Give it to us straight. Remember, please don't scandalize Candy's readers with adult content.
Funny, they come out and her comments go back up, Catholic bash returns, basically, old Candy, normal for her Candy comes back. That would, if I was a voter and she DID get a nomination, make me not vote for her. She's not authentic, genuine or honest. She hides her true self to get a silly online, meaningless nomination/award. Hmm, wonder what that says about Erik when he "ran" for office? Did he do the same thing?
Whoa! I got first. I am uber cool today! Hey, everyone has to be uber cool one day of their life!
In response to Gretchen's post, I have one more request/suggestion for how to respond to a pregnant teenager: please do not run up to her and thank her for choosing life. It's an incredibly awkward conversation.
I wasn't a teenager anymore, but I was an unwed mother. A woman literally ran me down after church and after catching her breath said, "Thank you for choosing life!" What is the appropriate response to that? "You're welcome"? I have no idea what I said, I just remember being absolutely flabbergasted.
So even if you're thinking it, please don't say it.
Eyes of Wonder is nominated for Best Live What You Believe!
Principaled Discovery is a long time fave of mine, and it was nommed in Best Opinion/Political.
AND
ROFLMAO
I'm (Mama Says) nommed in Best Homemaking/Recipes
ROFL
AManda-that is tooo funny. Honestly though I prefer that to--"I bet your boyfriend thinks you are really sexy now!" which is what some nasty old lady said to me at the mall when I was big and pg.
Oh-and everyone PLEASE vote for eyes of wonder in the living your beliefs category.
I wonder if she will remove the blog awards button now?
now theres a candidate we can all agree to support---everyone vote milehi!! yay!
to bad theres not a best advice on when to have a drink-that would be me on my blog. I just realized I mention drinking about every third post hahaha.
Congrats, Milehi! I voted for you!
I love Eyes of Wonder. I actually taught myself to play "The More I Seek You" by Kari Jobe on the piano after hearing it on her blog playlist.
-Jacqueline
Oops! I made a mistake in that comment. It was supposed to say, "I taught myself to play it after hearing it on her blog because I loved the song so much!"
I need my morning coffee.
Amanda,
At my last church, the KoC gave a plaque, rose, and rosary to each family that baptized a baby. They had a quick little speech about honoring someone who chose life... I thought it was kind of insulting! To be thanked in front of the whole congregation for not killing my baby... especially since it was baby #7! LOL!
But they meant well.
By Sun and Candlelight is nommed for SuperHomeschooler blog. I LOVE that blog. Such an inspiration! I always feels so peaceful and calm after leaving that blog... I always forget that her 5 yo is autistic - she is always so positive and inclusive!
I voted, and this time I didn't feel the immediate urge to wash afterwards. I voted for Eyes of Wonder, Milehi, By Sun and Candlelight, Generation Cedar and Raising 4 Godly Men. I was bummed not to see Cheryl's blog in there anywhere or On Our Journey Westward, but that's life. Can I just add this?
WOOOOHOOOO!! Candy's didn't get in, Candy didn't get it! Yeehaww!! ~doing wiggle style happy dance~
And all is right with the world...
I was on a Catholic usenet group and they were talking about babies crying in church. I actually don't have a problem with it and always wonder why people do, babies are part of the body of Christ and entitled to be at the table of the Lord, etc.
One poster "helpfully" suggested that we think how wonderful it was that each voice is that of a baby who wasn't aborted.
I just about pooped bricks and I think my response began "How DARE you--!" There does seem to be this mentality forming that women love abortion and have to be stopped from having them just because they're so much fun. I would have hit the roof if I'd been thanked for "choosing life" at my baby's baptism, but Milehimama is probably more laid back than I am. Then again, most people are; I'm pretty high-strung.
I've never been pregnant, I do have a 2 year old sister (father's second marriage) I take out with me quite often, and sometimes get comments from strangers about how I "made the right decision to keep my child, even at such a young age." It bothers me that people find nothing wrong with making comments like that to a complete stranger!
You know, I think I got a rose from the KoC at Leah's baptisim, though I don't recall a corresponding "thanks for choosing life!" speech. I think they just handed me a rose.
In the end, it was good that I gritted my teeth when the lady thanked me for choosing life--she gave me her old crib. Which she should have perhaps kept, since, ironically, her own daughter "turned up pregnant" and unwed. I certainly would never cast judgment upon the daughter, but the mother is one of those sanctimonious biddies (one who swears that if everyone would send their kids to Catholic school, all the world's problems would be solved, etc...). I couldn't help be be secretly delighted that it was HER daughter who got knocked up.
Yeah, I'm probably going to hell.
That whole line of thinking from people who thank mother's for choosing life is so backwards to me.
It implies that no child is conceived in love, or wanted, or planned; that life is not taking its natural course and being continued; that every woman who "turns up pregnant" made a choice to have that baby, regardless. Never mind that people choose to have children; people plan children. They always have and always will.
It is, to me, indicative of how far to extremes people take issues. Abortion is an issue, but it is not an issue in every female life; it is not an issue with every pregnancy or birth. Every woman who has a child did not make the decision not to have an abortion; she made the decision to have a child. They are not automatically intertwined. It is not automatically one or the other.
A woman who plans to get pregnant, have her child and raise her child never had the concept of abortion enter her mind; it was a non entity. She didn't choose life, as opposed to abortion. She chose to have a child. Period.
I'm not making my point very well. I guess I kind of see someone telling a parent "thanks for choosing life" as akin to someone telling an old, infirm woman "thank you for choosing life" as if, you know, every old, ill person on the planet would instinctively go looking for a Dr. Kevorkian but instead, chose a different path and decided to continue living.
It really is nonsensical to me.
Truthfully, I was distracted by my 6 other little heathens that were left to their own devices in the pew while the baptism was happening. That church did baptisms right before the sermon in the middle of Mass so the whole church could welcome them.
I understand what your saying Tia, and agree pretty much with the entire sentiment. Even if a woman chose to have her child rather than having an abortion, a "Thank you for choosing life" sounds like "Thank you for shopping at Walmart" to me, trite and insincere. Talking about how blessed she is or what a joy motherhood will be is far better and will help to reassure her and calm her anxieties.
Tia,
Exactly. I felt that being thanked for "choosing life" implicitly meant that choosing death was an option for us.
But Amanda, if you do send your children to Catholic school, all the world's problems are solved. Why do you think my son is in Catholic school--the perfect life?
Anon., I guess I'm confused....are you serious are sarcastic? Maybe I need more coffee.
Sarcasm at its best. I am looking for that cook book I have for you...
Now if I had know it was you I would have known it was sarcasm. I was all set to go off on this diatribe about how the Catholic school here has the highest incidence of teenage pregnancies of any of the local schools.
Which reminds me of a story. The valedictorian at said school "fell pregnant" (I love that saying!) right before graduation. They wouldn't allow her to give her speech. I remember being insanely pissed off (even though I didn't know the girl) b/c you know if the GUY who had knocked up the chick had been valedictorian not a damn thing would have been done to him.
And we all know that you're only sending your son to Catholic school in an effort to by yourselves a spot in heaven.
I agree with Eyes of Wonder. Vote for it. That woman truly lives her beliefs, breaths her beliefs, seeps her beliefs through her pores. I am always amazed and in awe of her. She is my idea of an inspiration, not the blog we speak of on here.
Catholic schools K-8 and now 9-12 and probable 4 years of Catholic college....then he will marry a Catholic, work for a Catholic company and then live in the new Ave Maria Catholic community in Naples, FL. I have his life all planned out.
Darn, now you guys know that my other name is anonymous.
I doubt that your local Catholic school has a higher incidence of teen pregnancy than other schools in your area.
They most likely have a higher incidence of pregnancies carried to term than other schools in your area.
My only point is the Catholic education does not prevent or even minimize teenage pregnancy (despite what our local Catholic school will tell you).
I need recipes! Something for ground chuck that is not burgers, chili, tacos / nachos / anything mexican, or any pasta. We've already has spaghetti in the past couple of weeks & still have sauce leftover in the freezer. Chili is the same; I took it out of the freezer over the weekend. We did Mexican up the wazoo for our Packer party. We had burgers yesterday at our friend's Packer party.
The ground chuck is the oldest meat in the freezer and it has to be used; it's also what I grabbed before planning to thaw. So, I have to make something. I know, if I'd have planned ahead I wouldn't be in this dilemma. Why did I grab the ground beef? Why?
Tia, Have you made meatballs yet? Here's one of my 'gotta use up that hamburger meals.
Make meatballs however you like them.
Brown them, drain any excess fat.
