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Good I am glad you got it.
My favorite confucius saying.
Man who eat crackers in bed have crumby night sleep.
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LMAO...you're funny today...
i have no idea what I'm going to do about F and the call from the teacher...I'm going to have to think about it...I don't have much time either...well, I take that back I don't have to address the problem as soon as I get home...
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Go chat with the teacher and see if she has any ideas. Maybe you can both come up with ways to keep him interested and reward good behavior. We have a chart, with all priviledges listed and dependent on GPA. That's everything from bedtime to TV time to going out to playing with friends, whatever. The better the GPA, the betterthe priviledges. DS's second grade teacher is the one who implemented it with us, and it was great. Back then, it wasn't based on GPA, it was based on behavior. We all agreed on certain behaviors that he needed to do, I think there was a list of 5 or 6 for school and two or three for home .... like staying on task, talking only when he was supposed to, being respectful to the teacher, turning in assignments (they were all worded in the positive, that was a big thing that she taught us). The home ones were things like finishing his chores without being asked, doing homework, being respectful. It was his job to get his teacher to sign off on the chart every night. And for every checkmark that he got, then his priviledges improved. Later bedtime, time to watch TV, etc. If he forgot it completely that day, then he lost all his priviledges for the day -- grounded, no TV, no friends, no phone, a bedtime earlier than little sister .... etc. The thing was that everything was all straight forward and spelled out. Our kids both still go check the chart for what thier bedtime is that night, or how much TV they can watch. It worked great when we were having problems with DS in 2nd grade. Maybe your teacher will have other ideas -- this is not the first kid she's ever taught who wasn't 100% attentive all the time, with his hands neatly folded in his lap. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> -AmI.
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Morning! Hi, AmI! I love what you've done! I just started a new systems with the boys...we have a jar and they earn those little glass pebbles to put in it, once the jar is full, they can pick the reward, like a place to eat, etc. So far this is working, but I was removing pebbles for bad behavior also... Well, got some advice from a friend with her MAster's, she teaches kids with severe behavior problems...she suggested that I stop removing the pebbles for bad behavior, and completely focus on teh positive, rewarding for any positive behavior that I can find, the least little things... Set time limit on the homework, if it's ot done, well, it's not done, let the teacher deal with that, there are consequences that will follow... Anyway, soon enough, they will be wanting to earn more pebbles for that good behavior, L is adjusting GREAT to it...F's was struggling but that's because I was removing so many for school related stuff...real bummer for him... I liked reading about what you guys are doing becasue that was the first thing I noticed was it was positive, positive, positive...so, I'm going to change the rules a little... The boys even suggested that I have a jar, since I'm trying to change my behavior, LMAO...I've earned a WHOLE pebble! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I changed up what I was doing to yesterday, usually I pick up the kids and if something has happened then I start in on the lecture in the car....didn't do it... Thought about it, and said well, this is what you've been doing and it's not working, do something different, so I didn't say a word until after we were home...Nice calm, collected voice...I wasn't calm and collected after the call from teh teacher...old ways, had to calm myself down becasue I'm so tired of the insanity with F and school... Well, got some information about F from my friend, since he's a tactile learner, she suggested that I write the teacher and allow him to move around in his seat...let him play with paper clips (he's good for this one!), whatever, as long as he's listening... He's a hands on kid, if his hands are busy, then he's still...he's a realy good kid for the most part, really good. just have to find something that works... A few years from now, I'll have plenty of gray hair from this child...LMAO <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> WEll, let me get back to bed, I have a full plate today...Board meeting's tonight...I'm looking forward to it...that reminder me I have two other places I have to call about the grant writing classes before the meeting... Also keeping an eye on our wonderful little Tropical storm Dean and how that's going, asking for prays on that one, we've had our share for awhile...love you Texas/Mexico, but you need some rain! LMAO
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we had a bad storm come through Monday afternoon and we lost our interest I know I'm showing up late on this one but...OMG!!!!LMAO!!! This has got to be one of the best things I've read to date! And Frog, who steals a catalytic converter, and how do they do it in stealth mode? Crazy...
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Rin,
Just stopping by to say hi! Will catch up on your thread later, but sounds like you are keeping really busy! You'd think with school starting our lives would slow down a bit!
Have a great day & enjoy the board meeting tonight!
