TOTALLY GEEKED!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Ten Penny Thursday

karl271 · Guru

I can see you are going to be one of the favorite spots for the Trick or Treaters. Hope you have a lot of them...

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Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Karl, we have a new (or at least new for me) thing happening here. It's called the Teal Pumpkin Project. You paint a pumpkin teal and put it on your doorstep. This signifies that you offer non candy treats to those kids that have allergies. I don't have a pumpkin but I downloaded a sign to hang on my door. My son has gluten allergies so I can appreciate the problem some parents are in. I've been seeing some parents paint their child's trick or treat bucket teal to signify that they are a child with allergies. Mine don't go door to door, a little too old, so no reason for me to worry about that.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I am waiting until November 1st to buy candy.

We don't get trick or treaters.

karl271 · Guru

NJN, that sounds like a great idea. That way all the kids can participate and there is no worry about allergies..
Never had any myself until recently when I discovered I have trouble eating nuts. So I don't.

Lily, I remember waiting until Nov 1 to buy candy,too. Mostly for myself. LOL

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Allergies aren't a big deal. Until you have one...

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I broke into my Halloween candy stash last night! cry

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
I broke into my Halloween candy stash last night!

It's holiday jail for you.

Unless you can prove you really had no choice. biggrin

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Morning ya'll.

It's 45 and a bit foggy.

I gained a whole wardrobe last night. My cousin that passed, I got all her clothes. And it ain't cheap stuff either. A good bit still has sales tags on it. Now I just have to find some place to wear it.

Even a couple hats. One really pretty red hat. Caitlyn wants it.

And abut 30 scarves.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

My feet are cold.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

DH left for work...Heat is on!

flan

TrudyML · Guru

Sitting here in my coat. Can I go home?

FNW · Guru

I heard about that teal pumpkin project, NJN. I think it's a great idea. One of my neighbors doesn't have allergies, but they are fitness nuts, so they only give out small toys from the dollar store. The boys like that just as well. Another gives out bags of chips. They go ape over those.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Have ya'll seen the little cans of soda for Halloween?

Orange and grape. It's like a 6 oz can. They're cute.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Good morning!

Looks like the garden will die tonight. YAY!!

Dug out my sweatshirts.

I am not ready for Halloween.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

just Czech wrote:
Good morning!

Looks like the garden will die tonight. YAY!!

Dug out my sweatshirts.

I am not ready for Halloween.

I love soft sweatshirt weather!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

We have a freeze warning for Saturday night.

Will that kill those damn fleas?

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

flan327 wrote:
We have a freeze warning for Saturday night.

Will that kill those damn fleas?

flan

It has to freeze hard to kill (below 28) fleas outside. Won't do a thing for the ones hiding in your carpet.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
We have a freeze warning for Saturday night.

Will that kill those damn fleas?

flan
It has to freeze hard to kill (below 28) fleas outside. Won't do a thing for the ones hiding in your carpet.

Yeah, we've sprayed the carpet.

I never actually knew what the temp was for a hard freeze. Thanks.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Can I stay home today & binge watch Scandal???

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

flan327 wrote:
Can I stay home today & binge watch Scandal???

flan

Sure.

But your paycheck will shrink.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

It is still in the 90's here. No sweatshirts here. Won't for a long time.

FNW, I always do different candy for the bigger kids than the little. For the bigger ones it's always chocolate and starburst and skittles. For the littler ones I get the tiny bags of pretzels and goldfish and a little sucker. Not sure how many one year old's eat a ton of candy. So I figure if they're tiny I'm giving them something their parents will probably be happy they got.

As you know my son is gluten intolerant and most of the time people are pretty nice about it. Sometimes they're not. The other day we were busy and decided to stop and get burgers and they gave us a really hard time about it. It wasn't the only thing wrong with our order. They totally messed it up but they really gave us a hard time about wanting a burger without a bun. I ended up complaining. In a nice way. I was polite. No cursing or ranting.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Can I stay home today & binge watch Scandal???

flan
Sure.
But your paycheck will shrink.

