AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 BragPo Warning! Avert your eyes! Ds13 made it into mid-state orchestra - he placed 6th chair (out of 18)! He will be so excited tomorrow! We now return you to our regularly scheduled ignoring. Woohoo! GREAT job! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Paige--I'd also think about what industry your dh is in. When dh is in NY dealing with banks and insurance companies it's very different than when he's in San Jose dealing with the tech industry. Likewise, local culture also plays in. The Midwest tends to be very suit oriented, where as west coast is business casual.... The joke is that you don't know whether you're meeting with the intern who is coming to take you to a meeting or with the CIO until you look at their shoes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 hi. Gesundheit! :grouphug: :grouphug: #nolongergrossedoutbythatsinceraisingkidswhowouldsneezealloverme #IstillsneezelouderthaneveryonebutmyownDad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Here too. Both boys have their birthdays in January. Last year, due to mechanical issues, my car registration was done in March, so at least that is pushed back some. But 2017 has not been good to us. Hopefully we can get things on the right track before 2018 starts. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk Car registration! Dang it, where did I put that sticker? I did the registration, now I simply have to put the sticker on the windshield and I keep forgetting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 So glad to be a zero suit household. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Book #4 changed, because I got some Neil Gaiman in from the library. So now book #4 is Neverwhere. I still plan to read Codependant No More. Sometime. Because I know it will help. I found a slow cooker cookbook at the library, too. Cookbooks make me happy. There's so much excitement and potential! I won't count it as a book for my 100, but I read cookbooks like I read novels. Whiny-ed-po, avert your eyes! Reported! Lessons have been so hard to keep up on with DH home. For a quiet guy, he sure is disruptive! And I now he doesn't mean to be, but still. No one focuses and I get tired of being the bad guy who ruins the fun. Le sigh. I'm not sure what the answer is, but a conversation is in order today, and I don't wanna. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) Bookie, this is what my husband does for school: -prereads books so there are no surprises -reads history books at dinner while I clean up -Artistic Pursuits -piano (he can play) -secretarial duties during prep (hole punch, sort, google) Edited November 19, 2017 by Slache 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Do y'all's car registration stickers also end up sticking like mad to the windshield so you need to use water and soap etc to get it off and it's a utter mess doing so because little pieces of paper end up all over your dash? Or is that a NY thing? I don't recall it being an issue in TX... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Do y'all's car registration stickers also end up sticking like mad to the windshield so you need to use water and soap etc to get it off and it's a utter mess doing so because little pieces of paper end up all over your dash? Or is that a NY thing? I don't recall it being an issue in TX... Yeah, that can happen here. Which is why I put off dealing with the sticker until I had time, and now I don't know where I put it.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I'm kind of thinking it's because we keep getting condensation freezing to the inside of the windshield, so those dumb stickers get wet, and dry, and wet, and dry a million times during winter. But I don't know. I do know that I nicked the inspection sticker trying to get the registration one off... I was not happy about that, but I think it'll do until December when we'll have to get a new one for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Yeah, that can happen here. Which is why I put off dealing with the sticker until I had time, and now I don't know where I put it.... Maybe in your purse or in some other bag you take with you in the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Also, Bookworm, I am totally counting the cookbooks I read. One of my main characters is a chef. Cookbooks are research! :laugh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Imma make creamy potato soup with bacon to add and grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner. It's a day for soup. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Good morning. It's my birthday and I can cry if I want to. (I'm actually not even close to crying and am in a good mood but that song is stuck in my head.) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 :party: :party: Happy Birthday to Jean, Happy Birthday to Jean... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 :hurray: And there he was worried about it. I know. He didn't even make it to the 3rd/final sight-reading excerpt, so it was a little iffy. Competition in this region is extremely stiff - a relatively affluent area with many top-notch (and expensive) music schools. The more advanced students don't even bother with regional and state orchestra competitions because they are already playing on the collegiate level and there is just no challenge to them with this. This dynamic does give kids like mine a fighting chance if they practice like the dickens and can calm their nerves enough to play during the audition. :D 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 My slave-driver...uh, art teacher...reviewed my flowers this morning. Great job! Now go do one in "Lizard red" (my son's term for Alizerin Red) and then a white one! And here I thought I'd done with my "homework." :lol: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Yeah, that can happen here. Which is why I put off dealing with the sticker until I had time, and now I don't know where I put it.... I found it! It was hidden in the Dad Project file box.... The sticker is now in place on my windshield. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Imma make creamy potato soup with bacon to add and grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner. It's a day for soup. I'll be right there! :drool5: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Good morning. It's my birthday and I can cry if I want to. (I'm actually not even close to crying and am in a good mood but that song is stuck in my head.) Happy Birthday, Jean!!!! :party: :party: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Happy Birthday, Jean!!! :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 TX stickers are a cling vinyl. My beach parking pass is a true sticker-- Goo Be Gone is good at getting the adhesive up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Happy Birthday, Jean! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Happy Birthday, Jean!!!! :party: :party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwk2DryP3oA So so awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 These are great suggestions, and a good framework for the conversation, too. Much better than, "Dude, quit distracting the kids!" I think he just hasn't yet grasped how much work goes into our days. Only way to find out is to do it! (The work, that is...) :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 🎈🎈🎈🎉 Happy Birthday, Jeannie! 🎉🎈🎈🎈 Hippo Birdie 2 Ewe! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1yVmp-ZVTCE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 TX stickers are a cling vinyl. My beach parking pass is a true sticker-- Goo Be Gone is good at getting the adhesive up. The registration sticker I just swapped out was a true sticker, but thankfully the plastic layer pulled it off mostly intact. I only had a bit of adhesive to clean up. I cheated. After cleaning the spot on the window and letting it dry I just applied the new sticker over the old adhesive remnants. We'll see how it holds up this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Only way to find out is to do it! (The work, that is...) :lol: DH is discovering this working with DD16 on Geometry. He has now encountered multiple times when her brain just shut off. Done. I'm-a-goldfish-now. And I think he's beginning to see that she truly can't do a thing about it at that point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Do y'all's car registration stickers also end up sticking like mad to the windshield so you need to use water and soap etc to get it off and it's a utter mess doing so because little pieces of paper end up all over your dash? Or is that a NY thing? I don't recall it being an issue in TX... Our registration stickers go on the license plate. They are so sticky that you just stick the new one on top of the old one until you have about a 2" layer sticking out. Then you just break it off and continue as before. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 This was a fun discovery out in the sea: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/663055-what-are-the-secrets-the-unwritten-rules/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I found it! It was hidden in the Dad Project file box.... The sticker is now in place on my windshield. Glad I could help! I'm hungry. I think I will make grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch. Soup and sandwiches sounds like a lovely idea. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 These are great suggestions, and a good framework for the conversation, too. Much better than, "Dude, quit distracting the kids!" I think he just hasn't yet grasped how much work goes into our days. I hated when DH was home when we tried to do school. If we couldn't just skip the day, I'd either tell him to stay in his room (not likely to happen unless he was sick) or we'd do school in one of the kids' rooms and shut the door. I'd have gone nuts if it was an ongoing thing! It wasn't even his behavior- it's my own issues being uncomfortable with being watched. Happy Birthday, Jean! Whoever was shopping for a pan- World Market has them on sale 50% off today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Do y'all's car registration stickers also end up sticking like mad to the windshield so you need to use water and soap etc to get it off and it's a utter mess doing so because little pieces of paper end up all over your dash? Or is that a NY thing? I don't recall it being an issue in TX...your stickers go on the Windshield? We put ours on the upper right corner of our rear license plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 My children and DH have abandoned me for the afternoon. Decisions, decisions... I should write another 1000 words. I have the sketch done for the white camellia that I'm supposed to do for homework. It is very beautiful, and I've a mind to turn