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Southern_grits
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10-08-2009
| Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 12:11 pm
There's a little felon in my house too. Grandson's egg donor has taught him some nasty, nasty stuff and we've been doing our best to clean up his language. There are times, though, that I have to gag myself with my fist until I can get out of his earshot so I can cut loose laughing. Like earlier this week. He was furious with his Daddy and told me "I WANTED to call him a Mother F****** little B**** but I just said it in my head instead". I managed to choke out "Good job, Cam, wise choice" as I was running out the door so I could laugh my fanny off. Wierd parameters, I think most 6 year olds have never heard those words, at least I hope not, but the shock factor of those words coming out of a babe's mouth makes it funny at times too.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 21, 2010 - 12:05 am
Monday's Mission LOL, they weren't with me when they were peeking in windows! When we all got together at the park tonight, we were still cracking up about it. The dad whose house they were at said when the girls told him what they'd done, he just rolled his eyes, told his wife they belonged to her, and walked away, lol. The girls tournament is over unfortunately. They played with heart, but just couldn't bring it together tonight and lost. They were very upset. But, they had a fantastic season, they all improved so much, and they had fun, they have no reason to hang their heads. I know all of us parents are so proud of them. And now the girls can focus on all-stars, should start practices late next week or so. I finished the dvd just a few minutes ago for the team. I'm burning the first copy now (looks like it's going to take forever too.) I previewed it and think it came out great. It's only 12 minutes long, but there's 100+ pics on it. I'll give them to the girls at their team party. I'll be doing tomorrows mission, along with laundry and picking up around the house. Might take Kota to watch her leagues other minor league softball team play tomorrow night, she's got some friends on that team. Depends on what else is going on tomorrow.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, June 21, 2010 - 3:18 am
Jeez, this cracks me up! You know, I talk about my younger Sis in Phx. These days she's a 56 yo Grandma. Back in those days she was a 3 yo, sleeping in the crib at the foot of my bed, I was 5-1/2. So, Mom&Dad (very staunch Christian folks) and visiting Uncle&Aunt were there all night playing cards. Verna Verna Mom came to check my Sis standing in her crib. Verna, Jesus loves you S** O** B**** Clear as a bell, they could all hear her from the living room! Thanks folks for giving a happy memory to polish off a sad, missing my Folks Fathers Day. Will call my Sis to remind her of the story tomorrow. We had a great chat today, but I bet she will get a giggle! eta, that was the one & only time any of us kids called Mom "Verna"
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, June 21, 2010 - 3:39 am
War, I'm sorry Kota and her team didn't win the girls tournament. Sounds like they've played fantastically. But it's all the playing, exercise, teamwork & family time both your family and your Sis' family have gotten that has made it so great. What better memories could the kids have to share later when they're Grandmas? Way to go Kota & Nieces!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, June 21, 2010 - 8:16 am
We certainly have a some entertaining momments from delinquent children, LOL. I was pretty much a slug this weekend, I did run the dishwasher and clean up the kitchen, but that really was about it. I didn't even cook much, I was tired, not sure why, I dozed a lot while trying to watch my tapes. I woke up in the middle of one show and had to rewind a couple of shows, LOL. I need to refil my water bottles, water the plants (it is supposed to be hotter today), and take out some recycling tonite.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 21, 2010 - 10:46 am
Thanks Bisc. The girls will be fine in a day or two, especially since most of them only have a few days off before starting all-stars. I finished burning the dvds, Dakota's eagerly waiting for Caleb to finish up his video game so we can sit down and watch it. Haven't accomplished much else yet.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, June 21, 2010 - 10:27 pm
Tuesday's Mission The dvd came out great. I'm so happy about that! Dakota set around the house playing this morning. Then sis called and said she was coming to get her. Niece got money for her birthday (uncle normally buys the kids clothes for birthdays and Christmas, but especially with the girls, once they get old enough, he just gives them the cash to go pick out their own stuff) and sis had taken her shopping. They were on their way home when sis decided to invite Kota over. Went to pick her up this evening and had to crack up, there was Dakota and oldest niece, all their softball gear out, practicing. They're moving on, lol. Even funnier, when I checked the website tonight and saw that our leagues other minor league team won their game tonight. Kota and niece are very excited about that, if they didn't win, they're rooting for their other team. They will be going up against the team that beat us last night. The girls were busy playing tonight and didn't go, but they did ask if they could go watch the game tomorrow night (this other team isn't just girls who are Kota and nieces friends, but the same girls who will be playing all-stars with them.) Tomorrow I'll be doing some cleaning around the house, usual stuff. We need to get an estimate on the car, but not sure we'll be able to do it tomorrow or not. Not sure what other plans I have, picking Dakota up and probably my nieces at some point during the day. We haven't done all that much since they've been on summer break so I may take them to the park for a while or out for ice cream.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:09 am
Glad the DVD worked out great, that is nice to have for all the kids. Once again, didn't do much, filled some water bottles and took out the recycling.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 11:10 am
