texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Star Trek is not a "TV show". For one thing, there were six different t.v. shows (original, next generation, an animated thing, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise). And there were 13 movies. My apologies. I have stepped on hallowed ground. :lol: (I like Next Generation.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 i give myself allergy shots weekly. Most of the time it puffs up a bit and itches but that's it. For some reason I can't fathom (since everything looks fine when I look at it) the sites hurt this time. Let me know if I need to throat punch anything. I'm that kind of friend. :hat: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 i give myself allergy shots weekly. Most of the time it puffs up a bit and itches but that's it. For some reason I can't fathom (since everything looks fine when I look at it) the sites hurt this time. Let me know if I need to throat punch anything. I'm that kind of friend. :hat: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 So... why change the table then? Because sil inherited from a grandmother or for some reason it is very special to her, and she wants to keep it in the family. And dh agreed to take it without consultation.:( It is pretty and nice and all, but I love my table. Which is now taken apart and put in the garage. It will be saved until one of the children get a home and need a table. Then grandbabies can be raised up with it. I hope. That is what I am telling myself, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Next Generation was very pro-Socialist, pro human compassion, anti-violence. One of my favorite shows. Just as culturally/socially aware as the original was, in a different social context. The Borg were a metaphor. :P Star Wars is just FUN. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Because sil inherited from a grandmother or for some reason it is very special to her, and she wants to keep it in the family. And dh agreed to take it without consultation. :( It is pretty and nice and all, but I love my table. Which is now taken apart and put in the garage. It will be saved until one of the children get a home and need a table. Then grandbabies can be raised up with it. I hope. That is what I am telling myself, anyway. "Oh, clearly this is very special to you. I couldn't possibly accept this knowing how important it is." :-P 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 "Oh, clearly this is very special to you. I couldn't possibly accept this knowing how important it is." :-P For some reason, I was left out of the communication loop. Probably because sick children and the lady I help with (tlih). Now I have to start my day.:( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 For some reason, I was left out of the communication loop. Probably because sick children and the lady I help with (tlih). Now I have to start my day. :( Put the new (to you) table in the garage. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Slache, have a good ultrasound today, and report asap. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Slache, have a good ultrasound today, and report asap. Yes. We want a report. And are they sure that it's only one baby? :leaving: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Put the new (to you) table in the garage. I agree. Without consulting anyone else, just do it. :) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 They lost 50-45 but made a good showing. The loss was at least in part due to bad refs. The other team molested our point guard the entire way down the court for an hour and it was never called. Ya can't do that, yo. He's amazing, btw. No one can guard him. He does what he wants and goes where he wants, but the constant physical contact and jersey pulling must wear on him and affect his game even though he keeps a cool head. I agree about the abbreviations, but I am used to them. It is what it is. In this case, I would advocate the overused apostrophe for clarity. Ds's. Imperfect but permissible. Now I have to know your plans. Also, where are your dd's located? These are things I suddenly need to know. Kitten Killer! (But possibly necessary) Yay for a hard fought game. Boo for bad refs. I *think* I have finished Christmas shopping. First time ever this early. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Good morning. DD is Pirate 101ing, DH is sleeping, DHorsies are likely starving, but DM (darling me) am coffeeing. (The DDogs and DCat are fed, happy, and napping.) I am also in a mood. I suspect that the stress of Preparation Day is building (thank you, Susan, for the accurate name.) Uncommon Goods looks to be a site very bad for my bank balance. Dawn, I'm sorry about the table. I vote with the "ditch it" crew, FWIW. Jean, :grouphug: . I had these injections in my arms when I was trying to make my body not eat my young and they burned LIKE FIRE. Mega-sympathy coming your way. Tex, do I need to bring the bazooka and visit the ref? (Payment for the Plan.) We are StarWarsians. