Jean in Newcastle Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'm quite a bit Irish. And Scottish. We're protestant. I think that means that we should wear orange instead. I am not wearing day clothes yet but when I do, I have no idea what color it will be. It will depend on what is clean. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'm quite a bit Irish. And Scottish. We're protestant. I think that means that we should wear orange instead. I am not wearing day clothes yet but when I do, I have no idea what color it will be. It will depend on what is clean. I JUST learned this today! I grew up in an Irish catholic home and then left the Catholic church in my late teens...became a Protestant I guess you would say. Of course...I learned this news about the green/orange AFTER I had already baked my green Irish Soda Bread! #protestantfail 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) If I was homeschooling already, today would be a Netflix day. We'd watch Secret of Kells and call it history, then watch Wild Kratts and call it science. As it is, I gave my students an "Explore Ireland" math project and set them loose. (They are planning a trip to Ireland with lodging, transportation, meals, souvenirs, etc. Thank goodness for Teachers Pay Teachers and teachers who do the creating for me.) This afternoon, they will make booklets and graphic organizers about summarizing. It's all my "man-cold" brain can handle today. Their They're Their partner planning for Ireland is getting loud, though. I may end up making them work by themselves. Edited because I killed a kitten. :( Edited a second time because I killed a kitten by thinking I killed a kitten when I really hadn't killed a kitten. Figure that one out. :) Edited March 17, 2016 by Southern Ivy 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Hello....it's me. Evidently we had wicked storms and the hail just missed us. Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) ~Delete~It told me it couldn't post my first post, but I just saw it above. So, we shall celebrate this post with a dancing leprechaun. Edited March 17, 2016 by Southern Ivy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Also, today is one of my long time friend's bdays. She is 51. We did high school together, shared a boyfriend, and I wrote poetry about it. That is glue for a lifetime, I tell you. She's the one I called some years ago when I had a life crisis. A kid is screaming in the shower, which is not his best habit... Edited May 24, 2016 by texasmama 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Dh had a rough day at work yesterday - 2 VPs and a general manager were laid off. He said layoffs are generally expected in mid-March ('tis the season to be laid off, falalalala la la la la) but it's still hard. Not as bad as last year, though, when about 1/3 of the employees were let go or notified that their position was being eliminated in the coming months. The company does offer a fair severance package, at least. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Dh had a rough day at work yesterday - 2 VPs and a general manager were laid off. He said layoffs are generally expected in mid-March ('tis the season to be laid off, falalalala la la la la) but it's still hard. Not as bad as last year, though, when about 1/3 of the employees were let go or notified that their position was being eliminated in the coming months. The company does offer a fair severance package, at least. UGH..layoffs. Fortunately, where DH works (and will likely retire from) they don't often have layoffs...hardly ever. But I remember once...when he worked for Airgas. His branch location had a restructuring and they came in and let a few of the office people go. Then they bought pizza for everyone else. It was a little twisted. Like they were saying, "Hey, congrats for you and you and you and you! You made the cut! Have some pizza!" Big corporations, man...I tell ya...they are SO detached. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I am not the least bit Irish! 100% German Mennonite girl here. With 5 Mexican kids. So, basically we fit the demographics in our town perfectly. I heard it described once that our town is on the border of Mexico and Germany. The majority is Hispanic,with remnants of the Mennonite influx in the 30's from the Midwest. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (((Susan))) (((Susan's dh))) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 UGH..layoffs. Fortunately, where DH works (and will likely retire from) they don't often have layoffs...hardly ever. But I remember once...when he worked for Airgas. His branch location had a restructuring and they came in and let a few of the office people go. Then they bought pizza for everyone else. It was a little twisted. Like they were saying, "Hey, congrats for you and you and you and you! You made the cut! Have some pizza!" Big corporations, man...I tell ya...they are SO detached. My dad used to work for Airgas. YEARS ago in Arkansas. He delivered to NW Arkansas and NE Oklahoma. That is very bizarre about the pizza. You're right, corporations are detached. (I feel that way about administration, though. They are so far removed from the classroom that some of their requests/requirements are so left field.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Story goes that dh's grandmother was 100% Irish, but had a painful life and fled under less than great circumstances to Nova Scotia and spent the remaining decades of her life telling everyone she was Scottish. :huh: My kids are wearing pajamas today, because Mt. Washmore, except for ds1 whose new summer tee shirt arrived via UPS yesterday. It is orange with South American inspired motorcycles on it. :mellow: I'm in blue. It is not clean but does fall into the "only worn once" category. And has pants with it. :coolgleamA: However.... A friend who is the complete opposite of me and celebrates every holiday with flourish and fancy, just sent me pics of her wildy decorated St. Patrick's Day living room and her husband and son decked out in all things green and Irish (plus an orange beard). So I will leave her pics open on my desktop and call it a day. Happy St. Patrick's Day, ITT! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It's possible that I have Irish ancestors. Or Scottish. My mother's family is from the Outer Banks, which Scottish and Irish immigrants would have had to cross to get to the mainland at that point. But all knowledge of our European roots is mostly gone. We have many surnames that are Irish/Scottish/English, just no evidence. And there's this... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I am not the least bit Irish! 100% German Mennonite girl here. With 5 Mexican kids. So, basically we fit the demographics in our town perfectly. I heard it described once that our town is on the border of Mexico and Germany. The majority is Hispanic,with remnants of the Mennonite influx in the 30's from the Midwest. :D that's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) I slept in until 9:18. I don't look good in green. (((Susan))) (((Susan's dh))) Eta: I don't think I'm Irish but my family sleeps around so much it's hard to tell. Edited March 17, 2016 by Slache 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Ds self identifies himself as Filipino Scottish on census forms and the like. Dd self identifies as Filipino White or Filipino European. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Tenth down the row, people! Nobody is taking this thread seriously! It's all about priorities! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I deleted over 200 photos from my phone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I liked that video, Ellie! Learn something new every day! I could relate to the poor little girl doing the potty dance! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 My dad used to work for Airgas. YEARS ago in Arkansas. He delivered to NW Arkansas and NE Oklahoma. That is very bizarre about the pizza. You're right, corporations are detached. (I feel that way about administration, though. They are so far removed from the classroom that some of their requests/requirements are so left field.) Hubby made really good money with Airgas. I mean...really good. The benefits were good, too (because his shop is Unionized...they're not so great for the non-Union shops). But the place is definitely mismanaged overall. They punish the guys that work hard and baby the people that complain. Hubby would be out some days for a full 14 hours of driving (or whatever the daily limit is) and they were all local runs! And because the plant was an hour and fifteen minutes from home...he'd leave some mornings at 5:30 am and not get home until 10pm. He took a 30% pay cut to come work for our local County. It's a big financial ouch but...he's home every day by 3:45 (4:45 in the summer during their summer schedule). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I am not the least bit Irish! 100% German Mennonite girl here. With 5 Mexican kids. So, basically we fit the demographics in our town perfectly. I heard it described once that our town is on the border of Mexico and Germany. The majority is Hispanic,with remnants of the Mennonite influx in the 30's from the Midwest. Are we talking the Old Order Mennonites? The town we live in is home to one of the largest Mennonite communities in NY. Mostly Old Order, but quite a few that are more modern. There's lately been a push of the Amish into our community, too. The real Old Order Amish that don't use electricity. Most of our neighbors are Old Order (Horse and Buggy) Mennonites. Very nice people. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Are we talking the Old Order Mennonites? The town we live in is home to one of the largest Mennonite communities in NY. Mostly Old Order, but quite a few that are more modern. There's lately been a push of the Amish into our community, too. The real Old Order Amish that don't use electricity. Most of our neighbors are Old Order (Horse and Buggy) Mennonites. Very nice people. No, Mennonite Brethren. We are generally as modern as the next guy, but our heritage includes the Low German language, yummy foods like zwiebach (not the hard kind), German sausage and veranika. And you can always tell a Mennonite Brethren by their name. Enns, Friesen, Thiessen.... And if we every run into anyone in our travels who has a traditional Mennonite Brethren last name, we have to sit down and do a quick genealogy to determine how we are related because we always are, somewhere down the line. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I deleted over 200 photos from my phone. Surely you kept Tex's hair pics! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 No, Mennonite Brethren. We are generally as modern as the next guy, but our heritage includes the Low German language, yummy foods like zwiebach (not the hard kind), German sausage and veranika. And you can always tell a Mennonite Brethren by their name. Enns, Friesen, Thiessen.... And if we every run into anyone in our travels who has a traditional Mennonite Brethren last name, we have to sit down and do a quick genealogy to determine how we are related because we always are, somewhere down the line. LOL! Around here, the Mennonites are all Hoover, Martin, Zimmerman, Sauder. And none of them are related. :thumbup1: One of the new guys where Hubby works...he is a Hoover. So everybody was asking him, "So who's your Mennonite connection?" LOL! He swears he's not related at all. But seriously...we have four Hoover families around us. And if you go to the Produce Auction or any of the livestock auctions and somebody calls out for So-and-So Hoover...or So-and-So Zimmerman...five different people will stand up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 :seeya: Playing catch-up here but it's great to be home. Have a good day, everyone! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Zimmerman, huh? Well, we have some Zimmermans around here but "everyone knows" they aren't MB's. Lol.;) We have a few GC Mennonites (General Conference - much more in to social justice issues, peace issues, politically more liberal) and there are a few Old Order Mennonites, but in our area the Mennonite Brethren are the dominant sect, if you want to call it that. Edited March 17, 2016 by KrissiK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Surely you kept Tex's hair pics! :leaving: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I am SO tired. Had extra coffee this morning. Then crashed. Then napped. Still living. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Surely you kept Tex's hair pics! :leaving: It's okay. I have Tex's hair, but not the Unicorn hat. (That's somewhere in the thread, though.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I am SO tired. Had extra coffee this morning. Then crashed. Then napped. Still living.I'm sorry, Lynn! Even after extra coffee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Spring Break for us next week. I need one! I'm planning to order more books this weekend. It's sort of taking the sting out of the spending money on school bit. Just do it a little bit at a time, and it doesn't hurt quite so bad. :D Theoretically. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hmm, I wonder if there's a Booya/h to be found around here someplace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Here, Booya/h, Booya/h! Where are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Is it close? I don't know how many messages per page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Spring Break for us next week. I need one! I'm planning to order more books this weekend. It's sort of taking the sting out of the spending money on school bit. Just do it a little bit at a time, and it doesn't hurt quite so bad. :D Theoretically. That's what I like to tell myself! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Is it close? I don't know how many messages per page.I'm not sure, but we're getting close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Humm de dumm de dumm! Edited March 17, 2016 by KrissiK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Well, I guess we should go do history. We're reading a really good account of the Donner party. It's quite awful. Really, really awful. Such a tragedy, which probably could have been prevented with better leadership. So, off I go. If I don't get the Booya/h now.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 We stopped doing kid parties after several what can only be described as flops due to large numbers of people flaking out at the last minute. Adults do it too. We call it the BC Bail. You can read about it here & here I know it's not just us because I've read about this on this board & in other places but still you can't help but take it personally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea3829 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 LOL...I've been here all of four days (or so) and I know that the Booya(H) refreshes every 50 posts! Observation, folks! That might just be my competitive nature though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I am SO tired. Had extra coffee this morning. Then crashed. Then napped. Still living. Rumors of my demise are grossly underestimated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Dd volunteered to cook dinner last night. Ds volunteered to cook dinner tonight. I am truly blessed. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 It's okay. I have Tex's hair, but not the Unicorn hat. (That's somewhere in the thread, though.) I knew you would have my back (or hair) Lynn! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Dd volunteered to cook dinner last night. Ds volunteered to cook dinner tonight. I am truly blessed. Yay Tech Support and Event Planner! Thank you for taking care of our friend! (And yourselves, which is also taking care of our friend. :) ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I knew you would have my back (or hair) Lynn! Or your back hair? :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'm sorry, Lynn! Even after extra coffee? Because of the extra coffee. What goes up, must come down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) So, I think I'm going to talk to dh about applying for some administrative assistant jobs at my church. I'm not sure the pay, but I do expect it to be a slight pay cut. I don't know if they can hold the position until the end of May, but it's worth a shot. It would probably extend my work time by a year or so, but they have a great preschool/Kindergarten for dd and she'd be in the same building, too. We'd also have to move closer, but that's in the future plan as well. So, things could work out ok were I to get the job. Guess I need to talk to dh first to see if he cares, though, huh? lol ETA: It's an "I want a new job" booyah! Edited March 17, 2016 by Southern Ivy 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Or your back hair? :D Ewwwww....I do not have back hair, I guarantee that! :hat: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Ewwwww....I do not have back hair, I guarantee that! :hat: Oooh! Did you get that mom eyes in the back of the head thing? I Didn't get that. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Oooh! Did you get that mom eyes in the back of the head thing? I Didn't get that. :( No, but I have ESP to know what the children are thinking, who is responsible for messes, and when one of them is lying. Fortunately, they usually only try out the lying thing a couple of times when they are little because they are wowed by my superpowers of lying detection. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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