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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Who is here?!?
It has been so quiet around here lately and it seems people are here at all different times, I thought it'd be nice to check in and see who is around.
How 'bout a random poll?
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack?
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit?
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop?
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall?
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for?
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain?
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving?
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?
Re: Who is here?!?
1. I love fruit, but if I am being naughty it's got to be chips
2. no
3. Desktop, DH keeps saying he is getting me a laptop
4. apple picking
5. Big Papi
6. we have a house
7. Gunstock, it's like going home
8. yes
9. hot air balloon ride and I am not sure I would like that...I am afraid of heights
10. my phone plays Tessie so there are no rings...i try to get to it before it stops
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? goldfish.
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? Cleaning and Organizing, and 0-6 months (which is actually on "thebump")
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? Most often I'm on a laptop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? Outdoor things like apple picking and pumpkin picking
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? Matthew McConoughey
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? Duplex
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? I love Mt Sunapee
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? No. We are bad and eat at the coffee table. I think when Collin is older, though, we'll sit at the dining room table all together.
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? Hot air balloon ride. I don't mind heights, but I hate the feeling of falling.
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? Whenever I can get to it, but at least two since thats when caller ID picks up.1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack?
Hmmm....I really like crackers or granola bars for a quick snack.
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit?
I frequent the 0-6 board....but lately I've been on Cafemom a lot
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop?
Desktop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall?
The smell in the air (I know I'm weird) and the leaves changing colors
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for?
I don't think I could handle a job like that.
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?
Other.....Mobile home
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain?
Nope
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?
Ummm...you mean the one covered with junk mail and random things that don't "have a place"?
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving?
Hot air balloon ride...I have a fear of falling.
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?
Depends, at home I try to get it before 4 rings that's when the machine picks up. On my Cell, I can't tell how many times it has actually rung b/c of the ringtone, and sometimes I don't even realize it's "ringing"!
Good poll
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack?
ha. These days, seems to be crackers and cheese.
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit?
Yep, I frequent four even if I may not post on them very often. I visit two others besides the four I check daily.
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop?
Laptop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall?
The smells
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for?
Alton Brown.
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?
Condo
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain?
Have never skied, but plan to learn when we get a house up in the Lakes Region several years from now (hopefully)
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?
No, I use my dining room table only on holidays and when we have company. Otherwise, I'd say about 75% of the time we eat at the kitchen table and 25% we graze.
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving?
Balloon ride, probably.
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?I generally get it as soon as I hear it and can physically get it (after I look at the number, of course)
im here!
1. hmmm im all over the board with this right now... anywhere from cold red grapes to smartfood, or caramel corn.....
2.2nd trimester babyboard...
3.desktop
4. the leaves when they change color
5.kimora lee simmons....
6.apt.
7.no. finny story though the one time we tried to ski/snowboard i couldnt barely make it up the hill because i was laughing so hard because my gloves were wet and the rope that pulls you up the bunny hill was just sliding through my gloves and actually burning a hole in them.... and then when i did get up, i barely got 5 feet each time before i fell hard on my ass and then spent the rest of the time sitting on my board at the top of the bunny hill with my little sister wondering how the hell we were going to get down the bunny hill... (as 2 year olds skied by with no issues...) LMFAO
8.no
9.neither. no thank you!
10. usually 2, 4 tops.....
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? oh geez, that depends, i like alot of things. cheez its, granola bars, gummi bears,
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? money matters and whats cooking
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? laptop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? the smell in the air, apple picking, fall clothes (sounds weird, but i work in retail and my favorite line is always the fall line)
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? no thanks, i would HATE a job like this. Maybe Kathy Griffin.
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?apartment
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? no
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? never, we always eat at the coffee table.
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? neither, both things would freak me out.
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? i usually pick up right away. i have ring tones though and if i like the song i let it play for a while, lol
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack?
Chex Mix... YUM!!
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit?
I dont post there, but sex and romance is kind of funny, as well as Trouble In Paradise
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop?
A pretty Pink laptop i got for my anniversary
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall?
Hmmm, the temperature.. and Apple Picking...Love Apple picking, and halloween.. i LOVE halloween
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for?
Oooh, right now it would be Wentworth Miller, but ask me again tomorrow and I might have another answer
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?
A house.. YAY
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain?
Haha... right... No.. i cant ski.. not for the life of me
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?
Nope.. usually on the weekends..
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving?
Hot air balloon ride.... Seems safter for some reason
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?
I have no idea... i havent had a "ring" in about 2 years.... so i'll say Half a song... haha
ME ME!! I"M HERE!
Fun poll...here are my answers:
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? cheese and crackers or pretzels
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? 6-12 mos.
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? desktop, but sometimes I'm on my work laptop.
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? the smell of the season, the falling leaves, the temperature when it is just starting to cool down...i could go on and on...its my favorite season
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? ugh...hmmm...i don't think I could handle that kind of stress...
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? we've been in our wonderful house for one year now
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? haha! well, i wish i could ski, but sadly i just fall a lot.