I've cleaned the kitchen and started a load of laundry. Need to get started on the living room (that's just picking up and vacuuming) and decide on dinner. Caleb's throwing me off, lol, he's in the living room playing video games so either I need to kick him out or clean around him.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 10:06 pm
Wednesday's Mission Took the girls to the game tonight, their friends lost unfortunately. The girls cheered their friends on and then after the game ran into the dugout to congratulate them for playing such a good game. Tomorrow I'll be at my aunts cleaning and helping her with a shower. She has a dr appt Thursday morning. Told my nieces they could come home with me since they couldn't spend the night tonight (too hard with Darren getting up so early for work.) We heard from Kota's all-star coach and she starts practice tomorrow afternoon...nieces are going with us (oldest niece doesn't start practices until the end of the week) and then going home. Not sure what else we'll be doing tomorrow.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 2:59 am
Jeez! I've been going out of my mind tonight! Went out and got a tetanus shot today. Had run onto my medical history chart and discovered it's been over 11 yrs since the last one (they're due every 10 yrs). After all the yardwork I've been doing with chance of running into rusty nails. Yikes! Just around the corner was a Target, so I stopped and picked up a new walk around phone, well there's 2 (one in main base and 2nd in charger in the bedrm). Nervous, I don't manage gizmos well & my Sis had plugged in the last one 10yrs ago which had given up the ghost. Okay, got them plugged in & charging. Manual says to leave charging for 15 hrs before plugging in the landline phone cord. After about 6 hrs a BEEPING starts going off, intermittent but danged persistent. Going nuts. Worrying as to whether it's defective? Fire hazard? Do I leave them charging? Finally gave up and unplugged them, figure I will try again tomorrow. Then the beeping kept going off!!! Discovered that my smoke detector just outside my bedrm was beeping to say it had a bad battery - I JUST changed them all a couple months ago (spring forward, fall back time). Put in a new batt and the sucker shut up. Can you believe it? The one time I'm doing 'high tech' is the very night that battery decided to wig out? Plugged the phones back in, so in another 15 hrs I should be good (hopefully). War, happy to hear the DVDs came out so great. Looking forward to hearing how much they like them!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 8:35 am
LOL Biscottii, you have been busy. Those smoker alarm batteries are annoying. I need to check mine, I keep thinking maybe they aren't working since I haven't changed the batteries. I think I will put that on my weekend list. Lets see, I watered the plants, filled water bottles, made dinner, watched a 5 hour tape and went to bed. Not to exciting at my house, LOL.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 9:04 am
Oh man, I don't know the last time Darren changed the batteries in our smoke detectors, but I know the batteries are still good. Ours has a little light that flashes every 15 or 30 minutes to show the battery is good. You'd think it'd be helpful, but I hate it, lol! One hangs in the hallway and at night with the hall door closed, trying to go to sleep, that little light is bright! I haven't done anthying yet this morning.
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Lumbele
Moderator
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 10:21 am
5 dz muffins baked during half times and between games. Now I am off for Ghana and Germany, which means most likely to lounge around in front of the tube with my feet up for the rest of the day. Bisc, I feel for you. I am one of those tech-challenged types as well. P.S. Since our smoke detector lets loose every time I open a hot oven, I know the batteries are still good, hopefully until "fall back".
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 11:42 am
I think I am supposed to have a light on mine but if so, then the batteries are out.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 3:05 pm
I thought that I had seen something on Flylady about clever ways to give a gift of cash, but I can't find anything. Maybe it was just a testamonial, have you guys seen anything?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 6:20 pm
I haven't seen anything there Dipo, but haven't looked for anything like that either. I have a couple ideas though if you want.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 10:25 pm
Thursday's Mission I've got to take aunt for a check up tomorrow with her lung dr. Nieces are coming home with me afterwards and the oldest two will spend the night with us. Took Kota to practice this evening, she had fun. Tomorrow she has practice in the evening again, but starting Friday they will be practicing in the mornings. Coaches think they'll be more energetic and it'll be easier on them to practice when it's not so hot. Ok with us, but it means Darren won't be able to help out since he'll be working.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 12:16 am
Hi Everyone! I have a telephone phobia. Back in the early days of my career, for 7yrs I had a high pressure job dealing with contractors looking for electrical svc, perhaps 125-150 phone calls a day. I can't hardly even look at a telephone since, main reason I've never had a cell phone. Well, after the 15 hrs of charging I blew it. Almost in tears with frustration. No dialtone, no printout on either of the tiny screens. Was going tomorrow to Comcast to see if I was supposed to have some phone outlet converter or something (or ask them if they could see some other button to make it turn on, play it like a dumb ol' lady since I had bought it @ Target). Decided to run it (start to finish) one more time, according to the manual. Discovered that the battery packs weren't even really plugged in (I had checked several times to make sure they weren't jiggling). But, turned out you gotta really RAM in that plug, amazing it didn't break something. Immediately, the phones started lighting up and spitting out stuff on the screen. Maybe, after it REALLY charges another 15 hrs, we will see if I get a dial tone. My Sis does this stuff without even reading the directions. Grrrr! That last phone of 10yrs, I had left in the box for a year till she came on vacation & plugged it in. Sis is not coming up till next month and it's too long to go with only one old-fashion phone for the whole upstairs.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 12:43 am