Dump a can or two of cream of mushroom soup on them and add enough milk to cut down on the salty taste from the soup. Simmer, not too long or the milk with get stringy. I season with pepper and maybe a little garlic powder.
Make mashed potatoes and a veggie to go with.
Hope that you are really hungry because this meal is very filling.
This is no gourmet meal, but it uses up ground beef and gets the job done!
Ground beef casserole w/rice
Shepherd's pie (top w/ mashed potatoes)
Sloppy Joes
Meatloaf
Stuffed peppers
"Porcupine Balls" - rice, tomato, and ground beef meatballs.
p.s.
You can add some sour cream to the mushroom gravy. It helps cut down on that canned taste.
Tia, my mom always made a stew with ground beef, vegetable soup, and chopped up potatoes. It's pretty good, and easy to modify if you want to add something.
Hamburger Pie
1-2 lbs ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped (can omit)
1 can each diced tomatoes and tomato sauce (the little 8oz job)
1 can (or the equivelent thereof) of green beans and one of corn
2 boxes corn muffin mix
salt, pepper and chili powder
Fry beef with onion and peppers. Drain well. Add in the can of diced tomatoes with the juice, the can of tomato sauce, the corn and green beans. Season with salt, pepper and chili powder to taste. Pour into casserole dish. Mix up the corn muffin mix, pour over top of the beef mixture and bake until the cornbread is done through. I like it with some sour cream on the side and a salad.
(Ok, it sounds like slop, but it's really, really good)
Tracy, I will send you a FedEx label and you can send me one overnite. You might want to cook it first--should be OK temp wise.
OK, being really lazy and tired today from staying up late to watch Sunday night football.. Could someone provide me with the link to do the voting for blogs thing. I could look back through the comments, but I don't wanna!
Renee
Is it just me or is Erik's Checkmate! comment on Hannity now gone?
He couldn't possibly have removed his oh so eloquent, intelligent thought process, could he? Its removal couldn't have anything to do with the fact that it was linked to from here, could it?
The mysteries of life; they increase by the hour.
BTW, I'm making meatballs and mashed potatoes for dinner. Thanks, Debbie. Thanks, everyone else, too.
Tia, I just searched for it and was able to see it here:
http://forums.hannity.com/showth...d.php?
t=1089811
I have never had an abortion. I did have my oldest at 18 & married at 19. In regards to my being prego at 18 I am glad that I had a choice. In my opinion it is my right to choose to give birth or not to give birth. It is my body. I do not want the government or anyone else for that matter to take that right from me.
I decided to give her life because I loved her from the start & I also knew deep down that she was meant to do something special-whatever that may be. Since she went to the Americorps 10 months ago I see that my intuition was correct. She & I see her path in life. BTW, she is coming home this Thursday night. YAY!!!
My hubby used to be pro choice but now of course he is pro life. I can not agree with it-that's my business. Him & I go round & round about this as well as other topics. I no longer speak of any of this to him. I no longer care to argue about these subjects.
Hubby was for McCain (no big surprise there) while I was for Obama. I as well as others I know are glad that Obama is the next President. C & so many others spread such gossip & lies about Obama. C & others should research before they post.
I don't know if this will post twice since Blogger had a problem when I clicked Publish.
Hubby was for McCain (no big surprise there) while I was for Obama. I as well as others I know are glad that Obama is the next President. C & so many others spread such gossip & lies about Obama. C & others should research before they post.
GW, my husband and I were the opposite of your husband. He was staunchly for Obama; I was for McCain. I went to be early last Tuesday--I got sick of him gloating. I told him that in the future, I plan on pretending to agree with his political opinions, b/c I'm sick of arguing with him.
^^Should be, "I went to BED early"
In my opinion it is my right to choose to give birth or not to give birth. It is my body.
Respectfully, the choice is not about giving birth. It is about killing or not killing a living human being.
I do not the government to take my right to be alive from me, or anyone else, especially if I am too weak to have a voice.
My only point is the Catholic education does not prevent or even minimize teenage pregnancy (despite what our local Catholic school will tell you).
That's because all the REAL Catholics homeschool, and Catholic schools are filled with people wanting a better than public education.
I'm all done with the abortion discussion. Let's find a new hot topic for this thread.
So, anyone write Candy an e-mail taunting her for her lack of nomination, or are we taking the high road?
Another thing to do with hamburger that's super fast and easy - a soup. Brown the hamburger with onion, add whatever veggies you have around (chopped up- carrots, potatoes, celery, whatever), some canned tomatoes,salt, pepper, dried herbs of choice, and broth to whatever level you like. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Add some noodles or rice and some frozen veggies if you want and simmer for another 10 minutes.
Wiggly baby on my lap- be back later to respond to topic of this post
Candy's blog is sooooo dull. Another HMB post? It is a folder with a load of stuff telling her she needs to eat lunch at lunch time and that her children need to play at some point. She must waste so much of her life editing and reprinting it all. Not to mention wasting money on Bibles. What is it - she who dies with the most Bibles wins?
I was in Orchestra my senior year and was told I could not perform in the Christmas concert or any other performances after that because my pregnancy had become obvious. I was also not allowed to attend debates once my pg was obvious. I was pretty upset about the Christmas concert because I had attended all of the practices and worked my way up to second chair violin and it was my senior year and orchestra was pretty much the only thing I had left that was good in my life at the time. my mom just told be she didn't blame them-she would be embarrased to have me represent the school too. Can you guys tell I still have issues with that particular time in my life? haha.
Respectfully, the choice is not about giving birth. It is about killing or not killing a living human being.
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I have my opinions & the above is your opinion & that's fine.
I agree with the other commenter - why is she always tweaking her schedule?
She's posted reruns for the past month - she goes through her HMB etc. every 8 weeks or so. Except now she has a post-apocalyptic devastation section.
I like Starry Sky Ranch's blog HMB better.
Just voted for Jewels blog. I have no desire to go through all the categories listed. I have not heard of half of the blogs in the other categories so I just voted for hers. Even though I do not hold her beliefs I still love Jewels blog. Very pretty pictures.
I love starry sky ranch--she is so sweet too.I left a comment once agreeing with a post she had and she emailed me and was just really nice.
If I home schooled, oh what a disaster that would be. Home school never even entered my mind until I started reading the world of blogging. I thought about it and mentioned it to DH and he looked at me as if I had 3 heads. We have had an excellent experience with Catholic education and if I did it all over again---I would still enroll my child in parochial schools. I do applaud parents who home school but it is not for everyone. Blessings to all.
I scrolled through all of the categories and voted only if I saw a blog I read regularly. I was double checking to see if Candy was up or not.
Just saw Anna's blog. They put their Christmas tree up already????
Man. I JUST got a cornocopia with fallish flowers in it put on my door this weekend (and only then because our Landlords were coming over so I wanted it to be purdy.)
Haven't even thought of Christmas. Although we don't put up decos until Gaudate (joyful) Sunday, the 3rd Sunday of Advent.
I like homeschooling, but we had our boys in Catholic School at one point. Then we moved to SC, where there wasn't one within 60 miles; all the kids went to PS. Then I HS some while my sp. ed. son went to PS. If I *could* I probably would have them in a Catholic school - if we could afford it and there was a quality, orthodox one around. Ironically, we live about 1/4 mile from one of the largest Catholic Schools in Houston. But for my 4 children, it would run around $15,000 a year.
Yeah, right!
I actually thought I could stay away from here, but I just can't. I missed you guys too much. I actually had my daughter check in here several times to see what was going on, but she finally rebelled and said she would not do it anymore. So then I tried to just lurk which is OK, but not nearly as fun as getting in on the conversations. I am soooo weak.
Milehi - I voted for you.
We sent out kids to Catholic school up through the 8th grade and would have sent them to Catholic high school if there had been one near by. They all went to public high school. Our town is small and has a really good school system with an extremely high percentage of students going on to college and graduate school. I could see our family homeschooling if we lived in a large city, but out here in the boonies, no.
I am staying away from the political debate, at least for now.
Yesterday, Tia pointed out how Candy let a very racist-type comment go through, and I don't know why, but it still amazes me how she will pass along misinformation about the Catholic Church, a faith she doesn't even or hasn't ever belonged to, but considers correction of facts something that has to be censored. That is really the behavior of a crazy person.
Another hypocrisy on her part is that she faults Catholics for accepting information from our Church clergy as true, but at the same time, she will use sources outside of her bible to say, "See how evil the Catholic Church is?"
