Oy, that's awful! Hope it's fixed soon, inside and out!!

Thanks, guys. We have fans running in our closet and up in the crawl space above my office, and they are going to pull out and replace the ceilings. At least my office is back up and running for now. I want it to rain again soon so we can be sure that the leaks are actually plugged!

so sorry about your leak! 8K is a lot to spend on a roof that still leaks!!!! am very very glad it seems to be getting fixed.

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!

First meeting last night went well. We'll spend the whole day together, with other family members thrown in. Thanks for all the good thoughts, it's sure an interesting family dynamic.

Interesting, certainly. Stressful too. ((hugs)) and hope it continues to go well.

Best of luck to your family in mending the relationship.

"Not before coffee and not after wine." Too funny.

Got my mug in hand, it should be safe to dive in!

I thought your blopper was hilarious! I knew exactly what you meant, but I think in one post you made all of us other homeschool moms feel like slackers. 1,000 page paper! :)

I went for my run - should be safe for another day!

See, what I need to be worried about is the fact that multitasking apparently destroys your ability to concentrate. I'm doomed!

I can't even jog on a treadmill, let alone multitask on one!

Happy Birthday!

I hope she had a great birthday!

Have a wonderful 13th year Shannon!

Congratulations to you and Happy Birthday to Shannon!

Hope it has been a lovely day for you and your lovely girl!

Shannon is touched and thanks everyone for all the birthday wishes. She's happy to finally be 12!

VERY glad to hear that!

Wow! That's quite an extra feature on your carpet cleaner.

Yes, burning wasn't exactly the stain-removal method I was going for!

Oh my gosh, i'll be somewhat close to you when visiting ds once he moves to Mountainview!

Well, I highly recommend setting something up if you can manage it. I knew I was going to be within shouting distance of Chrysalis Academy while I was visiting a friend in CA, and all the stars managed to line up for us to have lunch together. Do it if you can!!

I'll probably go up north to Wine Country when it is whale watching season.

Mountain View would be near enough to me.

Yea!

Good Luck!

whoo-hoo!!!

Enjoy your clean kitchen!

Math can bring out the worst in all of us! Good for you for getting something productive done in the midst of the frustration!

I hear you. I am ready to send both of mine to school today.

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.

Yeah, she overtopped her grandma at 9. But I didn't think it would happen to *me*!! LOL

Obviously, it happened overnight and by MAGIC. [My eldest is within an inch of me, but I think she's done growing. DD#2 might overtake her sister & me if she keeps growing at this pace.]

If you feed them, they will grow!

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

14 is a great age :)

Happy Birthday to S, wishing her the very best this year!

Happy Birthday!

Enjoy your day Rose!

Happy Birthday!

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

The perils of studying botany using the internet! Who knew.

My oldest (really into plants) says to be careful with a couple of plant names - I think she said Dutchman's Pipe Vine was one. There was another that was REALLY bad, but can't remember what it was. ;)

Yeah, there is a lady at our farmer's market who makes little stuffed kitties out of upcycled sweaters. My son wanted one but they were $$$ so we looked up "sweater kitties" online to try to find a pattern. Um. Don't. We went back to the market & bought from the lady.

I ordered kids not to sit anywhere near a skylight, which is hard in our house. I am also afraid of all the oaks crushing in through the glass. Our house is surrounded by trees. Kids are happy though today. :)

We just went for a wet walk (PE, right?) The river is up over the benches we usually sit on. But the theater is not under water, which is all the kids really care about. Final Dress is tonight!

It's pouring here! We just got electricity back. Kids want to run down the river, which has been pretty much dry for the past six month.

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!

Um, a really long time??? LOL. It seems like at least 3 or 4 months, maybe longer, but I did work on it in spurts.

:) I am just starting.

We have to use Alcumus if enrolled in the class, but it's more fun than I thought. Nerd fist bump.

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! :)

Yay!

Awesome!

:)

How exciting!

Congratulations. Showing horses teaches great skills. Wishing your dd many happy experiences.

You are so right, Lisa. She is maturing so much, learning to overcome fears, and learning both self-reliance and trust. And she has such a nice group of friends at the stable - horse girls are the best!

yes! for both of us. a new chapter for our relationship, as well as her growth as a young woman. amazing!

Did you drive to Wyoming? Sounds like such as lovely trip.

We flew. I wish we could have driven - such beautiful country! But, not enough time.

I only clean when I'm in the mood. II go in spurts.

*hugs* to Heart!

Let me just say we broke down and bought semiprofessional snake. Let's just hope your problems smell better. :)

Hah! We have one of those too.