Yeah it was really laggy. I ended up just giving up on it and watching Hulu.

Hey and Hi everyone!! I wonder why the Lumi board is still there 0_0 weird!

I guess the next event/holiday is survival. Not my favorite, I just see how many new skins I can get before it ends even though I don't use them. Looking forward to masquerade.

I love collecting all of the hearts and flower items for my gallery :D

Nothing going on now so nobody here. Survival doesn't start for another month. Didn't they say the free shop would be open in January? I don't really care since I rarely get anything I want from it so it's just kinda frustrating seeing others get WL stuff.

Yeah I think I have only gotten 2 WL items from the free shop. At least, if I remember correctly, they wont be putting melody items in there this time!

I'm around. :) Mostly lurking and trying to get back into the habit of questing regularly. I really need to build up my Wizard tokens again.

                                                             
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Hi Hun hugs I never quested regularly lol! I usually only do the weekend quests.

Thank you so much for the buddy GA! 😊 It's so much clicking. Since November, I've removed almost 6000 items from my wardrobe. I really wish there was a way to just select everything on a page in the organize tab and remove all selected items at once. Also wish the organize wardrobe page still had a save option because it takes me multiple tries to get something to move to a drawer. I'm glad the dogs didn't run off that day too. That was one of the main reasons I didn't go down in the basement to work in my craft room during the day. I didn't want to risk coming upstairs to find the fence down and the dogs gone. I meant to respond over the weekend, but it didn't go as planned. My parent's had to put their cat, Pistachio, down on Saturday because they found out he had intestinal cancer. They got him when I was just starting high school, so he was about 15. I tried keeping myself busy organizing/cleaning things because if I tried playing a game, my mind went back to loosing the cat. Sucks because that was the third pet I've had a close connection to that I didn't get to say goodbye to.

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If it had been wasps in that bush, I would've been gone! I hate wasps the most! Got stung by one when I was 12 closing a door. We have a few stumps in our backyard that Chris wants to burn but some are really close to the gas line. We could burn the bush stumps, but I'd like to plant flowers in their place and the previous homeowner spread rock about 5 inches deep all around the house, so we need to remove that too. I've reached the point that it's hard for me to reach inside our washing machine, so if I only have to do one load of clothing that's fine with me! Thanks! I'm leaning more towards choosing William David, but Chris and I need to discuss it a bit more. Chris thought about asking his mom for names of great-great grandparents on his side, but quickly dismissed that idea because he knew his mom would see it as her helping pick the name. I remember when you used to be able to look up anything on Ancestry and didn't have to pay for it. Yup, some of the sites with paywalls wouldn't even let you see a list of search results, so you could easily be paying for nothing. Raging hormones might be playing a part in my inability to give a crap with the in-laws, but I think it's also just me fed up with them in general. I have zero patience with anyone who is old enough to know better about how to act. Whenever you get an air fryer, look for one that has a reheat option (I don't know if they all do). Ours does, and we use that to reheat chicken strips so they are just as crispy as when we first cooked them. So far, I'm helping my mom plan my baby shower, which I'm fine with because it means I can ensure there won't be anything over the top. I just want it to be simple, simple decorations for easy clean-up, simple snacks, and simple activities. I've also told Chris that I want him to be at the shower too because I don't want to be in the spotlight the whole time. I just know that if I did invite my MIL, she would probably end up grumbling about not being asked to help. I'm going with she assumed we didn't know what we would need and was telling us what we needed. Backfired on her because I bought 4 or 5 mattress protectors months ago. It really is, and honestly it's not that hard to drop her off at a kennel in the morning and then pick her up the following morning either, but they don't want to pay for it. You really do, and there's so much studying involved if you end up going to a vet school that has you study large and small animal, plus exotics. FIL is the director of archives at a community college, so I can see him convincing the youngest to go to school there, but I don't really see him excelling. He'll be living with his parents and nothing will change. It really is sad. Chris and I used to argue about how we would spend the holidays after we got married. He wanted to try and be equal and fair, one year we'd spend Thanksgiving with my family and Christmas with his, then swap the following year. But that idea went out the window when his parents pissed him off during his deployment and he noticed how little they actually care. I hope it will be easier to start traditions later this year, though it might be difficult to find a Santa because I don't know if either mall near me had one. Going home and doing anything (napping, video games, movies) would have been better than sitting there feeling like a reject because aren't giving them a granddaughter. That's terrible 😢 If I notice the in-laws playing favorites with grandkids, some harsh words are probably going to be said them, along with some other consequences. Why/how is it so hard to just be happy you have grandkids that you get to spend time with? I know! And the cheapest option from that studio was still $300 and I'm betting it's only for a 1 or 2 hour session. The photographer we used for our wedding charged $100 an hour and the photographer we used for our engagement photos never expects payment, he does it because he likes taking photos, so if we do want 'professional' photos, we'll just ask either of them. But I agree, it will be so much easier to take photos at home and have our own photo shoots. I have a fancy DLSR camera, so it wouldn't be hard. Well, MIL won't be getting any photos taken at the hospital, her first photo will probably be a selfie taken at home that includes the three of us. I know! However, she's this self-proclaimed baby whisperer, so she brags about being able to get any baby to stop crying and fall asleep. I'll tell her she's crazy if she thinks we want to take a 2-week old on a 4 hour round trip drive, especially after what happened the last time we travelled to their place for Easter (ice storm & they failed to inform us that it had been icy around them all morning, we almost went off a bridge). So, at both ultrasounds, baby was measuring about a week further along, so I wouldn't be surprised if he makes his appearance in late March. I already know that during the in-laws first visit I don't want their youngest to hold the baby...I just don't feel comfortable with that at all. Maybe their first visit can take place outside of the house, at a restaurant or park, so I don't have to clean up the house for them or play host. Me too! It keeps things cleaner and I don't have to go buy a bag for it. Last week I found a pack and play for $20, way better than buying a new one for $120+. I'm an over-packer, thanks to always thinking of every possible what-if, so I'll probably pack more than is needed for a while, but it can always be in an extra bag in the car that we use to refill the diaper bag.

