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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 1:18 am
1. Yay for the cool playhouse!!! They are such a great things for kids to have. 2. This morning I blew threw a stop sign near the school Caleb's taking his math class at. Thankfully no one was anywhere around when I did it. Weird thing is since this is a different school than his normal one and one I don't drive by ever and the stop sign is in a very weird spot, I always pay close attention to it. This morning it slipped my mind completely. Next week is his last week there and I'm going to have to be extra careful with it cuz usually there is traffic there. 3. We had a very quiet evening at home tonight. Think everyone is just worn out and hot. We watched a Disney show with Kota and then watched Eureka and that was about it. 4. There is going to be a softball tournament (16U & 18U) held here next week. Told Kota and my niece that we'll go watch a game or two and they are pretty excited about it. They love to watch the older girls play. 5. I got a letter today telling me its time for my pap/pelvic exam. That's not the bad part, apparently my ob/gyn is no longer taking our insurance cuz they sent me a list of 6-7 ob/gyn's that I've never heard of to pick from. So not only do I have to go for the appt, I need to research the new drs and pick one. Hate that.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 26, 2009 - 1:30 am
1. 2 weeks ago sis went to the dentist with a tooth ache. Turned out not to be her tooth (dentist said her teeth were perfect) but gum disease. Dentist told her it was very unusual too see someone her age, who obviously takes care of her teeth, with gum disease and his guess was it ran in the family. It does. Most of our older relatives have had it. 2. Lucky for sis, they caught it soon enough to stop it with treatments and over the past two weeks she's had those done. She'll have to go to the dentist every 4 months for work and to have her gums checked, but dentist is really happy with the progress he's seen so far. 3. The point of my first two facts, ever since I have been near obsessed with my mouth, lol. I've been poking and prodding my gums to the point they are sore and staring at them everytime I walk by a mirror. I was happy to hear from bil that he's been doing the same thing! The thing that worries me, especially, is that she does take care of her teeth and goes to the dentist on a regular basis and yet it still came as a surprise and now I'm half panicked I'll wake up tomorrow with huge dental problems! 4. Our weather today was wonderful. Much cooler (though still hot) than it has been. Tomorrow we are talking about taking the girls to the park for more softball practice. 5. We gave the puppy a haircut the other day...I don't know what the heck we were thinking, lol. It's the worst one we've given her to date! Poor pup looks really embarassed, I'm hoping she'll grow out quickly. 6. Caleb has one more week left of his math bridge class. I talked to his teacher yesterday about him maybe being late one day next week for a blood test, and he told me how wonderful Caleb's been doing. It was nice to hear Caleb finally admit he thought the class was doing him some good and great to hear math teacher say how well he's been doing.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 10, 2009 - 2:35 am
1. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Kinda. 2. Kids start back to school Tuesday. 3. I spent today back to school shopping...clothes, backpacks, shoes, school supplies, and prescriptions. 4. Backpacks are packed and sitting next to the closet door. 5. Tomorrow I have to go and drop off the prescriptions and the doctor notes/forms and take Dakota for an incoming 6th grade ice cream social. 6. I'm looking forward to quiet days, but not looking forward to homework, running to the school twice a day, homework, schedules, homework. 7. Caleb's excited to be going back and being an 8th grader. He gets to do some fun stuff this year. Dakota's kind of excited, but mostly nervous. Jr high is going to be a big adjustment for her and she's been going back and forth all summer between nervousness and excitement.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, August 10, 2009 - 10:25 am
WHa??? Back to school?? already?? Our schools start back on Sept 8th.. You must have gotten out early June then?? wow. You must be excited!! 1. Nice rainy day today. We need it so bad, its been months. I actually LOVE the rain. 2. My work is falling behind. I spend too much time during the day looking for furniture online. 3. 21 more sleeps til I move!! 4. and 2 weeks after that I host my sister and bil's 30th anniversary surprise party!. yikes! 5. Matt got a doctors kit this weekend (I put it away last Christmas cuz he had too much stuff and just pulled it out now!) Hes loving it...takes it everywhere, even to bed :o) 6. Just bought my first flat iron/straightening iron. Wish I had done THAT sooner. Its great! 7. Saw Julie & Julia on the weekend. Loved it!! First movie I've seen at the theatre in 3 years. I've missed doing that, the popcorn, the New York Fries, the just getting out on my own.. Can't wait to do it again. 8. I want a dog. I need a dog 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 10, 2009 - 11:17 am
