Jean in Newcastle Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'm going to spend too much money on parking just to make it easy to find a parking space in the Big City. Worth it to avoid stress. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 This is going to drive me nuts! I was contacted by a mom regarding camp registration. Answered her questions. She said that one of her sons has come before but didn't give me his name! I don't tend to know last names of the kids (we just have lanyards with their first names on them) and most of the kids' last names are different from their parents' / guardians' anyway. It's not a big deal. If she enrolls him we will get all the paperwork including his name, but it's one of those things that is going to drive me nuts until I know! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Coconut curry is simmering and I have 6 ziplock bags of it for the freezer. 1 freezer-meal down, 17 to go. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I'm going to spend too much money on parking just to make it easy to find a parking space in the Big City. Worth it to avoid stress. Yep. Totally worth the money! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Coconut curry is simmering and I have 6 ziplock bags of it for the freezer. 1 freezer-meal down, 17 to go. Svengo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Dd8 helped me make chicken pot pies and fruit salad for dinner. We did a gentle introduction to Spanish. :) Then dd8 and dd11 wanted to watch Magic School Bus in Spanish. The dialogue is so fast in that show. I'm still not sure exactly what happened... :) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 The curry was really good - I used this recipe, but increased the chickpeas and sweet potato to make it stretch s bit more. (I also bought the industrial-sized can of chickpeas from GFS since I septupled the recipe.) https://www.oneingredientchef.com/sweet-potato-stew/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I put together an IKEA bookshelf all by myself! 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Had a lovely visit with Pink and Green Mom. Ds is going to the chiropractor but I am skipping tonight. Too tired. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I am in bed! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Warning! Grosspo. I have a purple toenail with a bubble in it and if you put pressure on it the bubble moves around. 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Attention: As of today, there are five more months until Christmas. That is all. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Where's Toto? said: I need to get serious about starting a language with my kids. We've done pieces in the past but never stuck with it for long. Ds is starting high school so I feel like we need to get serious. Probably Spanish since fil is from Puerto Rico and it's definitely the most useful around here. Whichever language or curriculum you use, the important thing is using the language. If you already know some Spanish, you can choose one routine and start using what you know! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 We are getting a lot of thunder and lightening. And some rain. I'm going to bed and will sleep well. Good night! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I died. Don’t tell Whitehawk. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 RIP 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I died. Don’t tell Whitehawk. Ahem. 1 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Good Friday Morning! Coffee is brewing. I got to sleep in a little bit. Tomorrow I get to pick up 2nd ds from Governor's Scholars - YAY!!!!! Jean, I'm thinking of the Mark Twain quote - I think the reports of your death were greatly exaggerated! (Hope you're feeling better!) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I died. Nope. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Good morning! There is a fly buzzing around my room but it's too fast to catch and feed to Tiger the Bullfrog. I have a quick thing at the church this morning, then back home to do some work. I think I will make tomato bisque today. The two Middles get home from their youth group trip tonight. Apparently, they were on the team that was demolishing and hauling off a double-wide trailor. This morning they go rafting. I'm a little nervous about that. Rivers will be high and fast due to all rain. Gotta stretch. Coffee! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Good Morning! Happy Friday!! Hey, let's learn something! (My kids are needing some extra motivation this morning.) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Morning, Happy Friday! I've slept in a little the last few days and I'm not sure that's a good thing. If the sun/heat/humidity are too kicked in when I get up, I feel crappy since my benedryl has worn off by that point. I'm not sleeping really late, not like I used to, but even 8/8:30 seems to be crossing a line. Dh is taking the kids to his parents and the beach this weekend. I'm staying home with the dog. Which is good because I have a ton of cleaning to do. The bad part of it is he takes my car and I get his car when he goes down there. His car has no air conditioning. Blech. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 9 hours ago, Renai said: Whichever language or curriculum you use, the important thing is using the language. If you already know some Spanish, you can choose one routine and start using what you know! I plan to have them watch some of their favorite cartoons (yes, they are 12 and 14 and still have favorite cartoons) in the language we choose. I know some Spanish, but basically from high school which was more years ago than I want to think about. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Today I'm doing laundry because ds informed me that he doesn't have any clothes for the weekend. I just bought him shorts, sweatpants (all he wears) and a bunch of tshirts. Walmart doesn't have his favorite fandoms but they have lots with sarcastic sayings and he likes that too. I'm pretty sure dd has enough clothes for the weekend. I guess I should ask/start packing so I know for sure. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 EdPo Warning!! This weekend I also have to set up school for the kids. I want to have the rest of the summer planned out and at least the first two months of the school year. I have a break every eight weeks plus holidays from the science center so that will be a good time to plan the next chunk of school, and I can adjust as needed. I'm thinking I'm going to use an index card system. Each subject/day assignment is written on a card. The kids will have a page of library pockets - dd by day plus one for things she can do any day, ds by subject (he plans out his week better than she does). When they do an assignment, they turn in the card and paper from that assignment. I will reuse the index cards by crossing off one assignment and writing on another. I will have the cards set up in a file box, sorted so I can set up school easily each week. I just bought them new organizing binders with pockets, three rings, dividers, etc. All their worksheets will be in there, with their page of library pockets, pencils, pens, etc., background information they may need, etc. I'm hoping by being really organized, school will go better this year. It wasn't awful last year and they did progress quite a bit. I just felt like it wasn't all it should be. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I only have three weeks of camp that the registration deadline hasn't passed already, and one deadline is Monday. That makes it feel like summer is almost over. NOOOOOOOOOO. Next week I have no camps, workshops or anything, just possible jury duty and cleaning. The following week I'm doing one day of camp (one student, may advertise "still space available" to see if I can get more), then three weeks of camp and summer is done. I need to get to work on that long to-do list. I was thinking after vacation, after 4-H fair, after birthdays I would still have lots of time. Not exactly lots. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Okay, off to see the Wizard........um do laundry and dishes and have my second cup of tea. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) DON'T PANIC! #wisdomfromhitchhikersguidetothegalaxy And THERE'S a Booyah for ya! This is the thread that never ends, It just goes on and on my friends. People started posting not knowing what it was, And they will keep on posting here forever just because... This is the thread that never ends You'd best come join it with your friends 'Cuz it will replace Facebook as the latest web-based craze And everyone will post here instead for the rest of their days This is the thread that's always there They'll cheer you up so don't despair The group is growing well as more people start checking in And we'll keep sucking them in because our cheer is addictive This is the thread that never ends It's better than a Mercedes Benz It helps with coffee withdrawal and other troubles, too Eighteen hundred pages of friends all cheering for you This thread keeps going on and on with record-setting length and fun It started forty-eight months ago from curiosity and all the fun and frolic has shown this is the place to be This is the thread that never ends... And the place where one finds special friends, the kind that have hearts that are strong and true Yes, ITT ladies, I am talking to you! This is the thread that never ends Yeah, it's superior to other trends Friends start out scratching their head in confusion, perhaps But then the laughter strikes and they gratefully tip their caps... This is the thread that never ends.... Edited July 26, 2019 by Susan in TN 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I'm supposed to go to the river today. This morning sometime. I have two chapters to revise, and the boy has a water safety stunt to do in a place where the water isn't so deep or murky that he can't see what's happening down below the kayak. He's got a sail rigged, and I told him that he needs to tip it in full open mode, to see that he can get clear of the rigging, and right the ship, so to speak. He's been grumpy with me ever since I suggested it. Not dead yet of the sun and the summer. But I woke up in an awful mood, and a thunderstorm this evening would sure be nice. Don't think we'll get one though. The cicadas are so loud that I can hear them screaming inside the house. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Another sort of EdPo but not really, more a KidPo... Ds needs to get more exercise. The theory was that dh would take him to the Y each day but it's been hard to do that between all the crap he's doing for his parents, dd's TKD schedule, my class/tutoring schedule, etc. He definitely doesn't want to go back to TKD. So we are looking into options for what he can do at home. When he's at the science center, I can make him take walks and hit the heavy bag (I plan to go over routines with him) and maybe even some yoga. We have a Wii Fit, which is his idea. Walks can happen. I do plan to tell him to do x minutes of x on Wii Fit. But I also want him to set a goal for a number of steps each day. Probably start at 6,000 or so then move up from there. So I would like suggestions for a relatively inexpensive step counter that is easy for him to wear (he wears a watch 24/7, even in the shower and to bed), would keep an accurate count and he wouldn't be able to trick it. I would go with just the inexpensive Fit Bit (I think it's called a Zip, the one with a clip on thingy) but I think it would get lost too easily. I think a wristband would be better but it needs to be thin and lightweight. Waterproof would be good but not essential. I really don't want to spend over $100 on the Fitbit. Is there anything else like that? Doesn't need to do anything but track steps. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 minute ago, ThatBookwormMom said: It's a boy! Board book #5 is a confirmed male, and NOT shy for the camera. Our anatomy scan was the best one we've had yet. We could see our baby waving his hands around and opening and closing his mouth. He's a mover, but I already knew that because O can feel him. Now we need a name, but we've already used the boy names I like. Wanna play a round of Name That Baby? Middle name will be Duane, for Dave's late grandfather. Our other kids are Adabella, Abraham, Brian Mark, and Lucas. Right now I like Levi, but I don't love it. Dave would be happy to use Duane for a first name. I have 19 weeks to come up with something. I admit I'm a tiny bit disappointed we're not giving Belle a sister, but she's happy she doesn't have to share her room. 