muttleynfelix
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Post by muttleynfelix on Aug 8, 2011 13:56:48 GMT -5
Honey - THat seems very odd about the weight thing. The only time I thought ped's would comment on that is if you are talking about failure to thrive which is typically off the charts on the low end for weight and only for Babies and toddlers. It sounds like she is old enough that she would be able to tell the ped if she is eating or not. That just seems very odd....or come to think of it. They are probably looking at BMI and deciding that it is just too low. Nevermind that BMI means nothing on children, but it was included in the print out of DS's check up. Really, we care what 1.5 yo BMI is. The speech thing ... to me it kind of depends. There is a lot of stuff out there on early intervention and how if there is an underlying problem it is better get help now rather than later. If the 2 yo isn't babbling or saying a few words, then at 2 it is time to see a specialist. It may not mean anything, but it is better to determine now that there is an underlying issue or not. The psychologist thing is just weird. Get a bunch of toddlers together and even the verbal ones will reduce to toddler speak to talk to each other as we witnessed last month at church. DS, his buddy P (same age as DS), and B (turned 2 back in March) were having these conversations back in forth all in toddler speak. P says quite a few more words than DS, as does B, but the 3 of them just went into straight toddlerese when together. Even P's 5 year old brother regressed to speaking toddler with them to join in the fun. ;D
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Post by startsmart on Aug 8, 2011 14:49:59 GMT -5
Today I'm getting extremely frustrated with clients. Not to mention at a very important place in our team call some idiot rang my doorbell about the car for sale in front of my house. READ THE SIGN and call the number on the sign dude. Don't bug me.
I'm going to put a sign on my door that threatens bodily harm to the next person who rings the bell.
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Post by sbcalimom on Aug 8, 2011 14:54:07 GMT -5
Honey: My daughter was consistently 98% for height and 25-30% for weight and her pediatrician never said it was a problem. In fact, he spent a lot of time calming my fears that there was nothing wrong with her being "skinny." As long as she stayed on roughly the same growth curve and continued to get taller and have her head get bigger then we had nothing to be concerned with. The main thing they worry about is a dramatic drop on the growth chart - say from 50% to 25% between one single visit. As far as talking, I agree with you that those charts should be guides, not gospel. Obviously if a 2 year old is not babbling or making any effort to speak that could be cause for concern but if they have 8 words instead of 10 I doubt its a reason to freak out. A friend's pediatrician totally freaked her out by telling her that her daughter needed to be evaluated for autism because she wasn't speaking at her 15 month visit. Her daughter was definitely verbal but very shy around others so she wouldn't talk with the doctor at all. If you spent any length of time with her, you would realize there was nothing wrong with her at all. Also, there's a lot more criteria for autism than a simple no talking and it seems ridiculous to freak a parent out without looking at the whole picture.
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Post by dakota4600 on Aug 8, 2011 15:15:23 GMT -5
Honey: It sounds like that nurse may have been out of line. If she was 50th percentile in weight and fell to 10th then I could see a cause for concern, but if she has always been tall and skinny then it shouldn't be any big deal. At least that is how our Ped looks at it. At one appt DS went from 30% for weight down to 8%. I was kind of panicked and the doctor said it wasn't a big deal, he was healthy and very active. She said if he would have been lethargic it would have worried her. The next time we went in he was back in the 30th again.
DS has been ahead of the curve on somethings and behind on others, but everyone is different and develops at their own speed. I do think some people put too much emphasis on the milestones. I don't think missing one or two milestones is a big deal, but other people tend to freak out or like to show off how far above the curve their child is. I can't imagine counselling for a 2 year old. They can barely articulate how they are feeling to a parent and most clam up in front of strangers. Mini-d wouldn't talk to the doctor at his 2 or 2.5year check up, but was willing to answer some questions at his 3 yr old one.
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Post by pointy on Aug 8, 2011 15:32:18 GMT -5
Update: 7/23 NS and 7/23 No QVC
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2011 15:34:23 GMT -5
Well, I was doing really well not spending anything and using up my pantry. Then today DD woke up covered in spots- amoxcicillin allergy. Had to rush her to urgent care and get 2 prescriptions. Boo. And then my check engine light came on while I was driving home
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Post by azmom on Aug 8, 2011 16:22:26 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]What ever happened to failing? And the idea that it's okay you didn't get a ribbon or trophy. Aren't we doing a disservice to them but thinking all they have to do is "show up" to win? Trust me, I don't get a paycheck just for "showing up". I think you learn more about yourself and how to try harder and stay self motivated if you DO fail at things. You learn that it's okay that you will never play tennis or golf because of your depth perception or lack there of (that's me - I can field but put anything between my hand and the object and I am swinging at nothin').[/shadow]
[ b]AMEN! [/b][/center] Honey: Don't even get me started on this everyone wins business...As always, you have said more eloquently than I ever could. The greatest gift life has given me is the lessons I have learned from my failures! In our house it is a given that life is NOT fair, you will make mistakes, and you will most certainly not always win! Of course we are also a bit competitive and believe the only reason you play the game is to win, having fun is simply a bonus Okay, Okay I do also teach them about personally victories. SHY: Hang in there.
