now if you do not feel comfortable about this, totally understandble...i call it getting to know each other...but on a less personal level of course....and i think its good for newcomers as well
As for me, im 42, married, 3 girls ages 11,12 and 14...i live in ontario...of course like many here decorating is one of my passions, but hobby for a few years has been doing decorative painting or what some might prefer to as tole painting...but im due for a change in hobbies, not sure what yet. I enjoy the time i spend with my family and friends....i do not work at this point in my life due to disability but someday i hope for a return to the work world. I live by a quote....Hold onto hope as its one thing no one can take from you
janetc
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and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that walked away from my newborn...LOL...the kidlet was about 10 days old and we were out for our first big walk. I had to go into the post office and left her in the pram with the dog tied up to it outside. I finished my business in the PO and started my episotomy waddle home, only to get half way home and suddenly realizing that a) something was missing as b) I could see my feet. I waddled back to the PO only to see the dog looking at me as if to say.. "some mother you are.. what would you do without me.. sigh" Fast forward 2.5 years to same kidlet now a talkative and very opiniated toddler...we were at a reception for Prince Phillip and he was doing his rounds of handshaking and small talk with the groups and hubby, myself and kidlet were next in line. Prince Phillip sees the kidlet and comments that he too, has a grandaughter her age with a similar name and holds his hands out to take the kidlet. The kidlet promptly starts yelling.. "NOOOO...big nose ...big nose.. ugly.. ugly.. ugly.. " and slides down and runs away and hides under a table, all the while yelling big nose... big nose.. Both hubby and I have now turned 20 shades of red..bobbing up and down with a stream of apologies... his commanding officer is mortified, the dignitaries are stunned into silence and Prince Philllip says.. "funny my granddaughter says the same thing"...hubby spent the rest of the reception under the table with said kidlet trying to convince her to come out....to this day I don't believe she was that stubborn, he was just looking for a way to hide out until it was over....LOL
oh hoochiemomma...that is hilarious...my girl friend had just had her second child and walked away in the grocery store and left her sitting in another isle...she just about flipped, she was so use to having just the oldest one the baby left her brain lol
smiles
janetc
When my youngest was about 5 he used to like to stand on the end of the grocery cart while I pushed. One time while selecting some fruit I turned and plunked my apples into the cart he was standing on and continued shopping. A couple minutes later this lady approaches, "excuse me, you have my cart". Funny I didn't even look at what was in there......
i sure watch now lol
janetc
oh thank you for making me feel better...it's nice to know i'm not alone...but that's priceless.....lol....i'd be thinking twice everytime i opened a car door after that....make sure licence plates matched ownership....lol.....
im sure some others have some funny stories to share and i think that is what we need right now....i remember when i was 17 and was shopping around downtown...mom worked at the bank and her car was parked out front..i told her i would wait in the car for her...opened the door, threw my bags to the back, made myself comfy..decided to be nosey and read stuff from the glove box...the next thing i know this family is entering the car and asking me what are you doing? lol you guessed it, i was in the wrong car.... after trying to convince them they had the wrong car, i came to find out moms was in the parking garage....i will never forget that...however we still laugh about it now lol
janetc
for bringing some enjoyment back to the forums....this was a great idea....i just hope i'm not the only one that has an embarrasing story...please tell me i'm not alone....lol
jen jen....see they say there is some good in every bad...how many would love to be pulled off the ice by him lol oh that is sooo funny, thanks for sharing
janetc
Tollar Cranston and Kurt Browning....when i met Kurt Browning for the first time...i got soooo excited that i forgot to take my skate guards off....and you betchya...stepped on the ice and fell right on my ass....really embarrasing....even more embarrasing was the fact that he came and helped me up with a huge grin on his face and chuckling as he did so....trust me i laugh now.....lol
where you live sounds just beautiful...and i bet its nice and queit out there....figure skating, i love to watch...we just had Elvis Stakos here for my girlfriends skating carnival....not bad for a small city lol
it is always nice to hear that....very good luck in your business. My first 2 daughters were adopted and the third was a surprise...lol so we were truly blessed
janetc
good idea...i am 28 years old my Dh is 36...i have 2 boys...7 & 4....i got married at 18...had my 1st at 20 and my 2nd at 23...i am a certified figure skating instructor...although i haven't done much of it since getting married...i mostly teach the dances when i do coach...i am a homemaker...i haven't worked since about 1 month after i got married...other than the occassional coaching....i love painting and re-painting my house and decorating it to make it personal...figure skating is my passion....i live in Sunderland which is about 30 minutes south of Lindsay...we have our dream home (for now..lol)...it's a 3200 sqft bungalow on 3 acres on a major highway....i love it here....i was born and raised in downtown T.O...but love living in the country...i'll never move back to T.O...don't get me wrong i love T.O...but there is just something about the country that calms people down....it was hard to get used to at first...people here are sooo laid back and everything revolves around hockey and figure skating...which is perfect for me....thank you for posting this tread...hopefully others will respond...
smallish business ? You are so modest. ( refreshing to see) :)
Janet, this is always a good thread! :-)
I'm 41, have two children, and we are in the process of adopting. I have my own small(ish) Interior decorating business which is growing like mad, and as well, it is my passion. I'm a fabric junkie! :-) I sew quite a bit, too, but am still learning the more complex window treatments, but it's been great learning.
I am married to a great guy who teaches grade 12 physics and advanced calc.
My son, 22, is a photographer, whose work is going to be showcased in a new magazine here locally in about 2 weeks. I'm very proud of him. He's worked very hard for this.
My daughter, who I only reunited with 2 years ago (she was placed for adoption at birth), is now living here, and working as a model for a local talent agency. She was doing the education program in Georgia but chose instead to transfer here but later decided teaching is not for her :-(
We have a dog (black lab,samoyed cross), and 2 cats. I'm also itching to get into the garden... but the weather here has been slow to warm up.