All Things Thursday...

[jewels]

Jan 23, 2020 13:11:25 GMT -6 guster said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:09:19 GMT -6 nam2013 said:

guster bathroom & kitchen. Oh and a diaper bin in DD’s room that now is hardly being used.

I was so happy to get rid of those diaper genies as soon as the kids were a potty trained.

we never used the diaper genies and had small trash cans with lids so it was easy to just keep them in the rooms I guess.  The same little trash can is in the living room

[guster]

Jan 23, 2020 13:13:33 GMT -6 jewels said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:01:38 GMT -6 guster said:

Super random question, but what rooms do you all have garbage cans in?
MH is a weirdo (I think) who would like one in every room, but I keep us limited to the kitchen, the bathrooms, and the office.
He keeps trying to put one in our room but I don’t want it there because I feel like if you have something to throw out walk it to the bathroom or if it’s too big, walk it downstairs to either the outside garbage cans or the kitchen.

All bathrooms, kitchen, kids' rooms, our room, living room, office.

So I guess basically every room but the guest room and the playroom, lol.

The trash can in our bathroom is small, which is probably why we have one in our room.  I mostly use it for tissues and things like tags from clothes and it doesn't get emptied that often.

B still has one in his room b/c he's still in diapers.

We never removed S from diaper days, but he uses it esp when he has a cold or something.  Also doesn't get emptied often.

Living room honestly was a holdover from when the kids were babies and we had a little changing area there.  I like having it there for tissues too.   They're all tiny except the kitchen.

I guess I'm a weirdo like your H

He’ll be happy to be in good company, but I’m not giving in.

[klong11]

Oh yeah, we have one in the laundry "room" too, but it's in the garage so I forget about it.

[cagoldi]

Glad you had a good appointment this morning, jewels.

[tgrimes]

Jan 23, 2020 13:02:42 GMT -6 vino said:

Jan 23, 2020 12:54:32 GMT -6 klong11 said:

So you would have preferred her to say "is this a REGIONAL thing".

I'm not going to tell anyone what to say.  But if anyone else would have brought up the UO then it would be a regional thing, right?  Or just stopping at 'oh i haven't ever seen that' then give an opinion about the UO.  But to almost immediately ask if it is the entire country thing comes off as ignorant. 

And to be clear, I don't think that anyone was being malicious saying 'is this a Canada thing' but then for me to come and say that it is coming off as ignorant and it's being taken as rude is confusing to me.  I live here, I am Canadian and I am telling you that I think a statement is ignorant but it's dismissed as rude is shocking and a little hurtful, honestly.  Especially from people that 'know' me.

I think it's shocking and hurtful to be called ignorant.   It's just not a word that I use.  I think we'll all just have to agree to disagree and move on.  

[vino]

Jan 23, 2020 13:10:24 GMT -6 klong11 said:

vino , I just don't think I would call my friend, or something my friend said "ignorant" because it would make her feel stupid and I wouldn't want her to feel stupid. Thus, I would have just corrected the word she used that I felt wasn't being used appropriately. So when you said the phrasing was ignorant it was as if you were calling her stupid, which we all know she isn't and it came off as hurtful.

So perhaps the word ignorant is meant something else in your area, but where I'm from it's another way to say someone or something is stupid.

Ignorant doesn't mean stupid to me, at all, I would never call any of you stupid.  Stupid means that you are intentionally insulting someone or something whereas ignorant means that someone isn't aware and there is a lack of knowledge.  Huge difference.

[wineallthetime]

Jan 23, 2020 12:27:26 GMT -6 nam2013 said:

Jan 23, 2020 12:19:39 GMT -6 flamingo said:

I forgot to put our elf away with all the Christmas decor and now he's stashed in my underwear drawer b/c I am too lazy to go up in the attic. So every time I go to get underwear out I am weirded out/reminded all over again. 

Maybe tomorrow...

My sister takes the elf ‘back to Norway, where he lives’ each year, she takes picture of him riding on the plane & in the snow in front of her house, the kids love this. Each year I Need to remind her during the summer to bring it back before Christmas 😜.

That's adorable!!

[klong11]

Jan 23, 2020 13:19:48 GMT -6 vino said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:10:24 GMT -6 klong11 said:

vino , I just don't think I would call my friend, or something my friend said "ignorant" because it would make her feel stupid and I wouldn't want her to feel stupid. Thus, I would have just corrected the word she used that I felt wasn't being used appropriately. So when you said the phrasing was ignorant it was as if you were calling her stupid, which we all know she isn't and it came off as hurtful.

So perhaps the word ignorant is meant something else in your area, but where I'm from it's another way to say someone or something is stupid.

Ignorant doesn't mean stupid to me, at all, I would never call any of you stupid.  Stupid means that you are intentionally insulting someone or something whereas ignorant means that someone isn't aware and there is a lack of knowledge.  Huge difference.

Again, it's where I'm from, so it has a different connotation when I hear it than when you do.

So that is the disconnect between where we are both coming from. Now that we know and understand that, hopefully, you can see where we were coming from.

