meara...
sj, glad to hear that AAA came through, but very sorry to hear about the emotional toll it took on you. I hope your day gets much better!
I'm almost finished with my class! Last night was the end of the presentations and she finally had some of our grades. Not our papers, because she hasn't finished those, but our 4 exams. I have a 92. Which is better than I thought.
Yay almost done! Yay kick-ass grade!
Am at work. Feel like ass. Tummy hates me. Send rescue.
t sends in sled dogs and (palliative) Fernet
All my Bitches need to be allowed to go home/stay home and go back to bed if they wish.
I will write you a note. Now, get in line for your notes.
I am so at the front of this line.
Aimee, my only advice re: school is do what makes the most sense financially. It sounds like you need to do these two classes at U of P, but then maybe you can transfer all of your credits to the community college to finish? I think you’d be much happier in a classroom, to tell you the truth. The idiots you’ve dealt with online…well, part of their idiocy is the fact that they don’t have to say things face-to-face. I think you’d really enjoy class discussions with your fellow students and your professor actually in the room with you.
Also, this?
"But it's a perfec' day, Momma!"
SO CUTE.
I got a pair of Merrell mocs, which are comfy.
I bought Merrill mocs in NYC when Trudy and I were trekking through the Gates exhibit in Central Park. They soon earned the moniker "Most Comfortable Shoes in the World (tm)." I love them so very much.
Remember how I was all worried about having 12 pages of my 20-25 page paper done last week (I now have 16, BTW)? Well, I saw two peeps who are in this class with me last night and asked how they are faring. Neither one has even started writing yet! It's due in one week! I'd be losing my shit!
Heh. I’ve been so impressed by how on top of this paper you’ve been. I would probably be the one writing it the weekend before it was due. I would like to think that I’ve grown as a student given all these years of teaching, but yeah, nsm.
Every time, I would do the research, mark passages, perhaps even a rough outline ahead of time. I would swear that I would not be up all night the night before. Sometimes, I'd even get 5 or 6 pages written. And then, the night before, I'd be writing the damn thing until 6AM.
Vortex is me.
Not until February 10th
Pick February 12th! Choose February 12th!
As always, I am in awe of anyone who can sew anything. If crafts are part of the parenting gig, it’s a really good thing I don’t have kids.
Thrift store run at lunch?
I commute by bus because parking is impossible here, and there's nothing of the kind within walking distance.
old pillow case / sheet - solid color.
think rectangular poncho ( cut everything to non trip length) -- rope or extra sheet as tie around waist and head ( to keep scarf ( which is towel or sheet ) on)
I believe in cutting things, not sewing
OK, they said the big t-shirt with a sash should be fine--"It's not like the shepherds were rich or high-fashion"--and she also thought that the teacher for Annabel's room had some costume pieces she'd borrowed from her church. She closed with, "Don't worry--we'll outfit her just fine."
I believe in cutting things, not sewing
Yes!
Hot glue, duct tape, and staples are remarkable things too.
I have this one "cape" that I have incorporated into countless costmes. It is an old velvet curtain with a piece of twine run through the top. I tie it over my shoulders and under my arms (does that make sense?). It ALWAYS get compliments.
The beauty of costumes* is that they don't have to hold up or be cleanable.
* Well, not real costumes -- Sophia has to make things that are even
more
durable than mere mortal clothing.
some how that reminds me of the Carol Burnett show... "I saw it in the window and I *HAD* to have it"
ION- something for the holiday spirit. Seems to fit well for Bitches:
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I saw it in the window and I *HAD* to have it"
Complete with curtain rods.
Possibly one of the perfect television moments.
I saw it in the window and I *HAD* to have it"
Complete with curtain rods.
Which reminds me, it's time to start looking at Christmas tree skirts and see if there are any good ones to turn into JilliSkirts.
GF and I got the cutest tree skirt this year! We do a woodlands theme tree and found a patchwork skirt with corduroy and plaids and stuff with appliques (sp?) of a deer, a moose, and another animal. It is so perfect for our tree. Unfortunately, we don't even know if we'll put the tree up this year due to the remodel mess.
I don't want Annabel to look shabby and neglected,
So just how spiffy were those shepherds, anyway? They lived in a pre-velcro, pre-zipper and probably pre-button era, and they hung around with sheep.
In the time and place I grew up in, all women stayed home, but there were still a lot of costumes and decorations based largely on glue and glitter. Whatever flaws you see in her costuming will be much obvious to you than to anyone else. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who reads to their child; keeps the child fed, safe and warm; supports her education; and teaches her not to yell in the library or race with shopping carts is a good parent. The rest is gravy.
