Conversations - 02/02

[Annette]

SurvivorGracie: hey there
AML6349: Heeey, how are you?
SurvivorGracie: pretty good
SurvivorGracie: I think we've pretty much got the boys stomped
AML6349: Sweet - I tried to keep it going (when I could), but I had to go up to the ER this morning and for some reason, it stopped on my computer while I was gone.
SurvivorGracie: aw .. how come the ER? is everyone okay?
AML6349: Well, Shanley was standing on the toliet, trying to reach out to the sink - and she slipped, fell and wacked her head on the counter on the way down. She had a big ole' goose-egg and cut her head open. We took her up, just in case they needed stitches, but it was such a clean & straight cut that they just used an adhesive glue.
SurvivorGracie: wow .. poor Shanley!
SurvivorGracie: I would have been freaking out big time
AML6349: What was weird was that she cried intitially, then just wanted to play. I was just Uh, you have a big ole cut on your head, why aren't you upset? lol
SurvivorGracie: lol .. kids .. never can figure them out!
SurvivorGracie: and when they're hardly hurt .. they cry like anything
AML6349: Yeah - go figure, eh?
SurvivorGracie: *grin* something like me
AML6349: She's in a great mood tonight, go figure.
AML6349: Err, today.
SurvivorGracie: that's a good thing!
SurvivorGracie: her Mommy likes that more better
AML6349: Oh yeah. We were supposed to go to a Mom group today but it just didn't work out - I only ended up with 4 hours of sleep by the time we got back and settled down.
SurvivorGracie: aw .. I hope you get to take a nap today
SurvivorGracie: for some reason the auto reloader at home wouldn't run with my screen saver on
SurvivorGracie: so I turned it off for the day
SurvivorGracie: lol .. I hope its working at home
SurvivorGracie: but I have it running on my computer here at work today
AML6349: I had 3 screens open right now - they occasionally stop for some reason, I don't know why.
SurvivorGracie: *nods* .. I just press the show URL button and it starts up again
AML6349: Yep, me too.
AML6349: I just check in on it every once in a while, up to 26360 on our gains (at that very second)
SurvivorGracie: yay!
SurvivorGracie: the guys only have like 8000 and some I think
SurvivorGracie: but their losses are over 14,000
SurvivorGracie: I have it running on our gains and their losses
AML6349: I switch back and forth, if I do both my computer freaks out. I had it running on their losses on Don's computer for most of the night, but it won't do it now... maybe it just needs a reboot.
AML6349: Do we have more gains than losses?
SurvivorGracie: we have WAY more gains than losses
SurvivorGracie: right now we have 4905 in losses
AML6349: Niiiice! We *so* got this in the bag as long as we keep doing what we're doing... I wonder if they gave up.
SurvivorGracie: and our gains are at 26613
SurvivorGracie: no idea
AML6349: At one time, they were in the lead - weren't they?
SurvivorGracie: I think most of the guys are scared about having to go back to tc though
SurvivorGracie: yeah .. at the beginning they were .. they had all 6 guys working on it
AML6349: Ya know what I just realized!
SurvivorGracie: what?
AML6349: Today's Groundhog's Day!
SurvivorGracie: OMG .. you're right!
SurvivorGracie: I hadn't even thought of that
AML6349: I wonder if he seen his shadow or not.
SurvivorGracie: lol .. I don't care what he sees .. as long as winter goes away soon
AML6349: I always thought it was mixed up - to me, if I seen my shadow, it would mean that the sun is out so spring is closer... not more winter.
SurvivorGracie: yeah .. I agree!
SurvivorGracie: I think that's why I can never remember which is which for what he sees
AML6349: According to this website - he seen a shadow at 7:31 AM... he hasn't *not* seen his shadow since 1999.
SurvivorGracie: meh .. time for a new groundhog then
AML6349: lol, yes.
SurvivorGracie: here's the other thing that confuses me
SurvivorGracie: if he sees his shadow .. that means 6 more weeks of winter
SurvivorGracie: but if he doesn't
SurvivorGracie: then spring is in 6 weeks
SurvivorGracie: lol .. its the SAME thing
AML6349: Hey, I never thought of that - conspiracy!!
SurvivorGracie: lol .. you know a man had to have thought of THAT
AML6349: Ain't that the truth!
SurvivorGracie: lol .. probably because he couldn't figure out the difference
AML6349: I keep meaning to ask you - what's your middle name?
SurvivorGracie: Ann
AML6349: Grace Ann? Cute.
SurvivorGracie: lol .. yeah
SurvivorGracie: I don't think it really fits too well ... but eh
SurvivorGracie: lol .. the parents didn't ask for my input at the time
AML6349: Were you named after anyone?
SurvivorGracie: nope .. not that I know of anyway
SurvivorGracie: were you?
AML6349: Sort of - my great-grandmother Annetta.
SurvivorGracie: that's a pretty name!
SurvivorGracie: what's your middle name?
AML6349: Marie - like most of the women in my family.
SurvivorGracie: ah ... that's very pretty
SurvivorGracie: it suits you
SurvivorGracie: Annette Marie
SurvivorGracie: yeah .. I like that
SurvivorGracie: how did you come up with Shanley's name? It's unusual
AML6349: Well, I got Shanley from a Baby Names From Around The World book. It was in the Irish section and I liked the meaning of "Hero's Daughter". It was one of the few that Don liked also... I kept comparing it against other names and it always won.
AML6349: Elisabeth is after my favorite Survivor - Elisabeth (Filarski) Hasselbeck.
SurvivorGracie: that is definitely a great meaning for a name!
SurvivorGracie: and Elisabeth too ... I like the spelling of that with an "s" instead of a "z"
AML6349: Between her and a best friend I had in grade school who spelled it the same way, it just sorta stuck with me.
SurvivorGracie:
SurvivorGracie: and when she starts school .. you can be pretty much assured there won't be five or six other "shanley's" with her
AML6349: I'm already picking out names for future kids. Yes, that's one reason I decided not to go with Abigail - which was high on my list too.
SurvivorGracie: lol
SurvivorGracie: I know like 3 Abigails
AML6349: Same.
AML6349: I didn't when I was pregnant but I do now.
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[Annette]

