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Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Took a hot shower and got out and laid

LOL at first read, dislexia and all, I read it as "took a shower and got laid"!

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Rofl!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. Dakota found out today that since little league changed the league ages (have to be 8 by Jan. 1 for girls) she's not eligible to play softball this year and is only eligible for coach pitch.

2. After she threw a fit kicking and screaming over how unfair it was, she asked if she had to play coach pitch. Wanted to know if she skipped this year could she start soft ball next year. When I told her yep, she decided she wasn't going to play this year. I told her to think about it for a few days, last day to sign up is Saturday so I'll have to know by then but I don't want her making a quick decision cuz she's mad she can't play with the big kids.

3. I took her over to the bookstore today. We're driving down one of the worst streets traffic wise and stuck behind someone who wouldn't go faster than 15 mph and kept slamming on their breaks. I hadn't said a word, but I guess she was getting impatient cuz she piped up from the backseat, "C'mon grandma hurry up, I don't have all day!" I have to admit, when he/she then slammed on their brakes I was laughing so hard I almost ran up their tail end. Luckily since I'd already seen how they were driving, I'd kept a good distance between their car and mine!

4. I was going to take lunch to my sisters today and let Kota and youngest niece visit for awhile but sis was leaving at the same time we were.

5. I have to admit it's been nice having her home for a rest day rather than a sick day. We did a little shopping and had lunch and she's been busy playing outside for awhile. Quite a big difference from when I woke her up this morning and her head spun around and she said in that grumpy voice WHAT DO YOU WANT??? Hehe.

Chaplin
Member

01-08-2006

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
1. I am 43. (Born Aug 27, 1962).

2. I was adopted at three months.

3. I am the oldest of three kids (I have a brother 38 and a Stepsister who is 37).

4. I am a Canuck (From Toronto).

5. I found these boards because my friend Mameblanche showed me them and I am also friends with Deanofwords.

6. My parents are both dead. They died eleven months apart in 2001 and 2002.

7. I have inverted knuckles, scoliosis and arthritis. I had my ACL ligament in my right knee replaced.

8. I love old movies hence my nickname. I am a huge Charlie Chaplin fan.

9. I can read over 1500 words a minute.

10. I work as a college teacher.

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
1. Wow Chaplin, I feel like I know you. Nice to meet you!!

1.2 Just to fill you in, the way the fact thread works is if the person ahead of you wrote 5 facts ... then you write 6 ... and the next person writes 7.

1.3 And so on and so on and so on! Of course there are always exceptions to the rules!!!

1.4 Welcome to the board!!!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
1. I also have my right ACL replaced and am a college teacher...welcome to the board, Chaplin!

2. I had a fabulous day today! Great undergrad class and great grad class and got the scheduling snafus fixed. I think that it will give me a better schedule in the long run. I can stay home three out of four Tuesdays and do research until 3pm. WHOO HOO!

Chaplin
Member

01-08-2006

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
Cool. I see you teach Music Schoolmarm. I teach Early Childhood Education and English As A Second Language.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. Welcome to TVCH Chaplin!

2. Caleb got his progress report today. Let's say mom and dad are oh so not happy. He's missing five math assignments, plus his all over the place test scores. He's missing a test from social studies...their tests are in the S.S. books, they do it sitting in class and he didn't do it. While he was sitting there. In class. He did manage to get a B in both Science and reading, and an A in spelling.

3. Caleb's little butt is seriously grounded, no tv, no outside play, no computer, no video games, no friends, no life til those assignments are finished and he does the social studies test. I'm guessing it won't be more than a couple days. What's really bugging both of us...all these dang missed assignments and the missing test are in class work, not homework! How do you miss assignments when you're sitting right there and the rest of the class is working on them? HOW????

3.5 Picture upset mommy Wargod here. I can understand C's and even a D if thats the best he can do but we all know better and it's not ok that he's getting grades like that for being lazy and stubborn...sigh.

Coco
Member

07-13-2000

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Coco a private message Print Post    
1. Chaplin, welcome to the Facts About You thread.

2. This Friday ds#1 leaves for NY, back to college for his last semester as a senior.

3. The next day ds#2 comes in from his trip to Cape Town and Johannesburg South Africa.

4. Then as of Sunday, January 22nd, ds#2 will return to college and I will once again be ruler of the TV remote control....yay!


Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puppylov3 a private message Print Post    
1. Welcome Chaplin!

2. Tomorrow I'm going to talk to a headhunter - they called me, I didn't call them. Really, I'm not looking for a job unless of course someone wants to offer me more $$$$$!

3. Year end seems to be over, now we're in set up for the new year and play catch up mode.

4. I need to book hotel reservations for Mayhem in the Midlands (in May). They finally have this mystery conference scheduled so that I can atttend and not have a month end conflict!

5. Last night both hips were hurting. The left hip (new pain) has been bothering me when I walk. The right hip (old pain) hurts when I sit. The right hip hadn't bothered me for a while, kicked in last night. The left hip has been bugging me for a week (and interfering with my ability to excercise). All of this (likely) is a result of the Degenerative Disc disease (henceforth refered to as ddd) and refered pain. Meaning I probably need to call my orthapedist and go see him since the new pain isn't going away. ddd bites.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Morning Factoiders!

1. Sorry to hear of your ddd..that really sucks. I have osteo arthritis in my hips (knees and ankles too :-) )and is is not fun either. Hope you are able to find some relief.

2. We have winter back..well at least for today. We didn't get the freezing rain here yesterday that they talked about {whew}, however we have a couple of wet snow on the ground (and more coming now) and in the trees. It really does look lovely in the trees.

3. DD2 is home sick today, she has a cold that just drained her yesterday. She was soooo tired when she came home from school. I think a day on the couch in jammies will do her good.

4. I still have lots to catch up on in my office. I have been cleaning it up and now I need to get more accounting done..so the cleaning gets put on the back burner yet again.

5. DD2 turns 7 on the 26th, I have a birthday party planned for her on the 29th. We are making it a Halloween costume party. So all the kids will come dress in a Halloween costume. What the heck, its winter and kids need a change.

6. Hope you all have a great day.


Secretsmile
Member

08-19-2002

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Secretsmile a private message Print Post    
1) Welcome Chaplin.

2) We are finally recovering from the past few weeks of madness. FIL has some home health aides and physical therapist so we are no longer needing to be there several times a day. We all feel so much better now. He finally made out a will and met with his priest and now there will be no guess work when it comes to his last wishes.

3) We had a good time last weekend, a surprise party for SIL. My husband and his brother's played a couple sets of bluegrass, they were a very popular local band but gave it up several years ago. It was a huge success and this family was in sore need of a something good to celebrate.

4) Tim is planning to visit his mother, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She has opted to go through the chemo and radiation and doesn't want any family to visit until she's finished with it.

5) I had to chuckle at both War and Coco's post. I remember the days when it was fun to have a child home and spending special one on one time with them, like War did. I also grin cuz just like Coco, I can hardly wait for my offspring to come home at semester breaks yet find myself so thankful when they go back and I can get back to my own routine.

6) My new puppy, Riley, is a daily source of fun. Last night was bath night and he was so well behaved, even stood for the blow dryer, but then immediately curled up and went to sleep. This morning he's got some serious "bed head" happening.

7) Today we are having a visit from GiddyGrin's mother. That's always a fun day, I don't know what we are going to do, since the weather is expected to turn nasty.

Spitfire
Member

07-18-2002

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
1. Welcome Chaplin from a fellow Canuck!

2. Today it is snowing. Skootz be thankful you didn't get the freezing rain yesterday.

3. Last night while eating dinner about 5:15, out goes the power. It finally came back on at about 7:30.

4. We knew that whatever caused it was close because we could see that all the lights in town were still on.

5. Come to find out, somebody spun out on the ice at the end of our road and wrapped their car halfway up the telephone pole.

6. Thankfully DH had lit a fire earlier and we played with DS by firelight till he went to bed.

7. Even though it's nice and peaceful to have it quiet, I was happy to finally have the power back on so I could have a bath and get stuff ready for morning.

8. I don't know what ended up happening with the driver of the car, or if there was a passenger. Maybe it will be in tomorrow's paper. Our paper here goes to print so early they miss stuff that happened.

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
1. Of course, I walk in on NINE facts! LOL

2. Today was an easy sub day, but I am tired. I stayed up too late last night, working on my update.

3. I subbed in a distance learning classroom. That translates to I babysat while kids got taught by teachers on a monitor.