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Post by MittenKitten on Aug 8, 2011 19:45:52 GMT -5
Honey: I can't tell you how many times I have had to fill out all that info for DS#2. Speech delays and problems can be fixed so much easier when the children are young I do understand that. However counceling? Really, get real people. Many kids who have problems with speech can be speaking normally by Kindergarten.
I do agree that not everyone should be able to make a team or have to have everything. Seen it often and I think failing or not making things can either lead people in new directions that work better for then or motivate them to be even better. Sometimes you just have to shake your head at what the world has become.
Now can the stock markets quit plunging, I am starting to get seasick!
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Post by midjd on Aug 8, 2011 19:52:43 GMT -5
Honey, thank you for the herb tips! We have 4 basil plants that are growing out of control... freezing it is a great idea. I've just been topping the plants 2-3x a week and making/eating pesto that night... it'll be great to have it in the winter!
7 CSD/NSD, 2 EOD. Got gas after work, that was the only money spent this day. Cable bill went up $20 this month, going to have to call tomorrow to figure out what's up with that... and like MK, I wish the stock markets would turn around, trying to save $2 here and there seems useless when your accounts are shedding thousands a day!
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Post by mizbear on Aug 8, 2011 21:27:54 GMT -5
My 12 yo niece overheard my moron exSIL talk about how she is being "mainstreamed" and how if she went to school when we did (mind you, exSIL is 6/7 years younger than me) she would be in special ed. Well, DN gets all upset. So, I told her the truth- if they had known back when I was in school, what was wrong with me, I would have been in special ed too- ignore your mother. Everybody can't win. Somebody has to be the loser. It's life. "It's the climb"
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Post by ses on Aug 8, 2011 22:21:48 GMT -5
Dakota-- I have always wanted to try dehydrating. A good book for this is the Ball Blue Book. Actually, it is good for all kinds of food preserving. I got mine at Walmart. Let us know how it goes.
Got to go, early testing tomorrow.
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Post by reeneejune on Aug 8, 2011 23:55:56 GMT -5
Should I whine of STFU? I've gotten my schedule for the rest of August. Right now I'm in the middle of a very weird work 3 off 1 pattern that's going to repeat 2 more times before I'm back to "normal". Tomorrow and Wednesday, along with last Thursday, are the only daytime shifts I'm going to have this month... the remaining 17 or so are all closing shifts. We have 6 keyholders that are "supposed" to share opening and closing duties. 2 of those haven't closed in 3 years, if ever. One is never wholly responsible for opening the store, one of the other keyholders is always there doing the actual management work. Another only opens the store (management duties) once a week, if that. These same two ALWAYS get two days off in a row each week, one of them gets Sat/Sun and the other gets Sun/Mon. The store manager is working opening shifts 5 days a week, and works upwards of 10 hours a day on a consistant basis, though she's only required to work 45 hours a week. I'm closing 5 nights a week for the next 4 weeks. Opening and closing shifts are supposed to be equally shared among all keyholders/members of management in the store, and the 4 "leadership" (myself, the store manager, and the 2 who never open or close) are required to work at least one opening and one closing shift a week. We're also supposed to work a rotating schedule so that no one has to work every single weekend. In the last month, the store manager has finally started rotating Sundays so that I get one Sunday off a month BUT that's how I ended up working this bizarre 3 on/1 off mess for two weeks. I have a strong suspicion that this all closing shifts mess for me is going to continue. So should I approach the store manager about it or just shut up and count the days till I go back to college?
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Post by Honeylioness on Aug 9, 2011 8:58:35 GMT -5
midwesternjd - You are very welcome for the basil and other herb tips. As the other ladies will no doubt confirm, I am the Queen of All Geeky, Arcane and Nearly Useless Skills and Information.reenee - Remind me again how long until you start school? Because if is more than a month away I say definitely - talk to whatever nimrod is doing the scheduling. Honestly, it sounds like freakin' high school - and the head "girl" is giving the humane schedules to her little clique of buddies so they will continue to like her and sit with her at the lunch table. *RME*
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Post by shanendoah on Aug 9, 2011 9:56:22 GMT -5
Yesterday was an NSD. Today should be a CSD, as I will be picking up a take n bake pizza for dinner.