My theory is that she got on this Catholic bashing as a way to separate Erik from his family. He gave her every reason in the beginning of their relationship to feel insecure about his feelings for her, and she may have just gone about removing anything or anyone that stood in her way of having him completely to herself. Women can be catty, and I know that I've had to resist the temptation time and time again to say things that drive wedges between my husband and his family. I don't particularly care for them, but I love my husband, so I try really hard to not go there.
Must have been a glitch at Hannity or something. I refreshed several times and the first page just wasn't there.
Why I bothered i don't know; I just clicked on the link in this post and didn't see what I expected.
I was almost excited that his insanity disappeared. Oh well.
My nephews go to Catholic School. It is expensive; I just about choked when my sister-in-law told me their tuition for two boys for one semester. It was as expensive as my private college tuition.
After mass yesterday, Father stopped me to tell me my new frames make me look like Sarah Palin. I'm still not sure if it was a compliment or not.
Take it as a compliment, I think she's pretty anyway. Not that you needed anything to make you look prettier Amanda, you're very pretty all on your own. :-D
Kritter, welcome back - it's about durn time!
Our chruch has it's own school, the only protestant school in the area, tuition is unbelieveable, and the Catholic schools are just as bad and only go up to like 8th grade. I love homeschooling, and I think it fits our families needs very well. Even if we could afford the tuition I would still do it. I think we all laern more this way - and Disney counted as phys ed, science, social studi, art, music and math credits. Gotta love a good field trip!
Amanda, this weekend I had my hair up and my husband commented that I looked "Palinesque". I think he may have meant it as a compliment. My glasses are not nearly as stylish as hers, though.
Hi Kritterc, it's good to see you again.
McDonald's McRib is back and they are awesome. Guess we had for dinner tonite? The McRib is one of my favorite fast foods of all time.
I changed to baked ziti, biscuits and salad because I'm in yet another grand mood and didn't feel like doing any real cooking tonight.
CM, how about I fed ex myself and cook it for you? You can make the mojitos.
I have never had a McRib.
I just realized CIAL is my Twitter. Who needs Plurk, et al, when you can comment here?
You guys, McRibs are the best. I would love to go back to McDonalds and "snarf" another one but I will wait until lunch on Tuesday.
OK, I have missed a lot. What do twitter and plurk mean?
Flickr is down and it is giving me convulsions.
I just finished my meatballs, mashed potatoes & green beans. Meatballs ended up being just like stroganoff because I am uncreative that way and couldn't really think of any way to season up the mushroom soup other than the old stand by. But, it was all good and the husband was happy with it so it worked out. In the process of making dinner though, I think I emptied my cabinets. I used the last of: dry parsley, plain bread crumbs, potatoes, condensed creamy soup types (mushroom, chicken, celery...), garlic salt and my vinyl cooking gloves. (I have severe eczema and more often than not that means my hands have open sores on them; that doesn't go well with food prep so I wear the gloves when prepping food).
I knew a grocery trip was coming soon, it just going to be sooner than I thought, I guess, because I cannot cook without my gloves.
Nobody wants to talk about McRibs?
I haveneverhada mcrib---can you tell mytwo year old killedmy scpacebar?
another thing you cando with hamburger is salsbury steak-then make gravy for it.If you ever want to try it I can walk you through it sometime. My family loves it/It is almost like individual meatloaves fried like hamburgerswith gravy. Can't youjustfeel your arteries clogging!
REally though-I love to cook. I painted my kitchen today though soit was frozen pizza tonight.
I'll talk about McRibs! I love those things! I hate most of McD's food, but I love these sandwiches.
Give me a McRib, an order of fries and a Coke and I'm one happy camper.
Tia,
My mom had that problem. A doctor finally discovered she was allergic to chlorophyll, so every time she made a salad or peeled a cucumber it exacerbated the problem.
When she registered with the state bureau of investigation for being a teacher, she had to have medical waiver because her fingerprints were too damaged!
Now she wears gloves.
Every once in a while, I totally crave a Big Mac.
But I don't go to McD's that often anymore - one more good thing about my son's diet, I guess! There's almost nothing there he can eat.
Debbie, we are kindred spirits. Thank you! Sorry KritterC and Tracy...
Tia, I make a recipe called keema from an Indian cookbook. It is a lot like taco meat or sloppy joes, but with Indian curry spices. (Things like cumin, ground coriander, turmeric, maybe paprika, cinnamon, curry mix like garam masala, cayenne if you want some heat. a little salt.) You brown the meat also brown onions if you want to, and/or things like chopped ginger and garlic. After cooking the meat etc, you can take off the grease if any. Whatever you would normally do. Then add the spices, stir briefly, add some water and maybe a lump of tomato paste, simmer for a while. At the end, add some frozen baby peas, and if you have some, you can add yogurt and/or some cream. Also some chopped cilantro if you like it and happen to have some. You could put it on rice. The goal is to make something that is as simple as taco meat but tastes different. I'm being lazy in writing this, so I suggest google.
Highdesert, that recipe sounds really good! I'm always on the lookout for something different to cook. I've gotten quite a few ideas for ground beef from here today. Thanks Tia, for asking for ideas.
CatholicMom - Does this mean we are breaking up?
Ginger's blog has been closed. I'd like to tell that so-called preacher that got on her case to smooch my arse!
My fingerprints are permanently altered by scarring and simple destruction of the skin. I'm sure there will come a time in my life when that becomes an issue. Half of my fingers are almost entirely smooth because of the scar tissue and constant new skin growth. I'd like to see them get a match on any of those!
I've never had a McRib. I don't do McDonald's except for their breakfast biscuits. And, coffee. I think their coffee runs circles around Starbucks, and it's cheaper.
Add me to those who have never had a McRib. We did have them in grade school for lunch, but they were thoroughly disgusting. I've never really gotten over that enough to try the "real thing".
I'm off to try to sew a pair of (fabric) shoes for my friend's baby. They're really cute, but I have a strong suspicion that they're not going to stay on for crap.
Oh yeah, highdesert, that keema does sound good. But, I'd have to make it when I'm home alone. My husband "won't do curry". Why? You'll have to ask him. I've never gotten a satisfactory answer. I will file it away with all the other stuff I make myself when he isn't here, or eating with me.
I haven't had a McRib in years. It was really good though, especailly since I don't like eating real ribs. I get grossed out by the bones.
You could make it and just not tell him it's a curry. Kinda like when I made squash. Ryan won't eat squash. So I told him it was an exciting new vegetable. Unfortunately, he asked the name. I told him it was "NotSquash", so called because it bore a startling resemblance to squash, but was in fact, "NotSquash".
Yeah, it didn't fool him. But he did eat it, and it turns out he doesn't hate squash after all.
KritterC, have a McRib in the next week or so and we will be back to kindred spirits.
Are you there Tracy?
Yeah, I'm here.
Does anyone know anything about St. Martin's Day?
Hello, McFly?
Never mind about twitter and plurk. I found out what they were.
Kritterc, what are twitter and plurk? You've got me curious now!
I am officially over sewing baby shoes.
Kritter, are you looking for kid stuff or grownup stuff on St. Martin's Day?
Preschool stuff for Martinmas:
http://thehomeschoolclassroom.bl...-
martinmas.html
http://maymomvt.blogspot.com/200...-
martinmas.html
http://tiredtwang.blogspot.com/2...oring-
page.html
http://dawnathome.typepad.com/by...es-and-a-
c.html
http://dawnathome.typepad.com/
by..._a_craft_2.html
Hey, I'm going to blog that so I can find it again...
McRibs! MMMM I saw the sign the other day. Tho, they are not as big in the portion as they use to be. The meat use to go to teh edge of the bun! GRRR I will have to tell my sister they are back, she loves those things.
Aww... no nominations?? HAHHAHHAAH Sorry.
Nah, I'm not sorry. I am HAPPY!
I asked that too.. why all the time tweeking schedules? ahh, becuase she cannot get it all done in a day - WAKE UP FOLLOWERS!
I made stroganoff too MMMMM
Thanks Milehi - The info you provided was great. The reason I was wondering was because my daughter in Germany said that my grandson's kindergarten class made St. Martin lanterns and on Tuesday evening they are having a procession. I had never heard of the lantern walk before and was just wondering if it is something that is done here in the U.S. or if it was just a European custom.
Even though I live in Oklahoma, the majority of the families in my town are of German descent. I am surprised (after reading the info you provided) that we do not celebrate St. Martin's Feast Day. Maybe some families do and I am just not aware.
I was talking to one of my daughters who lives here about it and she has decided to make lanterns for her girls and they are going to process to my house. Fun stuff!!
As you can see, it is late and I am awake. I actually went to bed once, but cannot sleep. I hab a code in my node if you know what I mean.
Our homeschool group is making lanterns for st martins day. Two of our members are from germany. It sounds like it is very neat. we are making lanterns and having a parade.
