test Part 9

[macraven]

mac - I can't remember that good-looking guy's name (from Tampa, hates Gruden...sr moment ).

that's amity3, my friend..........

 

[TennVolTony]

WAKE UP!! CHECK WHERE YOU ARE.....WHEN I WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT I WAS IN FLORIDA!! THIS MORNING WHEN I WOKE UP IT FEELS LIKE I'M IN THE NORTH POLE!!

 

[mickey4ver]

Morning....welcome to our world Tony...

More later, gotta scoot....

Ah, Don Johnson, wasn't he the hottie back in the day...he hasn't weathered all the wives/kids so well... but he was on my A list.....hubba hubba

Have a good start to this Thursday my friends

 

[Gigantor]

Just a quickie. I'm buried alive at work. Maybe I can catch up when I'm in New Orleans this weekend. Hope you are all well.

 

[pkasbohm]

morning all!

It is very foggy and 17 here this morning.

Tony--if you want to get away from the nasty weather there in florida you can sure come here!

mic--dave use to play baseball in college and I guy he played with was one of don johnson's bodygaurds. I would like to hear some of his stories

mac--are you working today?

ocm--got that trip report done yet?!

ed--how did the sign up go?

bob--what does your weekend plans look like?

gant--are you going on a vacation this year?

ks--when does it say you will get your return on your taxes?

Hope everyone has a good nekkid day!!

 

[pkasbohm]

Just a quickie. I'm buried alive at work. Maybe I can catch up when I'm in New Orleans this weekend. Hope you are all well.

HEY!!!! You are going somewhere and NOT taking us with you???? Well, you have some nerve!

 

[sweetlovin']

Ok, since she asked, I will post my trip report here too. Be aware, they tend to get really long, so if you want to skip them, I wouldn't balme you in the least.

This is the pre trip report.

Friday Jan 12

I have been substitute teaching for the past few months and Julie's teacher has had a very tough year. I have been subbing for her on and off for the past few weeks. This past week, I was asked to sub on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This is a great help, since preschool tuition is a small mortgage or high car payment, but not so great with timing since I have a lot to do in very little amount of time.

I finished teaching around 2pm and went home to start packing. "Mommy will you play with me?" Julie asked.

"No baby, I can't today, I have to pack the car so we can go to Disney."

"After you pack the car can you play with me?"

"No sweet baby, then it will be time for bed so I can wake you up in the middle of the night and we can go to Disney."

I hate telling my kids I don't have time to play with them. So, I sat down and played two games of Chutes and Ladders and then went back to packing. I'm such a push over I know. While I was putting the game away, Nico got off the bus and came running in with his school bag.

"Mom did you get the email from my teacher?" He asked

"Uh no I didn't. But I need you to run upstairs right now and tell me what shorts fit and what doesn't so I know if you need anything."

"Mom, I only have one pair of jean shorts and two other shorts that fit, and now I'm hungry."

"Ok, we need to go out and shop since, Julie only has one sweatshirt too. Let's go quick."

We ran to the store and grabbed snacks and summer clothes for the trip. I grabbed McDonalds for dinner for all of them and I came home to finish packing, while they ate.

"Nico, where is your school bag? Did you get your report card today?"

"Uh maybe, I don't know."

Now I should mention that I have never worried about Nico in school. His grades are always decent and I know he one of the more advanced kids in his class. I opened the report card to find that he got the highest markings in all the areas for Kindergarten, but there was a note for me to go over the school rules with him and make sure he is aware of them.

"Nico, have you not been following the class rules?"

No answer

"Nico, I'm asking you. Have you not been listening to your teacher?"

Again, no answer

"There is a note in here that says you have been talking excessively. What is going on?"

No Answer

My eyes got really big and I turned to him, "Nico, you need to answer me or you can stay home with dad and I'll take the girls and go to Disney. Have you not been following the rules?"

"I'm not the bad kid in the class mom. Other people are much worse than me." he stated rather defensively while rolling his eyes at me.

I raised my eyebrows and stared at him, "Does that mean that it's ok for you to not listen and follow the rules?"

He looked up at me with puppy dog eyes and didn't say anything.

"Nico," I sighed, "you need to listen better. Just because other kids are worse, doesn't make it ok for you. All during your life, you are the only person that will be held accountable for your actions. How you act and listen to the rules, that is on you and you alone. No one can make you do anything you don't want to do. No one can make you talk, make you not listen, make you not finish your work. All of those choices are YOUR choices and you will be held accountable for them. So, you need to start making better choices about the way you are going to act in school, ok?"

