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Schoolmarm

Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 03:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I'm trying to post in a nice fresh Easter-y color!

2. We had a GREAT church service, and the music was awesome! However, an older lady fainted/colapsed and the paramedics were called to take her out.

3. Pastor and his wife took me to Red Lobster for lunch. What fun. I didn't even know that we had a Red Lobster in the area.

4. It was easy to order, since I don't eat seafood. I had a nice steak.

5. I can finally say that today, I'm 95% healthy! WHOOHOO!!

6. The weather is really beautiful today, and I sat on the porch and talked to my parents, brother and niece and nephew. My parents are going to come out and visit me sometime soon.

7. The Easter lilies were not very opened at church today, and the trees are only just starting to bud. I guess that spring needs another week.

Happy Easter everyone! Alleluia, he is risen. He is risen indeed!

Lyn

Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 08:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This year Easter was extra special for my mom because she learned some things she'd never known before (#7 below):

1) My grandmother had died after giving birth my mom

2) It was neglect by the dr who was filling in for her regular dr (who was in the army). The replacement dr was told my grandmother would have to have a c-section when her time came

3) The new dr thought that was "hogwash"

4) He was wrong, and the family never got over it

5) FF 61 yrs to last Thursday when Mom finally got some answers (She couldn't ask Grandpa because he never got over Grandma's passing)

6) Mom got her hands on a copy of her birth announcement, her mom's obituary, and the play bill for the theatre for the week she was born. (My grandmother insisted she had to see the movie that was playing, and she went into labor during it)

7) What Mom learned from the information is that a) HER MOTHER is the one that named her b) her mother HELD her before she died c) My mom is named in her mother's obituary...Up until now, Mom had thought grandma had died during the birth or immediately afterwards. It turns out they had a couple of days together :)

8) Hearing the excitement in Mom's voice as she told me all of this new information - it just goes to show that good things really do happen to good people, and Mom's one of the best

P.S. The movie was a double bill - Bob Hope's Louisiana Purchase and Don Ameche's Confirm Or Deny

Heyltslori

Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 10:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's a great story Lyn! Thanks for sharing it with us! :)

Schoolmarm

Monday, April 21, 2003 - 05:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. How strange, my grandmother died shortly after childbirth with my mother.

2. My mother was given my grandmother's name. I am very lucky that I was not also given that name because it is a very unusual Norwegian name.

3. My mother found out more of her story a couple of years ago when I interviewed her sisters for my dissertation....I popped in another tape and did family history.

4. My grandfather didn't talk to my mom about the circumstances of her birth, either, but she spent every birthday at the cemetary visiting her mother's grave.

5. I really admire my grandfather for raising six children! They all turned out great, too.

6. All of the women in my family except for my mom taught in one-room schools. Some of the men, including my above mentioned grandfather, taught one-room school during the winter when they were not as busy on the farm.

7. My aunt also died in childbirth, and the baby died a couple of days later. They had a double funeral with the baby tucked inside her mother's arms in the casket.

8. Women in our family have troubles with toxemia and diabetes, and thus the death in childbirth. Several of my cousins were too afraid to have kids, even though there have been great medical advances.

9.I am so excited for Lyn and her Mom! I know how powerful it is when these family "secrets" are released. Funny, they aren't really secrets, but just sad things that they don't want to talk about.

Squaredsc

Monday, April 21, 2003 - 06:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. i guess i get stuck with 10
2. well i walked/ran on the treadmill
3. well i actually walked for 15 mins and ran for 30 seconds
4. i then had the brilliant idea to do my tae bo 8 min workout
5. i have lost my freakin mind
6. my whole body is numb
7. i could barely crawl out of the basement
8. dh said this is supposed to make me feel good
9. i think he's lying
10. cause i feel like sh*t.

Egbok

Monday, April 21, 2003 - 08:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Poor Square! Hope you are feeling better soon! (I've met Billy's bro and he's got muscles just like Billy! WooHoo!!)

Whit4you

Monday, April 21, 2003 - 10:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1) I get a kick out of how this thread has turned into a mini journal for everyone who uses it :)

2) I am beginning to wonder if there are any facts about me you don't already know! Ya I just thought of several but - alas we are at #2 :)

Kady

Monday, April 21, 2003 - 10:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. April 22 is my anniversary!!
2. We have been married 20 years.
3. I went and bought my own present today...a new comforter and sheets.

Wargod

Monday, April 21, 2003 - 10:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Happy Anniversary, Kady!!!

2. I have to go pick up Kota's kindergarten registration papers tomorrow...and I don't want to!

3. I am, not so patiently, awaiting the birth of my new neice, she should be arriving any time now since her mama's been having contractions since Saturday night!

4. I love having neices and nephews (even though most aren't biologically mine.) There is just something so special about children who let you share their lives and nothing better than a 2 year old who runs up to give you sticky kisses just because he wants to, or a three year old who begs her mommy to call you 3 times a day just so she can say hi.