I will not be making lanterns. I will be having a leetle glass of something, because he is the patron saint of winemakers.
Any excuse...
Today is Veteran's Day and I am thinking about my son-in-law who is currently serving our country overseas. I sent him a card telling him how proud he makes me and how grateful I am. There have been times when we have been in public and people have come up to him in order to shake his hand and to express their gratitude for his service. He is always so humbled by these types of acts.
How do you plan to honor our military veterans, past and present?
My cousin is in the middle of boot camp. He is so close to going towards danger I try not to think about it. He is all of 19 years old and a year after graduating from high school, not thinking he was college material (how a kid gets that impression is beyond me, but I won't go there) he joined the Army. In the midst of two wars. I think he is brave as hell, but I also think he's crazy.
I will think of him today just as I do every single day since he left. By the end of the year, he will be "over there". I just remain grateful each day that he hasn't gone yet.
Debbie - I found this on Wikipedia.
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.
I am assuming Plurk is the same type of utility.
That is all I know. Hope it helps.
Thanks Kritterc !
I have heard that Twitter is very good for writers, learning to get a succinct idea across in 140 characters. My sister has been trying to get me to try it for months.
But the last thing I need is another time suck on the internet!
Tracy, missed you last nite when you responded. Maybe we need to do IM?
Does anybody else have dry heaves in the a.m.? The past two weeks have been awful. And I am not with child--I know that.
With child... that's what my husbands says when someone is pregnant.. he's funny!
I used to from lack of sleep or post nasal drip. CM, I'm on yahoo IM. Not now though. I'm killing time until Tina's done with her math test.
I will install Yahoo IM in the next few days or so. I am not home the next few nights with this work thingy I do in my spare time.
CatholicMom - You really should not let your work interfere with the more important aspects of life. Get your act together!!
I know, I know, I know. I have a 5:00 appt on the Space Coast yuck yuck yuck.
If only he would have put his knee in hot water when he got bit by the brown recluse spider...we wouldn't have this big gaping hole in his knee.
I have like 3 people with spider bites going on--major antibiotics and one with MRSA.
And Candy treats hers without medical attention.
Hopefully I won't dry heave in front of the physician.
hey guys-milehimama is thirdplace on the homeschool blog awards. call up some friends or something and tell them to vote--I would but I have no friends-well I have two-but one of them has the blue screen of death on her computer right now.
I voted at Panera Bread
Starbucks
Home
Work
and I will be in a hotel on Wednesday nite
Look at it this way CM. While you're out you don't have to cook!
Even if Candy and Erik had brown recluse bites, not all of them turn into severe holes and infections, they do very often, but not all tihe time. If anything, God protected them because God gives extra protection to the crazy.
That and a little kombucha and hot tap water will cure just about all that ails ya!
Dawn at By Sun and Candlelight has a nice post up about Martinmas. I think we will paint some lantersn ourselves, walk with them and talk about how important it is to be giving and spread the light of the love of Christ. A protestant version, if you will. One thing I think we miss as protestants is the lessons you can learn from traditions passed along and the stories of the saints who have gone on before us.
I'm probably going to go to hell now, well, if Candy had her say I would anyway.
Candy meezed last night and there is no post today. Poor dear must b etoo tired to even regurgitate an old post or somone else's ideas today. She should have another glass or two of that high octance kombucha. Man, if I could get past the scoby thing I'd have a glass of it too. I love me some caffeine!
Woo-Hoo 5 posts in a row! Yes! I win the I have no life today award! Yay me!
AAARRRRGGG!
Today, the office was going to be closed. Then my boss found out I was going to be gone Friday to get my teeth out, so he told me to come in after lunch today to make it up. I had already canceled the sitter and made plans to go see my mom, about 30 mins away. But fine. He was going to come in this morning and dictate letters and generate work.
I rearranged plans--Mom took the day off, I took the kids over this morning, mom's watching them this afternoon, and I will going back home for supper and to pick them up.
I just got here. I AM THE ONLY ONE HERE. My boss did not come in this morning. It's snowing, but the roads aren't bad. But apparently he decided to take a full day off--FORGETTING ABOUT ME. I have, maybe, and hour;s worth of work sitting here on my desk.
I am SO not sitting here all afternoon by myself.
Amanda, you can use that time to watch those videos that Candy has up on her blog. Heethen be converted!
*snort*
I think I'd rather be buried up to my ears in snow.
On the bright side, I can sing along loudly to Christmas songs and not be mocked.
Karaoke party at Amanda's work! Woot Woot!
The church has now been raptured.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/
20081...ey1KOBlObgZ.3QA
Unfortunately, we're all still left here to eat canned salmon.
I dropped in to Candy's meez last night and there was only one other person besides Candy at that time. I didn't want to watch the movie so didn't stay. (It was about Tyndale.)
Milehi, obviously you are woefully misinformed. Orthodox people are not Christians, so they would not be raptured. I can't believe that you didn't know that! :-? Only folks who are like Candy and in the elite 5% club will be raptured. Silly girl.
On that same page, this article was linked. It sounds like my family.
Hellloooooooo! Where'd everyone go??
I know! I'm bored and lonely!
Yay, you're here!
Oh, it's *me
I made homemade play doh. Pretty cool, but I was not prepared for how hard it would be to stir when I was cooking it. Next time I'll make it earlier in the day.
Well Amanda, if the article sounds like your family then maybe we are related, because it sure sounds like mine. I went to a birthday party for a friend a couple of weeks ago. My daughter called me before I left my house and said "Now Mom, if you are in no shape to drive home, you need to call me." I was like--really? You think I don't know that? Where have you been all my life? Oh, right, you were the one out partying and I was waiting for you to call me to come pick you up. I only had to do that once, but I was always prepared. I was a good Girl Scout.
Tracy - I know what you mean about the play doh. It is more like work doh.
OK, if the rapture has occurred, I did not make the cut. Here are some random thoughts.
1.Maybe we should have a roll call to see how many of us have been left behind.
2.Do I need to start preparing myself for the shallow end?
3.If we know of people who did make the cut, can we use their stuff?
LOL kritterc! I guess I didn't make the cut either.
If Candy isn't left behind, I call her HMB!
Errr....NOPE!
I am beginning to think the rapture really did occur. Is anyone out there?
Anyone, anyone??
Oh good Jacqueline - I am not alone. Whew!! I feel better now. You can have the HMB - I want her little mushroom things she grows in a jar. I can never remember if it is kombucha, kumbacha or what.
Oh and also her recorders. I can use them in my daycare.
Good grief, Tracy, I am an even bigger loser than you!!
If my piano student does not get here soon I am going to run out of things to say. Oh wait - he probably made the cut. Dang - I really needed that ten dollars tonight.
sorry kritter, all children go in the rapture...didn't you know? the recorders will be of little use, unless YOU know how to play hot cross buns..
I guess I can start my own band with the recorders. How about The Original Left Behind Recorder Band. Do you think they are plastic? Because if they are, they will probably melt in Hell.
I'm going to take a wild guess, kritter...are you bored?
I am just letting off steam. It has been a long day. All of my little charges have colds and were crabby. Now I have their cold, the little jerks. Hey I just had a thought. They are all Catholic except one. Do Catholic kids make the rapture cut? If they did, I am out of a job.
Yea!! I can sleep in tomorrow!!!
Yeah, kids generally don't have the best of hand-washing techniques...
how many do you have at a time?
Five is the most I can have at a time under Oklahoma law because they are all under the age of two. Once they get older I can have up to seven without hiring extra help.
Wow...that's quite a job. I love little ones! But 5 in diapers...that must keep you busy.
Well, if Candy is gone I call her dresses, some of that fabric would make nice pillows and cushions for the outdoor furniture!
Tracy...I hope you wear a {ahem} size 2
Kritter, are you trying to gain sainthood or something? Five under two, Kritterc patron saint of diapers.
I wouldn't wear those monstrosities! I want to make pillows from them. I think they would make nice cushions for the patio furniture.
I know..I read it...{giggle}...just playing...
Well, I have given up on sainthood. I think I am headed to the loony bin. Actually, most days are good. We have our system down. I am looking forward to when they are old enough to do crafts and more fun things.
I wish I had thought of Candy's dresses. I am jealous now. I would like to have Eric's tie.
and you think...YOU were called a clone!
Errr... and TO think..
This is an automated message. I have been raptured.
Let that one sink in, ya'll.
My possessions are yours if you can get to them before the rest of the looters. Just a note though, don't take the Saturn. It was scheduled for an overhaul on Wednesday because its on its last legs. The dogs need to be fed if they're still there.
