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I talk to my parents nearly daily, but rarely is it on the phone. Usually it is via email - sometimes 5-6 a day, other days 1 or none. I do see them weekly. But Belle and Pat... I never speak to anymore. Due to their choices. :'(

We have a Versailles here in Ohio, too. Also ver-SALES. We have: Russia, pronounced "ROO-shee"; Bellefontaine, "bell-FOUN-ten", Lebanon, "LEB-nun", and many, many others.

This whole thread has fascinated me. I honestly think servers should earn a livable wage and tipping should be banished. That said, I will tip according to service - and if it's the kitchen that's the problem, it still affects the tip (though not my treatment of the server), because many places...

Truth or Consequences, NM is named after a 1950s game show... Used to be called Radium Springs. Elephant Butte is because the land mass ("Butte" which is a steep hill that is isolated), seen from above, resembles the silhouette of an elephant. ...Yes, I am a NM buff. Parents lived there for...

I had a Keurig that I loved, but I love the new one I got even more - it is a Cuisinart the uses k-cups. I have the refillable ones, and I get the dark roast from IKEA. Cheap AND good. A half dash of salt per cup makes it so smooth. Caramel creamer - just a touch.

Dumping trash in the parking lot, or out a window, or leaving it in a shopping cart. Parking in the middle of the road to talk. There are other people who drive there... Pull off! On the subject of those who let their children push the grocery carts... Rose is allowed to do this, but ONLY if I...

LOL here I go... I sort... (1) Whites/light colors (2) DARKS: Purple, red, orange, brown (3) DARKS: Blue, green, black (4) Jeans (5) towels (6) bedding - if the loads are small enough I will combine (2) and (3). Front-load washer... Powdered detergent, about 1/3 recommended liquid fabric...

...My first rock concert in an arena was Tina Turner, in 1985 or 1986...

SWOT - Rose calls them moving stairs!

Those little white flowers that smell like honey, that grow as weeds in the Southwest... Remind me of my grandparents' duplex. Lavender reminds me of Grandma, fresh sawdust and Lava soap of Grandpa.Motor oil, and Old Lyme, of my Dad. Sharpie Markers of the hospital lab where my Mom worked. The...

- Do you call it a couch, sofa, settee, chesterfield, or Davenport? couch or sofa - Is it dinner or supper in your home? dinner - Is it a refrigerator or fridge? yes - Is it a deepfreeze or a freezer? freezer - Do you wear pants, slacks, or trousers? mostly pants... - Do you wear...

When I was a kid, the restraint in the car was a "belt seat". Along those lines, Rose calls the pain when you eat something too cold "freeze brain". I also said "Ay-bow" for elbow, "mouse turds" for mustard, "ninies" were onions, and "greebies" were green beans. She also used to call...

My mother's parents were supposed to be Grandma and Grandpa, and my father's parents Grandmother and Grandfather. Little Annie refused and called them all Grandma and Grandpa. Bill's parents, when we were speaking, were Grandma "Mary" and Papaw... My parents are Grandma "Suzy" and Grandpa...

I grew up with parents who loved music, so I got exposure to a lot. We also lived in Texas, so Country was HUGE. But some of my favorites were Linda Ronstadt, Juice Newton, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Warren Zevon... and JIMMY BUFFETT! I am a Parrothead through and through. As a teen I got...

LOL - My Mom had one for me, and I used it - with disposables! - when Rose was a baby. SO much easier to reach in and grab. When she got a little bigger, one side had nighttime diapers and the other had daytime pull-ups. :-)

THe only thing I can really think of that was said more than once was "Behave". I'd close the door and mutter, "I'll behave. Maybe not the way you WANT me to..." My Grandma had a GREAT curse... "Oh, GRASSHOPPERS!"

Rose has a balance bike. She HATES it. Would rather ride her tricycle. I'm thinking a real bike with training wheels this summer...

When Rose was very small, I would lie on the futon across the room from her crib while she fell asleep. Usually, though, she fell asleep while nursing, or later, after being rocked for just a few minutes, so that didn't happen much. When she transitioned to a toddler bed, I would sit on the...

Canning... Definitely. I love to make bread by hand from scratch - I hate the bread machine type. Kneading is such a stress-reliever. Cooking from scratch - yes please! So much tastier.

My Mom asked that we help plant some flowers, so that is what we will do! Plus make her and Dad lunch. Today I got to go to Muffins with Mom at Rose's school. It meant a LOT to me, because of course when Pat and Belle were younger, biomom did all that stuff. Never mind that I did the actual...