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Post by Cher on Aug 17, 2017 11:41:41 GMT -6
That's the thing, the family that lives there now has kayaks. When it freezes over, they have someone come out and test it and then the kids play ice hockey on it. The wife was telling MH that and he was like in heaven imagining everything we could do. I just need to be a vigilant hawk for the next few years. A not helpful comment was here lol. Lol! What did you say?
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 17, 2017 11:42:06 GMT -6
My two littles start preschool next week! 🎉 it's only 9a-12p T/Th but I CANNOT WAIT!!! ETA: Your post wasn't there when I posted @peach.... not sure why your guy isn't going but I didn't want it to look like I was bragging or something. He can't go unless he's fully potty trained. And he's not even a tiny bit potty trained. I'm going to ask about starting mid year if he trains soon. I didn't take it that way at all, you're good.
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Post by Cher on Aug 17, 2017 11:42:43 GMT -6
I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that peach is not going to preschool this year. I need to call and release his spot and I can't bring myself to do it.. I think I'll make DH do it. Oh no. I'm sorry. Why isn't he going? ETA: we posted at the same time.
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 17, 2017 11:43:32 GMT -6
I just ordered myself a new fitbit. I'm horrible at spending money on something that is just for me. I'm trying not to hit "cancel order" Which one did you get? My bonus daughter got the Alta for her birthday last month. She showed it to me when she was here and I really like it. It looks way better on my wrist than the Charge. We just got MIL one for her birthday next week, too. I need to find my Fitbit and use it. Alta HR. It's smaller than the charge but does almost everything the charge does. I'll let you know how I like it. I don't like things on my wrist, not a big bracelet or watch person. But I never remembered the clip on one so I'm going to try it.
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 11:46:08 GMT -6
lfig I'm sorry you have to deal with that crap. I hope he fails miserably at his bigger and better goal.. I'll be thinking of all of you. Right! How do those people not realize they failed miserably at their first horrible protest =[ It wasn't a failure in their mind, especially if the President says the counter protestors came at "us." Have you seen the statements the Neo Nazis released about his reaction?
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 17, 2017 11:46:14 GMT -6
A not helpful comment was here lol. Lol! What did you say? I was thinking along the lines of "things to do with a frozen pond" not that it might freak you out.. Then it hit me lol. But I posted the FIL lets the fire department use his pond in the winter to train for rescuing people that fall in frozen pools/ponds. They cut a hole in the ice, put a man in a special suit and throw him in and "save" him. People always call him for days after to ask if everyone is okay lol.
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Post by Cher on Aug 17, 2017 11:47:09 GMT -6
I was thinking along the lines of "things to do with a frozen pond" not that it might freak you out.. Then it hit me lol. But I posted the FIL lets the fire department use his pond in the winter to train for rescuing people that fall in frozen pools/ponds. They cut a hole in the ice, put a man in a special suit and throw him in and "save" him. People always call him for days after to ask if everyone is okay lol. Omg, that sounds terrifying! Lol.
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Post by Cher on Aug 17, 2017 11:47:47 GMT -6
This pond is pretty big. There's like 15 houses around it and they have docks and what not.
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 17, 2017 11:49:09 GMT -6
This pond is pretty big. There's like 15 houses around it and they have docks and what not. Is there an N13 guest house? Or do we all sleep down stairs?
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 17, 2017 11:49:42 GMT -6
I was thinking along the lines of "things to do with a frozen pond" not that it might freak you out.. Then it hit me lol. But I posted the FIL lets the fire department use his pond in the winter to train for rescuing people that fall in frozen pools/ponds. They cut a hole in the ice, put a man in a special suit and throw him in and "save" him. People always call him for days after to ask if everyone is okay lol. Omg, that sounds terrifying! Lol. Thats why I deleted! lol. It's really neat to see though, how fast they go into action and get the guy out.
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 11:50:28 GMT -6
Has anyone seen the Vice News story of the protest? They were there to film the protest and caught everything on camera. In the post terror interview one of the organizers said he thought it was a success and that "no one died unjustly". I haven't yet. Mh and I normally watch Vice on fridays. I've heard a lot about this episode so def plan to check it out tmrw. I suggest keeping a barf bucket handy.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Aug 17, 2017 11:51:36 GMT -6
Cher I think you're good, and a house on water sounds amazing. I second doing ISR, we will definitely be doing that with this baby since we plan on putting in a pool. A gate and door alarms, but a lot of people here just do the safety handles instead of alarms. Basically it a lever that goes more at the top of your door that's a little heavier to pull and you have to pull it to get the door open. Landon's almost 8 and he still can't open the one at my parents house.