I guess I won't make it to the party at the shallow end of the lake. Have a hot one on me.
tia, where do you keep your legwarmers?????
Ooh, can I have you husband's Richard Simmons shorts?
If I learn to play "When the Saints Go Marching In", do you think they'll let me in the pearly gates?
Sadly, you can ACTUALLY hire a service to send out messages in case of rapture. Wish I were kidding!
http://postrapturepost.com/
Actually, I wish I had thought of that legitimate, easy way to make a buck without ever having to do any work!
YOUR husband's Richard Simmons shorts.
Ohhhh, wait! I want the book case! AND all 341874 Bibles!
I wonder if the messages can be singing messages - "Deck the Halls with boughs or holly, I went to Heaven and you are screwed!!"
Jac, you forgot, she got a new one...it's 341875!
That should have been OF holly. Hey, maybe we should have a raffle of Candy and Erik's things. That would be the most fair. However, I still get what I already called for.
Thanks, Anon! I call that one too!
Or maybe I should share the wealth instead of hoarding it? I guess I'll be willing to give up the NIV (although I double she has one)
P.S. I'm watching Jesus Camp through Netflix on my computer right now...Candy and her brainwashing have nothing on these people.
and anyway, it is NOT a bookcase...it is a LIBRARY. How can you take dibs on it if you don't even know what it IS
Oops, that should say *doubt* not double.
Yes! I think that means I also get The Firm tapes. Wahoo!
You know, I thought for a while that I would really like to have their California king size bed, but now that I think about it, maybe that would not be such a great idea.
wouldn't that be the home gym????? C'mon, be fair.
Maybe we can be kind and all share her stash of canned salmon...at least we will eat like kings.
OHHH YUCK>>> whether or not you meant what I THINK you meant....OH...I can't even think on it...
Oh wow, I just thought about the Build Dings or whatever they are. I want them!!!
Ha ha! Anonymous, whoever you are, you have me dying of laughter over here!
How about this: you can have the home gym if I can have their "private bathroom" (aka the toilet and sink in a closet)
Oh, kritter, there might be...residue on there. Oh, ewww I just grossed myself out on that one. Ugh.
Exactly my thinking.
Ughhh YUCK! Especially since they don't use birth control.
EW.
EW.
EWWWWWWWWWWWW.
Does anyone else hurt from laughing?
OK...Kritter, you started this now, it reminded me. Don't blame me if you just ate...
I was reading back to the genuineprofit days...
She had a detailed grocery list.
It included some sort of...KY product...
She said it smells good...AND...I can't stand this...that...that...it makes the HOUSE smell good.
OH---
If I knew what that smelled like, and I went to someone else's house and it smelled like that...I'd puke. Plain and simple. Talk about gross! Talk about too much information!!
And NO, I didn't make this up--if you don't believe me, look it up...
How, exactly, does the smell of some KP product radiate throughout the house?
Actually, don't answer that!
I wonder if that list was written during the time that she lived in an RV.
KY!
Why can't I type today?!
Golly Gee your house smells keen Mrs. Cleaver! Are you and Ward trying to make the Beaver a little brother?
I can't believe that's the kind of information she thought was worthwhile to SHARE
I don't think they were in an RV at that time...it was when they moved from CO to OK
Oh no. Couldn't help myself - here it is:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060...permalink/
19015
K.Y Touch Massage 2-in-1 warming gel unscented.(lol)
K.Y Sensual touch evening wash- Paris Twilight (the others stink!)
This one makes the whole house smell nice, and it can be used like
bubble bath)
A reader named Jaime sent it in.
I have never used KY as bubble bath... I wonder if it void the warranty on my cuzzi tub?
Oh, I thought it was her. Even so...
It's still on HER blog! Ha ha ha!
Would it even bubble??
the whole concept is disturbing to me...Have they never heard of a glade plug-in??? Potpourri??
Can someone answer a quick question for me? I'm watching a documentary and they just mentioned praying in tongues. What is that? I tried to do a Google search and couldn't find a brief, straightforward answer.
Thanks!
A gift of the spirit. It's biblical, but WAY overused. Speaking in another language you don't know
Hmm...that didn't explain much, let me try again
Oh okay. I think the woman using it in this documentary is FULL OF IT.
Now that is just disgusting. KY has its uses. But, making the house smell good? Isn't that what scented candles, potpourri, diffusers, air fresheners, etc. for? And, for bubble bath...um, they actually MAKE stuff called bubble bath that makes bubbles in your tub! Imagine that.
Seriously. I think my dinner is working very hard to exit my body at the mere thought of KY scented homes. Why? Why? Why...would anyone even consider that? It's got to be a damn sight more expensive than the .99 bubble bath special every store has every other week.
I've got typo fingers; they couldn't get past the creepy images in my brain.
That should say..."air fresheners, etc. ARE for"
Tia--ROTFLOL--Sounds like you and I are on the same page about this....
Here is a link with a description of what I'm watching, if I'm confusing anyone with my random questions:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486358/
And Milehi...if you decide to try the experiment...I wouldn't mention to the warranty people what exactly the sludge gunking up the mechanism was. Just a tip. Oh, and please don't invite me over to smell your house. Thanking you in advance.
I think I have too many kids. I associate the KY smell with ultrasounds.
Does your OB use ...Paris Twilight {gulp}?
Oh, but Milehi, I bet they don't use Paris Twilight for your ultrasounds. That might be inspiring...
I feel like a need a shower after trying to play with this conversation. There are some things I never, ever, ever need to even consider thinking about, much less imagining....I'm done; I'm done; I'm done!
Maybe a nice bubble bath would help, Tia.
Jacqueline, if I'm not mistaken the way these folks pray in tongues sounds sort of like this:
unda bobbda coon da bobbda sheen or similar right?
It is something that is very common in charismatic circles and is supposed to be a gift of the Holy Spirit. It is an unknown language and since it doesn't resemble any known language on earth it is considered to be a secret prayer language or an angelic language or something like that. IN the Bible the gift of tongues was an actual ability to speak an unlearned foreign language. Like if I was suddenly able to speak Japanese to tell someone who only spoke Japanese about Christ.
In my opinion, these people are very mistaken in the interpretation and practice of tongues.
The Paris Twilight is not the lubricant, it's oil. I guess she was using it as bath oil. But really, couldn't she leave that off the list she posted?
Ya know what? I'm going to have nightmares tonight after this conversation. I may check and see if walmart carries Paris Twilight and get a whiff of it, just to be sure the next time I go to someone's home it doesn't smell like KY...
Tracy, that's along the lines of what I was going to say. Till I got sidetracked on the *other* subject, that is. I've been to charasmatic churches, and all was quiet until one person (usually the preacher) got the "gift" of tongues (gobboly gook), and lo and behold, they ALL started...
It's quite dangerous when people play around w/it.
Yes, Tracy. Thank you!
I, too, think they are mistaken.
And I have a serious case of the heebie jeebies myself, and I'm the one who mentioned it. LOL. DO NOT SNIFF THE CONTAINER IN WALMART! PLEASE! I do NOT want to be resposible for that!
In this movie, all of the children are doing it as well.
I just found it on you tube. I may check it out after the kids are in dreamland. Anything to get my mind off the KY at Candy's house. ~shudder~
Is the documentary to show it's bad, or to show it's good?
According to the distributor, it "doesn't come with any prepackaged point of view" and tries to be "an honest and impartial depiction of one faction of the evangelical Christian community”.
But, I think it's indirectly criticizing the camp these children attend.
It doesn't jive with my beliefs, but it is interesting nonetheless.
It was also nominated for an Academy Award
Just got home and after reading this topic of conversation, my dry heaves are back.
Jacqueline, have we met?
Sorry CatholicMom, I'm confused.
(why do I have a feeling something is going WAYYYY over my head right now?!)
I am just trying to put a person to the name Jacqueline...
BTW, I like your name.
Oh okay!
Thank you :)
I love all of your comments on the sidebar of this website! Too funny!
OK, finished off the merlot...
I'm having a hard time keeping everyone straight even though I've been reading these blogs since the very beginning.
Merlot sounds good! Right now I'm having a glass of Pinot Grigio and some Dove Chocolate ice cream.
(and tomorrow? I'll be at the gym working it all off)
Booze hounds.
I'm back. I bet you guys thought God realized he neglected to rapture me and whooshed me away. Sorry. I'm not so lucky. First my piano student arrived and just as he was leaving my sister-in-law dropped by.
Sometimes the nurses in the NICU use KY jelly to stick little bows on the baby girls' heads. Never tried it myself, though. Maybe I should.
