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Post by gs11rmb on Dec 6, 2018 8:31:29 GMT -5
I had a parent-teacher conference for my younger girl yesterday... and it went well . She seems to be doing better with her sight words and learning to read. Still keeping a close eye on her and working at home but no need to panic. They use SRA for reading in the classroom and they tried her on the first book but it was beyond her abilities. Her teacher didn't want her to feel that she couldn't work on SRA with the rest of the class so she, and the para, created two SRA books just for my daughter. They used different coloured paper on the outside and tried to match the fonts. J told me last week that she was working on SRA and was really proud of herself. Kudos to her teacher and to all the others who really work hard making sure all kids get what they need to succeed.
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Post by azucena on Dec 6, 2018 8:35:58 GMT -5
I know we moved on, but i was at the thrift store today for half priced Wednesday to look for books for the little girl i tutor and I realized that i usually don't look in the section where i'd be most likely to find Sunfire books, so i looked at every shelf today and while i didn't find any of those i found another book I'd forgot about The Hot Fudge Sunday Affair which was a sequel to the Banana Split affair... by Cynthia Blair about teen twin girls who switch place, lol. I picked it up ... and Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and a Madeline L'Engle and Lois Duncan so thanks for the flashback to tween years novel reading i'm going to be engaging in next week Oh, and i found a copy of The Best School Year Ever... was someone looking for that, IM me if you want me to send it to you. I love 25 cent paperback day. Daughter got like 4 shirts, 2 pairs of shorts and a dress?, i got like 30 books... the bill was just over 20$. That was me - I just got this one from the library, but thanks for the offer. I'm the biggest proponent of reading, but truly dislike owning too many books. This was reinforced a couple of months ago when someone gave us a huge tote of tween novels that DD10 quickly plowed through and then proceeded to leave lying around the house and her room. I finally went thru and helped her pick them all up - yeah only the 5 that she hasn't read yet (because she couldn't find them) are staying in her room. The rest went back in the tote into the basement for when we finally get our act together on putting up a Little Library. DD10 has started reading the shorter chapter books to DD6. Swoon! Big sis is much more animated than me, so I may have lost my gig. No bother, I can read my own books next to them in the bed
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 9:14:16 GMT -5
I drug the kids to the library last night. They're so funny. They usually whine about going because they want to get home, but when we're in the van leaving the library, it's like Christmas morning, they're so excited about their "finds".
Anyhow, I had to bring up after saying I'd never hear of the Babysitter's Club books that I noticed a Babysitter's Club graphic novel on the new releases shelf.
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 6, 2018 10:26:59 GMT -5
I know we moved on, but i was at the thrift store today for half priced Wednesday to look for books for the little girl i tutor and I realized that i usually don't look in the section where i'd be most likely to find Sunfire books, so i looked at every shelf today and while i didn't find any of those i found another book I'd forgot about The Hot Fudge Sunday Affair which was a sequel to the Banana Split affair... by Cynthia Blair about teen twin girls who switch place, lol. I picked it up ... and Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume and a Madeline L'Engle and Lois Duncan so thanks for the flashback to tween years novel reading i'm going to be engaging in next week Oh, and i found a copy of The Best School Year Ever... was someone looking for that, IM me if you want me to send it to you. I love 25 cent paperback day. Daughter got like 4 shirts, 2 pairs of shorts and a dress?, i got like 30 books... the bill was just over 20$. That was me - I just got this one from the library, but thanks for the offer. I'm the biggest proponent of reading, but truly dislike owning too many books. This was reinforced a couple of months ago when someone gave us a huge tote of tween novels that DD10 quickly plowed through and then proceeded to leave lying around the house and her room. I finally went thru and helped her pick them all up - yeah only the 5 that she hasn't read yet (because she couldn't find them) are staying in her room. The rest went back in the tote into the basement for when we finally get our act together on putting up a Little Library. DD10 has started reading the shorter chapter books to DD6. Swoon! Big sis is much more animated than me, so I may have lost my gig. No bother, I can read my own books next to them in the bed right there with ya! I always joked that our bookshelves are filled with books dh buys for himself that he's "getting around to reading" while my favorites take up less than a shelf but I'm always reading. I'd go broke if I bought everything, and only want to own the ones I actually pick up and reread regularly. It's a losing battle for me right now though and I think I'm throwing in my flag. C will reread many of his books so I can accept him wanting to get more, and E has noticed a couple missing that went in a give away pile so I have to dig those back out. Plus with christmas books are a good gift. I don't know why, but dh's family isn't ever happy with the kids wish lists. They can't argue too much about books and the kids will be happy with them so I'm going with it.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 6, 2018 10:29:47 GMT -5
This year can blow balls. Between Dhs crap work crap and the awful news about my best friend I just want to hibernate till 2019.
