http://wendyworld.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by wendyworld en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:52:00 GMT 2009-12-28T14:52:00Z 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=281474977964030&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Our Christmas vacation is coming to an end.  Tomorrow morning we will start driving.  The weather report says that it will snow the whole way back.  So hopefully we will have a safe drive. . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:17:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964030&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-27T02:17:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962860&grpId=3659174697255480&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=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T22:41:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963007&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Merry Christmas, my Gather friends! Thank you so much for your readership, no matter when I was bragging about my daughter Kyleigh, or when I was ranting about tiny things. Our trip to IL so far has . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:29:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963007&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T22:29:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962856&grpId=3659174697255480&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=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T18:16:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962855&grpId=3659174697255480&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=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T18:11:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962186&grpId=3659174697255480&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=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:54:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962170&grpId=3659174697255480&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=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:25:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962167&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Originally I had hoped that I could cash out before Christmas, but it looks like I will not have enough points. So now I am hoping to cash out before the New Year.  I just need about 85 more points! . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:15:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962167&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:15:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959142&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace One good thing about CVS is that they are almost everywhere!  I am in a small town in IL and they don't have any other drug stores (RiteAid or Walgreens) but they have two CVSs in the nearby towns. . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:12:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959142&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:12:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961650&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Sorry I haven't been on and posted that much these last few months. But God has been doing a mighty work through me. As most of you know the desire in my heart is to start a mission. Well things are . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:03:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961650&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. 2009-12-24T13:03:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959128&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Hi!  We are interested in giving our daughter Kyleigh violin classes when it's time.  But when is it time?  How old is a child normally able to comprehend violin classes?  Thanks in . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:39:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959128&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-22T19:39:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958061&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Hey, does anyone know what to do when you forget the computer password?  I mean the password to log on to a computer (operating system) when you first boot it up.  My father-in-law forgot his . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:31:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958061&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-22T04:31:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957019&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace My wife Kelly and my 16 year old Parker are both going to the University of Nevada. Kelly is getting her masters in teaching and Parker is a freshman there(graduated high school 2 years early).  . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:17:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957019&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Ryan M. 2009-12-21T15:17:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956435&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace I haven't logged on for a few days, and today I noticed that the rating bar is gone, and it becomes a Recommend link instead. I normally only rate 10s, so I guess that equates to Recommend.  I . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:55:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956435&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-21T05:55:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956386&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace My Gather Points balance is getting very close for me to request a cash-out!  Since I am much less active on Gather now than I was a couple of years ago, I am really surprised that I have made it . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:55:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956386&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-21T04:55:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956382&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Sunday morning we went to Church and watched a wonderful cantata about the greatest gift. Kyleigh also had fun at the Sunday school and the children's church. We had lunch at a Chinese buffet . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:49:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956382&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-21T04:49:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956194&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace This is the final week of this subscription period.  I used $2 in health & beauty. Come to think of it, I should had kept a running total of the coupons used during the subscription period, . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:42:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956194&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-21T01:42:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956077&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace When Kyleigh woke up, I told her Daddy was sick and was taken to the hospital last night. She was quite concerned and told me to give Daddy medicine to make him feel better. I said I would. We . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:46:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956077&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-20T23:46:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956068&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace We headed out Friday morning and had to stop at the pharmacy first to pick up Kyleigh's prescription. I was rather annoyed because Kyleigh has been taking this maintenance drug since August and the . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:28:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956068&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-20T23:28:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956063&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace According to the plan, we were heading out to spend Christmas with my husband's parents in Illinois the morning of Friday 12/18/2009.  Kyleigh became sick on Sunday 12/13/2009, so I had to stay . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:12:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956063&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-20T23:12:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952173&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace We are heading out on a road trip to Illinois to spend Christmas with my husband's parents. We were going to take our time and drive half-way each day Friday and Saturday, but Great Grandma's funeral . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:11:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952173&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-18T00:11:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952158&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace We received the bad news today.  My husband's Grandma just passed away earlier this afternoon. It wasn't a surprise but we really wished she could have held on for 2 more days so that we could see . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:03:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952158&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-18T00:03:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952143&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace So after the vomit incident at 5:45 AM, we decided to keep her home again. Kyleigh slept till about 9:30 AM, and stayed in bed after she woke up.  My husband was on leave so he volunteered to stay . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952143&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-18T00:00:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949673&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Kyleigh appeared to be doing better in the last day or two. But just now, about 5:45 AM, she puked all her dinner out.  It was one of the more messy ones too, and I got it all over my face and hair, . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:20:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949673&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-16T11:20:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949062&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Since October (I think), we enrolled Kyleigh in the extracurricular Dance class offered at the day care. It was supposed to be from 10 AM to 10:30 AM every Monday. There were twice I took Kyleigh there . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:27:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949062&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-16T01:27:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949056&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace I would never have thought to describe a doctor's visit as fun, but it was, yesterday. I noticed Kyleigh having a lot of goops coming out from her eyes Sunday evening, but I didn't know what to . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:21:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949056&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-16T01:21:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945881&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace I wore a dressy top to attend my company's Christmas party. I don't know how to describe the design of the top but it hangs across my chest and my shoulders are exposed. Kyleigh was very concerned. . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:30:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945881&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-14T06:30:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945855&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Today I was in a McDonald's alone. After I ordered, 2 guys came in and said they called ahead for 30 something (I think it was burritos but I wasn't sure).  I wasn't really paying attention.  . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:08:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945855&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-14T06:08:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945811&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace I don't send out Christmas cards every year, but this year we got some really great pictures, and I found a lot of good photo greeting card deals on line (I ended up paying a total of $6 shipping for . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:34:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945811&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-14T05:34:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945778&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace I have a globe and Kyleigh has been playing with it since she was a baby. Today she pulled it out and played with it. My husband just casually asked her where Taiwan was, and Kyleigh turned the globe . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:59:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945778&grpId=3659174697255480&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-14T04:59:50Z