🤷♀️ Isaac and Travis. I want an Isaac and an Emily. Our boys are John and Matthew (Alexander) so my husband wants a Mark and a Luke. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Mary. So very no. None of our children are named after Biblical figures. I like Levi. Owen. Thomas (Tommy). William. I like Duane. Duane William, Duane Scott. It works. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Caleb! Caleb. I love love love Caleb. That was my absolute first pick and hubby said no because it sounds like a hick name. Caleb Duane. There. You're welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I like Duane Scott because when you're shocked you can say it like the professor in Back to the Future. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 My husband's name was Mark until about a week before he was born. Someone asked MIL "What does a dog with a hairlip say?" "I don't know." "Mark! Mark mark mark!" It ruined the name for her. She's still mad at that man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I'm so tired of literature and history. I guess I can look at science. Or art. More coffee! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Yay Boy! I am particularly fond of the name Benaiah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Where's Toto? said: Another sort of EdPo but not really, more a KidPo... Ds needs to get more exercise. The theory was that dh would take him to the Y each day but it's been hard to do that between all the crap he's doing for his parents, dd's TKD schedule, my class/tutoring schedule, etc. He definitely doesn't want to go back to TKD. So we are looking into options for what he can do at home. When he's at the science center, I can make him take walks and hit the heavy bag (I plan to go over routines with him) and maybe even some yoga. We have a Wii Fit, which is his idea. Walks can happen. I do plan to tell him to do x minutes of x on Wii Fit. But I also want him to set a goal for a number of steps each day. Probably start at 6,000 or so then move up from there. So I would like suggestions for a relatively inexpensive step counter that is easy for him to wear (he wears a watch 24/7, even in the shower and to bed), would keep an accurate count and he wouldn't be able to trick it. I would go with just the inexpensive Fit Bit (I think it's called a Zip, the one with a clip on thingy) but I think it would get lost too easily. I think a wristband would be better but it needs to be thin and lightweight. Waterproof would be good but not essential. I really don't want to spend over $100 on the Fitbit. Is there anything else like that? Doesn't need to do anything but track steps. https://www.fitbit.com/shop/ace2?utm_source=ET&utm_medium=EM&utm_campaign=20190603_CenKbn_NA_FM_M_TR_TK_00_NA&linkname=HeroCTA 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: Another one he wanted was Boaz, because he calls Lucas Luke Duke sometimes. With Boaz, we could have a Luke Duke and a Bo Duke. This! This is the thing. Do this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I tried to kill what looked like a kissing bug by grabbing it with toilet paper, throwing it in the toilet and flushing it because I don't like crushing bugs. In the time it took my hand to get from dropping the toilet paper to flushing the toilet the bug swam out from underneath the toilet paper and flew away. I prefer this not be how I die. I did kill 2 millipedes (phone's suggestion was I did kill 2 people, so that's nice). Someone has got to get my eyebrows under control. I dealt with the ants and the millipedes. Someone else do my eyebrows. My geography spine is over a week late. They're sending another. I have 6 weeks until school. Maybe 7. I need to get this done! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Three millipedes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 IAN! Ian Duane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) Christopher Duane Elias Duane Isaac Duane (If we'd had a 2nd boy, he would've been Isaac James.) Nathaniel Duane Nicholas Duane Isn't there an if-you-like-these-names-consider-this-name website? I would probably avoid another A, B, or L just to keep other people from mixing them up. I once in three consecutive years taught three siblings whose names were so alike, I don't remember what one of them was. (Along the lines of Milo Michaels, Miles Michaels, Myra Michaels. But not really with M.) Edited July 26, 2019 by whitehawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Seven millipedes. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 14 minutes ago, Slache said: Seven millipedes. Slache is a serial killer. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Slache said: IAN! Ian Duane. Yes! I like that. I'm not a huge fan of Duane, so middle name is great and Ian is even better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 4 hours ago, whitehawk said: Christopher Duane Elias Duane Isaac Duane (If we'd had a 2nd boy, he would've been Isaac James.) Nathaniel Duane Nicholas Duane Isn't there an if-you-like-these-names-consider-this-name website? I would probably avoid another A, B, or L just to keep other people from mixing them up. I once in three consecutive years taught three siblings whose names were so alike, I don't remember what one of them was. (Along the lines of Milo Michaels, Miles Michaels, Myra Michaels. But not really with M.) I like Nathaniel too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 And Congrats to Bookie who gave us this opportunity to come up with names! 🎉❤️🎉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I know a Billy Bob. He's not a redneck. I'd have pegged him for a Duane or Steve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I gotta go put the rest of the tomato bisque into freezer containers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 We have got so many bugs. I mean seriously. Nowhere that I've ever lived have we had this variety. And the hardiness! Just die. No one likes you. Swear word here. *this post was written in a lower English accent 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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