Free Republic 3rd quarter FReepathon underway! - Thread 2

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[Fawnn]

For those of you who proofread and/or care about that stuff, add an end quotation mark in my previous post to the gramma. ;)

[Mo1]

sigh

Don't worry Grammie .. by the time that comes .. we won't remember to worry about it .. LOL

[Brad’s Gramma]

You didn't see the whole message, eh?

[Fawnn]

I NEEEEEEED MORE!!!!!!!!

Here's praying you get them!!!

(I keep telling my daughter that I need more, too. She then tells me I should have thought of that when I only had one child. Then I get all pouty and tell her that life sometimes has other plans for us than our white picket fence dreams and other guilt-inducing things about how she's so fortunate to be fertile.) ;)

[justshe]

Surprises ME how I act in public around little ones.....to GET my grandma fix!!!!! (with parent's permission, of course)

[cake_crumb]

"We shop yard sales! We are just plain stupid grandparents!"

You kiddin'?!?! We spent all last Saturday shopping yard sales. Got some cool toys, a Grandson #1-sized rocking chair, and some summer chothes for both grandsons....but there was so much BETTER stuff for older boys. There WAS a little basketball hoop and ball that looked just the thing for the eldest grandson, but after playing with it and not finding it fun, we didn't buy it.

I've always loved yard sales and flea markets though...so much I used to have a permanent stall at a flea market :- )

[Brad’s Gramma]

You too, huh?

:-)

That's ok....most parent's LOVE the attention. I'm more cautious around older toddlers who NEED to know to not be too friendly with strangers.

[Mo1]

I saw it .. and with the melt down my 3 yr old is having AGAIN .. I welcome it ..

Well just till she goes to bed

[Brad’s Gramma]

The Free Republic Virus: Also best viewed in person at www.freerepublic.com, the infected spend scores of hours a week in front of computer screens, often laughing with abandon when not typing maniacally.

From this thread, in case you haven't seen it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/942773/posts

It's titled Deadly New Viruses?

[cake_crumb]

"CONGRATULATIONS! Little boys are the bestest and no, I'm not biased in the least! :-)"

LOL...though one of them can go ahead and have a girl next now. I wouldn't have minded HALF so much as my daughter and son-in-law if this one was...but then, I already have two grandsons to play with. It seems most people want their first to be a boy...I know I did. They're overjoyed. My son-in-law seemed unable to figure out whom to hug, her or me...he wisely chose her. He's planning to take the ultrasound pics to work so he can show them around.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Go to the above mentioned thread and read post #20!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

My son-in-law seemed unable to figure out whom to hug, her or me...

THAT is sweet!!! What a wonderful man!!

[justshe]

I can offer a piece of advice re: those nerf basketball stands that can be used inside or outside IF.....multiple children are going to be playing with it at the same time.

The type we had was a hard cardboard shaft (up to where the hoop hangs)......and it had 2 pieces to it....so you could raise or lower the hoop height.

Well.....2 of my little darlings discovered it came apart...and the next thing I knew they were having Star Wars light saber sword fights with the 2 pieces.

Needless to say....the pieces were dented beyond repair!

So......shop wisely, grasshopper.

[cake_crumb]

"It gets worse.sigh."

BWAH-hahahaha...that was truely devious! Only a dedicated copy & paster could have caught that, LOL...luckily, I am one.

[glock rocks]

I bought my little ones one of these...

... and my little boy won a cupie dawg (about his size) at the amusement park Saturday. LOL.

it spends summer outside, and goes in the wreck room when cold comes around.

[justshe]

MUCH better choice. Now THAT looks sturdy!!!!!!

[glock rocks]

(Advertisement) neener.

[Brad’s Gramma]

LOL...luckily, I am one

I KNEW you and Mo would see it. HA!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Oh you shush! I actually did that yesterday I think.

I immediately thought of you....

[glock rocks]

Yah, you fill the bottom with like 50 pounds of sand... it won't fall on them, but is kind of a bear to move up the steps to the house. it does have wheels, and moves like a handcart, though.