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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 02-08-2007 at 01:44:

So your Canadian, I love Canadians, so friendly in general(well all the ones I have met so far)

My Husband wants to go to Canada and France for the scenery and my parent went there a few years back and just raved about Canada...

I have seen snow only once in my life!(that was not on TV, Christmas is spent at the beach, or playing cricket.)

I want to see more again some time. Well maybe one day...

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Posted by clouddancer on 02-08-2007 at 03:10:

I visited Singapore in 1994 for two weeks at Christmas time.
I really enjoyed my stay but I have a nice memory of being on the beach on Christmas Day and building a snowman instead of a sandcastle. The snowman was only one to two feet tall with sea shells for eyes and buttons and twigs for arms.

Snow is fun. It is the extreme cold I really hate. As a teacher the extreme cold is a stess during the day because the students get to stay indoors and it means extra supervision for us. We don't get that 15-20 mins. of down time for a relaxing coffee or tea.

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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 02-08-2007 at 04:14:

A sandman way to go!

I always built my own cities out of sand, I had forts, walls and streets with houses...

I live in a very temperate climate, we really don't get extreme cold.

It will drop below Zero only for a few weeks over night, right now it is unusally warm today...better get back to packing I suppose!

You do need down time at work, so I can see why that would irritate you!

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 02-08-2007 at 15:56:

Son finished two weeks of climbing camp. Apparently all the investment of this winter was worth it. He's no longer the slowest kid on the hikes, he climbed to the top of the bouldering wall (12 feet) and used the boulder swing several times (hang in middle of nowhere), use the ascender (rope with toe loop) up to the top (30 ft) and climbed the wall all the way to the top (30 ft)! Last year he barely made 5 ft!

Yes!!!!! (And very glad we went for the second week; that's when his confidence and self-challenging kicked in.)

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Posted by meridianday on 05-08-2007 at 20:55:

I have just spent a week away in near Weymouth, on the south coast of England. Lovely weather (slightly sunburnt, I guess factor 20 wasn't quite enough for me), lots of beach time and great scenery. I'm back for 3 days at work (just stretching my holiday out over the school holidays, my husband is still there with daughter at the moment) and then I'm off back there again, until Sunday when we drag the caravan back. And then a week and a half later, we go on holiday again! Hourglass

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Posted by Metaliant on 05-08-2007 at 21:16:

It is rumoured that we have seen the last of the rain in August and it's going to be a scorcher this month.

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 27-08-2007 at 19:04:

Back! And I see 1543 new posts, eeps! I'll be a while catching up!

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Posted by clouddancer on 27-08-2007 at 20:05:

I guess you wont get to all those is one day Cricket. laugh3

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 27-08-2007 at 21:33:

Down to maybe 15 threads. But I've skipped an awful lot.

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Posted by clouddancer on 27-08-2007 at 21:39:

I have been forgetting we have been pretty busy keeping about 10 threads alive for the last few weeks. (or I should say the others have. I just throw out a few suggestions once in a while. hehe.)

Two IF's and lots of Condor, Eagle and Swanie pictures. A lot of reading but more fun looking at the picccies.

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 27-08-2007 at 21:56:

And, done! Four hours, I think. Now to see if the KD is salvageable. With any luck I'll be able to avoid this place for another week and get some visible stuff done, so hubby doesn't get suspicious.

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Posted by Firebird on 28-08-2007 at 10:31:

Only problem with going for a week is you will come back to loads more!

Could always say you are erm researching or something?

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 28-08-2007 at 15:28:

Week? I was out for over two!

And, I'm mostly caught up on all the boards and such. Bills? I've got another few days before the first one bounces.

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Posted by Metaliant on 28-08-2007 at 17:41:

Well this isn't exactly joy but this month my borhter was 40 and I made only a tiny bit fun of him but unfortuantely I am slowly catching up as I was 35 last Wednesday.

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Posted by amyltrer on 28-08-2007 at 18:15:

Bought 4 pairs of shoe today! And the 70% discount really made me happy! Luvu3 shoppings

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Posted by Firebird on 28-08-2007 at 18:27:

Belated Happy Birthday Metaliant Animeparty

Birthday1

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Posted by CricketBeautiful on 28-08-2007 at 20:00:

Hipo Birdies, Metaliant.

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In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

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Posted by Madilayn on 29-08-2007 at 06:06:

Shared Joy: $2000 per annum payrise & is now decided that Ste will be moving to Australia - hopefully during 2008.

Yes - we have both decided our future is together. Heart

And the silly boy keeps asking what makes me love him!!!!!

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Posted by Firebird on 29-08-2007 at 11:45:

Congratulations Maddy!

I know you will both be happy together Smile

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Posted by Ebonyswanne on 29-08-2007 at 12:04:

Congratulations Maddy! Were is he from???

Happy Birthday Meta! Birthday1

Amy I love to hear about GREAT bargins...my DH doesn't believe me any more about getting it on sale...so now I say I paid full price...

Well I am just having a good day!

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