SurvivorGracie: yeah .. seems like it's becoming a pretty common name
SurvivorGracie: in the office where I work .. two of my co-workers both named theirs sons Jackson
AML6349: That's really popular too.
SurvivorGracie: I hadn't heard that one until just recently ...
AML6349: I can think of at least 3 moms with a Jackson baby on my mom message board I go to.
SurvivorGracie: wow .. it is popular!
SurvivorGracie: if I had a baby girl I was thinking of the name Bethan
SurvivorGracie: Bethany*
AML6349: That's cute! How about a boy name?
SurvivorGracie: a boy name would be Colin
SurvivorGracie: I have no idea how popular those names are though
SurvivorGracie: my nephew goes to school with a girl called: Burgundy
AML6349: Wow... that's a unique one.
AML6349: Don and I agreed that if we ever had a little boy, we'd name him Andre (Dre for short) but we can't agree on a middle name. I like Sebastian but Don doesn't.
AML6349: Andre's a popular boy name with his french-canadian background.
AML6349: It's more like Andrew, I think.
AML6349: For girl names, my (current) favorites are Ava, Cadence, Sheridan & Sydney.
SurvivorGracie: ooh .. I like all those
SurvivorGracie: you guys pick great names
SurvivorGracie: brb
AML6349: kk
SurvivorGracie: back
SurvivorGracie: took a quick break with my boss
AML6349: Wb
SurvivorGracie: looks like one fo the guys has been working on their gains
AML6349: I'll switch over to losses for a while.
SurvivorGracie:
SurvivorGracie: both of them will help us!
SurvivorGracie: though .. between you and me
SurvivorGracie: if we had gone back to tc .. I think we had decided on teh right person
AML6349: Kelley?
SurvivorGracie: yeah
AML6349: Yes, it makes sense.
AML6349: I'd hate to vote her out but, unfortunately, everyone else has been more active.
SurvivorGracie: yeah
SurvivorGracie: that's where I was coming from too
SurvivorGracie: she just hasn't been around hardly at all
AML6349: Have you ever seen "The Princess Diaries 2" - I watched it last night before 'the incident'. It was a cute movie.
SurvivorGracie: Yes!
SurvivorGracie: I got it for Christmas
SurvivorGracie: I enjoyed both of those movies
AML6349: The only thing I didn't understand about #2 was what was the point of having her mom have a baby?
SurvivorGracie: I'm not quite sure .. the only thing I could figure was so it could passage of time or something
SurvivorGracie: but it wasn't really necessary to have in the movie
AML6349: Yeah, I just didn't understand that... as if we wouldn't understand that passage of time from her going from high school to graduating college.
SurvivorGracie: yeah ...
SurvivorGracie: it was a hoot to see Julie Andrews mattress surfing
SurvivorGracie: the other thing I didn't think needed to be in there was Raven
AML6349: Yes, it was - apparently she did her own stunt on that.
SurvivorGracie: she added nothing to the movie at all
AML6349: Same with Lily - she annoyed the hell out of me this time. I thought she was cute in the 1st one but she was bitchy & uppity in this one. lol
SurvivorGracie: Yeah
SurvivorGracie: *grin* and I just don't like Raven
AML6349: haha, why's that?
SurvivorGracie: I'm not sure .. she just bugs me
SurvivorGracie: have you watched the Eloise movies ?
AML6349: No.
SurvivorGracie: OMG
SurvivorGracie: you MUST get those
SurvivorGracie: they are SO cute
AML6349: What are they?
SurvivorGracie: I forget the little girls name .. but Julie Andrews plays the nanny
SurvivorGracie: there are two movies
SurvivorGracie: Eloise at the Plaza
SurvivorGracie: and Eloise at Christmastime at the Plaza
SurvivorGracie: it's about a 6-year old girl who lives at the plaza with her nanny
SurvivorGracie: it's adorable as heck
SurvivorGracie: and even though its a kids movie .. lol . I like them
AML6349: I just added Eloise at the Plaza to my NetFlix queue list.
SurvivorGracie: You and Shanley will love it!
SurvivorGracie: the little girl is very good!
AML6349: Cool
SurvivorGracie: I should have a netflix account
SurvivorGracie: I keep looking at that .. but haven't signed up
AML6349: I love NetFlix - it's awesome.
AML6349: It's sent to you from somewhere local - in my case, Lansing Michigan - so I get movies 1 day after they send them out.
SurvivorGracie: how does it work?
AML6349: You put the movies you want in a list - and they have, literally, everything - lol... I've even watched old BBC movies from there. Depending on which plan you get (we get 3 movies at a time), they send you out the 1st ones on your list that are available (i.e. if #2 is unavailable at the moment, they'll skip over it and send you the #3 movie). As soon as they get a movie back (pre-paid shipping, costs you nothing to send it back), they send you the next available one on your list. You can reorganize your list at *any* time and it's instant, I've even done it right before they sent me out a movie.
AML6349: You can have them out as long as you want.
AML6349: I've been able to get brand-new movies on the exact day they're released. If a movie is coming out on Tuesday, and they can send me out a movie on Monday, they'll send out the new movie as long as I wouldn't receive it *before* Tuesday.
SurvivorGracie: wow
SurvivorGracie: I so have to sign up now
AML6349: lol It's very cool.
AML6349: Arrow's losses are in the 16000s
SurvivorGracie: woot!
SurvivorGracie: I'm hope they're prepared for tc!
SurvivorGracie: how are their gains?
AML6349: I'm not sure - I don't want to look and give them one. lol
SurvivorGracie: lol . yeah .. I know what you mean.
SurvivorGracie: though .. it probably won't help them much :-P
AML6349: Ok, I'll look. lol
AML6349: 9468!
SurvivorGracie: lol ...
SurvivorGracie: sucks to be them
SurvivorGracie: our gains is over 28,000
AML6349: Sweeeeet. I wonder what our losses are.
SurvivorGracie: argh
SurvivorGracie: I'll see real quick
AML6349: ?
AML6349: Oh, lol.
AML6349: You had me worried.
SurvivorGracie: 4945
SurvivorGracie: we are rocking
AML6349: Hell yeah!
SurvivorGracie: you totally rocked when you found the website
AML6349:
AML6349: So I guess that means I'm not the next to go home? lol
SurvivorGracie: um no!
SurvivorGracie: not only no
SurvivorGracie: but HELL NO
AML6349: haha
SurvivorGracie: :-D
AML6349: For the first time in the game, *we* might actually have to sit someone out of the next challenge!
SurvivorGracie: whoohoo!
SurvivorGracie: brb
SurvivorGracie: back again
AML6349: Wb again!
SurvivorGracie: the guys will freak when they see the numbers
AML6349: Good.
SurvivorGracie: *evil grin*
SurvivorGracie signed off at 11:44:50 AM.