4. I am hoping I don't get called in to sub tomorrow. I have much Wargodding to do before Friday!

5. I did manage to begin wargodding the kitchen before American Idol tonight.

6. On Friday, I'm driving to Ft Riley to get DH's stuff. (I think I've mentioned that before).

7. Tonight or tomorrow, I want to come up with a menu for the weekend.

8. Also, if I don't work tomorrow, I may go to Wichita with my mom to make a trip to Sam's. Then I can hit up PetSmart for dog food and treats.

9. I am looking forward to a good night's sleep tonight!

Eris
Member

01-06-2006

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eris a private message Print Post    
1. I've been a busy bee lately

2. I also started a new semester in college-although this semester I am at the (yikes) University level

3. I feel so old there and im only 25! But I swear everyone I see is at best 20

4. DD gets her braces today....she's had the expander for a month, this is the middle step in her orthodontic care-I'll be sure to post pictures

5. I've been slowly trying to work my way to a vegan diet-Im doing a pretty good job although I still want some chicken and a big glass of milk or some cheese from time to time.

6. I have "slowly" going on this diet because it is more of a medical benefit then a personal ethical diet.....so I guess I don't have the drive. Lol

7. I was up near Siskiyou (sp) county last weekend to visit my friend who moved to tiny ol Montague-it was a great weekend and we played in the snow (oops, I'll have to post some pics)

8. My ex spent a ridiculous amount of money of snowboarding gear for dd and now he wants me to give the ok to spend some of the next paycheck on season passes....sigh....

9. Did I mention that the ex and I work together now? Yeah, that is odd....and when the money rolls in it is always a fight over how it is going to be spent...although he sent me to the mall yesterday so that I could buy whatever my heart desired....I settled on some new MAC makeup and a new pair of jeans.

10. Wow...im already at 10 facts! I haven't been around in ages, I really had a lot more to say....I love my new name though....Eris is so much easier than SillyCaliMomma.....phew


Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
1. Eris, glad that you shared your old screenname with us, cuz I had no clue who you were until the 10th fact! I didn't get called in to sub today, so I have got to wargod around the house. I also hope to make a trip to Sam's and PetSmart with my mom!

Escapee
Member

06-15-2004

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
1. Eris, I have missed you and I am glad to hear you are doing good!
2. Tomorrow is my last day of work and I only have four more weeks until I am due! Yippeee!

Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
1. Welcome Silly ... um Eris ... love the new name!!!

2. My DB and I had our first "real, serious" argument in our 9 months together this morning.

3. It sucks!!!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. Ack Vacanick, that always sucks!

2. I had to send Kota to school today with a note apologizing to her teacher. All she's done this morning is cry and get mad, totally moody today. I always feel bad sending her to school like that.

3. Caleb finished up most of his late assignments yesterday. He's got a couple more to do before he's done...he really hates to be grounded!

4. He also did the social studies test he'd missed while sitting there in class a while back. Scored 95%. We said good job! Now can someone tell me why weeks after studying this material and then sitting in class and doing nothing while the rest of the kids took the test he set there and did nothing until forced to?

Jewels
Member

09-23-2000

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jewels a private message Print Post    
1. War, I don't understand how a teacher doesn't keep better tabs on what the kids are doing in class, other kids are doing their work, but he isn't and the teacher doesn't pay any attention to that? That seems odd to me.

2. I didn't know Silly had changed her name either! I like Eris though!

3. Fights are never fun Vacanick...Jim and I had a huge one after Christmas that I still think about evreyday, we both said some things we shouldn't have and it really affected me, it's been hard to get over. But some positive things have come from it too, so that is good.

4. Welcome Chapline! Glad you have joined us here!

5. I finished the scarf I was knitting and I think it looks awesome. I have already started another one. Knitting is my new addiction!

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
1.a Well, if you've ever been a teacher, you would know that it is VERY easy to lose track of a kid when there are 20-30 others in the room....especially if the others are attention mongers. Ah, the days of teaching 500 kids two times per week. [I DO kind of miss it.]

2. Had my class where I meet with all the music ed majors today. There were some new faces there and some who skipped. I feel like tossing a coin to decide whether I drop them from the program or not. Oh, ok, I won't drop them, but they won't get a very good rec. from me.

3. My desk is a disaster area. I had it cleared off two days ago, and when I put papers down, they are buried in two hours. This too will pass, but I keep losing things in the "beginning of the semester" piles.