Sukii1

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 03:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I'm officially down to a week and a half left of prestudent teaching, and only 3 weeks til this semester is completely over. I can't tell you how excited I am about this!!

2. Like War, I go to Skyler's kindergarten round-up this week...can't believe how fast my baby is growing up.

3. Yesterday Skyler promoted her sassy self to "I'm the boss" status...therefore spending a lot of time with her nose on the wall. I'm rethinking my anguish about her growing up and debating whether to mail her to Timbuktu.

4. Happy Anniversary to Kady!

5. I love this thread too...so many people have the dry wit that cracks me up...and hearing it applied to our everyday lives keeps me laughing. I also enjoy the sentimental stories that come out, they show just how unique and special everyone is!

Squaredsc

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 08:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. im debating doing any exercising tonight
2. wow ms eggie met billy's bro
3. if i didn't like looking at billy's bod i would just stop torturing myself
4. congrats kady, wow 20 yrs, im barely making 13, lol.
5. sukii, im loving your dd's name and im glad that you are excited
6. i just love this thread.

Wargod

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 09:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Registering a kid for kindergarten is worse than buying a house....the stack of paperwork is about the same size as a telephone book! There's the paper stating what language your child speaks, 2 seperate pages for emergency contacts, also 2 seperate ones for her asthma medicines (I'm thinking one must stay in the office and one in the class?,) the custody notification paper (doesn't matter if I'm going through a custody battle I still have to sign my understanding!,) plus so many more I lost track!

2. Sukii, I also love your daughters name! I'm also wondering if we can find buddy plans for flights to Timbuktu?

3. My "b" key just got stuck...funny.

4. Dakota's doing a trike-a-thon fund raiser at school. They spend a week learning bike saftey, they ask for pledges, take their bikes, helmets, and pads to school and ride around a circle, then donate the money to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. I LOVE this fund raiser more than any other since the children are also taught what about Children's hospital and learn about giving and earning money for worthy causes.

5. Caleb goes back to school a week from tomorrow....we're both so ready for that!

6. Ok, now my "l" key is working funny..wonder if the batteries in my cordless keyboard are about dead, lol.

7. Dad put so much gel in Caleb's hair Sunday that when he woke up yesterday, every hair on his head was in the same exact position it'd been in when he went to bed, despite the normal little boy rough and tough and sweaty sleep, LOL.

Abbynormal

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 12:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Even though I wrote a very loving tribute to my husband in my folder about him not going to Maryland, he was forced to go! He has been gone a week and I am so lonely!

2. He will be gone anywhere from a month to three months. If he's not home by May 22, you can find my butt in Maryland May 23rd.

3. I also like Sukii's DD name.:)

4. Skyler's baseball team is undefeated right now. While I appreciate their hard work, I think each team should experience wins and losses. It's not too fun when you are the loser all the time.

5. To Wargod: Do not, I repeat, do not, learn how to keep the play book for Caleb's baseball team. Once you learn, no matter how hard you try to keep it secret, THEY will know and THEY will find you! Every. darn. year.

6. We got DirectTv and I am too stoopid to understand it. It took me 2 days to program my favorites.

7. Our yard needs mowing again. We have 3 pushers and 1 riding and I can't get any of them started. I need a goat.

8. It's a beautiful day, so I'm going for a walk. Hope you all have a good day.

Hermione69

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I haven't been in here in awhile (ever since it moved from General Discussions).
2. I just keep forgetting to peek in.
3. I bought a townhouse 11 months ago and have spent this last week doing a lot of decorating and rearranging that never seemed to get done before; it is a nice feeling of accomplishment.
4. I have GOT to start working out regularly. Square, you are inspiring!
5. For five years, I used to work out about 5-7 hours a week doing Taebo, step aerobics, weights and jogging.
6. I was never "thin" during those 5 years of working out, but I felt soooo good; I was one of the most physically fit women at my gym.
7. I stopped working out regularly when I moved to a new city three years ago and suffered another bad bout of depression. I keep procrastinating getting started again. It's that vicious cycle thing. Working out would give me more energy, but I don't seem to have the energy to work out!
8. I love reading about everybody's family stories, both past and present.
9. My best part of Easter was hanging out with my nephew and niece. :)

Schoolmarm

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 04:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, I'll do 10

1. I feel really good today for the first time in about three weeks. It's great to be among the living again.

2. My students finish teaching tomorrow. They have done a pretty good job.

3. I'm really glad that I don't play a recital this week. I had two last week, plus Easter so that made lots of practicing.

4. I'm really glad that one of my friends will let me invade her house for my dissertation defense. She is the greatest...

5. We had cool weather today and it felt good after sweating like a pig for several days.

6. I really like my George Foreman grill, but still think that food tastes better on the outdoor grill.

7. I'm getting excited and anxious about going to Bloomington for my dissertation defense.

8. After Monday and for three weeks, everyone (my parents included) will be required to call me Dr. Marm...after three weeks, just my students will have to call me that.