[Annette]

SurvivorGracie:
AML6349: Hiya
AML6349: What's up?
SurvivorGracie: not much
SurvivorGracie: just looking forward to going home soon!
AML6349: Brb a sec.
AML6349: The Arrow tribe officially has 20,000+ hits on their loss page. That was my goal for this afternoon.
SurvivorGracie: lol .. they have so lost
AML6349: I'm going to finish up the last 90 minutes by working on our Gain page.
SurvivorGracie: woot!
SurvivorGracie: mine is still going
AML6349: I knew I'd feel safe stopping working on the loss page if I could just get it up to 20k.
SurvivorGracie: there's no way they can even begin to catch up
AML6349: Woot!
SurvivorGracie: :-D
SurvivorGracie signed off at 4:39:45 PM.

[Annette]

AML6349: Hey!
JenneUCSC: hello winner!
AML6349: How are you?
JenneUCSC: *giggles behind guy's back*
JenneUCSC: im poopsy today. my life is beating me down. but its a gorgeous day and i did well on my midterm so im as well as a poopsy can be
AML6349: I worked on getting their loss page to 20,000+ - that was my goal today.
JenneUCSC: mission success!
AML6349: Aww, I'm sorry to hear that. I had a very bad night but today was actually pretty decent. Shanley was calm today despite a very bad night and I just got done watching a pretty good movie.
JenneUCSC: terrible twos huh
JenneUCSC: what movie?
AML6349: Sorta. She took a head-drive onto the bathroom counter this morning - ended up with an inch long gash on her forehead and a goose egg to boot. We ended up taking her to the ER to make sure she needed stitches. The doctor kept saying how lucky she was - the cut was so clean & straight that all she needed was some adhesive glue.
AML6349: "Garden State"
JenneUCSC: i have been dying to see that movie. heard such good things
AML6349: I wasn't impressed at first, but liked it by the end.
JenneUCSC: oh my no wonder you had a bad night. poor lil one! she did luck out though. stitches at 2 would be scary
JenneUCSC: i just got stitches for the first time and i was petrified last yr
AML6349: It took 3 of us to hold her down just to get the cut clean - she's a strong lil' bugger.
AML6349: She always has been - she almost rolled over at her 1 week checkup, her pediatrician about had a heart attack.
JenneUCSC: lmao
JenneUCSC: good luck in 13 yrs
JenneUCSC: ...
JenneUCSC: you will need it!
AML6349: She said Good god, what are you feeding this child? She shouldn't do that for another 4 or 5 months! lol
AML6349: I blame it on all the milk I drank when I was pregnant.
JenneUCSC: i was a buff baby too. i never looked like a newborn
JenneUCSC: i came out willful and strong
JenneUCSC: if i am any indication, she will be a handful as a teen but will be a loving daughter after the hormones of puberty settle
AML6349: That's how Shanley was too - she wasn't like a regular newborn. They kept having to take blood to see if her jaundice was getting better and the lady taking the blood said 'Wow, I just got my ass whooped by a 3 day old' lol
JenneUCSC: he he. you are a full time mommy yah?
AML6349: Yes.
JenneUCSC: sounds like that is a good thing!
JenneUCSC: you are very lucky . i really hope i can do that some day
JenneUCSC: but its next to impossible these days
AML6349: We lucked out - we were able to pay off some bills before hand. I worked at Hell Depot until I was 8 months pregnant, so that helped. Plus we had to cut back on luxuries - like we rarely go to the movies or eat out like we used to... but, then again, we rarely find a babysitter either.
JenneUCSC: i have a friend who has a 5 and 3 yr old. and him and his wife have NEVER left their kids with a babysitter or daycare place
AML6349: I don't know if family counts as baby-sitters, that's the only people who have ever watched Shanley. Don's sister or one of our parents.
JenneUCSC: i had a stay at home mommy and i know if really gave me a head start in my life. why i want to be able to do that for my kids. i plan on starting my own business that i can run from the home. that way i can mold my life round my kid's schedules
JenneUCSC: (they left them with family members before too)
AML6349: That's cool - I'll probably be full-time stay-at-home until Shanley and any future kids are in school, then do something part-time.
AML6349: That's what my mom did... got me off to school in the morning, left a few hours, and was back to get me off the bus.
JenneUCSC: you are a young mom too so you have time to pump out plenty more!
JenneUCSC: :-P
AML6349: lol
AML6349: We'll probably have just 1 more.
AML6349: I'd like to start 'working at it' this summer.
JenneUCSC: such hard work too!
AML6349: Shanley was easy, only took 2 months... I feel bad for people who try for years & years.
JenneUCSC: my cousin paid a butt load of $$$ for her twins
AML6349: Did she have to go on drugs?
JenneUCSC: she did that but she ended up doing in vetro
JenneUCSC: (sp?)
AML6349: Ahhh, ok.
AML6349: I always had dreams that I had a little girl, then twin boys... that would be cool, since I want 3 kids and Don only wants 2. I'd get my way.
AML6349: Brb a sec, I need to get my mail.
JenneUCSC: ok
AML6349: Wow, I just got an invitation for a surprise birthday party for my Grandmother, she's going to be 70!
AML6349: I've never been invited to a surprise birthday party before.
AML6349: I'll need to find a super special gift and get someone to watch Shanley that night.
JenneUCSC: lol, i've been to a few. its kinda fun
JenneUCSC: but i would never want one myself
JenneUCSC: i HATE surprises
JenneUCSC: 70 is sooo young!
AML6349: Ditto. I hate surprises.
AML6349: She doesn't seem 70 - she seems like late 50s.
JenneUCSC: my bf's dad is almost 70
AML6349: That's cool. My parents turn(ed) 47 this year.
JenneUCSC: young family! my parents are 55 and 54
JenneUCSC: my mom is exciting to start getting the senior discount this yr
AML6349: Brb, I have company!
JenneUCSC: ok, have fun!

