http://mondayssuck.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Just Another Manic Monday (aka Mondays Suck!) en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:55:51 GMT 2010-01-01T08:55:51Z 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=281474977970900&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-01T00:57:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970891&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace This morning Kyleigh woke up and her eyes were stuck shot. She didn't complain but when I asked if her eyes hurt, she told me the right one was hurting.  It looked exactly like pink eye last time, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:36:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970891&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2010-01-01T00:36:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969833&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T08:30:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969863&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T08:23:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969775&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T07:12:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969764&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-31T06:42:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968736&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T15:34:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968658&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T14:38:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968528&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace In our continuing series on the Radical Left and the Radical Right, dear readers, I don't want you to think that it's just the U.S. or the U.K. that has its share of assholes! No sir! We have our . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:14:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968528&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Allan Janssen 2009-12-30T12:14:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968079&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T03:41:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-12-29T20:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967474&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace This is the second part of our series about the battle between the radical Left and Right for the hearts and minds of Westerners! Today's article is from; Save The Environment. Help Us Save The Environment . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:31:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967474&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Allan Janssen 2009-12-29T18:31:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967444&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Samples, Coupons & New Year's Eve Family Fun       COUPONS, PRINTABLE COUPONS, CODES...........   $2 Coupon for Purina Dog Food http://tinyurl.com/ygd3z7g . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:09:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967444&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Coupon Lady 2009-12-29T18:09:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967437&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Samples, Coupons & New Year's Eve Family Fun       COUPONS, PRINTABLE COUPONS, CODES...........   $2 Coupon for Purina Dog Food http://tinyurl.com/ygd3z7g . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:05:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967437&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Coupon Lady 2009-12-29T18:05:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967320&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-29T16:39:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966496&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T04:59:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966434&grpId=3659174697252103&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=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T03:47:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966410&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Continuing with the gift opening...  Aunt R got a set of cute Snowman salt and pepper shakers.  I got a similar set as well. It's Daddy's turn again and he got a tomato planter. . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:01:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966410&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T03:01:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966334&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Finally it was Christmas Day for the presents everyone had been waiting for. After breakfast, Aunt R called out the names on the tags and Kyleigh distributed them to the recipients. (See related video.)  . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:04:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966334&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T02:04:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace I had an interesting conversation with one of my brothers on Christmas Day.  His job entails negotiating with the Chinese on manufacturing contracts for an industrial firm based in Massachusetts.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:15:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-28T22:15:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966129&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace The next few weeks, dear readers, we are going to do a series of articles on the battle between the far left and the far right here in the Western World. This week we will look at the propaganda put . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:05:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966129&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Allan Janssen 2009-12-28T22:05:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965788&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Published in Examiner.com The scare for the H1N1 virus has been felt globally. Despite the predicted shortages of the vaccine in the USA and late start for vaccinations across the USA and Canada, . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:28:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965788&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Carol Roach 2009-12-28T17:28:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964552&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:59:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964552&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Allan Janssen 2009-12-27T16:59:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963918&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace No wonder nobody knows wether they are comming or going anymore! WALLINGFORD, Pa. By The Associated Press - A suburban Philadelphia teenager was suspended for a day for wearing a Santa Claus suit . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:24:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963918&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Allan Janssen 2009-12-26T23:24:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962860&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace In the morning of Christmas Eve, 12/24/2009, my husband, his dad, and his sister went on a last-minute shopping trip, and his mom was rushing to finish up a dress she was making for Kyleigh to wear . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:41:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962860&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T22:41:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962856&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace (This is a story before the IL trip) My husband is a hard core gamer, and he is into card games, board games, console games, PC games, you name it.  He has been trying to get Kyleigh into . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:16:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962856&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T18:16:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962855&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Oops!  I just found several photos I had on a separate SD memory card.  So I have just updated Part IV and V of the IL Trip postings.  If you have already read those, I would invite you . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:11:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962855&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T18:11:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962186&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Wednesday 12/23/2009 we went to my husband's sister's house. She has two sons: cousin J is a month younger than Kyleigh, and cousin A is 1.5 years younger.  Kyleigh was looking forward to seeing . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:54:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962186&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:54:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962170&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Monday 12/21/2009 was a light day. My mother-in-law had a doctor's appointment in the morning, so we just hung around the house. I met with the Pastor and his daughter during lunch time because I was . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:25:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962170&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:25:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961923&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! Posting will be sparse between now and the new year! - Allan Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:49:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961923&grpId=3659174697252103&nav=Groupspace Allan Janssen 2009-12-24T17:49:07Z