http://whileimdriving.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by While I'm Driving en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:12:49 GMT 2010-01-01T01:12:49Z 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=281474977968166&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T05:02:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968144&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T04:42:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968086&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T03:49:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967981&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T01:34:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967960&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T01:16:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967958&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-30T01:12:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966633&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T06:31:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966537&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-29T05:05:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966221&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace I developed a bad headache and nausea during the trip home last night and the symptoms didn't go away even though I took a few Tylenol. I feel crappy all day and it's not going away! I am just . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:25:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966221&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-28T23:25:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966173&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace The night before our trip to IL, both of my headlight bulbs burnt out. So today I tried to get them replaced.  I knew I had to take it in to a shop because the driver side lamp is behind the battery . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:49:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966173&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-28T22:49:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965939&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Just a quick note to let everyone know that we have made it home safe and sound last night.  Most importantly, there is no busted pipes or any other damage in the house!  I will be organizing . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:25:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965939&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-28T19:25:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964030&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-27T02:17:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963007&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-25T22:29:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962167&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:15:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959142&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-24T22:12:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958061&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-22T04:31:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956435&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-21T05:55:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956386&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-21T04:55:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956194&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-21T01:42:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956063&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-20T23:12:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952173&grpId=3659174697246748&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=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-18T00:11:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945724&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Last night I went to the 24-hour CVS after midnight to get an early advantage on the sale items.  Unfortunately I couldn't find all the items because the store was small and didn't have all the selections. . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:07:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945724&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-14T04:07:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945065&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace This morning I went to CVS and other places in my husband's car in the rain. Suddenly I felt a rain drop on my head. Then I noticed my left shoulder was all wet.  It turned out the driver's side . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:26:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945065&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-13T17:26:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944747&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace This week I used $1 in OTC medication. It's not as much as I would like, but it paid for the cost of the newspaper. So I am ok with it. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:49:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944747&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-13T08:49:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944735&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace This evening was my company's Christmas party.  I was going to go with my husband but we didn't get a babysitter in time, so my husband stayed home to watch Kyleigh and I went by myself. It was . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:18:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944735&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-13T08:18:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944328&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace A few days ago, my husband asked me what I wanted for my Christmas gift.  I told him a CVS gift card because I could use it to have fun shopping for the ECB deals. Today he asked me again what . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:30:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944328&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-12T22:30:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940347&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace My current Washington Post subscription is almost up for renewal, and they would be charging me the regular price ($1.50/week). So I called the subscription service today and asked if they had any deal . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:12:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940347&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-10T07:12:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940332&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace I had to go to a hearing on Tuesday, and I didn't hire a lawyer, so I was my own representative.  The only witness I brought with me was my husband.  We didn't really prepare too much before . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:06:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940332&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-10T07:06:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940199&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Ok so he got me worried all day and it turned out that he did get to work on time, but another group was using his office so he couldn't get in (and therefore no one answered the office phone all day). . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:23:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940199&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-10T05:23:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939326&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace This morning my husband left the house for work around 6 AM I think.  I was still in bed but he told me it was pouring rain outside.  About 7:30 AM, I heard his cell phone ringing back to back. . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:56:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939326&grpId=3659174697246748&nav=Groupspace Selene N. 2009-12-09T18:56:16Z