Auto response from AML6349: I'm just busy doing whatever - be back when I can.

JenneUCSC is away at 5:13:43 PM.

[Annette]

ryansurvivor1984: congrats on the ic
ryansurvivor1984: i don't know how you did it
AML6349: Thanks - Good try to you also!
ryansurvivor1984: yeah right
AML6349: Well, it helped that I was up all night long.
AML6349: ?
AML6349: I was being serious, not sarcastic.
ryansurvivor1984: well thank you then
ryansurvivor1984: just compared to you guys our attempt was a joke
AML6349: My daughter got hurt last night, and I ended up in the ER - I didn't get to sleep until 5 AM this morning, so I had time to kill.
AML6349: Are you feeling safe?
ryansurvivor1984: i don't know
ryansurvivor1984: the team tends to be all over the place
AML6349: Oh, I see.

[Annette]

AML6349: Hey
kelbelle1973: hey :-)
kelbelle1973: how are you?
AML6349: Not bad, you?
kelbelle1973: I'm good
kelbelle1973: what's new?
AML6349: We rocked that challenge!
kelbelle1973: I know! I am so proud of us
AML6349: Me too!!
kelbelle1973: I had never even heard of a reloader program
kelbelle1973: that saved us I think
kelbelle1973: lol
AML6349: Oh yeah - I had 3-4 windows running all night long.
kelbelle1973: me too
kelbelle1973: and now we are up one :-)
AML6349: Oh yeah! We actually have to sit someone out of the next challenge, the first time we've had to do that.
kelbelle1973: have you seen Ellie lately?
AML6349: Her & I chatted last night.
kelbelle1973: oh good...I must be missing her online
AML6349: Hopefully she gets online tonight.

[Annette]

AML6349: Hey Hey
Zienna: Hey girlie
AML6349: How are you?
Zienna: Peachy, thanks!
AML6349: We rocked that challenge!
Zienna: Seriously!
AML6349: Have you talked to any of the guys?
Zienna: Not really. Have you?
AML6349: Ryan said Good Job and when I came back with Good try to you also, he's like 'Yeah right' as if I was BSing him.
Zienna: Odd :/
AML6349: It kind of annoyed me - I wouldn't be a prick about our win.
Zienna: Me neither, but Ryan kinda.. I dunno.. rubs me the wrong way?
AML6349: Him and I got off great on the first day - but he seems different since then.
Zienna: Yeah, same here.
Zienna: Like we;re the enemy now?
AML6349: I know - it's annoying. I don't treat them like that.
Zienna: Right, and you don't want to be treated like that!
AML6349: Ditto. Altho it does boost my 'women stick together' morale.
Zienna: Certainly!
Zienna: Bring on merge, we'll trample those boys.
AML6349: Damn straight.
Zienna: ::hugs:: DAMN STRAIGHT
AML6349: *hugz*

