TOTALLY GEEKED!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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There is a dead mouse on my walkway. I am hoping the rain washes it away. yeesshhh.

Congrats to Jesse, Lily. That is so awesome.

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 Go outside, pick it up, and toss it.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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I'm proud of him.

Just a few years ago he wouldn't look you in the eye.

Now he wants to translate, work in communication. Even teach.

God is so good.

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 I work in translations and localization if you want any info on types of jobs.

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 Thanks! I will keep this in mind. 

He takes the SAT this weekend. 

lilyofcourse wrote:

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I'm proud of him.

Just a few years ago he wouldn't look you in the eye.

Now he wants to translate, work in communication. Even teach.

God is so good.

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  I don't blame you lily,  I remember you writing about him not looking anyone in the eye.  He has come a long way.

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FNW wrote:

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Schools closed today. Freezing rain made for icy roads. Last night DH went out and said it was a skating rink.

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 This brings back memories.   I remember waiting by the radio on snowy mornings, praying that the school would be closed.    But, usually it wasn't because most of us lived in town and there were no school buses.    Sigh....

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 We lived three block from the school.  We walked.  It was rare we got a break!

weltschmerz wrote:

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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There is a dead mouse on my walkway. I am hoping the rain washes it away. yeesshhh.

Congrats to Jesse, Lily. That is so awesome.

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 Go outside, pick it up, and toss it.

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 Only with a shovel!

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Looks like Jesse is going to get a whole bunch of help with going to college.

He already qualifies for several scholarships and they are still looking into more.

Between his language scholarships and the ones for autistic people. He just might get to be a translator at the UN someday.

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 Awesome!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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I grew up in S. California so never ever had a snow day.

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 We used to walk to our school on our days off to play on the huge playground.  You know, those old ones with the half dome triangle monkey bar thing?  And that huge metal slide that burned your legs in the summer?  Oh, and let's not forget the real monkey bars with nothing but dirt underneath it so that if we fell we got the breath knocked out of us?  We also had one of those dangerous merry go rounds.  I guess my mother let us live dangerously.  And there was a huge lake in back of our school.  In the winter we would take our skates and ice skate on it.  We could see the flag from our house.  Red, no.  Yellow, at your own risk.  Green, come one come all!  We didn't have a lunch program in our school.  In the good weather we walked home at lunch and our mom had lunch ready.  We ate and walked back.  In the winter when it was a big chore to go back and forth you could pay to stay at school but you still had to bring your own lunch.  Remember the glass thermos?  They hired moms to come in during lunch and watch the kids.  Kids who lived too far from school had to pay to stay at school and eat there.  We didn't even have a lunch program in junior high.  It wasn't until I got into high school that we had one.

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  We didn't have a school lunch program either.  We didn't have to pay to eat at school but we either brought our lunch to school or we walked home.  I almost always walked home and only ate at school on rainy days.  We didn't have a cafeteria but ate lunch on patio tables in a courtyard and on rainy days we ate in the class room.  I do remember the glass thermos and all the real fun playground equipment.  We even had a kid break his leg on the swings while his mother was there.  No one sued the school or demanded the swings be removed.

My little grandbaby got his shots yesterday and today his little leg is sore. :(

chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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My little grandbaby got his shots yesterday and today his little leg is sore. :(

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 Awww :( Can he take Tylenol to help him through the pain? Poor lil guy :(

Kiss it and make it better, Grandma!

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  Yes he got lots of kisses and Tylenol. Poor baby. 

chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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My little grandbaby got his shots yesterday and today his little leg is sore. :(

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 Awww :( Can he take Tylenol to help him through the pain? Poor lil guy :(

Kiss it and make it better, Grandma!

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  Yes he got lots of kisses and Tylenol. Poor baby. 

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 Has he had to have a blood draw yet?

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 That I don't know.

chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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My little grandbaby got his shots yesterday and today his little leg is sore. :(

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 Awww :( Can he take Tylenol to help him through the pain? Poor lil guy :(

Kiss it and make it better, Grandma!

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  Yes he got lots of kisses and Tylenol. Poor baby. 

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 Has he had to have a blood draw yet?

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 That I don't know.

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 DS has had 2 now. One at one year old and the second at two years old. He screamed bloody murder during the first one. Whimpered a tiny bit at the second one when the needle went in then dried up and watched the phlebotomist do her thing.

Hopefully your grandbaby won't have a hard time with it when he has a blood draw for the first time.

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  That must be something new. I don't have any memory of my babies getting blood drawn. 

Lindley wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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I grew up in S. California so never ever had a snow day.

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 We used to walk to our school on our days off to play on the huge playground.  You know, those old ones with the half dome triangle monkey bar thing?  And that huge metal slide that burned your legs in the summer?  Oh, and let's not forget the real monkey bars with nothing but dirt underneath it so that if we fell we got the breath knocked out of us?  We also had one of those dangerous merry go rounds.  I guess my mother let us live dangerously.  And there was a huge lake in back of our school.  In the winter we would take our skates and ice skate on it.  We could see the flag from our house.  Red, no.  Yellow, at your own risk.  Green, come one come all!  We didn't have a lunch program in our school.  In the good weather we walked home at lunch and our mom had lunch ready.  We ate and walked back.  In the winter when it was a big chore to go back and forth you could pay to stay at school but you still had to bring your own lunch.  Remember the glass thermos?  They hired moms to come in during lunch and watch the kids.  Kids who lived too far from school had to pay to stay at school and eat there.  We didn't even have a lunch program in junior high.  It wasn't until I got into high school that we had one.

