ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 hours ago, lots of little ducklings said: Massachusetts. No oil. (Or rather, if there was oil, no one could ever drill for it.) But we have leaves in the fall! And gorgeous beaches! And oceans without sharks! And cobblestone and history and Mrs. Mallard and all her ducklings! (Not mine, but the ones all in a row in Boston Garden. Mine are not all in a row, ever.) 9 months of snow may have been a January-induced exaggeration. It's like you live in an alternate MA than the one I am familiar with. The Massachusetts I visited a few years back had signs on the beaches warning of sharks. LOL There were great whites in the area (Cape Cod) at the time, iirc. Pretty sure sharks a thing in most parts of the ocean? But if thinking it's shark-free helps you feel better about the 9 months of snow, I'll allow it. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Slache said: Like everyone is pregnant. Just about. But not me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, JoJosMom said: I’m not. Me either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I have warm and hot weather. Except no one told me sometimes it gets cold. I want a refund on my taxes. I have a lemon tree. And a backyard where I feel like I am on vacation. And no snow. Traffic lights long enough to allow me time to look around without jerks honking at me. People who smile and wave when you are out walking your dog. People who make eye contact. Flip flops at work (not me, per se, but people totally do). Cuban bread. More Cuban bread, from the other place. Beach-side bars where you can have a drink on the weekend and feel like you are on vacation. Palm trees. Lizards that taunt the dog and sometimes eat each other. (Science class!) Frogs that sound like strangled ducks at night. (That goes on the bad list when I'm overtired.) Lots of birds. Airplanes. Water. Beautiful sunsets. No snow. Lots of people older than me making me feel young. Hurricane prep. What's not to love? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I said no snow twice. Because that's important. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I'm not pregnant, either. I don't like cold water, but I don't mind walking on beaches if it's a little chilly. Like 60. Dh isn't really a beach person, so it's kind of a non-issue. Yes, no snow is very, very important. I wish I could say that we have no snow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Paradox5 said: Yeah but how are all the Homeschool laws where you are. I love that TX is a hands-off State. I can do what I want. Easier than PA! And free dual enrollment, which PA didn't have iirc. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Not pregnant either, unless you count book babies, in which case I'm hoping to deliver quadruplets in a year or two. If not that, I'll try a singleton, and then try for triplets. I hobnobbed with my fellow wizards and didn't break out in a coughing fit. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I still bring a coverup with me everywhere even though it is warm here most of the time, because I really, really, really dislike being cold and there is often a breeze and I get chilly when everyone else is hot. So I usually have something with me and then everyone is happy. I used to have to wear it at work a lot, but I just started squatting in an office with a door and now I am much happier because it is warm and the AC doesn't blow on me. I said, can I use that empty office?, and they had my extension moved over so I guess it is mine now. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, ikslo said: I have warm and hot weather. Except no one told me sometimes it gets cold. I want a refund on my taxes. I have a lemon tree. And a backyard where I feel like I am on vacation. And no snow. Traffic lights long enough to allow me time to look around without jerks honking at me. People who smile and wave when you are out walking your dog. People who make eye contact. Flip flops at work (not me, per se, but people totally do). Cuban bread. More Cuban bread, from the other place. Beach-side bars where you can have a drink on the weekend and feel like you are on vacation. Palm trees. Lizards that taunt the dog and sometimes eat each other. (Science class!) Frogs that sound like strangled ducks at night. (That goes on the bad list when I'm overtired.) Lots of birds. Airplanes. Water. Beautiful sunsets. No snow. Lots of people older than me making me feel young. Hurricane prep. What's not to love? Did you die and go to heaven? You know the rules! 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just now, Another Lynn said: Did you die and go to heaven? You know the rules! Well, there are snakes and gaters and storms and bad drivers. But why dwell on the bad things when you are on vacation? 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, Paradox5 said: Yeah but how are all the Homeschool laws where you are. I love that TX is a hands-off State. I can do what I want. Or nothing at all, like me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just now, myblessings4 said: I thought I was your favorite person, and I am definitely not a northerner. Sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: I thought I was your favorite person, and I am definitely not a northerner. I'm her favorite! <foot stomp> I'm a Northerner and I live in the South. Also I love it here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: I thought I was your favorite person, and I am definitely not a northerner. 2 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: I'm her favorite! <foot stomp> I'm a Northerner and I live in the South. Also I love it here. I think she plays the field. I'm pretty sure she told me I was her favorite at least once. 😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Also, we're on page 3800. 🎉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Another Lynn said: I think she plays the field. I'm pretty sure she told me I was her favorite at least once. 😂 You're not supposed to tell them! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Dd21 is gone again. Sulk. Back to school, which is good, I "suppose". 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Susan in TN said: Dd21 is gone again. Sulk. Back to school, which is good, I "suppose". Don't cry. You're my favorite, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Don't cry Susan. I know she likes you better than me. 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I had no idea I was this popular. Please keep fighting over me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Another Lynn said: Don't cry Susan. I know she likes you better than me. 😜 I don't think so - you make delicious quiche. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 The coronavirus is beginning to make me nervous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Susan in TN said: I don't think so - you make delicious quiche. That's about all I can make, so I still think you have me beat, lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just now, Slache said: The coronavirus is beginning to make me nervous. Don't go to China. 