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Just July
Jul 8, 2020 23:48:08 GMT
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Post by spins on Jul 8, 2020 23:48:08 GMT
Our school is going back 5 days a week. How will they deal with exposure and quarantines when someone tests positive? I'm sure it is going to be a constant switch between virtual and in class, different depending on the day/week and whether a child or teacher has been exposed. I understand it is an impossible situation, but between all of the unknowns, having a kid with anxiety, and having 2 high risk kids I'm leaning towards homeschool. I know it's an unpopular opinion but I have a hard time seeing public school working for our family this year. might be less of an UO these days! I would normally never ever considering homeschooling my kids, but in these times, if school goes virtual again next year I might become an unschooler! I can’t even believe I’m saying these words. Makes a lot of sense in your situation. I’m also wondering if legally the state doesn’t have to offer a remote learning option for children who are immunocompromised and cannot safely return to in-school learning.
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Just July
Jul 8, 2020 23:49:48 GMT
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Post by spins on Jul 8, 2020 23:49:48 GMT
My kid is a total nerd. I ignored her for a couple hours while I was folding laundry with DD2 and she went and did 10 pages in her multiplication workbook.
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Post by njgirl84 on Jul 9, 2020 0:43:05 GMT
My kid is a total nerd. I ignored her for a couple hours while I was folding laundry with DD2 and she went and did 10 pages in her multiplication workbook. My DS1 did some of his math workbook the other day unprompted. Of course I can’t get him to sit and do the actual work he will need to hand in at the beginning of the school year 🤷🏼♀️ It was a proud mom moment though since I’m a math nerd 🤓
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Post by luvboston on Jul 9, 2020 2:14:33 GMT
1st world problems We got a new toilet but Bc of covid couldn’t try it ahead of time well its way too tall for us and the seat has a weird dish like shape that is not comfortable at all and the kids fall in.
Do you think I should get a new seat and squatty potty?
Or is there a better solution?
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jul 9, 2020 12:37:15 GMT
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Post by comicsans on Jul 9, 2020 12:41:00 GMT
I may have overestimated what would fit in this garden
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jul 9, 2020 12:44:26 GMT
I may have overestimated what would fit in this garden Just keep it watered. And yum!!!
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Post by comicsans on Jul 9, 2020 13:46:40 GMT
I may have overestimated what would fit in this garden Just keep it watered. And yum!!! In hindsight I should have only kept 1 cucumber plant. There are 2, and I put an arch for them to climb, but while I was gone they took over and have attached themselves to several other plants. Irrigation system keeps them watered so they are very happy plants.
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Post by mrsbliz on Jul 9, 2020 13:54:03 GMT
I've been thinking a lot about how school will look in the fall, and my kids will not do well with long term distance learning. My MIL just isn't capable of keeping up the schooling long term and I still have to work full time. So they will struggle or we just won't have time to do it all.
H started his new work schedule. Four 10 hour days. But they are still on reduced work hours and so today and tomorrow he is off. I'm slightly jealous.
Also, work has been busy because I've been filling in for a daily activity that a gal did. She fell and broke her shoulder middle of June. The last couple weeks my boss offered up another individual to fill in for 2 days a week to free up my time. And just yesterday he added another day, so 3 days total she'll fill in. I'm slightly jealous he won't let me do it. It was a nice break and something new and different to do. It didn't affect my work or put me behind, I just couldn't slack off like I normally have time to do. But his logic is he pays me too much to do those types of things. Which I think is backwards since it's a rather important duty and dealing with our cash inflow.
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Post by spins on Jul 10, 2020 14:26:28 GMT
Who wants to bet on how long it takes DH to clean up after himself if I don’t clean up after him? I’m counting 6 days of contacts already 😡
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Post by scout251 on Jul 10, 2020 15:22:57 GMT
Who wants to bet on how long it takes DH to clean up after himself if I don’t clean up after him? I’m counting 6 days of contacts already 😡 Oh heeeeell no! I would put all of that shit right on top of his pillow.
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Post by comicsans on Jul 10, 2020 17:13:09 GMT
DD went back to dance yesterday. It’s at a different facility with more space, classes are only 30 mins, lots of time to clean in between, and parents aren’t supposed to hang around chatting. I think there are only 6 in her class, and 4 showed up. They’ll have an outdoor recital next month.
