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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 10:20 am
Deb....... I never did skip work yesterday......just couldn't bring myself to do it. I did go in late and that worked out fine. (See "the return of the gipe" thread) Girl you need a three day weekend.......50+ a week.........I could never do that.......I'm to spoiled.
Enjoy your day of rest!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 12:27 pm
1. If I hadn't been babysitting my nephew's little boy today, the disaster could have been avoided. 2. If he hadn't called me over to see what he was doing on the computer at the same time as I was dishing up a plate of spaghetti for lunch, the disaster wouldn't have happened. 3. If I had put on my sneakers instead of my flip flops, I could have avoided the whole mess. 4. But none of those things happened along the way...so I managed to dump a WHOLE plate of spaghetti all over the chair, the rug, myself, and one very surprised little boy. 5. Fortunately, of all the things I've done wrong in my life, I somehow managed to marry the right man, and he came and cleaned it all up while I cleaned myself up. 6. The dog was so tickled to find spaghetti in her dish this afternoon, she was doing the funniest maneuvers waiting for me to finish dumping it all in. I swear she looked like a little kid that had to go to the bathroom. A good laugh was had by all. No one got hurt and nothing got wasted. It's all good.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 12:32 pm
6.1 Mary, sorry about your disaster but glad no one got hurt! 6.2 When Caleb was about 2, I did something very similar. Had a plate of spaghetti for him, turned around in the kitchen and was surprised by him being there, tripped, and flung the spaghetti on him. Unfortunately he did end up with several blisters.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 3:06 am
1. 24 hours from now I'll be sitting at the airport, hopefully through security, waiting impatiently for another 15 minutes for our plane to Las Vegas to board. 2. I feel guilty about having to board Jack at the vet's for 7 days, but they love him and he loves them. I'm sure he'll be ok. [serate repeat this over and over and over and maybe it will sink in!] 3. I feel guilty about having to leave the kitties for 7 days. We have somebody that will come over and check on them each day and scoop the boxes and water them. I'm sure they will be ok. [serate repeat this over and over and over and maybe it will sink in!] 4. I'm not taking any chances. Except for the time we lived 15 minutes away from my folks, we've not had any good luck having somebody take care of the kitties. So I'm putting out enough food and more than enough water for the time we are gone. 5. Since we leave so early in the morning, we have to drop Jack off at the vet's around 4 today. 6. I'm actually PACKED except for hubby's dress shoes and dress belt, which I will put in one of the cases as soon as he gets home! 7. I'm looking forward to the trip but already looking forward to coming back to my babies.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 9:51 am
1. Serate, my theory with kids is that vacations without them makes you a better parent. Time to recharge your batteries, do things you wouldn't normally do, and come back fresh and ready to tackle the challenges and joys of parenthood. I think the same theory could apply to pets too! Sometimes you need to get away. I hope you guys have a blast! 2. I had the worst, most horrible night of sleep ever. Probably not true, but it definitely ranked in the top 10. 3. My nieces spent the night. Even the baby. I had decided I'd sleep on the couch with her in her portable playpen so that she wouldn't keep Darren awake. 4. First problem...I didn't realize how many freaking lights there are! The little light for the tv, the wii, the recharger for the wii remotes, the tivo, vcr, phone, and worst of all the kids computer monitor...they're screen saver goes dark then gradually gets brighter. Oh plus three different street lights that show through at various times. 5. Second problem...the baby herself. She waited til I closed my eyes to wake up. Hopped up and gave her a bottle, she didn't want it. Put her in her swing, she wasn't happy with it. Finally had to lay her on my chest where she went right to sleep. 6. Third problem...the dogs. Harvey decided he needed to lay on the end of the couch. Pj decided she needed to lay on top of me but since the baby was on my chest, she had no where to go but across my thighs. So here I was on the couch, baby on my chest, puppy on my thighs, and Harv at the end of the couch so I had one foot slid up under him and the other on the floor. When I finally decided it was probably safe to put the baby in her playpen without her waking up, it took me 20 minutes to escape the damn couch! 7. It didn't end there, just as I got to sleep, middle niece came out and climbed on the couch with me. She kicked me the rest of the night, although apparently I got even and kicked her off the couch (I was asleep, really!) 8. Caleb woke me up at 6 to tell me he was up. Then again to tell me he was taking a shower. And again to tell me he was dressed, then another time to tell me he was eating, then to tell me my nephews weren't here and it was past time for them. The girls got up shortly after that and it really went downhill from there. I finally gave up when the phone started ringing.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 2:15 am
