Jean in Newcastle Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Taking day shift for MIL’s death watch today. Not a barrel of laughs but I think that there is some honor in walking part of the way through the “valley of the shadow of death “ with someone. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Taking day shift for MIL’s death watch today. Not a barrel of laughs but I think that there is some honor in walking part of the way through the “valley of the shadow of death “ with someone. I’ve never done that before, Jean, but I think you are right, it is an honor and a privilege. I prayed for you and your family this morning and will continue to do throughOut the day. May His mercy and peace be with your family. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I made an appointment for DD1. I looked in her ear and it’s very red, she said it really hurts and she’s having trouble hearing. Sigh!! I do love our doctor, though. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: If I have 6 goal categories, with 2 daily target tasks per category, is that too much? Yes. 1-3 total. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I like to plan too, but if you plan too much then nothing gets done and it's discouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Yes, I have a routine that incorporates school and housework but I have other goals like my 100 book challenge, lose 82 pounds and learn to play guitar, so my top 3 might be 20 minutes guitar, read before bed and walk the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I have theae things called tackle lists. Routine stuff doesn’t make the list but I do give myself credit for doing them. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hi, Bookie! Update for me: Still on the agent hunt, but delaying further queries at this point because I signed on the dotted line with an editor to work through a developmental edit for my story. I've never spent so much on my writing, but I just have a hunch this story is worth it, and I hope to learn a lot and grow as a writer. The boys planted fifteen hills of squash in the garden. I lost most of my seedlings to the bad spring weather, but low and behold, some of the tomatoes and peppers are rebounding and beginning to grow now. I lost a writing contest and entered another one, mostly to prove I could get back up on the horse again even if it hurt. My art instructor invited me to participate in an art exhibition she is planning for next spring--and I'm expected to frame and sell paintings. Gasp. I said I'd do it. Which means I'll be busting my tail for the rest of the year to accumulate enough pieces for sale... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I organized my art supplies, bought a few tubes of paint I needed, and generally prepared for painting. My boy wants me to finish a picture of pumpkins I started last fall but didn't finish. I think I'll just give it to him when I'm done. I want to go shoot some waterfalls this weekend with my new phone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Taking day shift for MIL’s death watch today. Not a barrel of laughs but I think that there is some honor in walking part of the way through the “valley of the shadow of death “ with someone. Does she like music? Soothing music played from a phone for a bit can help pass the hours. There's a fair bit of evidence that hearing is one of the last things to go, and is still present during twilight coma. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 2 hours ago, ThatBookwormMom said: If I have 6 goal categories, with 2 daily target tasks per category, is that too much? I just kind of list the things I want to do and see if I can get them done. School, housekeeping, Latin, reading, etc. it doesn’t always get done, but I try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 MIL asked for and ate some ice cream. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning123 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 @Jean in Newcastle Praying for you and your MIL too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Just now, learning123 said: @Jean in Newcastle Praying for you and your MIL too. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning123 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Can someone tell me what :svengo: means? I'm a naive newbie... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, learning123 said: Can someone tell me what :svengo: means? I'm a naive newbie... It's an old emoji that doesn't work anymore. He raises his hand to his face and falls over backwards. Very relatable. We still use him in protest of the fact that he no longer works. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 20 hours ago, learning123 said: Can someone tell me what :svengo: means? I'm a naive newbie... It is (was? ) the name of a fainting emoji. A Svengo Booyah! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Back from the doctor. Poor baby has a raging ear infection. I’m glad I took her in. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hello, newbie!! Welcome. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I am home a couple of hours early. SIL took over for me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I am home a couple of hours early. SIL took over for me. How is she Doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, KrissiK said: How is she Doing? Ok. She sleeps much of the time. The ice cream was the first food in three days. She gets restless and tries to get out of bed. I would sing to her and she would settle down. She was coherent and knew us for awhile but other times doesn’t. I was letting her suck on these sponge things until she tried to eat the sponge. Dh is exhausted. I told him to stay home and sleep. I will pick up his cousin who is coming down from Canada. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 (((Jean))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hugs, Jean. That is rough. But I'm glad you were able to comfort her by singing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Chickens exercised. Dogs walked. Dinner cooked, eaten and put away, although the dishes seem to have spawned while I wasn't watching. A chapter edited and nine pages revised. I'd better go deal with the dishes before it gets worse. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I don't have cavities. Alex showed his boobies to everyone in the dentist's office. Then he got stuck under the chairs so I had to take apart an entire row of chairs to get him out while he screamed "I'n duck!" Twice. 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Awix is quite the character! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Jean - praying for you and your family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Dd19 is home from college! She misses it already, but lucky for her, she gets to go back in 10 days to be a counselor at the summer camps held at the university. She will get to room with one of her roommates, who is also counseling for the summer. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Mom: Goodnight jerk face. John: Goodnight you big fat jerk face. Mom: Goodnight jerk face. Mary: Goodnight beautiful jerk face. Mom: Goodnight jerk face. Alex: Mama. Mama. Ma ma ma maaaaahhhhh... Bye. ::slams door:: 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I cleaned the kitchen and washed the dishes and refilled the sugar jar and wiped down the sink and gathered trail mix components and did more repair work on the water bag and took some ibuprofin for knee and female issues pain and gave the water kefir more sugar water and mineral drops and rewarded myself with a cup of hot cocoa. Now imma sit here. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Dh and I are picking up his cousin. He couldn’t sleep and I felt like I needed support “laying down the law” with this particular cousin who is really pushy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I'mma go to bed. I finished revision on chapter 22. Sit on them overnight and then put them in for reals. Nighty-night. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Dd13's concert was a success! This is the first concert I have actually enjoyed in a while. (Migraines and beginning musicians do not always play nicely together.) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 13 minutes ago, Junie said: Dd13's concert was a success! This is the first concert I have actually enjoyed in a while. (Migraines and beginning musicians do not always play nicely together.) Wonderful! So glad you were able to enjoy it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Giving myself a 1/5 on an interview that was not labeled as technical. He just started out with technical questions--it was the second interview! I'd reviewed company information, not tech skills, and have been out of coding for like 2 years. Ack! It was awful. Well, on the plus side, my brain is spinning with review questions, and frankly I think that role would have been a step down in terms of leadership (but up in technical skills) so maybe it's for the best. I did ask for feedback and say thank you for the great questions, so hopefully it's constructive. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 (((Tsuga))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 ((Tsuga)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Day 119 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I mixed up this powdered nutella like stuff. It was yucky and messed up my snack and now I can’t eat anything else. But don’t cry for me, ITT. Tomorrow has new snack opportunities. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning123 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 13 hours ago, ikslo said: Hello, newbie!! Welcome. Thank you for the welcome! Hello to you all! And good morning. It is a great day! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Good morning! It's Friday!! I'm sorry Tsuga - that's rough. The interviewer might have had a more positive perspective, though. If any of you are so inclined, will you pray for ds22 who is having a "go out for coffee" preliminary job interview today? I have many stores to go to today to pick up misc. last-minute backpacking supplies. I will plead with the kids to do as much tidying of the house as they can stand. Also laundry. Hows things, Jeannie? So. Much. Coffee. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, learning123 said: Thank you for the welcome! Hello to you all! And good morning. It is a great day! Hi Learning! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Good morning. I dreamed of thunderstorms, and carrying a cat carrier through the rain. The cat wasn't pleased. I got soaked. Caffeine and then back to editing. I have to put the revisions in this morning, print out the hard copy of the next chapter, run it through Autocrit, expose it to my own list of editing checks, and start the revisions. I'm aiming to manage 2.5 chapters a week, 3 if the revisions are not intense. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning123 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 @Susan in TN --will pray for your SON! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 20 hours ago, ThatBookwormMom said: If I have 6 goal categories, with 2 daily target tasks per category, is that too much? For me, yes. For some motivated type A people I know and love, not enough! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Good Morning! COFFEE! Tsuga - I agree with Susan. It probably went better than you think. Susan, best wishes for efficient errand running and prayers for ds's coffee meeting!!!!!! Happy movie night Angi! Happy editing Critter! I'm still recovering from a late night and an early morning. Late night from local homeschool production of Hello Dolly - it was amazing! Early morning from 4/7 of the family leaving on a camping trip. Today is the calm eye of the storm before 2 more crazy days - youth orchestra audition, swim meet, cast party. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Good morning. (sneeze, sneeze, cough, cough) Allergies and rain and changes in temps and air pressure are trying to kill us all. It's days like these when I wish we were homeschooling. I had a meeting at school yesterday to discuss DS. He has IEPs and 504s because of his hearing loss. They LOVE him at school. It was so nice to hear because he can be difficult, but I think he's so challenging at home because he is putting so much effort into being good at school. I know it was the right thing to do to send him there because he loves me too much to work well for me. All of his teacher's submitted comments, some were at the meeting to talk with me, and then there were the specialists as well. They can't fake that kind of genuine love and admiration. It was such a relief! Then I got to tell DS all about is and let him fluff his feathers and be all awe, shucks, which was adorable. Now his poor sisters have a lot to live up to! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Good Morning!! Happy Friday!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!!!~D Friday!!!(yay) There is nothing on the calendar for today. Yay!! ((Tsuga)) Welcome, Learning!! Glad you had a good meeting, Paige!! It’s nice to hear good thzings about one’s kid. Go, Lynn!!! You can do it!! “Yay, Lynn, she’s our (wo)man!! If she can’t do it, no one can!!” Movie night sounds like fun, Angi. We’re having Family Movie Night at Home tonight. I noticed my all time favorite tv show as a kid is now on Amazon Prime “Just some good ol’ boys, never meanin’ no harm....” so I figured it was time to introduce the kids to Bo and Luke Duke. Jeannie, how is MIL this morning? That’s an interesting dream, Critter. What’s been hiding in your anxiety closet? Crack the whip in those kids, Susan!! Bookmom, it’s so good to see you back. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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