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Just now, Another Lynn said: That's about all I can make, so I still think you have me beat, lol. There was cut up fruit, too! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 'Night all. Turn out the lights when you go to bed. K? 😘 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Also not pregnant. Which is...quite different for me given that my baby is almost three. I was pregnant 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2007, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2014-2015, and 2016-2017. Ya know, I could get used to this not being pregnant thing... 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, Slache said: The coronavirus is beginning to make me nervous. I was just told I may have to go to an all managers meeting in Chicago next month. I think there was a case there in the nearby area to where I would be? Plus flying death traps of germs. I was only sorta joking when I told my boss and the organizer I might bail so that there is at least one healthy manager not sickened by this thing. He responded that the organizer should know better than to schedule the meeting in Chicago in the winter because I won't go. LOL Okay, dude, I will let you think it is because of the weather, because I'm not flying to Chicago to die in the upcoming apocalypse!! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Have you ever heard of “forest bathing “? It’s an English translation of a Japanese word that basically means immersing yourself in nature as a stress reliever. It finally stopped raining today and Juliet and I did some forest bathing. Stress really does melt away out in nature. 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Have you ever heard of “forest bathing “? It’s an English translation of a Japanese word that basically means immersing yourself in nature as a stress reliever. It finally stopped raining today and Juliet and I did some forest bathing. Stress really does melt away out in nature. What's the Japanese word? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I’m here. You guy have been busy today. I sort of ketchupped. I’ve been busy, too. Saw a couple of families today. That was good. DS had a soccer game. Bloodbath as usual. Poor boys. I’m glad they only have 2 games left. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Renai said: What's the Japanese word? Shinrinyoku 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Renai said: What's the Japanese word? I knew something you didn't! I love it when that happens! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Slache said: The coronavirus is beginning to make me nervous. Not me. But I am worried about a student of mine whose both parents work in the hospital. One is a doctor, the other a nurse. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Paradox5 said: Until nature comes after you in the form of fire ants and mosquitoes. Night all. You live in the wrong place. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Paradox5 said: Yeah but how are all the Homeschool laws where you are. I love that TX is a hands-off State. I can do what I want. Totally hands-off, no requirements at all here. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I'm not too worried about the corona virus, at least for now. Dh was actually supposed to go on a business trip to China in February, and possibly India in March. He thinks he may have talked them into using a local guy that's done stuff for them before rather than having dh and another guy go out there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I am so glad that we went out this afternoon. I just heard the weather report - rain starts up again tomorrow morning and goes on indefinitely. 3 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Good night! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ThatBookwormMom said: Sleep laughing That is the best ever! We need an extra special heart for "liking" something that cute! ETA: It's a PRECIOUS BABY BOOYAH!!!! Edited January 29, 2020 by Another Lynn 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 He's still not gone. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Have you ever heard of “forest bathing “? It’s an English translation of a Japanese word that basically means immersing yourself in nature as a stress reliever. It finally stopped raining today and Juliet and I did some forest bathing. Stress really does melt away out in nature. I now have a new term for whenever I head up to the green water and write and then go creek swimming in the summer. "Can't clean house today. Going to the forest to take a bath." 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Good Morning! Happy Wednesday! I didn't get to sleep until almost 5. 😞 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I like where I live: ticks, chiggers, poison snakes, water scorpions, biting flies and all. It's where I know most of the trees and plants like friends. But I liked East Tennessee almost as much, because that's where I learned to call those plants by name. So I think I'll just stay in my funny little mountains with green water. I probably got three hours of sleep last night. Fighting a bug of some kind, and I was up and down a lot. Between those times, the elder cat crawled worriedly all over the top of me, sure I wouldn't be alive in the morning if he didn't give me purr-to-snore resuscitation every so often. 3 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I may actually try for a nap this afternoon, if I can kick the cats out or at least confine them to the ankles. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Morning, ITT. I survived the B00ksquisher Machine, the worst hour of the year to have a scrawny build. *sigh* If you are due for a medical appointment, how about calling to schedule it? Rules are rules. DS's cocoa this morning was too much at once, evidently, and now he doesn't feel so hot. 900 calories in 4 minutes maybe is not a great thing. He's starting to do a little better now. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Good Morning!!!! COFFEE!!!!~D Humph Day!!! School and work!! Piano lessons. Awana. Your typical Humph Day!!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: I really need to rinse veggies and make a salad and bag lettuce leaves for sandwiches this morning! Don't let me put if off again. We insist that you engage in vegetable preparation activities! (How's that?) 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 If you were a long-overdue library book where would you be hiding? It's a book about Jewish feasts through the year, if that matters 🙂 I found the other missing one (Dealing With Dragons). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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