What's Behind Your Quilting Board ID?
08-03-2011, 08:01 AM
#321
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: College Station, Texas
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Originally Posted by shawnemily
I LOVE this thread!! So many different and not so different reasons for our "handles"!
Mine is shawnemily after my 1st 3 grandkids! Yup. I did say 3! I said to my kids one day when we were sitting around at camp; "I want to be a grandma while I am young enough to enjoy them!" They all laughed and pointed to each other and it worked! :) My first beautiful grandson Shawn; was born to my oldest daughter on May 22 1997; but her brother (my son) Shawn; was battling cancer. Of course she wanted to name him after her big brother. He was so proud of his little namesake! 2 weeks later we found out that my Shawn's wife was pregnant! My Shawn passed away July 1st, 1997 and his perfect little miracle was born on Jan 1st, 1998. Of course he would be named after his Daddy :) There is enough love in our family for 100 Shawn's! Then on March 5th 1998 my youngest daughter had an adorable baby girl named Emily. I got my first computer shortly after and my "handle" became shawnemily! I now have 8 perfect grandkids; 4 & 4 and have a few other handles to keep them all happy but that is where mine came from! :)
Mine is shawnemily after my 1st 3 grandkids! Yup. I did say 3! I said to my kids one day when we were sitting around at camp; "I want to be a grandma while I am young enough to enjoy them!" They all laughed and pointed to each other and it worked! :) My first beautiful grandson Shawn; was born to my oldest daughter on May 22 1997; but her brother (my son) Shawn; was battling cancer. Of course she wanted to name him after her big brother. He was so proud of his little namesake! 2 weeks later we found out that my Shawn's wife was pregnant! My Shawn passed away July 1st, 1997 and his perfect little miracle was born on Jan 1st, 1998. Of course he would be named after his Daddy :) There is enough love in our family for 100 Shawn's! Then on March 5th 1998 my youngest daughter had an adorable baby girl named Emily. I got my first computer shortly after and my "handle" became shawnemily! I now have 8 perfect grandkids; 4 & 4 and have a few other handles to keep them all happy but that is where mine came from! :)
08-03-2011, 08:07 AM
#324
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: College Station, Texas
Posts: 822
Originally Posted by GGinMcKinney
I am GG to my grandkids, the neighbors, anyone who wants a grandparent in their lives...... I live "in McKinney" Texas.
Thus GGinMcKinney.
Thus GGinMcKinney.
08-03-2011, 08:10 AM
#326
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: College Station, Texas
Posts: 822
Originally Posted by baskets4moo
I am a Longaberger basket home consultant and I love cows, need I say more?
08-03-2011, 08:16 AM
#328
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 67
Mine came because I am involved in KAIROS Prison Ministry. I also work with men in the prison PLUS program who make quilts that they give away to shelters, homless ministries and such. Since this program isn't funded by the state all of their supplies have to be donated and I spend alot of time attempting to help supply their needs. After a couple of years I thought "I can do that", it wasn't as easy as it looked but very much fun. Oh, yes my name is Dan.
One of their Quilts
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08-03-2011, 08:28 AM
#330
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Location: College Station, Texas
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Originally Posted by romanojg
I have been using romanojg for a user name for so many years it just felt right. It takes my last name plus my first and middle initial. Plus, my two youngest grandkids call me GiGi and there is already one on here
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