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I like creating things. I used to love arts and crafts as a child. Now I mostly make things we need. I used to do a lot of sewing and woodworking but I don't seem to find the time anymore. I keep hoping I will get back into it as it was fun and rewarding. I still bake as we need to eat LOL. I bake all of our bread products even hotdog buns. I like baking bread. Its cheaper and tastier too. I like making cakes too. With 9 kids at home to make birthday cakes for I find it overwhelming so I'm starting to make simpler cakes again.
I love the net. My hubby suggested we get it and I thought I had no use for it. We had a computer already but it was older and didn't have a modem. I enjoyed working on the puter more than him. He had mentioned visiting different sites but it sounded like a big advertisement to me LOL. I reluctantly agreed to "get it for the kids." A few months later we were looking around for another computer because I didn't like to share LOL. I had no idea there were people to meet on the net. I'm pretty isolated. I live out in the country in a French community. With lots of kids its hard to get out but its easier to get on the puter. I have met some really nice, interesting and fun people that like having a large family just like me!
I like taking pictures but I don't like spending lots of money getting pictures developed. I have a digital camera now so I can take as many as I want. I made a slide show of "good enough to keep" pictures I took in the year 2000 and there was 500 pictures!
I like making web pages. I like doing the html code myself. I learned how on the net from a few sites. I also do all the graphics on my site. I learned some javascript and made my own countdowns. HTML is fun but frustrating. If you want to make a page just jump in and try it!
I'm a carseat fanatic. I like baby stuff and was always carseat safety conscious. After getting the net I learned a lot about safety mostly from the Carseat Board at ParentsPlace. I thought I knew a lot but was surprised to find out how many mistake I made. My other favorite carseat safety links are Transport Canada, SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A, and Canadian Child Restraint Safety Club (where you can post Canadian questions).
I love reading anything on fertility, obstetrics or having babies. My friend Karen owns a site called Birth Stories!!! which is a collection of birth stories. I've been helping her update it (or I help her feel guilty when I don't ;-). I'm plus-sized and The Plus-Size Pregnancy Website has lots of helpful info. The site is owned by a Kmom but not my good buddy, Kmomof10 LOL. From the site I learned to ask for a larger bp cuff. A few times I was told I had high bp. With the larger cuff my bp was normal. Pee On A Stick has lots of information on HPT's and OPK's.
I love jigsaw puzzles. My favorites are Mordillo's. My mother accidently bought me one when I was a child. They tend to be more adult themed than most puzzle. Some are just cute. The people all have huge noses. I also like Rubik's cubes. I have a 3x3x3, 4x4x4 and a 5x5x5. I bought the regular one (3x3x3) in highschool and can solve it under 3 minutes. My favorite Rubik's site is Chris Hardwick's. For playing with the cube online my favorite site is aim for the brain.
My favorite color is purple. My favorite food is pita souvlaki.
Having a large family I get asked a lot of questions over and over so I decided to make an FAQ. I know I'm different and I expect questions and comments. Almost always I don't mind answering.