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2 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said:
I'm bribing myself with a large amount of tic-tacs so that I will begin prepping for teaching chemistry next year.
Careful with how many tic-tacs you eat in a sitting.
#speakingfromunpleasantexperience
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9 hours ago, Paige said:
Which dress for DH's retirement ceremony? Or neither? Are both too young? Don't go stealing them out from under me before I make a decision...Dress 1 seems more springy and light and I don't have any other white dressy outfits. Dress 2 seems like a more forgiving cut if the fit is off, but I have a lot of navy. I have another dress in this brand/size that fits so I think they'll be ok but it's hard to know for sure.
https://www.thredup.com/product/women-milly-casual-dress/26104199
https://www.thredup.com/product/women-milly-casual-dress/36057709
They both look pretty nice! How are returns if the dress doesn't fit as well as you hope? And how tight is time to get a dress? If time isn't tight and returns are easy and quick I'd go for the white, since you don't have other white ones. If you like the navy better, though, go for the navy even if you have other navy dresses.
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9 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Puppy Monkey Mountain Goat can now leap up on dd's bed. Dd's bed is about desk high (with a big "cave" underneath for Libby). Since she was all wet from the rain today that was a surprising way to wake up for dd! And no, I did not put puppy up to it.
It's a Puppy Monkey Mountain Goat Booyah!
Down, Swamp Thing! Down!
Soggy Booya(h)!
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Just got done scanning in all of Dad's tax documents and filing the stuff all away properly. I still need to do this with his sundry medical stuff, but right now I'm done scanning and filing. Time to pull the hematologist file in preparation for Dad's appointment this morning. We (hopefully) find out what is causing his concentrated blood today, and the plan for how to treat it.
Cool temps and a morning sun are cheering me on this morning!
Must remember to put out Dad's deck furniture again, and make sure he has bug repellent for when he wants to sit outside. The mosquitoes are rather bad of late.
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Yay, John! Slachie, thanks for sharing.
(((Angi))) On top of whatever else I have also noted that people in general (especially in traffic) are a lot squirrellier of late. I blame it on the weather systems that have been coming through. That coinciding with other things can make for some really aggravating times.
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26 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Now that I'm up, an expanded description of my morning as copied and pasted from my tackle thread:
Tried to sleep in and stay in bed. Dh wanted to talk to me. Dd came (earlier than usual even) to sit on my bed to talk to me. Ds came multiple times to talk to me about today's adventure (driving three hours south to maybe buy a car - a car that he will have to repair before he can drive it. sigh.) A puppy on steroids (not really on steroids) wanted to bite my toes through the blanket. And sit on my head. And come pounce on me. And then whined in concern when I wasn't getting up. I actually stayed in bed for an hour but didn't get much sleep. So. . . I'm up. And now the puppy decided to play outside without me. . . (Where's my eyeroll emoji?)
human care is done
pet care is done
medical care is done
I ordered some unmentionables online.
*gives comfy blankie and warm beverage of choice*
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1 hour ago, Critterfixer said:
The young cat keeps trying to nest on my laptop. I'd rather her nest on the other laptop, thanks.
DH says it's been 18 years.
You were married in 2000, then, like DH and me. :grin: I like being married in that year. All I have to remember is that each year after 2000 is the number of our anniversary.
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2 hours ago, Critterfixer said:
It's my wedding anniversary today. I'll have to ask DH how long it's been. He keeps track.
Happy anniversary!!!! :party::party::party:
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3 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Extremely bad night. Not going to church.
((((Jean))))
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38 minutes ago, Critterfixer said:
Ed-Po! Avert your eyes!
Whilst sitting under an umbrella by the river I came up with this: Ninth Grade
French-MP French 2, a lot more review of vocabulary, and comic books in French for translation practice. Maybe Tin-Tin.
Latin-Fourth Form Latin, translation practice with comics and books
Math-CLE 800-into CLE Algebra, and start Key to Algebra concurrent with CLE 800
Composition-CW Diogenes, Intermediate Poetry; Creative Writer 4, Image Grammar (or continue KISS because I like it so much); for literature I want to get through some version of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and try for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and maybe one other.
History-History of the Ancient World
Biology/Botany-undecided
State History-indigenous cultures, geology of the state, see about visiting some cultural landmarks related to ancient history of the state. Library should supply most of the books, and I have a contact who can supply me with plenty of state history markers to visit.
Phys-Ed- Golf, Kayaking, Hiking. I want a backpacking trip in there somewhere, and maybe an overnight float trip.
Art-Drawing, Art History--I've got plenty of books picked up at various library sales I could use.