We popped into the grocery store on the way home because after being away we needed the basics like milk and eggs. First time one of my kids has been in a store in months. I hate the way wearing a mask messes with my vision, and keeping track of small, giddy human while shopping in a mask is a new least favorite thing. My kids like the masks though, and think they’re fun, so them wearing them is going well.
Today we went swimming at the Y. For 45 minutes we get the family side of the pool all to ourselves. It’s nice to have some semi-normal things to do.
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jul 10, 2020 18:05:33 GMT
We have a driveway again. Of course the curb is still too high for dh to get his car or motorcycle on to it until they pour the road. But the kids will be able to play on it next weekend. And i got called yesterday and asked to ride the bus today. We only had 7 kids on this morning, so it was nice. The center re-opened on Wednesday, and only 2 kids were riding yesterday morning. Then the center is short staffed, and the director asked I could stay a bit longer and help in the infant room. I said sure, so I stayed for 2 hours and just held a baby that was feeling sad from getting shots on Wednesday.
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Post by luvboston on Jul 10, 2020 20:18:50 GMT
My sister is turning 30 at the beg of August. I need some ideas of fun things we can do for her while we stay home?
So far we have apoxy art
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Post by lulu on Jul 10, 2020 21:01:26 GMT
My sister is turning 30 at the beg of August. I need some ideas of fun things we can do for her while we stay home? So far we have apoxy art Fancy restaurant takeaway and cocktails - we did this for DH 40th birthday and honestly it was so good I don’t think we will ever go back to sit in a restaurant!!
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Just July
Jul 10, 2020 22:13:17 GMT
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Post by springbeduk on Jul 10, 2020 22:13:17 GMT
Hey, anyone online now and want your kid entertained (I hope) for about 30 minutes with a story time (around the world/multicultural theme) in just under an hour on outschool? 7 PM eastern/6 central
Dd wanted to do it and i'd like her to but nobody else is signed up.
My treat if I can figure out logistics - I think I can - Or we can real quick do a referral for ypu to join outschool and then we each get a credit towards classes
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Post by luvboston on Jul 10, 2020 22:37:47 GMT
Hey, anyone online now and want your kid entertained (I hope) for about 30 minutes with a story time (around the world/multicultural theme) in just under an hour on outschool? 7 PM eastern/6 central Dd wanted to do it and i'd like her to but nobody else is signed up. My treat if I can figure out logistics - I think I can - Or we can real quick do a referral for ypu to join outschool and then we each get a credit towards classes My kids will do it send me the info
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Just July
Jul 10, 2020 22:45:06 GMT
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Post by springbeduk on Jul 10, 2020 22:45:06 GMT
Hey, anyone online now and want your kid entertained (I hope) for about 30 minutes with a story time (around the world/multicultural theme) in just under an hour on outschool? 7 PM eastern/6 central Dd wanted to do it and i'd like her to but nobody else is signed up. My treat if I can figure out logistics - I think I can - Or we can real quick do a referral for ypu to join outschool and then we each get a credit towards classes My kids will do it send me the info [bru]sweet! See private board
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Post by athena on Jul 11, 2020 15:31:17 GMT
We're strawberry picking today. It's packed. I'm glad to say most people are at least wearing masks
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jul 11, 2020 17:49:49 GMT
Got the first section of the basement floor painted. I measured the room to get an idea of where the center is for when I start putting down the tiles, and of course it right next to the floor drain.
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Just July
Jul 11, 2020 18:18:12 GMT
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Post by mrscheese on Jul 11, 2020 18:18:12 GMT
PSA for people with glasses that fog with masks, this works, even on anti reflective lenses. Optix 55 Anti Fog Treatment for Anti-Reflective Lenses | Anti Fog for Goggles, Glasses, Snorkel Mask, Ski Masks | Superior Defogger for AR Glasses | Antifog Prevents Lens Fog for Days www.amazon.com/dp/B08956S853/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1gFcFb6V2BFK8
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Post by scotty on Jul 11, 2020 18:41:45 GMT
E didn't wake up until lunch time and is a little raspy but no fever. We were supposed to go to the lake to visit family but we had to cancel. I'm getting stir crazy having to cancel everything.
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Post by lulu on Jul 11, 2020 22:10:42 GMT
I’m so pissed off with my dog!!
She will not settle tonight. She irritated me all evening and when I put her to bed she kept barking.
I took her outside - she did nothing. I brought her in, she started barking again. Three times I’ve been back down to her to take her outside - still nothing.