[tgrimes]

I only have trash cans in bathrooms and the kitchen.

[klong11]

The backseat of my car is apparently Cadence's trash can. Does that count?

[vino]

Jan 23, 2020 13:18:29 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:02:42 GMT -6 vino said:

I'm not going to tell anyone what to say.  But if anyone else would have brought up the UO then it would be a regional thing, right?  Or just stopping at 'oh i haven't ever seen that' then give an opinion about the UO.  But to almost immediately ask if it is the entire country thing comes off as ignorant. 

And to be clear, I don't think that anyone was being malicious saying 'is this a Canada thing' but then for me to come and say that it is coming off as ignorant and it's being taken as rude is confusing to me.  I live here, I am Canadian and I am telling you that I think a statement is ignorant but it's dismissed as rude is shocking and a little hurtful, honestly.  Especially from people that 'know' me.

I think it's shocking and hurtful to be called ignorant.   It's just not a word that I use.  I think we'll all just have to agree to disagree and move on.  

Have you read my couple previous posts?  You think that I called you and others stupid, which I most certainly did not.  I'm sorry you feel that I was calling you that.

[mwhip]

I was the first one to ask if it was a 'Canada thing.' I didn't mean to be insulting or sound ignorant, I was just asking because it isn't something that I have seen. And granted I only live in KS, but I have traveled to various parts of the country and still not noticed the signs. There are things that happen in just Kansas, just Texas, so yes, I get someone from out of the country asking if something us Kansans do is a 'US thing.'

So yeah, I agree we will all agree to disagree and move on because it's just how we each take and accept the comment.

[nam2013]

lfig those red cheeks and nose are too sweet .

[tgrimes]

Jan 23, 2020 13:25:30 GMT -6 vino said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:18:29 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

I think it's shocking and hurtful to be called ignorant.   It's just not a word that I use.  I think we'll all just have to agree to disagree and move on.  

Have you read my couple previous posts?  You think that I called you and others stupid, which I most certainly did not.  I'm sorry you feel that I was calling you that.

Yes?  I posted that before you made the last interaction with klong11.

[mwhip]

Trash cans in the bathrooms, kitchen, laundry room and apparently my kid requires one. I think I'm the only one who puts shit in it though...when she pisses me off, I randomly throw stuff in it (like McDonald's toys) to get her to straighten up.

[jewels]

So I had B's conference last night. I am concerned that he is not up to where he should be. The teacher acknowledged that he was a bit behind but said most of the class was (she was out on Maternity leave till November and the sub was... not great). She believes he can catch up and suggested that I do flashcards with him. It's mostly the alphabet he is behind on. She thought it would be helpful for me to find something S could do with him (she taught S and knows his personality).

Anyway, I'm online looking at flashcards. Any that y'all liked? For reference, he'll be 3.5 in 2 weeks.

[tgrimes]

Jan 23, 2020 13:25:22 GMT -6 klong11 said:

The backseat of my car is apparently Cadence's trash can. Does that count?

My entire car is pretty much the kids' trash can.

[wineallthetime]

Garbage cans in bathrooms, kitchen and A's room.

Our house is 2,100 sq ft and it works for us. I'd love a bit bigger though to make kitchen and closets a bit bigger though.

My aunt and her H just built a 7,000 sq ft house. They have no kids and the house has SO many rooms, many I'm sure will never ever be used.

[jewels]

Jan 23, 2020 13:29:11 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:25:22 GMT -6 klong11 said:

The backseat of my car is apparently Cadence's trash can. Does that count?

My entire car is pretty much the kids' trash can.

I do not keep a neat car.  It's something that drives MH nuts about me, but if you get in my car, you have to move aside a week's worth of Dunkin Donuts wrappers/receipts, random papers I've picked up along the way, old toys from the kids, etc.  MH brings every last scrap from his car into the house every time he enters it.

Anyway, apparently S takes after MH b/c he will randomly get upset I don't have a garbage bag in the car, or if we buy something at Target for him, he'll empty it in the car and hand me the bag and say "here, so you can use this as a garbage bag."

[tgrimes]

Jan 23, 2020 13:29:04 GMT -6 jewels said:

So I had B's conference last night. I am concerned that he is not up to where he should be. The teacher acknowledged that he was a bit behind but said most of the class was (she was out on Maternity leave till November and the sub was... not great). She believes he can catch up and suggested that I do flashcards with him. It's mostly the alphabet he is behind on. She thought it would be helpful for me to find something S could do with him (she taught S and knows his personality).

Anyway, I'm online looking at flashcards. Any that y'all liked? For reference, he'll be 3.5 in 2 weeks.

Well now I need to know if H can recognize all of the letters.  Lol.  I know he recognizes the letters in his name.  Each week at school they work on a different letter.  Hmmmm.  

I definitely feel like I worked with M more on this stuff than I ever have with H.  I'll need to make more of an effort.

[klong11]

Jan 23, 2020 13:29:04 GMT -6 jewels said:

So I had B's conference last night. I am concerned that he is not up to where he should be. The teacher acknowledged that he was a bit behind but said most of the class was (she was out on Maternity leave till November and the sub was... not great). She believes he can catch up and suggested that I do flashcards with him. It's mostly the alphabet he is behind on. She thought it would be helpful for me to find something S could do with him (she taught S and knows his personality).