It's all hitting the wall now. I feel physically like crap. I had no clue how much damage that job was doing till I've started to recover.
DH surrendered his check card to me last night. We're having issues with achieving sobriety( this is part of the process unfortunately) and he took it upon himself to request he be put on a strict cash only as needed diet at least till he is sober.
Not sure how I feel about it. We did this years ago to break him of treating the ATM like a magical money fairy and it did work. I'm going to repeat my PSA about Kratom. It may be all natural but it's just as dangerous as opiods. Hoping the government evetually bans it like they did ephedrine.
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Post by azucena on Dec 6, 2018 10:31:02 GMT -5
DH could never understand why I frowned on buying books, even as gifts. This tote was enough to get him to understand. There were seriously 75-100 books in there. Do you know what that looks like floating around the house? Sheer madness and mayhem.
I am getting DD6 the last couple of colors of the Dr Seuss big books (orange and red) that we don't have. These are perfect for her stage of reading and we have read the other colors so often that we have them memorized.
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Post by swamp on Dec 6, 2018 10:40:06 GMT -5
This year can blow balls. Between Dhs crap work crap and the awful news about my best friend I just want to hibernate till 2019. It's all hitting the wall now. I feel physically like crap. I had no clue how much damage that job was doing till I've started to recover. DH surrendered his check card to me last night. We're having issues with achieving sobriety( this is part of the process unfortunately) and he took it upon himself to request he be put on a strict cash only as needed diet at least till he is sober.Not sure how I feel about it. We did this years ago to break him of treating the ATM like a magical money fairy and it did work. I'm going to repeat my PSA about Kratom. It may be all natural but it's just as dangerous as opiods. Hoping the government evetually bans it like they did ephedrine. that's a good step on his part. But I'd agree that 2018 sucks donkey balls.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 6, 2018 10:53:51 GMT -5
This year can blow balls. Between Dhs crap work crap and the awful news about my best friend I just want to hibernate till 2019. It's all hitting the wall now. I feel physically like crap. I had no clue how much damage that job was doing till I've started to recover. DH surrendered his check card to me last night. We're having issues with achieving sobriety( this is part of the process unfortunately) and he took it upon himself to request he be put on a strict cash only as needed diet at least till he is sober.Not sure how I feel about it. We did this years ago to break him of treating the ATM like a magical money fairy and it did work. I'm going to repeat my PSA about Kratom. It may be all natural but it's just as dangerous as opiods. Hoping the government evetually bans it like they did ephedrine. that's a good step on his part. But I'd agree that 2018 sucks donkey balls. I know it is which is why I agreed. I have it in my purse which is with me at work. We'll see how this works out. I'd have loved to stay home and crashed today but I can't take time off during my probation period. It was the right move to get out of the hospital but at the same time I don't have much headspace to give 110% here. I'm settling for not falling on my face. Dug a hole yesterday but it was nothing that could not be fixed it was just more work. I don't know people well enough here to be comfortable going into my personal.stuff so I hope they don't think this is my normal and chalk it up to being the new guy.
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 6, 2018 11:06:50 GMT -5
Dh takes them to the library and they check out 2 dozen books and it drives me bonkers. I can see it more with E since we'll fly through them, but still, get a 2-5 each and just go back to the library when you're done with them. It's not even 6 blocks away. It's a fun activity. Plus, when they have that many books they read a couple and then the rest just sit there until they're being frantically rounded up to return.
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Post by raeoflyte on Dec 6, 2018 11:14:03 GMT -5
E's having nightly meltdowns. I think we're going to have to move her bedtime to 645 in bed and reading, from 730 that we've been doing. She gets up early, industrious and in a great mood, but evenings are rough. I haven't heard anything else about a 9-8 shift, but I'm not sure how well it would go. Dh has really been trying to fix his responses to the kids, but he's out of patience by that time of night--even though they've only been home a few hours and he's had all day to himself.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Dec 6, 2018 15:23:50 GMT -5
I'm done. Just so done. Since my Great-aunt passed away 3+ weeks, both of my kids have had stomach issues that have lingered, my dog has been struggling, our washing machine broke, work has been INSANE. None of it on its own is bad, but my god make it stop. Not even to mention the regular holiday crap. Last year, I had friends over to make Christmas cookies and the kids want to do that again this year and I just can't commit to that this year. It was fun and great but I need less, not more right now.
