Colleen

October 28, 1999

List,

Where can I find a " press release " that I can give to

my local radio, TV and newspaper. I am not good at

putting my feelings and thoughts down on paper. And

if I put out something I want it to be correct and

good.

Keeping the Faith,

(Myles)

Sra M. Bowman

163d ARW

California Air National Guard

--- Bonita Colley <wec5438@...> wrote:

> You go Girl! As a mom, myself, a chill went through

> my heart reading

> your first post. If it were my son I would paint my

> house blood red

> with bold black letters saying anthrax vaccine! The

> best thing to do is

> get the media attention in your area, find their web

> sites and post a

> " press release " on the director of the news' email.

> Call your local

> news stations. Just scream as loud as you can in

> any " Legal " way you

> can! You have found the right site, Colleen, we are

> a strong knit

> family around here. I will add your son to my

> prayer list. Take care

> and Keep the Faith!

>

> Bonita

>

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October 30, 2000

Aisha

You are such agreat support person! I do feel better now that the scrapping

is over. I could not take the back and forth bickering. It is better just

to agree to disagree and not talk about it. I can not be fake and act like I

can accept people who are slandering me so that they can pass the buck and

not look bad, it is their way to get out of having to help(or look bad to

others) If they make it MY FAULT and make it sound like I just dont want to

work--they get off without looking bad and they dont have to help me. ITs

all calming down now and I have a new understanding for families who

" divorce " as I had never experienced it before.

Hugs and Thanks for your understanding

Colleen

October 31, 2000

I can not be fake and act like I

> can accept people who are slandering me so that they can pass the

buck and

> not look bad, it is their way to get out of having to help(or look

bad to

> others) If they make it MY FAULT and make it sound like I just

dont want to

> work--they get off without looking bad and they dont have to help

me. ITs

> all calming down now and I have a new understanding for families

who

> " divorce " as I had never experienced it before.

> Hugs and Thanks for your understanding

> Colleen

Sorry I am dropping right in here, I can't believe how many of us are

going through this at the moment, I have also had such a rotten time

with my inlaws lately, I can really relate to this Colleen.

You are right, if they are going to be two faced, and blame you for

everything and try to come out squeaky clean themselves, then you do

just have to leave them to it, to wallow in thier own shit.

I have just wiped the majority of my inlaws, it was the hardest thing

at the time, but now, it just feels like a huge relief! (although I

could sure understand what Aisha meant by unwanted phonecalls, I

still get nervous picking up the phone, as I am worried that " one of

them " will be on the line, and I just don't want the stress.)

I have also never experienced this before, and I have never hated

anyone in my life, however I am coming real close to it with my lying

sisterinlaw.

It is scary to be in such an awful situation though isnt it? I always

thought that to end up in a family brawl was so pitiful, so " talk

show " however with deranged people in the family it is inevitable.

At least we still have our dignity :-)

Hang in there, sorry to hear you have been going through this, it is

the pits,

*hug*

:-)

December 12, 2000

((((((((((((((((((((colleen))))))))))))))))))))

your real friends are going to stick by you no matter what. it sure is hard

though to have people go out of your life. NO ONE deserves to be treated

badly because of an illness.

colleen, i have missed reading some mail due to being sick myself. do you

mind if i ask what is wrong?

luv n hugs

char

PS you will always be beautiful to us!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Kristy

Thanks Kristy I know there are many of you who have gone through the family

struggle and I guess I feel it would be better if my disease WERE invisible.

That is part of the prob I dont look like my old self and that seems to

freik people out--I was always tan and healthy and big bright eyes. Now no

tan and my eyes look like Ive been crying all the time etc. I am learning

to accept that there are some people who may never accept this and I cant

accept being treated like shit right now(or ever)-so I have just watched

many people fade out of my life during this hell year-

Hugs Colleen

February 12, 2001

Hi Aisha

Was this one for me? Colleen in Ks dealing with the bad sjogrens eyes??????

I am hanging on. Doing OK and went in to the eye doc today to get some wrap

around glasses and got a diff version of the cyclosporine ointment. Pray

that it does something.

Hope everyone out there is doing well. I am slowly buying things to get my

own place and that keeps me going and looking more towards the future. BUT I

got a comforter from home shopping and its a piece of crap that Ill have to

send back LOL

Thanks for the virus warnings I just deleted the one you warned about today

Take care everyone

HUGS ColleenC

March 22, 2001

Thanks for your letter, I really appreciate you taking the time to write.