I’m now in bed and she’s still barking and I’m going to scream.
I’m going to leave her to bark as I can’t take it anymore - guaranteed she will do a shit in her cage tonight.
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Post by luvboston on Jul 11, 2020 22:35:37 GMT
I’m so pissed off with my dog!! She will not settle tonight. She irritated me all evening and when I put her to bed she kept barking. I took her outside - she did nothing. I brought her in, she started barking again. Three times I’ve been back down to her to take her outside - still nothing. I’m now in bed and she’s still barking and I’m going to scream. I’m going to leave her to bark as I can’t take it anymore - guaranteed she will do a shit in her cage tonight. Is she sick? Are you sure she can go to the bathroom?
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Post by lulu on Jul 11, 2020 23:53:03 GMT
I’m so pissed off with my dog!! She will not settle tonight. She irritated me all evening and when I put her to bed she kept barking. I took her outside - she did nothing. I brought her in, she started barking again. Three times I’ve been back down to her to take her outside - still nothing. I’m now in bed and she’s still barking and I’m going to scream. I’m going to leave her to bark as I can’t take it anymore - guaranteed she will do a shit in her cage tonight. Is she sick? Are you sure she can go to the bathroom? She seemed happy to fuck about in the garden every time I took her out. She was happy sniffing, rolling about, jumping trying to catch the bats 🙄. She was able to pee fine and she did poo this morning. It’s unusual for her not to right after her tea but sometimes she won’t. But she never barks at night once she’s in bed regardless. She’s shut up now thankfully - wish me luck for what I may find waiting for me in her cage tmrw morning!
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Just July
Jul 12, 2020 16:11:47 GMT
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Post by springbeduk on Jul 12, 2020 16:11:47 GMT
How does one teach a toddler to eat cereal so that at least some of the milk actually gets into his mouth?
I know i should have learned this years ago but dd hates milk and would only ever eat her cereal dry. Ds really likes cereal with milk but is wanting to do it himself instead of me feeding him, plus I know it will get served at daycare whenever he goes back to daycare.
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Just July
Jul 12, 2020 16:19:21 GMT
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Post by springbeduk on Jul 12, 2020 16:19:21 GMT
Today's challenges (after spending way too long at hime depot yesterday): Try to rig a shepherd's hook to one corner of the deck railing and patio umbrella to the other one. Im pretty sure tbe shepherd's hook will work fairly easily. Way less sure about the umbrella. I'm glad i didn't just order an umbrella though because I probably would have gone big and even the 7.5 foot one I got will be a bit hard to manage by myself!
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Just July
Jul 12, 2020 16:53:46 GMT
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Post by mrscheese on Jul 12, 2020 16:53:46 GMT
We got quotes for our front and back yard for pavers. They are small spaces. I would bet that some of your master bedrooms are bigger than the spaces we’re talking about. $26,000 😳. Lol no. So, we had a friend of my dads come out who does cement and he gave us some options with stamps and whatnot. Waiting for the bid but I’m guessing it’s way less than $26k.
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Post by lulu on Jul 12, 2020 17:25:25 GMT
How does one teach a toddler to eat cereal so that at least some of the milk actually gets into his mouth? I know i should have learned this years ago but dd hates milk and would only ever eat her cereal dry. Ds really likes cereal with milk but is wanting to do it himself instead of me feeding him, plus I know it will get served at daycare whenever he goes back to daycare. I still don’t allow DD2 to have milk in her cereal - it’s a disaster. When we very first moved in to our brand new home, the second or third day, DD1 had coco pops with milk. She spilled the entire bowl over her lap and thought it would be a sensible idea to gather it up like a basket in her skirt and run upstairs to the bathroom 😳 She tripped up the very first step and the entire contents of her skirts burst everywhere. Chocolate milk was dripping down my fresh white walls and down the stair carpet. Since then...dry cereal all round 😂
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Post by athena on Jul 12, 2020 18:03:24 GMT
We got quotes for our front and back yard for pavers. They are small spaces. I would bet that some of your master bedrooms are bigger than the spaces we’re talking about. $26,000 😳. Lol no. So, we had a friend of my dads come out who does cement and he gave us some options with stamps and whatnot. Waiting for the bid but I’m guessing it’s way less than $26k. Yeah when we got quotes for our roof, they were mostly in the 7-8K range. And then we had one for 22k. Ummm, no. I'm sure he'll be able to get it for you at a more reasonable price
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