4. It is a beautiful day today. I may go home soon, as I have finished my office hours.

5. I am really glad that I am not an academic advisor this week! Those drop/add lines are brutal!

6. I knitted a turquoise scarf for my niece when I was at the folks. Mom thought that they would like to learn to knit (they are 6 and 8) so she got bumpy, fancy yarn. Well....that is good because you can't see the mistakes very well, but a bugger to work with when you can't get the needle through! I LOVE to knit, but I don't have much time to do that.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
1. Jewels, they expect at 4th grade for the kids to be responsible for themselves and not have to babysit them. We don't get home class newsletters, we rarely know whats going on in class unless we stop by (which I try to do often,) never know about projects til he tells us, etc.

2. There's other things that factor in though. They have 34 kids in their class and are expecting 5-6 more when the remaining 4th grade classes are rearranged. I'm not in his class volunteering once a week anymore either. I hear what's going on second hand from him or the teacher rather than seeing it.

3. And then there's him. Part of the time he doesn't see the point in class/homework because he already understands it. Once he gets it he doesn't want to repeat it. Other times he does the work but he does it sloppy, quickly, and leaving simple mistakes because he wants to finish to draw.

4. Marm, good point! The lower class size limits are great for younger (k-3rd grade) but from what I've seen it's terrible for the older (4th and 5th grades.) Everytime one of the younger grades gets too many students, one of the 4th or 5th grade teachers is moved down, a new younger class is started and they move children out of the over the limit classes and into a new one. But for the older kids, their classes are rearranged to add more kids in. Next week, or maybe its the week after they'll be going through their second readjustment this year. One of the 4th grade teachers is starting a new 1st grade class, and her class of 30-35 kids will be split up among the 3 or 4 remaining 4th grade classes, all of which already have 30+ students in them. It might be only temporary or it might last through the end of the year.

5. I did talk with his teacher and she's agreed to send a progress report home every Friday. I'm not asking for weekly grades or anything in detail, just a quick note to let me know he either did or didn't finish all his classwork that week and if he didn't what he needs to do over the weekend. Every year this child finds a new way to drive me batty, lol!

6. Cleaned my bedroom today. I've been behind on housework since the kids went back to school. I'll probably do the bathroom today as well before I go pick the kids up. Or I might put it off til tomorrow.

Jewels
Member

09-23-2000

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jewels a private message Print Post    
1. I guess I am still getting used to large class sizes. I went to a small school and Jake's school only has about 300 kids, K-6.

2. I did find out thought that they may close Jake's school, then he would be in a larger school. I'm not happy about that. His school is one of the best in the district, but unfortunately it is also old and small and doesn't have the property to be expanded on.

3. I love having a little community school that we live 3/4 of a mile from. My husbands uncle is 80 and he went to school there!

4. They have lots of good reasons for closing it, but I had always dreamed of my kids going to a small school even though we live in a big city.

5. I think I have some sort of infection in my eye. It is red and puffy and it itches and is watery. It's driving me crazy!

6. I'm hungry.

7. I'm tired.

Jagger
Member

08-07-2002

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
1. I hate tax time
2. I hate tax time, even though I get money back each year.
3. Did I say I hate tax time
4. As you can guess I have been trying to get my stuff organized for my taxes.
5. Today I got a very nice order from one of my co-workers.
6. We got a little bit of snow today
7. Luckily it wasn't enough snow to shovel.
8. My body hurts from lifting 80 pound boxes for 4 hours straight today.

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nickovtyme a private message Print Post    
1. Ditto tax time.

2. Tara's birthday party is Saturday.

3. We're having it a Burger King.

4. All the cool kids had parties at McD's or Burger King when I was a kid. I never did....my parents never thought about stuff like that.

5. Of course, when your dad drinks all the money away...there isn't much chance for Parties at BK or Macky Dee's.

6. Anyway, we bought her a bicycle about a month ago for Christmas and decided to hold it till her birthday. My wife wanted to surprise her with it.

7. We hid it in a closet in the Computer room. Tara hardly ever goes in there, so we didn't think much of it.

8. Well, tonight she screams and runs into the living room; walks over to me and whispers, "Daddy, there's a big bicycle in the computer room.!" I started laughing and told her not to let mommy know she found it and it'll be our little secret.

9. My wife is gonna love to hear this.