1. It's been a week and a half and Dakota still doesn't have her door back. 2. We told her she had to earn it back. Her bedroom has to be clean, she has to do her chores, no back talking, no snottiness, and she has to stay out of any other kind of trouble. 3. It's been kind of nice, all I have to do is remind her she still doesn't have it and she straightens right up. We decided though that she'll get it back this weekend. It's a very effective punishment, lol. 4. We went by her school today to find out who her new teacher is. Once again, her and her bff aren't in the same class, though Kota is in class with bff's brother. Doesn't matter too much...her and her bff always end up in the same groups so they spend most the day together anyways. Oh, and once again the mean little boy who called our house a couple years ago threating to beat her up is in her class. They called a truce last year, though she's still not too fond of her. 5. Caleb's schools hosting an ice cream social Monday. We're going to take him over so he can meet up with some of his buddies and check out who his homeroom teacher is. They spend the whole first week in homeroom, going over school rule, learning what they'll be doing this year, meeting the teachers, taking assessment tests, and taking tours through their area (they seperate the 6th graders from 7th and 8th, so in 7th grade they're still a bit unsure where they are supposed to go.) They'll also learn about some of the afterschool clubs and the elective classes that are open to them this year. 6. Caleb told me the other day he wants to continue cross country and running club, but he's not interested in doing track and field. I don't really blame them, last year they had those kids out their doing events they hadn't practiced for (Caleb at one point did long jump at a meet and he'd never done that before!) But, him wanting to do cross country and track is great. 7. Because Darren's decided he wants to start running again. Last year, Caleb's coach told us that he has some parents and teachers who come to run with them and anyone is welcome to join them. Since school gets out later this year, it's perfect for Darren to go over and run with them. 8. Hehe, Darren is taking a health class in college right now. He's had one class so far and they went over things like food labels and how crappy some foods are. He asked me today if he could go shopping with me, he wants salads, more fruits, less meat, and healthier meals overall. I about jumped up and down. The only reason I have meat in my house is because of Darren, lol. When he worked swing shifts, me and the kids ate pretty much vegetarian, sure we had the occassional meat, but definitely not every night. I'm thrilled with this and love the fact that he wants to eat healthier. 9. I'm looking forward to the kids going back to school and having some peace. And not having kids in and out of the house all the time. I love having their friends and cousins over but after two months of non stop visitors, I'm ready for being alone. I think I may just take a week and do as little as possible, a momcation!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 9:03 am
1. I haven't posted here in awhile and figured it was about time. 2. It's been a busy few weeks around here. Went to our local fair twice - once with the niece to see Lonestar (won tix from the radio station), then last Friday night to see Gretchen Wilson - who was AWESOME. The Redneck Woman puts on a hell of a show. I have a video on myspace TV of her singing All Jacked up. I will post the link in my folder in a bit. 3. The stupid lock to my mailbox is broken. Have to hang out here til the mailman comes so I can catch him. Need my mail! 4. Next weekend I'm going to our MO State Fair to see Blake Shelton. I've seen him before and he puts on a good show, too. 5. My youngest sister's birthday is tomorrow, she will be 25 (lucky girl, LOL). Then my friend Jennifer's is Tuesday...uh, she's a little older. I'm really excited about the present I got her...well part of it anyway - it's an autographed picture of Keith Urban - with a certificate of authenticity - I won it on Ebay! Have a feeling she'll like it. LOL 6. I'm back to donating plasma after a few months' break. My SPE tests that they give at the 4 month marker of donating, were coming back too low. However, I was also dieting at the time, and I think that was the real cause of it. When I went back about a month ago to get the test again, it was normal. No more dieting I guess. It doesn't seem to work anyway. 7. They have been installing air conditioning at my work now for several months. And it's about time, with the humidity last week, it's been about 2 degrees shy of hell in there. MISERABLE. They just finally got it turned on Monday. The plant is so big that it doesn't get COOL in there, but it does help some with the humidity, so that's good. A little more bearable at least. 8. Last weekend, I went to my friend's hometown with her to go see her sing at the little music show they have up there. I go with her once a year, usually - you know my friendship duties. LOL. Anyway, her dad is also part of the show, and he came to get me out of the audience and pulled me up to the front of the crowd (not on stage, thankfully) and sang to me and tried to get me to sing, too...uh, not so much. I was mortified. I just stood there with an embarrassed grin on my face as about 80 senior citizens stared at me...nice. 9. They are talking about doing 4 day work weeks at my work (10 hours each). I don't know how I feel about it. My concern is they are such slave-drivers that they will probably make us work on Fridays, too, anyway, as they usually make people work on Saturday. We vote next week. I really don't know. We are suffering from the economy, so I don't know if they can even afford to force the overtime, I guess time will tell. 10. I love weekends. I just wish they didn't go so dang fast! Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 5:22 pm
1. I'm so glad to be back home and posting here again! I'm enjoying watching the olympics and thinking of a conference in Beijing in 2010.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, August 11, 2008 - 9:18 am
1. Uggggh Monday morning, back at work.. 2. Had a great weekend, went to the beach, did lots of visiting...and eating ..Thankful that our towns Airshow is done and over for another year...the noise is way too much!! Scares the kids and pets.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Monday, August 11, 2008 - 11:06 am
1. I agree...Monday/work = ugggh 2. Our airshow is on August 27th and I cannot wait. Usually we just watch it from our from lawn cuz the airport is only 5 minutes away and we live in the county so we can see pretty goo. 3. I have to go on a training course next week and am already missing the kids.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:30 pm