😢 so sorry to hear about your back. Last time I was out shopping, I saw that Serta now makes an office chair, but it was still over $100 and they didn't have a sample out to sit on (who spends that kind of money on a chair without trying it out first?). Oh no! I'd heard the movie wasn't great, but I didn't know it was that bad. Chris wanted to watch it and I told him don't bother.

I quest every night but not all of them unless its a questathon. I do Shinwa, Wiz, Sag, Quentin for amulets, Maleria and Library. I only do the others if they're WE quest. I use the SPs I get from quests to pay for pet training. Sure is kinda boring with no events going on except birds. Finally got enough books in my pet to make him Director of SAI. Nice. :)

You are very welcome :D Daaaang that is a lot! I can't believe there isn't a better way to do that. I don't blame you. Probably would have been almost impossible to find them. Plus you DO NOT want to go out in bad weather! Oh Hun I am so sorry to hear that :( I know how awful it is hugs

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Oh yeah I am running from anything that stings or bites!! Especially if they fly! Gas lines? That deff complicates it. Why do people love spreading rocks around?? We have rocks all around the shrubs in front of our apartment. Makes it impossible to stick any kind of decoration in the ground :( I had some really cute Christmas items that I just could not get stuck into the ground thanks to the stupid rocks!! Awe hugs I remember what that was like! It suddenly feels like you have to relearn how to do a lot of simple things. Yes you should deff think about it more. Both of you should be 100% your choice :) I don't blame you for not wanting to involve her in the naming. She would probably bring that up forever 0_0 I hate the idea of paying good money for nothing! Oh yeah they are deff old enough to know what to do/not to do. People can only be patient for so long! Oh wow I never would have thought of that! I will deff keep it in mind. Sounds like a great feature to have! I don't see anything wrong with you helping to plan your shower. I would have planned mine if I had one. I just didn't have enough people in my life to even bother. I would want something simple too. I think it is cute when Daddy is there are the shower too <3 I don't know why she would complain about not being asked to help. It seemed like she made it perfectly clear that she didn't want to. Unless she is one of those annoying people who don't want to do something, but still want to be asked! I hate that. If I know you don't want to do something, why should I waste my time asking? She should know that it isn't that hard to find out what a baby will need. There are tons of sites that will give you great lists of what to get! When you set up a registry, can you send me a link or something? I would love to get something for the sweet baby <3 Should have known it would come down to money! I am sure it can't cost that much! I hate to say this, but if I was your FIL I wouldn't really want him at my school. I would be worried about how his behaviour would reflect on me. Unless he can somehow manage to keep it together during class time. It really is sad, but the three of them only have themselves and each other to blame sigh. Holidays can be tricky, but you need to do what is best for your family. Yeah I am glad I don't have to try to find a Santa now. Things have changed so much! The Santas around here were standing in this snowglobe thing for pics with everyone. It looked cute, but deff not the same experience as sitting on his lap.
It shouldn't be hard at all!!! Every baby is a blessing and should be treated like one. It deff shouldn't matter if they are a boy or girl 0_0 I did not know the prices were so crazy. Awe that photographer sounds so sweet! I bet he really loves taking baby pics. Those are really fun to take :D Do the hospitals still take that first picture? The pic is nice to have, but they do kinda look baby prison photos lmao! Emily looks so mad in hers! Grumpy face with her little fists up. Looks liks she is about to punch someone lol! If she wants better pics, she will just have to cough up the money. You just want cute/sweet pics to save precious memories. They don't have to be super high glossy and fake looking. Relaxed and natural is always better in my opinion. That is deff too far to drive with such a new baby. She will just have to get over it. It is not worth the risk or the headache. Awe :D Emily is a March baby (23rd). I wouldn't let him hold the baby either!! 0_0 That is a great idea! That way you can get up and leave whenever you want! I am the same way! I am always so paranoid that I am going to need something I don't have and then for whatever reason I wouldn't be able to get it anywhere.

