maize Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 41 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: I keep scanning all the rigor/no rigor/vigor/don't flunk math/don't flunk language arts threads and keep wondering where it the thread for resting. But that's probably just me being tired, cranky, and feeling guilty for actually taking a week off. And giving my kids three weeks off. 🤣 Burnout is a real thing and not positive. Resting is good. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Critterfixer said: Morning. It's gray, but it isn't stormy. Had thunder and heavy rain last night that knocked out the internet for about an hour. I'm finishing this story today. It's getting done. Tomorrow, I'll rewrite the query and draft the synopsis, and then put it away for a while. Sniff. Then I'll be miserable for about a week while I try to figure out what happens next. I think edits to my MS that needs to go back out on submission this spring will come next. I have another MS that needs revisions, but I'm waiting on additional feedback, so limbo there. I'm planning to take an entire week off of writing (and probably social media and forum) starting Jan 1st, but I'll post on the 31st to be sure everyone knows I haven't died. Just walked off the map for a week to read and paint. I want to read your stories. Is there something published you can point me to? Maybe PM if you'd rather stay anonymous on here? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I am sick. Truthfully, I've been sick to one degree or another for the past four months--better days and worse days but never well. As far as I can tell it is just a succession of fairly minor viruses, but my body doesn't seem to be able to completely fight off one before contracting another. Today I am headachy and sneezy. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 God is teaching me such hard things. Who knew that He would take last year's resolution of "Do Hard Things" so seriously on my behalf? 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 40 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: God is teaching me such hard things. Who knew that He would take last year's resolution of "Do Hard Things" so seriously on my behalf? I am praying that one day you will be able to look back and see all the amazing ways that God, in his grace and mercy, worked through your lives and demonstrated his ability to restore and reconcile all things to himself. (((Jean))) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I went to Aldi (it was so quiet there!) and dh went to the walk-in clinic to get his ribs checked out. The x-ray didn't turn up anything obviously broken, so that's good. Laundry is in. I need to wrap the Grand Canyon book and put it under the tree and have a second meal. Maybe some avocado toast. Avocados were 39 cents each at Aldi! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I went to Spanish church this morning and I'm having a hard time switching back to English. I keep thinking of the Spanish word first and then having to translate to English. Like I almost wrote "pensando" instead of thinking and "palabra" instead of word. On the ride home someone told me something that happened that was frustrating and I thought "Lo siento" instead of "I'm sorry". And then I tried to give dd15 instructions (instrucciones) in Spanish for preparando el almuerzo (preparing lunch). I'm all mixed up. I think I need food and a nap. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jean in Newcastle said: God is teaching me such hard things. Who knew that He would take last year's resolution of "Do Hard Things" so seriously on my behalf? And last year was to get out of your comfort zone. Me thinks you need different resolutions. 18 minutes ago, Junie said: I went to Spanish church this morning and I'm having a hard time switching back to English. I keep thinking of the Spanish word first and then having to translate to English. Like I almost wrote "pensando" instead of thinking and "palabra" instead of word. On the ride home someone told me something that happened that was frustrating and I thought "Lo siento" instead of "I'm sorry". And then I tried to give dd15 instructions (instrucciones) in Spanish for preparando el almuerzo (preparing lunch). I'm all mixed up. I think I need food and a nap. I blame tiredness for this. I will even get stuck in Spanish when I haven't been exposed to it if I'm tired enough. El booya. Edited December 29, 2019 by Slache 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Just now, Slache said: I blame tiredness for this. I will even get stuck in Spanish when I haven't been exposed to it if I'm tired enough. My brain is tired. This was my first time attending Spanish service on a Sunday, so I was speaking/listening to mostly Spanish for two hours. This happens every time I attend Spanish church, but usually not to this extent. I'm coming out of it now... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 34 minutes ago, Slache said: And last year was to get out of your comfort zone. Me thinks you need different resolutions. Maybe this next year's resolution should be "Laugh More". 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I planted the 3 evergreen seedlings and 3 fern/mosses that I got from the state forest agricultural welfare program. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I feel a nap coming on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I need to brave the cold to feed and water the chickens. I don't wanna. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I found these dinos all arranged in families 🙂 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 45 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: I wanna go to Lynn's. Yeah, who doesn’t??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Raiders are playing!!! Go Derek!! Yay Sportsball!! New England got beat by Miami!! Ha!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 FIL was baffled by our use of the term "sportsball"! I am so happy to be back with my iPad. I decided to substitute corn chowder for Kansas City steak in the Spring Soup Lineup. Imma see if ds24 will let us start doing his new puzzle in the living room. I need Jeeves to come tidy first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Jeeves, in the form of myself and 4 kids, tidied the living room and now we can start the puzzle. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 We tested out Matt's new sushi bazooka tonight. The kids are practicing their chopsticks. We want everyone to get really good at it and when the in-laws come we're going to hide the silverware. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 6 hours ago, Junie said: I went to Spanish church this morning and I'm having a hard time switching back to English. I keep thinking of the Spanish word first and then having to translate to English. Like I almost wrote "pensando" instead of thinking and "palabra" instead of word. On the ride home someone told me something that happened that was frustrating and I thought "Lo siento" instead of "I'm sorry". And then I tried to give dd15 instructions (instrucciones) in Spanish for preparando el almuerzo (preparing lunch). I'm all mixed up. I think I need food and a nap. It's always funny to me when that happens. Especially when I have 3 or 4 languages floating around in my head... I mean, it's not really quite funny at that precise moment, but kinda, maybe... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Raiders are losing. I switched to the Cowboys game. They are winning! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Renai said: It's always funny to me when that happens. Especially when I have 3 or 4 languages floating around in my head... I mean, it's not really quite funny at that precise moment, but kinda, maybe... I am terrible with languages. That’s why I like Latin. Nobody speaks it. No pressure. Although it was kinda funny. When I taught school in Brazil, I learned like 3 sentences in Portuguese. But I spoke them with a São Paulo accent. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I finished another book. Now I'm supposed to rest. I don't wanna. I'm finishing some Beta reading, and once that's done, I'll be on my writing break for a week. I ordered five different books to read with some of my Christmas money. They should get here in time to occupy me. I hope. Tomorrow, I hope to finish a writing exercise, rewrite a query letter, draft a synopsis, write feedback on about 140 pages of story, and paint something. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 We're watching Home Alone. As a self identified old and broken person I really feel for these guys. When Kevin prayed Alex did, too. It was adorable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 9 hours ago, maize said: I want to read your stories. Is there something published you can point me to? Maybe PM if you'd rather stay anonymous on here? Nothing published yet. I hope to go out on submission this spring. Again. Traditional publishing is not for the faint of heart! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 We have done our last Advent lighting and Baby Jesus is finally out of drawer #25 and in the manger. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I think we'll take down our tree on January first this year. I'll be home, so it's a good day to do that. I want to go for a hike that day, too. It will be cool (around 51) but the places where we usually go should be empty of people, which is just how I like it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Tomorrow, we're taking off all the ornaments from the tree and putting away everything except the tree with star and the nativities. It's too dark to turn off lights, and the wise men haven't reached Jesus yet. 😄 We'll see how long the tree stays up after Gymnast's birthday on the 8th. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 It's cold. It's 19 degrees but feels like 5. 🤔 I should probably go ahead and let the dogs back in the house. They have a kennel they stay in because I cannot have two loose dogs running around in our 659 sq ft, along with the two cats who already think they own the place. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Critterfixer said: I think we'll take down our tree on January first this year. I'll be home, so it's a good day to do that. I want to go for a hike that day, too. It will be cool (around 51) but the places where we usually go should be empty of people, which is just how I like it. Oo - a hike sounds wonderful! We're going to the zoo tomorrow, but maybe we'll take a hike Tues &/or Wed. Our decorations will come down at some point before Lent. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Renai said: It's cold. It's 19 degrees but feels like 5. 🤔 I should probably go ahead and let the dogs back in the house. They have a kennel they stay in because I cannot have two loose dogs running around in our 659 sq ft, along with the two cats who already think they own the place. If there are cats, they reign as crowned monarchs over all their domain. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Oh my word, the 49er game was a nail biter all the way to the final seconds. I about had a heart attack. But, they pulled it off. Raiders lost. 😢 Poor Derek. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I’m having lunch with IRL BFF tomorrow. I am so excited. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 It's not football season! Is it football season? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Slache said: It's not football season! Is it football season? Playoffs are coming up, Babe!! Then the Super Bowl, then Spring comes and it’s baseball season. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Just now, KrissiK said: Playoffs are coming up, Babe!! Then the Super Bowl, then Spring comes and it’s baseball season. I thought it was still baseball season. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 40 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Oh my word, the 49er game was a nail biter all the way to the final seconds. I about had a heart attack. But, they pulled it off. Raiders lost. 😢 Poor Derek. Ds19 and I watched the game, too. We were both rooting for the Seahawks, but the little girls (who I had sent off to bed) will be thrilled tomorrow morning when they find out that the 49ers won. We spent one day in San Francisco this fall and they are apparently 49ers fans now. :) 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Slache said: I thought it was still baseball season. Baseball season ended when the Nationals won the World Series. Didn't you hear me shouting for joy? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 9 hours ago, Susan in TN said: Oo - a hike sounds wonderful! We're going to the zoo tomorrow, but maybe we'll take a hike Tues &/or Wed. Our decorations will come down at some point before Lent. Momma's takin' us to the zoo tomorrow, the zoo tomorrow, the zoo tomorrow! Momma's takin' us to the zoo tomorrow, and we can stay all day! We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo; how 'bout you, you, you? You can come too, too, too; we're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo! 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I don't understand why, if it's already cold, it has to "feel" a colder version of cold?!? I mean, it's already 12 degrees outside, why does it have to feel like it's -2? Honestly, I don't feel it, because I'm inside. I don't want to feel it either. But, really, weather, stop being what you ain't! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Wow. What vindictive weather. One mention, and it gets colder...🙄 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 The Weatherman wants to be a Shock-jock! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Good Morning! Happy Monday! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Good morning! It's The Queen's favorite day! We're goin' to the zoo zoo zoo how about you you you You can come too too too!! Some Progress has been made on spring meals. Krissi's turkey tetrazzini is definitely in!! Coffee! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 20 minutes ago, Renai said: Wow. What vindictive weather. One mention, and it gets colder...🙄 It's 20 degrees colder there than at my parent's house in MN. That just ain't right! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 19 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Maybe this next year's resolution should be "Laugh More". That's What Sarah Said. Be careful, Jean! 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 It's sunny and not cold this morning. Cool, though, and the wind has a January bite to it. Lots to do today in preparation for three days of work out of the house, and wrapping up writing projects prior to a reading and painting break. But I need caffeine first. Laundry is already in, and I will be taking down Christmas stuff in the bedroom so I can wash things like the tablecloths before wrapping them up and putting them away on Wednesday. I'm so strange. I go back and forth between wanting only one set of anything, thus making less work for me to do, to wanting a seasonal set of dishes for spring, winter, summer, and fall, and all the matching tablecloths, linens, and requisite plants growing in my carefully maintained gardens and greenhouses. Which will never happen. Sometimes I wonder if my ability to create drastically different characters comes from all the different personas I have rocking around me at any one time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 We took down the tree this morning. Kitty is offended because a tree is being removed from the back yard and Daddy is in his office working instead of sitting on the couch being a Good People and petting the kitty. #behaviorproblems 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!!!!!~D Monday!!!! Yay!! Don’t have much on the docket today. Lunch with BFF. DS has soccer practice this afternoon. I am slowly taking down Christmas decorations. It’s not rainy, cold or snowy here. The sun is out and the sky is blue. Well, the sun is not quite out yet, but the sky is definitely clear. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, ThatBookwormMom said: We're watching The Princess Bride. Such an endlessly quotable movie. "Have fun storming the castle!" "No more rhyming, and I mean it!" "Anybody want a peanut?" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Inconceivable! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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