Re: Wanna see my new tattoo?!? :-D
It's on my upper back... just below the base of the neck/top of shoulders. I don't have a good pic of it overall, but the...

  Re: How much would you give as gift?
Ugh... this is always hard. I think that how much I give has changed over time for sure. When I was young and couldn't afford...

Ugh... this is always hard. I think that how much I give has changed over time for sure. When I was young and couldn't afford much I gave less (like maybe a $50 gift) and now would do something more like $100 for that kind of relationship...

But it's hard to know because everyone is different. If you're not tight with them and it's already expensive, I personally wouldn't expect that you'd give a lot, but again it depends on what you're used to and what you family/friends are used to!

Sorry... this is totally not helpful, is it?

  Re: Ideas for Monthly Themes for Next SGF Round
I've never been involved before... but I'd be happy to start now! Do you have a link or post somewhere that gives more detail? I'm...

  Re: Wanna see my new tattoo?!? :-D
Thanks! ...

Thanks!

  Wanna see my new tattoo?!? :-D
So after I posted about my waffling with tattoo selection and my DH, I got it done last night! It was quick and easy (15...

So after I posted about my waffling with tattoo selection and my DH, I got it done last night! It was quick and easy (15 minutes and didn't actually hurt... honestly) and here it is:


And here's the original drawing:



I'm about 90% happy with it, although will probably ask for a couple of tweaks once the 6-week wait at the shop is done. I'd like to add a bit more definition around the edges of the birds, a little tiny bit more length/pointedness to the beaks, and clarify the line between the two because it looks a little random... but that said I'm pretty happy. It's really well centred for being pretty small!

The thing I'll find a bit strange, I'm sure, is that it's supposed to look like a pencil drawing, and I feel like people will think it's unintentionally messy or something. But hey - I like it, DH likes it, and there ya go.

  Re: Is this a bad colour idea for kitchen cabinets?
SaraB - I don't think that painted cabinets necessarily look cheap... but rather that when done poorly they can look cheap. That said, not everyone...

SaraB - I don't think that painted cabinets necessarily look cheap... but rather that when done poorly they can look cheap.

That said, not everyone has endless reno budget, so you do the best you can with what you've got! I would maybe encourage you to speak with a few different experts at paint place (and to bring some of your cabinets and some pictures to show your kitchen and the lighting) and get a few recommendations from them to help.

Sometimes lighting makes all the difference too.

  Re: WB Confessional!
Baby mole??? Argh - that's adorable!! Confession: I've been MIA but not anywhere else... just reading a lot. Still. (See earlier confession for more detail.)...

Baby mole??? Argh - that's adorable!!

Confession: I've been MIA but not anywhere else... just reading a lot. Still. (See earlier confession for more detail.) I'm still an optimist, though... things will pick up again.

  Re: WWYD? Getting a tattoo your SO doesn't like...
It went really well! I'll post a pic tomorrow once the initial swelling or whatever has gone down. It's cute! It totally was not super...

It went really well! I'll post a pic tomorrow once the initial swelling or whatever has gone down. It's cute!

It totally was not super painful. It felt more like scratching a nail on your skin... and now if feels like I've got a mild-moderate sunburn, but that's it.

Totally not *anywhere* nearly as bad as I've heard. Far less painful than laser hair removal, that's for sure!!

Pics to come soon!

  Re: WB Confessional!
Or actually here's a better one: Last night on my birdfeeder there was a little bitty rat. It was probably one of the most adorable...

  Re: WB Confessional!
I am!! Confession: Filling out adoption paperwork blows. Big time. Ugh... ...

I am!!

Confession: Filling out adoption paperwork blows. Big time.

Ugh...

  Re: WWYD? Getting a tattoo your SO doesn't like...
Actually I'm kind of glad to hear that there are so many different opinions... I feel less crazy for being kind of on the fence...

Actually I'm kind of glad to hear that there are so many different opinions... I feel less crazy for being kind of on the fence about the whole thing.