"Fine, but I am not the worse kid."

Ugh!! Clearly this was not the last discussion we were going to have on this topic, but I had to finish packing.

I think I finally got to bed around 11:30pm, after checking the boards and reading Nico's teacher's email and talking to my mom. 2am was going to come much too soon for my liking.

 

[pkasbohm]

good start ocm!!

 

[Bob Slydell]

Morning all

No idea what's going on this weekend -- we have to take care of getting our passport applications done for the boys on Saturday and we might make a drive up to PA to visit my grandma (who broke her hip last weekend and had surgery on Monday), but other than that, no plans.

 

[pkasbohm]

Morning all

No idea what's going on this weekend -- we have to take care of getting our passport applications done for the boys on Saturday and we might make a drive up to PA to visit my grandma (who broke her hip last weekend and had surgery on Monday), but other than that, no plans.

oh bob, sorry to hear that! I hope she has a quick recovery.

 

[edcrbnsoul]

Good Morning all , the sign up for Kindergarten went fine. A little frosty here today going to be worse tomorrow, they expect the high temp to be 9.

 

[mickey4ver]

Sorry bout your grandma Bob... hope you find her doing better

Ed, glad sign up went good...does NH still follow the traditional school year, or are you year round up that way? Will he go 1/2 day or full day? They switched K over to full day here a couple years ago. My boys only went the 1/2 day, and personally, I think that is ok...they make them take a nap with full day they can do that at home

Just had a snow squall come through here, the flakes were fast and furious, now the sun is out....still snow flying around, just less of it...crazy for sure.

Gant, what cha doin' in New Orleans? and I'm with Pam, what about the rest of us????? Hope you get to unwind though and enjoy the time away. Wave when you fly over my house...

 

[pkasbohm]

Gant, what cha doin' in New Orleans? and I'm with Pam, what about the rest of us????? Hope you get to unwind though and enjoy the time away. Wave when you fly over my house...

hmmmm.....with all the crazy flight paths do you think he will fly over my house too?!

 

[pkasbohm]

Good Morning all , the sign up for Kindergarten went fine. A little frosty here today going to be worse tomorrow, they expect the high temp to be 9.

that is suppose to be our temps next week with another snow storm coming this weekend. Why does it have to wait till the weekend for the snow? I am wanting one during the week when I don't have anywhere to drive! I'm also thinking that if it snows during the week that I won't have any kids do to where they live or where they work...that may be the real reason

 

[pkasbohm]

ocm--have you heard anything on your laptop yet?

 

[keishashadow]

howdy...

ed it's 11 here , i'm beginning my hibernation; is your son excited about starting school?

pam - got the conf. email from irs this am, should have those big bucks in my account on 2/2 (none to shabby imo). Need to pay my local taxes , then sock it away just in case the USW union decides to force a strike again this time (instead of just playing nice...didn't get squat last time, just happy the mill is still open).

mic - i'll always remember Sonny as hot , so was i, then lol. Stay warm, out of the snow!

mac - thanx, couldn't remember his name (a good egg imo) as are most on Univ. board. Don't think i ran into any trolls there yet.

ocm - great start...more, more, more lol. Kids, it just keeps getting better , I never know what phone call is just around the corner, used to have the principal on speed dial (i kid you not ). Now the 'subject' is awaiting paperwork (still) for a career in law enforcement. Give them guidance, hope for the best, don't stress...all my DS are different temperments but, all good kids. They tend to keep you on your toes.

bob - we need to get our passports too. Before i make appt @ post office, do you know if kids need to be present too?

 

[macraven]

it's nekkid day, did everyone forget?

 

[Bob Slydell]

bob - we need to get our passports too. Before i make appt @ post office, do you know if kids need to be present too?

Yes, they have to be there, along with both parents, as far as I could tell. I didn't think you had to make an appointment at the post office -- is there something you read about needing one?

 

[macraven]

you don't need an appointment to have the passport papers processed at the post office.

you have to go during their hours when opened.
any of the tellers will take care of it.

you should received your passport within 10 days.
if you need it expediated, it will cost more, but you can get it back within 48 hours then.

 

[Bob Slydell]

Thanks Mac -- that's what I thought. Although I thought it was like 6-8 weeks before the passports came back (which was why we needed to do it now, since we're vacationing in April).