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MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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donaldtoo said:
The partner that has the SpongeBob guy client just got outta’ his meeting with him about 20 mins. ago...
The partner in the adjacent conference room had to move to the middle conference room because the guy was cursing up such a storm about how awesome he thought the design was...!!!!!!! :joyfull::hilarious::happy:
Another great way to go into a weekend...!!!!! :)

And BTW, here's a shot of the front elevation rendering...!!! :)View attachment 331680
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Modern . . .

Here's more my speed --

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MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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wdwfan4ver said:
Reunions is something I'm not concerned with. I don't expect to be invited anyway. I don't my think class ever got a reunion despite how long ago I graduated. The 2nd thing is I'm very hard to find to contact to me begin with if you are looking for past classmates. I don't do facebook or twitter.

I'm very likely on number 4 in the eyes of my former classmates. I was a honor roll, but a very low profile one. I was not outgoing at all and shouldn't be a shocked. One of my two parents was not the outgoing type personality. I have no regrets on it. I went to high school to learn and do my best as student. I used high school to explore fields such as accounting, drafting, and computer programming.

By the time I was going to be freshman, I knew I was not made to do high sports due to my asthma and coordination problems. I knew I was not made to do stuff like being a debate team because of my speech disabilities. I focused on stuff that I had control over and that was doing my best in school.

I stayed away from wild parties other students had. I was brought up to use good judgment and I did that.
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Seems to me you turned out just fine! What a boring world we'd live in if everyone was more or less the same, with all similar interests, etc.

Luckily, the world is made up of individuals; and in theory, we all support each other's abilities, contributions, etc., for the common good. At least, that's my view of the world.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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SteveBrickNJ said:
My wife went in a few stores. Couldn't find anything. "I don't need anything". She is in New York and Company now....last chance.
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Hope that she sound something last night. If not, (and I'm in the minority opinion here), I still think it would be cool if you could buy that nutcracker she liked, (but thought was too expensive). Something like that is not what a person would generally buy for herself, over the price guilt (or it's thought to be impractical for a few weeks' use each year), but a "gift" from someone else, is in a different category.) That aside, I hope either she or you find a nice present for her by Christmas.

P.S.: Maybe I'm reflecting too much on an impulse buy I did for my mother,many years ago. I was in a seaside Christmas shop up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at the time. I saw these incredible nutcrackers (the real ones, made in Germany with the documentation), and there was one of a British palace guard--with the big furry black hat, red suit, etc.) It was so sharp looking that I immediately bought it for my mother.

Christmas morning, she opened the box and was blown away. It was the most unique gift, and she (and everyone else) loved it. It was then brought out every Christmas until she passed away. I have it now, and I bring it out every Christmas. Yes, it's still special.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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On the point of reunions. I don't think that they are all that important in any life changing way, however, when deciding whether or not to go remember that the "kids" you went to school with are adults now. As such most have matured and are genuinely nostalgic and are just looking to flash back to a younger time and just share memories. One of my old classmates at my 50th made a difficult journey from NC to Vermont to attend. She had terminal cancer at the time, but, just wanted to see people from her youth. (she passed away two weeks after the reunion).

I don't understand the "invitation" part. I have never known any class to send out invitations to specific groups of people. The only way I have ever seen it was an announcement notice was sent out to everyone that they had an address for. Then you responded if you were interested in attending so they could get an idea how many might be attending and how to plan the event. (it ain't cheap) They always asked if we knew where to locate people that had never had the occasion to update with the school. (and usually listed them) It would make no sense to exclude anyone when the numbers that attend usually have to pay an admission fee that actually is used to pay for the event. Exclusion of anyone usually means that the thing won't happen due to lack of funding or the events scheduled will be limited for the same reason. Maybe that is a (close your eyes, dirty word coming) millennial kind of thing. Or perhaps it is those that were in those groups are likely to be the planners of such an event and therefore know the addresses of those that they send the announcement too. Our group, with a lot of effort, they tell me, did a lot of research to try and contact every single person in our graduating class. They compiled a hand out of the history of all that chose to fill one out, attending or not, along with a list of classmates that had passed away and how. (illness, accident or even one suicide) It took a lot of effort after 50 years of separation, but, it made for a great event that I am so glad I drove up to Vermont to attend. Didn't get the furthest distance traveled award though, someone from California got that.

I wasn't in any band, I wasn't a scholar, I was popular only with my low level friends, but, I was never one to care about what people thought about me, so I went and I was glad I did. I reopened some old friendships, even an old girl friend, that didn't attend, but, did submit a life history that listed her e-mail and was able to touch base. We now spend a lot of time playing Trivia Crack online. She lives in Conn. and I in NC, but, it is nice to have an old friend to share stories with. So, in that sense I guess it can be said that there are unexpected ways to gain a good thing out of a reunion. BTW, everyone, even those that I never really had any relationship with, remembered me and we had some nice conversations about the past. Granted the 50th will allow a long time for people to forget the things that bothered them that many years ago and when one starts of the path of awareness of ones own mortality, those memories are wonderful things.
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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Rista1313 said:
Good Morning! It's Saturday.... so time to try to make up a menu and grocery list for the week!

The end of packages coming daily is finished, but oh my I have SO much to wrap! I have 5 stockings to do... and in my family we wrap all items in the stocking too (in tissue paper) does anyone else do this?
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I'll be going grocery shopping soon too.

I have a few more packages set to arrive but I do have a mountain to sort through then I will have to wrap too. We don't wrap stocking presents in our family and I'm glad of that. That is too much wrapping for me!
 
93boomer

93boomer

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Rista1313 said:
Good Morning! It's Saturday.... so time to try to make up a menu and grocery list for the week!

The end of packages coming daily is finished, but oh my I have SO much to wrap! I have 5 stockings to do... and in my family we wrap all items in the stocking too (in tissue paper) does anyone else do this?
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We do either gift cards or the present has to fit into a gift bag. I do no wrapping any more. :joyfull:
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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Mr Ferret 88 said:
Keeps me warm all winter :D:D:D
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what about this guy..?
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