No, I'll take sick time...unless I'm fired since I have a program & we have 1 person on vacation & another with a family emergency...

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Can I stay home today & binge watch Scandal???

flan
Sure.
But your paycheck will shrink.
No, I'll take sick time...unless I'm fired since I have a program & we have 1 person on vacation & another with a family emergency...
flan

Are you working alone today?

Sounds like the library is in a pinch for covering staff. I'm afraid it would be bad to bail at this time. Sorry.

But, you can dream about going home for the day. wink

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Can I stay home today & binge watch Scandal???

flan
Sure.
But your paycheck will shrink.
No, I'll take sick time...unless I'm fired since I have a program & we have 1 person on vacation & another with a family emergency...
flan
Are you working alone today?
Sounds like the library is in a pinch for covering staff. I'm afraid it would be bad to bail at this time. Sorry.
But, you can dream about going home for the day.

I'll be there...no question.

I turned off Scandal, so I'm not tempted.

It's been a hard week, especially with the kids on Fall Break. But a busy library is GOOD!

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
just Czech wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Can I stay home today & binge watch Scandal???

flan
Sure.
But your paycheck will shrink.
No, I'll take sick time...unless I'm fired since I have a program & we have 1 person on vacation & another with a family emergency...
flan

Then I think you should go to work. The public needs you.

TrudyML · Guru

Get off the couch! Get to work!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

TrudyML wrote:
Get off the couch! Get to work!

I'm not on the couch...my laptop lives on the dining room table.

And I work 1 - 9, Missy!

flan

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Does anyone want a husband?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

There is some fine eye candy on Survivor this season...

flan

Riding · Guru

Y A W N one of my dogs had a LONG night and wanted out every 2 hours...argh...but she is kenneled and so out she went and then I went back to bed. Not sure what was up, she did not eat anything different and seemed fine before bed. Poor girl Tired me

TrudyML · Guru

<hugs> Riding!

jlbear71 · Guru

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Work today, Bossman is out running errands so he is leaving me alone. Not that there is much work to do.

Internship clearance came thru yesterday so I will start back up tomorrow. Which is a good think since I have a project I need to finish for the open house on Tuesday and my support group on Wednesday.

FNW · Guru

One husband is more than enough, NJN. What did yours do?

Riding · Guru

Never get trick or treaters as we are rural, but I get the little candy bars and my DH feasts LOL

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Does anyone want a husband?

Sure. If you take a certain toddler who has been up for an hour and already on my last nerve.

So far, he's poured a bunch of cold water into his Cream of Wheat after being told not to, deliberately poured said Cream of Wheat on the couch, and pulled the cookie sheet from last night off the stove dumping crumbs all over the floor. I will have to have yet another chat with my husband because how hard is it to ball up the foil and throw it away?! We put foil on our cookie sheets for easy clean up but apparently it's much too hard to throw the blasted foil away when he's done with it. Yep, I'm not happy right now.

FNW · Guru

Gates. We had more gates at that age than Fort Knox.

chef · Guru

FNW wrote:
Gates. We had more gates at that age than Fort Knox.

He figured out the gates. One of our friends has one you have to step on the lever and lift up on the gate. He figured that one out too.

Thank God he hasn't figured out the childproof door handles. Yet. I fear that day. He's tall enough to reach the deadbolt and knows how to lock/unlock it. We live in an apartment so we can't just modify things at will but we will be discussing options with the office soon.

NAOW · Vette's SS

chef wrote:
FNW wrote:
Gates. We had more gates at that age than Fort Knox.
He figured out the gates. One of our friends has one you have to step on the lever and lift up on the gate. He figured that one out too.
Thank God he hasn't figured out the childproof door handles. Yet. I fear that day. He's tall enough to reach the deadbolt and knows how to lock/unlock it. We live in an apartment so we can't just modify things at will but we will be discussing options with the office soon.

