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8 years ago

43 degrees this morning. I feel bad for the kids, because it's supposed to be cold tomorrow too when they trick or treat. Lauren and I are going to the movies to see Geostorm shortly. Waiting for Alex to get here too, he left early evening yesterday. Lauren left San Diego and it was 90 she said the other day. Here it's down in the 30s in the early morning. Wish we were both in San Diego! Hope you all have a great day!

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rob333 (zone 7b)

8 years ago

Nothing worse than having the cutest tutu ever, and having to cover it up with a sweater.

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PKponder TX Z7B
8 years ago
I have a sinus headache and sore throat so will be sleeping a lot today. It's supposed to be cold and rainy for Halloween so I doubt we'll have many trick or treaters. On the plus side, I can wear my Absolem caterpillar costume. It's usually too hot to wear it here.
Marilyn Sue
8 years ago
Hi Kath, sort of rainy here today too and not too warm either. I am just doing kitchen work, cleaning out seldom used stuff out of cabinets and running it through the dishwasher and then deciding what I want to keep in the house! So far, that is about all I have done except for the meals. Might color some this afternoon not sure yet.Hope you feel better soon PK. Enjoy your day everyone.

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I am so happy you will see your daughter soon, kathsgrdn. Not having a nice regular sleep pattern is exhausting. Have you tried guided imagery to help you get to sleep? I have spent the day trying to organize the family's schedule through the end of the year. My boys are in different schools, so Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks need more coordination than usual. I have accomplished nothing at all on that score. My husband's schedule is the controlling factor and he has a few things up in the air making planning a pain. I will wait until later next week to nail things down. Mama pinky, fish on the grill sounds lovely. I will try adding Parmesan to my oven baked potatoes in the future (I often use salt, pepper and cumin.) No worries about email- I know all about that ;-) Marilyn_Sue, what fun to get to shop with daughters! I have only boys. Nobody likes to shop with me :-(
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woodrose, the Kentucky Governor's cup (and the Tennessee Governor's cup) is always awarded at Contest of Champions, at MTSU. That's the "state" I was talking about. I assume there are other contests and awards given. mama, there's a white supremacist rally that has descended on Shelbyville/Murfreesboro this weekend. 1) they're erring on the side of caution for the sake of the children, and 2) I THINK they want the MTSU campus police to help out since activities on the square are in such close proximity to the campus.
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Mamma Pinky, No, he can not eat anything very thin, so he says. He can not get it in his mouth, will not use a smoothy straw even for that. Won't eat any other kind of cooked cereal, won't eat mashed potatoes with lots of gravy or broth to make it smoother. He will eat puddings, sometimes with small pieces of cake soaked into it. Won't eat any Jello. Will eat candied sweet potatoes with lots of syrup and mashed well. I do put eggs, milk, butter, bananas, cheese and such at different times in his oatmeal just to vary it. I don't even know if he tastes his food. Sometimes ice cream on top of the oatmeal. He does eat applesauce and he gets 4 nutritional drinks a day. Drinks some water and that is it. This has been going on for 3 years now. He has gotten worse since the stroke, because he would not continue his speech therapy. Speech and swallowing are sort of linked together, the muscles that is. So, that is the way it is. His speech is so terrible, most of the time I can not understand him. This was his second big stroke. He can not maneuver stairs very well, so twice a day I carry his meals up to him. He only wants to eat twice a day. We live in a bi level home, my kitchen, dining room and family room are down below. Living room and bedrooms up on the upper level, which is also ground level. I am sure there are many on here that have had to deal with a stroke patient. It also affects the mind. Sue
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I was not feeling well for most of last week- a virus that turned into bronchitis which is very hard on me because I have asthma. All is well enough now, so I am back to gabbing away at the KT. I missed everyone :-) Rob, I had a terrible itching reaction to a sulfa drug many moons ago- it's awful. I hope you feel better soon. Kath, Four hours at the dentist?? My mouth aches for you. Yuk. Mama pinky, Aren't great parent teacher conferences the best things ever? There is nothing better than seeing your child meet his potential. I am going to offer a bit of unsolicited advice, because I learned this lesson a bit late in my parenting journey- I hope you don't mind. Carol Dweck from Stanford suggests we only reward effort and perseverance- never outcomes. A lot of bright children hardly need to study to do well in the young grades and are used to being praised for their results. Once they reach a stage where they need to study, they have not developed very good study skills and their self image is tied up in being a good student, so they are a bit stuck and often give up. Dweck popularized this theory when it was too late for me to learn from it. You should have seen the auditorium full of parents of late elementary/ middle schoolers when she spoke about this. We were all devastated at not having done a very good job. If I were you I might consider a special dinner or dessert with a "toast" to how well the boys stayed on top of their work and turned in their assignments and add anything meaningful you know about- like when Chip or Tim helped some one else learn, or struggled and learned something, etc. Motivation is a tricky thing.
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Marilyn Sue
8 years ago
I know, I have been running around the kitchen this morning with my tutu showing, ha, ha.

Sue
mamapinky0
8 years ago
I wouldn't dare show my tutu. I shudder at even the thought.
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8 years ago
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PK....Hope U feel better soon....

tutu....cute? I missed something.....rob what are you dressing as for Halloween? Pics?

I printed a stack of these & ran them over to the property manager. I have this ONE tenant that says there's nothing in the lease keeping her from specifically flushing tampons or disinfectant wipes. Having ALL the tenants initial one of these now......
rob333 (zone 7b)
8 years ago
I meant when I was a little little kid, but it turned into a cute pun on the thread.

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Kathsgrdn
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8 years ago
PKponder, hope you get better soon.
OklaMoni
8 years ago
It was cool and windy this morning. However, I rode out with my latest cycling guest.

Not truly looking forward to Halloween. I truly dislike cold, and will have to wear fleece undergarments to stay warm. I accepted in invitation that has been open for me for a long time (several years) and will drive over tomorrow no matter what. I hope, fun will be had by all.

Moni
mamapinky0
8 years ago
PKponder. I'm sorry you don't feel well. Get better soon.
schoolhouse_gw
8 years ago
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Hope you get over that sinus and sore throat PK, I had it Sunday but today I feel pretty good.

It sure was cold here today, then it rained in the afternoon. I didn't do a thing but sit on the sofa wrapped in a throw reading or doing a crossword or daydreaming out the window. Honestly - a totally wasted day. I had planned to plant flower bulbs but there was no way I was digging in the dirt today. Thursday looks better at 68 degrees.
mamapinky0
8 years ago
I worked my tutu off today. Honestly I have no idea where all the dust comes from. The base of the TV in the family room is shiney black and OMG it was so dusty. I thought to myself shame on you Mama what if someone happened to drop by and saw your pig pen..than I remembered outside of my kids no one visits. Lol. So it was a long day of housework. Than during dinner clean up I thought I really should scrub the frig out but decided to save it for morning. I have some deep cleaning I'd like to get done before the holidays providing I can find the energy which isnt looking very promising.
eld6161
8 years ago
Rainy and cold today. Tomorrow should be okay for Halloween.

Feel better PK!

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