Thanks Hun hugs Icy hot isn't even helping this time. 0_0 expensive chair, but I bet it is worth it! Maybe one day. I deff would not pay that kind of money without sitting in it first. I was soooooooo bored! The movie was 2 1/2 hours 0_0 We liked some of the characters, and there are a LOT of great actors in it. It just felt like they were wasted on this movie. I didn't get the same group feeling like I did with the Avengers. Most of them didn't seem like they even liked each other. I also didn't really understand the overall story, It just seemed confusing. Like you have to read the comics to even know who these people are! We were 2 hours in and I checked how much time was left and was shocked to find out we still had 30 minutes to get through! It is sad when you are grateful to get to the ending of a movie lmao! I need people to root for, and I just didn't really care what happened to most of them. A couple of them were just jerks! Our favorite character wasn't even part of the group!

Yeah I push myself during questathons. I need something like that for motivation! Yeah it is dragging a little bit. Oh yay! Congrats 🎉

I've got more items to remove from my wardrobe, just have to figure out what else is going to go. I finally got the Filled Wardrobe ach. (rather it got fixed) and I'm tired of going through pages of items just to find something to wear. I really wish there was a better/easier way to remove multiple items from the wardrobe. Right now I've got everything I want to remove in a drawer later 'sell later', so it would be convenient if I could just remove a whole page of items with a couple of clicks. If the dogs had run, they could have gone in any direction, hardest would be if they went into the fields and the easiest would be if they went into town. There would have been no point in calling for them with how strong the winds were. Just waiting for spring to get here so we can dig holes for thicker fence posts and start re-building. Thanks 😢 He hadn't been doing well since late October, constantly throwing up after eating. At Christmas, I had a suspicion that it was maybe cancer, but I was hoping I was wrong. Finally got my pet Samhain zapped to Experiment and now both of my zapper pets are Vibrant. I have to decide if I want to keep a vibrant irion or a vibrant manchu.

