AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Church shooting in TX Thank you. They did have it on the morning news, though they were talking as if all of their viewers were already in-the-know about it. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: to everyone there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good morning! Bedtime is 7:30 for my younger 2 and 8:00 for the middles. I have been told recently that that is too early to send kids to bed. Today we have Lessons, music lessons, children's choir, and orchestra rehearsal for me. I should probably practice the music. Coffee! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good morning! Bedtime is 7:30 for my younger 2 and 8:00 for the middles. I have been told recently that that is too early to send kids to bed. Today we have Lessons, music lessons, children's choir, and orchestra rehearsal for me. I should probably practice the music. Coffee! Kids need their sleep. That's when they grow, and when their brains process stuff and develop more connections. Send them to bed at whatever time works best for the lot of you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good Friday morning! Oh, wait...it's Monday. Well, good morning, anyway. I made waffles, and the kids are watching Pete's Dragon while I drink copious amounts of coffee. In about 5 minutes, while they finish their movie, I will do the cleaning things and preparing things, then we'll work on some lessons. DH and I read about TX last night. Then we watched Baby Driver. The juxtoposition of violence was too much for me. I'm not usually squeamish, but I was almost actually ill. I think I'm taking a Hollywood break for awhile. The getting-laid-off stress storm seems to have faded now, and we're looking at making plans. My DH is such a good man. His struggles with his illness just kills me. Thanks for all the hugs and prayers and good thoughts and unicorn/giraffes. :grouphug: :grouphug: for you both. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good Morning! :leaving: My littles go to bed about 9. The older two girls at 10. Ds17 at 11 (or whenever the ballgame is over). They usually run about half an hour late getting to bed. However, they are not allowed to get up before 8 a.m. I am totally not a morning person. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I'm awake. I was just up, but then I walked the dogs and the sky fell on me. What with the cold shower, the thunder growling at me and the lightning out to get me, I don't think I'm asleep anymore. I also have no pantz. I'm waiting for them to dry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Y'all, it is so hot, I'm melting. I've got windows open, fans on, and I've been shedding clothes, and I cannot get cool. The high tomorrow is supposed to be 63F. Southern autumns are crazy. Come on over. You won't be hot. Trust me. In other news, I am tired and sad human. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Bedtime around here is between 8 and 10 pm. Any earlier, and DH and I both wake up at three. Any later and we don't go to sleep until midnight. At some point after 10 my second wind kicks in and I won't sleep. I don't know about the boys. They go to bed around 9 to 9:30 now and sleep sound until around 7. That seems to work for us all. If they are tired, they tend to go to bed earlier rather than sleep later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Come on over. You won't be hot. Trust me. In other news, I am tired and sad human. :grouphug: for tired and sad. I am dreaming of cold, snow, evenings by the fireplace and hot chocolate. The rain is cooling things off this morning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good Monday morning! Our screen fast is coming to a close. It's been good for us, I think. I got the school/playroom purged and reorganized this weekend. It's so nice we actually want to spend time in there. I also made a new chore chart and rethought my homeschool plans. From here on out, we all have screen limits but they are no longer banned. I messed up and made speech appointments on no-commitment Monday for the next couple of weeks. And we all are in desperate need of haircuts. But first, coffee. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I'm awake. I was just up, but then I walked the dogs and the sky fell on me. What with the cold shower, the thunder growling at me and the lightning out to get me, I don't think I'm asleep anymore. I also have no pantz. I'm waiting for them to dry. :grouphug: Where was Chicken Little when you needed her? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Come on over. You won't be hot. Trust me. In other news, I am tired and sad human. :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 :grouphug: Where was Chicken Little when you needed her? Warm and dry in the chicken house, with the other birds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Time to bring a poem to a boil, and write a while for NaNoWriMo before school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Warm and dry in the chicken house, with the other birds. :toetap05: :toetap05: :toetap05: She was supposed to sound the warning first. :toetap05: :toetap05: :toetap05: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Monday!!👎 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Morning! Coffee. Alfred J Kwak episode about Atlantis (in Dutch). High of 49F today. (Mild) flood warning (probably won't affect us). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Best I've been able to tell, Fall flood warnings are generally not a big deal. Spring flood warnings are generally not real problematic either, but have more potential to (melting snow, frozen ground, rain, ice in rivers blocking the flow of the river until they suddenly break loose and then release a whole bunch of water). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I have decided to dedicate this month to teaching multiplication to my three youngest. I am insane. Or if I'm not now, I will be by Thanksgiving. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 In other news, I am tired and sad human. :grouphug: :grouphug: I think I'm getting a breast infection because my letdown is still not working. Baby is getting fat b/c he has plenty of drip, drip, drips but something is not working right on my end. :thumbdown: I actually have a call in w/my doctor now (so no need to nag me) and I almost never willingly go to the doctor. My DD(10) is growing too fast. This summer I was buying her size 7-8 clothes and size 13 shoes. Now she's wearing her sisters' size 12 clothes and wants to wear my size 3 shoes and says they fit. I'd be much sadder if I didn't have Baby. She's probably going to start her period soon and be all moody preteen, and where is my baby? She says she's almost as tall as me and it makes me want to throw a tantrum and say, "No. Nobody is allowed to get taller than me ever again!" 