Not really feeling much better, so I am just taking my time, and doing very

little. Tried some M & P tonight and getting very aggrivated trying to get

them out of the mold. Do you know of something I can try besides the frig

and hot water? Kathy

March 22, 2001

> Tried some M & P tonight and getting very aggrivated trying to get

> them out of the mold. Do you know of something I can try besides

the frig

> and hot water? Kathy

Kathy-

I think it depends on the mold itself. I use Life of the Party molds

for my basic bars. The plastic is thin and they usually are ready to

pop out of the mold within a couple of hours. I also use Fine Art

Soap Molds, which are a heavy plastic, and I let those sit overnight

because they are pretty tough to unmold. I've read that you

shouldn't put molds in the freezer because they could crack when

trying to unmold them. Sitting for 24 hours or so lets the m & p

shrink away from the mold a little so it's easier to unmold.

That's just my experience with m & p though. I've been doing it for

about a year now. Someone else may have better info.

HTH!

Colleen

Country Meadow Creations

March 22, 2001

Thanks for the advice. I let them sit all night, so I will play with them

some more today. I used candy molds, and think that was my mistake. I might

have to just dig them out. I won't do that again. Kathy

March 22, 2001

I have pushed those molds so hard that my fingers are ready to break. I have

done a ton of M & P and never had this problem. I am wondering if it is

because I used the candy molds, and because they are small. I think I am

going to just dig them out and remelt what I can. It isn't worth all the

aggrivation. Do you think if I spray them with pam that would help? Kathy

March 23, 2001

Kathy try and get some air up inbetween the soap and the mold. by

squeezing the mold a little bit. ON clear molds you can sort of see it

start to separate.

Shaye

Re: Re: Colleen

Thanks for the advice. I let them sit all night, so I will play with them

some more today. I used candy molds, and think that was my mistake. I

might

have to just dig them out. I won't do that again. Kathy

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March 23, 2001

Kath,

I use candy molds for my little guest soaps. They can be a pain,but

if youlet themset a while,they will come out. Like Colleen, I

typically let anything in my molds sit over night. But, if i can't

wait, I will pop them in the freezer for 5 minutes then they pop out

just fine. Sometimes i have to insert the edge of a very thin butter

knife to give them some incentive. Also, I, personally, have found

that different MP bases will release differently. The stuff I have

gotten from Snowdrift Farms is an extremely tough release;

soapwizards and Columbus Foods pop right out.

G

> Thanks for the advice. I let them sit all night, so I will play

with them

> some more today. I used candy molds, and think that was my

mistake. I might

> have to just dig them out. I won't do that again. Kathy

April 5, 2001

> Hey Ask your hubby if he knows how much it would cost to put a

Thistle

> Meadow Soaps sticker on the Home Depot car right behind the back

tire!!

> (inside joke gang, sorry... hadn't talked about it in a few days and

HAD to

> bring it up)

> hehehehehehe

> Terri

THANKS!!!

Here I sit in my livingroom, 11:15pm, everyone sleeping upstairs, and

I'm laughing at the pc again! Bedroom is right over the livingroom,

so I'm sure the outburst woke up dh. But you can put that right next

to the Country Meadow Creations & stickers!!!!

Okay, now I've got to go to bed, like I can sleep now cause I'm

thinking of the gorgeous donut-eating crew member. NOT!!!

Goodnight!

Colleen

May 2, 2001

Colleen

I have NO problem with smoking outside. I never smoke inside someone's

house unless the owner smokes inside, too. It doesn't bother me at all and

am not offended by it, believe me. I don't smoke that much anyway and

don't even think about it when I'm busy.

M

Re: nne

M wrote-"The only thing is, I'm a smoker"Thanks for reminding me of this ! While at my house I'd appreciate all smokers to use the great outdoors to have a smoke! I am very sensitive to the smell and we are non-smokers here. I don't have any problems with it, as long as it's done outside.Thanks All!ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Special Invite for membershttp://soapwerks.com/martinrectangle.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

May 6, 2001

Thanks, Colleen for the info on the f/o's you use with the cherubs. I've

got a feeling that it is "Beach Breezes". It doesn't smeel like "Baby Powder"

to me. It has more of a :sweetness smell to it, yet not fruity sweet, if that

makes much sense. Also, the color of the soap is more on the light

green side than on the light blue side. Putting those two things together,

I put my money on "Beach Breezes." I think I'll go ahead and order

some and surprise my daughter. Thanks again!!

