Phone Call Friday: Don't Miss Out!

[PampMomof3]

Phone Call Friday!!Hey guys!!!
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Don't forget the phone call at noon CT TODAY! Friday. I can't wait to find out what the recruit thing is!!!

(Don't ask why I'm up at 1 am, well, I'll tell you anyway, I have a MAJOR toothache :cry::cry:and my dentist doesn't know whats wrong!)UGH!!!:grumpy::grumpy::grumpy:

 

[kcjodih]

I soooo feel for you. I had something like that right before the San Francisco trip. I ended up in the ER and had a root canal the next morning. Hang in there!

Oh and my director send out a message saying.... "you really don't want to miss this call!"

 

[PampMomof3]

Oh No Shana!! Did you still go to San Fran? Man, I wouldn't have missed it for the world!! I love showing those pictures off!!!

(It's 2 am my time and it's just pulsating, UGH!!!):grumpy:

 

[dannyzmom]

Thank you for the call reminder - I got sidetracked when I went to post a reminder note on my bulleting board th eother day!

 

[kcjodih]

Yes I went, but the root canal was on Friday morning, the trip started on Thursday. I made my Dh drive me anyway, luckily we are only about 90 minutes away. I spend most of the time in my room on the heating pad.

I hope you can get that taken care of soon!

 

[BethCooks4U]

I am traveling and did get on the call and heard the incentive but then went in and out of service areas (Ohio is not well served by Verizon) so I missed 80% of the call. Guess I'll listen to the tape on CC when I get back home.

 

[kcjodih]

It was a really good call, worth listening too!

 

[Nell's-a-Cookin']

notesFor those of you that didn't make the call (like myself) I got these notes from a director's loop that I am on. Thought I'd share.

 

[PampMomof3]

For those of you that didn't make the call (like myself) I got these notes from a director's loop that I am on. Thought I'd share.

Man, you write fast!! I was desperately trying to write down EVERYTHING they were saying that I want to repeat~~

 

[Nell's-a-Cookin']

Man, you write fast!! I was desperately trying to write down EVERYTHING they were saying that I want to repeat~~

I can't take credit - I wasn't even on the call - it was shared elsewhere and I am passing it to you guys!

Glad it's helpful!

 

[PampMomof3]

I can't take credit - I wasn't even on the call - it was shared elsewhere and I am passing it to you guys!

Glad it's helpful!

That's funny! Well thank you for sharing it!!!

 

[jlevernier]

So, with the holidays coming up, what are some of your family's traditions? Halloween? Thanksgiving? Christmas?

--Jenny L

 

[jlevernier]

The past four years I have had a Pumpkin Party. I planted some in the garden and thought it was a good opportunity to get friends together. It is both family and friends, adults and children. The pumpkins that are decorated seem to be way more creative than the ones that are carved! The imagination seems to run wild.

I give prizes (or gifts) if they do a pumpkin. Pick things up last year at 50 - 75% off after Halloween to become this year's gifts.

--Jenny L

 

[chefheidi2003]

For Christmas we use Christmas eve as our big day...we go to my sisters house and open all of our gifts then we go to church for a late service. I like it that way...Christmas day we go to my Aunt's house...

I think that I have more Christmas Shopping traditions than anything....The day after Thanksgiving my mom and I got shopping and then I always go to NYC shopping with my Best Friend and her mom.

 

[jlevernier]

The day after Thanksgiving my mom and I got shopping and then I always go to NYC shopping with my Best Friend and her mom.

What a cool tradition. How long have you been doing that?

--Jenny L

 

[chefheidi2003]

well since I am home from the Air Force I have been going with my mom so this will be our 6th year...I can't wait...even if I would have to work we would go before work...I actually take all of the sales ads on Thanksgiving and plan our shopping trip.

 

[Christ Follower]

We always get to open one gift on Christmas eve.

 

[genburk]

Thanksgiving... We would start the turkey and other food early in the morning, and then play board games the whole day. Whatever games we wanted to play. My Mom would sit and play with us till dinnertime.

 

[erinyourpclady]

On Halloween...we always have homemade pizza before Trick or Treating.

As far as Turkey Day.....we always have root beer to drink. My Great Grandfather made homemade and even though our's is canned, it is still a tradition.

Christmas-one gift opening on Christmas Eve...always pajamas for everyone. We have appetizers for dinner that evening as well as homemade potato sausage that we make every year. As much as I dislike it...we have to eat some pickled herring too.
As far as gifts...Santa delivers three gifts....just like the three gifts Baby Jesus was given.

 

[Shawnna]

We don't have Halloween traditions. My kids have all out-grown the Trick-Or-Treat stuff. We do have a scavenger hunt and cook out for the kids at church.