I'm planning to get that bird pencil drawing (or the artist's rendition of it) that I posted above today. I like it a lot and DH likes it, so I'm going to go with that. Win win!

And GG, I like your suggestion about looking at the wording beneath that in the future!

  Re: WWYD? Getting a tattoo your SO doesn't like...
True enough. I already did a bunch of research into what I'd wanted... and I downloaded the font I wanted and so essentially showed him...

  What are/have you been doing for Canada Day?
It's been raining here on the wet coast so we've been hiding inside. We both meant to go outside and to our town's Canada Day...

  Re: WWYD? Getting a tattoo your SO doesn't like...
I also SUPER love this pic: DH actually likes this a lot (gasp!) and so an alternative option is to have the artist do his...

I also SUPER love this pic:



DH actually likes this a lot (gasp!) and so an alternative option is to have the artist do his own rendition of this and put it where I would have done the script.

I *so* don't get how this is OK but script is weird to him, but it's definitely an alternative I wouldn't mind!

  WWYD? Getting a tattoo your SO doesn't like...
I've been planning to get a particular tattoo for 2 years now. It's script across the centre of my upper back and a few little...

  Re: Encouragement Needed, Please
Sounds really good so far, zoobaby! FX everything turns out! If it's any encouragement, I would rather hire for character and train for skills than...

Sounds really good so far, zoobaby! FX everything turns out!

If it's any encouragement, I would rather hire for character and train for skills than vice versa... so if they like you as a person then that's a HUGE step in the right direction!

  Brag Post: check out my new (old) car!!
I'm SUPER excited! DH and I bought my new - glorious - 1966 Ford Falcon last week... she's SO pretty! I just wanted to show...

I'm SUPER excited! DH and I bought my new - glorious - 1966 Ford Falcon last week... she's SO pretty!

I just wanted to show her off. Mine! Mine! All mine!

*insert dazed crazy lady smiley here*



And look - she's the same colours as the original ad!!


*happy sigh*

I'm pretty sure I'm in love! How fun will this be?!? YAY!! My new pretty is totally mint... original condition but in super nice shape.

PS: Yes - I am referring to my new pretty car as a "she" and I don't apologize! She's too pretty not to be a girl!

  Re: WB Confessional!
Confession: I've been MIA for a bit. Not sure what happened really, but I went on a reading binge and couldn't get my head out...

Confession: I've been MIA for a bit. Not sure what happened really, but I went on a reading binge and couldn't get my head out of my Kindle to save my life.

I just counted and I've read 37 books since the evening of Good Friday.

I'm pretty sure that's not healthy.

  Re: WB Confessional!
Welcome back, Saucy!! I mean Menchie... ...

Welcome back, Saucy!! I mean Menchie...

  Re: My Easter Cake!!!
Wow! Good for you! That's really awesome! I'm way too lazy to do that much work. ...

Wow! Good for you! That's really awesome!

I'm way too lazy to do that much work.

Re: Healthy stuff to make in my KitchenAid
Well anything that needs mixing, so I guess it's all about finding the right recipes, eh? Hmmm... I'll have to see what I can find....

Well anything that needs mixing, so I guess it's all about finding the right recipes, eh? Hmmm... I'll have to see what I can find.

But more importantly - congrats on the new KA!! Awesome!!

  Re: WB Confessional!
Confession: I'm going out tonight with DH to his friend's place, and will be hanging out with them and their wives. I don't really know...

Confession: I'm going out tonight with DH to his friend's place, and will be hanging out with them and their wives. I don't really know them very well and I'm not psyched... but I'm going anyhow because DH has been grinding my gears for spending too much time on WB this week.

  Re: Just got really bad news...need to tell somebody
I'm so very sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I echo all the sentiments already shared. We're here to support you however we can... you're...

  Re: Anyone else notice we're being overrun with spam?
Wow! That's a lot of spam!! ...

Wow!

That's a lot of spam!!

  Re: Organ Donation!
Totally agree!! I'm registered for organs, and also for unrelated bone marrow donation, which is another great thing you can do... and you don't need...

Totally agree!!

I'm registered for organs, and also for unrelated bone marrow donation, which is another great thing you can do... and you don't need to be "done with them" to donate bone marrow like you do with things like heart, liver, etc.

DH and I are both big fans... hey - when we're done with them we certainly won't have any need for them! Take anything useful and help someone else!!

  Re: Good Friday- what are you eating? (religous folks)
I'm a vegetarian so my answer won't be terribly useful... every day is meat-free for me. ...

I'm a vegetarian so my answer won't be terribly useful... every day is meat-free for me.

  Re: Help me find this exact decal elsewhere 4 cheaper?
I totally am of zero use to you in finding the decal, but just wanted to say that it's super cute!! ...

I totally am of zero use to you in finding the decal, but just wanted to say that it's super cute!!

  New Coldplay and Florence and the Machine
Just wanted to give a on your taste in music!! Agreed... great albums. ...

Just wanted to give a on your taste in music!!

Agreed... great albums.

Juicing, anyone?
Ugh... whatever mine is, don't get it. I'm not an expert about which brands are best but would suggest that you look at how easy...

Ugh... whatever mine is, don't get it. I'm not an expert about which brands are best but would suggest that you look at how easy it is to clean, and how effective it is in getting rid of the fibre/stuff from the fruit & veg you use.

The one I got required WAY too much work to clean/maintain and so I've barely ever used it. Probably going to try to sell it on Craigslist.

Good luck on the juicing, though! I'm holding out for a Vitamix!

  Canada's Got Talent
M2M told me to vote for Freshh so I did. Glad so see they've moved on to the finals!! ...

M2M told me to vote for Freshh so I did. Glad so see they've moved on to the finals!!

  19 Kids & Counting -- Season Finale
I found it sad but was glad to see people talking about loss... it's often something we're told (or it's insinuated) that we shouldn't talk...

I found it sad but was glad to see people talking about loss... it's often something we're told (or it's insinuated) that we shouldn't talk about... as though there's something of which to be ashamed.

As someone who found my own (early) miscarriage to be something that caused far more grief than I'd expected, I find it comforting to understand how someone else processes their loss.

Still super tough to watch... bawled along with the family even though I knew it had happened.

  Re: I don't know how to make a subject line for this?
Done! Consider me posting! ...

Done! Consider me posting!

  Re: Sometimes I have to stop myself
PS: For those who argue for punctuation outside of quotation marks, here's an official answer from the government of Canada: http://www.btb.gc.ca/btb.php?lang=eng&cont=1422 Sooooo... I think inside...

PS: For those who argue for punctuation outside of quotation marks, here's an official answer from the government of Canada:

http://www.btb.gc.ca/btb.php?lang=eng&cont=1422

Sooooo... I think inside wins, but it sounds like sometimes outside is OK too.

  Re: WB Confessional!
Confession: I'm handy. There's a guy in our office who's supposed to do stuff like dealing with office furniture, basic building maintenance, etc. I had...

Confession: I'm handy. There's a guy in our office who's supposed to do stuff like dealing with office furniture, basic building maintenance, etc. I had a new hutch for my office that I needed to get in and installed today.

So dude said he'd get it from my car, bring it to my office and assemble it today after lunch. By 3pm he hadn't arrived so I had to call him... I had to call him to get him to do everything since I had to leave no later than 4 for an appointment. It took him 45 minutes to assemble it (honestly wouldn't have taken me more than 15), he assembled it wrong (so I had to help show him how and fix it with him), and then he mounted it improperly.

By the time I left he'd just finished it and my office was full of junk. And I was annoyed. Really really annoyed. Grrr...

Super nice guy, so I feel like a jerk for being annoyed too - even worse.

  Re: Say goodbye to the penny.
Just saw this cute video online about this topic... totally worth the 2 1/2 minutes!! ...

Just saw this cute video online about this topic... totally worth the 2 1/2 minutes!!

