Am I right to be mad?

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Pink and S

Basically my little brother's 9th birthday was today (I'm 13)

He had this awsome party that we planned LAST NIGHT because he suddenlt decided he wants a party. He took NO part of the planning, he didn't help AT ALL!

Anyway, I had to watch some stupid movie with him and 6 other 9 year old boys. IT WAS HORIBLE! We almost got kicked out of the theater for bad bahavior.

Anyway... he gets a gift from everybody, and my dad gave him $200!

The big deal about that is, my dad never gives anybody gifts, doesn't really care about birthdays. When its MY birthday my day starts with a list of chores to do... and then my dad remembers that its my birthday like a few hours later.

Anyway, long story short, my brother gets this GREAT party, bunch of presents and $200 from my dad.

On my birthday, nobody really remebers about it until I bring it up myself... and I've never had a party...EVER!

Am I right to be mad...?!?!?


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Rant #2:

My little brother is kissing up to my parents all the time like asking random questions about world war 2 and stuff... and they are like
"Wow, our son is so intelegent"
but reallly he walks away being all like "Hahah! I dont care about that stuff, I just want the attention"

Ugghh

Any tips, ideas, anything to help me?? He always steels all the attention!

Answer
Wow, that sounds exactly like my little sister. This year my parents spent about $500 dollars on her. Yeah, I only had parties until I was 6 and my parents forgot my birthday too :/
Yes, you have a right to be mad hes being a d^ck ( no offense ) .
Tips~~~~
Kick *** in school.
Pretend your brother tripped you and start screaming
Do chores and make your parents breakfast
Buy that top your mom has been eyeing

......

what are some good things to put in a care package?

Audrey

I have sent my husband (on deployment) alot of packages and im starting to run out of things to send him....i need some help pleeeaaseee!!

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Someone here needs to get a life. Get your own answer and stop copying and pasting my ideas and answers. If you are at least going to "steal" it, change the words around. This is not directed toward the person asking the question but someone who answered the question.

Anyways, have you tried certain sites to let other people adopt him. Trust me some people will send some werid and/or funny stuff. I have a few older ladies that have adopted my husband who is deployed and he laughs sometimes at what they send.

Someone seemed to put the websites that I put down for care packages. Those sites have some neat ideas about carepackages and what to include in them.

Does your husband like Cakes and cookies and brownies. How about sending him Cake in a Jar (with the holidays coming up this would be perfect.) After the jars have cooled, you can then decorate them with stickers or markers (permenant) and attach a cute card to the top. This is something my kids love to do. Here are some websites for receipes and such:
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/giftsinajar/a/122099a.htm
http://marymae.tripod.com/jar/9.htm
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cake-in-a-Jar/Detail.aspx
http://www.mindspring.com/~mgrosz/jar-cake.htm
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/Vineyard/2429/jarcakes.html
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Ehomespun/cakesjars.html
http://members.tripod.com/%7EMaryMae/jarlinks.htm
http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/christmas/gifts/jarcake.htm
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=48510

I have an attachment of 11 pages worth of themed Care Packages. This is something I have put together by what I have found online and what I have used to send my husband over his deployments. I have also found these websites:
http://www.girlposse.com/talk_talk_talk/themed_care_packages_0605.html
http://www.4militaryfamilies.com/articles/carepackages.htm
If you like these websites then you might like the attachment. I also have an attachment on ways to ship the Cake in a Jars. Email me and I will send them to you.
This is a cute one:
"I Love You" Care Package
-A List of 101 (or more) things you love about your partner (make it personal: from you to him)
-A homemade CD of lovesongs
-Love letter for your partner
-A copy of your favorite love stories
-Knick-knacks that say "I love you" such as a teddy bear holding an "I love you" heart, a keychain, a picture, etc.
-A mushy card

Also what about putting together a photo album for him. Take lots of pictures of everyone and anything that he likes. Even include his "toys" like cars, video games, etc.,. Get old pictures of him as a boy and of his family and include them in there. Put them all together (you can write words with almost every picture). You can have family members and friends even write a little something in there for him and then send it to him.

