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Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1.1A war, do you not remember the great sock experiment? they will never pick up the item. you need to delegate each child for a room to be the "picker-upper". that way when they say "i didn't do it", you can say, "but this room is your responsibility".

1.5A HA! there is no way i'm cleaning my child's room, and i think caleb is gonna be learning that lesson from his mom today too!


Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. It finally rained last night and cooled off! WHEW!!

2. I have a headache from eyestrain. My right eye is not focusing on fine reading...I think I need reading glasses, dang it! I finished editing my two course packets for this fall, and am glad to be done with that!

War....you could come over to MY house and pick up pop cans, etc. I'd even pay ya! I am guessing that it will be two weeks more before War will actually pick up the bowl herself and give up on the family!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1.B Yep I remember that one, lol. And my pile of socks I left in the living room, and tons of others, I just don't learn. They do have their own chores, like tonight is Caleb's night to clean the kitchen (do dishes, sweep the floor, wipe the counters) but it hasnt been done so far, lol!

1.5B. Yep he's going to learn really quickly mom ain't doing it! Once in a great while I will clean their rooms when I want to dust and clean the carpets, but not often enough for him to think I'll be doing it today!

2. I have my own chores to do today, lol. Need to pick up the living room, get some laundry done, clean the bathroom and change the sheets on my bed. I don't really feel like doing any of it though.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 12:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. The great sock experiment proves that our society has changed a lot in fifty years.

2. My husband brought home a gently-used vacuum cleaner and decided to test it. It's been sitting in a closet with dust in the bag for two years. Can you imagine the odor it gave off when he turned it on? Blech

3. He insists I am a pack rat, because I keep removing this kind of stuff from the house and putting it in the garage. Hmmmmmmmmm

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I took DD to the State fair today.

2. We had a great time!

3. There are pictures in my folder and a little update.

4. DD is upset because she has been watching BB with me and I wont let her watch tonights show (and probably wont be letting her watch any more for the rest of the season...darn potty mouths!)

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 11:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Mine have been upset for a week or two now Silly. They don't really care much about the contestants but enjoy the competitions and evictions. Lately we've had to ff through more of the shows that we had to before. It just keeps getting worse for them.

2. Kids had a good first day of school. Both came home with homework (math for both of them.) First week back is always this busy/slow week. Sometimes they work their butts off doing all kinds of work to show their teachers where they are at academically. Other times the teachers make up things for them to do, lol. Dakota's class at one point went out and blew bubbles this morning.

3. Caleb was so disappointed his buddy wasn't in his class. At the same time he was tickled half to death to see his problem girl friend (not girlfriend) also wasn't in his class. They've known each other since preschool and even though they are friendly, she's been driving him nuts since second grade with her crush.

4. His tickled to death feeling lasted only a few hours. By lunch time, his teacher was informed they'd be moving another student to her class today....Caleb's little girl friend (not girlfriend) will be moving in tomorrow. Guess where the only empty seat in class is at, lol? He gripped so much about it, I kept thinking he was protesting too much. And then he was upset because this morning when she walked by us she said hi and hugged Dakota and totally ignored him. He complained even more about that. I think he may not enjoy her not giving him a lot of attention, lol.

5. I'm going into Kota's class tomorrow to volunteer. Teacher has some math lessons that need to be organized or something. They got all new math stuff yesterday, after she'd already set up the old stuff.

Serenity
Member

06-28-2005

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 10:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
5.1. I just posted a question about camping recipes in the cooking thread.

5.2. I also just posted a question in the parenting thread.

Any advice/ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks TVCH!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1... I"M HOME!!

2. How come dh can never be home after I've driven 6 hours? Its really disappointing to round the corner and not see his car...

3. How come my mom got my DD bangs cut short? They finally grew long enough to go behind her ears, and my mom HATES hair in her eyes - it gets ugly with mom screaming... and then she demanded dd and ds's get their hair cut - the boys - cant even tell!! DD? always at the end of her nose, covering her eyes!! *sigh

4. I feel blessed by the traffic gurus - at 2 there was a major accident on the Skyway, the other feeder highways into Chicago are also purported to be yucky - and we breezed thru!! Shocking, and appreciative!!

5. Tomorrow is DS's 20th bday... it kinda makes me really sad. I feel... well, he wont be a teenager anymore, my baby wont be my baby!! *g... and 20 years ago right now I was headed to the hospital, for a grueling first experience... 10 hours later, my first born arrived!!

