Hi everyone from St. Paul, Minnesota

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:15 am

Hi everyone..I just found this forum and its gonna take me forever to read these interesting threads, I look forward to many interesting discussions. THANKS!

Oh yea BTW I am Tracy from St. Paul, Minnesota..age 41 and Mom to 4 sons, I work at a local University and am about to be laid off for the summer..cant say Im sad about that! Other than that my kids keep me busy. Great to be here!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:24 am

tracy829;1188521 wrote: Hi everyone..I just found this forum and its gonna take me forever to read these interesting threads, I look forward to many interesting discussions. THANKS!

Oh yea BTW I am Tracy from St. Paul, Minnesota..age 41 and Mom to 4 sons, I work at a local University and am about to be laid off for the summer..cant say Im sad about that! Other than that my kids keep me busy. Great to be here! Welcome to the forum from sunny Britain. There are many mums on here so you'll fit in well. Enjoy your stay. :-6:-6:-6

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:47 am

Greetings, enjoy your stay here.

4 sons good lord you deserve accolates already.

Cheers

Minks

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:56 am

Last edited by tracy829; Today at 09:18 AM.. Reason: cause im stupid lol

^^^ You're gonna fit in nicely^^

:D:wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu May 14, 2009 7:58 am

tracy829;1188521 wrote: Hi everyone..I just found this forum and its gonna take me forever to read these interesting threads, I look forward to many interesting discussions. THANKS!

Oh yea BTW I am Tracy from St. Paul, Minnesota..age 41 and Mom to 4 sons, I work at a local University and am about to be laid off for the summer..cant say Im sad about that! Other than that my kids keep me busy. Great to be here!

Welcome Tracy from rainy Toronto!:guitarist:guitarist

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu May 14, 2009 8:46 am

Hi Tracy and welcome to the garden. :-6 How old are your sons?

Post by **Sunshine** » Thu May 14, 2009 8:47 am

Hi Tracy. Welcome to FG. :yh_hugs Take a look around, post anywhere you like, start a blog if you want. I haven't been here long myself and found so many nice folks here. Hope you enjoy it here. I sure do.

By the way, I'm from Illinois. Middle northern part. We are almost neighbors. Well, almost.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu May 14, 2009 9:44 am

Hello Tracy and welcome to the garden and also from the city of................

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:03 am

Welcome to FG Tracy. :-6

daBunnyWendy7 · Post by **daBunnyWendy7** » Thu May 14, 2009 11:23 am

Welcome to the garden, Tracy!!! 4 sons, what a blessed mother you are! I have 2 sons and one daughter. They are Victoria Rose, Wyatt Alexander, & Jeremiah Grant Quick. What are you children's names?

Sorry to hear you'll be laid off for the summer. It DOES mean you'll have more time w your family. I imagine they'll have you back in the fall.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:12 pm

Hi tracy!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:30 pm

Hello, Tracy. Enjoy your visits with us.

Here's a welcome mat for you.

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pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Thu May 14, 2009 1:31 pm

Hi Tracy

Welcome :-6

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:15 pm

tracy829;1188521 wrote: Hi everyone..I just found this forum and its gonna take me forever to read these interesting threads, I look forward to many interesting discussions. THANKS!

Oh yea BTW I am Tracy from St. Paul, Minnesota..age 41 and Mom to 4 sons, I work at a local University and am about to be laid off for the summer..cant say Im sad about that! Other than that my kids keep me busy. Great to be here!

Hi Tracy *waves*

You're the first Minnesotian I've even met...........cheers

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Thu May 14, 2009 4:34 pm

Hi Tracy:-6

Welcome to the garden. I hope you have loads of fun here.

Sorry about you news of being laid off for the summer.

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:36 am

Peg;1188586 wrote: Hi Tracy and welcome to the garden. :-6 How old are your sons?

How ironic you should ask as it is one of their birthdays today...ok i gotta think here for a minute so i get them right :wah: Danny is 20, Tony is 15, Michael turns 14 today and Sean is 10.

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:41 am

Hi back everyone and thanks very much for all the warm welcomes!!

For all the forum members in the UK, I do have a brother that lives in Clonbur, Ireland...he has like 20 kids...ok 9 really but it may as well be 20 :wah: One of my neices just graduated college in Aber-something or other, Wales and another neice that lives in Belfast. And one of my nephews is coming back to visit this summer, i cant wait to see him..its been 7 years.

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:43 am

Kathy Ellen;1188925 wrote: Hi Tracy:-6

Welcome to the garden. I hope you have loads of fun here.

Sorry about you news of being laid off for the summer.

