Critterfixer Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Writing today. Also cooking some dinner, and managed to burn myself, further cementing my notion that the best place for me to be today is parked in a chair, inventing a new world, characters, and a magic system. Much safer for everyone I live with. I do have to put together the school plan (rough) for handling the holidays. Shouldn't be too bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Slache said: I slept in. Happy Veteran's Day! Why is Lynn struggling? Because she sacrificed so much by allowing her husband to serve our entire country instead of her. Thank you Lynn! Tell your husband we are forever grateful. I regret forgetting to tell him that in person. John's birthday is being celebrated today. Teriyaki spam breakfast (I will not be participating) Riverwalk to pick out a gift, some random restaraunt or ice cream shop, presents, then painting tonight. Yes, it's completely ITT's fault. It's because of the H. How old is John now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 minute ago, ThatBookwormMom said: Okay, really, how important are clean bathrooms, anyway? I like them, but not enough to clean them today. Already burned myself this morning, and I use a lot of boiling water to clean instead of using chemical cleaners. Might be dangerous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: Okay, really, how important are clean bathrooms, anyway? Clean is relative. I do think that there is a point where sanitation is important. . . but absolute sparkliness all the time is not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 What's with all the helicopters? They don't look like military. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: How old is John now? Nine. 8 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: Okay, really, how important are clean bathrooms, anyway? Fairly so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessamae Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Susan in TN said: Tessamae, I feel all the feels for you when you have to work nights. I did that for a very short time (just a factory job) and I really struggled. And I didn't even have kids! My dd21 is in her first semester of nursing school (jr. year of a 4 year program) and it's so hard. So many things she is having to deal with, especially emotionally. I have an incredible admiration for nurses - it's an amazing calling. Thank you. I mostly like working nights. It lets me homeschool the kids but there are times I miss sleep.😁 I’m so proud and happy for your daughter. I think nursing school is one of the hardest things a person can do. It is also totally worth it. She is at the beginning of a great and fulfilling experience. 1 hour ago, lots of little ducklings said: Happy Veteran's Day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 And coffee! I need to finish lots of Bible study prep today while the kids do their independent schoolwork. Then haul bins of garage stuff from the garage into the basement so we'll have space to install the peg boards and shelves that arrive on Wednesday. Somehow, though, I need to be sure there is enough space left in the basement for the piano teacher to still be able to teach lessons on Thursday. (Our basement is about 10x10, and already has a piano and craft table and a wall of bookshelves in it, so we don't have much floor space to work with. Oh, and like a gazillion doors to spaces we use daily, like the laundry room.). Hmmm.... It's supposed to snow on Tuesday, so I can't store any stuff outside, but maybe I can use the van? We have tons to get rid of, but dh is not emotionally ready to do it yet. Sticking stuff in the van might encourage him to just drive it to a donation center. Maybe also clean all the stuff off the craft table so I can stack things there? Stuff is definitely overrated, IMO. Down with stuff! (Except Playmobil.) I agree. Down with stuff!! We are preparing for a move. At the end of it, my family (husband and two kids) and my mother will be moving into one house with MIL. Neither mother has gone through things after the death of their spouses. So much stuff! Our mantra is purge, purge, purge! 44 minutes ago, Where's Toto? said: Made it to the science center almost at the usual time, did my yoga (ouch), then realized the activity I had planned for the first class was something that a few of them had just done in April. Way too soon to repeat an activity, so I scrambled to find something different to do. It wasn't too hard since all my stuff is here, it was just finding something I didn't need any extra ingredients for. We did activities on bugs, including the hissing cockroaches coming to visit. It worked. Toto, I wish we lived close enough to come to your center. It sounds wonderful! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, lots of little ducklings said: Happy Veteran's Day! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 And coffee! I need to finish lots of Bible study prep today while the kids do their independent schoolwork. Then haul bins of garage stuff from the garage into the basement so we'll have space to install the peg boards and shelves that arrive on Wednesday. Somehow, though, I need to be sure there is enough space left in the basement for the piano teacher to still be able to teach lessons on Thursday. (Our basement is about 10x10, and already has a piano and craft table and a wall of bookshelves in it, so we don't have much floor space to work with. Oh, and like a gazillion doors to spaces we use daily, like the laundry room.). Hmmm.... It's supposed to snow on Tuesday, so I can't store any stuff outside, but maybe I can use the van? We have tons to get rid of, but dh is not emotionally ready to do it yet. Sticking stuff in the van might encourage him to just drive it to a donation center. Maybe also clean all the stuff off the craft table so I can stack things there? Stuff is definitely overrated, IMO. Down with stuff! (Except Playmobil.) I put up a large storage shed in the yard then spent a year hauling stuff out there as a way to clean up the house. I'm finally getting around to decluttering and organizing the stuff in the shed. Which means I have hauled half of the shed stuff out onto a big ground cloth so I can spread stuff all around me as I work. My goal is to get rid of as much of it as possible and organize the rest so it is easily accessible. Fortunately no rain or snow is expected here this week. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 We have made no progress. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Wish me luck. I've got to climb a ladder in the chicken house to hang the heat lamp for the winter. This could get interesting. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 We went to a mission. The boy loves missions. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I survived. I didn't fall off. DH decided to do the climbing because I managed to burn myself again while cooking. Way too dangerous today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Mission number 2. Off to the Riverwalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 We've had a 12 degree drop in 2 minutes. I love it here! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 You know that scene in Twister with the cow? That's what downtown looks like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Horse poop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Temps will plummet for us tomorrow afternoon. Just the kick-in-the-butt I need to get this garage ready today! #isaidbutt 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessamae Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Finished a training session at work. Now I’m going to relax until this evening. Date night-dinner and a movie. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I have never seen wind like that. Matt had Alex's hand so we didn't lose him but both Mary and Alex went airborne. John clung to a pole while I ran after Mary. It was horrifying. We both lost our pony tails and I lost a button. My ears hurt so bad from being pulled. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, Slache said: I have never seen wind like that. Matt had Alex's hand so we didn't lose him but both Mary and Alex went airborne. John clung to a pole while I ran after Mary. It was horrifying. We both lost our pony tails and I lost a button. My ears hurt so bad from being pulled. Whoa scary! I'm glad you all are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Slache said: We have made no progress. You kept three children alive all day and kept them safe in a storm like that--trophies to you! One per kid. 🏆🏆🏆 I guess this will be a celebration to remember. Edited November 11, 2019 by whitehawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Classes done, back from the gym, now getting ready to head out to 4-H. Then Monday is done. Tuesday is easier, just 3 classes and one tutoring student (who was not feeling well today so may not come tomorrow). But once again I checked past history and tomorrow's plan was just done last Spring and needs to be changed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) We are home. It is insane out again. Thunder and lighting and insane winds. It's dark outside. Insane. It's insane. I LOVE IT! 44 minutes ago, whitehawk said: You kept three children alive all day and kept them safe in a storm like that--trophies to you! One per kid. 🏆🏆🏆 I guess this will be a celebration to remember. I'm not sure safe is the best word. They survived. That's a plus. It's a CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPOOYA! Edited November 11, 2019 by Slache 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 John's new puppet, our dinner out and a random giant skull downtown. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Happy Birthday Celebration! Awesome puppet, John! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I had another waking dream last night - a man wearing a black ski mask was rummaging around my nightstand and then got into bed. I laid there in a panic for quite a while before I could convince my brain that it was just dh. Even after I slinked out of bed and went in the bathroom and came out again, I cautiously turned on my bedside lamp "just to make sure". Sigh. I hate those. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 We had enchiladas for dinner. I leave for bell choir in a bit. I hate the time change. I keep thinking it is the first week of November and not the second. That is all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Slashie, your children are adorable. Congratulations for surviving the storm. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 No posts for two hours?? Priorities, people!! Priorities. I was practicing bells. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Our sportsball team won so neighbors are shooting off fireworks. Juliet is shivering on my feet in her thundershirt. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I'm still up. I'm putting the animals to bed. And reassuring a neighbor on Nextdoor who was convinced that the fireworks (which happen at every single win and have for years. . .) was actually gunshots. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Paradox5 said: It's just and me, Jean. What time zone are you in? PST 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Day 5 - all systems logged and goals achieved. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I am sicker than an absolute dog. I think I'm dying. My throat hurts so bad. My ears. Help me. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Good morning. We have a day ahead. It will be busy. I should get my new karate belt. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, Slache said: I am sicker than an absolute dog. I think I'm dying. My throat hurts so bad. My ears. Help me. Are the others sick? Maybe strep? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 20 hours ago, Slache said: I slept in. Happy Veteran's Day! Why is Lynn struggling? Because she sacrificed so much by allowing her husband to serve our entire country instead of her. Thank you Lynn! Tell your husband we are forever grateful. I regret forgetting to tell him that in person. John's birthday is being celebrated today. Teriyaki spam breakfast (I will not be participating) Riverwalk to pick out a gift, some random restaraunt or ice cream shop, presents, then painting tonight. Yes, it's completely ITT's fault. It's because of the H. Awwww, shucks! Thank you for thinking of me. ❤️😍😢🇺🇸😊😘 19 hours ago, ThatBookwormMom said: Okay, really, how important are clean bathrooms, anyway? Not really. 😜 19 hours ago, Slache said: Nine. Fairly so. NINE!!!!????? Svengo!!!! Happy Nirthday! 31 minutes ago, Slache said: I am sicker than an absolute dog. I think I'm dying. My throat hurts so bad. My ears. Help me. Oh NO!!! Were you glutened? Or was it the crazy wind? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 We have SNOW! Real cover the grass, maybe an inch and a half on the deck, SNOW! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I"m EST so was in bed sleeping. I'm still tired. I'm waking up feeling congested and icky but I usually feel fine once I take my benedryl and have my tea so I'm pretty sure it's just allergies/sleeping in dry air/lingering remnants of whatever. I do have my yearly physical tomorrow so I guess we'll see if there's something more to it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Dh had veteran's day off yesterday, he took the kids to the aquarium. Ds2 was super chatty when they came home, unfortunately I only understand a fraction of what he says. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Good morning! Ds14 is no longer with us. Happy Nirthday to ds15! 🎉 (((Slache))) Maybe you caught something from the nursery? Think you might need to see a doctor? Our snow looks like a heavy frost, but the kids are acting like they're at Lynn's house. Snowmageddon! Most of the counties north of us are on a 2-hour school delay. I have to return some library books this morning, so I think I'll stop by the thrift store nearby and see if they still have any of the sleds they had last week. Coffee! Edited November 12, 2019 by Susan in TN 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Good Morning!!! COFFEE!!!!~D Tuesday!!! School and work. I am assuming DH made it to Korea. I haven’t heard of any planes crashing out over the Pacific. But then again, I haven’t listened to the news for a while. He has ‘t Contacted me yet. It is 11:00pm over there, so I will let him sleep. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Slache said: I am sicker than an absolute dog. I think I'm dying. My throat hurts so bad. My ears. Help me. No dying. Rules and all. Drink hot honey and lemon water for your throat. I hope you feel better soon. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Another Lynn said: We have SNOW! Real cover the grass, maybe an inch and a half on the deck, SNOW! I want some snow. It’s been 80 @$&@# degrees here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Good Morning! Happy Tuesday. Coffee, much too late for me. I'm racing against the big chill and potential snow. Still so much to clean up outside! 9 hours ago, Paradox5 said: And I went to the K-8 Board and thought it would be a good idea to click on the now monster thread I started. Now I feel like a complete failure as a homeschooler. I'm at the part in Return of the King where Legolas takes down the mumakill oliphant. Go Green Dead Army Guys!! Theodin just bit it. And just why didn't Aragon send said Dead Army into Mordor first, I ask you?! Paradox, your hijacked megathread just makes me chuckle. Count me among those who now feel like terrible homeschoolers. And I KNOW RIGHT?? That dead army had nuclear capability. Stay warm, everybody. Except people who don't like to be warm, I suppose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I'm still up. I'm putting the animals to bed. And reassuring a neighbor on Nextdoor who was convinced that the fireworks (which happen at every single win and have for years. . .) was actually gunshots. And this is why I don't like fireworks...but that's a rant for another day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I'm up. We had a dusting of snow, but now it's a blue kind of cold. The boys started a fire from last night's coals, and the cat is slowly becoming convinced that her tail won't freeze. That is, she's left the top bunk and come into the front room to lounge. All her fur is strictly ornamental after all. I was writing last night. Keeping up with my NaNoWriMo words, and should hit 25K either today or tomorrow. I'm trying not to overdo it this month and stay around 2K a day instead of trying to push things. I needed a rest after the intense revising in October. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, Servant4Christ said: EdPo: If I ditch our reading curriculum, what do I replace it with? Reading book after book is something Oldest enjoys but how do I turn that into the rest of our school year? I don't know what I'm supposed to actually teach in reading. I wonder if there is a reading list that goes with TGWG that I just ordered. Guess we'll soon see. If there are actual books that could double (or triple) as geography, history, and reading to go along, I would be absolutely over the moon happy. Calling out an SOS to the ITT research team! This is an 8th-grader? How about Figuratively Speaking, and then you can create a chart of examples as you come across them in the books you want to do anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I wish we had snow! It's pouring rain and about 50F. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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