6. I am now the proud owner of a Thomas Kincaide... of course its not an original, but the beauty is still there!! I made my purchase at the Shipshewana Flea Market - next Year, we'll need to coordinate dates and GATHER!! :-)

>>>reader travels over to serenity's links<<<<

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 12:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I need a new bathing suit.

2. I keep popping out the top of the one I have now. The top is not only rather low cut, but it is old and the fabric is not as tight. I think I have flashed people 5 times this summer.

3. Let's see, once at Nags Head, once at South Beach, once in the Big Wave Pool at Kings Dominion, and twice at my neighborhood pool. Yep, that is 5 times.

4. Come to think of it, I guess I did see a topless woman at South Beach- me! Even if it was only for a second, LOL.

5. It was a nice day at the pool today. Not too hot.

6. I think I am going to take a leisurely nap and hopefully have a good dream.

7. :-) Hello to everyone!

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 4:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I'm curious to know if Caleb picked up the bowl during his kitchen clean-up.

2. I hope Tabbyking finds a terrific job with nice co-workers.

3. I wonder if Marm's pool is no longer green

4. I think Hermi should definitely treat herself to a new bathing suit with a less revealing top!

5. Welcome home Reader!

6. A TVCH gathering in Shipshewanna would be awesome! But I don't want to go back until they rebuild my favorite stores that burned down last year. The new building is huge and was sporting the outside walls in May.

7. My computer had to go 'home' for repairs. It may be gone all weekend!

8. Luckily, while I was carefully tucking it into the arms of Frank, I found out they are starting some classes for the computer-impaired, so since I 'qualify' I will be signing up. Yay!

8.5 They already showed me how to resize photos. I can't wait to get my puter back and try it out.

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 4:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I am tired....my new colleagues just have a MILLION questions and I am the answer gal! It will be much better after school starts!

2. Famous Barr has been having great sales! I bought a bunch of clearance suits and skirts and tops last week...you get a $10 reward gift certificate for every $50. I have $70 in rewards! Make that I HAD $70 in rewards.....Marm bought SHOES this week! WHOO HOO!

3. Went to Applebees last night with some new colleagues...half price appetizers and cheap beer. WHO KNEW? It was fun.

4. I need to get the papers from last semester off my desk! It is a real mess.

5. Bought a new academic calendar and roller ball pens in different colors to color-code all of the assignments for my classes, appointments, concerts, meetings, conferences, etc. My calendar will be a rainbow!

6. I need to crank out a research paper this weekend. SIGH!

7. Ran off my two course packets yesterday and took them to the copy shop. The man was really nice and didn't yell at me for being "late"....I guess that some people wait until the semester STARTS to turn in their packets.

8. I am very anxious to see more of my students. The marching band is back! Just found out that one of my students won a $10,000 scholarship (to top off the $4,500 she already won)! WHOO HOO! My masters graduate is settled in his new job in LONDON! ALL of last year's student teachers got jobs and are happy! Life is good (but awfully hot) in Southern Illinois!

9. Gracie beat me to 8, so I thought I'd let her know that my pool is still GREEN

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I really enjoyed BB tonight! Since my company is finally gone I actually got to watch it at the normal time instead of 4AM.

2. I'm soooo happy for my DH. After taking tons of tests and getting tons of certifications he is finally getting job offers!!

3. He's gotten 6 this week. Most pay around what he's making now but 1 pays TRIPLE what he's making!!

4. Its really improved his outlook. He was getting pretty down since he's been sending out resumes for 2 years and hearing nothing. I guess its true: when it rains it pours. LOL

5. I'm going to Orlando for my grandbaby's first birthday!!! Yippee!!!!

6. My daughter has a big birthday party planned at a park with lots of guests. I can't wait!

7. I'm going to be there Sept 1-6 so if anyone here is going to be there at that time let me know.

8. Sierra has 3 teeth now and is walking! I feel like I've missed so much since I last saw her in Feb.

9. Whenever hubby gets a better job we can afford to take vacations together and maybe he'll finally get to meet our granddaughter.

10. Can ya tell I'm so proud of hubby I could pop??? Whew, I got through 10 facts about me! LOL

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
6.8 for Urgrace, they are rebuilding! We're still eating on JoJo's pretzels!! (she has a shop a few doors down!)