Awww thanks but to be honest im looking forward to it! Ill get unemployment and I will actually be on-call so I will be working a little, so dont be sorry be GLAD I know i am

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Sun May 17, 2009 6:46 am

daBunnyWendy7;1188734 wrote: Welcome to the garden, Tracy!!! 4 sons, what a blessed mother you are! I have 2 sons and one daughter. They are Victoria Rose, Wyatt Alexander, & Jeremiah Grant Quick. What are you children's names?

Sorry to hear you'll be laid off for the summer. It DOES mean you'll have more time w your family. I imagine they'll have you back in the fall.

Thanks Wendy!! Ok their full names are Daniel Wiley, Anthony Allen, Micheal Thomas and Sean Patrick...all named after saints as im hoping it rubs off on them :-3:wah:

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Sun May 17, 2009 7:03 am

How lovely to have such a big family with all of your nieces and nephews, etc.

I hope Michael has a fab birthday. :-6 Which was his favourite present?

Swimming maggie · Post by **Swimming maggie** » Sun May 17, 2009 7:29 am

Hello and welcome to FG from a wet and not very warm north England, hope you enjoy your stay here:)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun May 17, 2009 8:58 am

tracy829;1188521 wrote: Hi everyone..I just found this forum and its gonna take me forever to read these interesting threads, I look forward to many interesting discussions. THANKS!

Oh yea BTW I am Tracy from St. Paul, Minnesota..age 41 and Mom to 4 sons, I work at a local University and am about to be laid off for the summer..cant say Im sad about that! Other than that my kids keep me busy. Great to be here!

Im on the other side of the river. I recently discovered St. Paul is actually a pretty cool city. There are some really nice neighborhoods.

Theres one area I cant recall what they call it but its like a village, lots of outdoor cafes and coffee shops, pedestrians....very comfy.

PS Is spring here or is it not ? !

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:39 am

Nomad;1190209 wrote: Im on the other side of the river. I recently discovered St. Paul is actually a pretty cool city. There are some really nice neighborhoods.

Theres one area I cant recall what they call it but its like a village, lots of outdoor cafes and coffee shops, pedestrians....very comfy.

PS Is spring here or is it not ? !
YES ITS SPRING finally, i hope! I bet your talking about Grand Ave. it has tons of cool shops and cafes, you should go to Grand Ave. Days which is the first sunday in June, they close down the whole Avenue and its one big party with venders, food, live music..its a blast.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun May 17, 2009 8:39 pm

tracy829;1190217 wrote: YES ITS SPRING finally, i hope! I bet your talking about Grand Ave. it has tons of cool shops and cafes, you should go to Grand Ave. Days which is the first sunday in June, they close down the whole Avenue and its one big party with venders, food, live music..its a blast.

Yup thats it.

I went walking through the capital bldg recently. Pretty much had the place to myself. I was even invited in to the Governors office. Walked through that big Catholic church on top of the hill. Very extravagant those Catholics are.

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:14 am

Nomad;1190381 wrote: Yup thats it.

I went walking through the capital bldg recently. Pretty much had the place to myself. I was even invited in to the Governors office. Walked through that big Catholic church on top of the hill. Very extravagant those Catholics are.

I live about a mile from the Capital, and yea isnt the St. Paul Cathedral beautiful Ive been to Mass there a few times altho its been years :-3, if i walked in there now im sure lightening would strike.

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:16 am

[QUOTE=Rapunzel;1190160]How lovely to have such a big family with all of your nieces and nephews, etc.

I hope Michael has a fab birthday. :-6 Which was his favourite present?

Aww thank you..and that would have to be the cash :wah:, typical isnt it?!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon May 18, 2009 9:16 am

We have Lake Minnetonka and all the other lakes though. :p

And the Vikings, theyre not really yours. And the Twins.

And I think our murder rate is higher.

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:44 pm

Nomad;1190609 wrote: We have Lake Minnetonka and all the other lakes though. :p

And the Vikings, theyre not really yours. And the Twins.

And I think our murder rate is higher.

All the lakes?

I live a mile from Como Lake and Como Zoo, oh and i dont remember any of our pro sports teams being called the Minneapolis Vikings or Twins :p,,,you got Franklin Ave that trumps anything bad St. Paul has to offer. :wah: Oh yea and we have the Xcel which also trumps any stadium mpls has (cept the two new ones that are going up) I so much wanna go to a Gopher football game once that stadium is finished, it looks awesome! Your murder rate is higher but ours has hit close to home

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:07 pm

I'm near the Delaware River..my piccy was of Philadelphia...and a complimentary cheesesteak will be delivered soon:wah: along with our state beer....

