Is the child who said that dyslexic? My dyslexic makes funny mistakes like that all the time.

No, she isn't - just casts her web of associations widely! I was so tickled once I figured out what she actually meant

Dude, that was me last week. I don't want to see a pile of tomatoes that large for, well, another year (blech). Enjoy the bounty in January!

we will! I've got 34 qts so far, I want to do about 10 more to get me through till next tomato season.

The thought of figuring out how to evaluate proofs terrifies me, even though I love geometry. Should I be tempting you with online options? :)

With anything!! I don't think in geometry, and apparently dd inheireted my brain. . . poor girl!

Hugs to Shannon. And you of course.

You're working on your practicum as we speak. ;-)

True dat!

hugs

Love this!

what did i miss?

Gil is posting interesting questions again!

Off to look!

I don't know if this helps any. Kiddo watched MSND on Shakespeare in Bits last year, about 4 times I think, and memorized almost the whole play that way. He did the same thing with Hamlet and memorized that too. Not intentionally. Just loved watching the animated plays and naturally absorbed the words from watching so many times. Thought I'd mention it in case she wants to learn the lines faster.

Cool! I'll check it out!

Congrats to your DD... very exciting! :)

Yes, they've come a long way from where we all began, haven't they?

Love watching them group up and thrive in what they love!

I have been trying to comment since yesterday! The boards finally allowed it. Go S!!!

Congrats to S! Hurray!

Yay! That's so awesome!

Um, thank you?? LOL

Great quote, RootAnn. Where is it from?

Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

It was my way of saying the same thing as the others - that we've all been there & eventually, it, too, will pass. (Do I have too many commas in that sentence?) Most of the time, it isn't as bad as the quote above - which puts it all in perspective. Hug your kids. Kiss the husband. Enjoy the weather. For us, that means reveling in the chill & rain this morning. *hugs*

One of my dh's nickname for me is Atlas, so yes I certainly do at times!

HUGS!

Hugs. Put on some music maybe? Or watch a Ken Robinson Ted talk?

Yay!

Awesome!

:)

I know, you don't want to waste a good clean, right?

I'm sorry - I hope tomorrow is better!

I know - only one (especially if I could pick which one) would be SO MUCH easier! Glad you had a good day with #2.

My older DS commented. "Mom, it wasn't a very good day. First day on the job and one of us is already fired."

I don't know if I should give you a hug in loving empathy or giggle at all the exclamation points which paint a picture of their own. Each one has their own special way of graduating to womanhood. It is really exhausting sometimes.

Yes, the each do it their own way, for sure. My happy, sunny child was a bear for about 6 months. My "difficult" child will no doubt find a way to take things even further - that is her thing. I will strive to maintain a sense of humor. And grace.

Rest, food, exercise, shower. Don't forget the Jessie Wise solutions during puberty. Each one of my kids has required more of two of those- just different two - so far.

Enjoy your day Rose!

Happy Birthday!

Sushi . . . champagne . . . flourless chocolate cake. Bliss it is!

Happy birthday :)

Happy Birthday!

Good idea WMA. Rose I'm in NorCA so shipping shouldn't be expensive (hee hee).

Ha! Nice try. But if you come over, I will warm you up a nice plateful of food!

:) <3

A friend of mine made a piece of art for Burning Man and in it was a key, which was the only thing left from a house that burned down in the Oakland Hills firestorm. Newcomers look at the Oakland and Berkeley hills and never realize 3K+ houses burned down there. People do go on, but are never the same.

True. But I think of those areas as higher-income, residents more likely to have insurance, etc. That's definitely not the case in Lake County

That's very true.

Same here. It poured and stopped. Completely stopped.

It's dumping now. We've had 4 inches so far!

It dumped all morning, rivers are flooding, and now finally some sun. You all in CA can have it! We do not need more rain in WA!

I saw SWB's post, so I get why - but I still feel like I walked into the wrong room! Oh well, will get used to it!

I turned into the artist. :) looks like a real cup, I hope. :)

I'm still a ghost, but hopefully this afternoon will have something else up.

Which tragedy and what happened?

Romeo & Juliet. She liked it until the end . . . then she didn't. She cried and said she doesn't "do" tragedy any more! She seemed mostly recovered today, but she won't go see a stage version of R&J with us. Comedies only for this girl!

:(. I hope the stage version is lovely. My 7 year old read a comic strip version of R&J and she thought Juliet was dumb. So much for sympathy...

I bet they are having a blast!

They are! It's kind of backwards day around here. Parents are glad their out of school kids have something to do - I'm glad my kids have someone to hang out with! It's win-win.

:) how exciting! For them of course, not you. :)

One of my boys is sick so we are in TGIF mode.

Sending many hugs.

Better days are ahead.