Thanksgiving lunch is always served at my Mom's house...always turkey and ham, and my sister's wonderful sweet potato recipe. The men are all out hunting until then. 3 years ago my sister and I started going into Fort Smith to K-Mart after the men leave. My mom keeps the kids and we go shopping. (My mom always keeps all of the granddaughters from then until Saturday evening and they put up her Christmas tree and do girl stuff. My daughter is 14, my sister has 2 (6 and 4) and my brother has 1 who is 3.) After lunch the men go hunting more and then at dark we gather at my husband's sister's house for dinner. Dinner usually consists of regular food...everyone is tired of turkey by then. Since the boys are all hunting and my daughter is at "Nan's" then I go shopping the day after and enjoy a day to myself.

Christmas eve is spent at Mom's house. We exchange gifts and have "finger foods". My sister and brother spend Christmas day with their inlaws. Christmas morning my family opens gifts and has hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls for breakfast. We have special dishes for that morning. Then we have lunch at my Moms and for dinner my husband's entire extended family gets together for food and "dirty santa"...some people call it Chinese exchange, some call it white elephant exchange. You never know what you are going home with.

 

[imported_heat123]

Halloween nothing special- take the kids to moms, grams, then our old neighborhood to say hi to everyone.

T-day, the whole family goes to grams for the afternoon, then the kids rally up a volleyball game. Stay through evening and have left overs for dinner.

Christmas- Eve we always do at his Sisters house= dinner with them and my parents are invited too. Morning we get the kids up at the crack of dawn, open santa's gifts then head off to the parents for a HUGE breakfast, open gifts and hang out with my siblings for a bit then off to grams to eat a late lunch and exchange gifts with the rest of the family and hang out for the rest of the day there. Usually we end up playing board games with everyone. Through evening then go home BEAT from such a long day!

 

[StacieB]

We always spend Christmas Eve with my parents. We have appetizers and a couple kinds of soup. I always make Oyster Stew for my dad. We then open all gifts. I have never been a patient one with it comes to gifts. We do put out gifts from Santa at night for the kids the next morning!

 

[jlevernier]

After Christmas dinner, (whichever day we end up getting together) we clear off the table, bring out the jar of pennies, and play hearts until we can't see any more. We all start with $1.00 in pennies. Pretty high stakes! It's the older generation who plays, the kids have to go do something else.

Last year a number of the teenager/early 20's were able to get a spot at the table. It was like passing the baton on to the next generation. Pretty cool.

--Jenny L

 

[friday]

I love the penny hearts game idea! I would do that. Our family used to play dominoes, but our family has sort of fallen apart since we all got married.

 

[Admin Greg]

I want to start a Wii tradition, but can't afford it right now

 

[friday]

I want to start a Wii tradition, but can't afford it right now

My mom won a Wii on a radio call in thing. Ya- it is becoming a tradition!

 

[jlevernier]

I love the penny hearts game idea! I would do that. Our family used to play dominoes, but our family has sort of fallen apart since we all got married.

I played dominoes at a cousins house. I didn't know them very well, was in the area, and spending the night. What a fun game! Games are such a great way to break the ice. It gives you something to focus on while getting caught up on peoples lives.

--Jenny L

 

[crystalscookingnow]

For Halloween, we take the kids to our town's vendor night. We have a square in the middle of town & all of the shops on the square are open for trick-or-treating. We also have a parade on Saturday that is 1 1/2 hours long! That's a long time for a town of 5,000!

With Thanksgiving, we usually go to the IL's house for lunch then do something with my family for supper. My family usually does non-traditional stuff like lasagna or homemade pizza or something.

Christmas Eve is always spent with the IL's. We have supper, then go to a candlelight service at their church. After that, we go to their house & open gifts. WAY to many gifts.

Christmas Day is spent with my extended family. We get together at noon & have lunch then open gifts. We have a Rob Your Neighbor exchange. It's a ton of fun!

 

[erinyourpclady]

I want to start a Wii tradition, but can't afford it right now

I am 99% sure that the jolly dude in red is bringing a Wii to our house this year...

 

[Carissidy]

After Christmas dinner, (whichever day we end up getting together) we clear off the table, bring out the jar of pennies, and play hearts until we can't see any more. We all start with $1.00 in pennies. Pretty high stakes! It's the older generation who plays, the kids have to go do something else.

Last year a number of the teenager/early 20's were able to get a spot at the table. It was like passing the baton on to the next generation. Pretty cool.

--Jenny L

I love the penny hearts game idea! I would do that. Our family used to play dominoes, but our family has sort of fallen apart since we all got married.

My family too has sorta stopped the traditions that I remember growing up... we still get together but not like we used to and now that I have children I want them to grow up the same way... the tough part is my children are the only ones so far and I think it would be a bit more exciting for them if they had other children coming over too