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Post by kittyriot on Jul 17, 2020 14:45:29 GMT
Thank you!!!
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Just July
Jul 17, 2020 14:57:51 GMT
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Post by springbeduk on Jul 17, 2020 14:57:51 GMT
I’ve been arguing with people in the comments section on Facebook. Must stop now. The stupid is real. Me too. I need to stop. I spent too much time reading in the parent&community fb group for the district I teach in. I don't post anything there, but oh my goodness if I did it could be such a rabbit hole! There's some people posting sensible things but they are outnumbered. The one that has me fuming tbe most is one of the middle school science teachers, who has twins who will be in 8th grade and another son in high school, all of whom are serious basketball players (she has big plans for that), was posting that she doesn't want her kids wearing masks to school. Or maybe that they won't wear masks at school. Something stupid anti-mask, anyway. This is a *science* teacher. 😵 They are all really smart kids (the middle schoolers are among those I work with) and could easily comprehend the reasoning for wearing masks. They wear their uniforms when they play sports. They dress up, including a tie, for school on game days. They also play football and of course wear all protective gear for that. They are not little kids. Of course they would wear masks (maybe with some grumbling but they are teenagers and teenagers grumble and anyway everything else they grumble about you tell them to suck it up and just do it anyway), if you (the mom) would not be an idiot about it. A *science* teacher! Geez!
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Post by lulu on Jul 17, 2020 15:37:29 GMT
My kids are away for a few days with my parents to the caravan. So I’m catching up on the work I should have been doing for starting uni in September. There is so much pre-reading and several tasks to do and I am completely out of practice. It’s been 12 years since I went to police college and 23 years since I started university (shudder!!) I am really out of practice and dreading starting in a class full of 21 year old graduates. I’m also really bored already and just want to go for a drive, clean my house, garden or pack moving boxes 😂. Are you doing online or in person classes? A mix - which was always going to be the case prior to covid. So unfortunately I will have to mingle with the young cool people 😂
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Post by comicsans on Jul 17, 2020 15:54:50 GMT
springbeduk the sensible people are outnumbered because most sensible people don’t post in Facebook groups 😉
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jul 17, 2020 15:55:39 GMT
Are you doing online or in person classes? A mix - which was always going to be the case prior to covid. So unfortunately I will have to mingle with the young cool people 😂 I was only asking because you said you were already getting distracted at home. Personally I'm not good with online classes, I need to be in class to stay accountable. At home I too will start doing laundry or something when I'm supposed to be listening to lectures😂
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Post by activebaby on Jul 17, 2020 16:56:21 GMT
luvboston I’m not ready for the au pair commitment, but thank you so much for the kind offer. comicsans will pm as soon as I can figure it out again 😂 Figured it out!
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Post by lulu on Jul 17, 2020 17:18:32 GMT
A mix - which was always going to be the case prior to covid. So unfortunately I will have to mingle with the young cool people 😂 I was only asking because you said you were already getting distracted at home. Personally I'm not good with online classes, I need to be in class to stay accountable. At home I too will start doing laundry or something when I'm supposed to be listening to lectures😂 I completely changed nursery for DD2 for this very reason - instead of school nursery she’s now going to the on-site college nursery. It’s more flexible and I think it will give me much more time to focus on studying when I don’t have class.
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jul 17, 2020 17:24:01 GMT
I was only asking because you said you were already getting distracted at home. Personally I'm not good with online classes, I need to be in class to stay accountable. At home I too will start doing laundry or something when I'm supposed to be listening to lectures😂 I completely changed nursery for DD2 for this very reason - instead of school nursery she’s now going to the on-site college nursery. It’s more flexible and I think it will give me much more time to focus on studying when I don’t have class. I do have to say I have the jealousy that you live in a country that is handing this pandemic reasonably so that you get to return to more normal daily life stuff.
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Post by springbeduk on Jul 17, 2020 18:28:07 GMT
THey're messing with the scheduling at H's job. He'll either have to go to night shift or a 1-9pm shift. Please pray for the latter for us. Otherwise it will be a nightmare. Did he find out yet? Can he request not nights because of kids being home?
