Renai Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! That is all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! That is all. Gesundheit! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 80% sounds reasonable. Also, I find this helpful: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0 I'm so confused by this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 🥠Don’t take life advice from a white guy in a rat’s tail.🥠That's the ONLY thing you learned from that experience? :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Down with the Quitter Leprechauns! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I'm pretty sure he stole his mantra from an athletic sneaker ad agency.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 My list is still there in my siggy because, well, it's not been done yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Why was the snowman digging through a bag of carrots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 He was picking his nose! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 The secret to my productivity? Not watching youtube videos about productivity. :leaving: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 You're welcome to have ours. And our feels like -7F (though the other website said feels like 1F, which is probably more accurate - I don't know anymore). And also, our shoveling, clearing off the car, and our dental appointments. #generous 6in of snow or Nothing! The nothing is preferred. Nothing, and 85 degrees, on the beach, with a drink with an umbrella, a light breeze, and no whining by anyone anywhere. And reggae music, the umbrella drink in a coconut, and my house is just steps away for a bathroom, and nobody else on the beach except Rocco and Rodrigo who bring me the coconut umbrella drinks and towels. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (as y'all know, I'm super productive... in my dreams) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 6in of snow or Nothing! The nothing is preferred. Nothing, and 85 degrees, on the beach, with a drink with an umbrella, a light breeze, and no whining by anyone anywhere. And reggae music, the umbrella drink in a coconut, and my house is just steps away for a bathroom, and nobody else on the beach except Rocco and Rodrigo who bring me the coconut umbrella drinks and towels. Right. Nothing is Better. But, after having had 6 inches multiple times already this winter, I think a dusting is better than 6 inches. Of course, YMMV and all that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 All the schools are closed again tomorrow, including dd15's tutorial. She is bummed. We are out of milk, bread, butter, and eggs, and nearly out of cream, so I will need to get to the store before needing my second cup of coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I missed all the jokes! It's not fair. Pun intended. :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 In Critter's house of what ails us, I've lost Turtle Two to the ickness. He's greatly subdued and sporting a fever. I suspect no school for us tomorrow if he goes down like the last boy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 And I'm getting a sore throat. I've got to stay healthy until Saturday afternoon. Then I can go down. Not before then! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 EFFING WINDOWS TEN! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 It's tutoring and youth group night. But a group of the kids were going to hang out at a restaurant for a while. So now I'm sitting in my car for one more hour. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 It's tutoring and youth group night. But a group of the kids were going to hang out at a restaurant for a while. So now I'm sitting in my car for one more hour. You're a good mama. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 80% sounds reasonable. Also, I find this helpful: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0 That was very felpful! Thank you Susan!! Now I know what my problem is. I am not “Just doing it!†1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I got two YAHTZEES last night. The 2nd was on the last roll of the game to come from behind and win! It was so exciting. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Good Thursday morning! COFFEE!!!! I agreed to make biscuits and eggs for a brunch for the older two before they go to co-op electives because they're going from there to fast food supper to the dance (they were supposed to have last Saturday, but canceled for weather). MORE COFFEE!!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Good morning! It is 7 degrees. The news people on the radio are warning everyone not to take risks on treacherous roads. It should get above freezing today. I wonder if they will cancel orchestra rehearsal tonight. Regardless, I need to get to a store and buy some groceries. How are you doing this morning, Jean? How is Turtle Two? Coffee! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) That's amazing! I hope you took a picture of the scoresheet, at least. For posterity. It was just me and DS, and he got a YAHTZEE and then I followed with one my very next turn. But all my other rolls were horrible! He was clearly winning and thought he had it in the bag. Then BAZINGA! He was actually a really good sport about it, and said it was the best game of YAHTZEE we had ever played. I agreed. It was really fun. I'm glad I skipped the essay lesson and called school for the day. :thumbup1: ETA: I didn't take a picture. But all of our score sheets from time immortal are in the box with the game. I never throw them away. No reason. Just lazy, I guess. Edited January 18, 2018 by ikslo 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I'm up. Coffee is good. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 12F this morning. It's a heat wave! Actually, it is supposed to be up around 60 by the weekend. I'm looking forward to the thaw. Coughing, sore throats and general malaise are still present for Turtle Two. He insisted on his routine before checking for fever. So he helped his brother with the chickens, made his tea, got his cereal and an apple and is chewing rather slowly. He sounds pretty raspy when he talks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I woke up with a tension headache today. Oldest’s math at night is turning into a power struggle and I don’t like it. She is miserable and asked me to talk to him about it because she didn’t have the nerve. He takes any suggestion I make (do you want to try a different book? Here are some free online videos, should I have her watch them during the day so she’s more prepared? Do you think she’s not ready? I could put her back in BA which I can handle) as annoying buttinskying. I “forced him†to do this and nowI need to back off. Yeahh, I forced you into it by stipulating back when she was eighteen months old that if we ever homeschooled you would have to take over higher math! 🤨. It really bothers me how he keeps saying she just doesn’t care and she’s being lazy. She does have a problem with that sometimes, but I know what that looks like and it doesn’t look like her sitting at the table listening and working out problems for an hour and a half all teary. I know he’s the teacher now but if we hired a tutor who made dd cry every time I’d sure be butting in. 😤 Anyway, like the son in the Bible that says no and then goes and does the Father’s will, he then went and spoke kindly to her telling her that he wants to go back to the beginning of the book and redo some of the things that have been tripping her up and see if that helps and then see if a few weeks of that don’t make things easier. But cranky cranky spankity spanky over here still doesn’t feel like packing him a lunch this morning. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Morning. I overslept. I want to go back to bed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 We decided no school today. Turtle Two isn't running fever this morning, but he's more or less crawling around and coughing. So I opted for a day of rest in which he can take however many hot baths or naps he needs to feel better. Turtle One is easy to read when he is sick. Turtle Two is a lot more stoic. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 And yeah, I'm soft on sick days. Normally, this is a healthy bunch. These are the first sick days we've used in about three years. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I woke up with a tension headache today. Oldest’s math at night is turning into a power struggle and I don’t like it. She is miserable and asked me to talk to him about it because she didn’t have the nerve. He takes any suggestion I make (do you want to try a different book? Here are some free online videos, should I have her watch them during the day so she’s more prepared? Do you think she’s not ready? I could put her back in BA which I can handle) as annoying buttinskying. I “forced him†to do this and nowI need to back off. Yeahh, I forced you into it by stipulating back when she was eighteen months old that if we ever homeschooled you would have to take over higher math! 🤨. It really bothers me how he keeps saying she just doesn’t care and she’s being lazy. She does have a problem with that sometimes, but I know what that looks like and it doesn’t look like her sitting at the table listening and working out problems for an hour and a half all teary. I know he’s the teacher now but if we hired a tutor who made dd cry every time I’d sure be butting in. 😤 Anyway, like the son in the Bible that says no and then goes and does the Father’s will, he then went and spoke kindly to her telling her that he wants to go back to the beginning of the book and redo some of the things that have been tripping her up and see if that helps and then see if a few weeks of that don’t make things easier. But cranky cranky spankity spanky over here still doesn’t feel like packing him a lunch this morning. I just finished SWBs Rethinking School, which reminded me that she says chronic tears are a sign that you should scale back a bit for a while; the child is being pushed beyond their capacity. So yay for the bolded above! But yeah. He should pack his own lunch. :laugh: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I packed the lunch. :toetap05: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!☕ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸â˜•ï¸ Thursday!!!ðŸ‘ðŸ‘👠Hugs to all you folks in the deep freeze!! We’re supposed to get some rain tonight which we desperately need!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I woke up with a tension headache today. Oldest’s math at night is turning into a power struggle and I don’t like it. She is miserable and asked me to talk to him about it because she didn’t have the nerve. He takes any suggestion I make (do you want to try a different book? Here are some free online videos, should I have her watch them during the day so she’s more prepared? Do you think she’s not ready? I could put her back in BA which I can handle) as annoying buttinskying. I “forced him†to do this and nowI need to back off. Yeahh, I forced you into it by stipulating back when she was eighteen months old that if we ever homeschooled you would have to take over higher math! 🤨. It really bothers me how he keeps saying she just doesn’t care and she’s being lazy. She does have a problem with that sometimes, but I know what that looks like and it doesn’t look like her sitting at the table listening and working out problems for an hour and a half all teary. I know he’s the teacher now but if we hired a tutor who made dd cry every time I’d sure be butting in. 😤 Anyway, like the son in the Bible that says no and then goes and does the Father’s will, he then went and spoke kindly to her telling her that he wants to go back to the beginning of the book and redo some of the things that have been tripping her up and see if that helps and then see if a few weeks of that don’t make things easier. But cranky cranky spankity spanky over here still doesn’t feel like packing him a lunch this morning. Oh, I'd pack that lunch. I packed the lunch. I too am like the ornery son. And it would be an ornery one, you could bet. Like an onion and pickle sandwich. :glare: :grouphug:, Spuds. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I packed the lunch. I too am like the ornery son.At least you didn’t pack a punch. Or perhaps pack some heat!😜😜😜😜 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 All y'all Lunch Packers are so kind. Dh did his own lunch until he met me at age 40. So I figured why mess with a system that works? I never pack his lunch. :leaving: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Piano teacher sick, so no piano. We did a phone rehearsal for her instead, because recital is on Saturday. I must now dust ten-years' worth of dust off my Hebrew, for a (thankfully casual) non-credit college thingy I'm leading tonight. At least I found my Hebrew Bible in the crawlspace. That is a start. Kids will do independent work all day so I can have my own study time, which means adjusting our normal math lessons. They will be delighted with that. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 iTired. But my short person loveslovesloves this youth group (which is SUCH a blessing after the debacle of the last one.) Imagine if you will: A youth group that chooses to present all sides in denominational controversies (they explain their position BUT they say it's okay to disagree and they delineate the essentials); that discusses teen issues in an appropriate, Biblical fashion; that is headed by a youth pastor who doesn't treat teens like hormonal savages but as thinking soon-to-be adults; that has adult leaders who love kids BUT who maintain their authority. Sound awesome? It is, my friends. It is. So, for the sake of healthy social relationships, I shall be tired. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I've got the music cranked, and I'm writing. Turtle Two has borrowed his favorite chair and is engrossed in a book on golf. Turtle One is probably setting up a nautical battle on my bedspread. Sick days often turn out to be highly educational in their own way. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hugs, and a high five. It's hard to do nice things with the internal simmering. Good job. It reminds me of a story of an older couple that was going through their belongs and the husband came across a box with a doily in it. He asked his wife what it was. She said that every time she got mad at him, she would make a doily. The husband thought to himself that he must have been a pretty good husband because she only got mad at him once (one doily). He pulled out another shoe box and saw it was full of money. He asked her where she got all the money from because she had never worked. She told him, "That's all the money I earned from selling all those doilies." When I read that story, I started baking. There were some weeks that year that I was baking almost daily... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Lol, well he did get sausage and cabbage instead of the last pork chop... Hmm. Interesting choice. Around here, it would be my first choice for me. I puffy heart love anything cruciferous. But it would serve the purpose well in the lunch-packing correction. Wise, you are, my friend... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) All y'all Lunch Packers are so kind. Dh did his own lunch until he met me at age 40. So I figured why mess with a system that works? I never pack his lunch. :leaving: I have no idea what DH did before we got married, but after we got married he has had leftovers every day. When I put the remains of dinner away, I put whatever is left in a little plastic container (I save the ones I get with the lunch meat, it fits perfectly in his lunch box) and put it in the fridge. Every morning he grabs the container, an apple and a yogurt and sometimes a cheese stick and he’s good. It’s minimal effort on my part and minimal effort on his part. Edited January 18, 2018 by KrissiK 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) I make lunch for dh's children. Sometimes. ;) And sometimes they make their own. Edited January 18, 2018 by Junie 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) I've written about 1000 words this morning. The boys have been reading, typing and now they are watching something on sailing. Turtle Two is having a tough time swallowing a pill. He's normally pretty good at it. His throat must be pretty sore. He keeps telling me it isn't, that he doesn't feel so bad. Meanwhile he's teary, coughing and running about 101.4. Silly Turtle. I gave him Nyquil and sent him to take a warm bath before a nap. Edited January 18, 2018 by Critterfixer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 All y'all Lunch Packers are so kind. Dh did his own lunch until he met me at age 40. So I figured why mess with a system that works? I never pack his lunch. :leaving: Same here. And I don't want him packing mine, either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I have no idea what DH did before we got married, but after we got married he has had leftovers every day. When I put the remains of dinner away, I put whatever is left in a little plastic container (I save the ones I get with the lunch meat, it fits perfectly in his lunch box) and put it in the fridge. Every morning he grabs the container, an apple and a yogurt and sometimes a cheese stick and he’s good. It’s minimal effort on my part and minimal effort on his part. This is me! Leftovers and maybe a cheese stick or yogurt, piece of fruit. So awesome to not have to think in the morning before COFFEE!!!!!! has kicked in. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 PeEdPo (aka Personal Education Post) I got a 90% on my Latin quiz. Yay for me!! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Imma draw for a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 All y'all Lunch Packers are so kind. Dh did his own lunch until he met me at age 40. So I figured why mess with a system that works? I never pack his lunch. :leaving: I would inevitably pack the lunch wrong, so I only pack lunches for family picnics or children under the age of 10 (if necessary). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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