1. Yep Cinnamon girl, we got out June 10th or 11th if I remember right. But, we only get 7 weeks for summer break. 2. However, we also get a full week (9 days) for Thanksgiving, 3 weeks for Christmas, 2 weeks for spring break, and the six days of testing in April they have minimum days. 3. Oh how fun for Matt! I always loved those toys that the kids loved so much they took everywhere. 4. The kids, plus Caleb's 2 buddies and my 2 older nieces are on their way to the movies right now. They're going to see Night at the Museum 2. 5. It's nice ot have the house to myself for a couple hours. Unfortunately I need to go take a shower and head to the pharmacy. 6. What kind of dog do you want? Are you planning on getting one when you move? 7. I called today and made the kids dermatology appts (Caleb for his monthly accutane check, Dakota for her cystic acne.) First month of school and I'm already going to have to pull Dakota out early one day and Caleb two days (he also has an eye appt.) 8. I have so much to do today, but really can't do anything until I take Caleb's buddies home at 1:30. 9. I think I'm hungry but don't know what I want to eat.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Monday, August 10, 2009 - 12:23 pm
2.1 We get one day for Thanksgiving! Guess we're not a very thankful country..boo hoo 6.1 Not sure what I want. I guess I've always wanted a lab but I'm open to anything. Once we're settled I'll start looking online thru petfinder.com
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 10, 2009 - 12:57 pm
2.2 Ack, one day??? When I was in school we had a four day weekend. When the kids had year round school, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving was the start of their 6 week vacation (that was really nice...Thanksgiving through New year's out of school!) 6.2 Our Harvey is part lab so I'm partial to them, but I think they are wonderful young kid dogs. Great to grow up with...they are playful and active, willing to run around with the kid(s) and roll around on the floor playing, even tempered, and very protective. If one of the kids is sick, Harv refuses to leave their side til they are healthy, he'll even follow them to the bathroom and sit outside the door til they come out, lol.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, August 10, 2009 - 2:54 pm
8.2 CG, Lance has a dog that needs a home, and he's not too far away and willing to deliver him, but might not be what you had in mind. I forget now which thread the picture was in. It was in Community Corner somewhere.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 10, 2009 - 10:16 pm
1. Where was that happy, it's the best time of the year mood I had last night? 2. This summer has been pretty pleasant for us. No big trips or anything like that, but Dakota spent the first part of summer break playing softball and Caleb spent the second half in his math bridge class, giving each kid some time home alone. Sleepovers, swimming, movies, parties, bbq's. Overall it's been fun and the kids got along pretty well through most of it and were fairly pleasant and well behaved. 3. Yeah, they were saving it all up for tonight. 4. We went to the ice cream social at the school, me and the kids since Darren's in class. It was nice, mostly. 5. I set up the car pool with Dakota's bff's parents. I showed the kids where I'd pick them up and drop them off. Walked Dakota to her homeroom class and then we walked to the locker room and the lunch quad to show her where to go. Caleb agreed to walk Kota, her bff, and bff's brother to their classes in the morning. 6. We talked to some of Caleb's 7th grade teachers. The math/science teacher who suggested the math bridge class was the first one we saw. Caleb actually thanked him for suggesting the class and told him he thought it'd help for 8th grade math! We also saw his social studies teacher, guitar teacher, and pe teacher. All of them said the same thing..."Holy cow you've gotten tall!" (He's grown probably 4-5 inches since June!!!) And "Wow, your skin looks fantastic." Caleb was walking tall, lol, it was obvious they were happy to see him. 7. It went downhill from there. I had to buy them PE uniforms...Caleb had a medium size, but those extra inches this summer and the shirts at his belly button and the shorts were a bit too short. I put him in the boys line with the money and told him to get size large while I stood in the girls line with Kota. Caleb comes back with a size medium and told me he'd decided it'd fit better than the large. Made him take it right back to get a large and then he argued with me til we got home about it cuz he just knew the one at home was a small, even though we'd already discussed that! And then he insisted that the medium at home is different than the medium he'd first got at school. That whole little, I know everything attitude, was in full force tonight. 8. Then Dakota got into it. After the school we went shopping at Costco and she whined the whole time. I know she's nervous about going to the new school so I tried to give her a little leeway, but after about 10 minutes I was ready to send her to bed right then. Whine, whine, whine, whine, whine. The worst was that I'd told them they could get some berry smoothies when we were done (we had dinner at 5 so I was looking for something snacky) and the machine was down or something so they couldn't get them. She acted like I'd walked back there and broke it myself. 9. I made Kota take a bubble bath when we came home and that seemed to calm her down. 10. When Darren got home from school and I told him about it, he wanted to know what I'd done to them, lol, they were so pleasant when he left for class tonight!
