Slache Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 We were invited to a beach house for any weekend in November. Who wants to dogsit? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Slache said: We were invited to a beach house for any weekend in November. Who wants to dogsit? I will! Or Jean - she's closer! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 The Dodgers stink!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) (((Krissi))) I'm an O's fan. I know the feeling. ETA: The Red Sox are my favorite post-season team because my team can never get there. Edited October 29, 2018 by Junie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 14 hours ago, myblessings4 said: That was a small group! Are you in black on the right? Yes. The old lady. Well, the oldest lady; there was another old lady there. :-) The zombie in front of me was also at the first one. She wasn't able to do it the next year because she had a new baby. :-) And I guess in the ensuing years there were other things that were more important than thrilling the world, lol. But she made it to the 10th anniversary, so there's that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 It's Monday!!!!! Happyhappyhappy!!! And that's to make up for the fact that no one has posted in an hour. People are not taking this thread seriously. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Tomorrow's Monday! Week 1 Whole30, week 4 steps, 3 weeks to Mount St Helens. I have a zit on my chin that I don't like. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Tomorrow some Filipino family are stopping by. The son of the SIL who brought me a fish and his wife and daughter . I know that this nephew is super tidy. Despite actually working on my living room today, my house is not tidy. But I am super owie today. And we have to do school in the morning. So I guess we’re all just going to have to suck it up. He won’t get a tidy place to visit and I will feel self conscious about the state of my house. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 13 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Tomorrow some Filipino family are stopping by. The son of the SIL who brought me a fish and his wife and daughter . I know that this nephew is super tidy. Despite actually working on my living room today, my house is not tidy. But I am super owie today. And we have to do school in the morning. So I guess we’re all just going to have to suck it up. He won’t get a tidy place to visit and I will feel self conscious about the state of my house. Don't feel self conscious. When you all look back that will not be what you remember. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Day 280 steps Day 152 hips Day 51 bird dog. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Good Monday Morning! We survived the first orchestra concert. The symphony orchestra's performance of Beethoven's 5th was fantastic. How is it already Monday again? COFFEE!!!!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Good morning! It's The Queen's favorite day! Yay for successful 1st orchestra concerts and B5! The stomach flu is going around. Besides the quartet violinist, several kids from children's choir were sick this past week. One kid threw up in the yard of the church yesterday morning. Ds23 threw up in the middle of the night. It makes me want to sequester everyone for a couple weeks. Alas. We have an ortho appt. this morning, instrument lessons and children's choir this afternoon, and boy scout court of honor tonight. Coffee! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Krissi - it was Steel Magnolias. (Love you more than my luggage) I had to look it up. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!~D Monday!!!????? I had Sudafed dreams last night. I knew they’d come. I’ve been taking so much of that stuff. The dizziness is gone, but the Dreams..... not bad, just very vivid and bizarre. DH is on a plane, likely taxi-ing down the runway as we speak. He’s going to Phoenix for 3 days for work.? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Morning. I didn't sleep worth anything last night. My neck is killing me, but I shall not die per ITT regs regarding death. Thankfully, I actually did my Monday chore on Saturday afternoon, and last night was able to bring all the meat for the week and do it on the grill at my folks' house. So dinner is done for days. Thus, I can take my medicines, drink my tea, write my novel, and bake under my heating pad until all is well, and everyone will have food to eat and clean litterboxes without my help. Yay! 3 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 34 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Good morning! It's The Queen's favorite day! Yay for successful 1st orchestra concerts and B5! The stomach flu is going around. Besides the quartet violinist, several kids from children's choir were sick this past week. One kid threw up in the yard of the church yesterday morning. Ds23 threw up in the middle of the night. It makes me want to sequester everyone for a couple weeks. Alas. We have an ortho appt. this morning, instrument lessons and children's choir this afternoon, and boy scout court of honor tonight. Coffee! Oh dear, Susan. Start carrying around a big bottle of anti-bacterial gel and coat everyone and everything with it. I would suffer through a million colds before going through a bout of the stomach flu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 ((Critter)) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, KrissiK said: ((Critter)) Could be worse. I could have to clean house and make dinner tonight. Or it could have happened on the day NaNoWriMo starts and I have to be on my game that day. For these small mercies, I'm grateful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Good Morning! Happy Monday! I just finished handing out this week's assignments. I used to write them out over the weekend, but I keep forgetting. Everyone is kind of sluggish on Monday mornings anyway, so a late start isn't necessarily a bad thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 So much literature. So little time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 My guests have gone back home. We can all go back to our regularly scheduled activities and relax. It wasn't a bad visit. Baby has already been up and had his first nap of the day. He finds house guests stressful too. My dog keeps getting sick; I think she has a bad batch of food that I should report. I almost took her to the pet ER because she was so sick but then it seemed to pass. Poor baby. ☹️ 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 9 hours ago, Slache said: I have a zit on my chin that I don't like. Do you ever have zits that you *do* like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ellie said: Do you ever have zits that you *do* like? The ones that make me look like a unicorn. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Sudafed makes me have dreams that crowds of people are shouting at me. I don't like that stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) Fever - check. Aching muscles - check. Misery and moaning - check. Yep, I think it's the flu. Ds23 is pretty sure he's dying of death, but has managed to keep down a couple saltine crackers and an electrolyte/vitamin/elderberry fizzy drink. I hate the smell of Lysol-type sprays, but I am being quite liberal with the disinfecting today. Edited October 29, 2018 by Susan in TN 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) I'm having all of the elements of an awesome Monday morning. Memorable GI issues Vehicle we had to jump start to get to the shop Extended family drama Edited October 29, 2018 by prairiewindmomma 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Prairie, I think you are being very reasonable and it's a good idea to just let your mom know what to expect ahead of time. (((Prairie))) these things are never easy. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: More effective--get a spray bottle of peroxide and spray it everywhere. Oooh - great idea! I have peroxide AND a spray bottle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 ((Prairie)). I would say go with your plan. Explain to your mom. You know, finally, you do the best you can. You treat people the best you know how, but in the end some people will just not be satisfied and you have to be able to let it be. You can’t please everyone and you can’t wreck your finances and everything else just to try to please people. It’s Not worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Susan in TN said: Sudafed makes me have dreams that crowds of people are shouting at me. I don't like that stuff. I don’t remember what I dreamed, but I woke up from them several times last night and I just remember them being very vivid. Sudafed is what they make meth out of, so I know it’s gotta have some effect like that. ahhh, well, it’s a drug induced Booya/h!!! ???? Edited October 29, 2018 by KrissiK 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Prarie, I agree with everyone that you have a good plan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) I slept in(ish), did laundry, school, and a smidgen of housework. We're having leftover shepherd's pie for dinner. I'm very tired and have decided to pick one home keeping project per day in lieu of working out this week. Today's project is the three bins on the bottom of the bookshelf; blocks, costumes and stuffed animals. Everything will be sorted and scrubbed, and a few choice items will hopefully be thrown away or donated. (((Susan))) (((Prarie))) Edited October 29, 2018 by Slache 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Thanks, everyone, for the support. Sometimes I need to hear voices from people outside of the situation to remember that I am being pretty reasonable about it all. My van is back from the shop and will live to drive another day. We had capped repairs at $500, and thankfully this all came in under that. So, that's looking up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 (((Prairie))) I read what you posted earlier, but decided to take a nap before answering. And, yes, I agree with the others that you are doing the right thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 The kids are down. Now I have to actually do the bins because I said I was going to do the bins but I don't want to do the bins. My life is hard that way. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Met a Korean woman at Starbucks. She heard that we homeschool and sat there with her mouth open saying "wow" ten times in a row. It was pretty funny. She wants to hire me to tutor her 2nd grader. How much should I charge? I don’t feel comfortable milking families for high amounts. $30 for an hour is less than the going rate here but reasonable? (I looked on wyzant (tutoring site) and local tutors for elementary charge between $20 (too low) and $60 an hour (too high). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Dh’s nephew, wife and baby daughter came for an hour and a half. We had a lovely visit. No fish were exchanged. Dd and I held the baby (3 months). They kept referring to me as “grandma” ? but I guess the baby’s real grandma is my generation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Random Korean lady asked you? $40 an hour. $30 would be the friends and family rate. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I think $30 is fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I offered $30 for an hour and $20 for a half hour. I charge more for just a half hour because it is more of a pain to set up for a shorter period of time. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I offered $30 for an hour and $20 for a half hour. I charge more for just a half hour because it is more of a pain to set up for a shorter period of time. When I was teaching overseas years ago, I tutored a family's young daughter in English so she could pass the test to get into the school I taught at. I didn't know what to charge, but at the first meeting they handed me a $100USD bill. And did so at each subsequent tutoring session. I was so thankful when that little girl got into kindergarten. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 It was my intention to do the bins today and the bookshelf tomorrow but I wound up getting them both done today. Right now Matt's vacuuming while I hold the couch down. I don't have nearly enough steps for all the crap I did today. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 12 hours ago, myblessings4 said: Good morning! We're ALL awake! I gorgot to check dh's alarm clock, which automatically switches time when daylight savings time ends. But it is old and switches on the OLD dates. So he overslept by an hour today. But he's at work and all good. Dc are getting ready. Ds32 is even up. I don't know why. Oh well, ☕ ☕ for me!! Working til 6 or 7. Leftovers for supper. Our clock does that too. It's very annoying for one week in Fall and a few weeks in Spring. This is the last week of my first 8 week session teaching at my new science center. It went really well and really fast. Next week I'm off (I put a week between each session to make-up snow days), then I start the next 8 week session. I will be spending that week planning classes, finding some things in my garage, fully cleaning my classrooms, and getting my house in order. I wasn't a good housekeeper before opening the science center, and being away from home 6 or so hours a day hasn't improved things. Oh well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) No fish? I know of people who have slept in hammocks on a regular basis. There's one kid in MN who sleeps in a hammock on his front porch. I have slept in a hammock in the forest. I think it would be incredibly comfortable if I could get the hang of the off-set/side-slant technique, but I always end up in the banana position. Even then it's not bad. Hammocks are super cheap on Amazon. Properly anchoring it will be your biggest challenge. Edited October 30, 2018 by Susan in TN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I totally forgot two doctor appointments today. ? I will have to pay missed appointment fees. ? 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 On the hammock thing, Slache, I’d give it a whirl with a fabric style hammock. I think the parachute nylon material or cotton stuff is safer with kids than the tiny string style. I know people who sleep in hammocks full time—it’s awesome if you have reflux as you can angle the head hook a bit higher. I assume, though, that you’ll go with a stand since you’ll be renting? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I am drinking herbal tea and searching Pinterest for Thanksgiving centerpiece ideas. Just shoot me now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I took no Sudafed today. Hopefully I will sleep better! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 The bunnies love to hop right under Juliet’s nose. Juliet is so still and attentive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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