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Yeah, our natural gas meter is in the alley and the line runs from the mainline to our house. We know point A and point B for the line, but we don't know if it runs in a straight line because whatever material they run with the pipe to be able to find it later, rotted away. I wonder if they thought it would stop weeds from growing. It didn't work here because there's all kinds of weeds pushing up through the rocks. We also have thick, black plastic under the rocks, found that out when I tried planting some flowers. Getting up off the couch and out of bed is a struggle too. We need to also take into consideration if the name rolls off the tongue easily and how quickly could we shout the name if we needed to. If we went with Theodore, I can see that name getting shortened down to Theo pretty quickly which I'm not a fan of. Oh, helping with a baby name would just be another thing she could gloat and brag about. Same here, or paying a lot of money for access to information that I don't utilize every day. A yearly subscription to Ancestry is $100 o.O which is a lot to fork out at once. It's great! It makes it so much easier to have chicken strips when we don't feel like making anything for supper because they just take 20 minutes in the air fryer instead of 40 in the oven. I'll be sending out 23 invitations but 5 are for family out of state, so I highly doubt they'll make it. Most of the people on the list are people I know through my parents and they were invited to my bridal shower. I just don't understand throwing an over-the-top party when the point is to help the new parents prepare for a big life change. Right, the new father deserves some attention and praise too. He's not carrying the baby for 9 months but he has to deal with me feeling like crud. Chris really doesn't want to be at the baby shower, but I told him it's just as much for him as it is for me. I know if he's there, I won't get as overwhelmed from all the attention. I think she would complain because her feelings would be hurt. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if she'd end up saying that she didn't really mean what she said about not planning a baby shower. Heck, Amazon and Target have checklists you can go through that list anything and everything you might need. A majority of the list is unnecessary, but it includes things like mattress protectors and diaper organizers. But of course, MIL told Chris and I at the start that she didn't need a link to our registry so she probably assumed she put us off from making one. Here's a link to the registry ❤. I had one started with Target but their stuff was constantly going out of stock or more expensive than Amazon. I wouldn't think it would cost that much either. My vet boards pets and there are people who leave their dog or cat there for a week while they're gone on vacation. If it was truly too expensive, they'd probably find someone else. For as old as the dog is, boarding her with a vet would be the best solution to ensure that she's getting the best care. I've heard that the kid will spend class time messing around on a music app on the school-issued ipads instead of working on school work, so the same thing would happen in college. Plus, it sounds like he doesn't take notes in class because Chris got a blank stare one of the times he tried to help the kid with math homework and Chris asked him where his notes were. Yeah, holidays are going to be trickier now I think we'll just plan on not making the long drive to the in-laws this year or next year. They can come to us or start looking for a house in the town FIL is working in. I've been seeing photos of Santas on Facebook where the kids sit on a bench and then Santa pokes his head through a window behind them. They don't seem to interact with Santa at all. Exactly! Be happy with two (hopefully) healthy grandbabies that can make new memories. If you want to hope for a specific gender, do that in private. It was really disappointing to see Chris's grandparents acting the way they were. Professional photography is expensive o.O I don't get how some families can justify spending that much every year or multiple times a year. He really is. He did our Christmas card pictures a couple of years ago and didn't have a problem with our dogs being uncooperative and he transferred all the photos he took to my laptop after. I assume the hospital I'll be at will still take the first photos after the baby has been bathed, but I haven't asked. I've seen some of those first photos that include a board listing all the measurements and stuff and I don't really think my inlaws need that photo to show to everyone. lol, I've got a photo of myself as a newborn like that with the biggest scowl on my face. I wouldn't be surprised if my babe covers his face like he did in his ultrasound. Yup, if the in-laws want those super fancy, edited to oblivion photos, they can pay for it. I know I won't be relaxed having someone I don't know taking photos of me. I read somewhere that babies shouldn't be in the car seat any longer than 2 hours and I thought there was somewhere I read no longer than 1 hour, which is why Chris and I decided to not do the long drives to the in-laws. Plus, that time will only get longer if we have to make stops to change diapers or feed the baby. My family has a few March birthdays, my brother on the 14th, his wife on the 16th, and mine on the 17th. 😀 If he wants to make his appearance on the 18th or after, I'm fine with that. I just don't want to spend my birthday in the hospital. I just feel so on edge thinking about the youngest holding my child, it's not me worrying he'll drop him, it's more that it just creeps me out. And if the first visit happens at a restaurant/public place, the in-laws will have to be on their best behavior so they don't make a scene! With the way stores have been so poorly stocked around here lately, it would be my luck that I fail to pack something that's needed and not find it at the store. Walmart was completely out of stock of the Tums that I take and I didn't have any with me. Luckily Dillons had three bottles, so I stocked up.

I've got a heated back massager thingy that goes over my shoulders but it's not long enough to reach where I have pain. Oh no, that's terrible that Icy Hot isn't even phasing it. 😢 I'd say that I wouldn't spend that kind of money either without trying it out first, but the office chairs Chris and I currently have were about $600 and we bought them without trying them out, but we watched numerous videos reviewing the chairs. They've got movable lumbar support which most affordable office chairs don't seem to have. Oh no! A movie shouldn't bore someone. I saw the trailer for The Eternals twice, and both times it just didn't make any sense to me. Like it only pulled out some funny bits from the movie but also gave a vibe of we don't like each other, but otherwise was forgettable. This might end up being a reoccurring issue with upcoming Marvel movies as they start pulling out lesser-known characters. At least the latest Spiderman movie was great, I loved all the cameos! And I heard some rumors of a 4th Iron Man movie.

Yeah I went through his books on Subetalodge that were still needed and discovered that, even though they were selling for lots of SPs, many of them I could buy in the special shops that don't take SPs. Like tokens, trinkets, coins, etc. so that helped a lot since I usually have those stashed in my vault. Another month to survival. Ugh.

Stupid bird watching. This has happened at least 2-3 times now, went to start my bird quest for tonight and discovered that I never found the one from yesterday, so a day behind now. Grr.