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 11:52:47 GMT -6
Good morning. Yesterday was the day that all faculty and staff helped move the incoming students into their dorms. Over 50 flights of stairs, thousands of steps and 7 mini refrigerators later, my quads hate me. My brother still unwaveringly supports Trump and thinks his last press conference was "quality" and I just hate my family and don't know how I turned out the way I did.Same. My dads words about the monuments being removed "fucking bleeding heart liberals can't leave a god damned thing alone" He said the same thing when the statues of Lenin and Sadam Hussein came down, right?
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Post by Cher on Aug 17, 2017 11:58:13 GMT -6
This pond is pretty big. There's like 15 houses around it and they have docks and what not. Is there an N13 guest house? Or do we all sleep down stairs? There's a movie theater and giant wine cellar in the basement. So I think that's where you want to be.
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 12:00:00 GMT -6
I can't even with the BLM being a terrorist organization nonsense. Some dumbass cop from my hometown was in the news because he posted comments on FB of all places, joking that the people hit by that nutcase in Charllotesville deserved it. We're supposed to believe someone dumb enough to post that shit publicly is, in the heat of the moment, going to be able to compartmentalize his backwards views when he has a gun in his hands and he's face to face with my friends or their kids? To say it makes me ragey is a massive understatement. Did you see the cop who got in trouble a couple weeks ago for joking about drowning his daughter if she dates a "little N____ boy?"
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 12:02:43 GMT -6
Exciting news about getting started with the home ownership process, tallb! guster that's too many people for too many days.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Aug 17, 2017 12:13:57 GMT -6
trtlcrzy my in-laws live in a really nice neighborhood in so-cal, like mansions and horse property. I love running on the horse trails when I'm there because you can see into people's backyards. I totally creep on the rich people houses.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Aug 17, 2017 12:18:45 GMT -6
tallb exciting news!! So, I told you guys yesterday about the idiot girl who posted about not getting all the racial stuff lately? Well I ended up getting into with some guy on her post who said "I'm not racist, I just want to eradicate ghetto culture, Ebonics, and the 90% of horrible rap music I hate, because it'll raise property values and lowers crime rates." When I explained to him how basically every part of that statement is incredibly racist he called me "an ignorant twat waffle snowflake" and informed me that I was actually being "racist against him". How do these people exist?? And how do they think the internet gives them the right to talk to people this way? As angry as I get I try really hard not to stoop to name calling and hateful language because I think it looses the point. It's just so disheartening to me.
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 12:25:31 GMT -6
tallb exciting news!! So, I told you guys yesterday about the idiot girl who posted about not getting all the racial stuff lately? Well I ended up getting into with some guy on her post who said "I'm not racist, I just want to eradicate ghetto culture, Ebonics, and the 90% of horrible rap music I hate, because it'll raise property values and lowers crime rates." When I explained to him how basically every part of that statement is incredibly racist he called me "an ignorant twat waffle snowflake" and informed me that I was actually being "racist against him". How do these people exist?? And how do they think the internet gives them the right to talk to people this way? As angry as I get I try really hard not to stoop to name calling and hateful language because I think it looses the point. It's just so disheartening to me.
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 12:31:52 GMT -6
Has anyone heard anything about weapons caches being found in Charlottesville? Supposedly that's how all the Neo Nazis knew where to go to gain access to things quickly?
McAuliffe said they had battering rams and weapons stashed in various parts of the city...
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Post by lahdeedah on Aug 17, 2017 12:37:55 GMT -6
Which one did you get? My bonus daughter got the Alta for her birthday last month. She showed it to me when she was here and I really like it. It looks way better on my wrist than the Charge. We just got MIL one for her birthday next week, too. I need to find my Fitbit and use it. Alta HR. It's smaller than the charge but does almost everything the charge does. I'll let you know how I like it. I don't like things on my wrist, not a big bracelet or watch person. But I never remembered the clip on one so I'm going to try it. I mostly want it for the look and getting texts while I'm at work. One of my bosses is not a "cell phone use at work" fan, so that feature would be nice. I just got the charge over a year ago and haven't used it consistently, so I don't want to buy the Alta yet.
