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JenniferS

JenniferS

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Gabe1 said:
Can you take a picture of the ceilings??? Those look unique.
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Living room, 2 views:

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Dining area:
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(Need to paint that medallion white again. My painter thought it should be green, like the accent wall - that would make it "pop". Yeah, it pops alright, like a big old forehead zit!)

Transitioning from the dining area to the kitchen:
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Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
donaldtoo said:
I'm the oldest of 4 sibs. One brother is 18 mo. younger than myself, the other brother (neither named Darryl, btw ;)) is a little over 5 years younger, and my lil' sis is 12-1/2 years younger than I am. :)
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I am also the oldest of 4 - 11 months and 1 day between me and Bro #1.
Almost 5 years between me and Bro #2. Just over 7 between me and Bro #3.

Hubby is the youngest of 7. There are almost 18 years between him and his oldest brother! :jawdrop:
 
Goofyernmost

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JenniferS said:
Living room, 2 views:

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Dining area:
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(Need to paint that medallion white again. My painter thought it should be green, like the accent wall - that would make it "pop". Yeah, it pops alright, like a big old forehead zit!)

Transitioning from the dining area to the kitchen:
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My first house (purchased in 1974) had ceilings like that. Slightly different in the center of the swirl, it was just a little tighter and more of a continuation to the end of the big swirl. I thought it was cool back then, but, today, not so much. My second had the textured sprayed on ceiling. That was an absolute thrill to repaint.
 
JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Goofyernmost said:
My first house (purchased in 1974) had ceilings like that. Slightly different in the center of the swirl, it was just a little tighter and more of a continuation to the end of the big swirl. I thought it was cool back then, but, today, not so much. My second had the textured sprayed on ceiling. That was an absolute thrill to repaint.
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Yup, like I said, it was definitely "the thing" back in the day. It's only two rooms, and prevalent in most of the homes in my neighbourhood; so probably not detrimental when we decide to sell.

Truth be told, I haven't given them a moment's thought until someone noticed them in yesterday's photos.
 
Goofyernmost

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JenniferS said:
Yup, like I said, it was definitely "the thing" back in the day. It's only two rooms, and prevalent in most of the homes in my neighbourhood; so probably not detrimental when we decide to sell.

Truth be told, I haven't given them a moment's thought until someone noticed them in yesterday's photos.
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Truthfully, one usually doesn't have any reason to look at the ceilings unless... Well, there's that and if you're my age you've fallen and can't get up.;)
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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Goofyernmost said:
I went out with my wife for 6 months before we got married. I was 23 and she was 31. Both sides of the family predicted that it wouldn't last. Partially because of our age difference and also because I was Catholic and she was Protestant. Well, they were right, it only stayed together for 29 years. We split up within three months of when our youngest daughter got married. Whenever, I start to feel like the marriage was a complete failure, 29 years seems like a long time for anything to last.

I make no attempt to find someone, because, well it's complicated, but, it has to do with trust issues. I would rather be alone then play the dating game again. Not to mention the fact that no woman sane enough to want to spend time with wants an old, bald, overweight grump. (and believe me, anyone that I would want to be with MUST BE SANE.) We all have some baggage, but, I would prefer that the baggage not take up a freight train car.
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29 years doesn't seem like a failure especially with some good kids that came out of the marriage. I can't say I blame you though for debating ever doing it again trust or no trust issues. Sometimes and for some once is more than enough. As I look back and I was a very mature college student I think of myself at 23 and 31, 31 I had evolved quite a bit. But 43 to 51 not so much. I think age difference means more for the young. For a very short short while my DS was dating a 19 year old and he was 23. She looooovvvved him. I didn't like it and told him I liked the girl but him dating someone that much younger nope, she was going off to college and he was finishing, for whatever reason he ended it shortly after....we didn't talk about the whys. Now if he dated someone with that age gap it wouldn't bother me, early twenties to mid twenties seems to be on the same planet at least.
 
StarWarsGirl

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StarWarsGirl

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Gabe1 said:
29 years doesn't seem like a failure especially with some good kids that came out of the marriage. I can't say I blame you though for debating ever doing it again trust or no trust issues. Sometimes and for some once is more than enough. As I look back and I was a very mature college student I think of myself at 23 and 31, 31 I had evolved quite a bit. But 43 to 51 not so much. I think age difference means more for the young. For a very short short while my DS was dating a 19 year old and he was 23. She looooovvvved him. I didn't like it and told him I liked the girl but him dating someone that much younger nope, she was going off to college and he was finishing, for whatever reason he ended it shortly after....we didn't talk about the whys. Now if he dated someone with that age gap it wouldn't bother me, early twenties to mid twenties seems to be on the same planet at least.
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It really all depends.

My mom was 17 and Dad was 23 when they started dating. Over 30 years later, they're still together.

My bff's parents were 19 and 23 when they got married. Still married almost 30 years later.

My aunt was 18 and my uncle was 22 when they got married. 35 years later, they are still together.

It depends. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

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JenniferS said:
Speaking of beer, our city recently had a new micro-brewery open.

Hubby went to check it out this week and brought home this bad boy:
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1.89 l/64 oz - the Growler.

Wonder how long before they get their hands slapped for their non-bilingual packaging.
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I don't believe Growler's are considered packaging. You buy a Growler and you can take it to any micro brewery and have it refilled and pay for the product only and the sealing of the Growler. It works the same way with coffee here, you can bring in a 32 oz thermos and they will fill it with coffee for a set price.

I have 2 friends that own brewery's in Northern IL, some of their customers like their fancy Growlers more than the beer.
 

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