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 First off a Layoff It’s gonna be a week of Mondays here. I can tell it by the slightly trembling tear, Exclamation point upon the fear, That nothing that we’ve studied stuck this year. Stubborn feet refuse to load the gate, We got up early and we started late, While waiting for the brain-fog to abate, Turned out that gray was the steady state. It’s gonna be a week of Mondays plain. I figure we will muddle through the pain, Grouse and grumble right on through the strain, When nothing’s lost, there’s nothing left to gain. Random Musings 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (((JJM))) Junie has lost her marbles! (((Paige))) Yay Critter! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I'm awake. I was just up, but then I walked the dogs and the sky fell on me. What with the cold shower, the thunder growling at me and the lightning out to get me, I don't think I'm asleep anymore. I also have no pantz. I'm waiting for them to dry. Aaack!!💦⚡ï¸â˜”ï¸ðŸ’¨ðŸ˜± Come on over. You won't be hot. Trust me. In other news, I am tired and sad human. ((JJM)) hope your day is good. :grouphug: for tired and sad. I am dreaming of cold, snow, evenings by the fireplace and hot chocolate. The rain is cooling things off this morning. I want cold and snow. It is cooler now. We never get snow. Sometimes we pretend we have snow when we get a hard (for us) freeze. I did make the kids hot chocolate this morning.DD9 was telling me the plot of her book yesterday and she said, “and then, she used her fem-Nine willies!†And I almost peed laughing.😅 I have decided to dedicate this month to teaching multiplication to my three youngest. I am insane. Or if I'm not now, I will be by Thanksgiving. I need to teach my kids fractions. Fractions have been the bane of our existence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I need to fill the bird feeders. And sweep the carpet of leaves off the deck. But it's raining now. We brought in the last of the tomatoes to see if they'll ripen inside. Weather is taking what looks to be a permanent temperature dip tonight. The goat has been banished and orchestra music practiced. My head and face are hurting a bit. Maybe barometric pressure issues? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 My DD(10) is growing too fast. This summer I was buying her size 7-8 clothes and size 13 shoes. Now she's wearing her sisters' size 12 clothes and wants to wear my size 3 shoes and says they fit. I'd be much sadder if I didn't have Baby. She's probably going to start her period soon and be all moody preteen, and where is my baby? She says she's almost as tall as me and it makes me want to throw a tantrum and say, "No. Nobody is allowed to get taller than me ever again!" My oldest DD (11'years old)'is growing up quick, too. She hasn't gotten AF yet, but she's definitely developing and she's just tall and leggy and beautiful. Fortunately, she's still pretty innocent in her interests, which I totally attribute to homeschooling. Her BFF is also homeschooled, and they're in the same tumbling class and Sunday School class. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: I think I'm getting a breast infection because my letdown is still not working. Baby is getting fat b/c he has plenty of drip, drip, drips but something is not working right on my end. :thumbdown: I actually have a call in w/my doctor now (so no need to nag me) and I almost never willingly go to the doctor. My DD(10) is growing too fast. This summer I was buying her size 7-8 clothes and size 13 shoes. Now she's wearing her sisters' size 12 clothes and wants to wear my size 3 shoes and says they fit. I'd be much sadder if I didn't have Baby. She's probably going to start her period soon and be all moody preteen, and where is my baby? She says she's almost as tall as me and it makes me want to throw a tantrum and say, "No. Nobody is allowed to get taller than me ever again!" Liked for the growing kids. :grouphug: :grouphug: for the rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 First off a Layoff It’s gonna be a week of Mondays here. I can tell it by the slightly trembling tear, Exclamation point upon the fear, That nothing that we’ve studied stuck this year. Stubborn feet refuse to load the gate, We got up early and we started late, While waiting for the brain-fog to abate, Turned out that gray was the steady state. It’s gonna be a week of Mondays plain. I figure we will muddle through the pain, Grouse and grumble right on through the strain, When nothing’s lost, there’s nothing left to gain. Random Musings :grouphug: :grouphug: as well as the like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (((JJM))) Junie has lost her marbles! (((Paige))) Yay Critter! Oh no! She's going to need those for multiplication manipulatives! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Aaack!!💦⚡ï¸â˜”ï¸ðŸ’¨ðŸ˜± ((JJM)) hope your day is good. I want cold and snow. It is cooler now. We never get snow. Sometimes we pretend we have snow when we get a hard (for us) freeze. I did make the kids hot chocolate this morning.😅 I need to teach my kids fractions. Fractions have been the bane of our existence. Pie! Pies make good manipulatives for fractions! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I'm being good and mopping the kitchen floor somewhat. I'm also writing a bit more, and contemplating whether to go reserve a storage unit now, or wait until next week, when I am more likely to actually be ready to start loading it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good morning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 8,422 words total so far now. I have officially finished yesterday's quota and am now working on today's. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good morning. Good morning! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 :seeya: I ended up finding my iPad late last night. A house key and a couple of other things are still missing. I think my 4yo has been busy. I painted my garage door this morning, and the boys' room was painted over the weekend. We still haven't made it to the school room, but I'm getting closer! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 DD13 is enjoying the fact that she can now bite into an apple instead of having to cut it into pieces. A week or two back she got her brackets taken off for a few months. She'll get more brackets put back on when the Herbst comes out in March, but I think until then she gets a reprieve, right in time for Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays! Saturday I automatically cut corn off of the cob for her, before I remembered she could eat it off the cob herself. Woohoo! Now she wants Skittles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 :seeya: I ended up finding my iPad late last night. A house key and a couple of other things are still missing. I think my 4yo has been busy. I painted my garage door this morning, and the boys' room was painted over the weekend. We still haven't made it to the school room, but I'm getting closer! D4YO, hunt-fetch! My ILs used to have a dog, Copper, who would find missing things when requested. He was especially good about MIL's wallet -- she was constantly losing track of that. He got very proactive about it. When he found it just lying about in odd places, like in her purse, he'd take it into his kennel for safe-keeping so he'd know right where it was when she wanted him to go get it. Copper has been gone a long time, but we all still call out "hunt-fetch!" when we are missing something. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I have been in pain more than half of my life. And it's not like I just reached the halfway point. This is not a bid for sympathy but one of those facts that hit you while you are sitting over your oatmeal. Another fact that hit me before I made my oatmeal - I am sick of eggs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) :grouphug: Jean. I remember deciding one day that I was sick of peanut butter sandwiches as I was making one. I have not eaten one since then. I like peanut butter, but not on sandwiches. ETA: It's a startling revelations Booyah! Edited November 6, 2017 by Critterfixer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I have been in pain more than half of my life. And it's not like I just reached the halfway point. This is not a bid for sympathy but one of those facts that hit you while you are sitting over your oatmeal. Another fact that hit me before I made my oatmeal - I am sick of eggs. Jean, sometimes I think we must be sisters. I have thoughts like that sometimes, too. I have been in pain for all of dd11, dd9, and dd7's lives. And I don't think that the older ones remember me before chronic pain. I wish they could have known that person. I liked her a lot more than the version they know. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (((JJM))) (((Paige))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 We are eating pomagranate arils with lunch. It's the first time I've ever dealt with a fresh pomagranate. It is yummy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 We are eating pomagranate arils with lunch. It's the first time I've ever dealt with a fresh pomagranate. It is yummy. I don't like pomegranate. It's the seeds bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Jean, sometimes I think we must be sisters. I have thoughts like that sometimes, too. I have been in pain for all of dd11, dd9, and dd7's lives. And I don't think that the older ones remember me before chronic pain. I wish they could have known that person. I liked her a lot more than the version they know. You have a J name so you fit right in with me and my sisters! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Dd ate a pomegranate for the first time yesterday while she was babysitting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (((Jean))) (((Junie))) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Internet is absolutely glacial this morning. And it isn't just me since a neighbor just called to complain about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I want a nap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Good morning! Bedtime is 7:30 for my younger 2 and 8:00 for the middles. I have been told recently that that is too early to send kids to bed. Today we have Lessons, music lessons, children's choir, and orchestra rehearsal for me. I should probably practice the music. Coffee! Ours are down from 7-7 but that includes up to an hour of reading for John. I don't care when people put their kids down. No two adults are identical so why should our kids be? Good Friday morning! Oh, wait...it's Monday. Well, good morning, anyway. I made waffles, and the kids are watching Pete's Dragon while I drink copious amounts of coffee. In about 5 minutes, while they finish their movie, I will do the cleaning things and preparing things, then we'll work on some lessons. DH and I read about TX last night. Then we watched Baby Driver. The juxtoposition of violence was too much for me. I'm not usually squeamish, but I was almost actually ill. I think I'm taking a Hollywood break for awhile. The getting-laid-off stress storm seems to have faded now, and we're looking at making plans. My DH is such a good man. His struggles with his illness just kills me. Thanks for all the hugs and prayers and good thoughts and unicorn/giraffes. I stopped watching the news years ago. Come on over. You won't be hot. Trust me. In other news, I am tired and sad human. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I have been in pain more than half of my life. And it's not like I just reached the halfway point. This is not a bid for sympathy but one of those facts that hit you while you are sitting over your oatmeal. Another fact that hit me before I made my oatmeal - I am sick of eggs. I've been tired and mostly in bed for over 10 years. I was just crying yesterday because I had spent days in bed and not with the kids. I know it's different, but it still hurts me emotionally and makes me so very sad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) You have a J name so you fit right in with me and my sisters! Hey guys, did y'all know that Jean is one of the Duggar kids? Edited November 6, 2017 by luuknam 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 (edited) Blah blah blah. Edited November 6, 2017 by luuknam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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