Jacqueline, I just "briefed" your blog and read about your life. Thank you.
pineapple juice, pineapple sherbert, gingerale and tequilla. Interesting...out of Merlot
Wow Jacqueline, I think you have just been frisked by CatholicMom.
Anybody live in West Palm Beach? I arrive at 4:00 tommorow and prefer not to drink by myself, again.
I have a meeting Thursday a.m. at 1100. Oh how I love late morning meetings when traveling. SLEEP SLEEP
Oh that is right, I rolled into the office at 0930 today.
CM - You could make a real hoppin punch out of those ingredients.
Jacqueline - I couldn't help myself and just visited your site, too. You sound like a top-notch-kind of young woman. I mean that. Your favorite movie is also my favorite movie. I actually love, "Love Actually." Sincerely!! Actually, I love it.
Ha ha!
When I started commenting I debating leaving the link to my blog (because, well, I'm a lot younger than most of the people who post on there and do you really want to listen to me whine about "growing up" and dating and blah blah blah?...didn't think so!)
But, I figured that if I'm going to post on here (and criticize Candy in particular) than I should at least have something to "legitimize" myself.
(CatholicMom...there's a "bio" link on my right sidebar if you're looking for some kind of basic info)
I think vodka would have been better than tequilla with this drink. Oh well. "belch"
Thank you kritterc!
Very much appreciated. I adore Love Actually!
I was just wondering, do you have a favorite scene?
Too many typos! Ack! I guess I should start proof reading.
CatholicMom, I'm envious that you get to sleep in tomorrow! Although I guess I shouldn't complain b/c I had off from work today.
OK, I'll just run with this one. My favorite part of the movie is when the little girls ask the Prime Minister to sing Christmas Carols. I live on the north side of my small town and my girls refer to the south side as the "dodgy end" even though there is not much difference.
Kind of cliche, but my favorite scene is when Kiera Knightley reads the signs outside her door.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v...h?
v=viYAcMtv2cw
Oh! I love that scene too! I've been SO tempted to watch the movie, but I try to save it for around Christmas time each year.
and I love the scene where Hugh Grant dances!
I'm off to bed. Goodnight everyone!
KritterC...meez your dressing room?
I forgot about the Kiera Knightley scene. I really like that one, too.
Also, when my girls get angry at someone, sometimes they will say "I hate Uncle Jaimie!"
Sure.
Hugh Grant dancing to Jump! Best scene ever, for the best movie ever.
Ahem. I think it is now known what my favorite movie is. I just watched it last week too on one of my sick days. When you're too miserable to leave the sofa, what better way to spend your time than watching people fall in love/find love/express their love? Nothing, I tell you, nothing.
You guys are too funny. I have been visiting my husband and spending my days in a thesis-writing haze, but stopped by today. I am taking a short break from writing and my husband is making dinner (FRESH salmon, homemade biscuits and salad, yum!).
I will need to do something to get the conversation of KY and who gets Candy's bed out of my head before dinner, or I won't be able to eat. man, oh, man.
Fresh food..pshaw! I follow Candy and eat only canned salmon mixed with amazing astounding, supercalifragiliciousexpialidocious sourdough bread slathered with 3lbs of butter. Nourishing Traditions at it's finest! LOL
Tracy, u are up? I can't sleep.
Anybody here?
(waves at CM)
I am really starving for some McDonald's french fries but I do not drink and drive at all...even if it was two hours ago. A glass of merlot and a ice cream with tequilla.
I will have to settle for croutons.
Who are the four visitors online? Come out!
OK people...
CM-
I just checked in before going to bed. Good night to all. Have a nice trip CM.
I am the official night watchman guarding our site. Who's turn is on Wednesday?
Fine, I can do it.
I have nothing else to do unless I find a friend in the lobby bar or something.
We watched Jesus Camp a few months ago. It sounds like the term "evangelical" is used to describe what we in the UK would call charismatics. I wasn't really sure what to make of it but it was certainly interesting.
Jacqueline - I think we've got quite an age range of readers here - nobody minds how old you are. I'm 28.
ooooof, having just read the KY discussion - does anyone want to share my bottle of mind bleach to get rid of the mental images?
I feel quite ill.
She's put up her Bible schedule again. I still don't understand how come one woman needs five hundred versions of the same translation of the Bible, but never mind. I can see having two or three - one for home, one for study, and a pocket-sized one for travel, maybe, but she seems to have hundreds.
In answer to I like Bible reading schedules, especially the Daily Bread one that I keep in my binder. However, I just don't like to be limited on how many chapters a day to read. I know I could "break" the Bible plan's "rules," and read more each day, but then how do I stay on that schedule?
It's quite easy, Candy. You tick off the readings as you do them, so you're aware of which reading is next. You ignore the dates, and just keep going. You then finish the plan ahead of schedule.
That's what I did, anyway, but then I'm a filthy heathen Catholic, so whatever I do is automatically wrong.
Okay, I know I shouldn't resurrect the KY discussion, but I think what she was talking about was a product that is a body wash, NOT a personal lubricant. I actually purchased it because it was discontinued (so don't bother looking to sniff the bottles at Walmart) and practically free. So since it is a body wash that is meant to foam up, using it as bubble bath is plausible. Believe me, I am the last to jump to Candy's defense, but since I've actually used the product she's referring to, I have to say that it actually does smell pretty good. It didn't fragrance my whole house, but then again I probably have at least three times the square footage she does, so maybe that's why.
That's what I do too Rosamundi but I'm more often behind than ahead. I would suggest that maybe she gives Bibles away when evangelising and that's why she keeps buying them but I don't remember her ever saying anything like that.
Susan,
Now that you have said it... it just might magically appear on her blog LOL
Rosamundi--I wonder about the incessant purchasing of bibles as well. If she and her family have reduced means, it seems silly to buy extra of what you already have. Also, I remember reading awhile back about her elaborate system of marking up her bible during personal bible study. Wouldn't using multiple bibles mean that she has random parts of many different bibles marked? It just doesn't make sense to me. (but then again, SHE doesn't make sense to me)
Milehi and Amanda-- (and anyone else who answered my Tidentine Mass questions), I went to the Tridentine Mass on Sunday after my RCIA class and *loved* it. Thank you so much for the information.
Back to the KY stuff...quoting Candy, she was buying the warming massage and the evening oil or whatever the hell it is.
Regardless. When you show your grocery list to random Internet visitors, why would you include that? Why wouldn't you leave personal items off your run down of groceries / purchases? They are called personal items for a reason....because they are personal. Personal = no one else's business and no one else has any need (or desire) to know.
If anyone wants to know what I really think of her having included that...keep reading. If you don't care what I think, then skip over the next part.
Given her consistent "hot hubby" references, her un defiled marriage bed, the inclusion of any personal lubricant product on her publicly posted shopping list...and going back to a post at one point where she was talking about getting "personal" time when the kids are around and she talked about locking the bathroom door for a bit with hot hubby, and she also talked about "alternative ways" to please hot hubby when it is that time of the month for her....my point being this: she talks about sex a lot more than most people do on their blogs. More than any other person writing a blog that I know of, and I read quite a few - and of quite a variety. I've never read someone who is more into her own sex life than Candy is.
So, trying to move towards my point....she either has no sex life to speak of and is trying to make people think that, like everything else, is way better than it really is. Or, she and hot hubby go at it like animals all the time; so much so that they have to hid out in the bathroom to get a quickie before the kids go to bed.
I'm being blunt, but my honest opinion of people who talk of, or even imply regarding, their sex life is not a positive one. I find it insulting, to be honest. Sexual relations are private. Personal.
Especially, I think, when talking to/about a self proclaimed perfect Christian concerned with modestly and a woman's role, etc. She is a living, breathing contradiction and any thought of her sex life gives me the freaking heebie jeebies. Not to mention it knocks her down yet even more pegs on the respect scale.
Ya' married? Ya' got kids? Chances are, that means you have sex. What the hell does anyone else need to know? I, for one, don't want to know; don't care to know.
And, trust me, I am no prude. I do not get offended by sexual discussions/etc. I just do not think that a woman, or man, has any place talking about their personal relationship with the entire freaking free world through their blog.
Alright, totally overblown rant over. Sorry. I just have an extremely hard time with people who even allude to their sex lives. Do they hold nothing sacred?
I would suggest that maybe she gives Bibles away when evangelising and that's why she keeps buying them but I don't remember her ever saying anything like that.
Yes, if she'd said "I had to buy a new Bible because I gave mine away to someone," then that would make sense. However, as you say, there is no mention of that, or of Baby Girl using it as a teething thing, or Winky (poor, poor Winky) poohing on it, or anything. Just "I have a new Bible." Yes, Candy, it can join the hundreds you already have.
