For all the Grandmas out there!! - Page 1640

sammdc · 08-22-2009, 07:09 PM

Questions

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with? Donn

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it? Squirrel

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? I take a million photos of it

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your dream house. Describe its size? its wooden log cabin designed for 2 with a wide veranda all around with a great outdoor bbq area

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? no

6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table. Describe what you see on and around the table. heheh whole heap of camera and computer equipment and yellow roses

7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What material is the cup made of? ceramic (coffee cup)

8. What do you do with the cup? put some bird feed in it to attract birds

9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What type of body of water is it? crystal clear lake

10. How will you cross the water? canoe

yvspeck · 08-22-2009, 08:03 PM

Came to cry in my root beer with ya'll.. DH fell off the pool deck we have been working on and shattered his heal.. Sigh.... We know it's in several pieces but until we see the Ortho guy on Monday won't know what's to be come of it.. I know this is really small potatoes in the grand scheme of life so am not going to cry to long but darn it all to
heck for now... It looks awful and is pretty painful to boot... We did some online research. One of the articles mentioned that 1 out of 10 of these kinds of impact falls cause lumbar fractures.. Some of you I am sure remember DH had major back surgery a few years ago and is full of hardware... So we have to be thankful it is only his heal..

Thanks for letting me waaaaa waaaa..

Hugs everyone and keep your DH's away from the darn pool deck edge!

PQ · 08-22-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by omio

That woman is an idiot and should never be allowed into another classroom. And that, too, is from a retired teacher.

Does she have state certification? I've taught in both public and private systems and, while states can certainly certify idiots, at least public schools have to hire people who have been examined. The private schools I taught in had many wonderful and caring teachers but there were no real training requirements--in fact, I received premium pay because I was the only one who was certified.

Also, be sure she doesn't make Bia stand up front with her while she apologizes! It sounds like something she would do and I think it would be very painful for Bia to have everyone watching her. All eyes need to be on the idiot who is apologizing.

She is a certified teacher - everyone there is. And it is an accredited school. That is an excellent idea about making certain that she does not make Bia stand up there with her......that sounds like something the b!tch would do.

Bia got flowers today from the owner of the school and one of the teachers. I thought that was very sweet.

**GrandmaCrys** · 08-22-2009, 09:52 PM

Isn't it strange how this scrapping thing is? Last Saturday, I knocked off four layouts and the ideas were just flowing. Today...it took me forever to even come up with an idea in the first place and then hours and hours to construct it. But...I'm pretty pleased with the result. I hope Sands is, 'cause it's my August Swap with her!

Little Boys - August 2...

That kids' dimples just melt my heart!

sanra · 08-22-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MarsOlson

Psychoanalyze Yourself
This is a very interesting psychological test.

Okay, I had to answer. Wonder what the punch line is..

Questions

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with? Family

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it? Horse

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? Feed It a Carrot

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your dream house. Describe its size? Small Ranch House with a Big Covered Porch

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? No, open land

6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table. Describe what you see on and around the table. Family having a BBQ

7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What material is the cup made of? Ceramic Cup

8. What do you do with the cup? Pick it Up

9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What type of body of water is it? Small Lake

10. How will you cross the water? Ride the Horse

Fulltime RVer · 08-22-2009, 10:37 PM

Questions

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with? DH

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it? Bird

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? The bird flies away like birds do and I wish it would have stayed longer.

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your dream house. Describe its size? It is an underground house - not very big. We are used to living in about 400sq ft. :-)

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? It is surrounded by a low wall made of field stones.

6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table. Describe what you see on and around the table. Four chairs around the table. A bowl of fruit on the table.

7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What material is the cup made of? Tin cup.

8. What do you do with the cup? Put pens and pencils in it.

9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What type of body of water is it? The ocean - preferably the Oregon coast.

10. How will you cross the water? I don't want to cross it because I like just being there.

Fulltime RVer · 08-22-2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by yvspeck

Came to cry in my root beer with ya'll.. DH fell off the pool deck we have been working on and shattered his heal.. Sigh.... We know it's in several pieces but until we see the Ortho guy on Monday won't know what's to be come of it.. I know this is really small potatoes in the grand scheme of life so am not going to cry to long but darn it all to
heck for now... It looks awful and is pretty painful to boot... We did some online research. One of the articles mentioned that 1 out of 10 of these kinds of impact falls cause lumbar fractures.. Some of you I am sure remember DH had major back surgery a few years ago and is full of hardware... So we have to be thankful it is only his heal..

Thanks for letting me waaaaa waaaa..

Hugs everyone and keep your DH's away from the darn pool deck edge!

Oh dear! How wonderful he didn't hurt his back AND his heel. I hope you get some good news on the heel on Monday.

Fulltime RVer · 08-22-2009, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by omio

Electricity has been off and on ever since yesterday evening (a fairly regular occurence in our neighborhood, unfortunately) so had better post this fast. It went off just as I hit the upload button to put the LO in the gallery--the language in my study was NOT pretty.

