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  1. GailV

    Watching the Bohemian Rhapsody trailer repeatedly probably isn't the best use of my time.  But, man, I"m looking forward to this movie.

    1. TravelingChris

      TravelingChris

      So am I

  2. GailV

    Just realized we didn't make it to watch any of the Nat'l Fencing Championships this week.  My excuse will be that it was too hot to think.

    1. Corraleno

      Corraleno

      It was awesome! St. Louis did a really good job, very well organized, no major glitches. Do your kids fence?

    2. GailV

      GailV

      No, but it seemed like we should go since it was right here in town.

  3. GailV

    Dh has just discovered the world of international Scrabble tournaments, and life may never be the same.

  4. GailV

    Woohoo -- high school graduation is DONE!  

    1. mama25angels

      mama25angels

      Congratulations!!

  5. GailV

    We have now entered the Audition Zone -- dd just had the first of 8 auditions for this month.

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Sounds fun, but exhausting! Good luck to her!

  6. GailV

    Last family get together today, and we're finally finished with this holiday season.

  7. GailV

    Snow!

  8. GailV

    Dd just left for DC for an 8 week internship at the Smithsonian, and I'm a weeping mess. Gah, having adult children is so hard!

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    2. Angie in VA

      Angie in VA

      I would be so excited for her and so sad for me. Will she rotate among the Smithsonian museums?

       

    3. GailV

      GailV

      She's at the American Art Museum doing lighting for the exhibits for the entire time. And, yes, excited for her, but pity party for me that she's totally independent these days.

    4. swimmermom3

      swimmermom3

      It is such an exciting adventure for her. Knowing that, makes the letting go a little bit easier with time.

  9. GailV

    HIdden costs of dual enrollment: It's really easy to stop by the bakery for a croissant after dropping her off for classes.

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    2. alisoncooks

      alisoncooks

      Yesss. DDs's (twice weekly) class ends at noon...and is conveniently located next to lots of restaurants...

       

    3. Lizzie in Ma

      Lizzie in Ma

      lol, I'm lucky, by September youngest will be driving and I won't have to take her. ;)

       

  10. GailV

    Just at Ikea. Dd was trying to edit all the apostrophes used to pluralize the signs on the storage bins.

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      A girl after my own heart!

  11. GailV

    Caved in and turned on the furnace.

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Same! A couple of nights this week. Brrr!

  12. GailV

    Pro-tip: having a tooth extraction and a new roof put on the house the same day isn't the best combination.

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    2. Starr

      Starr

      Oh My!

    3. swimmermom3

      swimmermom3

      They are pounding on my roof as I write this. I couldn't imagine having a tooth extraction at the same time. The noise is deafening and the house shakes.

  13. GailV

    Crazy neighbor is acting crazy. Fun times.

  14. GailV

    Tree trimmer should've been here an hour ago. I don't have his phone number -- dh does, and he's on a plane heading out of the country. Ugh.

    1. 3 ladybugs

      3 ladybugs

      Ugg! I would do a search on his computer (provided he doesn't have it with him) and see what comes up. Good luck!

  15. GailV

    Both kids officially out of town for the week, and the house to ourselves!

    1. Luckymama

      Luckymama

      Awesome!!!!

    2. Peaceful Isle

      Peaceful Isle

      Wonderful! Enjoy :)

  16. GailV

    Wedding dress done! And the ballet director just asked me to make the bodice for Aurora's tutu, so next major project already underway!

  17. GailV

    Dd: I want to start an interior decorating line that's called "The Well Trained Mind Palace"

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    2. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Perfect! She can base the fabric design on that! lol

    3. cintinative

      cintinative

      will it have a throne made of books? =)

       

    4. GailV

      GailV

      All Sherlock Holmes, of course.

  18. GailV

    Aaaaaah! SWB is coming to our local homeschool expo!

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    2. GailV

      GailV

      Good point, Chelle -- I'd spend the entire weekend agonizing over grammatical blunder. OTOH, if she stays here she can more easily autograph all my PHP books.

    3. GailV

      GailV

      Ironic that I goofed up typing that.

    4. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      lol!

  19. GailV

    Celebrating that dd did NOT get cast in a musical! Woohoo, think of all the spare time we'll have!

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      I know that feeling! Sometimes I'm secretly just a little bit happy when my boys don't make the baseball tournament playoffs! I like to call it "looking at the bright side!" lol

    2. catz

      catz

      LOL! Have definitely had those moments. Especially as we're going into the last 3 weeks of a BIG show.

       

    3. GailV

      GailV

      Yeah, we're in tech week of a different show right now. And she just got roped into this one 3 weeks ago during performance weekend of a different show when current show's director needed to quickly replace the head flying monkey. I've reached my limit.

  20. GailV

    The cat just brought in a small rodent and released it in the kitchen. Dd, the rodent whisperer, trapped and released it back outside within 10 minutes.

  21. GailV

    Giselle is over, sigh. Now on to the next show!

  22. GailV

    Taking dd to the airport for the first leg in a semester abroad.

  23. GailV

    Allergy season. Achoo!

  24. GailV

    This year I got roped into helping with Winter Jam. It turned out to be an interesting day.

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Interesting in a good way, I hope! :)

  25. GailV

    This year I got roped into helping with Winterjam. It turned out to be an interesting day.

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