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Spygirl
Board Administrator
04-23-2001
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 8:53 am
1. Reader, I think I have gotten used to it - he's so wonderful, how could I not? ;) 2. He bought me a beautiful Citizen's watch for my birthday. He loves watches and I've never owned one that cost more than $20. He picked it out himself, researched it, and gave it to me at dinner Friday night in NYC. 3. We ate at my now-favorite New York restaurant, El Quijote. I am a big fan of Paella, and this time I also ordered the Gaspacho. At one point, I was almost moved to tears it was so good 4. I enjoyed a very low key birthday yesterday. After going to the grocery store, I got back in my pajamas and did nothing all day. Today I am going to do more of the same, though I may go to the nursery and get some more stuff for the yard/flower beds. I am on vacation until Friday!!
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 10:08 am
1. I got it all figured out 2. I got a hotel in milwaukee for thursday night that does free parking and airport shuttle. 3. So the hotel was about $70, but parking at the airport would have been $40 so the hotel really is $30. Well, it makes me feel better to think that way. And the hotel got pretty decent reviews. I've been researching all morning. I booked through the Northwest Airline website and saved $10 from the hotel website. 4. I'd rather park at the airport so I can just GO HOME when I get back, but this will make things easier I guess. I get back around 12;30 pm anyway so it's not like it's late at night or anything. 5. There's no way I could drive down in the morning and get there on time. I know me. I can't get moving that early. I don't want to drive 2 hours after work either, but maybe they'll let me leave early because it's a 2 hour drive. I usually get done with work around 8:30 pm. Maybe I'll be able to leave around 7:30 anyway.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 12:37 pm
01. On Saturday, I made a scary discovery: sometime between my leaving the car at the AM/PM for the mechanic to pick-up on Thursday night and my getting it back on Friday night, the temporary movement permit vanished from the front window of the van. 02. Without that permit, I had no way of driving the van. 03. So, that meant today I had to make the trip to the DMV again. I caught the bus at 10:03, made the transfer, and got to the DMV by 10:45A. 04. I actually got in, got the new temporary permit, and back out to the bus in under a half-hour, getting me back home by 11:55A. 05. I scanned the permit, printed it out, and stamped it with my red COPY stamp. Then I put it in the window with 6 pieces of clear packing tape. The original is in my purse with my extra insurance certificate. 06. What I don't get is why if someone was willing to swipe the temporary permit, why not take my handicap placard, which was in the window?
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Kady
Member
07-30-2000
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 2:08 pm
1. work is very slow and boring. 2. this morning i laid on a tanning bed(with it off) and took a short catnap. 3. a customer came in and the ding dong on the door woke me up out of what was close to becoming a deep sleep. 4. got shocked today when i asked a customer where she worked and she told me a t!tty bar. 5. okay this is mean of me to say but she don't look like the tips would be good. 6. i wish i could make more friends here. some of ya'll seem so close but i guess that is because ya'll have met in person. 7. why oh why does my mom insist on instant messaging me instead of calling...she types so slow.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 2:33 pm
1. Kady....why don't you come up to Nashville on the 8th of October...that's the next meeting! 2. My desk looks like a paper tornado hit it. It is so deep and wide that I can't even get started on it. 3. The bad thing is that my calendar is a desk mat calendar on the BOTTOM of the pile. 4. I just took two gigs, and I hope that I have the dates clear! 5. I will have to be Wargod this weekend. My house looks worse than my office and my student teachers are coming over for lunch and a conference on Sunday. 6. I decided to stay here at work and grab supper instead of going home and eating leftover pizza and then coming back for my night rehearsal. 7. I hope that I get lots done this afternoon/evening. I have a ton to grade and really need to get started on it. Also have to deal with a bunch of email. 8. I probably will just sit here with the computer on my comfy chair and catch up with the internet. LOL!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 3:08 pm
1. My shoulders and back are screaming bloody murder. 2. Wire-brushing the shed in preparation for painting will do that to ya. 3. When I move I give off dust clouds like Pigpen. 4. The walk into the shower seems like a trek right now. 5. I think I'll just stay here until my second wind arrives. 6. Ds has to drive to the Sask. border (45 mins) for his student teaching stint. 7. That means no car for the mum during the day for a month. 8. The mum is not amused. 9. Charlie is nibbling on his wound again; must be itchy.
