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It's a trade-off; she has an extra kid and an extra grandfather in the evenings, but is Drama Queenless the whole time, and childless during the day. Maybe not as good as a rest, but her ears will be happy 7 hours a day without the loud rants.
Bye everyone, catch you OTR.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
~ English proverb Neak's Story
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Bye Neak,
God be with you - and everyone.
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I think sometimes about all the pain in the world. I hope we can ease that here, even if only a little bit.
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BTW, I was thinking she's giving up the drama queen, but getting the dervish ???
All I know of him, is what his own mother told me.
Based my comments on that. (really big grin)
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remind me to tell you the latest story about my daughter later. Right now, I just want to go to bed.
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Well, if you're not asking, I'm not telling.
(sulking princess wanders off to find someone with whom to play)
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Well, if you're not asking, I'm not telling. You said to remind you. I thought that was only if you FORGOT...which obviously you haven't! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> (sulking princess wanders off to find someone with whom to play) Correct use of whom, and no dangling preposition. I commend you. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> However, if you're going to be a sulking princess, may I suggest Neak's daughter, the Pwitty Pouting Pwintheth, as a playmate? She likes tea parties. And being the boss. Sound like fun? Come on over! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> t&l
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Unfortunately, Tina's adoptee, the Valkyrie, also likes to be the boss. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> Their tea parties often lack that sense of delicately-refined restraint you'd might expect if you've read much about British high society. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> More crashing crockery than the dainty clinking of tea cups against their porcelain saucers. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Oooooo ..that sounds like a Officers wives party <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> without the blood <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
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Sometimes there is blood.
And I have the Dervish AND the Drama Queen. Who has been immeasurably less dramatic without an (un)appreciative audience.
However, Neaksis is getting a baby today. That ought to even the odds a bit.
Time to sweep the truck. It is chilly and drizzly here - such a nice change from CA!
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
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I have emailed Neaksis' birthday pictures for you to post. I'm going to bed. My back is out, and I was crippled all night at work. Sometimes I couldn't even stand up straight. However, the upcoming shifts are overtime, and I'll be switched if I'm going to miss time-and-a-half...so I'm going to bed and try to sleep it off. YOU post the pictures. Neaksis isn't around, so you can select whatever you want! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Neak - you have both. I missed that.
Travel safely both Neak and AJ. May this trip be more rewarding than the last one was.
T&L,
We should keep you on the rack longer next time, and stretch out your back more.
You never did say - were the classes in LV helpful?
I mean as far as useful knowledge, not just for certification.
Cinders,
Of course we want to hear. Whenever you feel like asking, just remember this post, and insert a yes. We may not always be here to do it for you - please help us out when that happens.
Ok, now the polite part is out of the way.
WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR DAUGHTER !!!
AW,
All the projects going well?
Neaksis, you can tell stories about Neak while she is gone. I'm surprised you didn't already post some.
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Tuesday night was Open House at her school. That night they had available the test results from last year's state mandated tests. In order to get high school credit for certain courses, you must pass the course and the end-of-the-year test for the course (they are called Gateway tests). The score categories are 'below proficient' (and this is NOT the category in which you wish to score), 'proficient' (this is the lowest category in which you wish to score), and 'advanced'.
So, I got her test results and, before I had a chance to look at them, she took them to peruse.
She very nonchalantly tossed them back to me and said, "Well, I am totally advanced." She then carried on as if this was no big deal.
There were 3 tests - geometry, biology, and language (all honors courses at her school). And, in every category, on all three tests, she scored in the advanced range.
It was just so funny to hear her announce that she was 'totally advanced'. I thought I would crack up.
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Loved the cat vids. We are in Lathrop reloading, then it is a quick stop by the office and off to home. The Dervish has worn his welcome pretty thin, as in "YOU ARE NEVER COMING ON THIS TRUCK EVER EVER AGAIN!!!!!" At least not till the next time. He will have to be good for a while and grovel as well. We have been running since yesterday with one of AJ's co-workers, a nice eastern Indian man. His nationality is only important because of his name. Which I have no idea what it is. But the closest AJ can come to pronouncing it is to call him "Surrender". The Dervish does it, too. "Hi, Surren-DAH!" Probably the Dervish is closer to the correct pronunciation. Right now the little turkey is drawing pictures of his father wearing a dress. I hope I need not say he is making it up out of whole cloth, not recreating an actual memory. The Diva-person will look nice when she gets home and changes into clean clothes. She will never be the next Pythagorus. But if you're artistic, who needs math? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> And, let's see. The Dervish woke up early, and had already urinated in his bottle 3x before the rest of us woke up. Just thought you'd want to know. Well, time to pack up. It's hard to believe that 2 little kids, lightly packed, could still make such a mess. Oh, before I do that, let me just share with you one of Val's assigned writings: a "liceince plates" list. 1. Whashton 2. callredo 3. California 4. B. C. 5. iBhow For graphics, she drew some of America's landmarks: Mount Roushmore and the stachu of lidirty. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Neak,
You're such a realistic parent. I laughed through the whole thing.
