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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 8:33 am
RN: Landi, that is hillarious. A gaal I work with was just complaining about someone stealing her milk, I forwarded that site to her.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 8:56 am
landi. that is funny!! I especially love the last cheese one!! Reminds me of when I lived off campus in an apt with three other girls. Three of us shared and one was very "miserly." She would buy a gallon of milk and put a sign on it that read: "Chelsey's Milk." A friend of mine once came over and got something out of the fridge and said "My she must have large breasts." (Might not seem funny here but it was hilarious at the time!)
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 9:15 am
RN, my sister just came to take my Mom's cat to the vet (Mom is going, too) to be put down. The cat is probably around 18 years old and has been peeing all over for a very long time. My mother finally was able to make the decision that the cat has had a good life, but it is time for her to be put down. Please keep my Mom in your thoughts if you would, it is very difficult for her to lose a pet. She has more 8 x 10 pictures of all of her animals then she ever did of her children, lol, if that tells you how much she loves her pets.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 9:17 am
Rn Huck, my father had to put down my cat years and years ago and my father cried when he told me. I will pray for your mother
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 12:37 pm
RN Huk, I'm so sorry about mom's cat. Our pets are part of our family so its just like losing a loved one.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 12:39 pm
Right now, I'm sorry about your mom's cat. I'll keep her in my thoughts and prayers.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 2:49 pm
RN: I am sorry about the kitty. I know that's really hard having lost our Beanie last year. Hey all, posted some new pics in my folder, so make me feel special and pop over and take a gander.....(a look, not the goose)
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 2:54 pm
RN, thanks to all for your thoughts. My Mom is doing alright, at least she has her dog to keep her company. Before she and my sister left, she put the dog on her outdoor run line and told me that she didn't want the dog to get upset seeing the cat being taken from the house. It was kind of sad that she saw things that way.
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Irishtxgrl
Member
12-07-2005
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 5:03 pm
RN watching the bartender challenge on Food Network
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 5:15 pm
RN sorry to hear about your mom's cat, Hukd. Hope you have a better weekend. RN I'm glad to be home!
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 7:42 pm
RN although having to have a pet put down is a difficult decision to make,it is the kindest thing to do for the pet. This decision is part of the agreement we make with a pet that we bring into the family. Loving care means having the pet die peacefully rather than have it suffer. Pets add so much to our lives. We owe it to them to let them go when they are in a situation where there is physical pain or a situation where they will not get better. It is the right thing to do. It is one of the hardest decisions we will ever make. 
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 8:49 pm
RN, thank you Ny and Dogdoc. I do know that it was the right thing for her to do and the right time. Her pets always live very long lives, most of her dogs over my lifetime, have lived to somewhere around age 17 or 18, and her cats about the same. Right now, she has 2 horses over 30 years old, too. She was hoping she would pass naturally, but could wait no longer because of the condition of her house. We will need to replace all of her carpet throughout and all of her furniture. I'm glad she made the decision, as it was getting seriously unbearable. It had to be my mother's decision though. As much as I wanted her to make it much earlier, I would never have forced her to do so. It will all be better for her soon. Thank you for your kind words!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 9:24 pm
RN sorry about the kitty. I'm glad too that your mom was able to make the decision herself.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 11:29 pm
RN {{{Hukd and Mom}}} === Deja vu.. waiting for OJ Verdict, coming in NOW in Vegas. Whole bunch of guilty verdicts.
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Friday, October 03, 2008 - 11:55 pm
RN, Sea - I'm unable to get to a TV til morning. Any more info on the OJ verdict? Been watching as much as TRU (previously Court TV) has been showing. Very interesting.
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Oldtex
Member
03-06-2006
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 12:00 am
RN - Sea, I found the info in "News & Views". WOW
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 12:35 am
RN I'm a very angry angry mom! Just rewrote an email to Caleb's PE teacher 6 times to make sure my tone wasn't nasty. Last week at parent teacher conferences, the pe teacher told us what a great kid Caleb was. He was having trouble with some kids and had given the whole class a non-participation mark for one day but knew it wasn't Caleb so he gave him credit. Caleb told us today that the class has been acting up again and they've been doing academic pe (writing rules to volleyball rather than playing it.) Got an email a while ago that some grades had been updated, went to check and his PE grade has gone from an A+ to an F, the last three days listed as absences. First, he hasn't been absent. I did pick him up early yesterday, but it was excused since it was for a track meet! Second, he's not one to act up in class and the teacher knows that and even told us that! Third, if on the small chance he is acting up in class I want the teacher to tell me (he has my email, he has my cell, he has my home phone number, I'm not hard to get a hold of!) And fourth I'm getting really, really tired of this class/teacher. Caleb's complained to us several times that because the same group of boys keeps acting up, the whole class gets punished by not doing what they should be doing, running extra laps (he likes running, but he also likes playing the different sports,) or academic pe instead of just the kids who continue to be trouble makers. I think I kept the email polite. Confusion over how his grade dropped from an A+ to an F in a week, why he's listed as being absent 3 days, if there's a problem with Caleb we would like to work with the teacher, and a rather polite inquiry into why the whole class is punished for the actions of a few. ARGHHHH.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 7:18 am
Wargod, poor Caleb. We have been through this with dd's school as well..... they can't enforce their own dang rules that a few kids chronically break so everyone gets punished rather than the teachers/system dealing with the real issue. Good for you for showing restraint and rewriting the email so many times... you know you will be glad you did in the long run. Caleb is lucky to have a mom who will stand up for him... I am sure a lot of his classmates parents will tell their kids to keep their noses clean but otherwise ignore the issue.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 7:47 am
RN, I have a huge problem with a teacher punishing an entire class for the misbehavior of a few or even one student. It is ridiculous and it sends the completely wrong message. What is the point in behaving if you get punished anyway? It is completely unfair. Very good restraint with the email though, as confronting him directly probably wouldn't be effective.
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 8:30 am
RN, Its good to see you agree that it is unfair, as the students most likely do too. I went through a similar situation when I was younger in the 5th grade. Rn 2, I was remembering when a boy in my class did something I dont remember what exactly, like failed a test, and the teacher made him go without lunch that day. Poor kid was starving. I remember so well cuz I was left in charge when the teacher had to leave for a while and I told him he could eat it.
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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 9:04 am
War.....you might remind the teacher that punishing the whole group for the actions of others is what they do in prison and in the military. "Break them down to build them up." These are young minds still learning about life. There is nothing to breakdown except their spirit. Don't worry to much about being "polite". Give him 72 hours to meet with you and reach an understanding or you go to the principal with the same 72 hours. If your situation does not change call the school administrator. I would keep a written journal of all conversations, copy all written communications. If you need to you will have your ducks in a row. Above all do, not let them intimidate you.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 10:00 am
RN...I just signed the papers to put my house up FOR SALE.. I'm scared and excited 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 11:05 am
RN ((Cinnamon)) & Congrats, I hope it sells quickly and profitably. 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 12:44 pm
RN, Cinnamongirl, there was no need to sell your house just because I know where it is. I am old. I will forget the address and how to get there.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, October 04, 2008 - 2:00 pm
HAHAHAHAHA RN
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