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Buttercup
Member
09-10-2000
| Monday, September 26, 2005 - 7:59 pm
6.1 Kady, I think you need a folder 6.1.2 Here is a link for people who want to stop by Kady's folder and say hi!
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 8:50 am
1. DH and I left NY Sunday morning around 10:30. 2. It is a LoOOOOOOOOOONG drive from Long Island to Kansas. 3. We arrived about 8 am Monday morning. 4. Last night, we ate out at Whiskey Creek. 5. I had a baked sweet potato.. yummmmmmmmmmmy! 6. We saw Flight Plan last night. I recommend it to people! 7. It was nice to sleep in a real bed (not an air mattress) even though it was a single mattress. 8. I'm getting ready to get on the road back home to my parents. 9. I can't wait to see my puppies!!! 10. I'm going to miss DH for sure, the weekend better hurry up! Mrs. Saxy 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 9:28 am
1. I have a black eye this morning. Early, early this morning, I was tossing and turning in bed, just couldn't get comfortable. Finally I gave the blankets a good hard tug...hand slipped and I whacked myself, LOL. I'm not sure if it was the "OW" of pain or the laughing that woke Darren up.
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Totallyaddicted
Member
08-23-2005
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 5:18 pm
1. This is my first venture into this area of TVCH...I am very happy to say that I came for Big Brother but I will be staying!!! 2.I am very tired as I didn't get much sleep last night either...my alarm went off at 5am and I was still AWAKE!!!
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 6:50 pm
1. Welcome Totallyaddicted!! I see that you are a fast learner....ummmm, in our numbering system...LOL! 2. I'm still at work but I'm checking in because like Totallyaddicted, so am I. 3. I'm hungry though, so it's time to wrap up the paperwork on my desk and go home...yeah, go home Coco!!
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 7:01 pm
1. Go home, Coco!!! <--- that's me pushing you out the door 2. War, your black eye story made me giggle. Only because it is something I would do! 2. Welcome to "the other side" Totallyaddicted! 
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 7:23 pm
Uhhh...Jewels? I was just about on my way home but I thought to check in one more time. Whew! Sure glad I did....did you see your numbering?????? Schtickle-Schtickle doled out to Jewels!!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 7:44 pm
<snicker>
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 7:45 pm
Just making sure you were paying attention, Coco! uhhh, yeah, that's it....
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 7:46 pm
<---that's me pushing jbean out of the facts thread.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 8:46 pm

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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 8:48 pm
1. LOL Jewels!! You seem to be doing a lot of pushing these days. 2. I called CocoMan before I left work to see if he wanted to meet up for a quick bite to eat. 3. But he couldn't leave as he was supervising some evening sporting event at school. 4. So I stopped and filled up my gas tank ($45 dollars worth) ....then I stopped and bought myself some fast food....yum!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 12:48 am
1. Giggle away Jewels, I have been all day over it. Darren found it quite funny when he got home. He said he heard me last night but couldn't wake up enough to figure out what was going on. 2. Had Dakota's parent teacher conference tonight. That was fun. Not. 3. After three seperate notes and a school wide call from the principal reminding us to show up on time because appointments are scheduled tightly, we got there ten minutes early and ended up waiting half an hour while she chatted with the parent ahead of us. Darren, closing in on his bedtime (by that time it was 7:30 and he's usually asleep by 8) was so not happy. 4. Finally get in to see her teacher. To hear her talk about it, Dakota's a hopeless case of so far behind she'll never catch up, lol. Her teacher says she's low in spelling, needs lots of work, according to the assessment page that tells us what the score means, Dakota's right where she should be. Teacher says she needs work in math...10 tests this year, Dakota has 7 100's, a 98, a 97, and a 95 and she needs work. By the end of our conference I'm staring at this woman like she's grown a second head and wondering just how much she expects of her students cuz this seems a bit excessive! 5. Negative side effect to the conference? Dakota's been awake three times tonight crying from nightmares. We were at the school til just after 8, very little outdoor lighting and she found it scary to be there at night. They have to go with me tomorrow afternoon for Caleb's and I'm hoping seeing school in the daylight, the way she's used to, will get her over that fright!
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 7:34 am
1. During our dd's first grade conferences that horrible first year teacher we had (if you all remember) had a kitchen timer that would DING DING DING when our time was up and she would just gather up the paperwork and show us the door 2. Given a choice I would prefer the teacher take as much time as needed (within reason that is) so that I actually felt like teaching my child for 7 hours a day mattered to them 3. I have been feeling so out of the loop around here lately 4. I think BB can do that to you! 5. So, I signed up to do tomorrows update 6. I have no coffee in the house and I really need it this morning, I don't even feel awake enough to get behind the wheel to go get some!
