lots of little ducklings Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Somebody tell the telemarketers IT'S QUIET TIME, FOR PITY'S SAKE!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 So, the Vivaldi concert last night was really excellent. Amazing musicians. Pretty good choristers. :-) And this happened: Her Royal Highness!!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 My friend who was hospitalized post heart-valve replacement surgery passed away yesterday. I would like to share her with my ITT friends. She was a really amazing lady, and I can say I knew her "when". http://floridapolitics.com/archives/194660-tallahassee-lobbyist-stacey-webb-dies-after-heart-surgery What struck me about the FB page that her husband set up for prayers and now remembrances of her is how many people described her as "my best friend". She was a lovely, encouraging lady. ((((Tex)))) Thank you for sharing her with us. She's sounds like such a beautiful woman... my prayers are with all who are grieving tonight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I'm afraid to ask. Haven't you ever heard someone try to encourage someone with a daunting task to "eat that elephant one bite at a time"? I was telling myself that this morning as I looked at my tackle list and then it struck me . . . I"m a ninja elephant. Was I contemplating cannibalism? :svengo: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Temporary insanity LOL TEMPORARY 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 2,902 today and I broke 40,000. I do believe the protagonist and I are back on the same page. :lol: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Dd7 just asked me to add something to her Christmas list: a key ring. :confused1: When I asked her why she wanted a key ring, she just said, "Cuz." I have no idea. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Dd7 just asked me to add something to her Christmas list: a key ring. :confused1: When I asked her why she wanted a key ring, she just said, "Cuz." I have no idea. Key rings are cool. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Sonlight changed their website AGAIN! What's with these people? Don't they realize my life is hard enough as it is? Now we have more books coming in from the library, so that's good. Both children are totally spazzed. I'm sure one or both will be on the floor bleeding soon. At least they'll sleep well tonight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Haven't you ever heard someone try to encourage someone with a daunting task to "eat that elephant one bite at a time"? I was telling myself that this morning as I looked at my tackle list and then it struck me . . . I"m a ninja elephant. Was I contemplating cannibalism? :svengo: Nope. Never heard that one. Huh. Definitely cannibalism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I just watched a Sonlight video and cried. Do you think I might be just a little bit pregnant? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So many projects to balance this month!!!! D: Things are getting a little hairy this evening. A little rum in my egg nog may have contributed to this photo: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So many projects to balance this month!!!! D: Things are getting a little hairy this evening. A little rum in my egg nog may have contributed to this photo: You're really taking no shave November seriously. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Duck was here. And will be just a few tabs over, should anyone need me wish to entertain me. (I'm done with being needed today. And my feet hurt.) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 ITT poll: should a group of three or four 9th graders be expected to able to keep track of time so that they can get to class (which is 20 feet away) on their own without an adult going over and telling them it is time for class? Or am I being unreasonable? #stupidparentrequests 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 ITT poll: should a group of three or four 9th graders be expected to able to keep track of time so that they can get to class (which is 20 feet away) on their own without an adult going over and telling them it is time for class? Or am I being unreasonable? #stupidparentrequests Yes. No, you are not unreasonable. We all have clocks on our cell phones these days. I teach a group of 9th graders, and they are all expected to get their happy butts to class. I do have two who are chronically a few minutes late, but I start on time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 ITT poll: should a group of three or four 9th graders be expected to able to keep track of time so that they can get to class (which is 20 feet away) on their own without an adult going over and telling them it is time for class? Or am I being unreasonable? #stupidparentrequests I'm not sure. John's 5 and he can't do that. I've been told this is the age men stop maturing, so I think you might be asking too much. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I love coffee. So my dear, sweet husband bought me some coffee-flavored Chobani to try. I didn't make it past the first bite. It's going on my list next to tofu. I told you folks a couple of hundred pages back that Chobani is gross. Disgusting. Gag-me-with-a-spoon revolting. I have tried more than once with different flavors and get one bite in before I vow (again) not to ever purchase that grotesque concoction of crap again. (Yes, again is used twice in that sentence.) It's terrible. That is all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Exactly. A few weeks ago I was helping ds15 prepare for the PSAT. At the same time I was trying to teach dd5 "K-K- Kangaroo." This is exactly what I'll be doing next year, except I don't have any children in between. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 To be fair, older sister is pushing Izzy to improve her art just by being around and doing awesome art. So there's that. The remainder of her influence, though, is talking back to everybody, whining, way too much screen time, and being a slob... sigh. :) Sounds like my kids' dynamic. We have a wider age spread though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Yup. I grew up on boneless chicken breasts and really didn't like it much. Then tried roasting my own whole bird as an adult.... totally different! I finally figured out the chicken hater's point of view. Of course, anyone eating boneless, skinless chicken breasts would think chicken is flavorless and gross. Everyone knows the flavor is in the bones and skin. Duh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 LOL TEMPORARY Shhhhh. I'm being positive and optimistic here. Work with me... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I finally figured out the chicken hater's point of view. Of course, anyone eating boneless, skinless chicken breasts would think chicken is flavorless and gross. Everyone knows the flavor is in the bones and skin. Duh. Eating chicken bones is not good for one's digestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Dd7 just asked me to add something to her Christmas list: a key ring. :confused1: When I asked her why she wanted a key ring, she just said, "Cuz." I have no idea. I use to collect key chains. At the time, I was living in Germany as a teen and we traveled around the country so they were mainly keepsakes. When we got back to the states, I continued the trend of getting a key ring when we passed through different parts of the states. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Eating chicken bones is not good for one's digestion. You don't eat the bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 ITT poll: should a group of three or four 9th graders be expected to able to keep track of time so that they can get to class (which is 20 feet away) on their own without an adult going over and telling them it is time for class? Or am I being unreasonable? #stupidparentrequests 1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes, stupid. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Is it inappropriate for a Ninja Elephant :ph34r: to "eat that elephant one bite at a time"? Speaking as Head Ninja Elephant here: Yes. It is acceptable, and honorable, however, to chop one up into itty bitty bits with a samurai sword in a fight to the death. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Just got here. It's been a day! Tex, I'm sorry about your friend. Hugs! Regarding chicken - my favorite winter meal is chicken quarters, dredged and browned, layered in my dutch oven with onion and Paula Deen House Seasoning and a cup of water. Cook at 250degrees for 5 or so hours.... Moist, delicious and falling off the bone! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The chicken stew was awesome, just saying. Yes, bones matter. They really add major oomph to the stock. Of course, black trumpet mushrooms, plenty of herbs and my own secret ingredient, well, they all matter too. I think I might be coming down with a cold. So it is a good thing I made plenty of the stew, since it feels good on a sore throat. Stupid fall weather, hot one day, raining and cold the next. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Hugs on the sore throat, Critter. Glad you have stew. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Legos are expeeeeeeeeeeensive. That is all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I told you folks a couple of hundred pages back that Chobani is gross. Disgusting. Gag-me-with-a-spoon revolting. I have tried more than once with different flavors and get one bite in before I vow (again) not to ever purchase that grotesque concoction of crap again. (Yes, again is used twice in that sentence.) It's terrible. That is all. I love the blackberry one. Raspberry is okay. The others meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 This is exactly what I'll be doing next year, except I don't have any children in between. Sometimes it feels like a tug-of-war on my brain. There is a limit to my multi-tasking abilities and this is probably it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I use to collect key chains. At the time, I was living in Germany as a teen and we traveled around the country so they were mainly keepsakes. When we got back to the states, I continued the trend of getting a key ring when we passed through different parts of the states. Sounds like a nice thing to collect. They don't take up a lot of room. I collect Christmas ornaments. I get to look at them every year, but I don't have to dust them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 'Night all. I have to pack lunches now (grrrr...). I do not know how public school parents do it. The lunch thing would do me in in less than a month. Baby Boy is still sick, btw. :crying: He vomited on the way to the Great Bi-Annual Pediatric Dentist Party (4 kids, in and out in less than 1 hour... I puffy heart this practice). So tomorrow dh is taking a sick-morning with him while the rest of us go to CC. I'm hoping we kick this thing quickly; our very first Family Vacation That's Not A Trip To Visit Extended Family is coming up on Sunday. Well, first such vacation since 2009, but that was 3.5 kids ago... so it really doesn't count. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I have a profile pic!! ETA: This is me bowling on the Nintendo Wii. We took a picture of the TV. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Nice frames! They scream smart and sexy. Love it. :hurray: ETA: I was wondering! It looked more real than a lego figurine, but I couldn't quite wrap my brain around those ball-shaped arms of yours. Very very creative. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Mary says that the reason we can't see the baby is because I'm so fat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I have a profile pic!! ETA: This is me bowling on the Nintendo Wii. We took a picture of the TV. Ravishing! Spectacular! Colorful! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 She's lucky she's so adorable, Slache, or I'd be sending Elephant Ninja Monsters to her bedroom closet. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Okay.... NOW I'm going to make lunches and go to bed. For reals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 ITT poll: should a group of three or four 9th graders be expected to able to keep track of time so that they can get to class (which is 20 feet away) on their own without an adult going over and telling them it is time for class? Or am I being unreasonable? #stupidparentrequests Most of the time, yes. They will occasionally totally forget. It is reasonable for them to face consequences when they forget occasionally but it is unreasonable to assume they are not developing normally. Forgetting every time requires putting in place some "I guess you aren't mature enough to be treated like high schoolers yet" consequences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Stupid fall weather, hot one day, raining and cold the next. We had snow today. My assistant went out to gather some (not allowed outside today!), and put it in the sensory table for the kids to play with. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I love the blackberry one. Raspberry is okay. The others meh. I don't remember if I tried blackberry. I gave up on them. Because :ack2: . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 'Night all. I have to pack lunches now (grrrr...). I do not know how public school parents do it. The lunch thing would do me in in less than a month. We so po' my kids qualify for free lunch. So, no lunch problems. Breakfast, though. Terrible. Because dd4's allergies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Good Tuesday Morning! Brian Dead Tuesday for Susan. Second Monday for me. CC day for Ducklings. (I always do lunches in the morning. I have a mental thing about food prepared too far ahead.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Good morning, all! It's a lovely day. Going to try to function on 5 1/2 hours of sleep. Beginning of the week, so I may be all right. Hopefully. Oh, day 11. 6 am. Sunrise was a C-. It tried, but fell flat. Someone, somewhere else got my beautiful sunrise. I shall survive; I shan't dwell on it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Tuesday! Booyah! This booyah is dedicated to lunch. Sing it with me! 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'll continue posting 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... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Good Morning!!!! It is raining here. I am wearing a brace on my wrist so it is hard to type. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I ran-ish. I did not make the full 3miles. And on top of that, I walked half of it. No sunrise here. Cloudy and drizzly, but beautiful none the less. Green fields, a few fall leaves hanging on, brown cat tails guarding the little stream. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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