M

re: M-cherubs

Okay-it was (is) Baby Powder scented. (I do a light blue in that scent,the light green I do is Beach Breezes from Brambleberry.) I only dothose in 4 color/scent combos. I believe that fo came from WholesaleSupplies Plus. I had gotten a few different ones from differentsuppliers and I think that's the one I was using at that time.HTH!ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Special Invite for membershttp://soapwerks.com/martinrectangle.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

May 7, 2001

I figured it was the Beach Breezes too. I put down Baby Powder and

then thought, well she would probably know that scent without me

telling her. LOL! That's why I added the second. I'm glad we got

that figured out for you. I'm sure your daughter will be thrilled!

Colleen

Country Meadow Creations

July 25, 2001

Hi Colleen!!! How have ya been doing??? You have been quiet, hope yooou are doing alright!!!

{{{ Thinking of you Hugs }}}

Helen

Hey Marina I can relate My family has done the same shit, parents could easily help but wont and I dont have other relatives Im close to, but even my sister says shes blown away that mom and dad dont do something to help when they could and wouldnt even miss the money. Im scraping by and they are in a new house etc, and could help me with something. People just get so damn greedy when it comes right down to it Hang in there and I hope you can find some help Colleen

"Friends are God's way of taking care of us."

July 25, 2001

Hi Helen!

Thanks for the nice message! I have been doing fairly well and dealing with several things this month, Grandmother died a couple weeks ago and the heat here has been MURDER on my sjogrens dry eyes, so I have been taking it easy and staying in a lot until it cools down. My eyes seem to be stable and got a good report from the doc on July 5

Hope everyone on the list is doing well and having a fun summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs Colleen

July 26, 2001

I'm So Sorry about your Grma ( Please accept my Sympathy's!!!

The Heat has been terrible just about everywhere!!! (in the US). I think that is why I have been feeling so down. Finally cooled down here today ) Still feel under the weather, but it should help here in a couple of days )

Yahhhhhh for the GOOD Report from the Dr.!!! Are you still off work???

Keep us informed when ya can!!!!!

{{{ Sympathy Hugs }}}

Helen

Hi Helen! Thanks for the nice message! I have been doing fairly well and dealing with several things this month, Grandmother died a couple weeks ago and the heat here has been MURDER on my sjogrens dry eyes, so I have been taking it easy and staying in a lot until it cools down. My eyes seem to be stable and got a good report from the doc on July 5 Hope everyone on the list is doing well and having a fun summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hugs Colleen

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July 27, 2001

Collen, so sorry to hear of your grandma passing. The heat has been really bad here in Texas too. Marsha

August 3, 2001

Colleen

You sound JUST like me. I wonder if they give classes some place

where they teach people to be "aggressive." Boy, I'd pay good money

to go if they did.

M

Re: Colleen

Oh no! Well now I really hope everything goes well with the FlowerBarn, even more than before. Going out to get accounts is on my to-dolist. To-do when I get enough courage that is!!!ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Check out these great Molds!!http://soapwerks.com/martinworld.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

August 3, 2001

I bet hanging out with G & her mom at a craft show would be a good

starting point. Her mom isn't afraid to talk to anyone! I met her at a

show & I were both at. She's a very nice lady & lots of help to

.

Someday I'll get up my nerve!

Colleen

Country Meadow Creations

August 3, 2001

I've got an 11 year old son like that! He's the reason

I've decided to do some shows this fall and winter!

Dee

At 08:49 PM 08/03/2001, you wrote:

I bet hanging out with

G & her mom at a craft show would be a good

starting point. Her mom isn't afraid to talk to anyone! I met

her at a

show & I were both at. She's a very nice lady & lots

of help to

.

Someday I'll get up my nerve!

Colleen

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August 5, 2001

Hi Colleen!!! How ya been doing??? Is this heat getting you down??? Keep in touch!!!

{{{ Many Special Hugs }}}

Helen

Hello Angie I am so glad you joined the list and hope you gain a lot from it. This list has very nice supportive people so feel free to vent anytime. :-) Colleen

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belong to history!!!

August 8, 2001

Good luck with your swap! Maybe something swirled, or layered, or chunky?

Maybe try some unusual scent combos?

I'm waiting for a swap box from another list I'm on now. We should be getting

around 16-18 items back. That's gonna be like Christmas!!! I love swaps!

Let us know what you come up with for yours!

Colleen

Country Meadow Creations

August 8, 2001

That apple crisp sounds really cool! You've got lots of great ideas. I really

like combining scents and colors to see what I can come up with. Of course,

it's getting people to understand that they can use the soap on their bodies,

not

just use it for decoration! That's where I find most of the stuff I've given my

sister-prettying up her bathroom!

Will let you all know what I get in the swap!

Colleen

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