1. Today was our run around like nuts doing last minute before school stuff. Took both kids to get alarm clocks and Caleb got new shoes cuz he's growing like a week (size 10, mens shoe!!! He's 12!!!!!!) 2. Then we went to his school for what was supposed to be an ice cream social (I've gotten three phone calls this past week from the school about it.) We went over and first checked who his homeroom teacher is and went to get the kids ice cream. We were told they have 1,200+ kids enrolled in the school this year and they only have ice cream for the incoming 6th graders. Huh? Ok, whatever. We walked around for a while so Caleb could see some of his friends and I could chat with a couple neighbors (yes I could have done this at home, lol) about our carpool. I'm on jr high duty...will be taking Caleb, the girl across the street, and a girl from down the street to and from school, while my across the street neighbor will take her son, Kota, and another neighbor kid to and from the elementary school. This year both the kids schools start and end at the same time, so it was either get serious about carpooling or else dropping one kid off early at one school and picking one up late. Not liking that a lot, but loving the fact that Caleb isn't going to school at 7:30 anymore, lol. 3. Aferwards we came home and had dinner and a long conversation about our expectations for the school year. They will come home and have a snack, go to their rooms for homework, come and ask us for help if they need it, get the grades they are capable of getting (I don't expect straight A's, I expect them to do the best they can do rather that's an A or a C,) they will play outside, and they will do their chores (nothing over 20-30 minutes, if that long, on a school night,) and then the rest of the day is theirs. They've been out of school two months, lol, it was time to remind them that right now school is their job and our days revolve around that. 4. I'm not a total meanie, they got the chance to outline their expectations of us too. We will be there to help with homework, attend school functions (dad gets a pass if it's during work hours,) support/encourage/cheerlead as needed, provide school supplies, and be willing to change plans if things are overwhelming (during track and softball, chores, for example, go out the window on school days.) 4.5 Right now, I'm kicking back enjoying the quiet and knowing we are ready. Backpacks are by the door, clothes are laid out, breakfast is set up, showers taken, and bedtime was 9pm right on the dot.
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Mictay
Member
09-29-2006
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 3:17 am
1.When the kiddies go back to school in Sept. i've decided to go to work.Which scares me to death cause I haven't worked since I had my son and he's almost nine! 2.I figure A little extra income will help,even if it's not much! 3.Hopefully I can get hours for when their in school,i'm still A little worried about Taylor staying home alone for A long period of time.She's 13,but I just can't stand the thought of her being home alone. 4.I'm thinking about doing what Wargod did and take her door off.I swear it's A mandatory thing to slam doors when you become A certain age!! 5.It's been raining in Maine I swear for the whole month of August so far
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 9:21 am
1. Mictay, taking the door off really works! Dakota finally earned hers back this weekend and since then has been pretty well behaved and no stomping off to her room and slamming the door. 2. Took Caleb and the girls to school...I remember when I used to walk him to class and he'd give me a hug and say, "love you mommy, bye." Now he hops out of the car with barely a glance. Ok, today he did tell me he would be late coming out after school cuz he was going to talk to the track coach and I got a bye, but that's rare. 3. Rushed over to Kota's school, she actually wanted me to go wait by her class. She ran up to hug her bff like she hasn't seen her in forever, forget the fact the girls spent all summer together, lol. I did get a hug from her...she's very nervous today. There's a lot of responsibility involved in being one of the big kids on campus! 4. I have two nieces starting kindergarten today. One of them is going to Kota's school. She's pretty excited about that cuz the fifth graders get to help the kindergarteners out a lot so there's a chance she'll get to spend some school time with her cousin. 5. I'll be leaving in a while to go with sis and bil to take my other niece to school. This is the niece I have spent tons of time with since she was a baby...I don't know about her parents but I'm sure not ready for her to head off to school! 6. I just love back to school time. I love all the fresh starts and clean slates and yep, especially the kids spending time away from each other and being busy, lol!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 1:14 am
1. I forgot (so did Darren, I think) that tomorrow is trash day. Hate when I do that...the trash man shows up before 7 to get the recycle can, then another about half an hour later for the leaf/grass can so they need to be out there first thing in the morning. 2. Darren has been planning to go running with Caleb's cross country team. The timing was so perfect for him, he gets home at 2, running at 3:05. Today his boss told him they're changing their hours, starting Monday he won't get home til 3. He's hoping he'll still have time to get there and run with them. 3. I am picking up my littlest nephew tomorrow to come play with the older two. Figured he could use some time away from his new baby sister and his mommy could probably use a little break too. 4. Both kids have back to school night next week. Darren's going to miss Kota's cuz he has class. I hate when he has to miss stuff like that since he doesn't usually get to do much school stuff with them. 5. I had a lazy day today. Didn't plan on it, it just happened. 6. It's 1am and still so hot here. Yesterday was 104, I didn't even look at the thermometor today. 7. I've been watching a ton of olympic coverage. Hehe, I even got into water polo and I don't know a thing about that!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 5:44 am
1. Been pampering myself and have pink toenails and fingernails! 2. Going to St. Louis today to have dinner with my cousins from Iowa! YAY! 3. Was going to go to Cincy this weekend, but that has been cancelled. 4. Classes start Monday. 5. I need some major motivation (see #4) 6. I think that I'm heading to Lowe's to get patio furniture. The 50% off will offset the $80 delivery charge. 7. The weather is beautiful here, but a little chilly for the pool. 8. Hope everyone is having a good week!