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Alwayzmovin
Member
11-06-2003
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 3:34 am
1. Hang in there War! I remember those times and it will get better, I promise, even though it might be years and years from now. I've had a very interesting summer, but won't bore y'all with the details.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 12:36 pm
1. I'm bored. 2. I am overheated and cranky. 3rd day the idiot a/c repairmen can't fix the unit at work.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 1:26 pm
2a Grooch I would be cranky too if the a/c did not work at work. Last week on the 6th floor at work it did not work and people were saying it was 99 degrees up there.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 2:56 pm
1. I said it in the exercise thread but wanted to tell you all that for the next 5 weeks I will have 4 of my 7 grandchildren staying with me. My youngest daughter and her two sons will be with us until her husband comes home from deployment to Iraq (Aug 2010). My son and his two boys are just visiting two weeks without the mommy then she comes for another 4 weeks. Did I mention my house is only 1400 sq feet? 2. I am loving it! I am exhausted at the end of the day and doing very little actual exercising. 3. My oldest daughter(hubby's from another marriage) joined the army and might get to come home for 5 days after basic. Her three kids have been visiting me off and on all summer.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 10:26 pm
1. 4 grandkids is plenty of exercise Denecee! 2. First day of school went ok. The only problem was at the end of the day, Dakota, her bff and bff's brother (also 6th grade) got confused on where to meet each other and Caleb and then me. Took us a few minutes to find them. 3. Caleb hopped in the car and handed us his schedule and asked us not to embarrass him. I couldn't figure out how me and Darren were going to embarrass him over a schedule...then I saw it, he got put into an Advanced Language Arts class! He also got guitar again (I'm very happy about that) and still has a math supplemental class though he might not keep that one depending on how he did on the testing at the end of last year. We won't know for a few weeks. 3. Dakota's schedule is very simple right now. She has one teacher (her homeroom teacher) who's class she'll stay in most the day except for PE. Over the next few weeks, they'll do placement testing and then start adding new classes/teachers to her schedule. It's also possible she'll keep several classes with her homeroom teacher. Which is ok because she seems to like him...I refer to him as the sports guy, he's the boys basketball coach, assistant track coach and the coach for one of the soccer teams, so Dakota thinks he's totally cool. 4. My nieces said they had a good day, though middle niece is going through the 1st grade not eating much. Sis said she ate a couple bites of her sandwich and a handful of crackers. Seems like all the kidlets go through that for the first bit of 1st grade, they're too excited to get out on the playground to sit and eat.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 11:16 am
1. A/C is finally working. Thank goodness. 2. I am still bored. 3. Wish the economy was better so I could look for a new job. 4. I hate office politics and don't understand why people start them. I just want my paycheck and be left alone. 5. I wish it would rain. Though I should mention that I do not want a hurricane (be careful what you wish for, they always say.)
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 10:48 pm
1. I hate office politics also. 2. I hate how the rules change at work almost every week. 3. I feel old at work since the vast majority of the people who work where I do are either teenagers or in their 20's. 4. I wish I could afford a vacation. 5. I hate humidity especially at night when I am trying to sleep! 6. My birthday is in 2 weeks. Where did this year go?
