What Zen said.
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Aug 27, 2015 1:19:21 pm PDT #4271 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
-t - Aug 27, 2015 1:34:22 pm PDT #4272 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, right, I have wine to pick up. That'll be nice.
flea - Aug 27, 2015 1:42:15 pm PDT #4273 of 30003
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I refrained from posting earlier because I was like, "I am actually so pleased and a little surprised with how well Casper is handling the transition to 7th grade (which is in a 7-12 high school)." But then she was weeping audibly while doing her math homework, which is ADDITION REVIEW. I sent her up to lie down and hope she falls asleep. Meanwhile, Dillo is not studying the genres and subgenres of writing, but rather playing with his wand. (Not a euphemism: a Harry Potter wand.)
flea - Aug 27, 2015 1:44:26 pm PDT #4274 of 30003
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Also, calling msbelle, I have just booked plane tickets to Dallas for October 16-18. It is for my brother's wedding, so my guess is we will be crazy busy, but Saturday morning might be a good time to meet up? My sister will also be in town.
Jesse - Aug 27, 2015 1:46:14 pm PDT #4275 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Learning+change is hard, you guys. All week, my boss has been shoving stuff in my head before she goes, and I am WIPED OUT. I am having almonds and beer for dinner.
-t - Aug 27, 2015 1:55:25 pm PDT #4276 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am having almonds and beer for dinner.
Classic! That's, like, a bunch of potassium. Or something. Isn't it?
Jesse - Aug 27, 2015 2:13:25 pm PDT #4277 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's something, that's for sure!
Calli - Aug 27, 2015 2:30:29 pm PDT #4278 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The Winter Tabby, a WIP being updated every two weeks. Up to 7 chapters.
Thank you!
My sister was one of those A+ high schoolers with extracirriculars and a ton of church stuff. Then she went to college, realized she'd never learned how to study, discovered beer, and lost her scholarship. It took a year at another school, away from her future husband, for her to get her act together. Happy ending--she graduated from her original college choice, married her sweetie, and now has a graduate degree and two grown children. It was tense for a while, but it all worked out.
I'm drinking a Cabernet Sauvignon with delightful chocolate notes and a lovely mouthfeel. It's gonna be a challenge to not finish the bottle tonight.
Burrell - Aug 27, 2015 2:42:29 pm PDT #4279 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Aww msbelle, I think you and I are proof that massive guilt is pretty much one of the hallmarks of parenting. It is not proof positive of bad parenting. I agree mac is lucky to have you, and it's clear how much you love him even when he drives you nuts.
So this afternoon has been OK homework wise, despite my whining earlier. Isaac at least has a reasonable homework load tonight. He asked to rewrite his "About Me" poem so I'm getting a chance to see it. It has lines like "Who fears the Apocalypse, monsters, and the darkness" and "Who would like to become a dragon rider." What was that you were saying about imagination, Maria? Yep, that's my boy.
Meanwhile my girl is getting her bottom row of brackets put in. I'm expecting her to be a little cranky later, but I hope it doesn't mess up homework too much because I have to write part of a grant proposal tonight.
Which I guess boils down to "parenting is hard, but there are lots of good moments too."
So this is what I have to look forward to, huh? ::starts panicking::
Um, sorry Sheryl!
meara - Aug 27, 2015 2:48:16 pm PDT #4280 of 30003
I have decided that I'll do my best to work only one way on the shuttle, probably in the AM. On my way home, I will watch something, listen to a podcast, or read a book
That seems like an excellent plan.
And I totally find myself sometimes overwhelmed and almost weepy, when I'm tired and having to deal with something--add teenage hormones and I can totally see basic addition getting to be Too Much. Poor kiddo.