lots of little ducklings Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'm cool. You're an H-girl. And awesome and all that, too. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Arg. Two in a Row for Jean. Greedy Pants. At least you acknowledge that I have pants today. :hat: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 At least you acknowledge that I have pants today. :hat: Hm. Do you? Prove it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Proof of pants. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I think every single house in King County has that carpet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 No offense. We have that carpet. Everyone I know does, too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I think every single house in King County has that carpet. LOL yup. I wish we could afford to replace it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) They all text at least. It's like the worst part of Craigslist and no money for it! If you transpose two numbers in our home phone number, you'd get our county sheriff. Oh, and if you dial from a particular directory accurately looking for the county sheriff you get our home phone number, because the publisher of the directory transposed two numbers. I take so many calls for the county sheriff that I am considering sending in a time sheet. (It can be super fun, though. I think they have some form of sheriff's parole in our county. We've had a couple of REALLY inebriated people insisting that they need to check in at this number. Snort. "Sorry, sir, I really can't help you with that..." I try not to mention bazookas or duct tape. :lol: ) Edited February 24, 2016 by JoJosMom 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Oh, and YAY for Jean and her highly pants-ed BOOYAS! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Pants proven. I have that carpet too. But tinted with half a jar of curry, oily footprints from the oil guy, and as of this week, a few gallons of joint compound in scattered blobs. I like your carpet better. :D So now my phone is dead, my computer is threatening, and dh is brushing his teeth. Time for beddy-bye. Night-night, everyone. :seeya: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Another Lynn Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Good Morning! Humph Day! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Good Morning! Hugs to Ellie. I hope you get well soon. Those colds can be miserable. I hope duckling doesn't have a break. Hugs. Rain all day here, then changing to snow tonight. This morning, I have to take thil to an appointment in town for blood pressure and weight check. Then we may take the twins bowling to celebrate our school year thus far. I had told them we would go when they finished kindergarten, but it didn't happen. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Happy Wednesday! Full day of lessons today, no interruptions, and tonight we get to go to the composition studio recital at the university that ds is performing in. The rain is supposed to turn into snow by the end of the day. We shall see. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I am a total cheater when it comes to gluten-free baking. I only buy mixes (brownie, cornbread, chocolate chip cookies, etc.) and then I wait for someone else to make them for me. That's generally what I do and why I love the GF Bisquick. :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Good Morning, ITT! We're down to three cats now. :( The beautiful gray tabby we've been feeding and loving on for the past 5 years is gone. We always suspected she really belonged to our weird neighbors. She only lived with us part time. But she was a really nice cat. And then the neighbors moved and we haven't seen her since. And then, Spike, the half grown kitten the kids brought home a couple weeks ago is gone, too. So, now we're down to our elderly 15 year old cat, Nikki; our persnickety 7 year old cat, Socks; and our sweet, fun-loving 1 year-old cat, Snowflake. I can tell Snowflake is lonely without Spike. Those two had a lot of fun together chasing each other around the yard. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Good Morning, ITT! We're down to three cats now. :( The beautiful gray tabby we've been feeding and loving on for the past 5 years is gone. We always suspected she really belonged to our weird neighbors. She only lived with us part time. But she was a really nice cat. And then the neighbors moved and we haven't seen her since. And then, Spike, the half grown kitten the kids brought home a couple weeks ago is gone, too. So, now we're down to our elderly 15 year old cat, Nikki; our persnickety 7 year old cat, Socks; and our sweet, fun-loving 1 year-old cat, Snowflake. I can tell Snowflake is lonely without Spike. Those two had a lot of fun together chasing each other around the yard. Hmmmm, so now I am wondering what animals think of earthquakes.....my mind works in a strange way. But have you ever noticed? Do the animals seem bothered by it? Has anyone ever seen a change in their pets/animals behavior before an earthquake? We have had one earthquake and a few aftershocks here since I've been alive. It happened in the middle of the night, 4.8, I think. It was enough to wake us up. It was several years ago, maybe 10, or so. They rarely happen here, and during one aftershock, dh was sleeping (he worked nights), he woke up scared and took the cat to bed with him. I didn't think to ask if she was scared too. By the way, we loved that cat, Firecracker, she was our baby before we had children. So as you can see, my brain....weird.:D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 :seeya: Good morning! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Rusty will thump sometimes, warning us of danger for no reason. I know from the news that there have been quakes at times that are undetectable to us, but that are still picked up by the seismograph. I wonder if a bunny can feel the vibrations? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 :zombie: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Good morning. It is sunny today, which is nice. :D Watched Veronica Mars, the movie, with dh last night, and I found it kinda cute. Dh hated it. It was not hate-worthy. No one destroyed the computer so far today so already we are ahead. :hat: Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 The dog barks at thunder. This is not a useful skill. We have systematically gotten rid of our carpet for hardwoods until we have only a few closets with it remaining. Carpet is of the devil. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 We would love to get rid of our carpet entirely but Libby the disabled wonder dog cannot walk on any smooth hard surfaces (she slips around in the kitchen) and Rusty can't really either. Rocky and Neko have no problem with wood or vinyl floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 The dog barks at thunder. This is not a useful skill. We have systematically gotten rid of our carpet for hardwoods until we have only a few closets with it remaining. Carpet is of the devil. How do you know this? Since she has come to live with you, have you ever been invaded by Storm Monsters? No? Well, there you go. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hmmmm, so now I am wondering what animals think of earthquakes.....my mind works in a strange way. But have you ever noticed? Do the animals seem bothered by it? Has anyone ever seen a change in their pets/animals behavior before an earthquake? We have had one earthquake and a few aftershocks here since I've been alive. It happened in the middle of the night, 4.8, I think. It was enough to wake us up. It was several years ago, maybe 10, or so. They rarely happen here, and during one aftershock, dh was sleeping (he worked nights), he woke up scared and took the cat to bed with him. I didn't think to ask if she was scared too. By the way, we loved that cat, Firecracker, she was our baby before we had children. So as you can see, my brain....weird.:D Maybe they can feel seismic activity that we can't. Sometimes there are tremblers that aren't very strong, but maybe animals can feel it. Yesterday's was a 4.8 and I don't think it was very strong. Our buffet rattled a bit, but our ceiling fan wasn't swinging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 DS did his math all by himself last night. Word problems converted to equations with variables, then solved for the variables. 100%. Woot! It was a good math night. Then he did his MCT sentence analysis and got all the parts of speech correct, all the parts of a sentence correct, identified the prep phrase AND knew that it was an independent clause and a simple declarative sentence. In under 3 minutes. I was verklempt. He did have some spelling errors on his spelling sentences, but that was to be expected. He corrected them without drama. Seriously y'all. It was like the twilight zone. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 DS did his math all by himself last night. Word problems converted to equations with variables, then solved for the variables. 100%. Woot! It was a good math night. Then he did his MCT sentence analysis and got all the parts of speech correct, all the parts of a sentence correct, identified the prep phrase AND knew that it was an independent clause and a simple declarative sentence. In under 3 minutes. I was verklempt. He did have some spelling errors on his spelling sentences, but that was to be expected. He corrected them without drama. Seriously y'all. It was like the twilight zone. :party: :party: :party: A clear indication of your brilliance as an instructor! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) So, the beginning of this year, we were instructed to make sure we always have student work in the halls and it needs to be new each month. Well, the higher ups have been walking through lately and have commented multiple times on how poor the spelling is on all of them. :huh: :huh: OH! You mean the spelling that we DONT TEACH and were told to NOT teach for the last 5 years? That spelling? (Now we have to edit their work before they go in the halls since our higher ups are completely out of touch. lol So, cutesie fun work for Valentine's Day or Saint Patrick's day have to be approved and edited. Oy vey.) Edited February 24, 2016 by Southern Ivy 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 :party: :party: :party: A clear indication of your brilliance as an instructor! Well, thank you. I will accept that. Even while secretly being thankful that MCT and BA/AOPS exist to lead the way. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 What do you do about middle child syndrome? We have a raging case of it here. Older dd was in tears that she didn't get to go to the dentist, to OT, or to scouts. Also, this was youngest's conversation to me in the car yesterday. "Mom, you have to stop being mean to (older sister)." "Honey, when was I mean to (older sister)?" "When she showed you her picture and you said, "I like it; thank you." "How was that mean?""You are SUPPOSED to say 'I LOVE It' Dat hurt her feelings when you say "mmmmhhhmmmmmm" You sposed to say "woo-hoo". I totally got reprimanded by my 3 yo. Apparently I am disingenuine in my approval of the 67th drawing I've received this month. I'm going to go put on my mom-failure hat. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Awesome! Lack of enthusiasm for drawings!!! I am currently failing showing interest in how to knit. Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 What do you do about middle child syndrome? We have a raging case of it here. Older dd was in tears that she didn't get to go to the dentist, to OT, or to scouts. Also, this was youngest's conversation to me in the car yesterday. "Mom, you have to stop being mean to (older sister)." "Honey, when was I mean to (older sister)?" "When she showed you her picture and you said, "I like it; thank you." "How was that mean?" "You are SUPPOSED to say 'I LOVE It' Dat hurt her feelings when you say "mmmmhhhmmmmmm" You sposed to say "woo-hoo". I totally got reprimanded by my 3 yo. Apparently I am disingenuine in my approval of the 67th drawing I've received this month. I'm going to go put on my mom-failure hat. Argh. With an H. I rarely tell my kids that I like their pictures. Instead I use a technique I learned once that suggested that you instead make specific comments about the artwork. "Wow! Look at all that purple!" "I see a lot of swirls and loopy lines." "You used a lot of colors there - tell me about this bit over here." Avoids making continuous judgement calls which can be reserved for their very best (or worst) work, while showing genuine interest. It may also make them more aware of the "techniques" they are using that they can utilize on their next project. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I also enjoy taking him to the chiropractor and announcing that he is there "Because of Middle Child Syndrome", while nodding knowingly. I don't know where he got his sarcastic wit from. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Argh. With an H. I rarely tell my kids that I like their pictures. Instead I use a technique I learned once that suggested that you instead make specific comments about the artwork. "Wow! Look at all that purple!" "I see a lot of swirls and loopy lines." "You used a lot of colors there - tell me about this bit over here." Avoids making continuous judgement calls which can be reserved for their very best (or worst) work, while showing genuine interest. It may also make them more aware of the "techniques" they are using that they can utilize on their next project. I got taught this in therapist training (like for CEUs). I do use it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Argh. With an H. I rarely tell my kids that I like their pictures. Instead I use a technique I learned once that suggested that you instead make specific comments about the artwork. "Wow! Look at all that purple!" "I see a lot of swirls and loopy lines." "You used a lot of colors there - tell me about this bit over here." Avoids making continuous judgement calls which can be reserved for their very best (or worst) work, while showing genuine interest. It may also make them more aware of the "techniques" they are using that they can utilize on their next project. I do this with my students and the piles of papers I get every day. We talk about it, I hang it up for a couple of days, then it disappears. I "take home" a lot of their work. ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Will this post get me a Booyah? ETA: No. No, it will not. Edited February 24, 2016 by Southern Ivy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Tornado watch and wind advisory, DH getting better, DS and I still sick, art class canceled (and PS closed early because of the weather). But otherwise, it's all good. :hat: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Tornado watch and wind advisory, DH getting better, DS and I still sick, art class canceled (and PS closed early because of the weather). But otherwise, it's all good. :hat: You close for wind advisories and tornado watches? I don't think we'd have any school in the spring if we did that. :/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Is the snow going to hit or miss you? I can't quite tell what this crazy system is going to do. Missed. Not a flake in sight. Not uncommon for snow (and rain) to miss us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Missed. Not a flake in sight. Not uncommon for snow (and rain) to miss us. I figured it would; but the system changed so many times, I wasn't sure. It feels like everyone around us gets the snow and rain, too. Though, we definitely get more than you guys. Edited February 24, 2016 by Southern Ivy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I got taught this in therapist training (like for CEUs). I do use it. Well I am relieved that this is a real thing. There is always that little nagging thought in the background that I am raising a gang of serial killers. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 So, the beginning of this year, we were instructed to make sure we always have student work in the halls and it needs to be new each month. Well, the higher ups have been walking through lately and have commented multiple times on how poor the spelling is on all of them. :huh: :huh: OH! You mean the spelling that we DONT TEACH and were told to NOT teach for the last 5 years? That spelling? (Now we have to edit their work before they go in the halls since our higher ups are completely out of touch. lol So, cutesie fun work for Valentine's Day or Saint Patrick's day have to be approved and edited. Oy vey.) Nice! I have just been told that it turns out we want data disaggregated by race after all because there appear to be some patterns. YA THINK?!?!? OTOH, no spelling?!? My kids have spelling tests weekly. Seriously, you ever want to move up to WA, we are extremely, extremely boring people but we still haven't agreed to eliminate spelling. :P At least not outside of Seattle. Not to say that it's working but whatever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Still sick. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I like the quiet companionship of this boy working on his math next to me. He's a sweet child. I get along with him. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Still sick. That is all. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Nice! I have just been told that it turns out we want data disaggregated by race after all because there appear to be some patterns. YA THINK?!?!? OTOH, no spelling?!? My kids have spelling tests weekly. Seriously, you ever want to move up to WA, we are extremely, extremely boring people but we still haven't agreed to eliminate spelling. :p At least not outside of Seattle. Not to say that it's working but whatever. We are not allowed to move our ELL students out of our classroom for individualized work because that is segregation and singling out the minority. :huh: But, we are still required to meet their very specific needs. Meanwhile, you guys are having to disaggregate your data to focus on those difference groups. People need to make up their minds!!! GAHHH!!!! *eye roll* Well, the last principal said that since spelling was not tested, then we should not put much emphasis on it, which eventually turned into "don't do it, you don't have time" (mainly no time, because we give practice tests for practice tests for practices tests for the real test which only shows that some kids and regurgitate information better than others). We can "do spelling" if we just give them the words during their center time. Yeeeeaaaaah, because every kid I know is going to devote themselves to better learning when the teacher is focused on her small group. lol (Also, we don't give grades for it, so why should they care?) But, yeah, we do not do cursive, spelling, social studies or science (other than the ever so richly integrated Reading Street program - please hear my excess sarcasm here). Our reading program is "integrated", ie: the small group readers have social studies and science themes. However, if a student has no idea that the United States is a country or that Missouri is a state (they think the country is Missouri, the state is our town, and they aren't really sure how the US plays into it), then books delving into the US government (electoral college, the 3 branches, etc) and books that focus on harder science concepts are not going to really do them any good. Edited February 24, 2016 by Southern Ivy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Still sick. That is all. :( Hope you feel better soon. Whenever I get a cold, I take Tylenol every 4 hours. I know that's a lot (and I might pay for it later), but it gets me through. ETA: I'd better put a Booyah on this before Ellie sees it. And if I take the "h" off maybe it will help her feel better. :) Edited February 24, 2016 by Junie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Well I am relieved that this is a real thing. There is always that little nagging thought in the background that I am raising a gang of serial killers. You could still be raising a gang of serial killers. There are no guarantees. :laugh: Still sick. That is all. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 :grouphug: Still sick. That is all. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professormom Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 :( Hope you feel better soon. Whenever I get a cold, I take Tylenol every 4 hours. I know that's a lot (and I might pay for it later), but it gets me through. A poor Ellie Booyah for Junie. :Seeya: Did y'all send JoJosMom to find me? Because she scoped me out on the wtm academy thread :lol: we have, no doubt, caused much confusion over there so our work is done:) I was coming here next, honest. I have spent the last hour or so making trying to get registered for the two classes that I.will.die.if.we.dont.get.into:-) There were a couple of glitches, but it looks like they are on top of it so :hurray: I haven't read everything, but I did see the "they told us not to teach spelling" thing, and I have the vapors :svengo: Seriously!?! And poor Ellie:( I have stories but will probably have to come back later to tell them. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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