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Post by oped on Dec 6, 2018 16:43:13 GMT -5
DH could never understand why I frowned on buying books, even as gifts. This tote was enough to get him to understand. There were seriously 75-100 books in there. Do you know what that looks like floating around the house? Sheer madness and mayhem. I am getting DD6 the last couple of colors of the Dr Seuss big books (orange and red) that we don't have. These are perfect for her stage of reading and we have read the other colors so often that we have them memorized. Yeah mine sit on shelves
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Dec 6, 2018 21:23:34 GMT -5
Big big hugs, muttley.
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Post by tcu2003 on Dec 7, 2018 0:09:16 GMT -5
Hugs, muttley.
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Post by giramomma on Dec 7, 2018 10:28:56 GMT -5
I drug the kids to the library last night. They're so funny. They usually whine about going because they want to get home, but when we're in the van leaving the library, it's like Christmas morning, they're so excited about their "finds".
Anyhow, I had to bring up after saying I'd never hear of the Babysitter's Club books that I noticed a Babysitter's Club graphic novel on the new releases shelf.
DD1 has all the graphic novels.
One of the babysitters is my first name...DD1 and I have a fun time with that.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 7, 2018 11:45:46 GMT -5
I opened the invisible plane last night. It's much bigger than I thought.
Pretty sure I know what my obituary is going to read.😒
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Dec 7, 2018 13:33:30 GMT -5
Death by Invisible Plane?
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Dec 7, 2018 13:47:39 GMT -5
Didn't see it coming
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Post by oped on Dec 7, 2018 17:10:03 GMT -5
So we were working on closed syllable exception welds today and the 8 year old i tutor insists that we should not say 'old' but elderly... which makes for some pretty interesting words, lol.
Also I told her I was going to give her a funny word to make... wham.... which she says was not funny. Poop is funny. And then she proceeded to tell me a story about Boss Baby and Mrs. Farterly who always does her duty... get it...
lol. Kids.
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Post by stillmovingforward on Dec 7, 2018 19:52:40 GMT -5
Drama: I don't get it......
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Post by justme on Dec 7, 2018 19:56:54 GMT -5
On the topic of books, scholastics winter warehouse sale is going on now. Buy one get one free on all the stuff they have out.
In case any are near you.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 7, 2018 20:35:32 GMT -5
Drama: I don't get it...... I'm prpbably going to trip over it and hit my head on something likely in the middle of the night and they'll find my corpse in the morning.
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Post by Pants on Dec 7, 2018 21:53:33 GMT -5
Ugh convinced myself we were going to have a light christmas since we're going to hawaii.
Somehow I find myself $700 in and not done yet.
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Post by tcu2003 on Dec 7, 2018 22:27:41 GMT -5
Anyone’s kid have a fidget cube? Is there a certain type/brand I should look at? C has told Santa he wants a fidget cube, so that’s what Santa will deliver. No idea where that thought came from, but cheaper than Legos. ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2018 22:43:54 GMT -5
Carrot has a fidget cube, but I have no advice on them. His Grandparents got it for him this summer and I have no idea what kind it is...or where to find it.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Dec 8, 2018 2:00:49 GMT -5
Drama: I don't get it...... Me neither.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Dec 8, 2018 2:01:38 GMT -5
Sigh. DD#2 likes a boy. I’m meeting him tomorrow at a Speech & Debate meet.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Dec 8, 2018 21:07:24 GMT -5
TCU - we have a couple fidget cubes. H got them off Amazon. Super cheap.
Rae - Aly has nightly meltdowns too. H took her to the play therapist this week and her assessment was that she's just 7 and its normal. But OMG. She will scream at us for an hour or more each night. Its the craziest thing. The boys, otoh, literally get set down into bed and we walk away. At least they are easy.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 8, 2018 21:23:22 GMT -5
Surprised Gwen today by taking her to get pink and purple streaks in her hair.
She wanted the tips done but after talking to the stylist and finding out the cost we talked her into four panels instead.
It looks good. I reminded her this is a one time deal I'm not paying to regularly maintain the color. Stylist said it'll fade to blond over time and blend in with her hair. Hers didn't need near as much bleaching as mine would.
Can't wait to see MILs reaction.
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Post by Pants on Dec 8, 2018 21:32:44 GMT -5
Surprised Gwen today by taking her to get pink and purple streaks in her hair. She wanted the tips done but after talking to the stylist and finding out the cost we talked her into four panels instead. It looks good. I reminded her this is a one time deal I'm not paying to regularly maintain the color. Stylist said it'll fade to blond over time and blend in with her hair. Hers didn't need near as much bleaching as mine would. Can't wait to see MILs reaction. You can do them yourself really pretty cheap. I do B's, and I'm generally clumsy enough that I avoid doing anything involving color. Happy to talk you through what we do.
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