Alphabetika
Members-
Posts
2,222 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Everything posted by Alphabetika
-
So, remember my "friend"??
Alphabetika replied to k2bdeutmeyer's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Wait. Wait. She told this woman that her husband must be a *pedophile* because he drives a white van? :blink: A woman who speaks this way to "a friend" could not move away fast enough. -
Oh my goodness. I'm with you. Within about four seconds I want to roll up the baby's sleeve and squeeze the chubby forearms. That's just who I am. But I've learned to play it cool, too. I probably make babies nervous without even knowing it. *makes note to learn self-control before grandchildren arrive*
-
Trader Joe's roll out pie crust
Alphabetika replied to Teresa in MO's topic in General Education Discussion Board
TJ's is better, better, better, BETTER!!!! It is buttery and delightful. If I had some right now, I'd slather it with butter and sugar and cinnamon and roll it up and back it and cut it into beensy cinnamon rolls. That's exactly what I'd do! -
I love him. :001_wub: He should train other children and dispatch them to fast food play places all over the country.
-
The random talents of children
Alphabetika replied to Heidi @ Mt Hope's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Oh, I do use her! Because I'm visually inept so I just can't remember - visually - where I put things, and I'm so disorganized, mostly, that not everything has its own place. She's also my map-reading navigator when driving. And as for fixing things.....I'm just as mechanically inept as I am visually! She takes after dh - he's a professional architectural model-builder, a visual-spatial guy all the way. -
The random talents of children
Alphabetika replied to Heidi @ Mt Hope's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Oh my goodness. My middle dd is like this - she can find anything, sort of just by thinking about it. No matter what you've lost, she'll say, "Oh, I just saw that," and she'll go and get it. She can also fix/open/close/adjust any mechanical thing, long after I have completely given up on it. I will have struggled and struggled with it, and she'll take it, look at it for a minute, and *boop!* she's fixed it. -
Why is there so much 'garage voting' in CA?
Alphabetika replied to Stacia's topic in General Education Discussion Board
My parents voted in garages for as long as I remember. DH and I voted in the garage of two wonderful ladies who lived down the street from us. One year they gave us one of the cardboard voting booths when they were done with it and our two daughters made it into a time machine that they played with for years. The two ladies must have moved away, because now we vote in local schools. -
Baby name help
Alphabetika replied to RainbowSprinkles's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Hmmmm... Since you like Willow, what about another tree name: Linden. My favorite boy names are Sullivan, Thatcher and Silas. I'm not sure if any of those sound beautiful, though. -
Baby name help--Margot?
Alphabetika replied to brett_ashley's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Margot, spelled that way especially. But if you're concerned about pronounciation, maybe you could spell it Margo? Your other kids have wonderful names and Margo goes along nicely! -
Since we're on a baby name kick...
Alphabetika replied to blondeviolin's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Silas? I like Elijah and Eli, but maybe having an Ellie and and Eli would be too confusing, sound-wise. Asa? Eben? I love your kids names, too. I just love names in general. What could be better on a Saturday morning than a WTM baby name thread? ETA: I can't believe I left out my 2nd favorite boy name, Thatcher. That would be nice with Emmett and Hyrum. They could all wear overalls and be super-adorable. -
DH nixed Frances for our dd3, who is Charlotte. I love the name Frances so much that I used it for one of Charlotte's dolls. Bwa ha! I actually have a whole list of names I love that dh wasn't fond of for our kids, which is one reason I love WTM baby names threads. Maybe someone else's kid will get the name mine would have had. :nopity::D I do love our girls' names, though, and, to be fair, he agreed immediately to Piper, which was my first choice for dd2.
-
So far we haven't called our Charlotte any of the obvious nicknames. But there's a woman who comes to our library storytime whose daughter is named "Charlie Grace." I asked her if "Charlie" was short for "Charlotte" (because despite its apparent popularity, I've not met another young Charlotte) and she looked at me like I was nuts! "No, it's Charlie."
-
Help--I crushed someone's spirit today (writer)
Alphabetika replied to sbgrace's topic in General Education Discussion Board
:iagree: If you want to be a writer, you have to let your work be read. That's all there is to it. -
What do you think of Josephine for the middle name? And since you like Autumn, do you also like Audrey? Audrey Josephine Goodwin. Yes. That's it! :D
-
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Joleeeeeeeene..... Darn it. Now it's in my head, too. :tongue_smilie: Harper Jo is great, though.
-
My kids are giving me baby fever
Alphabetika replied to carina's topic in General Education Discussion Board
The cheeks alone! No wonder! -
Oooh, here's another J name I love - Jessamyn. Charlotte Jessamyn. Harper Jessamyn. Liberty Jessamyn. Autumn Jessamyn....mmmmm, not so much. Because then you'd have Autumn Jessamyn Goodwin and that's too many "n" sounds. I might be a teensy bit obsessed with names. Maybe.:D
-
Hey, I was going to say Charlotte! ;) We have a Charlotte. And Charlotte JoAnne is very pretty. Of your list, I love Charlotte (of course), Harper and Autumn. And I haven't read the thread, but I hope someone besides me has mentioned Jane as a possible middle name. I love the name Jane! Harper Jane? Awwww, now I'm jealous! Three girls just aren't enough. Big congratulations! ETA: Now that I've read the thread, I see the poster above me suggested Jane. I like Janey, too.
-
Has anyone used either of these two vocab workbooks?
Alphabetika replied to BatmansWife's topic in K-8 Curriculum Board
My oldest dd used Vocabu-Lit for a couple of years in elementary school and we really liked it. Lots of variety and really excellent words. -
Caution - Baby Pic Thread
Alphabetika replied to WishboneDawn's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Forget gentle! I want to bite 'em! What a doll he is! I'm that weird lady who's obsessed with baby wrists and forearms. You'll forgive me, right? :tongue_smilie: