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Save me from kids who must be perfect. My dd12 knows about barbarian "invasions" but not about barbarian "migrations". It is stopping her from answering a short essay question.

Save me from kids who must be perfect. My dd12 knows about barbarian "invasions" but not about barbarian "migrations". It is stopping her from answering a short essay question.

Can I just get a caffeine IV drip? Not sure how else I'm going to make it through today.

I tested out of all the developmental classes at my college today. I was so nervous about the math test, but I made it! :happy dance:

There is a parade right outside my door, literally. The pets are most intrigued.

My doggy is in stage 3 Congestive Heart Failure, SIL is non-responsive in hospice with stage 4 melanoma, my mom just had a heart cath and didn't tell anyone...looking forward to bedtime

After years of neglect by US West, then Qwest, then Century Link, our neighborhood has finally been upgraded for high speed Internet: 40 Mbps, here we come! Though part of me is still expecting a "Ha, ha!" call tomorrow. (I'd still dump them in a second if Google Fiber comes to Portland.)

I've come to the conclusion that homeschoolers kill trees!! ;)

Has anyone else pictured the Monty Python cast doing Aristophanes' The Birds?

I hate when the beautiful book I receive from an amazon seller turns out to be an evaluation copy and has "sale, resale...contributes to higher costs of textbooks...and is prohibited" imprinted on the spine.

DD finished her last round of subject SATs this morning - and we are now officially done! Let there be summer!

This is my third day without coffee. The headache is mostly gone, but when will I feel motivated or lively again? I need a nap and a cup of coffee.

This is my third day without coffee. The headache is mostly gone, but when will I feel motivated or lively again? I need a nap and a cup of coffee.

I raise my glass to Kay.

“Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.†― Marcus Aurelius

Husband passed out 3x at work this morning. Spent the day at the ER with him. Blech. He's home - all okay, but blech.

"Life is not a brief candle. It is a splendid torch that must be made to burn as brightly as possible before it is handed to the next generation. " George Bernard Shaw

Spring break, Day 2: dd12 is making a board game with dd8 who glued her hands together while she was waiting.

This is the kind of rainy day I LOVE in Oregon. It is just tipping it down, grey and stormy. I have no where to go, so I can just listen and watch the rain today.

I found my treadmill. Apparently, if I stand on it and turn it on, I can take a walk in the comfort of my home and avoid the wind and cold. :)

I found my treadmill. Apparently, if I stand on it and turn it on, I can take a walk in the comfort of my home and avoid the wind and cold. :)

When your 14 yo tells you he capsized in extremely cold whitecaps and he was trapped under the sail...for a "bit," control your facial expressions :-P

I am so sick of my job right now :(

Happiness is ... college boy home for spring break. He really changes the energy of the house:).