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Post by tallb on Aug 17, 2017 12:39:58 GMT -6
Cher I'd totally buy on the water. I grew up on waterfront and my parents currently have a little beach. How often are kids outside unsupervised while super little? I guess I don't have a yard, so never really for us. But it'd be worth the headache to get to be on the water.
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Post by klong11 on Aug 17, 2017 12:43:27 GMT -6
xolastunicornxo, anyone using the term "twat waffle" isn't worth your energy.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Aug 17, 2017 12:47:29 GMT -6
Alta HR. It's smaller than the charge but does almost everything the charge does. I'll let you know how I like it. I don't like things on my wrist, not a big bracelet or watch person. But I never remembered the clip on one so I'm going to try it. I mostly want it for the look and getting texts while I'm at work. One of my bosses is not a "cell phone use at work" fan, so that feature would be nice. I just got the charge over a year ago and haven't used it consistently, so I don't want to buy the Alta yet. I just got the Alta hr about a month ago. I really like it a lot, it's super lightweight. The texting thing isn't super great. It shows up super quick and doesn't necessarily show you the whole message.
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Post by yummeecookee on Aug 17, 2017 12:50:12 GMT -6
Right! How do those people not realize they failed miserably at their first horrible protest =[ It wasn't a failure in their mind, especially if the President says the counter protestors came at "us." Have you seen the statements the Neo Nazis released about his reaction? Admittedly, I have not seen what they said. Trump's remarks were disgusting enough for me (although not surprising). So yes, I can very much see why the neo-nazi groups would think their protest was a success.
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Post by cagoldi on Aug 17, 2017 12:54:45 GMT -6
It wasn't a failure in their mind, especially if the President says the counter protestors came at "us." Have you seen the statements the Neo Nazis released about his reaction? Admittedly, I have not seen what they said. Trump's remarks were disgusting enough for me (although not surprising). So yes, I can very much see why the neo-nazi groups would think their protest was a success. Spencer said it was a "great show of force." The Daily Stormer is celebrating Heather Heyer's death. So yeah. They want most of the people on the planet to be wiped clean off it, and they succeeded in making sure there was one less on Saturday.
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Post by lahdeedah on Aug 17, 2017 13:00:45 GMT -6
Yay for starting on the path to homeownership! tallb Definitely talk to your sister's BF just to see if she in interested or get advice. That house sounds pretty cool Cher. Hope your offer is accepted! The news is so depressing.
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Post by lahdeedah on Aug 17, 2017 13:15:50 GMT -6
Hi.
I was super tired this morning, so I got back home and took a nap. During that nap M's teacher called to let me know he had been crying off and on all morning and was asleep in the assistant teacher's lap. I heard the phone ring, but I was so tired I didn't answer it. When I woke up and got the message, I felt like an ass. I called her back and she said after he woke up, he was a different kid and ok. By the time I got to school for pick up, he had been crying again. I don't know what to do. I know it should pass, but I thought I've been doing everything I could to help him with this transition. When he comes home from school, he is excited to tell me about his day and what they did. I know he enjoys it, but drop offs aren't great. We're just a week in, so I'll give it more time. Just feeling down about it because despite my efforts, he's still having a tough time.
He has had a lot of change since the baby, so I'm sure most of it is that. I haven't told him that I stay home with M2, but he's a smart kid. I'm sure he knows I stay home and that isn't helping things now. I do try to make sure he has my undivided attention at some point during the day so he doesn't feel like I'm always with M2. It's harder to find that time some days, but he at least gets bed time with me. Sorry for the DD. Just needed to get it out.
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Post by peachsmama on Aug 17, 2017 13:18:28 GMT -6
Our power went out so I got all of Jack's invites assembled and ready to go out. I leave in an hour. My computer just came back up so I should probably work some..
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Post by wedding on Aug 17, 2017 13:20:09 GMT -6
I haven't yet. Mh and I normally watch Vice on fridays. I've heard a lot about this episode so def plan to check it out tmrw. I suggest keeping a barf bucket handy. Yes. I couldn't fathom how the girl was not vomiting all over the guy in the final interview. It was so disgusting. I cried a lot during the show. It was devastating.
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