1. I called DS to wish him a Happy Birthday. I'm still kinda in a funky mood, happy, reflective, sad... tomorrow I've got a huge bday party planned, with LOTR Hats, Mardi Gras beads... etc... Before I ended the call I said "thank you mom for giving me birth" LOL.. and of course he complied!! :-)

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 10:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Lol....sound like you need a rest Reader! You have been going going going like the Energizer bunny these days!

2. Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day for me filled with meetings with teachers and doctors and more tests. Yippee Skippee

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 12:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I can barely keep my eyes open tonight. I've been running like the energizer bunny these days too! I left this morning at 9am to pick my sis up to go shopping and didn't get back home til almost 1.

2. Kota told me today her little friend who has a crush on her doesn't just like her. "He loves me, mom, I mean really loves me. EWWWWW." I managed to keep a straight face somehow. He's such a sweet little boy, everytime i see him he tells me how cute she is.

3. Nope Gracie, he never did pick it up, I did when I mopped the floor. He was disappointed the other day to come home and find I didn't clean his bedroom and he was stuck doing it, lol.

Kaili
Member

08-31-2000

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 5:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Wargod- i love your kid's cute little love lives! So many little crushes! It's just so funny- I can picture these super serious kids explaining it the way you tell us. Too funny!

2. I'm not very happy. Last night at work we got fed by management. I was in the upstairs office getting potato salad and everything and my boss is up there. Very casually she says, "Oh, Kaili, by the way- you don't get the air dock job in Green Bay. Someone else insisted they wanted it." WHAT??!? I'm supposed to start up there in a week! I'm glad I didn't sign a lease in Green Bay! If we're not moving until March, I might as well stay where I'm at.

3. It makes me mad how she told me- casually with so many people around and in front of everyone- that kind of put me in a spot regarding how I react. What am I supposed to say? That job was promised to me. I feel like Kaysar! I had a bad feeling it was going to fall through- and I have a suspicion my boss didn't want it to happen anyway. She'd have to get someone ADG certified and trained. I'm reliable, I know the job inside and out. She doesn't want to loose me so close to the start of peak (Christmas/holiday rush). Well- I can still transfer any time, but what's the rush if I don't get that job? Why work up there with new people in a tiny building when I can stay where I'm comfortable awhuile longer/ What have I got to loose?

4. Then last night I actually saw my first ever real tornado! I've seen little funnels start before, but not a full on tornado! It was at work- the sirens went off and the guy I work with yelled there was a tornado outside!! I ran down to the door where he was looking and we told more people that came and watched. It was so close and seemed to be moving toward us- very exciting. Management was screaming at us to get into the offices but we wanted to watch. Soooo exciting!! There were tornados all over the state last night. Luckily Tim was watching CBS news and they announced they'd show Big Brother at 1 am after the weather passed so I was able to tape it. I taped from 12:30-2:30 just in case!

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 6:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Kaili, I think it sucks, too, how they told you that you weren't getting the air dock job. I'm so sorry!

2. Twinkie, sure hope DH finds a great job soon so you can start visiting that lovely grandchild more. In the meantime, I know you will enjoy the heck out of that first birthday party!

3. It is POURING rain here today. I have a feeling I will be online much of the day, LOL. So much for the pool. Three days of summer vacation left...

4. My nephew is spending the night tonight. I am so excited! I think I will go to Hollywood Video around 11 a.m. and rent some video games.

5. My brother, BIL and I have a football pool every year. I think this is the 6th year in a row we have done it. Those two are already talking tons of smack to each other. They crack me up!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 6:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
2.1. Thanks, Hermie!!

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. i am still on a keith urban HIGH! omg! he was amazing last night at the missouri state fair...i can die now. LOL!

2. it was hotter than hell at the fair...and we were soaked with sweat...but it was SO worth it...i asked my friend at one point during the show, if she realized it was never going to get any better than this...she did. :-)

3. we made shirts that kinda matched, to wear. they were both black and i printed up the little guitar monkey symbol on some iron on transfers...then in white curly letters, i had urban on the left side of the monkey, and crazy on the right side. her's had the monkey and above it said urban and below it said country. we got many compliments on them so that was pretty cool.

4. our sign's didn't work, but it was all good, because we were so close. wow! i'll post a more detailed summary about the concert and days events in my folder. that way no one who isn't interested, doesn't have to read it. :-)

5. tomorrow is the kelly clarkson concert in st louis...we ended up with second row tickets for her show. SWEET!

