http://gathersoup.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Gather Soup en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:24:47 GMT 2009-12-31T11:24:47Z 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=281474977969833&grpId=3659174697247488&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=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T08:30:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969863&grpId=3659174697247488&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=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T08:23:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969775&grpId=3659174697247488&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=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T07:12:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969764&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Today (12/30/2009) is Kyleigh's birthday and she turns 3! We baked a cake and had a small private party with just us and grandparents on the phone. I will be posting some pictures as soon as I can (but . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:42:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969764&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T06:42:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969531&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace I had lunch today with a friend I hadn't seen in over 2 years. We were co-workers and have kept in touch by email but it's not the same. Her emails to me showed she was too busy to say much, but at least . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:51:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969531&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth S. 2009-12-31T02:51:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969300&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Saw Up In The Air, a great film with George Clooney as a corporate hit man, who travels the country firing people. It made me think of the downsizing at AG Edwards, the first in the company’s . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:01:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969300&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-30T23:01:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968736&grpId=3659174697247488&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=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T15:34:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968729&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Welcome to the Member-to-Member HelpCenter™ -- Where other Gather members help you with your Gather-related questions or problems! Enter your question below and receive a response from other members! . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:23:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968729&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Kevin (''The SiteWizard'') V. 2009-12-30T15:23:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace I had planned to write a summary of 2009 with my thoughts, but the events of the past week in my family changed my plans.  I hope that you will forgive my abandoning of politics for this week. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Troy Stouffer 2009-12-30T15:09:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968658&grpId=3659174697247488&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=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T14:38:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968194&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace 1 pizza dough (canned or homemade) 1/4 C marinara sauce 3 oz mozzarella, thinly sliced 1/2 pink grape or cherry tomatoes, halved 6 fresh basil leaves salt and pepper to taste olive oil for . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:33:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968194&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Rachel D. 2009-12-30T05:33:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968166&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace I got "Milo and Otis" and "Benji Collection" because they have dogs and cats and I was told they were great kids' movies. But Kyleigh is not interested at all. She wasn't particularly excited when she . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:02:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968166&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T05:02:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968144&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace I recently bought the Merry Madagascar DVD.  But after I watched it, I wished I had not wasted my money.  It's not funny, and I don't like several parts of the storyline (I think some parts . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:42:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968144&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T04:42:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968095&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace 4 C stuffing 1 1/4 C water 4 Tbsp butter 2 C cooked broccoli cuts 2 C cubed cooked chicken or turkey 1 can cream of celery soup (I use cream of mushroom) 1/2 C milk 1 C shredded cheddar . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:57:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968095&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Rachel D. 2009-12-30T03:57:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968086&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace I am a Borders Rewards member and I got an email notifying that I earned $5 Borders Bucks earlier in December. I just never had time to use it.  Then a couple of days ago I got another email saying . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:49:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968086&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T03:49:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968084&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace 32 oz. hash brown potatoes (about 7 1/2 C) (if frozen, thaw them) 1 can french fried onions (2 2/3 C) 1 C peas 1 C shredded cheddar cheese 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 2 cans cream of . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:46:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968084&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Rachel D. 2009-12-30T03:46:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968079&grpId=3659174697247488&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=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T03:41:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968058&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Hey... I don't make this stuff up, ya know! I got all of the following entries from the Wednesday, December 23 rd , 2009 issue of our small, local, weekly newspaper, The Cloverdale Reveille . (Don't . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:37:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968058&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. 2009-12-30T03:37:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967981&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Thanks everyone for your views and comments, and I have reached the cash-out goal.  Sophie you are right!  There's no PayPal option for $10 but I got a CVS card.  I go there every week . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:34:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967981&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T01:34:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967960&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace This morning I had an appointment at 9 AM with the Urologist for Kyleigh.  Prior to the visit, the Urologist's office had asked for several test results and X-rays.  I called our primary pediatrician's . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:16:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967960&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T01:16:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967958&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace I recently had to replace my headlight bulbs, so I looked up the sales and deals.  I wanted to share with you a deal (if it works for your car).   Right now at Advance Auto Parts, the . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:12:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967958&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T01:12:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967904&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Yesterday I was looking through the Pet Finder listings at the local animal control pound in our county.  Knowing that most dogs (over half) and 97 % of cats that end up there don't come back out . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:28:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967904&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Janet H. 2009-12-30T00:28:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967470&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace ( Jewbu :  someone who was raised Jewish and turned Buddhist, or who is a hybrid of Jewish and Buddhist in spiritual/religious background, as in: "My mom's a major JewBu-- one Hanukkah she . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:35:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967470&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-29T18:35:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967320&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace As we all start in on our end-of-year reflections and coming year hopes, I thought you'd enjoy reading some deep Jewish thoughts in Haiku form*:   Lacking fins or tail the   gefilte . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:39:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967320&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-29T16:39:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967166&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Welcome to the Member-to-Member HelpCenter™ -- Where other Gather members help you with your Gather-related questions or problems! Enter your question below and receive a response from other members! . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:53:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967166&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Kevin (''The SiteWizard'') V. 2009-12-29T14:53:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966626&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace             I  sing, I sing, I sing I sing as I do most everything I sing as I drive in my car I sing loudly there, no one . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:16:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966626&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Elsie Duggan 2009-12-29T08:16:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966633&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Yeah!  I currently have 614 points and I am only 11 points away from the $10 PayPal cash reward!  There are 3 more days to the end of year and I think I have a pretty good chance to be able . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:31:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966633&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T06:31:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966537&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace I was/am feeling pretty sick all day long and I had told myself that I would need to go to bed early today (and I still have to get up early tomorrow because we have an appointment with a kidney specialist . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:05:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966537&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T05:05:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966496&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Continuing with the gift opening...    I got a set of Cold Stone ice cream flavored lip balms. Grandpa got something but I can't remember what it was. Now this.  It . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:59:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966496&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T04:59:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966434&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Continuing with the gift opening...    "Wow! What's this?" The next gift Kyleigh got was a construction worker's hat and tool set. Now Kyleigh has her own . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:47:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966434&grpId=3659174697247488&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T03:47:18Z