[Annette]

AML6349: Heya
LucasHorowitz: bonjourno!
AML6349: How are you?
LucasHorowitz: bummed?
AML6349: I'm sorry. At least you're not pissy about it to me... I think you guys gave a good try.
AML6349: Ryan was kinda pissy to me.
LucasHorowitz: was someone pissy to you?
AML6349: Wow, we're on the same brainwave. lol
LucasHorowitz: I'm psychic lol
AML6349: He messaged me and say Good Job, and I said Good Try to you, and he's like Yeah right. I was thinking Wtf, I was being polite *and* honest.
LucasHorowitz: oy vey
LucasHorowitz: he's just mad. he gave it his all
LucasHorowitz: and others didn't
AML6349: You're the only guy who even bothers to message me, didja know?
LucasHorowitz: please tell me you're joking
AML6349: Not 100% but 85% of the conversations I have with your team are started by me.
AML6349: It makes me sad too.
AML6349: I'm all about making this game fun for *everyone* and keeping the best people around, male or female.
LucasHorowitz: I talk to everyone as often as I can even if I don't want to
LucasHorowitz: I'm honestly shocked
AML6349: I hope you're feeling safe at this next TC?
LucasHorowitz: I think so
AML6349: Good - cuz I'd be very sad to see you leave.
LucasHorowitz: (all the same to you I wanna win the next one to be 100%)

[Annette]

