Slache Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 The chick is awesome. Alexa... Tell me a joke Ask me a riddle What's the weather What's the score Set a timer Set an alarm Add this to my calendar Add this to my shopping list Add this to my todo list Translate this What's the time What's the date How many days until How many days since Where is my phone Where is my husband Are we busy on Order more paper towels Call Matt Open thunderstorm sounds Open 7 minute work Play this radio station Play this song Play this game Play this podcast Play this day in history If we had a smart home Make coffee Turn off the lights Close the garage door Is the oven on Turn the thermostat off Employ self destruct (alarms sound while all the lights in the house blink) Jean did not like this post... Alexa doesn't make messes and I don't have to feed her. But she liked this one. I can see where her priorities lie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I worked in our closet this morning. Got a bunch of stuff cleaned out. Now.... Lunch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) Okay, but watch out for the other stuff going around. Your defenses are down a bit right now. What do you do with persimmons to forecast how the winter will be? FIL has some persimmons.... It's a dangerous test. Your mission, should you chose to risk your fingers, is to remove a slimy, slimy seed, cut it down the seam like a bean, and examine the plant inside. If you see a knife, that means bitterly cold. If you see a spoon, that means snow. If you see a fork, that means a mild winter. I will say that my tree has read snow and turned out with a very wet winter instead of a lot of snow. So not always accurate. :laugh: ETA: It's a folklore-weather-forecasting Booyah! Edited September 30, 2017 by Critterfixer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Jean did not like this post... But she liked this one. I can see where her priorities lie. Stop analyzing my likes. I have to parcel them out very carefully or the Powers-that-Be cut me off and I have to argh like a pirate. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 We have a joke about our smoke detector. Due to the position, if I decide to sear a steak, or broil toast, or basically open the oven for any reason whatsoever, the detector screams, and screams and screams. Mom is cooking when the smoke detector is yowling. It also will go off whenever any smoke whatsoever escapes from the front doors of the fireplace. I remain convinced that it will be stubbornly silent if the house really is on fire... Because it hates me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I must now finish the school plan for the week and print it out. Then I need to edit this chapter. But after that, I'm watching a documentary on the Franklin Expedition to find the Northwest Passage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Our smoke detector is just sitting on the table now. It's much easier to take for a walk on the deck that way when it goes off simply because we are careless cooks. It should be able to detect an actual fire just as well from the table - I hope. We used to have to climb up and take it down and then disconnect the batteries. Taking it for a short walk on the deck makes it quiet down quickly without us then going for days without a smoke detector because we are too lazy to get around to reconnecting it again to it's place high up on the wall. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 We have a joke about our smoke detector. Due to the position, if I decide to sear a steak, or broil toast, or basically open the oven for any reason whatsoever, the detector screams, and screams and screams. Mom is cooking when the smoke detector is yowling. It also will go off whenever any smoke whatsoever escapes from the front doors of the fireplace. I remain convinced that it will be stubbornly silent if the house really is on fire... Because it hates me. We used to have a heat sensitive one outside the bathroom. You know, where the shower is. :confused1: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I have disengaged the bookshelf and plopped myself on the couch. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I have disengaged the b00kshelf and plopped myself on the couch. I wondered for a second if you were trying to get the bookshelf to fall on you. This was before you edited the spelling of bOOkshelf for clarity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 We are back from the Author Talk at the library. The author (15/16yo?) was well spoken and had clearly practiced his talk and reading his book aloud. He had good things to say about the writing process and especially the editing process and the necessity of committing to "the boring stuff" like formatting pages and stuff in order to turn it into an actual book. It appears to be completely self-published, but was professionally done and the cover paper and artwork are quite nice. We purchased a copy and he signed it for dd14. Dinner is ham and corn casserole (ala Paula Dean) and then we head out to ds22's university town for the symphony concert. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) I have 3 Agatha Christie books from the library. Which one should I read first: 1. And Then There Were None 2. Death Comes as the End 3. Endless Night (Dd14 and ds12 will get the other two.) Edited September 30, 2017 by Susan in TN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I have 3 Agatha Christie books from the library. Which one should I read first: And Then There Were None Death Comes as the End Endless Night Yes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Good Bordig. I'm hoping this cold is short lived. I didn't sleep well last night. And I have no appetite. Except for gummi bears. :) :grouphug: :grouphug: Your body knows what it needs while you are sick. Obviously you need gummi bears. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I'm up! Caffeine right now. I have a tour scheduled at work in 3 minutes. I will stop by the atm, Best Buy, Discount Tire (they didn't put all of my valve stem covers on), and then go pick up the fam. They want to go to the Korean grocery, and I think we need charcoal. I wanted to go hiking today, but ds10 started with chills and a cough last night. I guess my hike will be through the store. Then we plan to grill steaks, chicken, fish, etc. I'm thinking roasted red potatoes and salad? And dd and I need to make pies and chili for church tomorrow. So while I'm at it, I'm cooking some taco meat for the freezer. I hope all of you feel better soon!! I had thought of going paddling today (the thought struck yesterday), but I have been awake since 4 AM and I forgot, and this afternoon I have been hit with some GI distress. I guess paddling will have to wait another weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 You keep mentioning New Tricks. I have never heard of it. What is it and what is it about? BBC police procedural show, about a squad of one female detective superintendent and her team of 3 retired detectives. They re-investigate cold cases. It can be quite entertaining! The show ran for 12 seasons, apparently ending in 2015. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Good morning. Despite being up in the middle of the night again with Dd, I got 7 hours of sleep. I couldn't sleep any more after that. I'm worried about Dd. Her heart is racing all the time now -day and night. We are set with cardiology but I'm starting to think that it is adrenaline. I have had this happen to me a lot in the past. I know how bad it feels and how scary it is. It is hard to not be able to stop it for her. Mommies should be able to stop the bad stuff. (And yes, I know that isn't always possible in this fallen world). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Now I have "hit me with your pet shark" 🦈 stuck in my head. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Me, too, along with a nice visual. The other morning the morning news had footage of a guy with a shark stuck on his upper belly. He was out fishing in the surf, and a smallish shark bit him and wouldn't let go. Someone shot video while people were trying to help detach the shark. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I think I feel a little better. It's a trade off- my head is clearer and responding to meds a little, but my cough is worse. I'm feeling better enough to be super cranky, though! All the creatures-pets and people- are on my nerves and our washing machine is dead. I think I'm going to go hide in my room to protect their feelings. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I looked that up and it looks really good. But I'd have to pay for it. It's not free on Prime anymore. 😩 I'm sorry! I forgot I'm watching it on Hulu (which DH got for me for my birthday). I used to watch it on Netflix some (I think), before we got rid of Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 My offspring have returned. The boy in the boat had a thrilling story of how he was attacked on the open ocean by a monstrous leaf devil. It actually spun him around on the pond, and then gave the snoozing farm dog on the pond bank quite a scare when the leaf devil walked over the top of him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 (((Jean and EP and everyone else who is sick))) At 5:58 am this morning, my cell phone was charging on the nightstand about 5 inches from my ear while I slept peacefully. Which would not be worth mentioning except that at 5:59am, THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST ALERT SCREAMED IN MY EAR AT TOP VOLUME IN SPITE OF MY STRICT DO NOT DISTURB SETTINGS!!! After practically hitting the ceiling in fright and finally realizing it wasn't the Zombie Apocalypse happening, I collapsed back into bed, deaf and slightly nauseated and dizzy, and dreamt (dreamed?) of flash floods sweeping me away. Which they did NOT, I might add. They were like thirty miles away, dangnabbit. For all that chaos, I at least deserved a little hail, but nooooooooo...... :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I finally had to kill the apps that were providing those notifications for me. Such notifications ALWAYS get to override Do Not Disturb settings, and we were getting plagued with Amber and Silver alerts for places a day's drive away (because they were still in Texas, like us). I signed up for the WEATHER alerts, in case of bad storms in the night. No more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I'm being a good homeschool teacher and making up my Latin and French vocabulary and grammar cards. I should perhaps amend that statement by saying I'm three lessons behind in making up the French cards... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I just had this huge, overwhelming missing my daddy feeling. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I got up at 9:30, finished The Call of the Wild so I can discuss it with DS, then went back to sleep until 2:30. I definitely sick. :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Day 4 of the cold has been all about the cough. Yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 It's a dangerous test. Your mission, should you chose to risk your fingers, is to remove a slimy, slimy seed, cut it down the seam like a bean, and examine the plant inside. If you see a knife, that means bitterly cold. If you see a spoon, that means snow. If you see a fork, that means a mild winter. I will say that my tree has read snow and turned out with a very wet winter instead of a lot of snow. So not always accurate. :laugh: ETA: It's a folklore-weather-forecasting Booyah! Maybe I'll get FIL to do the test, then. I'm not sure how accurate it will be down here. "Bitter cold" here is considered "mild winter" just a state or two north of us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I ordered a history book for ds10 today. And a smoke detector and a smoke/carbon monoxide detector. All of ours started giving out right about the time the fire happened behind us. :scared: Um, yay for new detectors, then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I just had this huge, overwhelming missing my daddy feeling. ((Angi)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 We are back from the Author Talk at the library. The author (15/16yo?) was well spoken and had clearly practiced his talk and reading his book aloud. He had good things to say about the writing process and especially the editing process and the necessity of committing to "the boring stuff" like formatting pages and stuff in order to turn it into an actual book. It appears to be completely self-published, but was