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These just stick to the top of your door and the alarm will sound when the door is opened. You just switch it off when you need to go out and switch it on when you are home. They come off without leaving marks too for when you move.

FNW · Guru

Hook 'n eye at the top. Those are easy to install and put it high enough he can't reach them. And the personal alarms NAOW mentioned are great, too. You can also find them at Radio Shack.

chef · Guru

NAOW wrote:
chef wrote:
FNW wrote:
Gates. We had more gates at that age than Fort Knox.
He figured out the gates. One of our friends has one you have to step on the lever and lift up on the gate. He figured that one out too.
Thank God he hasn't figured out the childproof door handles. Yet. I fear that day. He's tall enough to reach the deadbolt and knows how to lock/unlock it. We live in an apartment so we can't just modify things at will but we will be discussing options with the office soon.

GE Personal Security Window/Door Alarm (2 pack)
by GE
1,528 customer reviews

| 144 answered questions

#1 Best Sellerin Security Sensors & Alarms

List Price: $42.28
Price: $8.61 Free Shipping for Prime Members
You Save: $33.67 (80%)

In Stock.
http://www.amazon.com/GE-Personal-Security-Window-Alarm/dp/B00178HMCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444930316&sr=8-1&keywords=magnetic+door+alarm
These just stick to the top of your door and the alarm will sound when the door is opened. You just switch it off when you need to go out and switch it on when you are home. They come off without leaving marks too for when you move.

OMG! Thanks! I didn't know such a thing existed.

I don't know if the alarm would be loud enough for me to hear (I'm partially deaf) but I will be looking into these. If I'm in the living room, I know I'll hear it. I would worry about hearing it when I'm asleep. I can't hear knocking on the door from the bedroom so I don't know if I'd hear this alarm. DH has perfect hearing but you could detonate a bomb next to his head when he's asleep and he won't hear it.

Any idea if they make one that has a secondary unit I could put by the bed to ensure I'd hear it? Kinda like a baby monitor. The alarm on the door and the receiver by the bed.

NAOW · Vette's SS

It's pretty shrill, but I don't know. I guess you'd have to test it. I also don't know about it working like a monitor.. There's got to be something out there though.

chef · Guru

FNW wrote:
Hook 'n eye at the top. Those are easy to install and put it high enough he can't reach them. And the personal alarms NAOW mentioned are great, too. You can also find them at Radio Shack.

I appreciate the suggestions, I really do. Problem is, he has already learned how to use objects to reach stuff he can't reach. I can see him pushing a chair over to the door then using one of his toys to unlatch the hook. I'm not trying to be difficult. Please understand.

We have a slide latch (I don't know the correct name) on the fences in the patio and he knows how to open that.

I thought about getting one of those latches that have a clasp that goes over the piece of metal and the metal turns to lock the clasp down then just putting a combo lock on it. Both DH and I are tall enough to reach it and DS doesn't know how to work a combo lock. But, the way the front door is, I don't know if it would install correctly.

I love that DS is smart and figures out solutions but it really makes it hard to stay a step ahead of him. Lil stinker figured out the childproof latches on the kitchen cabinets. Childproof, my rear. I'm telling ya ... The only reason he hasn't figured out the childproof door handles is because his hand isn't big enough to grip them so the handle opens and he hasn't figured out he can do a two-handed grip to defeat them.

chef · Guru

NAOW wrote:
It's pretty shrill, but I don't know. I guess you'd have to test it. I also don't know about it working like a monitor.. There's got to be something out there though.

If it's shrill, I have a good chance at hearing it.

What would be perfect is one that has a receiver I could put by the bed and that has a loud alarm that is a unique sound.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

FNW wrote:
One husband is more than enough, NJN. What did yours do?