6. check out the new clipart that i asked the mods for...do we have the best mods or what? thank you so much!



Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
6.1 Hiya Beanie! Love the clipart!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. LOL, Kaili, at 6 and 9 their love lives just crack me up. Dakota thinks boys are just for playing with and usually tends to spend more time around them than girls, yet has no interest in a "boyfriend," and poor Caleb would be happy if every girl in California moved to a deserted island!

2. I'm sorry to hear about the new job not working out. That sucks the way you were told and why you didn't get it after they gave it to you.

3. Hermi, I have my nieces this weekend. Can I send them to you too? Just watch the baby, she likes to run at people smiling and laughing and when they grab her she might hug em or pinch, bite, or more recently smack em in the head.

4. Sis and bil are doing their annual Ozfest weekend thing. Drop the girls off the night before, leave early the next morning, spend all day and night having fun, and then spend most of Sunday sleeping.

5. I need to clean my carpets again. They're a mess.

6. The album I'm making my niece is going to be cute I think. Sis picked out a pretty pink material with little white stars and glittery. Also picked out some iron on dragonflies and some cute white bows. Haven't had a chance to get much done on it yet.

7. Bought a new hot glue gun yesterday. The warning label said not to purposely touch the hot glue or the tip of the gun when it's on because the temps get up to 385 degrees. It's such a wonderful feeling I do it all the time. I'm a wee bit grumpy about this as I burnt myself twice in about six minutes last night and sure as heck didn't do it on purpose, lol.

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
3.1 Sure, War, send me your nieces! The more, the merrier! I'll see if I can cure the baby of that pesky pinching!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 2:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. Heat index is 109 here. YIKES! I let Ellie in and she is napping under the dining room table.

2. Pool guy came and fixed the filter today! YIPPEE....As soon as the sun goes down a little more, I'll get in and vacuum and FLOAT!

3. Didn't go in to work today...my last day "off"! Worked here at home and got lots done. Also found a new yahoo.com game that I like.

4. Had short ribs for lunch/dinner. YUM. I should buy them more often.

5. My space bar is being wacky... I think that there is a crumb under there.

6. Our Kmart is closing. Today and tomorrow is up to 80% off. I'm still thinking about a DVD play/recorder.

7. My yard needs mowing because it was cool and rainy at the beginning of the week. It's about a foot higher than it was last week. YIKES!

8. The pool is less green now, and I hope to have it "turned" by tomorrow or the next day.

Hermione69
Member

07-24-2002

Friday, August 19, 2005 - 7:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. It is almost 11 p.m. my time. My nephew is still awake. He is so excited. I can't get him to calm down.

2. Last time he spent the night, he was up until 1 a.m.

3. It is a big adventure to him to be here, but I am starting to get worried about how manic he is!

4. Oh well, he only spends the night with me 1-2 times a year. Let him have some fun, right?

5. Sis wants him home in the morning. She deliberately did not pack his ADHD meds because she said she knew I would have had enough by morning and that would give me a reason to get him home, LOL.

6. Marm, sure hope that pool of yours is ready soon! Seems like it has been green a LONG time!

7. Jbean! So glad you had fun seeing your future hubby and hope you enjoy the Kelly concert as well! Can't wait to hear about it!

8. I don't know what I am going to do tomorrow. Hang out with sis and the kids probably. Maybe go to the pool.

9. Sunday I am going to a Richmond Braves baseball game! I'm excited about that! I love watching baseball live.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
1. I love Saturdays!

2. We're taking Maggie to the vet today for her annual shots and to get her micro-chipped.

3. Then we're going to the grocery store to buy snacks and stuff to make Chicken Adobe for dinner tonight.

4. The rest of the day will be spent hanging around the house, doing homey stuff. Laundry, dishes etc.

5. Even with the chores, I still love Saturdays!

6. My nephew Skyler will be over later on this afternoon. Nicholas and him will more than likely have a PS2 afternoon.

7. My court date is in about one month and I need to get paperwork together for my attorney. That would be a good thing to do today.

8. Tomorrow Eddy is cycling 100 miles in a Napa ride. He loves it! Then he'll be at my house for a shower and dinner with me and the boys.

9. I really like having Eddy around. He has his issues, who doesn't, but he's really a good guy.

10. Happy Saturday everyone!!!!!