I don't know why everyone seems to think that rewarding kids just for showing up is new, or why they think kids don't know the difference. When I was in grade school (early 80s) our last day of school every year was field day. We competed in different athletic events (races, limbo, I don't even remember it all). The kids who placed in something simply got ribbons for what they placed in. The kids who placed in NOTHING (ie me) always got a participation ribbon. Trust me, I knew exactly what that ribbon meant- nada, zero, zilch, and even in first grade would rather have not gotten anything. At least if I hadn't gotten ribbon, I wouldn't have been called up in front of the entire group to collect my participation ribbon after all the real ribbons had been given out. As it was, that just served to remind me and everyone else in my grade that I sucked at all sports. In 4th grade, I finally, finally, placed 4th in a shuttle race (you bet I still remember exactly what event it was). I still have that white 4th place ribbon somewhere.
So, rewarding kids just for trying, not new. Been around at least 30 years. And giving kids ribbons for not doing anything does not lead to them having over developed sense of self importance (or at least not always) because kids are not stupid, and they know the difference between a 4th place ribbon and a participation ribbon.
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Post by dakota4600 on Aug 9, 2011 10:41:37 GMT -5
5NS, 1CS, 6 NEO
I dried apples and cherries last night. I sliced the apples a little too thin and they dried really fast. They are more like apple chips than dried apples, but they still taste good. The cherries I let go overnight and were all dried out this AM. So I think it was a success. I really love dried apples and they are hard to find in the grocery stores around here. So as they come into season this fall, I'll buy some extras and dry them for use later this year.
Honey- Thanks for the tips. I do have several small canning jars that I could use to store them in. I would love to make the pesto, but DH doesn't like it. Though I might try again as he is getting more adventurous.
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Post by dakota4600 on Aug 9, 2011 11:00:08 GMT -5
Shanendoah- Just an FYI. I've tried to subscribe via RSS to your 100 words blog and it just gives an error message. If you want me to I can send you a screen shot of the message I get.
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Post by startsmart on Aug 9, 2011 11:13:16 GMT -5
Paid for showing up: as much as I would hate to agree, people in my own field do just that. And yes, it drives everyone crazy but that's nepotism.
Personally, I'd rather see a dual method of grading: effort and results.
If you naturally excel in a subject and don't put in effort to do the work: D for effort, A for results and you get a C-
If you don't have aptitude for a subject but work really hard: A for effort, C for results and you get a B-
If you naturally excel and work hard to push yourself to do more: A for effort, A for results and you get A+ (or some new grading level)
If you don't have aptitude and you don't try to understand it: D for effort, D for results and you fail.
As someone involved in hiring I would love to see THOSE grades. I want to know if someone has skills or not and if they work hard. Attitude and work ethic are really important when you don't understand something or to see how people work with challenges.
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Post by azmom on Aug 9, 2011 12:11:53 GMT -5
2 NSD: Shannen: I think there is a difference between participation ribbons/trophies and the ever body wins attitude that has taken over most sports/competition. IMHO, of course I believe that everyone who participate deserves acknowledgment for participating. Again, I come from the sports world so if you are willing to give your time and energy for practices and games and what not than that end of the year trophy is well deserved for just showing up, so to speak. It's when your team looses to a better team, or you personally loose to a better competitor is a valuable lesson in not receiving the first place or winners trophy! Sometimes they don't even keep score because "everyone is a winner" that is a bunch of garbage. Why play? Everyone can be a participant, not everyone can win. Heck I get a medal at the end of everyone of one of my races but I know that the real winner is the person who walked away with the cash prize AGAIN, this is only my opinion and I don't want to offend anyone but in my view failure is a part of life. Would I love to win a Grammy one day? Absolutely! Do I have the talent to make that happen? Not even a pinch! CAT QUESTION: First of all many of you know I am not an animal person. As in we don't have pets, I have never owned a pet, etc. I am humane and caring. Anyhow, there is this cat who seems to have made our yard his/her home. I can't see how it has it's own home because every time I look out the window it is there. The kids have named it Whiskers. It hangs out in a small patio off of the back door to the restroom in our master bed room. We never go outside because it is too hot and it has me thinking of this cat. Should we give it water/food? At this point he is already in our yard everyday without being cared for. My girls asked if they go outside and play with it yesterday and I said no? Is that even safe? IS it possible it does have a home and just hangs out here or do you think it is a stray? Suggestions/Ideas as of what to do?
