bigmerle1966
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Drinks are on me.



Whoooooo Hooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just saw that I had a message on the answering machine. It was a lady from the Library. Someone from our front desk at work called about some "items" I left there! IT'S MY KEYS!!!!!!!They called them because I have a Library key tag on there!
Tomorrow when the man calls from the dealership I am going to see how to get a second one made.
And the Ravens won too!![]()
At this point, every 4th grade teacher has 38 students in his/her class.
But we're not doing my big birthday celebration until this weekend.
I got a little heavy handed with the siracha, god I love that stuff.
I talked to my doctor last night and I'm on a mostly liquid diet for the weekend to give my "system" a rest. Hopefully it'll feel better soon.
Tonight I'm hosting a swim party/dinner for families... DH will eat there![]()
Hey all! Hope you're having a great day! Looks like I missed quite the party!! Hope you enjoyed it, Ellen, since it was in your honor!
We got our stove installed yesterday, and it looks wonderful! As soon as I can pry the cables away from Alan, I'll post some pictures! I can't wait to try it out! I thought it would take a long time, but it actually only took a couple of hours. And it was way cheaper than the estimate, too! Love that!
Once the stove was in, we bathed the kids (quickly) and drove a couple of hours north to the town where DH's best friend lives. His daughter got married a couple of weeks ago, and they had an open house last night. It was so much fun! She's such a darling girl, and they boy she married is darling, too! I was amazed at how skinny she is! I asked her what size her dress was and she said, when they bought it, it was a size 0, but they had to have it taken in 3 times. Each time, the woman doing the alterations couldn't believe she needed it taken in more! I swear this girl weighs maybe 90 pounds, dripping wet!
After the open house, we grabbed some pizza and began the long trip home. We made it through the front door just after midnight, and then crashed in bed!
No idea what's for dinner tonight. I'm hoping Alan will agree to a date! We'll see!
Kat The Italian beef is on the previous thread. Boy does the house smell great
Wish me luck I am taking A out for round 2 of the shoe shopping. We better come home with some shoes.![]()
I am hopelessly lost as usual. My ILs came for dinner tonight, so I made grilled swordfish with Thai red curry sauce, pineapple fried rice and green beans. The swordfish was only partially grilled because I ran out of gas halfway during the cooking process. I hate that. The pineapple fried rice was my favorite part of the meal.
Okay, that is all I have for today. We had the big discussion about Santa last night with Caili. Liam brought it up. Caili was fine with the news. I don't think she was ever comfortable with the idea of some strange man sneaking into the house, even if it was to leave presents.
That is way too many students in a class! I have to tell you that Caili always ends up getting the teacher I don't want. So far, it has always worked out, and she has done fine. Did your twins have a particular summer reading list? Caili didn't have anything specific she had to read, just five books of her choosing. Have the twins read The Penderwicks? Caili loves that book. I hope all works out!
How did I miss a party & 4 pages of chat!
I wasn't here Friday because I had a dentist appt. It was supposed to be the prep to order the crown, but I told him the tooth was still bothering me. Well I had to have the root canal in that tooth done again! Only for him to see that the tooth has cracked down to the gum line since the 1st root canal! He thinks the root may also be "cracked" and that's causing the pain. He wants me to wait 2 weeks to see if the pain improves, if not I'll have to see an oral surgeon. To have the tooth pulled! Thank God it's on the top & the last molar in the back. He said I may or may not feel that I need the tooth for chewing. If I feel like I need it, I will have to have an implant. I was in terrible pain last night but it has improved today & I was able to eat.
We finally got our class assignments TODAY! Lucky for me (and maybe the principal, too), we ended up with the teachers we wanted. And the class sizes are manageable. 28 kids in a class instead of 38!
We have never had a summer reading list from the school. However, my kids have to read 30 minutes a day during the summer, anyway. Once they get into high school, they will have summer homework through the school, but nothing for now. I love the Penderwicks! What fun!! Glad Caili likes it!
We need to have the same talk with the twins, but I'm waiting until there next birthday. I think they know, but are afraid to ask.
I remember when A got to that age he was afraid if he mentioned that he didn't think there was a Santa the presents would stop. I just wish for my budget the Santa was real
Yes we came home with shoes,plus a found a coupon so the shoes were at a price I was happy with. He found some Vans he seems to be into skate shoes.
WFD is porcupine meatballs mashed taters and cucumber salad.
I found some figs at Costco so I will make fig cookies.
Some how I must have picked up some bug last night I felt like a had a fever. 1 advil later and I feel fine![]()
Good morning! It's a cloudy day here, which makes it less hot, but more muggy. Oh well. Maybe it will rain and cool things off a bit!
I know that 28 kids per class sounds like a lot, but that's really kind of the norm, here. Sad, I know, but our teachers get used to it. As long as it's under 30, they don't generally complain.
Alan and I went to dinner last night at a local Mexican restaurant. I was hoping it would be good, but it really wasn't. I had a plate with a chicken taco and chicken enchilada. The taco was tasty, but the enchilada had no flavor, at all! It was like they had boiled the chicken, rolled it in the tortilla, and forgot the spices and sauce. Ick! If (and I stress the if) we go back there, I will stick with the tacos.
After dinner, we went to see Cowboys and Aliens. I was quite surprised that I liked the movie! I'm not a Western fan, and I really don't like scary aliens, so I wasn't expecting much from the film, but it was surprisingly good! The producers and directors were really true to the Western genre. It's hard to explain, but I'd love to hear what anyone else thinks, if you've seen it.
Dinner tonight will be barbecue chicken drumsticks, corn on the cob, some kind of starch, and a snickerdoodle cake for dessert. I'm thinking we need one last Family Fun Movie Night before school starts up this week.
Sheryl - I'm so sorry your tooth is causing you pain! I hope that you can figure it all out, soon!
I remember when we had the Santa talk with Kyle. He was excited because he didnt have to send a letter to the North Pole anymore. It would be much quicker just handing it to me