About the smoke detectors. I make it a point to change the batts twice a year. I'm partially deaf and have a real fear that, if I'm sleeping on my good ear, I wouldn't hear one going off until too late. Living alone, nobody else to hear it either. The ones I had (they do wear out after a few years, cheap insurance to replace every few years) before and these now just give a tiny beep, maybe every 30-45min to say the battery is running low. The ones upstairs do get more of a workout because everytime I broil anything, they both start wailing. If you ever go to buy new ones I found higher quality ones at Sam's Club. 3pack for around $20 but much better than ones from Home Depot which were so flimsy. Year before last I went nuts. Kept hearing tiny beep, couldn't find it. Replaced all the batteries I had only replaced a week before, annoying beep persisted. FINALLY! discovered on the shelf in the garage, the old smoke detectors with old batts still inside (not sure why I was saving them from the year before when I replaced all the smoke detectors). When I threw them in the garbage can, can you believe? As I covered the lid, those suckers were STILL beeping at me! Moral to the story, when you replace smoke detectors - toss them OUT! Batts are expensive these days!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 9:12 am
LOL Biscottii, that is amazing about the phones, but I am thinking that you should have a dial tone long before the 15 hours. Too funny about the old smoke detectors, I hate it when I hear something and can't find the source. I had that problem when we were having all our rain storms. I could hear a drip but couldn't figure out where it was, finally realized water was coming in through the Air Conditioner and then dripping down the wall.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 11:23 am
Oh what a morning. I was feeling like crud yesterday evening. Very naseuas, stomach cramps, couldn't eat, just lousy. Sis told me she'd felt like that Tuesday and a friend of ours who'd been at the party this weekend had been the same way Monday, so figure something is going around. Sis told me it'd last about a day and sure enough this morning I was feeling better. Since I'd been feeling lousy yesterday afternoon/evening, told aunt I'd be there early this morning to help with a shower before her appt. Got over to the house, was tickled cuz she was so agreeable and not taking her sweet time, we're going to be on time for her dr appt. I was helping her get dressed when she said, "Hand me that bucket!" Ack! She's now in her recliner, bucket in hand, ginger ale nearby and feeling like crud. I called and cancelled her appt, felt horrible doing it since it was just about 20 minutes before her appt, but the receptionist was very understanding and said they'd had several cancellations this week for the same reason. Luckily this wasn't a big deal appt, she's been feeling fine and doesn't need any refills on meds yet, was just a normal checkup so no biggie that we had to postpone it. The girls are home with me now, we ran by the store and picked up stuff for lunch and they're happily munching away. Not sure what else I'll be doing for the day though I should do some picking up around the house and laundry.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 11:41 pm
I HAZ DIAL-TONE! Both phones even ring & work just fine (patting myself on the back). Talked with Sis using both phones today to test them! Dipo: but I am thinking that you should have a dial tone long before the 15 hours. Funny, that's exactly what my Sis said. Like I told her, it was so late who would I have called anyways? Turned out she was up till 1am 'harvesting' on her Farmville. hehe Still, I am charged and feeling a LOT more confident (& grateful I didn't need to play the 'dumb dame gig' @ Comcast). ETA: also, tickled I squeezed out the very LAST minute on one long distance 1200 minute card, when asking Sis to call & let my phones ring so I could run around to hear them. How tight is that? War, that bug you experienced has got to be the same one running around Phx last week, hit without warning & grabbing for a bucket. All of Sis' grandkids & kids went thru it. But it was 1-per day 24hrs. A kid would go thru it, next day a different kid, all the way down the line. Hope you & your Aunt are feeling better by now!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 12:10 am
Friday's Mission Quiet day around here this afternoon and evening, amazingly enough, since nieces were here. They stayed in the house most of the day (except for going to Kota's practice.) Hehe, I did have an uh oh moment when baby niece came out of the bedroom covered head to toe in Kota's glitter powder. She looked very pretty, lol. Haven't decided what I am doing tomorrow. Should mop and vacuum, maybe sweep the driveway. Dakota's having practice in the morning instead of the afternoon. Also supposed to go to aunts tomorrow night, but if she's not feeling well or anyone else is sick, we won't be going. Bisc, it was weird, I hadn't known anyone else was sick. Had started feeling bad and crampy early (like 3am early) yesterday morning, but didn't really pay too much attention to it til later. Then called sis and told her I wasn't coming and why and she told me it'd been the same thing she had and our friend. And aunt this morning. When I called tonight, she said she was feeling better but not really good yet. Dakota was cranky by the time I sent the kids to bed and that's never a good sign with her, but so far she's ok. And yay! on getting the phones working! It's always exciting when, despite being not so techy, you can do stuff like that.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 12:13 pm
YEah on the phones, Happy Bday again Wargod. I made dinner, cleaned up the kitchen, ran the dishwasher and went to bed to watch a 4hour tape. I will unload tonight and then see what else I need to do. I picked up some paint brushes at michaels today, so maybe I will get that stain project finished and paint the walls where I spackled. Have a graduation party Saturday and it is supposed to be hot on Sunday so I am not sure I will get all that much done.
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