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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:56 am
Silly....I have a whole can of coffee here and I don't even drink the stuff. I keep for when my family visits. I wish I could beam it to you by some magic method. I know if I don't have my tea each morning I am totally out of whack. Wargod, My son's third grade teacher and I went head to head over the homework issue. I ended up making her cry. (I felt really bad about that but..) I do not mind her sending home the homework and I am not apposed to the amount of it (lots). I was apposed to the fact that she expected me to grade it. I asked her what exactly was her job if I was going to do the teaching. She tried to tell me that my son would not get credit for his homework if it was turned in without being graded. I walked to the inter school phone system and called the principal to the class room. I explained how I felt and she ( the principal) agreed with me. The teacher was dumbfounded. She said that none of the other parents had expressed a problem with it. I suggested that maybe they didn't feel comfortable saying anything and I volunteered to call and get their opinions. She declined. The other thing we knocked heads on was the a project where the children made homemade dolls that represented their heritage. My Son is adopted as was his biological father. We felt that this project was designed in a way that made our son feel bad. He refused to do it and she wanted to give him a failing grade. I insisted that she listen to him and let him explain his side. She still required him to make a doll and them gave him a "D" because it wasn't a specific type. It was just a doll. I told her that Lloyd (my son) was not a "specific type". "What does an adopted person look like?" She revised his grade.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 9:11 am
1. I'll do 7 facts. 2. After reading War's and Kimsue's posts, I'm cringing at the fact that my sweet baby girl is working on her Masters to become a 3rd grade teacher...ack! 3. I have such mixed feelings about War's and Kimsue's outcomes with their Parent/Teacher conferences. 4. I, too, was once a parent of three elementary school children. And, I too, had some minor head-to-heads with certain elementary, middle school and high school teachers. However, the outcome was either a win-win (which I always aimed for) or it was that we both agreed to disagree (which then didn't feel good for all parties concerned). 5. And here's a fact that some of you know, my dh is a high school teacher and all his siblings are elementary school teachers, as was his mother. So with this fact about me, I'm just sayin' that I knew what it was like to wear both pairs of shoes...as a parent and as a teacher. 6. The fact is, I'm personally happy to be at this point in my life where I've gone through all those grade school trials and tribulations. 7. Just don't join the PTA Board, then you open up a whole other can of worms to this mixture. I did the PTA thing, all the way to Council Prez and although I'm proud of alot of my involvement, some of it was so hard for me to remain PC to certain parties...ugh! Ewww.....now I'm feeling the tension creep up my shoulders and neck once again...lol!
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 9:17 am
1. My DH's 30th birthday is coming up early next month. 2. His brothers and I decided to turn the baseball wind-up party this Friday into a surprise b-day party for him. 3. I sent out mass e-mails to all of his friends and old co-workers to come out and wish DH well. DH has never had a big surprise party like this. 4. Yesterday DH informed me that his first training train ride (pun intended ) will probably be either Friday or Saturday but he won't know until tomorrow for sure. AAACCCKKK! 5. We tried to arrange the reservation of the location to another day - but to no avail. 6. DH doesn't see why the whole ball team would want to move the date just for him...he says it is no big deal if he misses the wind-up party. 7. Unfortunately, it is a big deal because he is the guest of honor. Now I may have to e-mail everyone at the last second and tell them the party is off. Then I will have to break the sad news to DH that we had these fun plans that had to be cancelled. 8. To look on the bright side : DH is loving his new training for life as a train conductor!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 9:22 am
For those parents (i am one) who think that 10 minutes for a parent teacher conference is ridiculous, all you need to do is call the teacher and set up a meeting at a different time than the conference day/night. Problem solved.
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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 9:47 am
OK I ranted above and I must say I neglected to validate that 99% of the teacher in our school district are outstanding. And even the one teacher I had a conflict with is a good teacher. My son learned a lot from her. I just wanted to make the point that she can't see everything so black and white. She, as well as we, should be able to be flexible and listen when a parent or child has an objection or concern. It can't just be "my way because I am the teacher." As for timing of a PTC, we are lucky enough to get a full 25 min. per student. Also the school goes out of the way to schedule conferences consecutively for parents who have more then one student in the same school. Coco, I was interested in PTA and went to a few meetings at our school. To me all they were doing was fundraising, very important stuff but,I thought they were supposed to address issues and concerns as well. You know, like safety and crossiing guards and zoning ect. Am I wrong? Does this happen somewhere else? Who does this type of thing?
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