Also what about taking some of those really important pictures and putting them to music. Songs that mean something to the both of you or to him. You can do a wedding one (over the years), do one of just him, do one of just you, do one of just his other family members, do one of just the kids, etc., This is a good website to use:
http://www.onetruemedia.com/
You can also buy certain programs to do this yourself at home.

Have his hometown schools that he went to or where he lived, adopt him. School Kids love to write to soldiers deployed. I have gotten both the elementary and high school that my husband went to, write to him. On one trip back home, my husband went to the elementary class room and visited them and they thought that was the best thing ever.

Hope these help.

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What are some crafty Christmas gifts?

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GottaLuvMy

I want to make all my christmas gifts this year, not for financial reasons but because I want to give meaningful christmas gifts. I was thinking of making all the women jewelry in their favorite colors. Is there any other ideas? Also, what are some crafty christmas gifts for men?

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Bake them some sweets. Everyone appreciates food, and it's homemade.

I do like the jewelry idea, although that can get extremely expensive.

What are some inexpensive gifts that I can buy for my friends?

rebekah ni

I have 20 people I want to buy christmas gifts for. There are 2 teenage boys, 2 adult men, 12 teenage girls, and 3 adult women. I want to buy some inexpensive gifts for them that are thoughtful also :) I was thinking bath and body works lotions for the girls, but that was my only idea.
Any more ideas?
Thank you!

Answer
Females:

Candles
Body Lotion
Bath Salts
Drawer Sachets
Nail Polish
Lip Gloss
Scarf
Bookmark

Males:
Snacks
Mechanical Pencils
Multi-pkg of pens
Batteries
Flashlight
Key Chain
Bookmark
Homemade Cookies

Fudge

2 Cups Sugar
2 1/2 Tablespoons dry Hershey's Cocoa
2 Tablespoons of butter or margarine
1/3 coup white Karo Syrup (corn syrup)
1/2 cup condensed milk
1 cup walnuts (shelled and chopped)
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Combine all ingredients except nuts and vanilla. Stir together well. Bring to a vigorous boil and boil for 5 minutes.

Remove from flame. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Beat vigorously to make it creamy. Add walnuts and vanilla. Stir and pout out onto waxed paper lined square pan.

NOTE: Do not attempt to make cooked candies (this fudge recipe) when the weather is rainy, very cloudy or wet fog.

Quick Banana Chocolate Chip Bars

1 Medium Ripe Banana, peeled
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
¾ Cup Brown Sugar, packed
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
¼ Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Olive or Vegetable Oil
2 Tablespoons Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Egg
¼ Cup Chopped Nuts
½ Cup Chocolate Chips (or what feels good)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray small rectangular or 9x9 square baking pan with non-stick spray.

Chop or mash banana. Combine with flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, oil, milk, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips to this mixture OR save them to add as topping, sprinkling on top of mixture after poured into the pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Isabellas (Oatmeal Cookies)

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups oats
Dash salt, optional
Powdered Sugar

Cream butter and sugar until light. Mix in vanilla, then flour, oats and salt. Chill thoroughly, about ½ hour in the refrigerator. Shape into small balls and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with a fork, crisscrossing. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-18 minutes (depending on your oven). Sprinkle with Powdered Sugar


Jumbles

3 large bananas, mashed
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped dates
1/3 cup oil
Dash of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients, let set 15 minutes. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Spicy Oatmeal Crisps
Pepper may sound like an odd ingredient for a cookie, but it complements the other spices well (although you can omit it if you prefer).
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon grated whole nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (optional)
1 cup packed brown sugar
5 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
½ cup regular oats
Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 7 ingredients (flour through pepper) in a medium bowl. Beat sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Stir in flour mixture and oats.

Drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until crisp. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes or until firm. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.

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