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 7:09 am
1. I'm in Poland, as a "rock star" for teachers! Well, the applause at the end of my clinic sure sounded like "rock star"! 2. This is a bring your own toilet paper place. 3. I swam in the Adriatic Sea last week. It was awesome. 4. I got an email saying that a tree fell on my deck and into the new pool. That would be the brand new pool that was replaced because of the last storm. 5. I haven't even SEEN this pool yet! 6. I have been drinking cherry or plum juice here. 7. The music here is incredible!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 12:07 pm
1. Ack Marm, sorry to hear about the tree falling on your deck and into the pool! 2. I didn't get much sleep last night. Slept on the couch and at various points I had six year old niece lay at the opposite end and kick me, baby niece crawled on top of me and went to sleep, the puppy jumping up to try to edge the baby out of the way, the kids getting up at 6am, etc. 3. Older kids went off to school (and I didn't have to drive a one of them!) Friends picked up my nieces and took them to school and Dakota's bff's dad picked her and Caleb up. 4. Youngest niece has been trying to take a nap since about 8am, but she just wouldn't lay down and close her eyes. She finally gave up or just flat fell over and is now sleeping peacefully. No clue when sis will pick her up. 5. I want to hop in the shower but won't do it til the baby wakes up, don't want her freaking out if she wakes up and can't find me. 6. It's breezy and cooler here today. Very nice after the hot weather. 7. This will be a quiet weekend for us. We really don't have any plans other than hanging out, maybe catching up on some of the shows we have tivo'd and a little cleaning. 8. Cherry juice sounds good. Which for some reason reminds me I have some cran-raspberry juice I need to put in the fridge.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 24, 2009 - 2:25 pm
1. With Dakota now playing fall softball, I'm busier at a time of the year I'm rarely that busy! 2. She's got two practices a week and for the time being fund raising over the past weekend and next one or two. Games start sometimes next month. 3. Caleb's back in guitar in school, so we'll be busy with fund raising, concerts, and at least one trip with that. 4. Both kids joined drama club (Caleb wants to do lighting/sound and Dakota just wants to do anything!) 5. Caleb hasn't started running club yet. His knees have started to bother him again (accutane side effect, hopefully this will be his last week on it) and he wanted to see what his classes are like before he commits to cross country and track. Unlike drama club which is one day a week after school, cc and track requires missing some school. 6. Besides all that, Dakota will most likely end up in the after school tutoring program. 7. I may or may not end up babysitting my youngest nephew and niece again soon. 8. Darren's college schedule leaves him without a class through most of either Sept or October. I'm looking forward to it, he's had classes nonstop (other than holidays) for a year and a half now. 9. I should be getting ready to go get the kidlets from school soon. I don't really like Dakota being in jr high, but it sure is nice to have both of them at the same school!
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Chaplin
Member
01-08-2006
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 8:42 am
1. Today is my birthday! 2. Read all my Birthday messages. 3. Got one Birthday call when I woke up! 4. Have to work today. I start at 3 PM. 5. Get paid tonight. 6. Just got a call from my Step Mom. She should not sing! LOL! 7. My roommates are going away for 10 days! 8. I feel old! I know 47 is not old, but I feel it. 9. The weather dropped last night. I better take a jacket or sweater today! 10. Have to think about what to get my Brother. It is his Birthday on Sunday and I am seeing him then at my Step Mom's!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 9:03 am
1. Happy Birthday Chaplin.
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 9:07 am
1. Happy Birthday again Chaplin 2. 47 is not old I will be 47 in October and i do not feel old (yet anyways)
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 12:20 pm
1. HaPpY BiRtHdAy ChApLiN! 2. Roomates going away for 10 days is a HUGE birthday gift. woohoo!! 3. We just had a super big yummy lunch here at work for the receptionist, whos birthday is today also..
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 5:42 pm
1) had my 52nd birthday on Friday and got the day off from work with pay. I usually don't feel old but, I'll admit that sometime I do feel the age thing & I hate it. 2) went and got my every other month hair cut today and actually got it cut with some layers. I just got done putting in the preference by L'oreal light brown cream hair color that I do right after I get the "cut" to cover any grey. 3) made a pot of chili today even though it's still summer - the low 80s weather we've been haveing made me hungry for fall type food. 4) watching the Texas/TX Tech game and really want Texas to win. Both quarterbacks are local boys so it's tough. I've been following that McCoy boy for a long time though so I have to go for Texas.
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 7:34 pm
1. Happy Belated Birthday, Texasdeb!!! 2. Twisted my back Wed. & have been in pain ever since. 3. Dd has 5 cats & just discovered a feral mommy & 3 kittens in her crawlspace. 4. She is asking a neighbor to come over & deworm them to give them a chance at being healthy. 5. Rain in the forecast for last 5 days. We need it badly and haven't gotten any yet.
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