Oh Laura, that silly boy.
Of course, now we can all play "when I was a kid" and talk about when half the people we knew carried Swiss Army Knives.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Trudy Booth - Apr 11, 2006 8:09:52 am PDT #8667 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Gudanov - Apr 11, 2006 8:10:03 am PDT #8668 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I did home school him for a while and it was pretty easy since he does get stuff so quickly. The main reason he is in the public school system now is their gifted program. The gifted teachers are wonderful. Also, he does love his sports and could end up with a scholarship in basketball like his dad, which would rock.
The education stuff doesn't worry me about home schooling. I just worry that my daughter is six getting close to seven and has only one other kid that she plays with and that's pretty infrequent. I keep trying to talk her into soccer team, but she doesn't want to join a team even she talks about liking soccer. Parenting hard.
Amy - Apr 11, 2006 8:10:29 am PDT #8669 of 10001
Because books.
Are you sure your son isn't my son?
My son often does the homework AND THEN FORGETS TO TURN IT IN.
We must all have the same kid. Although in the case of mine you can substitute "forgets" for "doesn't bother" as often as not. Where he thinks that will get him, I have no idea.
DCJensen - Apr 11, 2006 8:10:44 am PDT #8670 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
This is when you just want to open the top of their heads and spoon in the common sense.
At least it's a spoon with some. Others, you need a ladle.
brenda m - Apr 11, 2006 8:11:09 am PDT #8671 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ooh! My coworker just rode down in the elevator with Jesse Jackson!
Trudy Booth - Apr 11, 2006 8:11:31 am PDT #8672 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
TCBITW is nearly SEVEN?!?!?!?!?
How do these things happen ?
SailAweigh - Apr 11, 2006 8:12:17 am PDT #8673 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Well, Trudy, it starts with a man and a woman....
Betsy HP - Apr 11, 2006 8:12:34 am PDT #8674 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
At least it's a spoon with some. Others, you need a ladle.
Mine? Firehose.
Gudanov - Apr 11, 2006 8:12:59 am PDT #8675 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I missed your post erikaj, you deleted before I got caught up.
The whole lack of common sense thing sounds very frustrating. I hope the common sense fairy makes some visits.
Laura - Apr 11, 2006 8:15:37 am PDT #8676 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Are you sure your son isn't my son?
I know! It would be so easy for them to just do the damn work and hand it in. But it gets lost. He doesn't put his name on it. It's never ending and next year the teachers get less tolerant.
By the numbers he shouldn't even be passed on to high school, but all that seems to matter are the testing scores and of course he nails those. Grrr.
I did just eat a huge bowl of tomato soup with oyster crackers. Yum. Comfort food.