http://gatheringforxmas.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Gathering For Christmas- Christmas Posts Only en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:26:23 GMT 2010-01-07T18:26:23Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979155&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Tonight I stopped by Cold Stone and got another one of Kyleigh's birthday freebies: a cup of chocolate ice cream with brownie. Kyleigh ended up only taking two licks and I got the rest.  Hehehe... . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:47:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979155&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:47:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979105&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace This morning I took Kyleigh in for her 3-year-old check-up. The nurse checked many additional things they didn't use to check before. Kyleigh is 3 ft. 3 in. (90 percentile), 30-3/4 lbs (52 percentile), . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:04:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979105&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-06T06:04:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977935&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace I want to send a big thank you to Susan G. for these great puppets she MADE for my kids :)   they really loved them and they are just so darn cute!! thanks so much . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:56:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977935&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Denise B. 2010-01-05T17:56:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977865&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace hoping to get some interesting comments. go ahead everybodyyy:) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:50:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977865&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace ashish j. 2010-01-05T16:50:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976882&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace It wasn't pre-planned but tonight turned into Round Two of Kyleigh's 3-Year-Old Birthday Party. First of all, I had a coupon for a free birthday scoop of ice cream from Baskin Robbins for Kyleigh. . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:30:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976882&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T04:30:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976817&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Today Kyleigh went back to school for the first time after the long Christmas vacation. She wasn't thrilled to have to get up early this morning. Once we got to the classroom, she clammed on my legs and . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:36:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976817&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-05T03:36:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975909&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace 2500 points . coooooool:) waiting 2 get to 50 so i can cash out with a paypal . what r u aiming at? Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:33:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975909&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace ashish j. 2010-01-04T17:33:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974988&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Please help (or help find) ....a special needs family desperately needs help. http://www.microgiving.com/profile/carterfamilly Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:24:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974988&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Amy C. 2010-01-04T04:24:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974846&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace This is what we had for dinner tonight: pot roast with onions, potatoes, and beans, cooked in my new slow cooker, over rice.  The dish doesn't necessarily look all that great but it tasted . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:20:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974846&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-04T02:20:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974821&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace thats what i say . the points r definitely coming in faster. i made 75 points in abt 3 days . thats lightning fast when u compare it to the not so distant past:)so keep gathering everybody and a very . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:39:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974821&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace ashish j. 2010-01-04T01:39:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974313&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace I received a slow cooker for Christmas - not this past Christmas but quite a while ago.  I never started using it because I don't normally cook and I have no idea what to do with it.  . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:21:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974313&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-03T17:21:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973563&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace i ws sitting thinking abt how the year had gone and i thought it ws pretty good . and then i thought its like rating an year. good bad or ugly.  how wud u rate yours?:) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:09:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973563&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace ashish j. 2010-01-03T04:09:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973477&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace The following conversations happened between November 2009 and early January 2010. ************ Kyleigh, "Daddy I wanna ride-ah horsey!" Daddy, "You want to ride a horsey?  Where . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:37:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973477&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-03T02:37:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972887&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace tell me abt it. lets talkkkk:) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:08:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972887&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace ashish j. 2010-01-02T17:08:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972581&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace slow slow and mostly absent fromgather these days . i used to find the recent photos n comments etc format very omfy. this aint good but anyways. hows everybody doing?drop a line everybody. Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:33:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972581&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace ashish j. 2010-01-02T12:33:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972207&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace I had totally forgotten about the birthday cards from Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt P. Kyleigh picked up the camcorder from the Dora backpack set and started taking pictures of the birthday . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:19:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972207&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T06:19:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972139&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Daddy couldn't get a hold of his parents so we let Kyleigh go ahead with their gifts. The first package she opened was a pair of princess slippers with 2 rings and a bracelet.  Kyleigh was very . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:41:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972139&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T05:41:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972069&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Kyleigh cut the cake (with Daddy's help) and had one bite. But her real interest was to open the "big box".  Kyleigh ripped open a small corner and revealed the "Do" part of the logo. She immediately . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:51:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972069&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T04:51:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971981&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace On 12/29/2009, we would ask Kyleigh, "Tomorrow is whose birthday?"  And she would yell, "Kyleigh!" We would ask, "How old are you?" And she would say, "Five!" Then we would say, "No, you are not . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:05:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971981&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-02T03:05:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969863&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace (12/30/2009) This afternoon, Kyleigh sang the ABC song from A to Z, including the last part, "Now I know my ABCs, next time won't you sing with me!" All by herself!  I didn't sing a word with . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:23:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969863&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T08:23:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970900&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace I was in the middle of things and put down the digital camera's SD memory card on the couch. When I came back, it was gone. Kyleigh was playing by the stairway at that time, but I knew she was playing . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:57:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970900&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-01T00:57:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968079&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Kyleigh was playing with Daddy's vocabulary cards from back when he was taking Chinese class.  The vocabulary she pulled out was "Boy", so we started asking her whether someone is a boy or a girl. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:41:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968079&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T03:41:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970340&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace  It will be going to the garage, where it belongs. It drives like a go-cart. It is fun to drive. I would much rather take a sled. Lots of snow on the ground.   My plan is walking, down the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:30:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970340&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace DIANE D. 2009-12-31T16:30:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969833&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Unfortunately, the wonderful vacation was always too short.  Originally we were going to head back to DC after the Sunday morning's church service.  But the weather report said there would . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:30:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969833&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T08:30:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969775&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace I forgot to post these pictures I found on another memory card - After the first round of gift opening on Christmas Day, Kyleigh was playing with the ornaments on the Christmas tree with aunt . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:12:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969775&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T07:12:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969761&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace I was thinking about my dear sweet Franklin and how he was so missed on Christmas day.  I remembered that I did a post last year about a Gather member by the name of Mooch, many of whom you well . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:38:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969761&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Teresa T. 2009-12-31T06:38:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969472&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace the new year would  be a good time to return i thought:) dsnt look like anyone missed me:)) wish u all a very happy 2010 and my good wishes to the gather team . cheers!!:) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:37:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969472&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace ashish j. 2009-12-31T01:37:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968736&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Continuing with the second round of gift opening... Grandma got a collage of grandkids photos. "Wow," it looked like cousin A had never seen this before. He got off his mom's laps and walked over . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:34:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968736&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T15:34:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968658&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace In the evening, we headed to uncle J's house for a second round of gift opening. They had already done their own gifts, so Kyleigh got to play with some brand new toys cousin J had just received. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:38:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968658&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T14:38:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967783&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Well, I am sure that you knew they were coming. It was inevitable. I must have 75 or more. But for the sake of everyone's sanity, I narrowed them down quite a bit.Yes, you know what they are. Probably . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:00:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967783&grpId=3659174697255721&nav=Groupspace Nurse Nancy S. 2009-12-30T10:00:50Z