Having just done a swift calculation, I have seven Bibles - a KJV (as originally published, with the Deuterocanonical texts); a couple of different versions of the New Jerusalem Bible (one has writings from the Saints interspersed); the new translation from the Catholic Truth Society (handy travel size, for shoving in my bag and reading on the Tube); an NASB Study Bible; a Douai-Rheims, and a good New Bible (which I dislike intensely. Those faceless people freak me out).
Unless it was something special, such as the Saints Devotional New Jerusalem, I don't think I'd buy another edition of any of the above translations, because I really can't see any point in having so many versions of the same text - I'd rather spend my books budget on something different.
And, trust me, I am no prude. I do not get offended by sexual discussions/etc. I just do not think that a woman, or man, has any place talking about their personal relationship with the entire freaking free world through their blog.
Amen Tia! I think that it is in especially bad taste to do so too.
SUUUUREEEE....I leave for the night, and THEN then the sex conversations start. Figures.
TIA, you don't understand.. sex is in the bible.. therefor it is perfectly okay to discuss. Besides, she is HELPING other women by discussing it. You are just jealous that she has one to discuss. I'm sure she will give you indepth instructions of how to please your man, which I NEVER understood.. how is some strange woman gonna know how to please MY Man? heck, I just ask him... simple, done. Everyone's happy!
And yes, the above was written with sarcasm.. though maybe not as well as I could have.. no coffee yet and it's raining.. which just makes me want to lounge around...
I don't necessarily have a problem with a blogger discussing sex in a general way. I'm kinda thinking of this blog. She's written several books, including one called, "Honey, I Don't Have a Headache Tonight". And she occassionally talks about sex on her blog, but in a general sort of way. Never any specific details about her sex life. I think that's what creeps out about Candy's KY post (even if it was just body wash), or even her "Marriage Bed Undefiled". There are just some things that are best left private.
Confession: I did look for the KY body wash in the store last night. (Now I see it's discontinued and I know why I didn't find it.)
For those of us who are still knocking on Wittenberg's door, in reference to Pope Benedict (from the blog Camponthis):
"Despite popular opinion beloved, Papa Ratzi is not an orthodox Christian leader/pastor. He is a lost, unregenerate false teacher (2 Peter 2:1) who preaches a different gospel (Gal. 1:6-9) making his converts "twice the sons of hell (the Valley of the Son of Hinnom) as he is" (Matt. 23:15). We need to pray for him. Pray earnestly that God would grant him saving faith; that by the kindness of God he would repent from his sins and from Rome's false gospel and doctrines; and that He would confess Christ Jesus as Lord and trust in Him alone by grace alone through faith alone for salvation by regeneration of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:4-7)."
Did I miss something? When did we talk about the Pope?
Amanda, I must have missed that discussion too.
I agree. Sex discussed in a general, tasteful way is fine in some situations, but the way Candy discusses it just screams inappropriateness to me. Her "hot handsome hubby" looks creepy to me, which just ups the "yuck" factor.
On some level, I wonder if she isn't trying to convince herself that her husband is hot and wonderful. Sure, I think my husband is hot, but I don't see the need to proclaim it from the rooftops every chance I get. I don't care who else thinks he's hot, or who thinks he's hideous. I think he's hot, and that's what matters.
And yes, I am way creeped out by WunderHubbee. Something about the eyes.
HAHAHA, Amanda... Candy made reference on ANOA's blog about taking pictures of herself and when she's waiting she opens her eyes really big. It then looks like she is creepy (however she worded it) but I kept thinking.. ooh, yah, nu-uh, no way she reads there... it wasn't long after you said something her her freakish eyes in pictures.
She doesn't even TRY to hide the fact that she reads here. How foolish does she think we/her minions are?
I think SIL Anne described Candy's eyes best: a 20 foot stare in a 10 foot room.
Who's Whittenburg and when were we talking the Pope? What'd I miss?
I think wunderhubbee is creepy looking too, knowing he was preying upon young dopey girls like Candy just ups it tenfold, add in the KY and Marriage Bed posts and I'm about ready to pluck out my eyes and soak them in bleach.
I was just voting for Milehi (again--work computer this time!) and saw that (of course) Pinoeer Woman is up for best recipes. Am I the only one that doesn't love her? I find her posts to be way too picture heavy. I do not understand the cult-following.
Pioneer Woman doesn't do it for me either. I got a few nifty ideas, but none of them needed the dozens of pictures she takes. But I guess if I were a new cook it would be very helpful to see what things like deglaze acutally looks like.
The woman you linked to, Amanda, is an author. Sex, in general, and husband/wife relationships, are her topics. She's not talking of her hot hubby or the products she needs to buy.
In general, relationships between men and women are really very interesting to me. I am intrigued by how different people make their relationship work. I have no problem with the general discussion of sex in that context.
I do not, however, have any interest in the specific context of who does what when, where or how.
And, I have no clue whatsoever how Candy can not only talk about her personal sex life, but consider herself enough of an authority to offer advice on the topic. Trust me, if I had questions about my sex life, an Internet blogger - Candy, in particular - is the last place I would go for advice or opinions.
She has placed herself upon a pedestal and regards herself too highly. One of these days, someone is going to knock her off the pedestal she has built for herself, and unless she lowers it substantially, that's going to be quite a painful, long fall.
Tia, I also find it interesting that someone who claims to be such a "private person" would be comfortable talking about her sex life. I don't consider myself a very private person, and I promise, I will not be blogging my sexcapades (or sex-related purchases) any time soon.
Wittenberg: Where Luther nailed his thesis on October 31.
Tracy - I would think that you would want to acquaint yourself with basic church history. This is to your benefit so that you do not get led astray.
"Finally, we should note that Benedict XVI is reported not to have left Jesus entirely out: "...The secret of Pompeii is the rosary: "This prayer leads us through Mary to Jesus." But, in fact, the Rosary leads men away from Jesus, as can be seen in the idolatry illustrated in the prayers above. Benedict XVI is reported to have claimed, "The rosary is a spiritual weapon in the struggle against evil, against all violence, for peace in hearts, in families, in society and in the world."
From: http://stevenjcamp.blogspot.com
Concerning the Rosary....
But, in fact, sadly it is an extra-Scriptural innovation: unknown to the apostles and unpracticed for centuries and centuries following Christ's ascension. The Early Church Fathers didn't say the Rosary, and neither should you: it is a tradition of men, not of God."
I think Candy's sex advice comes from the (wrongful) idea that Christian women are afraid of sex and see it as sinful and refuse to participate in all but the most bland encounters. Another thing (since we are on the subject) in Christian circles that annoys me is the portrayal of all men as sex starved hounds who are being poorly mistreated by their uninterested wives who need to learn how to keep their men by being more interested in his libido. Not all men are horndogs looking for the next available hydrant to piss on.
Pardon me for not remembering where Luther nailed his thesis. I am not here to convert to catholicism, although if I were desiring to nothing would disuade me, least of all some unknown person. I have my own faith and while I may be ignorant of church history it is not the history of the church that will effect my walk with Christ, it is Biblical knowledge and that is where I prefer to spend my time learning and studying.
Amanda, your husband is HOT. IMHO. I am at an ortho's office--waiting for the next claimant. Oh, a new IP number, I must vote for Milliehi.
Next year, I expect to be nominated for the cooking blog---BTW
Are we doing that? I'm sure I use no less than 5 IP addresses in a single day (work, grad school, home, iPhone, random wireless I steal when I have a few minutes to kill). I could be voting all day long!
Actually, Tracy, you are wrong. Not knowing the reasons for your beliefs can lead you to apostasy. Our Reformation IS based on the Bible.
May Christ keep you in His care.
Someone, please, explain where Warrior came from. I am lost.
CM, I will only nominate you for best cooking blog if you promise to feature a new canned salmon recipe every week.
I know the Reformation is based on the Bible, however knowing the history of things is not nearly as important as knowing what the Bible says itself. I am not here to debate with you or anyone else about my or their faith unless it is appropriate to the discussion at hand. If you are truly that concerned for me and wish to discuss this matter with me, feel free to drop me an email which you can do from my blog that I have linked to under homepage.
Warrior,
What is it that you are trying to say? Not sure why you're posting comments that aren't even relevent to the ongoing conversation?????
And a cocktail reciple every week!
Amanda,
Yummmm, canned salmon. Oh CK, also include some recipes for Spam too. It is pretty cheap in my area. Thanks so much!
renee
I don't know where they came from Amanda, but I did invite them to take this up with me off the blog since it seems to be me they have a problem with. How they found us here is beyond me.