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  We didn't have a school lunch program either.  We didn't have to pay to eat at school but we either brought our lunch to school or we walked home.  I almost always walked home and only ate at school on rainy days.  We didn't have a cafeteria but ate lunch on patio tables in a courtyard and on rainy days we ate in the class room.  I do remember the glass thermos and all the real fun playground equipment.  We even had a kid break his leg on the swings while his mother was there.  No one sued the school or demanded the swings be removed.

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 Those were the days!

Lindley wrote:

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chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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My little grandbaby got his shots yesterday and today his little leg is sore. :(

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 Awww :( Can he take Tylenol to help him through the pain? Poor lil guy :(

Kiss it and make it better, Grandma!

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  Yes he got lots of kisses and Tylenol. Poor baby. 

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 You're a good grandma!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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I grew up in S. California so never ever had a snow day.

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 We used to walk to our school on our days off to play on the huge playground.  You know, those old ones with the half dome triangle monkey bar thing?  And that huge metal slide that burned your legs in the summer?  Oh, and let's not forget the real monkey bars with nothing but dirt underneath it so that if we fell we got the breath knocked out of us?  We also had one of those dangerous merry go rounds.  I guess my mother let us live dangerously.  And there was a huge lake in back of our school.  In the winter we would take our skates and ice skate on it.  We could see the flag from our house.  Red, no.  Yellow, at your own risk.  Green, come one come all!  We didn't have a lunch program in our school.  In the good weather we walked home at lunch and our mom had lunch ready.  We ate and walked back.  In the winter when it was a big chore to go back and forth you could pay to stay at school but you still had to bring your own lunch.  Remember the glass thermos?  They hired moms to come in during lunch and watch the kids.  Kids who lived too far from school had to pay to stay at school and eat there.  We didn't even have a lunch program in junior high.  It wasn't until I got into high school that we had one.

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  We didn't have a school lunch program either.  We didn't have to pay to eat at school but we either brought our lunch to school or we walked home.  I almost always walked home and only ate at school on rainy days.  We didn't have a cafeteria but ate lunch on patio tables in a courtyard and on rainy days we ate in the class room.  I do remember the glass thermos and all the real fun playground equipment.  We even had a kid break his leg on the swings while his mother was there.  No one sued the school or demanded the swings be removed.

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 Those were the days!

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  Yes it was.  We had at least 3 recesses and p.e. everyday.  Well really 4 recesses if you got to school early enough we got to play on the playground till the teacher called us to line up.  It was a simpler time. 

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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After an hour of lecturing and fighting DH and I have discovered that DS voluntarily took himself off his meds six weeks ago.  

-- Edited by Nobody Just Nobody on Tuesday 16th of February 2016 10:31:32 PM

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 Oh crap. I bet it explains a bunch huh? So sorry and good luck. 

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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chef wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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My little grandbaby got his shots yesterday and today his little leg is sore. :(

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 Awww :( Can he take Tylenol to help him through the pain? Poor lil guy :(

Kiss it and make it better, Grandma!

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  Yes he got lots of kisses and Tylenol. Poor baby. 

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 You're a good grandma!

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 Awe Thanks

Mellow Momma wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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After an hour of lecturing and fighting DH and I have discovered that DS voluntarily took himself off his meds six weeks ago.  

-- Edited by Nobody Just Nobody on Tuesday 16th of February 2016 10:31:32 PM

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 Oh crap. I bet it explains a bunch huh? So sorry and good luck. 

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 Oh yeah.  We've been having problems and they seemed to be increasing.  Tonight DH did a med check.  We picked all his meds up on Jan 2 and he has six weeks worth there.  So yeah, not taking them.  Now DH has not only has to watch the dogs take medicine but also the kid.  Sigh.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lindley wrote:

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  Yes it was.  We had at least 3 recesses and p.e. everyday.  Well really 4 recesses if you got to school early enough we got to play on the playground till the teacher called us to line up.  It was a simpler time. 

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 It was.  We walked UP the slide and hung our heads off the merry go round while our sisters and brothers twirled us around.  We hung from our knees on the monkey bars too.  No one told us we couldn't do it.  I don't ever remember anyone getting hurt on our playground.  That's not to say it didn't happen though.  I remember near when I was getting ready to go to junior high they put that bark stuff down.  We hated it.

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  Yep,  we also played dodge ball, tag and handball.  I think computers and cell phones can be a blessing in someways but it is also a curse.  I've seen kids as young as 11 with a smart phone.    When we were kids we played.  After school and on weekends we were outside playing, roller skating, riding bikes playing hide go seek or ditch em. 

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 We lived on the top of a hill.  Not a huge hill mind you but a hill nonetheless.  It was the most wonderful life if you owned a pair of roller skates or a bike.  Later on when skateboards came out we skinned many a knee riding the hill.  Freeze tag, red light green light, mother may I, and catching lightening bugs.  Ahhhhhh

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  Yes a wonder life having a pair of roller skates, skate boards and bikes and not wearing a helmet!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Mellow Momma wrote:

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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After an hour of lecturing and fighting DH and I have discovered that DS voluntarily took himself off his meds six weeks ago.  

-- Edited by Nobody Just Nobody on Tuesday 16th of February 2016 10:31:32 PM

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 Oh crap. I bet it explains a bunch huh? So sorry and good luck. 

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 Oh yeah.  We've been having problems and they seemed to be increasing.  Tonight DH did a med check.  We picked all his meds up on Jan 2 and he has six weeks worth there.  So yeah, not taking them.  Now DH has not only has to watch the dogs take medicine but also the kid.  Sigh.

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 Obviously you didn't have enough stress in your life!

Hang in there.

flan