sparling

@sparling (178)

Canada • Age 44

Joined myLot 18 years ago

Nothing makes me prouder than being a mom...and a good one too!

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do you take pride in your lawn and yard?

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 24 Apr 07

What is the first thing people see when they come to your home? Your lawn and yard of course!! Your lawn and yard are a reflection of yourself and your image. Many people will judge you based upon the appearance of your...

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sparling I can see how the appearence of your property reflects on the person you are. but as you know, living in a neighboorhood thats full of kids running around its very hard to even keep the grass growing. i have no grass because of the traffic that the kids...

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do you swear ( use profanity )?

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 13 Apr 07

My mom always said to swear is a sign of a lack of intelligence. I still to this day rarely even swear in front of my mom. I do however if I'm with friends let the occasional swear word slip by and I won't call it peer pressure...

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sparling I rarely swear...even with just freinds. I've been known to be too sweet, but i think it makes me more of a lady. You know this about me anyway. And johns not gonna swear eh? haha, watch your mouth. cuz lets be honest here you sure do know how to swear,...

14 Apr 07

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do you have any fair weather friends?

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 12 Apr 07

First of all in case anyone is not familiar with what a fair weather friend is the type that is always there when times are good but forgets about you when times get difficult or problems crop up. I have such a friend. We have...

are you a fairweather friend or do you have one

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sparling I can so relate, i have a couple of those. As you know sarah and i have been freinds for years, about 13 to be exact. There are times that i feel like her other freinds are more important because they dont have the responsibilities that i do, and like the 2 of...

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My 3 year old Fire Starter!

rainbow @rainbow (6761) 11 Apr 07

Hope you all had a super Easter - sorry not been around but I'll catch up as soon as I can! A few weeks ago my 3 year old turned the oven on with a toy in. Last week somehow the breadknife was in there luckily on foil - so it...

crazy kids

specail needs

worried

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sparling oh my...you must be wxhauseted by now. doesnt it sem like they go through spells of badness and trouble lol. mine do, and they are the best of freinds when they misbehave. i hope your easter was good ours was, but quiet, thats the way i like it. i dont really...

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do you wear slippers?

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 10 Apr 07

OK I think I have finally had to face facts this weekend I'm getting old. Yep I'm not sure when it happened really. I thought I was cool I dress in style .I wear a current hairstyle my nieces think I'm way cool.So how did I become...

do you wear slippers

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sparling BAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I'VE NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD IN MY LIFE!yep thats grandma and jeannette and pauline should i go on, but you're still cool..just OLD and cool, remember you have cool hair, cool clothes, you're hot stuff, you got an awesome...

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do you enjoy a glass of wine?

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 9 Apr 07

I really enjoy a glass of merlot in the evenings mostly in the summer actually sitting on the deck. I also serve wine with dinner if I have company.I'm not much of a drinker per say my husband may have a beer once in a while but...

drink to your health

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sparling i didnt know you were into wine...hmmmm, i wish i was cuz it makes you look all safisticated. although my freind the other night didnt look to safisticated drinkin it when she could haardly hold the glass. anyway, so what kind is good... i might buy me some...

10 Apr 07

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All things being equal what would you choose today

RobinJ @RobinJ (2501) • Canada 9 Apr 07

Hello every one. I live on my own, it is my choice, there is no significant other, no partner, no bunk buddy, no friend with benefits, no spouse. So my question to you is if you could wave a magic wand and have or have not a...

magic wand

wishfull thinking

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sparling well robin, hmmmmm,i am a single mom, and very happy this way. Im not used to co-parentingand i dont feel i could ever live with someone.there are times when i think it would be nice to have someone to cuddle up with and do things with but right now in my life...

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blaaahhh!!

dfinster @dfinster (3528) • United States 15 Mar 07

Have you ever had days where you just can't get motivated to do anything? I've been having a ot of them lately. Even getting out of bed is starting to feel like a chore. I don't know if it's the weather or just me but I need to...

depression

motivation

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sparling yeah i get at. i've been feeling this way for weeks maybe even months. but today i mucked out my whole kitchen, yippee for me, but lately i wake up with the kids and head right ffor the sofa to lay down instead of getting started on housework. i think it may...

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are you a slave to your stuff? a pack rat? help me

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 7 Apr 07

well folks the reason I'm asking is the answer to both of those questions for me is yes....i love my junk..i keep books i have read I keep magazines i have read and yes I keep cookbooks i have never opened. I have Christmas cards...

do you throw away anything

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sparling hey, its me. im going through something similar right now. I have too much crap, stuff that i even forget that i have til i find it, but even then i still cant dispose of it. I've been trying to get organized for months now but im just so overwhelmed with the...

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Give thanks for your Special Needs Child

rainbow @rainbow (6761) 2 Apr 07

Parents of special children know that each one is a gift worthy of thanks. But on days when there doesn't seem much to be thankful for, or others are suggesting your little angel child must be a burden, or well-meaning charities...

