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[pixiewings71]

Hello all, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I did, Bridal Shower on Saturday and we spent yesterday with DBF's family. Drank some good wine, played board games, swam in the pool, BBQd, talked about finances.....it was a lot of fun. Nice down weekend for us.

Sounds like you all had good ones too. I'm glad E is home, hope he's feeling better today!! Poor guy.

 

[staley7580]

We went out for Korean BBQ the other night!! YUMMY!! It was so good! and FUN! The kids thought it was awesome that we got to cook our food on the table. Then dh had some tummy trouble. He said his body was trying to remind him that he isnt Korean.

 

[pixiewings71]

mmmm Korean BBQ, that sounds good!!! Is that like hibachi where it's cooked at your table?

 

[eatmypixiedust]

We went out for Korean BBQ the other night!! YUMMY!! It was so good! and FUN! The kids thought it was awesome that we got to cook our food on the table. Then dh had some tummy trouble. He said his body was trying to remind him that he isnt Korean.

Awesome! I had Korean BBQ 2 weeks ago. There is a place I know of that has all you can eat for $14.95 per person. They give you so much freakin food, it's crazy but really good! Sorry to hear your DH got sick though.

true lol i just dont know if it will be annoying to me or not :/ lol i am bringing a purse so it will go in there. lol and those pillow ARE SUPER CUTE!!!!!

Thanks!


BTW- thank you to all for the compliments on my sig



During my lunch break today, I went home and started organizing the study room. It's going to take some time but I want to organize it more later tonight. I'm going to buy a bookcase from Walmart that is only $29 and it has 5 shelves and lots of room. It should fit all of my DVD's (I can't believe just how many DVD's I have- TONS! ). I also emptied out one bookcase I already have and am going to put my books in it. Hmm..I noticed I have temporarily missplaced my 5th Harry Potter book. I don't know where it has run off to. Unfortunately the spell "Accio Harry Potter Book 5!" will not work.

I watched Harry Potter in IMAX 3D yesterday. That was pretty cool but only the first 15 minutes was 3D. Still, it was cool to watch it again for the 2nd time. Oh, I signed up for a free technique class at Williams Sonoma. It's on crepes' and is this Sunday. I think it should be interesting

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Drive by Hi!

 

[funnygarcia]

I'm glad E is home, hope he's feeling better today!! Poor guy.

Thanks!
He went to work today, call back day for teachers. He had a few co workers that tsk'd at him for being at work. And a few that are more 'touchy" when talking.. you know people who pat your arm while talking or slap your upper arm in greeting.. even after he told them he had surgery they still pat, pat, slap, slap OUCH! He came home and took more pain meds.

I'm going with him to his classroom in the morning, he needs to set up his room (new tables, rearrange supplies to use for the first quarter). Which messes up my work schedule for my sis - this summer has been a string of last minute changes.

 

[sameyeyam]

Thanks!
He went to work today, call back day for teachers. He had a few co workers that tsk'd at him for being at work. And a few that are more 'touchy" when talking.. you know people who pat your arm while talking or slap your upper arm in greeting.. even after he told them he had surgery they still pat, pat, slap, slap OUCH! He came home and took more pain meds.

I'm going with him to his classroom in the morning, he needs to set up his room (new tables, rearrange supplies to use for the first quarter). Which messes up my work schedule for my sis - this summer has been a string of last minute changes.

Guess I should consider myself lucky, no coworkers tried to pat or slap my chest after my surgery!

Awesome that you're helping him get ready. My kids start school next Tuesday. So they have one more week of freedom.

 

[dizzyami]

One more week peoples!!!! One more week!!!

 

[pixiewings71]

Thanks!
He went to work today, call back day for teachers. He had a few co workers that tsk'd at him for being at work. And a few that are more 'touchy" when talking.. you know people who pat your arm while talking or slap your upper arm in greeting.. even after he told them he had surgery they still pat, pat, slap, slap OUCH! He came home and took more pain meds.

I'm going with him to his classroom in the morning, he needs to set up his room (new tables, rearrange supplies to use for the first quarter). Which messes up my work schedule for my sis - this summer has been a string of last minute changes.

That's nice of you, to go help him out. Sorry eveyone wanted to touch him, people just don't remember, or they don't think before they touch. How's he feeling today?

My DD9 has been in school for 3 weeks, DD13 for a week.

 

[sameyeyam]

One more week peoples!!!! One more week!!!

Loved your edit! Yep, I work too much also!

That's nice of you, to go help him out. Sorry eveyone wanted to touch him, people just don't remember, or they don't think before they touch. How's he feeling today?

My DD9 has been in school for 3 weeks, DD13 for a week.

I'm starting to see a trend here....the further north you go, the later the kids start school. We are kind of shocked our kids are starting this early. Normally it's not until after Labor day. We tend to get our best weather in August and September, so I'm sure that's the reason.

 

[dizzyami]

Loved your edit! Yep, I work too much also!



I'm starting to see a trend here....the further north you go, the later the kids start school. We are kind of shocked our kids are starting this early. Normally it's not until after Labor day. We tend to get our best weather in August and September, so I'm sure that's the reason.