Music-tentative. I would like to have the boys take piano lessons. I don't know if that will materialize, but I have the piano, and I'd like to see them get a chance at playing an instrument. Another option would be guitar because those we can get and I have family members who play.
See how much you need that river time? It gets your brain juices flowing.
C'mon, good weather weekend. I want some water time, too!
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1 hour ago, Critterfixer said:
I woke up late, and still I became sweaty and nauseous within minutes. Warm tea is helping. My elderly cat hates the change in the weather. She gets out of the bed only to get a drink of water, use the facilities, or get a nibble of food, and then she's back at the end of the bed, hoping the sun will shine.
(((Critter's cat)))
A Booya(h) for all of the critters out there.
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56 minutes ago, Spudater said:
Planpo.
Regretting my tweaking. Wishing I had a hologram child to experiment on first instead of having to use oldest as guinea pig. History and math are not fitting into neat year long progressions and high school is coming. Keep thinking of her “ending up in a VAN down by the RIVER.”
There there. Oldest will survive this, as will you. No one will end up living in a van down by a river long-term. It will only be short-term, as part of an adventure.
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55 minutes ago, Critterfixer said:
Grd mrnig. I want a personal library, with lots of shelves to hold my books, a few long windows to let in light when I want it, and velvet drapes to keep it out when I don't want it. The walls would showcase my best paintings. I would have a little keyhole fireplace with armchairs in front of it with ottomans to prop tired feet up. And I would have the kind of rug that was made for bare toes.
Add a not-too-large table with an upright chair or two and this is about perfect! Maybe also a window seat. And sconces and other light sources everywhere, so the lighting can be tailored just right.
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12 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
I would like to own a bookstore.
12 hours ago, Slache said:I would like to own a homeschool book store.
What will you call your bookstores?
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14 hours ago, myblessings4 said:
I am whelmed.
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16 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said:
The green is hail. Sometimes/often hail precedes the tornado, and the tornado is rain-wrapped right behind that hail.
Here's what we told coworkers when I worked in a high rise:
If a tornado or very strong storm threatens the area leave any room with a window or exterior wall and proceed to interior rooms or hallways. Take your keys, wallet, and anything else you might need to get home with you (because you might not be able to return to your office later to retrieve them -- same as for a fire alarm). There is often not enough time to get to below-ground floors, so focus on getting to sheltered interior places away from glass, putting as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Sit down against a wall, curl up to protect your core, and cover your head with a coat or jacket to protect from flying debris, in case it occurs. Wait for the storm to pass before attempting to return to the office spaces.
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18 hours ago, Critterfixer said:
I survived. We had wind, but the tornadoes stayed away from us. It's now sunny, very windy and cold. I'm tired of winter, and I usually like winter. But our frost-free date is April 15th, and I'm in a bad mood about a possible freeze Sunday..
I liked that you are all unscathed. Hugs for further cold.
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18 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
I was in St. Louis during a tornado warning. The sky turned green. I had never seen that before. But the hotel desk people said that we didn't have to hide in the bathroom or anything. So we didn't. No tornadoes actually came near us.
If the stormy sky turns a sickly green color hail is highly likely in the storm cell. Storms that turn the sky this same green or a purplish color can also produce tornadoes (though not all storms that produce tornadoes will turn the sky strange colors). Either way, in my own experience growing up on the prairie one should ALWAYS get to shelter if the sky turns odd colors. I would have been loudly disagreeing with those hotel desk people. The hail storm that hit my BIL's house a while back had grapefruit-sized hail that punched holes clear through the roof, attic, and ground floor ceiling (as well as smashing windows, fences, and exposed cars). This size hail is uncommon, but even much smaller hail can do a lot of damage. Prairie storms often have just what it takes to develop hail of destructive proportions.
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Yesterday evening Dad's tax papers were in our mail, so I ran them off to Dad, got his signatures, Secure File Transferred the signed forms back to the accountant, and mailed the checks to Colorado (for taxes owed) and the accountant (for services rendered).
Taxes done (except for some file management). Check.
I also rented a climate-controlled storage unit yesterday, and today we moved the stuff from the non-climate controlled unit to the climate-controlled one. It was raining so we didn't take over any more boxes, but I did bring a few back to be dealt with here.
Storage unit switched over and non-climate-controlled one relinquished. Check.
I groceried. Check.
I helped DH cut down a tree, and helped get the tools put away when it started raining on us again. Check.
I have the last load of master bedding in the dryer and a jacket load in the washer. Progress being made on laundry. Woohoo!
