DDA Chapter 11

Hmm. Sounds like Princess may be waking up already. I really don't like Mondays. At least when she goes back to school she will nap before she comes home, so it won't matter that the housekeeper is banging and vacuuming and running water. :rolleyes:
 
Heidi - I think it is a mom thing. If it makes her happy to buy you some salad stuff, let her buy it. Then take some salad over to share with her. ;)
 
Elizabeth, sorry the housekeeper is always so noisy.
 

For one thing mom is always yelling if you need food just come over and take whatever you need. And when I didn't do that with the bacon just last week, woo.

Today we stopped by a local farmer market and she just had to buy my tomato and a head of lettuce.

These are but a few things. The biggest being she didn't buy a house for such a long time, because if something happened to her, Dawn would get the house and she didn't have one for me. :confused3 John told her I didn't need a house because we bought one together.

I think she feels I am being slighted, because Dawn still lives at home. But Dawn is the one taking care of her the most and I am married after all.

I never complain, but most times just wont let her buy things. She is after all on a fixed income and John makes good money for the area and what he does. But sometimes I will give in, like today.

She actually thinks that the next Disney trip she is paying, over my dead body.

Sounds like my parents. Sometimes you just have to put your foot down, and sometimes you have to accept graciously! I think you have chosen wisely; farmer's market, ok; Disney trip, no! You're a good daughter and it sounds like you have a good mother, too!
 
Ok older moms, the ones with adult children. Why do you (if you do) still inst on buying things for us?


I only do that for Christmas. Usually I ask the kids what they want and spend a pre-determined amount--not much. I very rarely do that any other time. Only because they might have gone out and already bought it.
 
Heidi, take the small things and tell her how much you love them. Then treat her like the royalty she is. :goodvibes

When it comes to the big things, you can put your foot down and tell her no.

Our family trips to WDW are paid for by Bob and me. They are our gift to the girls. Each of them will in turn pick up the tab for dinner or the GF Tea.

As I get older I see the value in giving now and watching them enjoy the gift rather than holding onto the money for them to spend when I am not here. Not trying to be morbid, just saying it is one of the reasons we give somewhat extravagantly to children who could afford to do many of these things on their own.
 
The test scores are actually coming UP, which is why it boggles my mind that they have decided to completely ease up on EVERYTHING in the classroom now! :scared1: Boneheads. We just don't have the money for private school. I called Winston last year and almost fell over when she told me how much it would cost. Which is a shame, because I drive right by there on my way to work. So we'll see if we can't manage to squeeze some sort of education out if DISD. :rolleyes: I guess we should think about applying for a magnet school, but I don't know which one. I don't think he is talented enough to go to Booker T. Washington (he likes art, drama, and music but he doesn't EXCEL at them). I am positive the Math/Science magnet is NOT for him. I guess we need to look into all of the options just so we know what is out there. Of course most of the magnets are high schools so we have a couple of years.

Mom is OK, thanks. She has her final A/C infusion this week, then she will start Taxol.
Diva started back on August 12, but Mom hasn't said much about it. She did say Diva dropped out of color guard and switched to debate. Diva still doesn't have a job and I am about 99% certain that Mom has no plans of making her get a job. That INFURIATES me, because Mom can't afford that stupid car she bought for Diva, and if Diva isn't working she doesn't really need her own car! :mad: Mom just tells me she will handle it. :headache: Great.

DISD, overall, is still rated very poorly, (they've just learned how to spin the results in my opinion...) but the school your DS goes to gets good marks, and that is what matters. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but it sounds like a good idea to know your options. PD and prayers for your mom's final infusion this week! :grouphug:

PS -- Merrie is about to be interviewed for WFAA so if you watch that channel for news, don't be surprised if she appears on screen. It's Brad Watson doing the story -- man is that man TALL!

Heidi -- enjoy the treats! My mom was always doing something like that, and it also made me feel guilty. In hindsight, I realize the pleasure she got from it.

Okay -- I've spent (wasted....enjoyed...) enough time on here this afternoon. Have a good evening everyone!
 
Heidi, take the small things and tell her how much you love them. Then treat her like the royalty she is. :goodvibes

When it comes to the big things, you can put your foot down and tell her no.

Our family trips to WDW are paid for by Bob and me. They are our gift to the girls. Each of them will in turn pick up the tab for dinner or the GF Tea.

As I get older I see the value in giving now and watching them enjoy the gift rather than holding onto the money for them to spend when I am not here. Not trying to be morbid, just saying it is one of the reasons we give somewhat extravagantly to children who could afford to do many of these things on their own.


