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  1. GailV

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

  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

    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

  4. GailV

    Woohoo -- high school graduation is DONE!  

    1. mama25angels

      mama25angels

      Congratulations!!

  5. 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!

  6. GailV

    ACT this morning!

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    2. GailV

      GailV

      Dd raised her score 4 points between the first and second time. She'd like to get one more point.

    3. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      She'll get it, Gail!

    4. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Good luck, Heather's boy! (1bassoon, that is your name, right? I'll be embarrassed if it's not!)

  7. GailV

    Allergy season. Achoo!

  8. 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 :)

  9. GailV

    Caved in and turned on the furnace.

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Same! A couple of nights this week. Brrr!

  10. 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.

  11. GailV

    Crazy neighbor is acting crazy. Fun times.

  12. GailV

    Dd is cheering for the 49ers because their colors look like Gryffindor's

    1. amyco

      amyco

      Love it!

  13. 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.

  14. GailV

    Dd just made the most amazing cupcakes from scratch. I'm contemplating eating enough to make myself sick.

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    2. momto2Cs

      momto2Cs

      Recipe?

    3. GailV

      GailV

      Fannie Farmer COokbook 12th ed. "Boston Favorite Cake" p. 512. Frosted with the butter frosting we use for Christmas cookies, which is butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a dash of cream.

    4. momto2Cs

      momto2Cs

      Thanks!

  15. 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.

  16. GailV

    Dd's pet rat just jumped up on the kitchen counter and fell in the sink, which was full of dishwater. Who knew a young rat could jump that high?

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      *shiver*

    2. mom2bee

      mom2bee

      How high did it jump? Did it jump from the floor to the counter? From the table? Can you measure this distance please?

  17. GailV

    Dropping off dd for freshman year of college! Woohoo!

    1. Chelle in MO

      Chelle in MO

      Yea! Hope it all went well!

    2. GailV

      GailV

      So far so good. Can't wait to hear how classes go once they start.

  18. GailV

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

  19. GailV

    Hey! Look! You have a visitor message!

  20. 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. ;)

       

  21. GailV

    I like your forum name. It sounds like something I would've come up with.

  22. GailV

    I think your posts in the thread about over-taxing the rich have been excellent. They are thoughtful, and I find them clearly written.

     

    (I'm referring to the posts on Obama's past -- I could tell by reading your posts, for example, that you had already read Snopes and thought about it, then read some more sources.)

  23. GailV

    I'd like to stab someone with a crochet hook ... sheesh, I'm sick of crocheting these stupid collars.

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    2. unsinkable

      unsinkable

      i mean that sympathetically1

    3. nmoira

      nmoira

      I wonder if that's how the ancient Egyptians figure out they were good for scooping out brains.

    4. GailV

      GailV

      Don't give me any ideas regarding the brain-scooping. The Powers That Be on this project seem to be a little short of brains as it is.

  24. GailV

    It's time to gather around the piano and sing Christmas carols.

  25. GailV

    Joss Whedon's Much Ado is free on Amazon Prime! What a great way to end Mother's Day.

    1. Erica in OR

      Erica in OR

      Watched it too! Now moved on to Kenneth Branagh's version, also on Prime.

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