gretchen437

Thanks for setting this up AC. I have had crazy hectic times lately. I need some good madness in my life

I am a beer type of girl. 

Favorite brother:

Mario OR Luigi

I can't quite fully relate, but I had my children while I was in undergrad. Now I am in a very demanding post graduate program. My children (DD-6, DS-5) are very aware that my schedule flexes based on the amount of work that needs to be done. It makes me feel like a bad parent often. Most days (and weekends) I spend working long after I pick them up from daycare. After their Dad died I got even busier dealing with all the things he would do as well. I try my best to use my down times to make it up to my kids. I don't have any advice on how to help, but I am here if you ever need to talk. (hug)

Thanks for the article. I am completely clueless on both how to flirt and how to recognize flirting. If someone wants to be with me they have to be straight forward or I won't have a clue they were interested.  ???

OK, I shall preface this with an admission I know nothing about basketball and I don't even know the names of the teams playing since I'm in the UK (I don't even know if the superbowl thing is about American football or baseball!).

 

I shall join in if people give me a list of teams and a little pointer

Many of the people who make brackets don't follow basketball either. It is more just for fun. All the teams will be listed in a bracket with numbers next to their name listing how good the team is. The number 1 teams are the best 4 teams in the country. I typically just have fun guessing, but I love the Gonzaga University and root for them every year.

Thanks AC. As you know I am definitely interested. Thanks for "GO ZAGS!"  ;D

what is this facebook page people keep speaking of? What's the name of it?

Chrispy89 I was completely unaware of any facebook ywbb group too. Ditto the countless others about how painful the way they decided to close ywbb. I was going through an incredibly tough week and the sudden closing of ywbb sent me into a bad emotional spin out.

cereal... People laugh because I always have a huge selection of cereal. I have in my adult life had cocoa/fruity pebbles for dinner many times.

interior decor:

Carpet OR hardwood floors

Each kid seems to learn in their own way. My daughter took forever, but my son learned fairly quickly. We utilized a scheme of small prizes (like stickers or candy) with an opportunity to a bigger prize (he got a leapfrog when he completely stopped wearing diapers). My only real advice is to not stress out. With my daughter(my oldest) I kept trying to force her and it took much longer. With my son, I let him have more control and it went a lot easier. Good luck, life without diapers is wonderful.

book by far. I love the feel of the pages, the scent of the book, everything about a real book is amazing. (unless it is a law text and then I want to chuck it into a fiery pit.)

Favorite natural scent:

The smell after a hard rain or the smell of the ocean while standing on the beach