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it will usually always curl up the first couple of rows, only when you get whatever your making big enough to weigh the material down will it stop to curl.

candle wicking is just a type of needle point where you use different types of stitches like french knot and back stitching and stuff. The apron set was a gift that I gave to my husbands grandmother for chirstmas this year. Stitchy, your stuff looks great! i have seen that celtic kit before i was thinking about doing it...do you use hoops or do you use something else to hold the material? And does yours have straight lines on the back?? I have ton's of cross stitch stuff, but it always seems to be so tedious and takes me forever....what process do you use when your making them. Do you do sections at a time, or do you do all of one color? Do you constantly change colors on the needles or do you have a needle for each color? I would love to do more of these, but I'm trying to think of ways to make it simpler.

Mine was sent today as well....its going out west as well....except for me, coming from portugal that could be any where in the US .....hahahahah!

I crochet and do needle points, counted and stamped as well as candle wicking and things like that. I love crafts. I'd love to learn how to quilt and to knit. I never learned those things. Here are a few pictures of some projects I have done. This is a blanket I did for my mom that is a shell stitch. This is an apron and kitchen towel set. I bought the set and then cross stitched the cherries and strawberries. This is a counted cross stitch that I did and then I had it laminated and sent it to my cousin who is stationed in Kuwait. This is a candle wicking set I did and it hangs in my bedroom. This is a stamped cross stitch that I made for my mom to hang in her classroom...shes a teacher!

Dear Abbykat, Me and my husband met and after a very quick whirlwind we married less then 6 months after meeting. There was pressure to marry from different things ( not pregnancy). Though I love this man a lot I just don't feel spark there like I have in past relationships. He's a lot younger then I am also and sometimes I just feel like he doesn't understand me. He's very good to me, doesn't abuse me in any way and would never go out of his way to hurt me. I just find myself not very excited to get home to see him. Our sex life is decent. No complaints there. I find myself lately having very detailed dreams about marrying other men. Men I don't know and have never seen and I find myself very disappointed when I wake up. Maybe it's the fact that my husband isn't very affectionate and I'm a very affectionate person? I don't know. He also seems rather self centered. The past two years he forgot my birthday even though his sister kept reminding him. On my birthday he went out and spent over $100 on a new gun for hunting and I didn't even get a card. Am I doomed? I just am scared that maybe my marriage is heading to unhappyland. What do you think? Am I crazy? Bored with my 2 year marriage --------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Bored, Have you talked to your husband and asked how he feels? Does he feel that the "spark" is gone also. The first step, I think, is to open some communication up and have a real heart to heart. If you feel you can't open up to him alone then marriage counseling may be the way to go to get to the bottom of it. By getting to the bottom of both of your feelings, you should be able to decide what is best for the both of you. PS. I know I would be hurt if my husband forgot my birthday, but isn't that the cliché? That husbands always forget their wives birthdays and anniversaries?

Dear AbbyKat, I have 2 children ages 5 and 7. My best friend has 3 children ages 4, 7, and 9. Neither of us work and we like to spend time together during the week. She usually brings her youngest child over with her because he's not in day care yet. While I love kids and I think hers are well behaved, she lets this youngest one get away with murder! He is constantly breaking my own children's things and making messes in my house. She apologizes, but as of yet has made no effort to replace the broken items or to pay for the damaged caused by his messes. What is a tactful way to bring this up with my friend? CA ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dear CA, This is a difficult situation because whatever you say may offend your friend either way. Mothers are fiercely defensive of their own children. The best thing to do is begin with a compliment about how well behaved her older 2 are, and then work into telling her your kids really miss playing with X toy because it was broken, and maybe mention you had to spend X dollars on having the carpet cleaned last time she was over with her youngest. If she doesn't take the hint, then honesty is always the best policy. Tell her sweetly and politely that you love her company but that you can't afford it any more unless she offers to pay for the damage caused by her son.

Dear AbbyKat, Me and my boyfriend have been dating for 8 months. Things are going great and we are starting to talk about the possibility of a future together. There is just one problem. He smokes. I can't stand it, I hate the smell, I hate the smoke, I hate everything about it. I make him carry around a pack of gum to chew after he smokes to get rid of that nasty ashtray mouth. What do you think? Is this going to be a problem for us in the future? Smoked out ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Smoked out, Relationships have broke up over less, and people have stayed together over quiet a bit more then this. Perhaps you can compromise and he can agree to only smoke outside, or cut down on the amount he smokes a day. Or if he is open to the idea, possible begin trying to quit? You have to ask yourself if this a deal breaker for you, or if his good qualities out weigh this bad one.

Thanks, this is the ONLY time he will shave his entire face,(when we have to go some where that he has to wear a suit.) normally he jus trims and has a permenant 5 o'clock shadow. It's a shame he closed his eyes in the pic it would have been a really nice one to keep. I just like the way my legs look in that photo :biggrin1:

Chase Baileigh Kaleb

hehe, well what the people want, the people get!

