mommaj

@mommaj (23112)

United States • Age 50

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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New adventure--Well Sort Of

Kareng @kareng (61231) • United States 21 Sep 23

As if I am not busy enough, I have decided to get some vendor space in an antique mall. For those that have known me for years here on the site, know I love antiques and have a lot of collectibles. I also used to have vendor...

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mommaj That sounds like a lot of fun as well as work. I wish you the best on your new adventure. If nothing else at least you're hanging out at the mall. I love antiques. I doubt I'd be able to part with them...

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Should churches care about others less fortunate?

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl @1creekgirl (41692) • United States 19 Sep 23

Or only their church members? I won't name the church we've been going to for almost three years, but I believe God will hold us responsible for never spreading the kingdom of God. We don't feed the hungry, we don't visit the...

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mommaj It shouldn't be about churches but about the people. You need to look within yourself and ask if that is what you want to be associated with. You can help people without belonging to a church. You can spread God's word. Whatever group of people you are now...

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And negativity can survive...

vanny @vandana7 (100540) • India 7 Sep 23

This morning I was reading an interview of Shilpa Shetty. She is into Yoga. She is still a pretty woman for age...by Indian standards. What I liked about her? Her statement that if I am talking ill about another person the...

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mommaj I think life is a balance. You can't sit around waiting to embrace life. You should do what you enjoy and if it's important to you you will find a way to embrace the person. I hope you always find love and peace.

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This Time of Year Stresses Me Out

Karen Hellier @Kouponkaren (5503) • United States 17 Sep 23

I have my annual mammogram tomorrow and after being diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2019, this time of year stresses me out. First I have to have the mammogram, then I have the waiting period between the mammogram and when...

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mommaj This is a good reminder for everyone. I had thyroid cancer. Luckily taking my thyroid resolved that. Every 6 mos I have to go to a Dr for that but it's been 8 years. Then in 2021 I had ovarian cancer. That was a painful "cyst" I go every 6 mos for that as...

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Aging Fast

Loretta @noni1959 (10104) • United States 2 Sep 23

Quite a bit has gone on in my life over the last years with an escalation over the last two. I don't talk about some of them but I can tell you my body has aged in the last few months. According to ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, people that...

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mommaj It was interesting seeing this post. I am feeling like I look a lot older recently too. I've been going through a lot in the last couple of years from best friend's death to my own medical issues. The one thing I can say about the stress is you just have to...

11 Sep 23

It smelled... different.

DE @DaddyEvil (137484) • United States 18 Aug 21

I cut into a watermelon a few days ago with great difficulty... I thought my knife was dull, so sharpened it. I still had difficulty cutting the watermelon slices. It was really odd... Pretty walked into the kitchen and asked me...

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mommaj That doesn't even look like watermelon texture. What have you crossbred in your garden?

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Something Amazing happened!

DE @DaddyEvil (137484) • United States 16 Aug 21

vanny finally admitted I'm sweet and innocent right here on myLot! I've been saying it for years but she claims I'm not... but she finally admitted it! So I took the...

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mommaj I would never have believed it! @vandana7 slipped. She surely didn't mean to put both words in the same sentence AND refer to you! Did you hack her computer?

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I am tempted to call Fedex

snowy @snowy22315 (181986) • United States 7 Nov 20

So, I had ordered two tires online and they were supposed to be delivered either yesterday or today. I asked roomie if any delivery yesterday, he said no, and I didn't see anything. Well to make a long story short, I went out...

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mommaj ARE they your tires? Are they new? How do you know they were delivered to you? I would definitely call. Ask them where your tires are. If they say they were delivered ask where and if they were the ones by the road that the trash almost picked up. I wouldn't...

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Our table is done!

The Horse @TheHorse (220116) • Walnut Creek, California 15 Sep 18

As I mentioned in a previous post, our maintenance guy came by the other night asking for my help. He knows that I like to restore wood surfaces, and he had recently acquired a scratched up but nice table for his entry way. I got...

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mommaj I'm glad you and he were able to figure out the language barrier. You finished a beautiful project. Yard sales or garage sales are fun. So many people looking for abandoned treasure. You have a talent for making furniture "restored". You should use it.

15 Sep 18

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Has any child actually seen/heard this lullaby?

The Horse @TheHorse (220116) • Walnut Creek, California 13 Sep 18

A couple of months ago, I posted a lullaby to YouTube that my dad used to sing to me in childhood. One of my preschool kids came in one day, singing it at the top of her lungs (and getting all the words wrong), so I decided to...

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mommaj That was really beautiful. I would have never thought it to be a lullaby by the music or words until the very end.