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Post by athena on Jul 17, 2020 18:32:31 GMT
THey're messing with the scheduling at H's job. He'll either have to go to night shift or a 1-9pm shift. Please pray for the latter for us. Otherwise it will be a nightmare. Did he find out yet? Can he request not nights because of kids being home? Nope. It's a mess. They have no idea when they'll be reassigned, or how it will be done. It's a piss poor plan that they haven't thought through. Apparently there's a union meeting tomorrow to discuss it (over the phone) but H is busy this weekend and won't be able to call in. One of his coworkers is going to give him the details.
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Post by lulu on Jul 17, 2020 20:32:20 GMT
I completely changed nursery for DD2 for this very reason - instead of school nursery she’s now going to the on-site college nursery. It’s more flexible and I think it will give me much more time to focus on studying when I don’t have class. I do have to say I have the jealousy that you live in a country that is handing this pandemic reasonably so that you get to return to more normal daily life stuff. It’s very very cautiously going back to normal. So I went to the supermarket for the first time in ages today. Masks are mandatory, but you don’t have to queue for hours anymore and the one way system has been removed. So shopping felt a bit more normal. I’m getting my hair cut on Tuesday which will be really weird and I’m very nervous. I’m really scared as rules are relaxed that we get a second wave - our lockdown was really long and really harsh and I can’t bear the thought of going backwards.
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Post by scout251 on Jul 18, 2020 11:12:15 GMT
The new house doesn’t have a lot of counter space and we can’t afford to do anything about it for awhile so I’m thinking of doing a coffee bar set up in the dining room instead to get the coffee pot out of the kitchen. So now I’m spiraling on Pinterest set ups instead of thinking about the shit show of school or a pandemic. I’m also planning out my new office space that I won’t be able to afford thanks to mrscheese and her desk post.
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jul 18, 2020 11:41:10 GMT
The new house doesn’t have a lot of counter space and we can’t afford to do anything about it for awhile so I’m thinking of doing a coffee bar set up in the dining room instead to get the coffee pot out of the kitchen. So now I’m spiraling on Pinterest set ups instead of thinking about the shit show of school or a pandemic. I’m also planning out my new office space that I won’t be able to afford thanks to mrscheese and her desk post. That's good. The shit show will still be there, your mental health deserves the vacation.
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Post by mrscheese on Jul 18, 2020 14:09:45 GMT
The new house doesn’t have a lot of counter space and we can’t afford to do anything about it for awhile so I’m thinking of doing a coffee bar set up in the dining room instead to get the coffee pot out of the kitchen. So now I’m spiraling on Pinterest set ups instead of thinking about the shit show of school or a pandemic. I’m also planning out my new office space that I won’t be able to afford thanks to mrscheese and her desk post. 😂 sorry. I have like zero counter space. It’s the worst. But we have no money for a kitchen remodel and won’t for a while.
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Post by scout251 on Jul 18, 2020 15:54:25 GMT
The new house doesn’t have a lot of counter space and we can’t afford to do anything about it for awhile so I’m thinking of doing a coffee bar set up in the dining room instead to get the coffee pot out of the kitchen. So now I’m spiraling on Pinterest set ups instead of thinking about the shit show of school or a pandemic. I’m also planning out my new office space that I won’t be able to afford thanks to mrscheese and her desk post. 😂 sorry. I have like zero counter space. It’s the worst. But we have no money for a kitchen remodel and won’t for a while. Yeah the kitchen is definitely not changing soon so I’m going to get one of those movable islands and do a coffee bar instead. I’ve also been having way too much fun looking at new swing sets since the buyers are keeping ours. 💸💸
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Post by lulu on Jul 19, 2020 22:21:32 GMT
Has anyone watched the series Mrs America (Phyllis Schlafly)?
Should I stick with it?
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Post by luvboston on Jul 19, 2020 22:57:13 GMT
Has anyone watched the series Mrs America (Phyllis Schlafly)? Should I stick with it? No but the politician is good on Netflix and so is the Indian dating show one u get past first episode
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Post by lulu on Jul 19, 2020 23:34:44 GMT
Has anyone watched the series Mrs America (Phyllis Schlafly)? Should I stick with it? No but the politician is good on Netflix and so is the Indian dating show one u get past first episode Thank you - will add them to my watch list. I need to watch tv in bed at night to drown out the noise of mice and bats so keep the recommendations coming 😂
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Post by comicsans on Jul 20, 2020 13:34:08 GMT
Childcare is opening at the Y today. It looks like it’s 8 kids at a time, for a 1 hour reserved block. We won’t be using it any time soon, and the blocks don’t line up with the blocks for strength training so I couldn’t make it work anyway. I’m just kind of shocked they’re trying it. They seem to be moving through opening phases very quickly.