I see by your Dervish comment that this trip left something to be desired. Not a Mary Poppins trip it seems?
Cinders,
She's totally advanced is she?
I had a little girl ask me (at the grocery store yesterday ) "Are you Mary Poppins?"
I told her I'm not even close to "practically perfect in ever way." I don't know if she understood, but it got a good laugh out of her mother.
I hope she has fun being so advanced. I think I'll stay a little lower on the scale, where life isn't quite so fast.
On the cat link -
Who takes the videos? Some of that stuff is wild !
Have a good weekend everyone.
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Thndrnltng, I just thought I’d share that when I first saw your name I had to do a double take because I thought it said “fartlighting”. I know they aren't all that close, but it was funny at the time! (of course in a sick, potty minded, man style sense of humor) <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
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Git tha matches, Maw, it's gonna be a big one! (We're going to have a hard time not reminding Mom of this, oh, every day or so.)
Not a Mary Poppins trip, no, but by yesterday they were tiring greatly and were pretty good. But the other trip was far, far worse. I am merely tired at the close of this one, and not steamed. I even got to take a shower.
Oh, I was going to tell you about the awful road construction on 97. Narrow 2-lane mountainous road, part of which was a steep 6% grade, and they make the shoulder an 8-inch drop-off, and remove ALL THE LINES from the road!!!!!!!! Deigning only to put a few non-reflective tabs down the center. Naturally I was driving during that section, and fortunately AJ was sleeping.
How nice it is to be home, but what fun it was to see a little corner of the countryside, too. (I just wish we had actually seen the stachu of lidirty, even if it is so hard to get it clean.)
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Neak, SS, TL & rella hi there all and all of the clan, hope you had a great week. I have had a lot of fun reading about the trip & the kids lol oh yes brings back all those 'wonderful'memories of long road trips when they were younger.<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I can remember the most common comment .. Ï THOUGHT you had gone earlier !!! Mum I need to go NOWWWW!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> rella I am so happy for you that your dd did so well..I bet she was so thrilled to do so well and but had to be 'cool'in front of her school peers and good ol mum!! lol <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> SS good to see life is peddling along for you. tl how was the overtime hours with that back of yours? I have a bit of a problem with my # 3 disc due to one very heavy baby I was carrying for about 9 months <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> Frankly no doc is getting near me for some time except big sister ... they keep talking about fusion so I make scarce. ok call me chicken <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Mum, me, (ok tl I know it SHOULD be myself'' but I'm Oz lol), sisters went to the horse pacing last night and had a fantastic dinner for my birthday, 30 .. AGAIN <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />, very posh and we all looked as cool as mums can get lol quiet all of you!! Mikey was with big sister and travelling soldier (more on him later) and didn't seem to miss me at all . sniff, <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> and I spent big as usual ... 50 cent bet Queen .. none of them would stand in line with me <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> but I showed them .. I won a quartet.. thats the first 4 horses over the winning post in order and won $302 .. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> And I am still full.. buffet was so yum.. and the cakes you would die for., cauliflower cheese and white sauce slurp.. spinach, mushroom pasta in white wine sauce ooo!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />
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Wow! You did even better than I did in the lottery with my $4 win.
Glad you had a good time. You're only 30? So, you would have been a child bride?
(As for my daughter, I wasn't too surprised. She is smart. [Don't we all think that of our children?] But, they have let the proverbial 'cat out of the bag' about how good her school is. Some of her teachers are on the committees that make up these tests and then they have to go back and make them less rigorous. Her basic courses - English, math, and science - are always labeled 'honors' because that's all they have. The school was recently ranked the best public high school in the state.)
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A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"Hunting Flies" He responded.
"Oh. Killing any?" She asked.
"Yep, 3 males, 2 Females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked. "How can you tell them apart?"
He responded, "3 were on a beer can, 2 were on the phone."
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