Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I am very frustrated by MIL's schedule. Four of the four weeks off are not full weeks off, but four days off and they go to school on Friday. A kid is not going to learn anything in one day, especially not after 6 days off. Why don't they lose one of their vacation weeks and add the four days to four of the other weeks? This would be better for the kids and for the kids and teachers to plan vacations. MIL has complained in the past that she only gets partial weeks off but I had never actually looked at it. It is a horrible schedule and looks very inconvenient for everyone involved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 This Filipina at Starbucks is driving me crazy. I only know that she is Filipina- and her entire life story- because she is talking VERY loudly. I like her friend who is normal voiced. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 John has negotiated for an earlier bedtime so they can get up earlier. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Slache said: John has negotiated for an earlier bedtime so they can get up earlier. :svengo: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 14 minutes ago, Slache said: John has negotiated for an earlier bedtime so they can get up earlier. Successfully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Successfully? Yes. We change to an 8 o'clock wake up time a few months ago and he wants to go back to 7 because the sun wakes him up at 7 making him cranky. He wants an earlier bedtime to get enough sleep so he can get up when the sun wakes him up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: Oh yeah! Come to think of it, mine did, too. Over the first like 6 years, I had either 2 or 4 periods before it completely stopped. Ok, well, you girls are making me feel better. It is a very “typical” AF. Bloating, cramps, etc. Nothing unusual or out of the ordinary. But of course, I always think, “I’m dying!! Something is wrong with my body, I am dying.” Because..... that’s what I do.? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Speaking of MIL we have a package! What's the 12 month rule? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Slache said: Speaking of MIL we have a package! What's the 12 month rule? Officially you are declared to be in menopause if you go 12 months without a period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Dh messed up my fledgling perfect bloodsugar streak. It actually isn’t super bad but I can’t count today as having perfect readings. He’s a poopyhead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Officially you are declared to be in menopause if you go 12 months without a period. I guess that's how those 60 and 70 year olds get pregnant every once in awhile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 My mother had a surprise period when she was 80. The hardest thing for her was dealing with the radical change in supplies! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Just now, Jean in Newcastle said: My mother had a surprise period when she was 80. The hardest thing for her was dealing with the radical change in supplies! Sometimes I'll tease my dad about wanting a baby brother. He always says that people his age are too old. No they're not! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Back when my mother waa having “official” periods, they had these garter belt things and all pads were like the ones that they give you postpartum and you pinned the ends to the belt. I am so glad that we don’t still have to do it like that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Slache said: I found the school holidays. It's very sad. They start in August, have a week of in November, December, January, February, March, April, and school ends in May. The December and January weeks are connected for a 2 week holiday break. That's a crazy schedule. Around here a lot of schools start a couple days after Labor Day, get all half days before Thanksgiving (often a conference week), then 23rd of December through January 2nd, then mid-winter break in February around President's Day, then Spring Break in March or April (depending on Easter), out in June. ETA: I decided for the sake of keeping things easy to follow, that I'd keep all my classes on the same schedule until we have snow days. So, if there's a holiday any day of a week, I take off the whole week (maybe run some workshops). Of course, this was the first week of my new session and we've already had 1 1/2 snow days. Edited November 16, 2018 by Where's Toto? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 26 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Back when my mother waa having “official” periods, they had these garter belt things and all pads were like the ones that they give you postpartum and you pinned the ends to the belt. I am so glad that we don’t still have to do it like that. I would love this. Until they invented period panties I was sleeping on a stack of towels, changing hourly and showering at least twice a night. I was searching the internet to see if diapers would work on a menstrual cycle when I found the period panties. 21 minutes ago, Where's Toto? said: That's a crazy schedule. Around here a lot of schools start a couple days after Labor Day, get all half days before Thanksgiving (often a conference week), then 23rd of December through January 2nd, then mid-winter break in February around President's Day, then Spring Break in March or April (depending on Easter), out in June. ETA: I decided for the sake of keeping things easy to follow, that I'd keep all my classes on the same schedule until we have snow days. So, if there's a holiday any day of a week, I take off the whole week (maybe run some workshops). Of course, this was the first week of my new session and we've already had 1 1/2 snow days. Are your kids 100% homeschooled? It doesn't sound like it. I can't imagine working around the public school schedule. Bleh! I won't even do classical conversations! I am very spoiled. Theoretically we do school every day, taking a week off every 6-8 weeks. Theoretically... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Slache said: I would love this. Until they invented period panties I was sleeping on a stack of towels, changing hourly and showering at least twice a night. I was searching the internet to see if diapers would work on a menstrual cycle when I found the period panties. https://www.medline.com/product/Sanitary-Belts/Z05-PF06260 You can still get them. But the period panties are so much better. So much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: https://www.medline.com/product/Sanitary-Belts/Z05-PF06260 You can still get them. But the period panties are so much better. So much. I should have said would have. My teenhood was complicated and painful. I'm very glad there are better options for Mary. I think we're in a good place for girls now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I'm going to sound like an annoying commercial here: Slache, you should really talk to your doctor. I have similar issues with my cycle and became anemic to the point of needing a blood transfusion. I started taking a prescription called Lysteda and it has been life-changing. OK, commercial over. :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Can anyone recommend a camera? It's not for me, it's for my 16yo, I need it to be about $150-$200, cheaper if at all possible. I want him to be able to take pictures and video, it also needs to zoom. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 36 minutes ago, Junie said: I'm going to sound like an annoying commercial here: Slache, you should really talk to your doctor. I have similar issues with my cycle and became anemic to the point of needing a blood transfusion. I started taking a prescription called Lysteda and it has been life-changing. OK, commercial over. ? I've been fine since going gluten free. Funny how that works. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 We're packing. I saw the trailer for the new Fantastic Beasts. It looks so good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Slache said: I've been fine since going gluten free. Funny how that works. Interesting. Gluten-free didn't change mine at all, but I did figure out why I usually felt better during my pregnancies and while exclusively nursing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Junie said: Interesting. Gluten-free didn't change mine at all, but I did figure out why I usually felt better during my pregnancies and while exclusively nursing. Huge difference. I used to just lie in bed crying from the pain. I was cold, had migraines, and I was like the mother of the Nile River. It's not perfect now, but I can handle daily life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) Slache: I never wore pants unless I was going to prison. John: Now that's what I call a declarative sentence. He's not usually that funny. Edited November 17, 2018 by Slache 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I have done the things and gone to the places. Now my brain is tired. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (((Paradox5))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 4 hours ago, Slache said: I would love this. Until they invented period panties I was sleeping on a stack of towels, changing hourly and showering at least twice a night. I was searching the internet to see if diapers would work on a menstrual cycle when I found the period panties. Are your kids 100% homeschooled? It doesn't sound like it. I can't imagine working around the public school schedule. Bleh! I won't even do classical conversations! I am very spoiled. Theoretically we do school every day, taking a week off every 6-8 weeks. Theoretically... My kids are 100% homeschooled, except for the classes they take at my science center. I don't work around the public school calendar but I am aware of it since my 4-H club has a lot of public schoolers and my oldest went to public school. When I say holidays I just mean the national "bank" holidays. I take off the entire week of Thanksgiving, the weeks of Christmas and New Years, the week of President's Day, the week of Memorial Day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I tutored a 2nd grader and a K’er. I still enjoy it but I am out of one kind of teaching aid and need to make more. I had started making the originals way back when my kids were little but life got busy with them and I never got it done. I am weird enough to want to continue now since it is really handy for tutoring. The mom, aka “random Korean lady” is pushing again for more tutoring sessions per week but I am resisting. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 We're off to our horror movie. Wish us luck! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Day 298 steps Day 170 hips Day 69 bird dog. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Good Saturday Morning! Coffee is brewing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) Good morning! Slache-be careful on that mountain, take lots of pictures for us! (((Paradox5)))--just pick a few things at a time! it's an, I'm up way earlier than I wanna be, booya/h! Edited November 17, 2018 by mama25angels 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Good Morning! Happy Saturday! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Go Slache Go!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!~D Saturday!!! this morning we are looking at a house. this afternoon we are having Thanksgiving dinner at my Mom and Dad’s house with her two sisters and their husbands. It will be nice. somewhere in between there I need to get to the Afsa and do my grocery shopping. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Good morning. Last night we had a bunny breakout and a wascally wabbit hunt. She got behind barriers to get way behind stuff in the closet. Trying to get her out of there without hurting her or giving her a heart attack was tricky. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I haz jello 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 41 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: I did leave the house. But it was just to go to HEB to pick up a few things, so pretty leisurely this early. Plus I picked up one night's Hanukkah gift for dc. Just Ferrero Rochet, but it's their fave. Now I'm at the Mexican reataurant on the corner, waiting for breakfast tacos to take home. Ooooh, breakfast tacos. We’ll take a dozen, please!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I haz jello What flavor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Just now, KrissiK said: What flavor? Black cherry 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) Good morning! I have been down the long road and back again. Ds13's audition (for middle school all-regional orchestra) seemed to go well. He lacks the nervous gene, somehow. The rest of us seem to have gotten extra large nervous genes. We will find out the results tonight, if I remember to check. When we got back to the warm-up room, this sweet little kid was standing there with a broken e-string on his violin and his parents were a bit distraught. Fortunately, I had literally 8 e-strings in my purse and gave them one. Hope his audition went well after that. Dh is bringing dd20 home for the week. We're having birthday cake after lunch, and then some people are off to writers club and I have to get way across town to play for a party. More Coffee! Edited November 17, 2018 by Susan in TN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Go Slachey, Go! BE CAREFUL!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 29 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: Me, too. What flavor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 We started at 5. Made it 3/4 of the way up and Matt hurt his ankle. He's ok but we came down. Pics and Journal later. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Slache said: We started at 5. Made it 3/4 of the way up and Matt hurt his ankle. He's ok but we came down. Pics and Journal later. (((Matt))) Did you get to slide down? ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: (((Matt))) Did you get to slide down? ❤️❤️❤️❤️ NOT ENOUGH SNOW! I was so mad. And my fitbit subtracted 7,000 steps and 4 miles after it synced. I'm hoping it rectified itself later. It doesn't always. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Yay for Slache and Matt! Yay for Susan's stash of E strings! DD's back still hurts even with ibuprofen before practice. If we alternate heat and cold - how long do we do each? Do you take a break in between or no? How long do you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 12 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: Yay for Slache and Matt! Yay for Susan's stash of E strings! DD's back still hurts even with ibuprofen before practice. If we alternate heat and cold - how long do we do each? Do you take a break in between or no? How long do you do it? According to my chiropractor you only want to do cold because heat causes inflammation. Do cold for 20 minutes and stop for an hour then do cold for 20 minutes stop for an hour... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 24 minutes ago, Slache said: NOT ENOUGH SNOW! I was so mad. And my fitbit subtracted 7,000 steps and 4 miles after it synced. I'm hoping it rectified itself later. It doesn't always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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