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 7:11 am
1. Just when the weather gets real nice I have to go back to work. 2. Trying to finish all the projects for my neice's wedding in September. 3. Her maid of honor asked if she could have the shower here at my house since her's is a little so small. 4. Now into major cleaning since the whole family will be here for the shower.....I didn't realize how long it had been since I cleaned my kitchen from top to bottom...I hate that job. 5. I am still watching my Granddaughter during the day so I have to do major cleaning in the evening and that cuts into my BB time..urgggggg 6. My great-niece starts Kindergarten next week and my sis is jumping up and down with joy..that 5 year old has been so bored the last month she's been hell on wheels. 7. Today I have to buy another "Bumbo" seat for my granddaughter since my son's dog ate hers. She loves it because she can sit by herself on the floor and play with my little dogs. $40 but worth the money. 8. Got all but one bouquet put together just waiting until the day of the wedding to put in the fresh flowers. 9. Finshed all the centerpieces during baby nap times this week. 10. Getting ready to start making the garters before baby gets here, so I best move my behind..
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 12:27 pm
1. I went to the LA Galaxy, Chivas LA game the other night. Though they both have the same stadium as their "home field," it was a Chivas home game. And our seats were right in the middle of the LA Galaxy Riot Squad.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 4:02 pm
1) Carmel (my Fox Red Lab) is 5 yrs old today. I went to the PetSmart yest. & got her a new toy, a princess colar, & some gourmet chewy strips. I also picked up a nice dog water bowl with a non-skid bottom. 2) I picked up some family cut steaks (you know the cheaper cuts) & Frank is going to cook them out for the doggies along with some rib-eyes & new your strips & sausage for us humans.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 5:58 pm
1. I had a jammie day today. Probably my last for a long time, as classes start on Monday. That doesn't mean that I wasn't working, though! LOL! 2. I just found out that my family is coming to my house for Labor Day! YAY! 3. My cat is shedding like crazy! AND I got new deck table and chairs! YAY!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 7:58 am
1. Today is our last jammie day of the summer. 2. Nick starts 5th grade this Thursday! He got the teacher he wanted & is so excited. I'm excited for him. :-)) 3. I go back to court, again, on Thursday. It looks like it's finally going to be 50% with mom & 50% with dad. I knew this day would come but I'm still sad. 4. I'm going to take my sadness out on the house today & clean it really good!
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 8:12 am
3.1 Awwwwwwww Vacanick! I hear ya, I know my times coming too but it really doesn't make it any easier. I feel so bad for you. But thats the way to beat the sadness!! but don't forget to do something nice for you too! ((hugs))
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 8:21 am
1. Just got thru a huge heat wave and now I hear we may be getting some rain...YAY!!! 2. My ex just picked up my little one for the morning so its my time to get housework/yardwork done... 3. A gf of mine has set me up with one of her friends, and so far we've only been emailing each other. This morning, his email says ..."lets meet this afternoon at the park" Ackkkkkkk!!! 4. Way too chicken.. can't do it..but then again, I don't want to email forever and find out we really aren't attracted to each other... 5. I think I'll wait a few more weeks... man o man, I don't know if I can do it. Maybe that means I'm not ready yet. I need help :o)
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 8:26 am
5.1 CG ... my advice, jump in .. it's the only way you'll know. It could be horrible, so what, or it could be great. You never know! But .. you know better than anyone whether it's a good time for you or not. 5.2 Thanks for the hugs ... it's a sad time for me right now. I got a pedicure yesterday, for me.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 8:41 am
5.3 How does 50% work with school and all? ((Vaca))
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 8:54 am
5.4 It sucks Julie .. especially when your dealing with a parent who doesn't communicate. 5.5 Nick is growing up so fast!

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