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Eileen ~
TWINS? Where did you read "grandchildren" and "twins"? I missed something!
Judi ~ Good grief 
Love it when the good guy wins!
Marie ~ Good grief 
What a mess. Hopefully all is resolved.
Matilda,
Hey, maybe after the caramel chocolate we could give that banana with lemon a try? I think it sounds good. Banana probably sweet with a little zestly contrast ... yum!
OMG girls ... how did we manage to leave out the Bee Gees?!? Tragedy!
AWW! He's beautiful. I want one ... well ... I want one of my children to get me one!
Poor poor smiley was barfing at the suggestion of tang out of the toilet bowl! 
Sorry 'bout the monitor Eileen. (Upcoming bear is named Eileen!)
Matilda,
I don't think Jenny wants chocolate cake. I however, will be right over. I prefer German Chocolate with the pecan/coconut frosting, but also like chocolate fudge. Yum! Anything I can bring?
So ... I'm at WalMart this evening looking for a Hershey Special Dark bar for my hubby and I come across a Cadbury Dairy Milk bar. Wonder if that's just the US marketing of the Caramilk bar? Didn't buy one tho. Next time maybe. Hmmmm ...
Oh Winney, thank you for sharing so much of yourself. 
Heather ~
First ... congratulations on your acknowledgement that smoking is NOT a good thing and for your decision to quit. I TRULY applaud you. I know it can be difficult to quit, and because it's so hard, I think many smokers live in denial of the dangers of smoking.
Two of my sisters smoke ... or did. One has quit, along with her husband, and admittedly, I've been a tough b**** on them all, but only because I love them so.
You want reasons ... I can share a couple. Do ya have thick skin? They'll sound harsh, I know, but they are very real life examples.
Smelly and ugly ... You're right to fear that your bears smelled of smoke ... cigarette smoke permeates everything it comes in contact with ... clothing, walls, food, etc. My uncle was a heavy smoker, and about every other year, I'd be up to my aunt's house painting through the house ... walls, ceilings, everything to cover the yellow staining.
Embarrassing ... My daughter had a friend when she was in middle school that she was very close to. Both his parents smoked. We would pick him up (yup, a little boy) to go somewhere, and he'd get in the car and he'd get in our non-smoking car, and start grabbing his shirt and pulling it up to his nose to smell ... over and over. Then grumble about how his room and all HIS belongings smelled. He'd apologize profusely to us, and said he was trying to get them to stop, but there was nothing he could do. One time we stopped to pick him up and he actually declined to come. He said he didn't have time to put anything in the washer so they didn't smell. We pleaded, but he refused. This was a 12 year old.
Unhealthy ... I worked with a woman who was a very happy and successful executive secretary and heavy smoker. She developed mouth cancer. The surgery to save her life and give her a few extra years left her with half a jaw on one side, half a tongue, slurred speech and lots of drool and scars. She worked with an occupational therapist and returned to work, but it made most people sick to be around her. She became bitter and unhappy. After being cancer free for several years, the beast returned. The doctors wanted to do more surgery. She declined. In her battle, she became very weak and eventually died of complications of pneumonia. Her husband, a year later, shot the dogs, then himself in their home.
Please stay smoke free Heather!
Yay for Jenn! Somewhere on this board there must be pics of others first bears! Good luck. Take your time and have fun!
Holy cow! Fun project? :rolleyes:
Looks like lots and lots and lots of work. Good job!
I love Howie! Very sentimental thought too. Your Mom will be touched.
Kim,
I spent some time recently in the Artist section of Ebay browsing just to look at the auction formats/colors. I'll probably use a format similar to the ones that have eye appeal to ME.
Shelli Shelli Shelli ~
Listen to me ... if/when you KNOW what you need is a good cry ... rent Prince of Tides. You have my personal guarantee it'll work.
Alex Cross ... Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider.
Shelli ~
Ditto on Shawshank (anything with Morgan will do)! My favorite "gives me the absolute creeps but can't turn it off anyway" movie (regardless of how many times I watch it) .... Cape Fear.
Makes me cry (bawl ... not just tear up) every single stinking time ... Prince of Tides. I don't think there's a Nick Nolte theme there ... purely coincidental. Maybe I need therapy?
I haven't bought the book yet that everyone raves about (101 Bears to Make) or taken the on-line class ... I've done as much sculpting as I dare (without knowing what I'm doing) in the eye area ... but for the life of me, I cannot imagine how sculpting the mouth area will work.
Are you sure that the mouth thread is going to lay in the sculpted area? How do I make sure it's not crooked, lopsided, etc.? Hmm ... 
Leaving here to search Ebay I guess for 101 Bears.
Silly girls ~ there IS no other forum!
Growlers ~ yick.
Tammy ~ hey that looks a lot like my anti-depressant prescription! 
Bear? I'm too cool for a teddy bear ... or was anyway. ;)
My taste in movies is just about the same as yours! Last movie I went to was Million Dollar Baby and it was absolutely awesome ... though I thought it would have been just as good with a happier (more positive) ending.
TV ... love the CSI stuff ... all of it, and Law & Order. Thoroughly enjoyed the new series "The Closer". Also watch CourtTV, Discovery, History, Animal Planet ... and of course, my beloved Nascar, whatever network the race happens to be on. Not big on reality shows. Would rather watch TVLand (Andy Griffith, Leave It To Beaver, etc.). If M*A*S*H is on any channel at any time, I can sniff it out.
