Going with the outfit for BFP theme... I bought a cute shirt for DD that says Big Sister that I wanted to use to tell DH. Unfortunately, I bought it last fall so it's long-sleeved and now she's growing out of that size. Guess that was a waste of money.
Post by housecarder on Apr 17, 2015 7:50:04 GMT -5
My FFFC: I had a large collection of children's books before I ever had kids. I used to spend a ton when the scholastic book fair came to our school because we could have them just take it out of our check. I go to Half Priced books and will sit in the children's section reading the books to find new good ones. I may or may not have read all the Skippy Jon Jones ones out loud to myself "using my very best Spanish accent".
Post by BurritosAtEveryMeal on Apr 17, 2015 7:57:21 GMT -5
housecarder I owned 100s of books for DS before I was pregnant. I teach kindergarten, so I can stash them at work. And sometimes I use them in lessons but students aren't allowed to touch/read certain books because I know which ones I am taking home for DS. I don't want boogers on them! Glad to know I'm not the only hoarder ETA 100s may be an exaggeration. Maybe I have 100-150 total. They're so inexpensive, I just don't know.
summerdonna - I'm mobile and can't see, but does your "it ties the room together" post say that I edited it?
Mods have the ability to edit posts and that stupid button is right next to the "quote" button on mobile. I thought I was quoting you but no. Once I realized that I edited your post instead, I unedited and then made my new quoted post.
My FFFC: I had a large collection of children's books before I ever had kids. I used to spend a ton when the scholastic book fair came to our school because we could have them just take it out of our check. I go to Half Priced books and will sit in the children's section reading the books to find new good ones. I may or may not have read all the Skippy Jon Jones ones out loud to myself "using my very best Spanish accent".
Skippy Jon Jones is my faaaaavorite. Those books are hilarious. I loved when I subbed in K/1st grade and got to read them to the kids.
My SO is trying to start a kids book library. He has put it on hold until we buy our house. We have a few older kids books already though (including one by GRRM!).
Post by housecarder on Apr 17, 2015 8:02:21 GMT -5
I taught preschool so I justified it that way. I still can't bear to throw any of them out. I have a Dr. Seuss tattoo and have been trying to collect all of his books. Eta: When we moved into our house the majority of my boxes were books. I had 8 large boxes of just books.
I put it on a few weeks ago and got to the boat scene. It wasn't doing it for me so I put on something else.
+1
Princess Bride is my go-to movie. I love it so much. My sister and I would ALWAYS watch it when we were home sick from school, and I can quote almost every line. So much
SO got me the book he wrote about the movie and it made me love the movie even more!
Here's my similar confession: I first saw Star Wars at age 26. It bored me to teaaaars. It was dated and silly. I've never been able to watch past episode IV.
YES. I have never seen a Star Wars movie. As a teenager, it was because I had no interest in Sci-Fi. There's a very real chance I might actually like the movies if I watched them, but at this point, it's more fun NOT to have seen them. I feel like I am in my own special club.
Newer Star Trek, though? I'll watch those anytime because I have a very big crush on Spock.
I taught preschool so I justified it that way. I still can't bear to throw any of them out. I have a Dr. Seuss tattoo and have been trying to collect all of his books.
I want to start collecting all of the Shel Silverstein books. My sister and I used to make my parents read the poems every. single. night. From cover to cover. They probably still know them by heart.
Agree, housecarder and joy. I have tried to convince others of Star Wars (which I loved as a kid), but Goonies was lost on me (I saw it as an adult).
I once had a pizza & unicorns party where everyone got wasted, made pizzas, and watched The Last Unicorn. Needless to say, everyone who had not seen the movie as a child (mostly men) was like, "Whaaaat? Why are we watching this?" And every. single. girl was sitting there, rapt with attention, like "Yes. This is what life is about."
Agree, housecarder and joy. I have tried to convince others of Star Wars (which I loved as a kid), but Goonies was lost on me (I saw it as an adult).
I once had a pizza & unicorns party where everyone got wasted, made pizzas, and watched The Last Unicorn. Needless to say, everyone who had not seen the movie as a child (mostly men) was like, "Whaaaat? Why are we watching this?" And every. single. girl was sitting there, rapt with attention, like "Yes. This is what life is about."
Seeing a movie too late in life =
The best movie ever. Weird, and twisted, but beautiful.
ironbaby, what makes you say it was weird? Was it the boob tree? The harpy? The drunk skeleton? The bull? The pirate cat? Hahaha. So much weird to choose from...
I bought a onesie to give my H when we get a BFP. We aren't actively trying yet. Flame on; it's adorable.
I was just coming over to confess I bought MH a tee shirt this morning for the same reason. I saw an ad on Facebook for a limited time tee that said "Great fathers teach their children the ways of the Force" in the Star Wars font. We are big SW nerds, so I kinda had to. When it comes, I'm not even going to open it, just stick it in a drawer MH doesn't go into to wait.
housecarder, all my boys loved Skippy Jon Jones! I have saved them and cannot wait to read them again!
I do not care for Princess Bride, my boys like the movie. I don't think I've ever seen the entire thing but whenever it is on I catch a few moments bc one of the boys/and or my dh will watch it over and over.
Post by longhornwino0907 on Apr 17, 2015 8:29:49 GMT -5
I grew up watching Star Wars because my dad is a HUGE fan. LOVE them (well, LOVE the originals, tolerate the prequels), and can't wait for the next one! I've also never seen Goonies. And if I were to see it now, I imagine I wouldn't get the appeal.
To follow up on something I mentioned yesterday, I think in UO: my FFFC is that we have 5 complete Harry Potter book sets in our home, as well as two half-completed sets of the British versions (kid and adult covers, only half of each, I'm still working on completing them). They are spread out throughout the house, so pretty much whatever room you're in, you can pick up a copy and start reading.
Another book-related confession: I have nearly as many YA books as I do regular, adult books. In my defense, I taught middle school for three years and wanted to have a good classroom library to entice my kids to read. And it really did, they loved that I always had good books. But when I quit teaching, I kept all the books instead of giving them to other teachers. MINE!
I feel like if I ever did this, it would need to be 2 girls.
If I ever did it again - it would definitely be 2 girls.
I've done a drunken two girls with my BFF. We joke about it now but it could have been very awkward. I've always been curious about two guys but I don't think I have that kind of coordination.
If I ever did it again - it would definitely be 2 girls.
I've done a drunken two girls with my BFF. We joke about it now but it could have been very awkward. I've always been curious about two guys but I don't think I have that kind of coordination.
I did the drunken making out in high school but never anything below the belt. I'd be up to try it, but my loyalty is with the penis!
I also had a threesome when I was about 20. Two guys. I don't remember it being a lot of work, but I was kinda drunk. What I remember most was that we all had SOs, so there was a huge pact to never tell any of them. I kept up my end, I wonder if they did after all these years??
I've done a drunken two girls with my BFF. We joke about it now but it could have been very awkward. I've always been curious about two guys but I don't think I have that kind of coordination.
I did the drunken making out in high school but never anything below the belt. I'd be up to try it, but my loyalty is with the penis!
We didn't do anything to each other below the waist, just with the guy. Probably would be way more awkward if we had. We were VERY drunk.
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