10/24/2009 Bash On the Boat (I'm with BOB) - Thread #8

[GOS]

$3.86 a gallon. Heck, send those prices over here please.

I won't tell you how much it is in the UK. It's frightening

 

[GOS]

A FO

 

[oybolshoi]

I have to share something funny with you guys ...


Remember how I mentioned that my parents went to Germany for 10 days? They got back last week a couple of days before my nephew's wedding.

Today they stopped by our house to give us some gifts they picked up for us while they were traveling, which was very thoughtful of them.

They picked out four really cool Hard Rock Cafe pins for Jason's collection - two from Munich and two from Heidelberg.

Then they brought us two t-shirts from the Heidelberg HRC ... the only problems is that they are children's XLs! There's no way on god's green earth that either one of us could fit into them.

But wait... I've saved the best for last!

My mom gave me a very pretty lacquer music box ... after I pulled it out of the wrapping I flipped it to see what song it plays and there's a huge sticker on the bottom that reads: MADE IN ITALY!!!



She went all the way to Germany to bring back an Italian made music box ...

They mean well, but I'm starting to think I need to take away their buying privileges along with their drivers licenses.

 

[MinnMick01]

Carrie,
Have you checked with you local school district? I started out by subbing for clerical, and within a year I had a full time job, 3 years later I became a head secretary. Depending on your availability you could work a lot during the school year. The pay isn't bad, although I deserve to be paid a heck of a lot more if you ask me . It is a job that can be very very frustrating at times, and very very rewarding at others.

I have not checked into it recently. I applied at Mesa schools about 5 years ago and messed up on the timed math test. I had to wait 2 years before reapplying. Mac is in Gilbert schools so I want to apply there. I would really like to work at her school. That way we can go in together and leave together and I can still be a part of her school life. However, the principal at the school controls hiring. She wants people to prove themselves first before she even considers them for a job. So I volunteered for Kelsey's class when she was in 1st grade which was 6 years ago. Then the ex banded me from the school. So now that Mac is there and Kelsey is not I have been volunteering again. Well actually 2 years ago when I had no kids at that school I volunteered 1 Friday a month to deliver birthday books. I was the birthday mom. The past year I was birthday mom, and in Macs class one Friday a month and doing bullitin boards for the kindergarden department. So come the end of the year, the principal asked me if I was going to run for a PTSO position. I told her I might but I had not decided yet. She told me to come to the next meeting it was the one were nominations go in. I went to the meeting and no nominating was done that I was aware of. Scott and I discussed it for the next three weeks and decided I would run for any position the needed filled. Well I showed up at that meeting and they annoucned who got what position. I got Fundraising Chair Person without even running. HMMMM. After the meeting one of my friends who is a teacher there stopped me and said "you are one step away from being hired keep it up. This is her final test" So I am hoping that is true, but I think Iwill check out the website also.

 

[MinnMick01]

I need advice.

I contacted the ice rink about employment. I thought for sure it would be during the week that I heard back. He told me what the new location would be hiring for. He also told me where to get and application and when to drop it off. Only problem is he did not give me a pay scale. Would it be wrong of me to contact him back asking for a pay scale. I do not want to leave what I am making for something lower.


I also heard back about the lessons that Mac wants to take. It is $112 for 8 weeks. That is a 1/2 lesson one day a week, skate rental, four public passes for practicing, and 2 guest passes. So now I might have to tell her that we are not going to do ice skating and try to find someplace for cheer, dance, or gymnastics again. We were paying $45 for 1 hour lesson of dance a week for a month. And $40 for one hour lesson 1 day a week for 8 weeks for gymnastics. Of course we stopped all that when we wanted to finish paying off the cruise, and Kelsey was complaining because she was not doing anything outside of school.

 

[MinnMick01]

I thought I could Sub as a cafetria worker for Gilbert schools. My mother did that when I reached junior high. Heck I just looked that up and it starts at $7.99 an hour that is less then what I make now. I feel sorry for those people. I know how hard they work.

 

[MinnMick01]

Would you believe that the managers in the school cafeterias only make $8.49 an hour.

 

[minnieandmickey]

Keep it up Carrie, something will pull through for you.