professionally done and the cover paper and artwork are quite nice. We purchased a copy and he signed it for dd14. Dinner is ham and corn casserole (ala Paula Dean) and then we head out to ds22's university town for the symphony concert. Would you feel comfortable sharing this author's name and the title of his book? #alwaysupforcheckingoutanewauthor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I just had this huge, overwhelming missing my daddy feeling. :grouphug: :grouphug: Sometimes I get that same feeling, missing my Mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Would you feel comfortable sharing this author's name and the title of his book? #alwaysupforcheckingoutanewauthor His name is Cole Gershkovich and the book is called "This is Where They Sat". http://www.thisiswheretheysat.com/# It doesn't seem to be available on Amazon and I guess the only way to get the book is to contact him through the website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I just had this huge, overwhelming missing my daddy feeling.((Angi)) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: Sometimes I get that same feeling, missing my Mom.((AMJ)) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I'm making lots of bread. Lots of it!! And cinnamon rolls. Just call me Martha!!😋 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I'm making lots of bread. Lots of it!! And cinnamon rolls. Just call me Martha!!😋 I thought your name was Krissi? Did you lie to us? :svengo: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I'm making lots of bread. Lots of it!! And cinnamon rolls. Just call me Martha!!😋 Martha! I thought your name was Krissi? Did you lie to us? :svengo: Actually, she's better than Martha! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I talked to my mom. She's fine. She's funny. She is still lobbying for my sister to give her credit cards back (which were taken after Mom's last bout of confusion where she almost got in very hot water with a scam artist). I just keep backing up my sister. I asked Mom a bit about my brother who is as similar to my Aspie as two peas in a pod. She worries about him. He doesn't always make normal adult choices though he's incredibly smart and has lucked out at times as a result. But she knows nothing about ASD or Asperger's. Note: I do not know if my brother has ASD. I just mentally note the similarities. And I worry about him to some degree as well. He hasn't worked in almost ten years because that perfect job hasn't fallen into his lap. I worry that one day he will be destitute and I don't know what we (and his wife) will do then. Prior to that he had a very very good job fall into his lap but I would suspect that even that would have it's financial limits at some point. He refuses to talk about it. His wife has begged me to talk to him about it but he still refuses. And with that you (and just you on the ITT of course) know an awful lot about my family of origin. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Bread, and rolls, and pie! Oh my! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Remind me never to let French cards get behind again. But I'm about done. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 My DDs made the dog a gnome Halloween costume and it's the cutest thing ever! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I killed a mosquito with a tube of toothpaste. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I killed a mosquito with a tube of toothpaste.Did you smash it with th tube, or squirt the toothpaste all over it? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) Did you smash it with th tube, or squirt the toothpaste all over it?It was with the tube. The little guy seemed to have recently sucked a whole lotta blood out of someone. :ack2: Nice! A Blood-sucking Booyah! This is the thread that never ends, It just goes on and on my friends. People started posting not knowing what it was, And they will keep on posting here forever just because... This is the thread that never ends You'd best come join it with your friends 'Cuz it will replace Facebook as the latest web-based craze And everyone will post here instead for the rest of their days This is the thread that's always there They'll cheer you up so don't despair The group is growing well as more people start checking in And we'll keep sucking them in because our cheer is addictive This is the thread that never ends It's better than a Mercedes Benz It helps with coffee withdrawal and other troubles, too Eighteen hundred pages of friends all cheering for you This thread keeps going on and on with record-setting length and fun It started twenty-four months ago from curiosity and all the fun and frolic has shown this is the place to be This is the thread that never ends... And the place where one finds special friends, the kind that have hearts that are strong and true Yes, ITT ladies, I am talking to you! This is the thread that never ends.... Edited September 30, 2017 by Susan in TN 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 The school stuff for the week is done. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I have a dog to draw this week. I need to finish both of my cat pictures, but I wanted to practice dogs. I asked some nice folks I work with to take pictures of their pets (dogs and cats) so that I'll have lots of animals in candid poses to practice during drawing class. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I just had this huge, overwhelming missing my daddy feeling. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Alex rearranged the puzzle pieces. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Alex rearranged the puzzle pieces. Him's so smart!! :hurray: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Nothing like a failed Arctic naval expedition to make you crave a fire in the fireplace and hot chocolate. Even when it isn't cold outside at all. There was also a run on fluffy blankets and cushy socks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Have I told y'all that it's my turn to lead the humanities discussion next week? (14yo dd's humanities group - about 9 kids ages 14 - 15). :svengo: Where is JJM. Please. Shoot me now. No. I use my bazooka only for good. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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