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sparling you've responded two a copuple of my discussions in the past. everytime i read something that you have written about special needs etc.... i want ot hug you, lol. its hard for other people to understand what we go through and its hard to find a freind who...

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Would you let your son have a kitchen set?

sweetgirl_k1 @sweetgirl_k1 (3972) • United States 5 Apr 07

One of my friends has some toys she is going to give me. A kitchen set, a toy grill, and a little basketball goal for kids. When I told my husband that we needed to go pick it up from her house he said our son didn't need a...

kitchen set for children

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sparling absolutly nothing wrong with htis...i have 2 boys who have had play dishes, play food, pretend cleaning kit etc... my boys love to help with housework. its a great way to teach them its ok for a man to be domestic. it will only make them a better husband...

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do you keep a daily planner?

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 1 Apr 07

I have one on my PC and one in my purse i love the one on my PC because it has reminders that's flash an hour before appointments or what every time interval I chose.I need this because I'm a total scatter brain and with so many...

are you forgetful

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sparling funny to come accross this, i lost my calender and im going out of my mind. i looked for a daily planner at a few of our local stores and i havnt found one that i like..im fussy. i cant live like this anymore im going to go out of my mind. so what is this pc...

5 Apr 07

ladies do you paint your toenails and do you wear an ankle bracelet or toe ring?

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 4 Apr 07

I always paint my toenails during sandal season i find it gives such a nice finished look and its kind sexy.. and what a bout feet jewelery do you wear a toe ring or ankle bracelet? I wear both..my hubby bought me a gorgeous...

do you style your feet for summer

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sparling NOW DONT YOU LAUGH AT ME!!!! i love doing my toenails in the summer,it makes my feet look pretty. i dont wear dark stuff thuogh, i dont like to draw attention to them.i also have 2 anklets that i wear, a gold butterfly one and a seashell one. i cant seem to...

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Are 5 year olds too young for a gameboy?

jennysp8 @jennysp8 (855) • United States 3 Apr 07

I was watching a few children my daughters age hanging out before her Karate class. And I noticed that at least two of them (age 5) have those little gameboy handheld systems. While I am not judging their parents...I just can not...

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sparling my kids play a video game called v tech smile. its all educational and you can get games from disney movies. they are not to expensive.$25 most i think, wich is rather inexpensive compared to the other games.the controllers are nice and big and colorful, its...

4 Apr 07

is the second marriage really the best marriage or is your first lol??

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 3 Apr 07

I know personally my second marriage is by far the best..my first was set up to fail..i think i had such high expectations that it was doomed to fail. then he got sick i worked hard to keep us going he got well then i faced a life...

first one the best or was it the second

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sparling i also know you r second was and is the best for you. Its clear to everyone how happy you make each other

4 Apr 07

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how many use liquid fabric softener or softener dryer sheets

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 2 Apr 07

I'm wondering if people find a difference between the liquid softener added to the rinse cycle better than the sheets of softener added in the dryer...and if they are as good as they used to be i know long ago when my mom used to...

whic do you prefer

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sparling hey, i use liquid because..this is gonna be funny. everytime you have passed me hand me downs it always smelled so good and i knew you used fabric softner so i started using it and i also use fleecy sheets for static. My laundry smells so good. whenever my...

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do you read your local daily newspaper

kaperkitty @kaperkitty (1097) • Canada 31 Mar 07

I know I'm a creature of habit, I get up each morning reach for my glasses slip my feet into my slippers head for the mailbox and grab the local paper hit the on button on the coffee machine and wait for my coffee to brew..I love...

do you read your newspaper each day

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sparling you knew i was gonna respond to this. well as you know i use to get the daily paper, but as crazy as it sounds i didnt have time to read it sometimes so i canceled it. I really enjoyed it but it seemed like a waste. someday when the kids are older and i have...

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When the Lights go out

Modestah @Modestah (11179) • United States 31 Mar 07

When you lose the power in your home, and it is evening time - what do you do? do you use flashlights, candles, lanterns? do you play games?We usually light a candle in each room that we will be walking through such as the...

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sparling the power ddoesnt seem to go out as much as it use to. but i remember when we were kids we always played games and we always used flash lights. for some reason my parents thought we wouldnt make it through the night without a radio, one that was so small you...

31 Mar 07

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If you suspected your best friend's parent of having an affair, would you tell?

lalav1 @lalav1 (1052) • United States 31 Mar 07

When I was a teenager I bumped in to my friend's dad at the mall. He was sitting next to a woman talking to her. He said hello and we made small talk. I left and walked further on. My friend's dad came after me and asked me...

married man having affair

parent of friend having an affair

secrets

telling friends secrets that would hurt them

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sparling this is a difficult one. When i was about 17 i suspected my freinds dad was having an afair, i always thought this. Im now 27 and guess what? about a year ago they split after about 30 years of marriage. her mom found out he had been having affairs almost...

31 Mar 07

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