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  1. lilia78

    What are you doing for the holidays

    My husband, myself and 3 of 4 of our children. Our youngest elected to stay at her apartment in the city she attends Uni. Didn’t make sense to travel home and be here for less than two weeks, especially this year, not worth the risk. I’m higher risk because of my health issues. Our oldest...
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    What do you eat on Christmas Eve?

    We used to do the full 12 course traditional Ukrainian meal, with no meat on Christmas Eve. But without my Baba and Mom, isn’t just not the same. This year it’s just my husband and I with 3 of 4 of the kids (one opted to stay where they go to Uni as their numbers are high and they’d have to...
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    Post your best hash brown casserole recipe.

    My hashbrown casserole: 1 can mushroom soup 1 cup sour cream 1/4 cup melted butter (margarine) 1kg bag of hashbrown (cubes) 1/2 cup cheddar cheese grated Combine and put in oiled 9 by 13 casserole dish. Top with 3/4 cup of cheddar cheese grated. Bake at 350 covered for 1 hour, uncover bake for...
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    Family vacation ideas

    We did two larger family trips the first to Cuba and the second to Mexico. We loved both, but loved Mexico more. We stayed at a 5 star all-inclusive resort and it was the best! We’d go again in a moment, if it was the time it was, and hope to go back again!
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    Thanksgiving Foods You Dislike

    I can’t stand cranberry sauce, turnips, yam and parsnips. Love pumpkin pie!
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    Spinoff: How Did Your Parents Meet?

    My Dad was the school principal at a small town school. My Mom was hired to fill a term teaching position. They eloped in October and didn’t tell either of their parents until Christmas. So that Christmas my Mom brought my Dad home to meet her parents and let them know that they were married and...
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    Do you have a bathroom (or bathrooms) with two sinks?

    Side story: We live on a farm and we have two sinks in our kitchen! Love it! When we renovated the kitchen we put a second one in. We have our main sink, for washing dishes, draining, all kitchen things. Then near the entrance door we have a bathroom sink, my husband is able to wash up and sit...
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    Any Dis ladies have endometriosis?

    I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 19. Extreme cramping and pain started when I pregnant with my second was what lead my doctor to think that I may have it. I had laparoscopic surgery when my son was 5 months old and diagnosed then. Following my first surgery it was better for a while...
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    How much did your first computer cost, and the one your using now

    I got a beautiful blue iMac in 2001, cost around $2000 CAD, now use an iPad cost $599 CAD. I use a dell for work but I didn’t buy it and I didn’t have a choice of computer.
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    Were you the favourite child growing up?

    No I wasn’t. But as an adult I was the one closest to my mom prior to her passing and am still the closest of my siblings to my dad now as well. We lived 8 miles away from each other, next closest sibling lived 2 hours away.
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    Would you ever work with your Spouse?

    In the situation you described yes, in an second. The pay raise and opportunity for growth would be big pluses. It also sounds like you wouldn’t so much “work with your spouse” as you would be “working at the same place as your spouse”.
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    How many kids you have and ages

    4. DDs 23 & 18, DSs 22 & 20.
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    Last game of cards you played

    Bugger your neighbour and cheat yesterday with my Dad, sister, two nieces and one of my daughters! One of the nicest evening I’ve had in a long time.
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    Disney tattoos

    My profile picture is the Mickey head tattoo that I have on my inner right ankle.
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    How old were your children when or if you had them take swimming lessons?

    Oldest was 10 months, next was 3 months, next was 7 months and youngest was 3 months as well. Just happened to be how old they were the first July after they were born. All are very good swimmers! They all took all of lessons right through but none of them went on to take any lifesaving courses...
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    What is the quickest time from when you decided

    2 years ago. We booked on Tuesday flew out on Saturday to Mexico for an all inclusive vacation at a resort. We had been looking just happen to find a good deal and booked it. Actually found the deal Monday, made sure we could both get the time off work and booked Tuesday.
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    When did you let your kids get their drivers license? (Not learners permit)

    In Sask we are all individually rated as drives. We all get points, if the points are negative your drivers license renewals will cost more. But vehicles here are registered and insured based on their age, make, model, style, etc. everyone who owns the same year, make and model of a car would...
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    When did you let your kids get their drivers license? (Not learners permit)

    Same for us. Kids all got there licenses within the first couple of weeks after turning 16, depending on the day they could book the tests. We live rurally so tests only happen in certain communities on certain days.
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    Clerk didn't charge me for an item. What would you do?

    In Canada there is a policy about scanner accuracy, If the scanned price of a non-price ticketed item (an item with a barcode that doesn't have a price tag stuck to it) is higher than the shelf price or any other displayed price, the customer is entitled to receive the item free, up to a $10...
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    Do you have next years vacation booked already?

    We have February break planned, taking the kids to Mexico for a week. Then an extra long weekend, Wednesday to Sunday, in Ontario to watch our oldest son Convocate from Milliary College, following with a Commissioning Parade the next day. Youngest daughter graduates high school in June. Possibly...




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