Critterfixer Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Those start and end times match what we typically try to do, too! Somehow I don't get 5 hours free time, though, or if I do I'm too tired to realize it. #mustdecluttertodolist I'd love the five hours in a block, but the best I can do is 1.5 in the morning and 3.5 in the evening. Afternoon and late morning is pretty well booked up with school and cleaning. I don't like that, but there's not much can be done about it without buy-in from the turtles on either doing the housekeeping in the morning or starting schoolwork right after chores are done. Edited January 5, 2018 by Critterfixer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Last day of vacation!!😩😩😩😩😩 Woke up at 5:00am due to hot flashes and couldn’t breathe. Tried the Neti pot. I’m so congested the water just ran down the side of my face.🤪🤪 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Those start and end times match what we typically try to do, too! Somehow I don't get 5 hours free time, though, or if I do I'm too tired to realize it. #mustdecluttertodolist I have this problem too. I need to reboot before I can productively use my free time, and I haven't figured out how to reboot while everyone is still home and I'm still "on call." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I guess I really ought to get up and go do my cleaning now. I need to run errands in a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Good Morning! I have lost my sanity. I told the little girls they could use their paints. :huh: Since the great multi-colored flood of 2016, I've managed to satisfy mine with these. https://www.amazon.com/Pencil-Grip-Kwikstix-Metallix-TPG-604/dp/B01GNAVT0U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1515169780&sr=8-3&keywords=kwik+stix It's kinda like painting with a tube of lipstick. Not messy, because it dries so quickly. Even ds3 is neat with it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I am being good and staying off of DD16's wet floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Since the great multi-colored flood of 2016, I've managed to satisfy mine with these. https://www.amazon.com/Pencil-Grip-Kwikstix-Metallix-TPG-604/dp/B01GNAVT0U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1515169780&sr=8-3&keywords=kwik+stix It's kinda like painting with a tube of lipstick. Not messy, because it dries so quickly. Even ds3 is neat with it. Thanks! Added to my cart... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I had to be good and wait to reclaim my forgotten cup of tea. It needed reheating in the mopped-in microwave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 We are keeping the house extra cold (because we are low on oil), which is making it hard to motivate myself to do my list... both big items (schoolroom and basement) require working in the coldest parts of the house. This may require coffee. I mean, more than usual. And hotter too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I forgot the touch of honey, and have now been mopped away from the honey. Oh well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 We are keeping the house extra cold (because we are low on oil), which is making it hard to motivate myself to do my list... both big items (schoolroom and basement) require working in the coldest parts of the house. This may require coffee. I mean, more than usual. And hotter too. Is your stove and/or oven electric? If so, maybe cook and bake more today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 This writing book has been a hit with some of my kids. I bought it a few weeks ago and several of the kids have used it. I let them write in the book and someday I will read through it and enjoy their thoughts. :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (((Duckie))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I am also trying to prep for school next week. I have a feeling it's going to be a rough transition back to a routine. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk That’s what I’m thinking and i’m already Getting depressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) We are keeping the house extra cold (because we are low on oil), which is making it hard to motivate myself to do my list... both big items (schoolroom and basement) require working in the coldest parts of the house. This may require coffee. I mean, more than usual. And hotter too. Oh Quackers!! I am so sorry!! You’re not in the middle of that apocalyptic hurricane snow bomb thing, are you?? I keep hearing about that on the news. Edited January 5, 2018 by KrissiK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Last day of vacation!!😩😩😩😩😩 Woke up at 5:00am due to hot flashes and couldn’t breathe. Tried the Neti pot. I’m so congested the water just ran down the side of my face.🤪🤪 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Is your stove and/or oven electric? If so, maybe cook and bake more today? Good thought! They are. Dh (who is still stuck working from home today) is our resident baker and already made oatmeal-apple muffins this morning. I might encourage him to make banana bread too (I'd do it myself but it's his thing and he's got his own top secret method that-- ahem--- none other can rival, so I just don't mess with it anymore. I could maybe cook up lots of chicken broth, though. I have bones awaiting me in the freezer. I could freeze most of the broth, and throw leftover turkey in the rest of it for soup.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Plumber Guy came! Thinks he accomplish all the repairs... no need for a new tank yet. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: He's out grabbing parts now. With any luck we'll have more oil by nightfall. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 It’s too COLD. I wanna move to Florida. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Plumber Guy came! Thinks he accomplish all the repairs... no need for a new tank yet. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: He's out grabbing parts now. With any luck we'll have more oil by nightfall. :hurray: awesome sauce! Edited January 5, 2018 by ikslo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 It’s too COLD. I wanna move to Florida. Agreed. You can pick me up on your way through. :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Despite it being like Grand Central station around here, I slept in. I actually got 8 hours of sleep! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Plumber Guy came! Thinks he accomplish all the repairs... no need for a new tank yet. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: He's out grabbing parts now. With any luck we'll have more oil by nightfall. :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Despite it being like Grand Central station around here, I slept in. I actually got 8 hours of sleep! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 It’s too COLD. I wanna move to Florida.From what I hear, it’s cold there, too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dad just called to report in. He sat down with one of the gals at his bank and they went over his recent account activity with him to check on things. They have cancelled his debit card and issued him a new one, and the gal he sat with spotted something else in the posted charges that seemed odd, so she's checking that out. Yay for good bank people! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) (((Everyone))) Boeja! Edited January 5, 2018 by luuknam 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Despite it being like Grand Central station around here, I slept in. I actually got 8 hours of sleep! Yay!!!! :party: :party: :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I hate flies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 School might be called on account of dd's migraine. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Slache, how are you feeling? Better. I slept in until 9 and did housework/school for almost 2 hours after doing almost nothing yesterday so I guess I'm getting better. I'm thinking that if I can put all three of us on clean-up three days a week we can have Tuesday and Thursday afternoons off, and all of Sunday off from housekeeping chores proper, although we will still have general chores. I am opposed to this. In my experience this just means no leisure time on those 3 days, but the normal amount on other days. Don't not do it, but keep your eyes open so a month doesn't pass before you decide you've wasted your time. I am also trying to prep for school next week. I have a feeling it's going to be a rough transition back to a routine. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk Don't do every subject. Since the great multi-colored flood of 2016, I've managed to satisfy mine with these. https://www.amazon.com/Pencil-Grip-Kwikstix-Metallix-TPG-604/dp/B01GNAVT0U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1515169780&sr=8-3&keywords=kwik+stix It's kinda like painting with a tube of lipstick. Not messy, because it dries so quickly. Even ds3 is neat with it. Mooies got those for Christmas but we haven't opened them yet. It’s too COLD. I wanna move to Florida. It's cold here, too, but we're moving to the Midwest. Because smart. School might be called on account of dd's migraine. We'll see. (((EP))) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Edpo: Avert your eyes! I prepped for school. The new go-with-the-flow philosophy I've decided to adopt requires both more and less planning. As in, less because we will be starting a topic and just seeing where it leads us, but more because I need to be prepared to let it lead us in a variety of directions. Our main learning goals for this next term are developing thinking skills and fostering curiosity. This is harder to plan. My type A-ness is struggling, but I think it will be more enjoyable for everyone if we can pull it off. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 School might be called on account of dd's migraine. We'll see. :grouphug: :grouphug: Migraines -- what a pain. :leaving: I had to keep clicking on that leaving guy to get him to post. He kept running away from my cursor, and would only post once I caught him and clicked when he was still there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Edpo! You’ve been warned! I bought my own copy of LLftLotR so I can take the other one back to the homeschool library. I like it that much. But I do wish now that I had waited til 8th grade. There are a lot of cool writing assignments we’re skipping bc she can’t handle the workload. So I guess dd9 will get it in 8th. :) Please remind me! Every time I see any variant of "LOTR" I think Lord of the Rings.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 No, you’re right, it’s short for Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings. :) AHA! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dad just called to report in. He sat down with one of the gals at his bank and they went over his recent account activity with him to check on things. They have cancelled his debit card and issued him a new one, and the gal he sat with spotted something else in the posted charges that seemed odd, so she's checking that out. Yay for good bank people! It is nice to know there are good people in the world yet! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 EdPo Trigger Warning If this post offends you, please make your way to the nearest safe place and... do whatever makes you feel safe. Stat! So, I wasn't going to spend any more $$ this year since I am waaaaaay over budget, but..... I got a gift card from MP in the mail so I applied it to a DVD set about American Music and culture and stuff like that. It's an 8 week thing. This will make me feel much better about how Fine Arts Friday crashed and burned in.... uh..... September. And I also bought a couple of Light Units from CLE about writing a research paper. My kids need an incredible amount of hand holding. I really like Light Units. They help me stay organized. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dd has a low grade fever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dad-po: I'm browsing bank branches, looking for someplace to set up local bank accounts for Dad once he gets down here. What DH thought might be a bank is an investment office. MIL & FIL bank at a very good bank and say they are very good to retirees -- while they have a branch or two between here and where Dad will be staying they have no branch within walking distance of Dad's future home, and he likes to write physical checks to get cash for pocket money. There are three bank branches near Dad's new home, two branches of which are out of the question (they are to a bank that I have had some very bad experience with). This leaves Chase bank. Anyone here know anything about Chase bank? I'm leaning towards using MIL's & FIL's bank and telling Dad we'll have to drive to get him his pocket money (or I can bring it to him), but I at least need to check out the available options. It should be Dad's call, since it is his money. (Though I'll make sure he's well aware of my bad experiences with that one bank so he doesn't go there.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dd has a low grade fever. :grouphug: :grouphug: I hope she feels better soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) I got a box full of those KwikStixs from the last homeschool conference because I help run the main homeschool group here and said I would help give them out. I worked from 5a-7a today, was up for a while, fell back to sleep around 10a or so and didn't wake again until 12p. Dh woke feeling better, but said he was still a tad queasy. He went to work anyway. We are out of dish detergent and toilet paper. I'm sleepy. I'm trying to figure out how to make a class work with two brand-new beginners and two been-exposed-and-kinda-reading students. I need to take my *daily decision of things to give away to the car. I have to help Dancer figure out a school schedule for when she is in Cali. She currently is a lazy bum who sits in her room for 5-10 hours a day playing on social media or doing homework. ETA: not doing homework, doing makeup! Gymnast will do the next thing, and start AAS. Edited January 5, 2018 by Renai 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Goal this year is 5 hrs of leisure time (aka Mom's writing time) this year. Wow, that's quite ambitious, 5 hours in a year. Personally I'm not sure I'd be able to get 4 hours this year. :lol: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hey all - how's it goin'? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Dad-po: I'm browsing bank branches, looking for someplace to set up local bank accounts for Dad once he gets down here. What DH thought might be a bank is an investment office. MIL & FIL bank at a very good bank and say they are very good to retirees -- while they have a branch or two between here and where Dad will be staying they have no branch within walking distance of Dad's future home, and he likes to write physical checks to get cash for pocket money. There are three bank branches near Dad's new home, two branches of which are out of the question (they are to a bank that I have had some very bad experience with). This leaves Chase bank. Anyone here know anything about Chase bank? I'm leaning towards using MIL's & FIL's bank and telling Dad we'll have to drive to get him his pocket money (or I can bring it to him), but I at least need to check out the available options. It should be Dad's call, since it is his money. (Though I'll make sure he's well aware of my bad experiences with that one bank so he doesn't go there.) I have used Chase for 35 years now. They're a good bank as far as I know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hey all - how's it goin'? Where ya been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I have to help Dancer figure out a school schedule for when she is in Cali. She currently is a lazy bum who sits in her room for 5-10 hours a day playing on social media or doing homework. ETA: not doing homework, doing makeup! Please note the edit... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Please note the edit... *art 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Where ya been? All over the darn place. Also, this coming from the infamously missing Renai... ;) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (((Events planner))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 :wub: Mary! 🎉 No toilet paper! :willy_nilly: (((Sick People))) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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