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Because sil inherited from a grandmother or for some reason it is very special to her, and she wants to keep it in the family. And dh agreed to take it without consultation. :( It is pretty and nice and all, but I love my table. Which is now taken apart and put in the garage. It will be saved until one of the children get a home and need a table. Then grandbabies can be raised up with it. I hope. That is what I am telling myself, anyway. We have a table like this. My grandfather made it. Fortunately, an uncle with a vacation home took it until my brother built a house big enough for it. It is huge and round. Slache, have a good ultrasound today, and report asap. Yes. Is this the gender one? I am thinking it is too early for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 FTFY. YW. Thank you. That done made my po' punkin eyes bleed. If: you'll Then: ya'll (Because ya=you, because Southern, yo) That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I've found kindred spirits, so I'm not totally disillusioned. Sorry, but I read any post that includes those as coming from the mouth of some Donna Reed/Pleasantville type. :p I suppose I should actually see Pleasantville before I comment more..... but here are some alternatives for you in the meanwhile: swsd_ (said with sarcasm dear husband/wife/son/daughter ) di_ (dear idiot son/daughter/husband/wife) pdd_ (piece of dog dung son/daughter/husband/wife) cbimd_ or cbibd_ (can't believe I married dear husband/wife or can't believe I birthed dear son/daughter) TLTYN_ (too lazy to type name husband/wife/son/daughter) Pick One. :D 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I dunno, for me it's just not that hard to type out "son", "daughter", "wife" and add age if relevant. But then I hardly post here from my phone and I type around 150 WPM on these new fangled computer keyboards. I was slightly slower on an IBM Selectric back in the day. :P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Good Morning! I slept in until 6:30. Woo-Hoo. Susan, Elephant Ninja throat punchers at your sevice. What the heck? Defective y chromosome? Tex, I'm so impressed with your self-control. I think sitting behind fans would have inspired me to join them in vocalizing displeasure at the calls. I have Lamb's and Nesbit's Shakespeare. Maybe I will add some after Christmas. Renai, cyber sales are only a couple days away now, but I highly suspect they will not benefit the two carts I have filled on two currently opened tabs. Because I'm optimistic like that. What tabs do you have open? I wanna take a look. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I like Star Trek better than Star Wars. I like each in its own way. But I'm definitely a Trekkie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I dunno, for me it's just not that hard to type out "son", "daughter", "wife" and add age if relevant. But then I hardly post here from my phone and I type around 150 WPM on these new fangled computer keyboards. I was slightly slower on an IBM Selectric back in the day. :p Easy for you maybe. I have 5 daughters... And arthritis. Typing dd5, dd7, dd9, dd11, and dd13 is much easier. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 There is much to do today. I awoke at 6am because of dumb alarm, but stayed in bed until 8am. It is now 9 and I am still in jammies. I really should hit the store to get forgotten and changed-mind-on stuff before it gets too crazy. But, I don't feel like it. But I must. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 We have a table like this. My grandfather made it. Fortunately, an uncle with a vacation home took it until my brother built a house big enough for it. It is huge and round. Yes. Is this the gender one? I am thinking it is too early for this. I believe it is and no it is not. Said the woman who had ultrasounds 2x/wk for much of pregnancy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 True story: I was so excited to have my kids watch Star Wars, but then they were nonplussed. Also, while I sat here on the couch with my coffee in my lap, the kitten tore around the room, running across my body and coffee at such a high rate of speed that nothing even spilled. I think I will sign her up for agility trials. She is half nuts. I have made: raw cranberry salad peanut butter pie These are the two easiest items. Next up: making pie crust, which I really hate, though I found a gf mix in the pantry yesterday - still very labor and ingredient intensive squeezing key limes To be done later: peel and boil sweet potatoes and make sweet potato casserole make pumpkin pie make key lime pie examine the turkey to make sure it is thawed and prepare it to go in the oven tomorrow morning 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Oh, yeah. I need ice for the ice chest turkey. I should get started on that brine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 If: you'll Then: ya'll (Because ya=you, because Southern, yo) That is all. No. BTW, I can't believe that you are arguing grammar with Queen Ellie. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I'm making up the menu as I go. I've figured out more for the Christmas meal than tomorrow's meal. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I dunno, for me it's just not that hard to type out "son", "daughter", "wife" and add age if relevant. But then I hardly post here from my phone and I type around 150 WPM on these new fangled computer keyboards. I was slightly slower on an IBM Selectric back in the day. :p If you want to type out these words and opt out of the internet madness, you may. No one will come to your home and force you to type the annoying subs at gunpoint. Promise. :hat: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 True story: I was so excited to have my kids watch Star Wars, but then they were nonplussed. Also, while I sat here on the couch with my coffee in my lap, the kitten tore around the room, running across my body and coffee at such a high rate of speed that nothing even spilled. I think I will sign her up for agility trials. She is half nuts. I have made: raw cranberry salad peanut butter pie These are the two easiest items. Next up: making pie crust, which I really hate, though I found a gf mix in the pantry yesterday - still very labor and ingredient intensive squeezing key limes To be done later: peel and boil sweet potatoes and make sweet potato casserole make pumpkin pie make key lime pie examine the turkey to make sure it is thawed and prepare it to go in the oven tomorrow morning No. You need do nothing more. You are magnificently well prepared. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) If: you'll Then: ya'll (Because ya=you, because Southern, yo) That is all. Honey! Y'all is a contraction for "you all", and the apostrophe goes where the letters are left out. You will (you'll) is a pronoun/verb contraction, but I stand by my assertion. (Picture me standing bolt upright like the guards at Buckingham palace holding something that gives me authority.) Edited November 25, 2015 by texasmama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Been on the phone with SIL, who forgot that cream of mushroom soup contains wheat flour and is now going to the store because she needs the natural brand without it. I do appreciate this. Her family is dairy light, so I had to cop to the key lime pie being full of sweetened condensed milk (no real way around this) and the peanut butter pie having one block of cream cheese for the entire, piled up thing. My nephew evidently has a dairy issue I did not know about. We should probably just all get together and graze on grass in the backyard while sipping mineral water at holidays. :lol: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 No. BTW, I can't believe that you are arguing grammar with Queen Ellie. I am not arguing. I am giving my point of view. I have tried the other way, and it hurts my fingers and eyes to do so. Thus, I shall continue with ya'll. It will be the only word I misspell on purpose. I just googled it, and had NO IDEA it was an actual debate. Good grief. People need a life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I am not arguing. I am giving my point of view. I have tried the other way, and it hurts my fingers and eyes to do so. Thus, I shall continue with ya'll. It will be the only word I misspell on purpose. I just googled it, and had NO IDEA it was an actual debate. Good grief. People need a life. And you haven't even gotten to my post. :leaving: P.S. I spelled it like you did for a long time. Then my kids corrected me. Sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Honey! Y'all is a contraction for "you all", and the apostrophe goes where the letters are left out. You will (you'll) is a pronoun/verb contraction, but I stand by my assertion. (Picture me standing bolt upright like the guards at Buckingham palace holding something that gives me authority.) But that means letters are being left out on the wrong side of the apostrophe. Every other contraction removes letters from the right side, not the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 If you want to type out these words and opt out of the internet madness, you may. No one will come to your home and force you to type the annoying subs at gunpoint. Promise. :hat: I'm not looking for converts, I'm just griping. I know I'm the only one who does that in this thread. :P 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Good morning. Happy Wednesday. I have to buy more pie and whipped cream because I've already eaten most of it since Saturday. Also, here's a non-sequitur that will either make you angry or that you'll completely ignore: I loathe the "DD", "DS", "DH" abbreviations on parenting and family forums across the internet. It just reeks of Stepford Family forced pleasantness to me. Why am I alone in this?! I did no latch hooking last night because I got a copy of Star Wars: Battlefront. This game is not healthy for me. So many hours already... omg. I can't believe that graphics like this are even possible on a gaming console. Kids today are spoiled. :-P It's going to be a latch hook happy Thanksgiving, and then on to the soldering wires onto a glove while I wear it (to make sure everything's positioned correctly and fits right it really can't be... uhh.. flaccid.) Oh and I accidentally served the frozen peas I had meant for peas and onions with dinner last night. I can't wait to see what sort of disaster zone my local grocery store looks like a part of when I get there in a couple of hours... I always found DH and So on creepy but I'm over it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I really should get off this sofa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 And I love you Renai but it's "y'all". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 But that means letters are being left out on the wrong side of the apostrophe. Every other contraction removes letters from the right side, not the left. I feel you on your need for symmetry, but the rule is that the apostrophe goes where the letters have been removed. I know this because I'm on my third round of First Language Lessons. I can also chant the being/helping verb chant and most of the preposition chant. (and a few other things that make awesome party tricks along with tying a cherry stem in a knot) I just remembered that I dreamed I kissed my not quite a boyfriend in high school Andy. It was present day. We decided to kiss each other now because we never got around to it back then. (Bad timing.) I kissed every other teenage boy in a tri-county area so I'm not sure why Andy got left out. Bad timing. Yeah, that's why. Andy wrote me the most beautiful love letters, which I symbolically burned when he dated someone else. He chased me for a long time. Anyway, I think I have reached oversharing mode so now I will make a pie crust. Before I go, though, please note my tried and true motto - Kiss early and often. :gnorsi: :leaving: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I'm not looking for converts, I'm just griping. I know I'm the only one who does that in this thread. :p SHUT UP! :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I feel you on your need for symmetry, but the rule is that the apostrophe goes where the letters have been removed. I know this because I'm on my third round of First Language Lessons. I can also chant the being/helping verb chant and most of the preposition chant. (and a few other things that make awesome party tricks along with tying a cherry stem in a knot) The apostrophe is replacing the 'a' in 'all.' Ya all = ya'll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Apparently, I am still on the sofa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I should eat breakfast before it hits 10am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have been informed that they want corn for Thanksgiving. I have no corn in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I always found DH and So on creepy but I'm over it. Me too. It took me a bit to realize it was dear or darling. Kinda creepy. But I too am over it. The d could also be dumb or dumbbutt or a host of other d words.:D #isaidbutt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 The apostrophe is replacing the 'a' in 'all.' Ya all = ya'll. No. Just no. No one has ever said "Ya all". This is just not a thing. I do award you a million points for trying, though. Well-played, Renai. Wrong, but well-played. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have been informed that they want corn for Thanksgiving. I have no corn in the house. Then someone else can get some corn. Cuz I'm wearing my game face evidently. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have just been informed the sil that has given the table has a mass in her uterus, and the Dr wants to speak with her. She is requesting prayers. She has has had blood work done, but results aren't available yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) I just got a call from the vision clinic wanting more details about dd16's vision loss. They moved her appointment from Tuesday to within the next 45 minutes! I'm glad I'm off on vacation. Is this still counted as vacation?? ETA: Edited November 25, 2015 by Renai 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Ok, I'm up. Ultrasound late afternoon, prolly no gender. Hate DD,DS,DH, as well as LOL etc. Praying for Renai's daughter's eye and Dawn's sister's baby machine. Off to worky. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 So the barn where thanksgiving is being held has no bathroom, of course. People will have to walk across a corn field to clean-freak sil's* house to use the restroom, wash hands, etc. No, thankyouverymuch. They still want me to make a 7-layer salad and dessert, and only dh and dd16 (maybe not, she don't know about the restroom thing) will be going. So the twins and I and probably ds20 will be at home. I guess I should plan on making dinner here tomorrow. I was planning on Saturday when my brother will probably be down. What to do? What to do? *For those who don't know, I have 6 sils. 2 are super duper fancy (with white carpeted huge houses) clean-clean-freaks. They have never been to my house in the 22 years dh and I have been married. Because gravel road. One I absolutely can't stand. Long story, but not too clean-freakish. Still fancy. The one that gave us the table. Very nice, kinda fancy, kinda clean-freakish, but not rub it in your face. This is the one I will leave my kids with if I die. The one that is hosting thanksgiving in a barn. Very clean-freak. This is the one that cleaned the crumbs out of my silverware drawer. I have to add that this is not a barn that houses animals. More like a garage I guess. The oldest sil don't have much to do with family gatherings and does her own thing. Not a clean freak at all and not fancy. My favorite, but she is not motherly at all. Poor choice to raise my kids if I die. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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