I am always paranoid about getting rid of things. Especially if they are hard to find items. Even if I don't use them now I worry that I might want to use them one day and would regret selling. Just glad they stayed put! Storms like that are so scary 0_0 Losing a pet is always so sad :( hugs Tough call. Both of them are really pretty <3

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Can the gas company tell you? They should be able to give you some kind of layout of the pipes or whatever. We have something like that where I live. They call it Miss Dig. You can all the info about gas lines in your yard. Probably! I think that is they put it down around the bushes out front here. Try to cut down on yard work. Same thing here and it is a pain. Yep! I remember that all too well! I was so big by the end I had to find very creative ways to do the simplest things lol. Hopefully if you go with Theodore no one with call him Teddy! Yeah and you don't to give her anything more to gloat about! $100 0_0 how much info does someone need about their family? Why would it take a year to get that info? Crazy! Oh that is deff more convenient! Love that <3 That is a nice amount. Not too big. I know what you mean. Save the money for baby expenses! I agree. He is involved and should be included if he wants to be. If she didn't mean it, then she shouldn't have said it! How are you supposed to know what she does/ doesn't mean? You can only go by what she says! Plus she might just say that to get attention and not really mean it! What? Like you would make one just for her? Saw the list :D so many cute things! They will go right to you when I buy something? I am always surprised by all the new baby items they come up with that did not exist when Emily was a baby. Yeah Target is getting crazy for being out of stuff. Your right. It really shouldn't cost that much. They just don't seem considerate enough! He is going to regret that one day! Especially when he is forced out into the real world. The rest of the world wont cater to him or coddle him at all!! What grade is he in? I wouldn't be making that long drive either! That is so sad to see :( those old Santa pics are so special <3 Maybe Daddy can dress up like Santa? She should deff keep her wishes to herself and be VERY grateful! It is a crazy cost. Especially since there are so many ways to do it yourselves. All the new tech and stuff companies are always coming out with! Oh that is nice :) you deff need someone with patience. Especially when it comes to taking pics of babies/kids. I think those hospital pics should just be for the parents. A pesonal memory to have. Lol I think they try to pose them. Probably why most look ticked off LOL. Oh wow I never heard that before 0_0 They are always coming up with something new. I remember it used to be put the baby on their belly, then it was on their back, then it was on their side! I couldn't keep up! Yeah pit stops always seem to be needed on drives. Thankfully in our family Emily is the only one. We are all pretty much spread out through the year. My oldest niece and I are the only ones that share a month. I was born on my parents wedding anniversary. Big fun since they divorced when I was 7 0_0 thankfully it never seemed to bother my Mother. I would go with my gut instinct and not let the kid hold him. If it upsets anyone, they will just have to get over it. Just tell them it is first time mom nerves or something. They will either understand or they wont. Better safe then sorry! Yeah that is always a big worry of mine! You will get the hang of packing in no time.

I was surprised. Icy hot usually works on everything. I didn't even feel any heat from it! Oh that sounds like a really nice chair. I would have to save up a while to get one. I am just glad we didn't see it in the movie theater! I would have been suffering :( I kept forgetting about the movie until Emily brought it up and I love marvel movies! They just seem to be throwing everything up against the wall to see what sticks! Who would be in a 4th iron man movie?

Most of the books Talon still needs are way too expensive! I keep forgetting about the birds since I got all of the new ones, Dangitt!

I think I've only gotten a couple of the new birds but since they're selling for a lot I just sell them. Since then only old birds. Most of the books I got to increase my pet were also very expensive, which is why I was glad I could get them without spending any SPs by using coins, tokens, etc.

Unfortunately the only books I still need only sell for sp :( Not really a big deal though. I know he will never be able to read all of the books on site. Especially if they never re-release

Oh the new doors in the BB shop are great, very nice. Too bad I don't have enough BB points to buy even 1 let alone the 3 I'd like to have. Guess maybe some day I need to do BB quests. I stopped doing them because since you don't get any SPs back and only cheap stuff you're basically just paying for the points with SPs. Maybe user prices will come down on these in a couple months.

I used to have migraines right before my monthly. I had an IUD and when I got it removed the migraines improved alot. I only got one after that and it was from a bad sinus infection. The depo shot will give you migraines also. I hope that things get better for you soon. :)

One thing that has helped me manage my migraines has been getting adjusted by a chiropractor. I've scheduled a few appointments during migraines and within minutes of getting my neck adjusted the pain would be greatly reduced. Getting/dealing with migraines sucks and I'm so sorry that you too have to deal with them. I hope you can find the root cause soon hug

Feel better soon!!!! <3