it into a decent sized painting if it turns out well. I could fold the laundry. I could wash the linens on my bed. Or...I could turn on some music, get a hot bath going, read a book in the bath, then curl up in the bed with the cats for an afternoon nap. :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Glad I could help! I'm hungry. I think I will make grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch. Soup and sandwiches sounds like a lovely idea. I love grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. Unfortunately, my kids don’t. They are weirdos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 My children and DH have abandoned me for the afternoon. Decisions, decisions... I should write another 1000 words. I have the sketch done for the white camellia that I'm supposed to do for homework. It is very beautiful, and I've a mind to turn it into a decent sized painting if it turns out well. I could fold the laundry. I could wash the linens on my bed. Or...I could turn on some music, get a hot bath going, read a book in the bath, then curl up in the bed with the cats for an afternoon nap. :D I love camellias. They are one of my favorite flowers. They bloom in January and I think they epitomize January - they are just kind of a crisp and clean flower with crisp and clean leaves. Perfect after all the gaudiness and insanity of December. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Our registration stickers go on the license plate. They are so sticky that you just stick the new one on top of the old one until you have about a 2" layer sticking out. Then you just break it off and continue as before.This! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Happy Birthday, Jeannie!,,🎂🎂💕💕🤩💫ðŸ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Post padding!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Move along, people! NothIng to see here. Just doing a little post padding. Looking for that elusive booya/h!, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Ok, fine. I’m gonna go make lunch. Chinese Chicken salad from Costco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I love camellias. They are one of my favorite flowers. They bloom in January and I think they epitomize January - they are just kind of a crisp and clean flower with crisp and clean leaves. Perfect after all the gaudiness and insanity of December. See, ours bloom right now. I used to have one--a hideous pink thing. It wasn't a pretty pink. But, I would love, love, love to have a white one. In January and February my black hellebore blooms. Now, I could paint those all winter long. I would love to have a whole glade full of them, and not just the black ones, but the white ones, the pink ones, the speckled ones, the yellow ones... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Happy Birthday Jean! :party: your stickers go on the Windshield? We put ours on the upper right corner of our rear license plate. Yes, like this: http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/17/45/03/4083963/3/920x920.jpg The registration sticker is about the size of a credit card (slightly bigger, I think). The previous time I didn't realize it was going to be impossible to get off and pulled it off when I didn't have time to fiddle with it, but the center part (the whiter part) came off, so I just carefully positioned it over the previous one...but, that meant that this time I had even more stuff to deal with. You can also see that with the way they're positioned, when you're trying to scrub the registration sticker off, it's also really easy to damage the inspection sticker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Do y'all's car registration stickers also end up sticking like mad to the windshield so you need to use water and soap etc to get it off and it's a utter mess doing so because little pieces of paper end up all over your dash? Or is that a NY thing? I don't recall it being an issue in TX... I use Goo Gone...takes it all off. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 See, ours bloom right now. I used to have one--a hideous pink thing. It wasn't a pretty pink. But, I would love, love, love to have a white one. In January and February my black hellebore blooms. Now, I could paint those all winter long. I would love to have a whole glade full of them, and not just the black ones, but the white ones, the pink ones, the speckled ones, the yellow ones... I love those. We have pink ones in the fern garden and they bloom in February. I have never seen a black one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Sparkly got a boeja! (am I on the correct thread?!?) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) Hey, look who joined us.... SparklyUnicorn. And she got a booya/h!! On page 2500!!!!It was meant to be!! Edited November 19, 2017 by KrissiK 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Hi Sparkly! Welcome to the ITT! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I have never had any trouble pulling off my registration sticker. We need more Magna tiles, apparently. The boys do not have enough to complete their robot. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 The kids are really into the earthquake table Broccoli got for his birthday yesterday. I'm glad it wasn't a dud (there were zero reviews when I bought it, because it was so new). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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