I understand the money issue. Sean and I have done some major cut backs. We have managed to pay for this EBPC cruise all in cash, and it is the first vacation that we have done so. Yesterday we went to San Fransisco to see Hairspray(loved it) and we ate at McD's, took BART to the city which saved on gas, had Starbucks across the street from the theatre. Sean said do you want to go to Mimi's for dinner, and I said yes. Well riding on the train on the way home I got to thinking and told Sean why don't we save the $50 it will cost us to eat out and go to the store and I will throw together some carne asada tacos. We tend to eat out a lot and that is the major thing we are working on, and we were so proud of ourselves afterward. Plus the tacos were awesome, found the secret out from a friend on how to make the meat.

 

[minnieandmickey]

Would you believe that the managers in the school cafeterias only make $8.49 an hour.

All subs at my district make 9.26 an hour, unless they are custodial then they make a little over 11 an hour (my son does this). Our yard duty subs 9.26, and the permanent ones make 9.41 an hour and work no more than 5 3/4 hours a day.

 

[minnieandmickey]

Speaking of Hairspray. It was a great musical, but one part made us very uncomfortable. As most of you know my DD is developmentally disabled (actually has been diagnosed as borderline retarded) and is in Special Education. There is one part in the play that wasn't in the movie where Amber makes fun of Tracy for being in Special Ed, to the point where she makes a face and says Retard, and it took all of me not to stand up and scream there is nothing wrong with being in special ed . I could see that Sarah was getting very uncomfortable with this. What I didn't know is that she had said something to her dad about it, and he had to explain that it is people like those that aren't your friends, and how Link (her favorite character have no idea why ) stayed behind to make sure Tracy was ok. With the exception of that part, she loved the play. It was very funny, and the guys that played Tracy's mom and dad were so funny. In fact at one point one got the other laughing and they couldn't stop for about a minute or so. I'm so glad we went.

 

[Dyerneeds]

Ok girls...

Remember that exotic dance class (strip class) I was telling you about? It started and I went Friday evening. My hamstrings (from forward lunges) are so sore and I have brush burns on both of my knees.

I showed them to Mike and he said, "What were you doing"?

There was about 20 of us in a large room. We had the doors closed so the guys couldn't see us. Although one of the guys that work there kept finding excuses to come in. (until the instructor yelled at him to get out)

It was a lot of fun and a great workout.

The next one is in a 2 wks. I'm there!

am i a lucky underdog or what??

 

[Karen Mouse]

later mary poppins...practically perfect in every way.

- we had fun! - trouble was the wind was blowing in all directions so the kite kept whipping around then crashing to the floor

"Up through the atmosphere, up where the air is clear, oh let's go fly a kite!!!!!"

And he lets you get rid of it? I have to sneak things out one at a time from DS. He still loves it! Unless of course he gets to give it to his wonderful cousin Harrison. DS was willing to give away most of his Buzz Stuff to Harrison.

YES! - I couldnt believe it either! - he normally is willing to get rid of one or two things but he was in a "throw it away" mode so while the going was good I carried on going! He even has a shelf clear and room under his bed now

I did leave a little thought in his head at the start though - I reminded him his birthday wasnt that far away and that there would be nothing new as there was no-where to put it - I think that helped rather a lot

 

[GOS]

Speaking of Hairspray. It was a great musical, but one part made us very uncomfortable. As most of you know my DD is developmentally disabled (actually has been diagnosed as borderline retarded) and is in Special Education. There is one part in the play that wasn't in the movie where Amber makes fun of Tracy for being in Special Ed, to the point where she makes a face and says Retard, and it took all of me not to stand up and scream there is nothing wrong with being in special ed . I could see that Sarah was getting very uncomfortable with this. What I didn't know is that she had said something to her dad about it, and he had to explain that it is people like those that aren't your friends, and how Link (her favorite character have no idea why ) stayed behind to make sure Tracy was ok. With the exception of that part, she loved the play. It was very funny, and the guys that played Tracy's mom and dad were so funny. In fact at one point one got the other laughing and they couldn't stop for about a minute or so. I'm so glad we went.

Glad you had a good time, Becky. I've seen the screen version of Hairspray with John Travolta and loved it.

 

[Karen Mouse]

Ok girls...

