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What a fun full weekend.
I am dying to see Wicked. I missed it last summer when it was in Tulsa, but it is coming back in Nov and I have already promised the girls we will go see it!
I can't wait for Eclipse. I already have a girls night planned for the 1st. I am not fighting all the teenage girls on the 30th!
Just caught back up with your PTR trivia! Congrats to Dylan on sleeping in his big boy bed! with choosing a name for baby boy #2. I really do like Anderson.
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I can't wait for Eclipse. I already have a girls night planned for the 1st. I am not fighting all the teenage girls on the 30th!
me too!! we have a girls night planned but I cannot see me fighting the youngins to go see that movie LOL I cannot wait to see it though...ahhh the suspense!
The force the be have spoken and decided the name (the forces that be would be the all powerful Disney)
My brother calls me Sister too. but I never knew why. (we are 18years apart) now I get it. Thanks for the info.
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My youngest used to love Bernstien Bears and since she was little she called her older sister "sister", even now she is 9 and while she does recognize that her sister does have a name, she still calls her sister, scary is that is starts to wear on you, just this morning I found myself saying before I left for work, ok make sure that sister does you hair because it is hot
Thanks on all the comments about the name! Now it's just convincing myself and DH! I think it's his least favorite of the 3 - because it's the only one I picked.
45 days to go: Production began on the film The Black Cauldron.
I cannot believe we're only a month and half away!!! It seems so close now!
I went to Target yesterday and picked up a dew travel items - new toothbrush for Mike (Dylan decided he had to have the one I had for Mike already), travel hair spray, more sunscreen. I also picked up Spud Lightyear and the Buzz & Woody hotwheels for Dylan - to save for his birthday. Now I think we'll get him some parts for the potato head at Disney and give them to him for Christmas.
And in World Cup life: GO USA!!! (Come on guys - score already!)
What better way to pass the time then to shop? You're almost there...not too much longer!
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me too!! we have a girls night planned but I cannot see me fighting the youngins to go see that movie LOL I cannot wait to see it though...ahhh the suspense!
That's the worst part about seeing these movies in the theater. When we went to see New Moon I could have strangled the girls next to me...every time Edward would make an appearance they would break out in uncontrollable giggles and whisper about how good looking he was. To be a teenager again!
I love having to make Target trips for buying stuff for vacay...it makes it seem like the trip is right around the corner which it is for you guys!! So is Eric's birthday which reminds me i gotta save for that one LOL
BTW I saw some awesome Toy STory stuff at Target yesterday..I almost bought some for my nephew!
I love having to make Target trips for buying stuff for vacay...it makes it seem like the trip is right around the corner which it is for you guys!! So is Eric's birthday which reminds me i gotta save for that one LOL
BTW I saw some awesome Toy STory stuff at Target yesterday..I almost bought some for my nephew!
Target so gets me in $$ trouble though! I went to buy 2 cans of whipped cream (as I forgot it at the grocery store Monday night and Dylan's daycare had an ice cream social this morning and needed it) and I ended up spending like $90! How does that happen?!
My mom also got Dylan the TS sheets that are on sale this week - we found those by the toys - most places around here have been out of them, even if they aren't on sale.
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Target so gets me in $$ trouble though! I went to buy 2 cans of whipped cream. I ended up spending like $90! How does that happen?!
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There and the dollar store. go in for brown lunch bags and when you check out the bags pulled friends in too.
I found one trick to leaving with just what I need (not want) I leave all the CC at home and bring only X$. works every time. who wants to be the person that has to put things back.
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Target so gets me in $$ trouble though! I went to buy 2 cans of whipped cream (as I forgot it at the grocery store Monday night and Dylan's daycare had an ice cream social this morning and needed it) and I ended up spending like $90! How does that happen?!
HaHa, I have the same problem. I go in with the sole purpose of picking up one thing that I need and then find myself carrying bags out of the store. I swear that is something in the air in Target that just makes you buy things!!
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