) Honestly, though, we have never lived anywhere with this much of a problem -- including Oklahoma during tornado season with above-ground lines. And we live in sunny Southern California with buried cable -- go figure!

Want to share this LO because it was such a special treat for the DGKs and because my DH, who loves the weather here, starts every morning with, "Get up--it's another beautiful day in paradise."

(Actually, my version of paradise has electricity!!

)

Beautiful Day in Parad...

LOL! Gotta admit I'm partial to electricity myself.

*MarsOlson* · 08-22-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by yvspeck

Came to cry in my root beer with ya'll.. DH fell off the pool deck we have been working on and shattered his heal.. Sigh.... We know it's in several pieces but until we see the Ortho guy on Monday won't know what's to be come of it.. I know this is really small potatoes in the grand scheme of life so am not going to cry to long but darn it all to
heck for now... It looks awful and is pretty painful to boot... We did some online research. One of the articles mentioned that 1 out of 10 of these kinds of impact falls cause lumbar fractures.. Some of you I am sure remember DH had major back surgery a few years ago and is full of hardware... So we have to be thankful it is only his heal..

Thanks for letting me waaaaa waaaa..

Hugs everyone and keep your DH's away from the darn pool deck edge!

so sorry! poor guy! hoping it's not bad news when he sees doc.

*MarsOlson* · 08-22-2009, 10:56 PM

I see lots of answers. I'll be back with the analysis

Vallie · 08-23-2009, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by yvspeck

Came to cry in my root beer with ya'll.. DH fell off the pool deck we have been working on and shattered his heal.. Sigh.... We know it's in several pieces but until we see the Ortho guy on Monday won't know what's to be come of it.. I know this is really small potatoes in the grand scheme of life so am not going to cry to long but darn it all to
heck for now... It looks awful and is pretty painful to boot... We did some online research. One of the articles mentioned that 1 out of 10 of these kinds of impact falls cause lumbar fractures.. Some of you I am sure remember DH had major back surgery a few years ago and is full of hardware... So we have to be thankful it is only his heal..

Thanks for letting me waaaaa waaaa..

Hugs everyone and keep your DH's away from the darn pool deck edge!

Oh no poor you, looks like you will be making him lots of coffee and waiting on him for a while! But, poor boy, that is awful, hope it mends okay.

Vallie · 08-23-2009, 12:52 AM

Do we want to know the analysis?

I think there should be a few more respondents yet!!!!

omio · 08-23-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by caraffle

In our area, teachers that make tenure can not EVER be fired! (unless they break the law).So if they get a job, they are set for life. There are teachers in our school district that make $140,000. Acacia had one 2 years ago that was horrible. She was 27 and had been a teacher for 5 years and made $100,000. Because they are hired for the public, their salaries are public record (most people don't know how to look for them but hubbie does) She was hired for $55,500, got her masters and got almost $20,000 more (some of that was because she becale a hockey coach. We don't know why she then jumped $25,000 more in the next 2 years - - they do get more salary everytime they take more college credits so I assume she is going for her doctorate. my tax dollars at work.

Good Lord, where is that district? Cause I might come out of retirement!!!! Have never worked in a district with those kind of salaries--in fact, haven't heart of any outside of Beverly Hills.

And despite the general belief that tenured teachers can't be fired -- they can. The problem is that school boards and administrations don't have the guts to write honest evaluations, document problems, and then carry through at the state level. But...someone in power has to be gutsy enough to tell the truth on evaluations.

omio · 08-23-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by yvspeck

Came to cry in my root beer with ya'll.. DH fell off the pool deck we have been working on and shattered his heal.. Sigh.... We know it's in several pieces but until we see the Ortho guy on Monday won't know what's to be come of it.. I know this is really small potatoes in the grand scheme of life so am not going to cry to long but darn it all to
heck for now... It looks awful and is pretty painful to boot... We did some online research. One of the articles mentioned that 1 out of 10 of these kinds of impact falls cause lumbar fractures.. Some of you I am sure remember DH had major back surgery a few years ago and is full of hardware... So we have to be thankful it is only his heal..

Thanks for letting me waaaaa waaaa..

Hugs everyone and keep your DH's away from the darn pool deck edge!

This is the place to cry about anything. That sounds really painful but guess it's preferable to damaging his back again. Hope he gets good news from the orthopedist.

omio · 08-23-2009, 01:02 AM

Questions

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with? DH

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it? panther

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal? we stand and stare at each other

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your dream house. Describe its size? cottage-size -- small and cozy

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence? no

6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table. Describe what you see on and around the table. on the table-flowers; around the table-my children and grandchildren

7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What material is the cup made of? porcelain

8. What do you do with the cup? carry it until I find water to drink

9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What type of body of water is it? lake

10. How will you cross the water? swim