He's being a big vagina. IOW's he's whining like there's no tomorrow. He stays up till five or six in the morning and then when I get up at 11 (I go to bed around three and get up at about 11) I let him sleep usually till about one or two. He's always pissy when I wake him up. So I stopped waking him up and then he gets pissy because he misses stuff because I didn't wake him up. The last three days we've gotten up at eight am. Early for us. I have gone on the whole day and done things. Useless things like you know, cooking, laundry, shopping while he whines about how tired he is. Excuse me, do you think I'm not tired too? Day before yesterday he took a long nap. Yesterday he refused to go to the store with me because "He was just too tired." So he took a four hour nap. This morning by nine he was already whining. I told him go back to bed. Then he got this look on his face like a crushed little boy and said, "Are you mad at me?" I said, "More than you could ever even imagine." Of course, that didn't stop him from planting himself right back in the bed I had just made five minutes ago. Needless to say he's still asleep. Don't really care if he eats dirt for dinner at this point.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Does anyone want a husband?
Sure. If you take a certain toddler who has been up for an hour and already on my last nerve.
So far, he's poured a bunch of cold water into his Cream of Wheat after being told not to, deliberately poured said Cream of Wheat on the couch, and pulled the cookie sheet from last night off the stove dumping crumbs all over the floor. I will have to have yet another chat with my husband because how hard is it to ball up the foil and throw it away?! We put foil on our cookie sheets for easy clean up but apparently it's much too hard to throw the blasted foil away when he's done with it. Yep, I'm not happy right now.

Sigh, I wished you lived closer. I HAVE a toddler right now! She's adorable but yesterday was a day like yours. Today is good though. I ran to the store really quickly to get three things and I think I said no you can't have that about two hundred times. We escaped with only a bag of goldfish. I already have two in my pantry. And I'm having the DH issue.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
FNW wrote:
One husband is more than enough, NJN. What did yours do?
He's being a big vagina. IOW's he's whining like there's no tomorrow. He stays up till five or six in the morning and then when I get up at 11 (I go to bed around three and get up at about 11) I let him sleep usually till about one or two. He's always pissy when I wake him up. So I stopped waking him up and then he gets pissy because he misses stuff because I didn't wake him up. The last three days we've gotten up at eight am. Early for us. I have gone on the whole day and done things. Useless things like you know, cooking, laundry, shopping while he whines about how tired he is. Excuse me, do you think I'm not tired too? Day before yesterday he took a long nap. Yesterday he refused to go to the store with me because "He was just too tired." So he took a four hour nap. This morning by nine he was already whining. I told him go back to bed. Then he got this look on his face like a crushed little boy and said, "Are you mad at me?" I said, "More than you could ever even imagine." Of course, that didn't stop him from planting himself right back in the bed I had just made five minutes ago. Needless to say he's still asleep. Don't really care if he eats dirt for dinner at this point.

Since when are you married to my DH?

If I have to tell him one more time that maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't be so tired if he'd get enough sleep ...

"I'm tired" "So go to bed" "I don't wanna" "Then don't complain about being tired"

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

You know, it wouldn't piss me off if I weren't exhausted myself. But he sits there and whines like he's the ONLY ONE who is tired. And him staying up till six am IS his fault. It's not like I go to bed at some ungodly early time.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I think I'm losing my mind. I'm watching Daniel the Tiger and one kid says to another... Do you want to come up to my room to play with my rocks? evileye

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Does anyone want a husband?
Sure. If you take a certain toddler who has been up for an hour and already on my last nerve.
So far, he's poured a bunch of cold water into his Cream of Wheat after being told not to, deliberately poured said Cream of Wheat on the couch, and pulled the cookie sheet from last night off the stove dumping crumbs all over the floor. I will have to have yet another chat with my husband because how hard is it to ball up the foil and throw it away?! We put foil on our cookie sheets for easy clean up but apparently it's much too hard to throw the blasted foil away when he's done with it. Yep, I'm not happy right now.
Sigh, I wished you lived closer. I HAVE a toddler right now! She's adorable but yesterday was a day like yours. Today is good though. I ran to the store really quickly to get three things and I think I said no you can't have that about two hundred times. We escaped with only a bag of goldfish. I already have two in my pantry. And I'm having the DH issue.

That day sounds familiar! Does she also repeat the word 'no' to you?