Remember that exotic dance class (strip class) I was telling you about? It started and I went Friday evening. My hamstrings (from forward lunges) are so sore and I have brush burns on both of my knees.

I showed them to Mike and he said, "What were you doing"?

There was about 20 of us in a large room. We had the doors closed so the guys couldn't see us. Although one of the guys that work there kept finding excuses to come in. (until the instructor yelled at him to get out)

It was a lot of fun and a great workout.

The next one is in a 2 wks. I'm there!

You go girl!

They picked out four really cool Hard Rock Cafe pins for Jason's collection - from Heidelberg.

Then they brought us two t-shirts from the Heidelberg HRC ...

Did they visit Heidelberg?
Thats where Neils company is based! - ita a beautiful place, rivers, bridges, castles etc. Ellis and I went one year when Neil was out there on business. Ellis was nearly 2 years old. I trawled that town pushing a buggy every day. I think I've seen more of it than Neil ever has and he's been going for 20 years!
They have a fab xmas shop there - thats where I got my wooden nutcrackers from!

 

[Karen Mouse]

I've been on ebay for the last 2 hours - I sold most of my items

Ellis is rich! - Its going in his florida fund for xmas towards his spending money.

 

[MinnMick01]

Keep it up Carrie, something will pull through for you.

I understand the money issue. Sean and I have done some major cut backs. We have managed to pay for this EBPC cruise all in cash, and it is the first vacation that we have done so. Yesterday we went to San Fransisco to see Hairspray(loved it) and we ate at McD's, took BART to the city which saved on gas, had Starbucks across the street from the theatre. Sean said do you want to go to Mimi's for dinner, and I said yes. Well riding on the train on the way home I got to thinking and told Sean why don't we save the $50 it will cost us to eat out and go to the store and I will throw together some carne asada tacos. We tend to eat out a lot and that is the major thing we are working on, and we were so proud of ourselves afterward. Plus the tacos were awesome, found the secret out from a friend on how to make the meat.

Sounds like you are doing a great job at it. Eating out is our downfall also. Honestly our debet did not bother me until we came back from our trip and they yet cut my hours again at work. So lets see I am working about 20 to 24 hours a week and getting paid $8.32 an hour. HELLO I am worth more then that. That is when I started looking at all our debet and realize alot of it is my fault for working for so little. I really don't need to find a job like all the people out there in the world that are unemployed right now, but I figure what ever extra cash I can make on the side, or find something that does pay better then that would be great and help us pay off our debet. I will be signing a whole new tune if we can make it to tax return next year. The only thing it is going towards is debet. No trips, no furniture nothing but debet. If I calculate that correctly just off the tax return alone we should be able to pay off 2 1/2 cards. And that would be with no extra payments on them from now until then. I am hoping to have our lowest card paid off by December. Keep my fingers crossed for that one.

 

[Karen Mouse]

The next batch of stuff will be harder to sell - hundreds of bits of playmobil.
I have to assemble it all first - all the buildings and little people and accessories. I'll have to do it while he's out or he'll start playing with it all and want to keep it again

 

[MinnMick01]

All subs at my district make 9.26 an hour, unless they are custodial then they make a little over 11 an hour (my son does this). Our yard duty subs 9.26, and the permanent ones make 9.41 an hour and work no more than 5 3/4 hours a day.

It sounds like they get paid more where you are then out here. Gilbert district has the crossing guards, and play ground aids all be done by the staff they allready have so the don't have to hire out for those positions. But I could not beleive how little the cafeteria subs make.

 

[minnieandmickey]

The next batch of stuff will be harder to sell - hundreds of bits of playmobil.
I have to assemble it all first - all the buildings and little people and accessories. I'll have to do it while he's out or he'll start playing with it all and want to keep it again

Good luck Karen.

 

[MinnMick01]

I got all my cooking done, granted the kitchen is a mess, Mackenzie got to play on play house disney while I cooked. I have looked for more jobs with UPS, FED EX, and our local cable company. Nothing yet. I just wish the house cleaning thing would pull through. I really don't like changing jobs.

Well it is time to wake up Scott and get the day going. Not much today, just cleaning up the kitchen and then we have a date tonight. The people we dog sat for yesterday are willing to watch Mac tonight so we can go out to dinner.