9. I hate being called "Miss Marm," as I'm way too old to be a "Miss" and for cryin' out loud, I was married for nine years. Mrs. Marm is my mother, so I have settled for Ms. Marm, even though I don't like "Ms". It will be nice to be Dr. Marm and avoid all of the Miss/Ms/Mrs. prefaces.

10. I need to workout. I also need to grade papers and go on a good date. These things will happen when "you know what" freezes over, the way things look right now!

:)

Wargod

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 04:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Hi Dr. Marm!!!

Mygetaway

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 05:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. After about 10 days of being "missing" somebody put my Son's wallet in our mailbox today. Minus the $50 bucks he had in it of course.

2. I'm trying to decide if this is a good sign. I think I need to think more positively! The check card (already cancelled)and driver's license were there, but his school ID/ASB card are missing.

(PSST.. Hi DR MARM!!)

Egbok

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 07:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Sending hugs to Abbynormal, congrats to "Dr. Marm" and extra hugs to those who need some.

2. I loved Abby's #5 because it is so true...I always knew who the " saintly scorekeepers" were all through our Little League years....yup, every.darn.year. Hee-hee!
3. I'll be so glad when May 2nd arrives because our accreditation survey will be history and I won't be working all these long, long hours.

Lyn

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 07:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1) I can't believe how similar Dr Marm's mom and my mom's lives are

2) Congratulations to Kady on your anniversary and to Dr Marm on becoming Dr

3) Sukii and War, I remember how excited son was to be going to kindergarten, and how sad I was

4) Hermione, glad you found this thread again. It took me some time to find it myself and I'm so happy I did...This thread should never be archieved

Wargod

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 08:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Dakota knocked Caleb's third tooth out tonight. It had been loose for awhile.

2. I really enjoyed Kim, Clay, and Ruben on AI tonight.

3. It's freezing here!

4. I finished filling out Dakota's paperwork, but still am having a very hard time with this. She's so different (not in a bad way) than Caleb who is so friendly and outgoing.

5. On the other hand because she is getting ready to graduate preschool she has been seranading me with one of the songs they're singing, which is "America, the beautiful." Too cute!

Sia

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 09:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Saturday night (night before Easter) my daughter awoke in the night and proceeded to vomit on my comfort--on my bed.

2. She later threw up in her own bed, so I had that bedding to change and wash, as well.

3. She cleared up on Sunday and I thought we were done with being sick for a while, but. . .

4. My son awoke an hour ago and had thrown up in his bed and all over his floor.

5. I put his sheets and mattress pad in my HUSBAND'S washing machine (mine's too good for that, LOL!).

6. I feel totally defeated and completely grossed-out.

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, April 22, 2003 - 09:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hang in there Sia!

Spygirl

Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 07:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. I cancelled all my clients and came home. I'm tired and stressed. Not much of a therapist would I be today.

2. Just over 3 weeks until my dissertation defense.

3. I may become homicidal if my major professor doesn't leave me alone about additions.

4. Tomorrow I drive to Arkansas for my 6-month check up (though it will actually be my 7-month anniversary.

5. I'll drive 3 hours there for a 1/2 hour appointment and drive 3 hours home.

6. As a result, I'll miss Survivor. I am going to try to talk Wargod into sending me text message updates from Square's transcript in chat.

7. I'm now going to change into PJs and park in front of the TV. Don't know how long that will last before I get too anxious about not working on my dissertation, but I'll try to stretch it out.

Wargod

Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 09:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. Spy, ya want just the basics or 58 seperate text messages going into great detail?

2. Both my children were awake at 5:30am this morning....not sure whats up with that, but it's a quarter til ten and already been a very lonng day!

3. I finished writing several letters to friends yesterday and feel good about that.

4. Still waiting on my new neice....her poor mom!

5. I make menus for dinner for two weeks at a time, but this is always the point, about a week and a half in, that I get tired of following them, lol.

6. I can't wait for nice, hot weather to kick in....I'm tired of cold and wind and rain.

7. I changed the sheets on my bed yesterday and Darren didn't even notice! (He LOVES clean sheets and is usually in heaven when I change them twice a week...odd for him not to notice!)

8. We lost two more branches from our big tree out front yesterday due to wind. This is the fourth time thats hapened this year and we're worried the tree may be dying.

Squaredsc

Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 10:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1. big hugs to (((spy))) i have stress with pms with cramps
2. i must be paying for something in a past life this week
3. i just hope all of the cramping will be gone so i can do a good job on survivor nite
4. and i hate to disappoint
5. im home watching surprise by design
6. big hugs to (((sia))) i hope her kids are better
7. nothing worse than kids throwing up and not making it to the toilet or trash can
8. gosh now my back is hurting
9. time for more advil.