Lots of other things open here too - trampoline park, indoor playgrounds... we’re not doing any of it as it seems like unnecessary risk.
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Post by meggypoo1 on Jul 20, 2020 14:49:35 GMT
Childcare is opening at the Y today. It looks like it’s 8 kids at a time, for a 1 hour reserved block. We won’t be using it any time soon, and the blocks don’t line up with the blocks for strength training so I couldn’t make it work anyway. I’m just kind of shocked they’re trying it. They seem to be moving through opening phases very quickly. Lots of other things open here too - trampoline park, indoor playgrounds... we’re not doing any of it as it seems like unnecessary risk. 🤦🏻♀️ I was so hoping they continued to be a good example of numbers going down. All of those seem unnecessary to me. Also, hi. I need to figure out a lot of things in the next two weeks. How does one feel comfortable driving 23 hours which obviously needs a stop. Do I drive 13 hours to my SIL? 😩
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Post by jennyinheaven on Jul 20, 2020 15:39:45 GMT
Childcare is opening at the Y today. It looks like it’s 8 kids at a time, for a 1 hour reserved block. We won’t be using it any time soon, and the blocks don’t line up with the blocks for strength training so I couldn’t make it work anyway. I’m just kind of shocked they’re trying it. They seem to be moving through opening phases very quickly. Lots of other things open here too - trampoline park, indoor playgrounds... we’re not doing any of it as it seems like unnecessary risk. 🤦🏻♀️ I was so hoping they continued to be a good example of numbers going down. All of those seem unnecessary to me. Also, hi. I need to figure out a lot of things in the next two weeks. How does one feel comfortable driving 23 hours which obviously needs a stop. Do I drive 13 hours to my SIL? 😩 meggypoo1 my sil has her doctorate in infectious disease and currently works in the field so I take her advice on things. Anyway she is traveling with her 3 kids to Texas next month. They otherwise haven't left their home since Quarantine (mid March) in Maryland Here is her plan. She bought tiny(kid sized) gloves if public bathroom stops must happen. She will give kids let them use rest room then take off gloves have them wash hands, then hand sanitize when back in car in case of touching things from bathroom back to car. They rented a suite style hotel half way. Will stay over night but not leave the hotel room. She is packing a large cooler with snacks, drinks and food. She plans to order delivery food to hotel that night for dinner.
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Post by mrscheese on Jul 20, 2020 15:40:43 GMT
Childcare is opening at the Y today. It looks like it’s 8 kids at a time, for a 1 hour reserved block. We won’t be using it any time soon, and the blocks don’t line up with the blocks for strength training so I couldn’t make it work anyway. I’m just kind of shocked they’re trying it. They seem to be moving through opening phases very quickly. Lots of other things open here too - trampoline park, indoor playgrounds... we’re not doing any of it as it seems like unnecessary risk. So unnecessary, IMO. Our governor paused our reopening and with the way things are going, I think we’re headed back to phase 1.
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Post by comicsans on Jul 20, 2020 15:45:24 GMT
Childcare is opening at the Y today. It looks like it’s 8 kids at a time, for a 1 hour reserved block. We won’t be using it any time soon, and the blocks don’t line up with the blocks for strength training so I couldn’t make it work anyway. I’m just kind of shocked they’re trying it. They seem to be moving through opening phases very quickly. Lots of other things open here too - trampoline park, indoor playgrounds... we’re not doing any of it as it seems like unnecessary risk. 🤦🏻♀️ I was so hoping they continued to be a good example of numbers going down. All of those seem unnecessary to me. Also, hi. I need to figure out a lot of things in the next two weeks. How does one feel comfortable driving 23 hours which obviously needs a stop. Do I drive 13 hours to my SIL? 😩 Numbers are really good, and still going down, which is why more things are opening. It just seems like with all the indoor stuff, you’re taking a chance that a covid+ person will not be there with you. I guess the odds are good, but we have to be wary of possible outbreaks, and I don’t want to be a part of one. So far the only outbreaks really have been at long term care facilities so the contract tracing and containment of a community outbreak hasn’t really been tested. So we didn’t travel that far, but we did road trip to PA and back. We packed snacks, sandwiches, and lunchables for the kids. They don’t get lunchables very often so they were totally psyched to eat those in the car. We stopped minimally, for bathrooms. We all wore masks and the kids were instructed not to touch anything, plus of course hand washing. I carry hand sanitizer but it was also readily available everywhere we stopped. We were not indoors or in contact with anyone for more than a couple minutes. It really didn’t feel risky, or any more risky than a normal trip to the grocery store or grabbing takeout. Hotels are thought to be pretty safe too, so stopping somewhere for the night should be fine.