My parents and grandparents are doing this as well--they would rather see us enjoy what they are giving us is what they say. I appreciate it but feel guilty when they insist i take things ...but im trying because i know it is important to them
 
Hm, that's interesting. I think, though, that the filming is all done. I could be wrong, but if, initially, they were planning on a November release, all they would be doing now would be post-production editing and graphic work (CG, etc.). I haven't heard about anything delaying the shooting. I'll have to dig around and see what I can find out.

I think Mugglenet.com thinks that it was because of the writers/directors strike earlier this year...Apparently it put the whole post production behind schedule (yet they had NO PROBLEM getting the trailer done and STILL on :headache: ).

Just so long as the movie is still on. I'll miss seeing it in the fall though - June is too weird. I'm used to getting the book in June and the movie in Nov.

Oh well!
 
My parents and grandparents are doing this as well--they would rather see us enjoy what they are giving us is what they say. I appreciate it but feel guilty when they insist i take things ...but im trying because i know it is important to them

Do not feel guilty! Treat them to something that they will love too. Isn't that what giving is all about?
 
I think Mugglenet.com thinks that it was because of the writers/directors strike earlier this year...Apparently it put the whole post production behind schedule (yet they had NO PROBLEM getting the trailer done and STILL on :headache: ).

Just so long as the movie is still on. I'll miss seeing it in the fall though - June is too weird. I'm used to getting the book in June and the movie in Nov.

Oh well!

That makes sense! I had forgotten all about the strike.

I'm also glad that they are going to go ahead and do all the movies. It would be a shame to get this far and then not finish. I agree that it's going to be weird seeing it in June.
 
My MIL was like that too. I kept telling her that if I wanted it, I would buy it or do without since I had done without it for this long. She did not have to do that.

The biggest shock was when she got Easter presents the first time. I thought one got a new dress and shoes or suit and shoes and that was that. After a few times of giving money, I flat out asked her to stop because the kids were expecting things like that all the time and I did not want that to happen because I did not think they deserved it. They were turning into such greedy little buggers!!!! I know that was because of Hal's sister, she was always expecting the world to turn her way and when the kids saw that, they thought they could get the same thing.

MIL would always have us over for supper Saturday night and then after church on Sunday. That finally stopped when we moved far enough away that we could not do that.

I am sure that for her it was a guilt thing because she could not have as a child but she wanted to make sure we had. I told her that I could do without and would not fall apart if I didn't.
 
Marci - I guess our school can't be THAT bad because we followed a lot of private school families over there. The superintendent sends his kids to the high school (but he is a bonehead so that doesn't count). The high school ranked I think 537 in the nation in that Newsweek (or whoever it is that ranks them) thing for public high schools.

DS just called and his day was good! :banana:
He has all pre-AP classes except for Reading, which I am assuming has no pre-AP level OR they just couldn't get him in a pre-AP class with the rest of his schedule. He is in advanced band. He has 7 different teachers this year because his language arts and reading teachers are different people (last year it was the same lady). PE is 3rd period so that should be fairly disasterous. :rolleyes: His friend from last year is in 6 of his classes, and the boy who hosted the pool party last week is in 4 of his classes. His ex-friend is in a few classes (he couldn't remember how many), but Thug isn't in any of the same classes so maybe ex-friend will behave. His other really good friend isn't in any of the same classes, but they have the same lunch. I hope it's going to be a good year!!
 
DS just called and his day was good! :banana:
He has all pre-AP classes except for Reading, which I am assuming has no pre-AP level OR they just couldn't get him in a pre-AP class with the rest of his schedule. He is in advanced band. He has 7 different teachers this year because his language arts and reading teachers are different people (last year it was the same lady). PE is 3rd period so that should be fairly disasterous. :rolleyes: His friend from last year is in 6 of his classes, and the boy who hosted the pool party last week is in 4 of his classes. His ex-friend is in a few classes (he couldn't remember how many), but Thug isn't in any of the same classes so maybe ex-friend will behave. His other really good friend isn't in any of the same classes, but they have the same lunch. I hope it's going to be a good year!!

Sounds like a good first day! I just hope, for both your sakes, that things continue to stay as positive as they are today! Good luck with the PE thing. I hated PE in jr. high. It was much better in high school. I'm not sure why, but Jr. high was horrible.
 
Happy Birthday Janet!

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Happy Birthday Lindsay!

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Hope you both have a wonderful Birthday!
 
Deb,
I love the yellow and blue combination, but what doesn't really work for me is the top, I would consider painting the top yellow. But I see you said it was wallpaper, and that can definitely be a pain to remove.

If he's happy that's all that matters, my daughters have both had some "interesting" rooms.
 
It's time for me to get my behind to the gym, DH is on nights so I don't have to cook very often.

Catch ya later,
 














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