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She’s still talking about it. Apparently hydroplaning was an understatement. They spun out on a freeway off ramp and hit the guard rail. Both girls were pretty shaken up but fine.

That’s scary. I know. I have spun on the highway and stared into the eyes of a guy who managed to stop behind me in time. Still gives me shivers.

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I was fighting with the copier. It jammed. Then it wouldn’t give me my paper back. I argued with it. Loudly.

DS looked up from his math and said, “Poor mommy! Is Christmas making it so we can’t afford your meds?â€

 

:lol: I love my kid.

 

I told him I wouldn’t mind some happy pills right now, in fact. He looked up from his math again and said, “Me, too, Mom. Me, too.â€

 

:lol: This kid!

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Good morning!

 

I still have to find out if we need to bring Christmas dinner with us. Lots of stupid piddly errands that need to be run in the next 3 days. While Jean was getting jiggy with it, I was learning to burn designs into wood. I am thinking I should give up on this project now before I have a complete meltdown. I can do it after the trip. I need sandpaper. Dd15's midstate music is still not here, :glare: ds22's luthier still doesn't have to part to repair the bass, :glare:, and we need to learn music for the church service on Sunday.

 

I am annoyed that I forgot to ask the pulmonologist for a medicine that is cheaper than the one dd11 is currently taking. It's $90/month and we honestly have no idea if it is doing her any good. The doctor thinks it must be working because dd11 hasn't had pneumonia in the past 4 months. :huh:

 

Cooooooofffffeeeeeeeee!!

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Oh, and Lynn, yay for P&P almost over!!

 

Susan, I hate when I forget to ask something while at the Dr!! Did you look up on your insurance drug list to see if there was something? Maybe you could do that then just call in a message to ask him.

That's a good idea - fortunately we have a couple weeks worth of it before we need a refill.

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I'm seriously considering going back to school myself next year (meaning January 2019) to study nursing. I'm making appointments with The Powers That Be to discuss financing and prerequisites. It's exciting, but also scary!

 

 

Fantastic!  Go, Bookie, go! :hurray:

 

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I had the biggest brat in my first class this morning. Hopefully, he'll never book me again.  :lol:  Thankfully afterwards, I had a couple of regulars whom I don't really mind at all. :D

 

How was he a brat?  (Need to know so I make sure DS doesn't ever do that during an online class.  And I'm nosy.)

 

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DD(10) tried to sneak my boots to school in her backpack! I was mad. She was sad that I was mad but I think she's just sad that she got caught and I was mad. They are tall boots and she messed them up trying to squish them in. I'm tempted to make her buy me new ones or work it off. It's hard to find reasonably priced adult shoes in my size (4!). 

 

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In the theme of not being able to do all the things:

 

The Procrastinator Before Christmas

 

 

On the first day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the second day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the third day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the fourth day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the fifth day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me

To sweep all the floors!

Scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the sixth day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To tidy up the closets,

Sweep all the floors!

Scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the seventh day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To plan out the menu,

Tidy up the closets,

Sweep all the floors!

Scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the eighth day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To finish up the shopping,

Plan out the menu,

Tidy up the closets,

Sweep all the floors!

Scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the ninth day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To wrap all the presents,

Finish up the shopping,

Plan out the menu,

Tidy up the closets,

Sweep all the floors!

Scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the tenth day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To bake the stupid pies,

Wrap all the presents,

Finish up the shopping,

Plan out the menu,

Tidy up the closets,

Sweep all the floors!

Scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the eleventh day of Christmas,

 The schedule said for me,

To dig out the decorations,

Bake the stupid pies,

Wrap all the presents,

Finish up the shopping,

Plan out the menu,

Tidy up the closets,

Sweep all the floors!

Scrub the yucky bathrooms,

Schedule out the New Year,

Clean up the kitchen,

And run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

On the twelfth day of Christmas,

The schedule said for me,

To apologize for living, because I didn’t

Dig out the decorations, or

Bake the stupid pies, or

Wrap all the presents, or

Finish up the shopping, or

Plan out the menu, or

Tidy up the closets, or

Sweep all the floors! or

Scrub the yucky bathrooms, or

Schedule out the New Year, or

Clean up the kitchen,

Or run to town at a quarter ‘til three.

 

And somehow we survived.....

 

Random Musings.

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I'm going to coffee some more and make a tackle list for today.

 

Switch the laundry.

Take the boys to pick out a gift for DH.

Buy baker's twine and a Santa gift for DH without the boys noticing.

Buy a trifle bowl and baby candy canes.

Get the mail.

Return overdue library books.

Wrap the remaining gifts. 

Fold all the laundry.

Give the pets their flea meds. 

Feed the people.

 

ETA: Make handprint gifts for grandparents. 

 

I think that's all. Maybe.

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How was he a brat?  (Need to know so I make sure DS doesn't ever do that during an online class.  And I'm nosy.)

 

 

This is my teach-English-in-China class. Some of these kids are being made to learn a language they don't want to learn. Or are in levels too hard or too easy for them. So, they act out. We are homeschoolers, so we don't know about putting our children through such torture.  :glare:  

 

These classes, the students have to speak at least 50% of the time, even if it means they are only to repeat what we say. At this kid's level though, he can start answering questions with the sentence frames. At first, he didn't even want to answer! He kept saying inane things, trying to talk over me, reading things on the slide without listening to instructions first, just annoying stuff.

 

It's a good thing I'm the epitome of patience.

 

ETA: I always ask the kids how old they are, and this time, the kid asked me how old I was. I told him today was my birthday and I'm now 44. I'll give him props for telling me Happy Birthday! :D

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This is my teach-English-in-China class. Some of these kids are being made to learn a language they don't want to learn. Or are in levels too hard or too easy for them. So, they act out. We are homeschoolers, so we don't know about putting our children through such torture.  :glare:  

 

These classes, the students have to speak at least 50% of the time, even if it means they are only to repeat what we say. At this kid's level though, he can start answering questions with the sentence frames. At first, he didn't even want to answer! He kept saying inane things, trying to talk over me, reading things on the slide without listening to instructions first.

 

It's a good thing I'm the epitome of patience.

 

Maybe you just need to teach him something he wants to say, like, "Mom, I don't want to take no stinkin' English class!"  :LOL:

 

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