Oh trust me - the husbands...ha! Mine always just rolled his eyes when Derek got put on the tree each year. Hmmm, come to think of it - maybe he's as guilty as your sister was all those years ago, if you know what I mean! -- Derek's Place

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, [3], 4 ]

Subject: Oh trust me - the husbands...ha! Mine always just rolled his eyes when Derek got put on the tree each year. Hmmm, come to think of it - maybe he's as guilty as your sister was all those years ago, if you know what I mean!

Author:
Mary F.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 18:30:27 12/02/06 Sat
In reply to: Mary F 's message, "Obscure & Somewhat Embarrassing Trivia About Mary's Teenage Rollermania Years" on 15:43:59 11/29/06 Wed

>1). I had a parakeet named "Duncan"
>2). And a Dog named "Roxy" (as in Roxy Lady)
>3). I had a full out cataloging system which tracked
>exactly how many pinups of each Roller I owned and
>where they were hung.
>4). Our first daughter is named after my very first
>Roller Pen Pal (Kara).
>5). I learned exactly how bad a phone bill could get
>one summer due to the above mentioned Roller Pen Pal.
>(Can you say 'Grounded for Life'???)
>6). When I was 12, I created the tackiest Derek
>Christmas Ornament you'd ever seen complete w/ tartan
>ribbon and aluminum foil (*I* thought it was cool!).
>It graced our tree every year - until very recently
>when I lost several Christmas supplies. In my adult
>years it was always a tradition...'It's not Christmas
>till Derek's on the tree!" HAHA! Poor Derek - I
>wonder how many Christmas Trees he hung on over the
>years?
>
>Okay, I'm done. Anybody else have anything they'd
>like to share?

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

[> Subject: Mary, great story! Tanya -- yikes, and sis is still breathing? LOL Uh, I don't have anything to share on this but I do put tartan bows on my tree now. My kids roll their eyes but they can get over it.
Author: Loraine [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 07:31:49 12/03/06 Sun