Anyway, I'm online looking at flashcards. Any that y'all liked? For reference, he'll be 3.5 in 2 weeks.

Do you have dollar stores? Our alphabet and number cards came from there. I think they are Sesame Street and Winnie the Pooh.

Now that Cadence is doing sight words I just made my own with the words her teacher said they would learn that year. Just bought the different colored index cards and made them from that, so that could be an option too.

[tgrimes]

Jan 23, 2020 13:29:36 GMT -6 wineallthetime said:

Garbage cans in bathrooms, kitchen and A's room.

Our house is 2,100 sq ft and it works for us. I'd love a bit bigger though to make kitchen and closets a bit bigger though.

My aunt and her H just built a 7,000 sq ft house. They have no kids and the house has SO many rooms, many I'm sure will never ever be used.

Holy cow!  Does she have a maid?  I would not want to clean a 7000 sq foot house.  Does she have a movie room and a wrapping room?  

[klong11]

Jan 23, 2020 13:32:59 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:29:04 GMT -6 jewels said:

So I had B's conference last night. I am concerned that he is not up to where he should be. The teacher acknowledged that he was a bit behind but said most of the class was (she was out on Maternity leave till November and the sub was... not great). She believes he can catch up and suggested that I do flashcards with him. It's mostly the alphabet he is behind on. She thought it would be helpful for me to find something S could do with him (she taught S and knows his personality).

Anyway, I'm online looking at flashcards. Any that y'all liked? For reference, he'll be 3.5 in 2 weeks.

Well now I need to know if H can recognize all of the letters.  Lol.  I know he recognizes the letters in his name.  Each week at school they work on a different letter.  Hmmmm.  

I definitely feel like I worked with M more on this stuff than I ever have with H.  I'll need to make more of an effort.

That's what M is for, to teach H everything she knows.

[guster]

Not flashcards, jewels, but these are still really fun for Charlie to play with.

Learning Resources Alphabet Acorns Activity Set, 78 Pieces, Visual & Tactile Learning Toy, Ages 3+ www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6L9NKL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lvFkEbRCJP9SR

He also still really loves the Alphablocks show on YouTube. Actually both he and josie will still ask to watch it.

[wineallthetime]

Jan 23, 2020 13:34:04 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:29:36 GMT -6 wineallthetime said:

Garbage cans in bathrooms, kitchen and A's room.

Our house is 2,100 sq ft and it works for us. I'd love a bit bigger though to make kitchen and closets a bit bigger though.

My aunt and her H just built a 7,000 sq ft house. They have no kids and the house has SO many rooms, many I'm sure will never ever be used.

Holy cow!  Does she have a maid?  I would not want to clean a 7000 sq foot house.  Does she have a movie room and a wrapping room?  

Right!? She does have a house keeper. No cool rooms like a movie theater. 6 bedrooms, including huge master, den, office, living room, dining room, ect. So many rooms.

[tgrimes]

Jan 23, 2020 13:34:51 GMT -6 klong11 said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:32:59 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Well now I need to know if H can recognize all of the letters.  Lol.  I know he recognizes the letters in his name.  Each week at school they work on a different letter.  Hmmmm.  

I definitely feel like I worked with M more on this stuff than I ever have with H.  I'll need to make more of an effort.

That's what M is for, to teach H everything she knows.

Ha ha ha!  She would LOVE that!  She was trying to teach him her sight words the other day.  

[cagoldi]

Jan 23, 2020 13:36:54 GMT -6 guster said:

Not flashcards, jewels, but these are still really fun for Charlie to play with.

Learning Resources Alphabet Acorns Activity Set, 78 Pieces, Visual & Tactile Learning Toy, Ages 3+ www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6L9NKL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lvFkEbRCJP9SR

He also still really loves the Alphablocks show on YouTube. Actually both he and josie will still ask to watch it.

These are adorable. X and P would probably love them, but I cringe at seeing that many pieces.

Rocktopus and Magnatiles are already ruining my life.

[tgrimes]

Jan 23, 2020 13:38:37 GMT -6 cagoldi said:

Jan 23, 2020 13:36:54 GMT -6 guster said:

Not flashcards, jewels , but these are still really fun for Charlie to play with.

Learning Resources Alphabet Acorns Activity Set, 78 Pieces, Visual & Tactile Learning Toy, Ages 3+ www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6L9NKL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lvFkEbRCJP9SR

He also still really loves the Alphablocks show on YouTube. Actually both he and josie will still ask to watch it.

These are adorable. X and P would probably love them, but I cringe at seeing that many pieces.

Rocktopus and Magnatiles are already ruining my life.

I haven't even opened the rocktopus yet.

[cagoldi]

I completely forgot that my dad is taking me out to lunch today. Guess I better get gussied up.

[wineallthetime]

MH is in Utah for the day so he will be home kinda late. Thinking I may take the kids to a play place after school to get all the energy out.