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Morning SL! I hope that you are well! Don't you just LOVE how fast the mind is? LMAO <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Poor FROG!!! LMAO BUGS, yeah, you would think that it would slow down but I think I'm more busy now! Homework, car repairs, work, supper, etc.. Which I dropped my car off this morning, don't you know that stupid light went off Tues at lunch and hasn't been back on...My mechanic laughed, he said the mommymobile (this is what L calls the car!) knew it was going in! LMAO... I have my Board meeting tonight, so I won't get to see the kids until late! At least we didn't miss the bus this morning for L...but I had a co-worker pick me up from the mechanic's shop and he drove pass the house, I didn't even look...at my house or the HN's houses... I'm proud to announce that we have 29 days to court! We're in the 20's now and that looks better when I look at it! LMAO!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> MOF, today, we have been gone from the house for 23 weeks!!! Almost six months and looking back it really doesn't seem like it's been that long, it's really been good for the most part! My Aunt and I are planning a painting weekend with some other ladies in Oct., we're looking to stay at the Steel Magonlia Bed and Breakfast...Yes, the movie!!! Her husband is friends with the owner, so we're going to see if we can get a deal for the weekend and we'll be going in her truck... I'm looking forward to painting the BEAUTIFUL PICTURE that they have choosen! MOF, I have it as my screen saver right now! I have to admit that it took ALOT for me to come back to center this past time...I've wrote alot about it on LA's thread...which I need to post on... Well, thank you all for being YOU and the wonderful support, advice, ideas, and laughs! You all have been SUCH a great help to me!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Who steals a catalytic converter? Well SL if I knew that I would have gone to them and asked for mine back. LOL.
After the fact I learned it is pretty common for the car I had. I had a mid nineties toyota 4runner. The catalytic converter has two bolts on the front and two on teh back that take about 4 minutes to get off. They focus on toyota trucks/suv's in the mid to late 90's because they are easy to get off and the cars are high enough off the ground to get them off without jacking up the car.
What is crazy is you don't know until you turn your car on then it scares the bejeebers out of you.
From what I read they are worth about 600-1000 at a recycler because of the metals that are in them.
That is my public service update.
And I guess to answer your question about who steals them, I think they are A holes becuase it was expensive getting it fixed.
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What is crazy is you don't know until you turn your car on then it scares the bejeebers out of you.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
I have done that before. I ran over some tire shrapnel one morning on the way to work, and the exhaust got louder. When I started my car after work, it sounded like I was on a race track in a stock car. It scared the [email]cr@p[/email] out of me! That was not a good afternoon. The exhaust pipe disconnected from the cat, and it was LOUD. It was pretty embarrassing too. I had a Toyota Tercel; can you imagine that noise coming out of that little car?
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Well, i'm so glad that you guys are having fun talking about car? Can I add some of my fun...that little light that was on said that I needed a part that's over two hundred dollars... geesh... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Well, i have to have it, it's important to the car, called a Mass air flow sensor...lovely!
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This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Oh, wait. That's a light you don't want to shine <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Well, i have to have it, it's important to the car, called a Mass air flow sensor...lovely! wish I had one of those....wait, you're talking about the car....nevermind
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<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> TOO BOTH OF YOU! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Wow, I would pity the "mechanic" that would ever have to change out BC's Mass Air Flow Sensor.
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BLAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAA!!! Good one Chrisner!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Funny... I've had that little light on in my car too. I had it checked out by a mechanic who said it was going to cost about $1200 to fix. I didn't have $1200 to fix it. I learned to ignore the light. That was over 3 years / 100,000 mi ago! That car is still going and the light still comes on. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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When my little light went on and the mechanic said $1,000 I asked if it would hurt my car.
He said nope I could drive it forever like that or at least until I needed it smogged.
I said fine then maybe I will just drive it like that.
Then he said but then if something really goes wrong you won't know. So the real danger in that is not knowing if somehting else goes wrong.
Stupid cars.
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Frog: I fixed mine with a piece of Black Tape. Light? What Light? as well hidden as IAPBS's <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
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Frog:
Seriously:
If the cat converter gets stolen or goes bad again, just straight pipe it. My State tests, but maybe yours doesn't.
BTW, the guy who stole yours? Sold it to the guy who sold it to the shop that put it back on your car.
LG, sticking it to the man, once again...
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