Critterfixer Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 The whole family is almost clean. I think there is one more dirty goat needing a bath, but it's not me. I'm on to the third tier of novel questions--Conflict and High Stakes. I think I'll do a few questions, then watch some baseball and sketch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I did that wrong. Yes. You left off the H 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I'm doing one load of laundry - wash and dry. I will do the folding tomorrow as part of tomorrow's laundry tasks. So my part of laundry today will only take five minutes or so. I also did a quick clean of the kitchen. Then I did something that I've wanted to do forever. I cleaned my very gross silverware drawer. I'm embarrassed to say that it is gross! (The actual tray for clean silverware is not gross, but the drawer underneath was.) This is something I want to do every time I open that drawer. I've always been so overwhelmed at the thought. But because I'm not playing catch up for once, I had the time and energy. I do have to work on the fact that my family left for fun and I was overjoyed to have time to clean out a gross drawer. . . ;) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 When JoJo'sMom came to visit she brought fingerpaints and a self inflating woopie coushin. Winner! I have to get my nephew this and maybe some other prank type gifts to go with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Winner! I have to get my nephew this and maybe some other prank type gifts to go with it.Check Spencer's. No kids in store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I got three crusts made for the pumpkin pies. Now, I will work on the double crust for the apple and be done for a while. It's getting close to dinner time. Fortunately, dinner is in the crock pot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 When JoJo'sMom came to visit she brought fingerpaints and a self inflating woopie coushin.What about the bazookas? And the flame thrower? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 As soon as the family picks up the wood-fired pizzas we will have our wild Reformation Day rumpus. We're watching Wonder Woman. Dd wants to watch Woman in Gold. Ds wants to watch Baby Driver. I win. (Partly because my movie has to go back and theirs doesn't. But also partly because they have won for 20 years and now I win.) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I found that drums are expensive. Maybe a recorder would do...or I'll tell my parents I heard that my nephew would love a drum set! A couple tambourines and drum sticks would be a cheaper substitute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 We are back from the Reformation concert. It was glorious. Great(x14) Grandpa Luther wrote some pretty good stuff. I ran into several people that I have not seen in years (3 churches from our local presbytery got this together) and Choir Boy and his mom came. Also I stumbled down the marble steps after the concert but managed to not break myself or my violin. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 True confessions: I bought double fudge Halloween Pop-Tarts at Aldi yesterday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 As soon as the family picks up the wood-fired pizzas we will have our wild Reformation Day rumpus. We're watching Wonder Woman. Dd wants to watch Woman in Gold. Ds wants to watch Baby Driver. I win. (Partly because my movie has to go back and theirs doesn't. But also partly because they have won for 20 years and now I win.) GoJeanGo! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 What about the bazookas? And the flame thrower?They didn't fit in the car. A couple tambourines and drum sticks would be a cheaper substitute!:iagree: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Check Spencer's. No kids in store. I've been looking on Amazon. I think I'll get him snakes in a can, trick sticks of gum, and a remote controlled fart machine. He'll be 7, so I think that'll make me the best aunt ever. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I found that drums are expensive. Maybe a recorder would do...or I'll tell my parents I heard that my nephew would love a drum set! Telling your parents is even better! You get the enjoyment, and your parents get the credit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I've been looking on Amazon. I think I'll get him snakes in a can, trick sticks of gum, and a remote controlled fart machine. He'll be 7, so I think that'll make me the best aunt ever. Oh yes, that certainly will! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 At least you're ready for the zombie apocalypse! Yup. He's clearly been listening to too many of those apocalyptic audiobooks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 :svengo: Did he at least buy some new shapes? Nope. In fact, I could have maybe used some more spaghetti. But ziti's what I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Did he bring you a candy bar so you would overlook any grocery mistakes? Junie's dh does! :001_tt1: :drool5: This is absolutely the most brilliant thing I've ever heard. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 This is an exciting baseball game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Clayton Kershaw is an awesome pitcher. But unfortunately..... not crush-worthy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 And now, unfortunately he's done!! Poor guy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Goodnight sportsball, Goodnight sportsball, Goodnight sportsball, It's time to say goodnight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Goodnight sportsball, Goodnight sportsball, Goodnight sportsball, It's time to say goodnight. Wearily we go to bed, go to bed, go to bed, wearily we go to bed. We'll see you in the morn-ing. 'Night-night, all! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Goodnight sportsball, Goodnight sportsball, Goodnight sportsball, It's time to say goodnight. Actually, the game isn't over. It's tied 8-8 on the bottom of the 7th inning. They just took Kershaw out because his pitching wasn't up to snuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 And now the Atros are ahead by 3 points. 😩😩😩😩. I cannot take this anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Nobody is taking this thread seriously!!!! The Astros won in extra innings! :ack2: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 That was an awesome baseball game!!! And, since it is almost 2 a.m. here, I am off to bed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I was running the Wonder Woman dvd back to the store. It was a good movie. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good Monday Morning! I could NOT get to sleep last night until 1am, finally. I would have slept in, but gotta take the boys to CC. COFFEE!!!! It's only 32 degrees here! :eek: But the high should be around 55. Hope everyone has a great day! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good Morning. Something is wrong with my neck (again). I had a really hard time getting to sleep. I'm going for a massage this evening, so hopefully that will take care of it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Morning. Coffee (to which I had to add sugar; DH is obvs tired because he forgot that as well as feeding Her Fuzzy Majesty). Might be a slow-to-start day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) Good morning! The Queen's favorite day. Dh liked Ready Player One but I haven't read it yet. I think it's coming out in a movie soon. I slept a bit and then was awake for a thousand hours and then slept a little again. Yawn. Hey Bookworm, I'm glad things turned around for you! Coffee substitute! Booyah Booyah Booyahwn 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 October 30, 2017 by Susan in TN 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 When JoJo'sMom came to visit she brought fingerpaints and a self inflating woopie coushin. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good Morning!!! Monday!!👎 COFFEE☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ (Not ready yet, I was so distracted last night I forgot to finish getting it ready, so now I am waiting😩😩😩 First World problem, I know.) Beginning of a busy week - tonight is DS's Basketball something or other. I had to buy tickets and it's a dinner and a 3-point contest and they introduce the Basketball teams. DS being a freshman is on JV. DH says the coach is a good man and DS seems to enjoy being on the team, so here's hoping he can keep his grades up and stay on the team. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good Monday Morning! I could NOT get to sleep last night until 1am, finally. I would have slept in, but gotta take the boys to CC. COFFEE!!!! It's only 32 degrees here! :eek: But the high should be around 55. Hope everyone has a great day! :001_rolleyes: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Fall break is over, and it's back to lessons. The baby decided he no longer needs his morning nap, so I'll be adding "Baby Wrangler" to my list of morning school time duties. I remember when my kids gave up their morning naps. I got this panicky feeling, like "now what am I going to do with them awake all morning??" 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Ready Player One is one of DS's favorite books. I should read it. I actually made a deal with him to read it in exchange for him doing something for me a few years ago and haven't followed through. I'm working my way through old books I should have read in college that are free on kindle, and then I have my book club books I have to read, so I keep forgetting DS's book. Baby had a hard time sleeping last night. I had big plans to take a big nap after we went to the store but he's napping now! Why Baby, why?? Maybe he's so exhausted that he'll stay asleep through the store and home and back to bed. DS used the last bit of coffee in the house this morning but he was super nice and left me some! :hurray: :001_wub: He usually takes a whole pot in the morning- a cup before school, and then a large thermos to make it through the rest of the day. He left me more than enough for my 1 cup a day. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good Morning. Something is wrong with my neck (again). I had a really hard time getting to sleep. I'm going for a massage this evening, so hopefully that will take care of it. Oh dear!! I hope the massage does take care it!! ((Junie)) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I have not read that, but I'll look into it. I had never heard of Mr. Penumbra's before, but I have a thing with reading books that have bookstore, bookshop, or library in the title. I've yet to be disappointed in a story so titled, even if it wasn't my favorite thing ever. It's actually stretched my reading in unexpected ways. I mentioned this tendency in another thread, and someone recommended Mr. Penumbra's. It wasn't Literature, but it was fun. Has anyone else read by theme like that before? (I also recently picked up a book to try because I liked the font of the title. My librarian thinks I'm nuts, but I'm not super picky about my brain fluff reading. And I have no problem abandoning a book I don't like.) There is part of me that wants to suppress all this book discussion. But the most of me is putting things on the Amazon wishlist. My child has ReadyPlayerOne and hasn't read it yet and won't give it up. The Penumbra one is now on the list. But the rule doesn't work, because The Little Paris Bookshop was barf and I couldn't make myself finish it. (Actually, pleasepleaseplease keep up the booktalk. :001_wub: ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 COFFEE☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ is ready. Now life can go in. I wish I knew how to imbed videos. That CGP Grey Video about caffeine is priceless. All you caffeine addicts like me need to look it up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Is it bedtime yet? No? Okay--caffeine. I did not stay up to see the exciting conclusion of last night's baseball game, although I did get to crow at DH who swore when the Astros were down three in the first inning that the series was over. I went to bed at nine odd and slept until almost eight. I guess I was tired or something. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 It's probably close to 30 here this morning and I'm thinking about putting on short. I'm hot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good morning! I am not ketch upped, and I probably won't. I'm just checking in. I had to impose a no-screens rule for the boys and myself, which I am breaking right now. My little boys were behaving more like little zombies, and asking them to play instead was akin to taking away a junkie's stash. So we are detoxing in this house, and I'm trying to set the example. I miss you guys, and hugs for everyone. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Oh, and Ready Player One is awesome! But I'm a huge geek, so YMMV. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 It's probably close to 30 here this morning and I'm thinking about putting on short. I'm hot. It's going to get into the upper 70s here today. The air is nicely cool now, but soon it will be time to go uncover the plumeria and greet the sun's warmth. Main class time day, followed by hair cuts and maybe clothing/shoe shopping. I also need to cut DH's hair this evening so it has a chance to lose the just-cut look before the wedding. 11 days and counting down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Good morning! I am not ketch upped, and I probably won't. I'm just checking in. I had to impose a no-screens rule for the boys and myself, which I am breaking right now. My little boys were behaving more like little zombies, and asking them to play instead was akin to taking away a junkie's stash. So we are detoxing in this house, and I'm trying to set the example. I miss you guys, and hugs for everyone. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Just to tide you over until you can come back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Well, the query letters are up from that contest I entered a few weeks ago. Should be able to do some analysis and study today and see what passes the agent's muster and what doesn't. I was deeply disheartened to see the terrifically low word counts for everything. The longest count was 118K for a science fiction submission. One high fantasy got in at just over 100K. Everything else was pretty low. (Under 100K) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Go figure. The query I like best is the one with the 118K count. First 250 would turn me off. First person POV. Not present tense, but still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) I’m reading Anna Karenina now. I would have hated it as a teen, but love it now. I think schools are misguided to push some of the classics on young adults/teens. I would have sympathized w/Kitty at 18, but now I understand Anna- which is probably the way it was intended to be read. Baby woke up after the store. Of course he did. ðŸ™ðŸ˜´ Edited October 30, 2017 by Paige 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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