Canada 5 Mar 08

Well, are you? Are you a quitter? Is there anything you have quit that has made you a better person? Do you wish you never quit something? What are your stories? What, if anything, are you going to do to change things? I am a...

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janicebrown Yes, I was a quitter once upon a time. I am an alcoholic. I was sober for 5 year and 11 months without one drop of alcohol. Unfortunately I found some reasons or another to pick up that first drink. Trust me it did not take long to end up on the bottom. Not...

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What according to you is the best feature of this site?

kalav56 @kalav56 (11464) • India 4 Mar 08

To me, discussing and responding to people all over the world is a unique experience. We do something that we like and get paid inthe process too.This is indeed a wonderful extra bonus.I used to participate in Yahoo answers and...

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janicebrown Being new on this site, I like the fact that I can write about, basically anything I want. And I am able to receive a few responses to whatever it is that I am looking for or asking for. It's just like being able to speak to a friend or ask for advice over the...

4 Mar 08

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Do you collect things?

catjane @catjane (1036) • United States 4 Mar 08

My husband collects Beatles memorabilia and I collect miniature lighthouses. Does anyone here have somethng they enjoy collecting?

collections

memorabilia

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janicebrown Being that I live on an Island. We are surrounded by beautiful rocks, gems, agates and just plain cool rocks. My Granddaughter, myself and my Sister's Granddaughter are always out on the beaches collecting rocks or cool pieces of drift wood to creat things.

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What TV shows and movies are your kids addicted to right now?

cokyjazz @cokyjazz (429) • Australia 2 Mar 08

My boys love the Simpsons series but the movie was a flop so they only watched that once or twice. They also like Avatar.Movies that get played over and over is Transformers. My daughter watches Hi-5 over and over!She also likes...

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janicebrown Right now, I spend alot of time with my Granddaughter. She will be turning 6 on the 19th of this month. Her favorite shows are Hannah Montana, Cody & Zach the Suite Life, Life with Dereck, Cody in the Whitehouse and apparently in the evenings they watch CSI...

3 Mar 08

Do you practice your children to do household works?

Mamagee @Mamagee (392) • Malaysia 3 Mar 08

As a mother, we want the best for our children. Besides studying at school, they should study the basic thing at home during their free time such as household works. They need to know how to cook and tidying their own bedroom.

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janicebrown Most definately. I used to time my younger brother and sisters on who can do their chore the fastest. I will do the dishes and cleaning with my granddaughter. My Mom would let us help with the dishes as soon, or if not before we can reach the sink. It did not...

3 Mar 08

Do You Remember Your Very First Day At School?

gandatwo @gandatwo (602) • Australia 27 Feb 08

First day school is always a big deal,for me it was not so. In my day the Goverment supplied all Primary schools with free milk.My new class room faced the front entrance of the school where these milk crates were stacked,ready...

first

school

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janicebrown Oh yes, I definately remember my first day at school. I remember when they first rang that hand bell. We all had to line up in single file and then go into the class room. There was this girl Donna, who was the last in line. When she entered the building she...

28 Feb 08

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Are Women EVIL??

dramaqn @dramaqn (1990) • United States 14 Feb 08

My friend sent me this and I found it to be hilarious. So read it and tell me..Are Women evil...or if you think it is as funny as I think it is. The FBI had an opening for an assassin. After all the background checks,...

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janicebrown That is very soo cute. Thanks for the much needed laught

14 Feb 08

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What do you here when?

IceMagi2 @IceMagi2 (102) • United States 14 Feb 08

When you listen to music what do you here? Do you here the music with the tune of the song, or do you listen to what the artist is saying in the lyrics? I ask because I have just listened to a song that I have listened to a...

music

tone

words

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janicebrown I totally listen to music, words, the beat. I've listened to some songs over and over and over, especially when I am breaking up with someone. But if I am stuck, and cannot get myself to cry and debileratly listen to music that brings me back to a certain...

14 Feb 08

How did you meet the special someone in your life?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 14 Feb 08

Since it is valentines day in North America, I wanted to ask, how did you meet that special someone in your life, and was it love at first sight. I met my boyfriend of 8 years over the internet, we agreed to meet at Concordia...

meeting that special someone

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janicebrown Oh my God, this one brough me back, I was out one night going out dancing sipping a few. Well next thing I know I am waking up in my own bed, then I just felt that omg there is someone behind me, we both awoke at the same time. She said where am I, said you're...

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How do you feel about Valentines Day?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 14 Feb 08

1. Do you like the idea to have a special day to celebrate with your love ones? 2. Do you feel it is just hypocritical, you give your love one something special on valentines day and act all nicey nicey and then treat them like...

the meaning of valentines day

valentines day

valentines day is a money generated day

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janicebrown Hello Winterrose I definately do love the idea of a special day, just to get and receive a card just in the inbetween Christmas and Easter, just because. Oh no, I always try to be nicey, nicey all the time, but it is just fun to have an extra day in to show...

14 Feb 08

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Miley Cyrus not wearing a seatbelt...

jenncardenas @jenncardenas (130) • United States 13 Feb 08

So I just read an article about how Miley and her father weren't wearing a seatbelt in her new movie. The whole fuss was made about how they should be proactive in trying to change the trend of teens not wearing seatbelts and the...

hannah montana

miley cyrus

movies

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janicebrown I know what you are talking about. I watch a little too much T.V., you always see the cops go to check out a lead, the keys are always in the ignition taking off and without there seat belts. The other thing is when they have there man/woman the arresting...

14 Feb 08

How old were you ?

nmhschic2004 @nmhschic2004 (1238) • United States 19 Dec 07

How old were you the first time that you got pregnant? Im 22 and im pregnant with my first child. What age do you think is too young to be a mother?

been pregnant

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janicebrown I got pregant myself at the age of 15 1/2 , I never did have an abortion. I wanted to but I was too young and too scared to even tell my parents that I was pregnant. By time they found out I was to far along to abort. Today I have a beautiful 31 year old son....

13 Feb 08

Turn off lights.

chrislotz @chrislotz (8137) • Canada 13 Feb 08

When you go into a room and do you turn on the light? Do you remember to turn them off when you leave the room? As an adult I do this but when I was a kid I never did it and I used to get into trouble for it. My kids did the same...

electricity

lights

switches

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janicebrown Now that I own my own home. I always turn off my lights. Sometimes people don't even know that I am home because it is so dark in my house. I like it like that. For a four month period my Electric Bill was $ 154.00. I work at a Health Centre, I am always...

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never ask a woman over 30 her age

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 13 Feb 08

there is a feeling here in my canadian culture that you never should ask a woman after the age of 30 her age, it is just plain rude. Last year I was talking some french courses and the teacher asked the students out loud for...

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janicebrown I for one would have definately said my age out loud, I am not ashamed or proud of how old I am (47). I only lie to friends of the family because there are so many of us one year apart, it is done in fun just to bug my 3 younger sisters. I would not tell them...

13 Feb 08

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