Recent content by MamaRuthie

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    Names that didn't make it...

    if Ellie was a boy she would have been Bryce
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    My 7yr old won't fasten her coat....

    if this really is such a big deal mayb e you should look into other alternatives, zip up coats aren't the only things out there maybe she needs a button up one or one with ties around her waist like a trenchcoat or a big hoodie or something?
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    Weddings, what's it like...

    our wedding was really big with 400 people, wegot married in the church then had a big reception dinner ' nothing exciting like swarms of bees happened though, lol
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    CLEAN THE HOUSE-Your wife will love it...

    Im home all day and I don't work but I don't know if coming home and cleaning things would spark up our marriage much I would much prefer my husband to organise for us to go out for a nice dinner or something along those lines. I think if my husband cleaned I may get abit annoyed because I like...
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    School vice captain...

    congrats!
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    body fat measure...

    is there a reason why you want to calculate your kids body fat?? usually you can tell whenkids are overweight or underweight
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    amount of money you spend on your kids...

    that swimsuit made me laugh mom2many I like your idea of a set budget that she has to work with I think we might go with something like that
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    amount of money you spend on your kids...

    do you have a limit on how much you will spend on particular things for your kids?? do they know that limit?? struggling with this with ellie at the moment I guess that's part of the deal with teenagers lol. what used to be a $20 pair of shoes is now an $80 pair of shoes and what used to be a...
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    getting to know you game...

    Love: everlasting love - love affair Hate: i hate myself for loving you - joan jett Like:hungry like the wolf - duran duran Dance: I wanna dance with somebody - whitney houston Sing: sing - my chemical romance Heart: don't go breaking my heart - Elton john and kiki dee Head: cant get you out of...
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    getting to know you game...

    thought this would be a fun idea we do it a lot on another forum I go on and it helps us get to know each other also we have been kinda slow on here lately so hopefully it might get us chatting!! this is one we did on another forum and went down real well The Music Player Game Rules...
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    How to protect children from internet threats...

    I always try to talk to ellie about what it is she is using the computer for and make sure she isn't on it for too long there are lots of other things she is missing out on if shes on the compyter too much anyway also our computer is in the kitchen and she isn't aloud one in her bedroom which I...
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    suggestions on last minute prep. work...

    i think the best thing to do is just tae some time out and enjoy your freedom while you still have it, see a movie or go out to dinner
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    Heath David!...

    congratulations!!
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    My kids not eat soup...

    as long as they get their veggies other ways they don't need to eat soup do they like salad, roasted veggies, steamed veggies or raw veggies??
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    Ever look at your life and wonder how you got here?...

    that was so lovely to read!!