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Post by springbeduk on Jul 20, 2020 16:02:15 GMT
I think if we were to need a hotel I'd try to find more of a motor inn/motel type place where each room has a door to the parking lot instead of the kind where you need to use shared stairways/elevators. Or cabins.
At least somewhere like around here ... I guess many other places that type of motel would seem sketchier and not secure enough.
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Post by meggypoo1 on Jul 20, 2020 16:09:01 GMT
Thanks for the tips. It’s most likely going to be fine. But I am alone doing it with the kids so it freaks me out a bit (MH has to get there faster so he is doing it in 2 days and we have two cars to get there).
I was planning on lots of snacks. Good call on the snacks they don’t get often. Also, good call on delivery to hotel room. Hadn’t thought of that!
As far as a motel type, I did think of that as I heard Hilton and Marriott have stepped up their game a bit with cleaning. So I’ll probably try to find one of those even if it means it is more extensive.
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Post by comicsans on Jul 20, 2020 16:19:53 GMT
Thanks for the tips. It’s most likely going to be fine. But I am alone doing it with the kids so it freaks me out a bit (MH has to get there faster so he is doing it in 2 days and we have two cars to get there). I was planning on lots of snacks. Good call on the snacks they don’t get often. Also, good call on delivery to hotel room. Hadn’t thought of that! As far as a motel type, I did think of that as I heard Hilton and Marriott have stepped up their game a bit with cleaning. So I’ll probably try to find one of those even if it means it is more extensive. Oh man I’d be stressed about doing it solo too. Divide and conquer is so much better than trying to squeeze 3 people into a bathroom stall, and I always get the more mature, better listener. You’ll do great though. My kids like to listen to audio books in the car.
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Post by rainbowsockmonkey on Jul 20, 2020 17:36:13 GMT
New island counter top is finally in. Who ever installed the old tile one used 3x as many nails as was actually needed. And there were 2 layers of tile on it, because why not. There was also a row of tile along the edge of the counter behind the wood trim. I feel like the island needs a coat of paint now......
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Post by luvboston on Jul 20, 2020 17:43:05 GMT
New island counter top is finally in. Who ever installed the old tile one used 3x as many nails as was actually needed. And there were 2 layers of tile on it, because why not. There was also a row of tile along the edge of the counter behind the wood trim. I feel like the island needs a coat of paint now...... Nice I agree maybe blue? We have a blue top with similar color wood as yours it looks nice
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Post by luvboston on Jul 20, 2020 17:44:57 GMT
So far so good the boys went to camp. They are exhausted and reported they constantly washed their hands. Dd camp already emailed me about her meds so clearly they are on top of things.
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Post by meggypoo1 on Jul 20, 2020 18:22:09 GMT
Thanks for the tips. It’s most likely going to be fine. But I am alone doing it with the kids so it freaks me out a bit (MH has to get there faster so he is doing it in 2 days and we have two cars to get there). I was planning on lots of snacks. Good call on the snacks they don’t get often. Also, good call on delivery to hotel room. Hadn’t thought of that! As far as a motel type, I did think of that as I heard Hilton and Marriott have stepped up their game a bit with cleaning. So I’ll probably try to find one of those even if it means it is more extensive. Oh man I’d be stressed about doing it solo too. Divide and conquer is so much better than trying to squeeze 3 people into a bathroom stall, and I always get the more mature, better listener. You’ll do great though. My kids like to listen to audio books in the car. I am going to play the “let’s see who can not touch anything and get a tootsie roll” game every time we have to go to the bathroom. 😬 Audio books for the kids never crossed my mind. That’s such a great idea!
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