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Post by shanendoah on Aug 9, 2011 12:44:43 GMT -5
dakota: Please do. No one else I know has received the error, but its been a while since anyone else has gone to subscribe. I'll see what I can do.
azmom: About the cat- I would put out a small bowl of water. Then I would start by asking the neighbors if they know anything about the cat. Our angel cat switched families by being out of the house more and more and the neighbors thinking he was a stray, so they fed him, made it so he didn't need to come home, until he found a new home that needed him. But, it might be a neighbor's cat, so ask. If no one knows anything about the cat, you can try calling your local humane society and see if they will come pick it up. I don't know if they will or not. If they won't, you can probably get a cardboard cat carrier for free from a local vet, see about getting the cat yourself and taking him to the humane society or the vet to check for a microchip. If you do this, make sure to use an old towel or something else to actually pick the cat up with to protect yourself from scratched and bites. If he looks healthy and well fed, he's probably someone's cat or a recent stray. If he stays nearby when someone opens the door, then he's probably a recent stray and likely safe for the kids. But if he runs, looks scraggly and underfed, then he's probably feral and not safe for the kids. (Not that he'd let them get close.)
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Post by dakota4600 on Aug 9, 2011 13:37:07 GMT -5
Shanendoah- I just sent you a PM through the boards with error. I'll add that I'm using Chrome, but I haven't had problems with subscribing to any other blog using it.
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Post by mizbear on Aug 9, 2011 14:00:10 GMT -5
shan- We never got participation ribbons- I'm jealous! Stuck at home. Fire in VA sending smoke here. Air quality warning. Easy way to get a NS- can't leave the house. Talent Show tomorrow night. 6NS/2S/1CS
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2011 14:02:31 GMT -5
I am doing well with 8/25 NSD so far.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Aug 9, 2011 14:59:07 GMT -5
UGH! Work is nuts, my Grandma is in the hospital and there is insuing family drama over it. Back to getting some work done. I have to go to the Branson area for a meeting tomorrow (fortunately not Branson itself, yuck, but bad enough). I hope it isn't raining since my wipers don't have intermittent speed (trust me, you miss it when you don't have it and it is misting).
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Post by mizbear on Aug 9, 2011 15:10:30 GMT -5
muttley- HUGS
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Post by reeneejune on Aug 9, 2011 17:27:57 GMT -5
Honey – you are the queen of all arcane, USEFUL and often difficult to find information! 4.5 months now till I can start school. With my freelance side work, I should be able to start school full time in January if the hour continue to be steady as they have been. It would be a close scrape, money wise, but it's possible. I should probably make an appointment with a counselor at the community college and the local university to discuss what classes I should plan to take. And the scheduling? The store manager does it. I have a strong suspicion that I'll get a “oh I'm just trying to cover eveyone's time off this month!” reply. I'd go to the district manager, but I think he and the store manager have crushes on each other (has it really been 9 years since I graduated? It feels like just yesterday...) which leaves me with calling corporate HR. Which will stir the pot, maybe net me an apology, and ultimately fail to resolve anything. *tired sigh* The more I think about the whole situation, The more I think it's going to turn out just like everything else. I'll let the store manager know I don't appreciate what's going on and then I'll just deal with it until I can get the heck out of there. I don't know that I want to invest the energy in creating a stink and trying to get things changed. The store manager has been with the company 30 years and is extremely unlikely to change her ways.
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Post by midjd on Aug 9, 2011 18:59:21 GMT -5
7 CSD/NSD, 2 EOD. Today was a kind-of planned spend... it was my intern's last day so I bought some donuts for the office ;D I'm gonna miss her, I won't have nearly as much time to play around on the internet during my workday!
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Post by mizbear on Aug 9, 2011 19:12:14 GMT -5
mid- LOL! My first "job" out of high school was as a secretary (they got rid of me after 2 weeks) for a painting company. I went into work and babysat and did office work so the boss's wife could go shop. He told me after 2 weeks he had a wife and didn't need a babysitter in the shop, so he gave me 2 weeks severance! Please look at my new thread. I am in a rut and trying to decide where to re-start.
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Post by moneysquirrel on Aug 9, 2011 20:00:27 GMT -5
Update: 5 NS days and 1CS day
I think I am back into my routine. Off to school and straight home without any stops which allows me to have NS days. Still on the meds, still coughing but feeling much better.
Meetings so far have not been too bad -- three more days to go.
Muttley -- Hope your GM is doing better.
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Post by 3catslady on Aug 9, 2011 20:56:44 GMT -5
8 NSD/CS, 0 SD, 1 EOD. Just trying to get through the month.
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Post by startsmart on Aug 9, 2011 21:38:07 GMT -5
another CSD I had to go out and deliver a bill (two of my monthly bills are in town so I just drop them off), deposit a bonus check and then got a coffee with my allowance cash I'm working on my blog again and having so much fun. I just added a page with all of my flowers, pictures and upcoming projects. Now I just need to shift focus and work on my business website Considering I'm launching it in 3 weeks, I REALLY need to get the content up and work on my tools.
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