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Old April 28th 04, 04:03 AM
CME
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"Lisa" wrote in message
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"lm" wrote in message
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:19:01 -0400, "Lisa" wrote:


He's great with the dog. How's yours by the way? I seem to recall

that
your family got a pup around the same time as we did. We brought

Tinker
Belle home in November. Hmmmm, now that I think about it, maybe that

was
Kim. LOL, she just told me it's time to eat. Not before she gave me a

big
sleepy hug after her nap though! That's was the dog, not Kim.


Yup, that was us. Susie joined us in October I think. We went through
a "do I have to?" phase with walking and feeding her (near-record
snowfall this winter didn't help) but they've gotten into a routine
with caring for her and the cat. We've even got four fish now, but I
must admit they get fed rather sporadically.




Wow,,,,talk about the food chain!





How are the wedding plans coming along? Will it be a big one? When
will it be? Will you post pics?

lm


Wedding plans are coming along nicely (I think), thanks for asking. I

have
been procrastinating the tedious guest list. But, I know that we need to
narrow it down soon. Location is set, colours chosen, some of the dresses
selected, no tuxes yet, flowers selected, waiting for prices, need a

couple
more decisions for the dinner, some transportation logistics to work out,
still have to draft the invitation, make a paper choice, completed the
marriage prep course last weekend, need to decide on readings and music

for
the service..........ok, I gotta stop now.

Wedding plans are kinda like a big "ToDo" list. I take back what I said.

Lisa


Ahhh the memories... I think I'll elope instead of planning another wedding.
Something about spending 10-25k on one day doesn't sit right with me either,
then if you don't invite someone they get their noses out of joint and the
stress of things working out right etc etc... My best advice is just make
sure you have a fabulous Maid of Honour.

Christine


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Old April 28th 04, 04:14 AM
Joelle
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I also made 'em do their own laundry
starting at ten.


Well the laundry situation resolved itself with regard to my daughter. I just
plain didn't get to the laundry as quickly as suited her so she pretty much
does about half the laundry now because she wants her stuff sooner than when I
get to it.

Joelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle
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Old April 28th 04, 04:14 AM
Opal
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"lm" wrote in message
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Just wondering what everyone's kids do, and at what ages. So far my
kids' chores are pretty minimal. Set/clear the table, take out the
trash, clean their rooms, put away the laundry.... It's springtime and
I'm ready to put them to work washing cars and weeding. What else?

lm


My daughter is 8 & she is responsible for keeping her bedroom & playroom
clean (well, neat, at least), setting & clearing the dinner table, picking
up after herself in general, putting her laundry away, making her bed, and
daily feeding & water-bottle refilling for the mice (after all SHE wanted
them as pets!) :-)

Beyond that, she gets allowance paid for helping clean the mice cages,
putting away the dishes (I wash & they air dry), any vacuuming or dusting
she does and any yardwork or snow shovelling she helps me with. All of
these are optional except the dishes.

Kelly


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Old April 28th 04, 04:23 AM
Joelle
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My daughter is 8 & she is responsible for keeping her bedroom & playroom
clean (well, neat, at least), setting & clearing the dinner table, picking
up after herself in general, putting her laundry away, making her bed, and
daily feeding & water-bottle refilling for the mice


OMG. I don't even do all that every day.

JOelle


The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle
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Old April 28th 04, 05:07 AM
Cele
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 03:03:34 GMT, "CME"
wrote:


"Lisa" wrote in message
. ..

"lm" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:19:01 -0400, "Lisa" wrote:


He's great with the dog. How's yours by the way? I seem to recall

that
your family got a pup around the same time as we did. We brought

Tinker
Belle home in November. Hmmmm, now that I think about it, maybe that

was
Kim. LOL, she just told me it's time to eat. Not before she gave me a

big
sleepy hug after her nap though! That's was the dog, not Kim.

Yup, that was us. Susie joined us in October I think. We went through
a "do I have to?" phase with walking and feeding her (near-record
snowfall this winter didn't help) but they've gotten into a routine
with caring for her and the cat. We've even got four fish now, but I
must admit they get fed rather sporadically.




Wow,,,,talk about the food chain!





How are the wedding plans coming along? Will it be a big one? When
will it be? Will you post pics?

lm


Wedding plans are coming along nicely (I think), thanks for asking. I

have
been procrastinating the tedious guest list. But, I know that we need to
narrow it down soon. Location is set, colours chosen, some of the dresses
selected, no tuxes yet, flowers selected, waiting for prices, need a

couple
more decisions for the dinner, some transportation logistics to work out,
still have to draft the invitation, make a paper choice, completed the
marriage prep course last weekend, need to decide on readings and music

for
the service..........ok, I gotta stop now.

Wedding plans are kinda like a big "ToDo" list. I take back what I said.

Lisa


Ahhh the memories... I think I'll elope instead of planning another wedding.


I'm going with staying single, myself. LOL

Something about spending 10-25k on one day doesn't sit right with me either,


It wouldn't worry me a bit, if I had millions.....

then if you don't invite someone they get their noses out of joint and the
stress of things working out right etc etc...


I think nose plasters should be issued at the door.

My best advice is just make
sure you have a fabulous Maid of Honour.


At my wedding, my Maid of Honour caught the bouquet and her boyfriend
caught the garter. Good Catholic girl that she was, she wasn't taking
anything, and she was knocked up two weeks later. By him. Top of her
class in honours history in a University that you need 85% just to be
considered for minimum entry requirements. Gold Medal, Canada Council
Scholoarship, enroled at Carleton for her Masters....but the rabbit
died in November and she dropped out, married the boyfriend and went
to work as a bank teller.

If I *did* ever remarry, I'd be scared to throw flowers. How would I
know I wasn't exposing the guests to Audrey II?

Cele
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Old April 28th 04, 05:37 AM
Joelle
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Well the laundry situation resolved itself with regard to my daughter. I

just
plain didn't get to the laundry as quickly as suited her


Nice going, Joelle! A little passive resistance can be a good thing,
at times, can't it?


If only I was that clever. The truth of the matter is I just don't get the
laundry done in a timely manner ;-)

Joelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle
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Old April 28th 04, 03:06 PM
Tiffany
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"Joelle" wrote in message
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Well the laundry situation resolved itself with regard to my daughter.

I
just
plain didn't get to the laundry as quickly as suited her


Nice going, Joelle! A little passive resistance can be a good thing,
at times, can't it?


If only I was that clever. The truth of the matter is I just don't get

the
laundry done in a timely manner ;-)


My daughter complains too.... I say do it yourself. She isn't doing it
herself but she stopped complaining. lol

My daughter is 13..... here are some of the things she does.
Dishes.... by hand (we don't need no stinkin' machine)
hanging out wash, bringing it in and folding and sorting
cooking
clean the bathroom
vacuum
of course her own room

T


 




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