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grann of 6 09-25-2010 08:52 AM


Originally Posted by PensyDutch
Having come from Lancaster County, Pa. and moving outside of Springfield, Mo. I found that I had no neighbors except a young friendly deaf couple. We communicated by my posting a chalkboard in my mudroom entrance. I had no idea how my Pa. Dutch dialect could not be interpreted by a deaf man who did not understand "dialect". He came to me one day and wrote, "My truck broke in town". I wrote back, "Do you want me to run you over?". He got wide-eyed and started backing out my door and yelling "No!". I was puzzled until my DH entered and laughingly pointed toward the chalkboard. Poor kid must have thought I was out to kill him.......

Only one who lives near Lancaster County and has in-laws (my daughter's in-laws) from there would understand. I laugh to myself every time my daughter's mother-in-law (also my best friend) says something like, "Till I get the laundry done I am all tired out." Huhhhhh?!?!?

prezzy 09-25-2010 09:11 AM

This is the best place to come, because everyone is in the same boat. Nobody knows what they are doing. lol

PensyDutch 09-25-2010 09:50 AM

Jah, twas me that twas all ferhoodled.

lalaland 09-25-2010 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by AnnaK
Love it! Last year I hurt my foot and found that my machine has a button that can control the motor without having to step on the foot pedal! Did I mention that I've had this machine since 1989?!!!

Love it! Me too! And I read the manual, how did I miss that??

Kitsie 09-25-2010 11:21 AM

Got hired on at a deli in Australia and when I started the next day one guy asked me if I got a good screw!! ('Stralian for wage.)

Dee 09-25-2010 12:01 PM

Congrats on your find.

sewmom 09-25-2010 04:33 PM

I misplaced my album from my son's wedding. DH said that i left it somewhere-i said if i did they would've returned it. My friend said is it in your suitcase b/c i had taken it to ladies retreat. i said no b/c i had it in a different bag not the suitcase. well after about a year and a half, i was straightening the Dump room(where everything gets tossed) b/c we were putting a couple of bookcases in there. and i was moving the suitcase and i noticed the outside pocket was unzipped. i thought i'd zip it so it wouldn't bag. stuck my hand in there and -you got it- there was the album!! I ran downstairs shrieking to my DH that i had found it. Apparently i had put it in the pocket b/c i was taking a bunch of stuff upstairs at once and it was easier tocarry that way. Why I didn't take it out is beyond me. Anyway i was very happy. Unfortunately it happens all too often!

sewnsewer2 09-25-2010 05:13 PM


Originally Posted by Kitsie
After whining to self for year about needing more table space I realized there is a 18" leaf under my table that I can raise!

LOL, mine is under my bed.

JoanneS 09-25-2010 07:30 PM


Originally Posted by SherrieDLux
After whining to self about my first queen size quilt and having to do the binding, I saw my ironing board with adjustable heights and used it and was amazed how well it supported my quilt!

A combination of a folding card table and ironing board works well, too. Then I just have to figure out how to get in and out of my sewing room ~ ~

mountain deb 09-26-2010 06:27 AM

I call it "a flat forehead moment", it is when you slap your forehead and go duh. I had a car once, that I had for several months before realizing that the car alarm I was hearing was from my car that dh activated by mistake.


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