I have already passed the 5,000 step goal I set on the pedometer app on my phone. MUCH better than the almost-there days I have been having recently. I wonder how many more steps I'll get today?
Tomorrow we move tree pieces to ILs' burn pile (might save some wood if FIL wants it), and I can make stuffed peppers for them for supper (sale on yellow and orange bell peppers at the store today). I also picked up 4 kinds of berries and an angel food cake. I forgot whipping cream, but we can pick some up on the way over.
Pork chops on the grill tonight (the grill is in our covered breezeway so we can grill in the rain) for supper.
It's a productive day!
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16 minutes ago, Susan in TN said:
So. Much. Ketchup!
We are back from backpacking. If I sit down for a few minutes, my body complains loudly when I try to move again. I will need a hot epsom salts bath. The wet gear is hanging in the garage and I've washed all thing things that needed washing except one spoon that I haven't found yet. I also haven't found my driver's license, which was in my bag of clothes but is not there now. I am thinking it came home with us somewhere because we cleaned/checked the campsite very thoroughly.
At any rate, it was a good trip and the kids did super well and were troopers even with the storms last night and rain this morning.
Both missing items might be hiding in a pocket of something. Or under the mat inside your car.
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4 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
I have never lived anywhere where there was a tornado. Earthquakes, yes. Typoons (called hurricanes here), yes. Thunderstorms as well. And I remember how the ash from Mt. St. Helens covered everything like snow. But no tornadoes.
I was at archaeology field school in NW Nebraska when our site received a tornado warning. My roommate and I (sharing my pop-up trailer) had the radio on and heard the warning. Our side had a couple of trenches dug into the side of a hill, so the entire camp of us piled into the trenches and waited for the storm to pass. It was night already and hard to see, but in the lightning flashes we did see a couple of funnels poking down from the clouds. None touched down near us, thankfully.
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2 minutes ago, Junie said:
Yes, this is how we do it too.
They don't need to grab blankets though because we have plenty of them stored in the basement.
We have a half-bath that is in the center of the house which probably is the safest, but I can't imagine stuffing all 8 of us in there.
You have a basement -- below ground is better, though if time is too short to get to the basement that half bath is better than the other rooms upstairs. We have a slab foundation due to a high water table here. No basements. Our half bath is the ONLY room in this house that doesn't have exterior walls. If you can't get below ground you put as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Debris can come from ALL directions if a tornado hits.
I would REALLY like to build a tornado-resistant house. Think a box of reinforced concrete, with strategically-placed openings for doors and windows.
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4 hours ago, lots of little ducklings said:
COFFEE!!!
Dd5 is Dd6! <sniff> . Well, actually not until right before midnight tonight. But today's the big day. She's through-the-roof excited. I have wrapping to do and pie to bake. :-D
Hugs to everyone and prayers and well-wishes! I've been missing you! Between birthday prep and a few fevers and every blessed group we are in having end-of-year events, it's been a whirlwind around here. Hoping to ketchup soon.
xo,
Duck
Happy birthday DD6!!!! :party:
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19 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said:
Your list is different than mine was.
Mine:
secure the trashcans and lawn furniture and small potted plants
pull the vehicles into the garage or barn (hail)
find bicycle helmets, flashlights, boots, battery powered radio
charge external battery, make sure water bottles are still frozen in the freezer and haven't been looted by kids, have easy food on hand
in one house with a walkout basement--clean out closet under the stairs.
Yesterday I had the girls tip my canopy swing over onto its front to keep it from blowing if wind gusts hit while we were gone. After we were all home DH helped me actually remove the canopy and seat cushions, which we stowed in the garage.
The instructions the kids have gotten in the past should we get a tornado or other severe weather warning: IF they are in or near their rooms or the sofa they are to grab a pillow and a blanket, but if they aren't near those they are to skip them. Everyone crowds into the half-bath under the stairs. I usually won't have any pillow or blanket because I will have grabbed the cat. Stuffed critters can stand in for a pillow if desired and immediately grabbable. Whatever they grab shouldn't slow them down -- the important thing is to get into that half bath quickly. Cushy things (pillows or stuffed critters) are for sitting on or otherwise cushioning oneself in the cramped corner each person gets, and blankets are for covering heads just in case the mirror breaks.
Getting us all in the half bath gets interesting. Everyone gives up any idea of personal space or getting to stretch out. I also remind them that a CLEAN toilet is a lot more pleasant than a dirty one when one is tucked into the corner alongside the toilet.
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Lots of hugs to them! I'm glad they are safe, and sorry for the aftermath.