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?nope...though now that jordan is sitting up and eating, we try to sit at the kitchen table more often
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? hot air balloon. i would NEVER sky dive
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? 1-3...
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? grapes or Kashi peanut granola bars
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? Mostly lurking, but I visit Baltimore and DC local boards, sometimes Health and Fitness and Travel
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? Laptop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? The bright red and orange leaves - I miss New England like crazy in the fall
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? Ellen - I think she's hilarious
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? Condo
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? Nope
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? Haha, no, we've gotten into the terrible habit of eating in front of the tv
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? Hmm, I think skydiving, though both sound fun!
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?Whenever I get to it, so anywhere from 1 to 4...How 'bout a random poll?
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? Chocolate fiber one bars or cheese... how random
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? Not on the nest... but I visit the knot a lot lately
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop?desktop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? apple crisp, apple picking, the leaves
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? V-Tek no question!
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? House
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? No
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? No
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? I want to sky dive so bad!!!
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?As long as it takes for the caller id to tell me who it is... usually two1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack?
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit?
not currently - I used to be a regular on parenting many moons ago also but eventually got bored with the atmosphere on that board.
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop?
laptop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall?
lots of baking.....mmmmm
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for?
Elton John - I love his music and it wouldn't be boring as he has quite the personality!
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?
a house - small one
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain?
I haven't in awhile but I've always liked Loon best.
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?
NO - I wish I did. The dining room table has become our organization (or lack thereof) center.
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving?
Both sound good, but I could take the kids on a balloon ride and I think they'd enjoy it so I'd pick that.
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?
A couple (depending on how long it takes me to get to it when it rings). I always at least wait for the caller ID to register and if it doesn't register anything or tells me that it is someone I don't want to talk to, I let it go to voicemail.
How 'bout a random poll?
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? toasted and sugared pecans
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? nope
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? laptop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? apple and pumpkin picking
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? Ellen DeGeneres
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? house
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? no
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? we don't have a dining room but we do eat at the table in the kitchen.
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? IF I was brave enough, skydiving for sure! But since I'm not, neither.
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? It depends on where the phone is.
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack?baby carrots, or crackers
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit?Yes, I like F&B, D&R, and C&O.
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? desktop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall?pumpkin spice candles.
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for?**Heather, great foodie minds must think alike, because I was TOTALLY going to say "AB" !!!! I love Alton Brown! (I had just had a convo. with DH last week about how I would LOVE to work with him)
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?House
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain?Nope.
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?On the nights when I am home we always eat together at the table.
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? I've taken balloon rides before and they are amazing, but I can't wait to skydive!
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? two, I always check the caller ID first.
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack?
cheese crackers with peanut butter inside...my work provides them to us at no cost
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit?
Buying a Home
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop?
desktop at work and laptop at home
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall?
pretty leaves and cool weather
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for?
Bret Micheals...I have a huge crush on him right now
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other?
apartment, but hopefully house soon
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain?
don't ski
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night?
nope, if we get takeout we usually eat in front of the tv. If we cook then we usually eat at the table
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving?
hot air balloon, but I think htat I may even be scared doing that
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up?
once or twice at work, and as long as it takes for me to locate my cell
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? Granola Bar
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? Election Board and Travel a lot
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? I have both
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? Fairs, pumpkins and apples, Applecrest, Halloween
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? Either Patrick Dempsey or Gavin Rossdale
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? House
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? Nope
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? No, only half the week or so
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? Balloon rides are fun!
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? If someone I know, right away, otherwise, go to voicemail
I am usually around during the day!! :-)
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? Lately it is almonds or other nuts.
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? I peak into some other ones, but not as much as this one.
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? desktop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? The cool crisp weather.
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? Not sure.
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? Detahced condo
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? Not very often. Only once in the past 5 years
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? Hardly ever!
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? hot air balloon
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? 2-3
I'm here and there.....
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? Any sort of 100 cal snack pack
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? Sometimes the 6+ months baby board
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? Desktop at work, laptop at home
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? Sweaters
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? Britney - I would love to see her train wreck of a life and if she is as messed up as they say
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? House, but a city house
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? Nope
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? No but we need to make more of an effort to do that
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? Hot air balloon although both scare me to death!!
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? Check the caller ID first!
1. What is your favorite grab n' go snack? Pretzels or popcorn
2. Is there another board on the nest you visit? No, just this board!
3. Are you on a laptop or desktop? Desktop
4. What is your favorite thing about Fall? The cold weather, sweatshirts/sweaters, and the smells!
5. If you could be personal assistant for any celebrity for a day, who would it be for? Ellen!!
6. Do you live in an apartment, condo, house, or other? House
7. Do you ski? If yes, what is your favorite NH mountain? Yes, Loon or Stowe
8. Do you eat at your dining room table every night? Not at the dining room table, but at our kitchen table we do.
9. Would you rather take a hot air balloon ride or go skydiving? Skydiving
10. How many rings on the phone before you pick it up? Whenever I get to it.