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:12 pm

Great!! Cause i love me some cheesesteak

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:16 pm

tracy829;1190863 wrote: Great!! Cause i love me some cheesesteak

Granted, I'm from Philly and that is a piccy of the real mccoy. Not those fake ones they make around the country...have you ever been to Philly?

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:23 pm

qsducks;1190865 wrote: Granted, I'm from Philly and that is a piccy of the real mccoy. Not those fake ones they make around the country...have you ever been to Philly?

No i havent so the only cheesesteak ive ever had has been a fake :-1

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:26 pm

tracy829;1190871 wrote: No i havent so the only cheesesteak ive ever had has been a fake :-1

I had one in San Diego, CA about 20 yrs ago made with a real slab of steak...it was disgusting:wah:. I'm sure you love a good one...if you ever make it to Philly, try Geno's.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:56 pm

tracy829;1190863 wrote: Great!! Cause i love me some cheesesteak

someone mention cheese steak?

on a crispy bun?

mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon May 18, 2009 7:59 pm

Hi Tracy,

Do you ever drive over to Minneapolis. On the food channel recently they had a show on Guy Fiera eating at a place called Victor's 1959 Cafe. Food there looks delicious.....

Victor's 1959 Cafe - Picadillo and Creole Sauce Recipe : : Food Network

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon May 18, 2009 10:31 pm

tracy829;1190852 wrote: All the lakes?

I live a mile from Como Lake and Como Zoo, oh and i dont remember any of our pro sports teams being called the Minneapolis Vikings or Twins :p,,,you got Franklin Ave that trumps anything bad St. Paul has to offer. :wah: Oh yea and we have the Xcel which also trumps any stadium mpls has (cept the two new ones that are going up) I so much wanna go to a Gopher football game once that stadium is finished, it looks awesome! Your murder rate is higher but ours has hit close to home

Franklin Ave.....Frogtown. Ill take Franklin Ave. Rudolphs BBQ. Whats Frogtown got ? An empty car lot, a used mattress store and 316 Hmong noodle stores.

It is the Minnesota Vikings but theyre ours. Everyone knows that. undebatable fact.

Do you have a big spoon with a cherry in it ?

Didnt think so. I win. :-6

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:56 am

Nomad;1190939 wrote: Franklin Ave.....Frogtown. Ill take Franklin Ave. Rudolphs BBQ. Whats Frogtown got ? An empty car lot, a used mattress store and 316 Hmong noodle stores.

It is the Minnesota Vikings but theyre ours. Everyone knows that. undebatable fact.

Do you have a big spoon with a cherry in it ?

Didnt think so. I win. :-6

:wah::p

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:58 am

Kathy Ellen;1190897 wrote: Hi Tracy,

Do you ever drive over to Minneapolis. On the food channel recently they had a show on Guy Fiera eating at a place called Victor's 1959 Cafe. Food there looks delicious.....

Victor's 1959 Cafe - Picadillo and Creole Sauce Recipe : : Food Network

I watch his show all the time too! Ive never been to Victors but Ive seen a couple places on his show that i want to try, ill have to add Victors Cafe to the list. Thanks for letting me know cause ive already forgotten some of the names of the places ive seen:-3

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:59 am

valentine;1190935 wrote:

Just wanted to pop in and say hello from another newbie! Sorry it took so long. It is great here, isn't it? Lots of nice folks. I'm still exploring too.

val

Hi Val, welcome to the forum too!

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:01 am

Sorry Tracy I missed this....hello from sunny England:-6:guitarist

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:05 am

Carolly;1192291 wrote: Sorry Tracy I missed this....hello from sunny England:-6:guitarist

Thanks Carolly...my sister-in-law is from England, sorry no offense :wah:

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:11 am

tracy829;1192294 wrote: Thanks Carolly...my sister-in-law is from England, sorry no offense :wah::wah:none taken;) where about is she from Tracy

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:40 am

Carolly;1192299 wrote: :wah:none taken;) where about is she from Tracy

Middlesborough, she isnt one of my top 10 if you couldnt tell

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:59 am

tracy829;1192305 wrote: Middlesborough, she isnt one of my top 10 if you couldnt tell ;)Oh thats miles away from here so thats ok:D;)

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:52 pm

For Tracy on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend....thought I'd bring you some goodies...

tracy829 · Post by **tracy829** » Thu May 21, 2009 7:19 pm

qsducks;1192339 wrote: For Tracy on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend....thought I'd bring you some goodies...

Awwww how sweet THANKS! Hope you have a nice relaxing holiday weekend yourself:)