All good things come to those who wait, which includes your hairpin hunt. :)

That is true. Of course, my hairpin hunt always seems to get postponed. :lol: But for good reasons, so I don't mind. Spoiling friends is more fun than spoiling myself.

I dig your avatar, on a side note. I love black and red together, and the silver makes it all the more awesome.

Thanks. :) I'm proud of how it turned out.

liz you can ghost my pin if you have an avatar in mind to see if you still like it. :drool:

&& wtf 100k for jelly? some ppl yo lol :drool:

It's sooo cold here right now. We're in the middle of a blizzard with high winds. It seems like the heater isn't working. It is, but it just feels like it isn't. :lol: The baby and I are bundled in sweatpants.

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Ayx, I figured it would go that high. :lol:

Thanks, Ayx. :) I'll have to see if I can come up with a great look first.

I know. ;_; It's crazy.

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Hey, Captain Howdy. :)

Howdy, Terra got so spoiled rotten I'm surprised she didn't end up as compost. ;)

I also had a ton of prepping this year. Thanksgiving and Christmas were on us this year in terms of dinners. It was nice though. I rocked it!!

i feel like bidding just to piss that person off. lol. it could be someone from staff or someone with a rich mule doe. i dunno.

Christmas is always more fun when you have kids. And you can spoil them. xD

@Ayx, but what if you get stuck with it? XD

@Liz, most definitely. It was really fun!

Was she more interested in the boxes though? Seems like all kids wind up playing with the boxes more than the toys. My kids were like that.

Nope, she was all for the toys. :lol: It was awesome. If she got a book, everything had to stop until it was read.

Aw, that's so cute.

Sadly, the age at they get ungrateful seems to become earlier and earlier. Unless you raise the kids right. *has met a few kids that demanded more and more*

We're not perfect parents, but I really hope we can do right by her. I grew up with little, and was spoiled on birthdays and Christmases. It left me looking forward to those moments all year 'round, and I never asked for anything. Things (school-related) I "had" to ask for left me feeling guilty.

I just hope that in the end she understands the value of a dollar and is appreciative. It's hard when kids on the whole are brats. :(

I'm sure you guys will do great. And I have yet to meet perfect parents. I grew up differently. I was spoiled year round. I consider myself lucky that I didn't turn into a brat. Well, I was a bit of one until I got older and saw that you can't take things for granted.

True, kids in general these days just don't seem to think that it's best to work hard for things. Instead they hold their hands out and bitch when they don't get what they want and when they want it.

@hummy
Nope. It went way too high. :P

@Liz
I wasn't financially spoiled, but I was enabled. My mother is the type of person who would rather to do everything for herself and others to make sure it's done right. I'm trying to let my daughter do her own thing without seeming to passive, which is what I worry I'll be viewed as in the end. It's hard to find a balance, as no one can predict the future. I think everyone is screwed up in their own way. We all have hangups. I guess it's just about having hangups that everyone can deal with. ;)

Yeah, it's tough to find the balance. And the individual kid can make it tough too. My oldest, for example, prefers to do things himself while my youngest wants me to help him do things like tie his shoes and such. And yep. I don't think anyone can claim they don't have some form of hangup. Wouldn't be human if we didn't have at least one. :lol:

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I agree with hummy. The ones who worry about how well they are doing are the ones who show that they are good parents.

Do you still buy Jelly Head?