AML6349: Heya
SurvivorGracie: heya
SurvivorGracie: how are you tonight?
AML6349: Happy!!
SurvivorGracie: Heck yes!
SurvivorGracie: unbelievable how bad they did
SurvivorGracie: they couldn't have had anyone working on it all day
AML6349: Have you talked to any of the guys?
SurvivorGracie: I talked to Kyle a little bit
SurvivorGracie: he doesn't sound too pleased with the guys
SurvivorGracie: have you talked to any of them?
AML6349: Ryan said Good Job and when I came back with Good try to you also, he's like 'Yeah right' as if I was BSing him.
SurvivorGracie: .. I don't like him very much
AML6349: Really? Him and I got off great on the first day - but he seems different since then.
SurvivorGracie: same here .. I got on fine with him at the beginning .. but now ...
SurvivorGracie: he's told a bunch of people all he wants to do is vote out girls
AML6349: It seems like a common feel amongst all of us.
SurvivorGracie: yeah ... I wouldn't mind too much if he got voted out
AML6349: Which makes me want to stick together and get rid of all of them!!
SurvivorGracie: definitely!
SurvivorGracie: evidently Ryan and Rami are the most vocal about voting us all out
AML6349: At this point, the *only* one I would feel bad about voting out is Kyle because he treats me with respect.
SurvivorGracie: I like Kyle.
AML6349: Me too. He's a nice guy and the only one that bothers to IM me and have a decent conversation.
SurvivorGracie: Lucas is fun to talk with, Steve is around a lot and Taylor is okay
AML6349: I wish the guys would initiate more conversations - it seems like 85% of the conversations we have are from *me* messaging one of *them*.
SurvivorGracie: lol .. same here ... Kyle is the only one who really starts conversations with me.
AML6349: Same.
AML6349: I'm surprised Ryan even messaged me - but it seemed like he just wanted to start something.
AML6349: As if I had the time and/or interest to have a virtual fight.
SurvivorGracie: LOL
SurvivorGracie: he hasn't talked to me in days
SurvivorGracie: I just ignore him
SurvivorGracie: and I have no interest in talking to Rami ... since he was so tight with Mitch
AML6349: I think we've deflated their egos with beating them so much.
AML6349: They're hiding in the corner & licking their wounds.
SurvivorGracie: and what's funny .. is we're only one up on them now
AML6349: Yep.
AML6349: In my confessionals, I'm referring to the guys as Team T&B (twig & berries) - lol
SurvivorGracie: LOL
SurvivorGracie: that's hilarous
SurvivorGracie: Karen and Rob must be dying laughing
SurvivorGracie: do you think Ryan has tried making any alliances with girls?
SurvivorGracie: I just happened to wonder that ...
AML6349: I doubt it - I know that you, Jamie and I all seem to have the same opinion.
SurvivorGracie: I think Jenne does too
SurvivorGracie: I don't know about Ellie and Kelley
AML6349: Yeah, I don't know.
SurvivorGracie: do you talk to them much?
SurvivorGracie: Ellie and Kelley?
SurvivorGracie: I sort feel out of it with them some
AML6349: Yes and no - I do when I see them, which isn't that often.
SurvivorGracie: yeah .. same here
AML6349: Are you watching the State of the Union address?
SurvivorGracie: <sigh> No .. I refuse to listen to Bush butcher the english language
SurvivorGracie: that .. .and hear how he's taking Social Security away from us