  Re: WB Confessional!
Confession: I should be doing something productive right now, but I'm not. I'm also super grumpy today (no particularly good reason) and so this isn't...

Confession: I should be doing something productive right now, but I'm not. I'm also super grumpy today (no particularly good reason) and so this isn't helping my focus.

  Re: Booze in food and kids
Just wanted to say that I'm happy there's a post about kids and alcohol... makes me feel like things are back to normal. ...

Just wanted to say that I'm happy there's a post about kids and alcohol... makes me feel like things are back to normal.

  Re: WB Confessional!
I'm not cat-opposed (just never had one), but I am a fan of dogs. ...

I'm not cat-opposed (just never had one), but I am a fan of dogs.

  Re: WB Confessional!
I wanted to share with everyone (and I'm thinking specifically of those who have expressed a sense of being spiritually lost) something that would summarize...

I wanted to share with everyone (and I'm thinking specifically of those who have expressed a sense of being spiritually lost) something that would summarize how I think/feel about it all... but since I'm not terribly eloquent, I thought I'd share from a book I really enjoy, called Soul Cravings by Erwin McManus.

I copied out a few sections that (IMHO) seem to reply to some of what's been shared. It took a while to type (I'm slow) and since it's long for an internet forum (but really only 3 pages of paper) I thought I'd put it here in spoiler boxes so that those who want to read it can, those who don't want to don't have to, and so that if you do want to read it it won't take up you're entire screen.

If you're curious but don't want to read all 3, then I'd recommend the last one.

1) Meaning: The Answer is the Question (or the Other Way Around)

Click to reveal..

  Re: Interested in Buying my "Rainbow" Books? XPOST
Wow... that is so cool, MH!! That must have taken some quality time and effort to get organized! Sadly I need bookshelves for all my...

Wow... that is so cool, MH!! That must have taken some quality time and effort to get organized!

Sadly I need bookshelves for all my current books, not more books.

Pretty awesome, though!

  Re: Easy camping potluck ideas
I'm so jealous that you're going camping, jitterbug!! Hope you have a lot of fun! I agree with the chili suggestion. Another great camping meal...

I'm so jealous that you're going camping, jitterbug!! Hope you have a lot of fun!

I agree with the chili suggestion. Another great camping meal (that's really impressive) is to make a potroast in a dutch oven. DH does this all the time with his friends and they're always impressed. We also use it to make lasagna, cornbread, peach upside-down cake, etc.

Dutch oven cooking is totally the way to go... super easy and impressive!

  Re: How do you like my balls?
Oh wow... those are super cute!! I would seriously never have the patience to do that... adorable! ...

Oh wow... those are super cute!!

I would seriously never have the patience to do that... adorable!

  Re: Temp Alternatives to a VitaMix?
Ooooo.... I need to check that out as well... thanks littled! ...

Ooooo.... I need to check that out as well... thanks littled!

  Re: Temp Alternatives to a VitaMix?
Ahhh... gotcha! I'll have to go check the differences. ...

Ahhh... gotcha! I'll have to go check the differences.

  Re: Music help!
I'm useless with song titles, but I'll be curious to hear what you decide to use!! ...

I'm useless with song titles, but I'll be curious to hear what you decide to use!!

  Re: Do people not use REAL cameras anymore??
I would *love* to get a nice DSLR (is that even the right term?) camera... our regular camera is OK but I'd love a great...

  Re: Temp Alternatives to a VitaMix?
How does it work with them doing payments? My office is next door to a Costco so it's not hard to pick things up... ...

  Re: WB Confessional!
Confession: I *hate* weak/limp handshakes. I often judge people who don't know how to give a good handshake. ...

Confession: I *hate* weak/limp handshakes. I often judge people who don't know how to give a good handshake.

  Re: WB Confessional!
Congrats, Jenetic!! ...

Congrats, Jenetic!!

  Re: WB Confessional!
OK... I'm catching up tonight ladies, so I'll be doing some flashback posting! You've been warned! ...

OK... I'm catching up tonight ladies, so I'll be doing some flashback posting!

You've been warned!