Oooh, a cocktail recipe! I like that idea! That reminds me, somewhere, I've got a recipe for a Liquid Oreo that I mean to try. I think it's got Bailey's in it.
Could you jsut see that blog? 365 Days of canned salmon - perfect for those of you not in the elite 5% needing to live off of what they carefully squirrled away.
Random: Haley Joel Osmet has facial hair. It's very strange to see child-stars all grown up. I'm not sure what I think.
How about a nice kombucha and canned salmon smoothie with homemade yogurt?
These kids need to stop growing up! I tell mine tha tall the time, they never listen.
Amanda... I like the name of that web site.... LMAO!
Wittenberg Warrior...what? There is no standard for what is discussed in these topics, but most everyone generally discusses the same thing, or same few things, at the same time. I don't recall any conversation that lead to your comments. And, I am really quite confused about your remarks to Tracy. Who are you to say what she should, or should not, know of church history?
On topic isn't a mantra here, but we do, out of courtesy and sake of being able to follow conversation, all try to stay on the same basic topics as we converse. It is just very strange to me to see your comments out of nowhere like that; especially since you don't comment here regularly.
Are you simply out to convert? To spread your particular religious message? Please, explain your motivation. I do not get it at all.
I read Candi's post about finding "other ways" to please your husband when you are on your period. What the h***? Is there nothing sacred and private? She must think that everyone but her is a complete idiot. Who gives a damn about what kind of personal lubricant they use? My preferred method of pleasing my husband in those circumstances is to grab my pillow and go sleep on the couch. That way we both get a good nights sleep.
I've been doing some reading about abusive churches. She has all of the earmarks of a future cult leader. She seems to have the need to be in control. To tell women how to live every aspect of their lives. How to cook, what to eat, how to dress, what bible to read, how to wear their hair, the list goes on and on. I'm with some of the other folks that comment here. The church of Candi is in its germinating stage.
BTW reading is not the same as researching. I've been reading and make no claim to research.
I read Candi's post about finding "other ways" to please your husband when you are on your period.
Dt. Coke on the computer screen. How did I miss that post? (I'm guessing it was an act of mery on the part of God.)
^^^Make that, "act of MERCY."
I just checked her blog and from what I saw that post is gone, so you will forever be in the dark as to how to be a good wife. Oh, lament, oh, woe, woe and thrice woe!
No doubt an act of mercy. I was peeved for a week over that one. You are lucky to have missed it! Take my word for it, she really did post about it.
Debbie,
Now I am dying to know how she worded it. Come on, do tell???
Renee
Just a guess, but most people who write from Candy's perspective on marital relationships view men as in constant need of sex and so they cannot be expected to do without for the few days it takes for natire to run it's course. Therefore, we women have to find creative ways to keep him staisfied and thoughly bedded down or else run the risk of him looking at explicit materials, having an affair or being seriously tempted.
Renee, it was basically what everyone said. Candy was explaining about ways to please one's husband when she has her period and intercourse is forbidden. She mentioned locked bathroom doors, alternatives to actual intercourse without getting specific, saying something about "other ways", and it was just....gross. I'm sure it's as gone as everything else, but I think it was discussed on VTC. I know at least that Elena commented on it - I just don't remember if it was a comment on Candy's blog or on VTC.
I like how Candy decides to take the portion of intercourse being forbidden during your cycle from the OT law, but nothing else. Pick and choose much?
The only specific words that I remember are "there are other ways to please him". I'm sure we get the implications of that!!
I'm sure we get the implications of that!!
Oh! You must mean baking him a cake, right? I mean what else could there possibly be?
Maybe you should draw us a picture ;)
She has a new post up.
Watching it now.
Yeah, what Tracy said too. Apparently, a woman must keep her husband by tricks rather than by love. If not, he will turn to porn or other women or other such things. Men are, in Candy's world and the world of too many others, not responsible for their sexual desires and must be pleased at all costs or they will turn away from their wife. Or, some other such nonsense.
What I am speaking of is much more relevant to this website and more important that Candy's use of KY, etc. I have seen the subject changes here - I see no set protocol.
I am seeing women who are here and making sure that they are seen as totally open to Catholicism and the 'you're okay, I'm okay' mentality. We should love all, but these Protestant professing ladies are being drawn in to a very complacent attitude. I see Catholic women defending their beliefs and faith here - where are the Protestants? Do they not know THEIR catechism? (Westminster Catechism? London Confession?)
In regards to random topics:
No, there are no set guidelines to subject changes. But it's usually a result of the natural flow of conversation. And if it's not, there's a warning of some sort, ie, "heads up", "off-topic", or "random". We don't just typically jump in spouting off about the Pope in the middle of conversation about KY.
This is the last thing I need today. Sometimes I think I should have stayed as LadyLaminin.
Like I said Warrior, if you have a problem with me, take it up with *me* and off of here.
I just do NOT get how Candy's mind works. One mintue she's telling us that we're going into a horrible depression, and then next she's telling us to be excited about it.
Maybe I don't want to understand how her mind works.
Sorry ladies.
Don't worry, Tracy--it's not your fault.
Again, Wittenberg, who are you to judge who professes what about their beliefs? If the Catholics "defend" their church, that's their prerogative. It is not being done at the suppression of anyone else. And, if Protestants don't, that is their choice. It is not up to you to police what they do. Asking where the Protestants are and whether they know their catechism or not is...well, it's rude, it's presumptive, it's judgmental and it is out of left field. Not to mention irrelevant.
No, there is no agenda to comments; that's been stated. But, you came out of nowhere with yours. Out of nowhere in regards to the topic and in regards to posting...have you ever posted here before? Have you ever been involved in a discussion before? Not that I recall. Now, I don't know all who comment here or how often, but your name didn't even ring a bell as having been here even once.
Usually, people cannot - will not - be taken seriously unless there is some context. You have no given no context and have no experience with anyone here.
Want to participate? Go right ahead, but don't jump in right off the bat making judgment on half of those who participate here. That won't get your listened to, it won't get your message across, and it won't ingratiate you to anyone.
Oh, I see no need to "defend" the protestant faith here because I have not seen it attacked here. Those who are Catholic are defending the random, out of context ramblings Candy posts.
Anyone watch, "How I Met Your Mother"? The bar that they're sitting in on Candy's youtube clip reminds me a lot of the bar from that show.
Tracy, whatever is up with Wittenberg is Wittenberg's issue, not yours. Let him/her take it up here; that's fine. More heads are better than one when it comes to taking on random attacks of character. Don't worry about it, really. You are not responsible.
Ok, I'm off for a few hours. Life and all that stuff. Warrior, here is my email: psalm30_4@yahoo.com
If you want to talk, admonish or even chastise me, do it there please.
Thank you all, you're too sweet.
Tracy,
We got your back girl! LOL
Renee
Wittenberg Warrior, What you see here is what you get. I am a former Catholic an have never felt that I am being influenced to go back. You seem to be implying that we Protestant women are being led in that direction.
The way I see it, this is not an apologetics blog. This is the one place on the web that I feel free to express my opinion without being judged. We deal with our frustrations and share one another's opinion and even swap an occasional recipe!
I respect Catholic women. And Baptist women. and Lutheran women. Pentecostal women. I respect Agnostic women. You get the idea.
telling someone that they are wrong is really not in the flow of things here. We've got Candi for that!
New post up. Open thread discussion.
ok here's my .02: about the latest post at KTH - IF you really are a Christian you would understand FULLY that there is a body and not body parts. So, anyones "big push" to do anything, would be for a NUMBER or GROUP of people. If there's going to be a greater depression then don't you think that as a COMMUNITY people will come together? Only jackasses are going to hole themselves up by themselves to weather the storm.
What a jerk - the doom and gloom is pathetic to begin with too. I wish I would not even visit there. She riles me up.
Wittenberg: I'm a bit rusty but here goes with one of the questions: God is a spirit. Infinite, eternal and unchangable. Wisdom, power and holiness, justice goodness and truth.
Actually if you read the recent book meme on my blog you'll find a reference to question one. Also there are two books on my computer desk. The other one (the one not used in the book meme) is "The Free Church of Scotland, Confession of Faith and Subordinate Standards" i.e. The Westminister Confession.
I don't know enough about Catholicism to be making any judgments on it any more than any other denomination. (If you're interested in my views generally on denominations, feel free to read the KTH post on my blog.) Really what is relevant is the state of each individual's soul rather than whether they are Protestant or Catholic or what church they go to.
It's very strange to see child-stars all grown up. I'm not sure what I think.
I don't know Amanda, am pretty okay with seeing Rick Schroeder.
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