Sad thing is I have cut it back about 10 hours a week - today i worked an entire 18 minutes


I think your trend is right....my kiddos started on 8/12

 

[staley7580]

Alex starts on the 9th of september.

 

[dizzyami]

Alex starts on the 9th of september.

That seems so late!!! We will have nearly a month in by then

 

[staley7580]

That seems so late!!! We will have nearly a month in by then

It is late. We usually start about a week earlier.

 

[dizzyami]

It is late. We usually start about a week earlier.

I know when I was a kid - a long freaking time ago we started after labor day....then it seems like they push it up a couple of days each year. We actually went in reverse this year starting the 12th - last year was the 6th!!!

 

[funnygarcia]

School districts asked the state legislature for permission to start early, since Labor Day is "late" this year. The concern was one more week of instruction before state testing dates in the spring. The legislature voted NO, Minneapolis schools asked for and received a waiver... considering their past test scores they need every minute of instruction they can fit into the year.

My boys are in a first ring suburb school (highly rated, scores high on testing and among the top high schools in the US) they start on September 9th, E's district starts September 1st...but the teachers are already placing bets that attendance will be very poor the first week. School has ALWAYS started after Labor Day in MN, old traditions of following the harvest cycle are hard to break down. Though now our economy relies on tourism more than farming these days.. if all the schools started before Labor Day it would be a hard hit to vacation spots "up north" for those last minute trips to squeeze in before school. Even the State Fair runs the two weeks before Labor Day, the last hoo-rah of summer fun.
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E was appointed head of the middle school team... by default because the 3 other teachers are new, have other extra jobs or just plain "don't want to do anything this year". Mix of excitement and apprehension, the mentor teacher has already offered to help in anyway she can... I think he will be just fine.

Watching him at work today was fun for me, but also made me realize that the other junk beyond teaching can drag ya down. Meetings and more meetings when the original plan for the day was to just work in the classroom. Then he had other teachers walking thru and spouting off on how this or that should be done, other staff popping in to ask questions and the engineers popping in to check of he got all the tables he wanted (need two more please... ) .. gah!!

I liked being an assistant teacher for a reason, let me teach!! I could care less about the paperwork and making nice with other staff.. just let me do what I like: TEACH the children!

 

[staley7580]

Soooo.... I have this thing... Its like a lump under my chin. It has me concerned. Its right by the bone, and I cant for the life of me think what it might be. It takes a lot for me to be concerned over something. I didnt go to the dr for ages when my gall bladder started acting funky. They thought I might have had trouble with it since I was back in high school.. I got it taken care of when Mikalah was 2 months old.

It showed up yesterday. If it sticks around for another day or two, I am going to get it checked out. I really hope it is nothing... I have way to many kids o be out of commission for any length of time!! Frelan cant feel it, but I think that is because I have such a fat chin, and he doesnt know that area as well as i do. It is sore too.. But that might be because I am constantly poking at it.

 

[XTinabell]

Soooo.... I have this thing... Its like a lump under my chin. It has me concerned. Its right by the bone, and I cant for the life of me think what it might be. It takes a lot for me to be concerned over something. I didnt go to the dr for ages when my gall bladder started acting funky. They thought I might have had trouble with it since I was back in high school.. I got it taken care of when Mikalah was 2 months old.

It showed up yesterday. If it sticks around for another day or two, I am going to get it checked out. I really hope it is nothing... I have way to many kids o be out of commission for any length of time!! Frelan cant feel it, but I think that is because I have such a fat chin, and he doesnt know that area as well as i do. It is sore too.. But that might be because I am constantly poking at it.

Is it possible it's just an inside zit? I get them all the time and they're very sore.

 

[pixiewings71]

Soooo.... I have this thing... Its like a lump under my chin. It has me concerned. Its right by the bone, and I cant for the life of me think what it might be. It takes a lot for me to be concerned over something. I didnt go to the dr for ages when my gall bladder started acting funky. They thought I might have had trouble with it since I was back in high school.. I got it taken care of when Mikalah was 2 months old.

It showed up yesterday. If it sticks around for another day or two, I am going to get it checked out. I really hope it is nothing... I have way to many kids o be out of commission for any length of time!! Frelan cant feel it, but I think that is because I have such a fat chin, and he doesnt know that area as well as i do. It is sore too.. But that might be because I am constantly poking at it.

could be a zit that's just taking it's time....I get those too. But if it was there for too long I'd get it checked. I currently have a sore tongue, not a sore throat really, a sore tongue. No clue why, if it's still bugging me in a few days I'll go in and have it checked.

 

[sameyeyam]

Is it possible it's just an inside zit? I get them all the time and they're very sore.

That was my first thought also. I just didn't know what to call it. I like that "Inside Zit".

So is it directly under your chin? Or a little behind or to the sides?? Could it be a swollen lymph node? Which can be caused by a million things from a dental problem to cancer. Just so you know, us cancer patients that freak out from any and every symptom have a rule of thumb. Our doctor's tell us if anything lasts more than 2 weeks then see a doctor. 99% of things disappear in two weeks. But if it seems to come and go, then maybe you might want to check with your doctor.