KrissiK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Mine is true sleepiness. I work very hard in my dreams. Last night I walked about 300 miles dragging a very long pipe with a metal rod in it, almost fainted going down a very steep hill and then when I got to my destination, I couldn't cross the bridge because it was out. After that I went for a two day hike in a mosquito infested swamp, and I had to tuck my pants into my socks to keep the assassin bugs from crawling in and biting me. Then I went to a house where someone had recently died and I had to go through the place and tidy everything up so that the estate could be sold. There were spotted owls nesting in one of the windows, so I couldn't do much with that room. Consequently, I need to go to sleep to recover from sleeping, but caffeine is probably easier. :sleep: I’ve had dreams where I wake up tired, but I can never remember them in such exquisite detail!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I really want to go back to bed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Maybe we should all just hibernate for a few months. Still need to go exercise. Go do that thing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Critter, mail the things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I'm not sure if that's me being evil, insane, or both. Probably. But he likes it, so there's that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I did not exercise or do the things. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 :seeya: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) I'm still in bed. Matt's home sick so he's making eggs, sausages and pancakes and Imma make green smoothies. FOOYA! Edited February 1, 2018 by Slache 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I hope Jean is sleeping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I hope Jean is sleeping. Not anymore. You were all talking so loud that it woke me up. A bunch of ITT galumphing elephants! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I am fine. I’m back to normal pain and achiness levels. I go to the chiropractor tonight for my weekly tune up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Not anymore. You were all talking so loud that it woke me up. A bunch of ITT galumphing elephants!Sorry!! That was Slashie. We try to get her to whisper!!😜 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Spring is coming. I went outside this morning to take out the trash and I heard a chorus of birds and saw a big ol’ robin on the neighbor’s roof. The almonds will start blooming in a week or two. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Well fine!! Lance (whoever he is) won the Elton John tickets today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 It’s February!!! Short month. Then March. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Four query letters out, including one that I was dreading because of the number of pages that went with it. Email formatting fiction is a bear. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Now I can relax for few days before I have to concentrate on my next round of query letters for next week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Not anymore. You were all talking so loud that it woke me up. A bunch of ITT galumphing elephants! Oops. Sorry. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I have to admit, I actually like writing query letters now. It's the kind of precise, pointed writing I like to do. What I hate is sending them. It's like wrestling an alligator every time. What if they hate it? What if I missed something they wanted or didn't want in a submission? What if they track me down and throw water balloons at me for butchering the genre? What if they don't respond? What if they do? What if they hate me, my writing, my face and my choice in flannel shirts? But at least I banished the alligators for today. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Child labor by the BBC: :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I can't get warm today. It isn't really all that cold outside, but it's gray and I'd really like a fire. Too bad I have nothing to build one with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Literary spoiler warning. I did this time! I read a couple versions of the myth and then 3 summaries of the actual book. :D I need all the help I can get! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I need aome of that magic fairy dust you sprinkle on your children that makes them willing to accept help when they get a problem wrong rather than having a giant tantrum. Stat! I need some of that, too! A whole bucket full. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 How many cello teachers do you have to pick from? Sounds like a lot. Yes. Lots of teachers, sort of. Ds13 has gotten to a level of competence and personal commitment that I feel he needs a really good quality teacher. It is easy to find teachers who are good with beginners, but not so easy to find ones who can teach into advanced levels. Also I need to find someone who will be kind and gentle in communicating with ds with his mild aspergery-communication issues. We could go to Vanderbilt which is the mecca for private string teachers, but they are incredibly expensive. I am asking cello students and their parents about teachers and trying to get a feel for who is out there as much as possible. I've talked with a couple of parents who are kind of in the same boat and finding that the top "performing" cellists in the area are not necessarily good teachers. My next step is to ask some of ds22's cello friends at the university about the cello professor there, who also has a private studio and comes highly recommended. That would be an hour drive each way. :svengo: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Dd2 is now dd3. I bought donuts and cupcakes for her to offset some of the weaning sadness. Getting this child to eat is tricky, I'm hoping I can get enough into her to make up for the lost milk calories. Edited February 1, 2018 by maize 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I can't get warm today. It isn't really all that cold outside, but it's gray and I'd really like a fire. Too bad I have nothing to build one with. It feels really cold here today - 50 degrees and drizzling. Blah. I'm gonna light some candles and see if that helps the dreariness. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Well fine!! Lance (whoever he is) won the Elton John tickets today. That must have been Poopface Lance! He's a cheater! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Yes. Lots of teachers, sort of. Ds13 has gotten to a level of competence and personal commitment that I feel he needs a really good quality teacher. It is easy to find teachers who are good with beginners, but not so easy to find ones who can teach into advanced levels. Also I need to find someone who will be kind and gentle in communicating with ds with his mild aspergery-communication issues. We could go to Vanderbilt which is the mecca for private string teachers, but they are incredibly expensive. I am asking cello students and their parents about teachers and trying to get a feel for who is out there as much as possible. I've talked with a couple of parents who are kind of in the same boat and finding that the top "performing" cellists in the area are not necessarily good teachers. My next step is to ask some of ds22's cello friends at the university about the cello professor there, who also has a private studio and comes highly recommended. That would be an hour drive each way. :svengo: I know exactly what you mean. I was taking lessons from an opera singer at one time. She was a wonderful singer and a wonderful teacher but reduced me to tears (as an adult) every single time. It sounds like your strategy is a good one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Okay. Knocked another thing off my to-do list. Now to clean the kitchen and the living room and get those off the list. Ready, set, go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I did this time! I read a couple versions of the myth and then 3 summaries of the actual book. :D I need all the help I can get! If you have an hour to listen to something after you read it, look up Kreeft's lecture on the book. It's good and will help with anything that was still confusing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I'm listening to Fernando Ortega. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I'm cold too. And want to go to bed. Isn't it afternoon nap time? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 OK - now to tackle the latest labs that I'm afraid of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I'm listening to Fernando Ortega. :001_wub: So soothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 OK - now to tackle the latest labs that I'm afraid of. When you're done, could you head this way and catch us up on our Chem labs? TIA! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I really need to read the lab instructions thoroughly before getting materials. . . Oh well, i can make this work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 It’s not even lunch yet and the kids have already used up all my patience. So we should put in a bulk order for that too. Of course it’d probably be like buying chocolate covered almonds at Costco. You think, wow this is a month’s supply and two days later it’s like where did that go oh yeah my booty. :LOL: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Dd2 is now dd3. I bought donuts and cupcakes for her to offset some of the weaning sadness. Getting this child to eat is tricky, I'm hoping I can get enough into her to make up for the lost milk calories. :grouphug: DS weaned at 34 mo. It’s hard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Dd2 is now dd3. I bought donuts and cupcakes for her to offset some of the weaning sadness. Getting this child to eat is tricky, I'm hoping I can get enough into her to make up for the lost milk calories. I used to buy those mini cheesecake bites for dd15 when she was little. She might have shared them with me. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Happy birthday to Maize's DD! I have Weapon X building a robot. He's confused. It is his first time though, so I will walk him through it. I just wanted to see if he could follow the instructions by himself. The answer is no. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I napped. I'm still cold. And slightly nauseous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Dd is insisting to her dying breath (ok - she's not really dead) that there is no such word as "longitudinally". Where did I go wrong? :confused1: Edited February 1, 2018 by Jean in Newcastle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Dd is insisting to her dying breath (ok - she's not really dead) that there is no such word as "longitudinally". Where did I go wrong? :confused1: she could google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 she could google it. Dat's what I did. :hat: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 she could google it. She insists that it isn't there. Even though I sent her a link to the dictionary.com definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Housekeeping is done. Time for lunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 She insists that it isn't there. Even though I sent her a link to the dictionary.com definition. Is she amusing herself by messing with you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Is she amusing herself by messing with you? A definite possibility. I'm not bothered by it. I just roll my eyes. I think that they are going to stick that way. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 My boys have been known to insist that a word doesn't exist if they can't find it where they expect to find it in the dictionary. They are seldom repentant when a spelling error on their part is the problem. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Our latest spelling fun involves the spellcheck feature when they are typing. That's a whole new game of "Mom! The computer hates me." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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