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When fish falls from the sky

Vivian Sudhir @gofsey (1911) • Madurai, India 1 Sep 18

During the dry season, fish eggs dried and rose with the dust and water vapor into the clouds. There they condensed (really!!!) and became rain. Now, the fish eggs came out of the eggs and became fish. So, when it began to rain,...

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mommaj I thought this was a real experience. LOL I just saw a fish cross the road recently. Now anything is really possible.

5 Sep 18

I have a funny story to tell about my daughter...

DE @DaddyEvil (137484) • United States 4 Sep 18

My daughter only leaves the house voluntarily late at night. (She is agoraphobic... she doesn't like crowds or too much open space.) Pretty jogs after dark... Our city has a curfew for High School Students of 11...

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mommaj I always loved being carded when I was in my mid to late 20s.She should feel proud she looks so young. They were probably hitting on her.

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What's on your lunch menu for this sunny Sunday?

The Horse @TheHorse (220116) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Sep 18

I always keep some kind of meat around the house. Sometimes it's lox. Sometimes it's sliced chicken. Sometimes it's just classic hot dogs from Safeway. I had some baked beans from Trade Joe's that I wanted to try, so I scored...

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mommaj Interesting insight to your humanity. I never took you for "franks and beans". LOL

3 Sep 18

Stranger in a bus stop

Vivian Sudhir @gofsey (1911) • Madurai, India 3 Sep 18

What is your reaction to meeting a stranger in an unknown town? Do you smile or do you look around for a bus to board? It happens every day but even when you want to leave you get the feeling that something interesting will take...

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mommaj I think it depends on the situation and who the stranger might be. This is always a social dilemma.

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Look What I Got to Play With!

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (121659) • Gainesville, Florida 17 Jun 18

Well, I knew it was inevitable! About a week ago I wrote a post about a woman who was killed by an alligator in Florida. Through the various comments and threads on that post, I had mentioned that alligators could be found just...

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mommaj You could have always caged him. Maybe if he grew up with you feeding him and playing with him he would have been nice. Well, then again, one day you could have become his lunch. LOL I thought it was bad here. We got so flooded I actually saw a catfish cross...

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Vegetables....Do You Sneak Them Into Your Recipes??

Sherry Smith @morgoodie (2645) • United States 18 Jun 18

Yesterday as I was having a left-over Sloppy Joe's, I was wondering if others do what I like to do sometimes. I will sneak veggies into things that I am cooking like Sloppy Joe's or even my spaghetti sauce. I have been doing this...

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mommaj I love spinach raw so I actually eat it on sandwiches with lettuce and add it to my salads. Now that it is summer I eat vegetables more often so I don't need to sneak them anymore. LOL

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I am having pancakes for breakfast!

The Horse @TheHorse (220116) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Nov 17

I received a surprise phone call at 10 PM last night! I was wearing my Winnie the Pooh outfit and preparing for bed, having had one of my famous long days. It was my neighbor, the mother of my young friend, asking if I wanted...

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mommaj Reading this I started to giggle. (If you knew me, you would know that is a frequent issue). Are you only wearing a shirt? I am a little concerned about this. LOL Indeed, pancakes are good anytime.

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Update on my "kid who won't speak." And some thoughts on toddler selfishness.

The Horse @TheHorse (220116) • Walnut Creek, California 10 Mar 17

I've talked in previous about a young friend of mine who has "expressive aphasia." He understands English perfectly (no receptive aphasia), and expresses his needs well using grunts, gestures and a bit of sign language. He is 2...

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mommaj After being with kids with so much empathy, you wonder what happens as we get older. It sounds like he will eventually talk, at least more than what he does now. I am impressed that they start working with two year olds now.

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Is The Horse Fading on MyLot?

The Horse @TheHorse (220116) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Mar 17

What has happened to my writing almost daily here? I think I may be fading. I worked with my little buddy who doesn't speak yesterday, but my past post abut his progress garnered little interest. He loves playing my mandolin, and...

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mommaj Are you getting burned out of mylot? I am sorry I missed your post about the little guy. You never know, it may help me. Music is a way to get them to be vocal even if he never talks.

24 Mar 17

What do you find pretty?

The Horse @TheHorse (220116) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Feb 17

There are certain things that make me just sit and look. A child sleeping. Someone giving me that "I love you" look. Pine trees swaying against a blue sky. The inside of a Gothic church. And of course, there are my more obscure...

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mommaj That is beautiful wood. I love the coloring. Most of the things that make me stop and stare are colorful scenes, babies (of course), children in general, look of enthusiasm in someone's eyes, animals, as for obscure, I would have to say architecture of...

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