Linda, Welcome to LBT, stick around and you will find some great support here to help you make your decision. I can't speak for others but I can tell you my experience. I was a little over a month ago, and so far things have been fine. I don't have restriction right now, and I haven't been eating the best I could...but guess what? I haven't gained any weight! In fact I have lost a little. Not as much as I would like, but still...any direction but up is good for me. Even if it's standing still. Like Mia, I am on the lower end of the bmi scale so my weight loss might also be slower. I decided to get the band because I have been overweight my whole life and I have been dieting my whole life, going up and down up and down. I wanted a permanent solution to it all. Sure you still have to diet, but dieting is a whole lot easier when your not starving all the time. Even with out restriction I can still eat less then my usual meal and feel satisfied. I've only been banded a little over a month, and it takes time to relearn how to eat properly and it's not easy. But this is the first time I have every felt I might have some real long term success. This is a difficult decision for any one to make, and I wish you luck.

Hum, I say get fitted for a nice expensive new bra, splurge on urself and get 2 of the same. Hummmm NSV I'd rather do without, my pants falling around my hips with my undies hanging out, while walking across a business intersection... :faint:

Ok, due to popular request, Dear AbbyKat is back. Please feel free to PM me with your problems and I shall respond! :clap2: *Note: This thread is for fun, and is not in any way to be confused for "real" help.

lol, I feel bad for the poor thing. I'm sure he isn't catching any bugs under the bathroom sink. I just hope he doesn't die under there...that will be a stinky mess to clean up!

Hey Penni, I can totally relate to ur kids and their dad feelings. My dad is a complete ass, and even to this day is really nasty to me for pretty much no reason. I think its great that you let your kids go and experience for themselves though. My mom hide from me what my dad was like and I use to think I always wanted to go live with him. It wasn't until after I graduated from high school that I realized what an ass he is. On my 18th birthday he called me and said it was the happiest day of his life because he wouldn't have to pay any more child support. :faint: Your doing a great job and you have a lot to be proud of! I can't wait to meet your daughter and you in september!

thanks for the tips, there are a lot of other options, i guess i just feel the safest with the pills....

hehe thanks Paula, I edited because, damn that was some pretty serious stuff, and i feel better have gotten it off my chest, but i felt guilty for posting because i know hubby would HATE and I do mean HATE it if he knew I was posting intimate stuff like that online..so i felt like i shouldnt leave it any longer... herbs huh......hummmmm good idea...

I'm not in North America I'm in Portugal, but I never heard of poisonous ones either so I'm not to sure. I haven't seen it since last night, I hope I can catch it out in the open in a bowl or something before the cats get it though, I 'd feel bad if they killed it.

ahahah, this is cool, hubby is taking over to play it! I didn't do to bad I ended up with 500,000.

I'm sorry...but you did say your RETIRED didn't you? I guess you have a lot of time on your hands.....:guess :biggrin1:

Alright here are a few of my hubby. He's about 6'2 180lbs. He was around 160 when I married him so he's gained since we have been married as well, but I think its for the better...he was to skinny before! This one was on our honeymoon cruise, and this one at a friends wedding. This one is in our store, and this one is at a party we went to.

wow penni you must be really proud! How cool that the parents chipped in and got a limo, looks like he has a great group of friends.

I think im disturbed by numbers 1, and 2. Number 3 doesn't shock me all that much being that you can see almost any thing posted on the web.:guess As for the type of disturbed...its the type where I'm reading a funny thread smiling and laughing at the post and when I saw that one my jaw dropped.....so I'm not really sure which category that fits into.. I think the fact that his legs are spread and his jumping and that there is a car coming and that hes all sweaty and shiny....disturbes me the most....so quiet possible the whole picture

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww hehe..... I'm a baby crawly things make me squirm. This lizard though...I'm not sure if its a geko, but my husband said I shouldn't touch it, he said it has some kind of thing on his skin that poisonous to humans.... here is a pic of one, this is what its called in Portuguese "osga" but i dunno exactly what it is in english... http://www.horta.uac.pt/intradop/noticias/osga.jpg

well, these are some great ideas....i have thought about other methods, but im like argon, the others kinda freak me out, and my cousin had 3 of her 4 kids while on depo. I do want kids, just not in the next 2 or 3 years so getting "fixed" wouldn't be the answer. I've actually made a big slumber party order with Penni so I'm hoping that in there we can find something. U know the whole massaging and foreplay stuff would be good, except hubby is to tired for all that most of the time, he always says he just wants a "quickie" hence the feeling its a chore. Welp u guys have been helpful, but I think its really just a matter of us working less and making more time for ourselves. Hopefully we can work that in soon.