AML6349: *glad to be in Canada by 2007*
SurvivorGracie: lol .. you could have a lot of company
SurvivorGracie: he's going to bankrupt social security
AML6349: I'm actually kinda pissed that people want to leave the US - cuz I've been wanting this for years, pre-Bush, and all the new people are making the wait longer for me! lol
SurvivorGracie: aw ... how come you're moving to Canada?
AML6349: My husband is from there, he was born & raised there and moved to the US with his family when he was 15. We've already started step 1 (which is getting the proof that Shanley is a canadian citizen) and once we get that (hopefully in March), he's going to apply for me to get permanent residency. My goal is to be there by October of this year.
SurvivorGracie: cool!
SurvivorGracie: Where in Canada are you going?
AML6349: Somewhere in Ontario, wherever Don can get a job.
AML6349: We have a bank account with a little over $10k so far for a down payment on a house.
SurvivorGracie: woo!
SurvivorGracie: good for you!
AML6349: Want to see a house that, if I could buy a house right now, I'd snap up in a heart beat?
SurvivorGracie: yes!
AML6349: www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&%20SearchURL=%3fMode%3d0%26Page%3d1%26vs%3d1%26rlt%3d%3Cbr%20/%3E%26cp%3d%26pt%3d0%26mp%3d100000-150000-0%26mrt%3d-1-0-0%26Beds%3d3-0%26Baths%3d2-%200%26f%3d2%26ft%3dall%26o%3dA%26of%3d1%26ps%3d50%26%3Cbr%20/%3E%20ptgid%3d1%26aid%3d6245%26MapURL%3d%253fAreaID%253d%3Cbr%20/%3E1053%2526amp%253bSearchParam%253d&Mode=0&PropertyID=3198716
AML6349: I've always wanted an older brick home, with hardwood floors, and a big porch that I could put a swing on. Plus that's $125,000 Canadian - which is about $105,000 American.
AML6349: It's got a big ass attic that just screams Shanley's Playroom!
SurvivorGracie: that's a gorgeous house!
AML6349: I'd definitely repaint it tho... the baby blue & scarlet red is kinda scary.
SurvivorGracie: LOL
AML6349: I said to Don "Would you feel 'less manly' living on Princess Avenue?!" lol
SurvivorGracie: lmao
SurvivorGracie: what did he say to that?
AML6349: He just laughed and said No.
SurvivorGracie: good for him!
AML6349: It *is* a funny street name tho.
SurvivorGracie: here in town .. we have a little subdivision .. the names of the streets are queen, prince, king, duchess, duke, princess
AML6349: Cute. There's a subdivision nearby with 'Robin Hood' names... Nottingham, Sherwood, etc.
SurvivorGracie: lol .. that's cute!
AML6349: Do you know what a 'dressing room' is? That house has one and I have no clue what those are.
SurvivorGracie: it's like a little room off the side of your bedroom ... a HUGE walk-in closet usually
SurvivorGracie: and your dresser and stuff is there ...
SurvivorGracie: mainly a room to "dress" in
AML6349: Ohh, I see... cool.
SurvivorGracie: when I lived at home .. my dad built a dressing room onto my bedroom for me
SurvivorGracie: it was really coool
AML6349: That's cool, I've never heard of those.
SurvivorGracie: you'd love it!
SurvivorGracie: *grin* it's a chick room
SurvivorGracie: brb
SurvivorGracie is away at 9:31:32 PM.
AML6349: I'm going to get going for a little bit - if I don't see you again tonight, sweet dreams and I'll see you tomorrow.

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