Mindless Chatter - HUMP DAY

Send lawyers, guns and money. . . . . . . I have 3 staff members out today and the S*** is about to hit the fan.

That is all.

Deb W.

JackieG

I can picture the dogs conspiring about how to get to that wonderful food.

Sammy: "Ok, Harry, this is what we do.  You stand still, I'll climb on top of you.  Then I'll take the lid off with my teeth, then eat some of the stuff in there."

Harry: "What about me?  Do I get to eat some of it?"

Sammy: "Of course!  You go after me.  Then we take turns til there's nothin' left."

Harry: "Ok, so how do we explain this when they get home?"

Sammy: "Don't worry, Harry.  We just give those really, really cute sad faces and they won't care."

And the paranoia sets in...lol

aerial1313

Sammy: "Of course!  You go after me.

Harry:  I know you're WAY too smart to fall for that !!!!!

Deb W.

Give 'em hell, Deb!!!

iluvjamison

Send lawyers, guns and money. . . . . . . I have 3 staff members out today and the S*** is about to hit the fan.

It pays to stay on Deb's good side. LOL  Let me know when it's safe to come out from under my desk.  I can hear the splattering all the way down here in Texas!

Tina, I have to leave a cookie sheet on top of the countertop where I have the crockpot when we aren't home.  My cat Coconut, who is always STARVING, has managed to shift the lid on the crockpot. 

iluvjamison

Harry:  I know you're WAY too smart to fall for that !!!!!

That is true.  But Sammy would definitely be the ringleader in any troublemaking scheme.  He'd come up with some way to convince Harry to go along with his evil plan.

Lies, its stuff like that which makes me really wonder about that old "reason for everything".  Prayers and good vibes from here.

I'm so glad that Agnes has someone to love her in her twilight years.

As for the rest of the stuff here.....I think I'll pass on crock pot conivers, and guns, lawyers and cash, and just lay low!

Liesje

They have learned a lot about this genetic mutation and no doubt their "case" has been very valuable for research, but this is just so awful.... *sigh*

The stress on a family with a problem like that is so difficult, *and* then when the child does pass away there's a guilt factor of "it's over" that is just unreal -- so will lift them up for sure.

I'll share this as a giggle --

Last night we'd just gotten home and I was trying to keep track of Miss Kee Shu's "wanderings".  Sometimes if we've gone out she goes SO hard to sleep in her crate that she literally sleeps thru us getting home and unlocking her crate.  She made her way out to the other room last night but somehow I got the feeling she had ... well, had an accident but I'll be darned I couldn't find it. 

Well, I did this morning!  er ... well --  TINK DID!!!  When it came time to get in crates this morning Tink normally zooms into hers (all it takes is the occasional treat and she will just zoom in full of hope ANY time).  But the best I got this morning was her standing at the door to her crate, and a pure look of "stink eye" that NO WAY IN HECK was she going in .... **THERE**!!!

Now you gotta understand folks -- "stink eye" is a pug term (well, it's other folks' term as well, but it is SUCH a good description of this LOOK that only a pug can bestow).  She just gave me this look that told me wild horses couldn't drag her in there and it was **MY** JOB TO FIX IT!!!!!

You would have thot someone had trashed her condo with a party and she didn't get to come!!  I mean ... *I'm still breathless laughing* ... there was absolutely NO DOUBT that what was WRONG in that crate not only wasn't **HER** doing, but dagnabbit FIX IT MOM!!!!!!

Yep -- there was quite a puddle in the corner.  Yeah, I fixed it.  But Ms. Tinkerbell was in high dudgeon that SOMEBUDDY soiled her crate like that and left it for Tink to have to use.  ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Now obviously Tink knew it was Kee, but she wasn't pointing any doggie toes.  She was just crystal clear that it wasn't HERS  No way!! 

Oh yeah ... and you think we'll ever get so we can understand dog-ese??  I understand they can't "talk" but gosh -- ya think they communicate??? (*ducking for fear lightning will strike ME*)

Stil rotfl.

Wowzer, it's going to be a busy day. I have Board packets to get ready and that's always a nightmare trying to get all the docs from everyone. Boss and the new guy are out of town today though, so at least it's quiet. I have Shred It coming tomorrrow and just realized that 2 big boxes of student records came in while I was on leave and there will be a bunch of stuff to toss in from those. Why do teachers think that a sudent's doodle art should be part of their permanent record???

Lies - I'm so sorry about your friend's baby. I can't imagine the heartbreak they must feel.

Callie - that was a cute story about your crew. I'm guessing there are no dull moments in your house.

calliecritturs

Liesje

They have learned a lot about this genetic mutation and no doubt their "case" has been very valuable for research, but this is just so awful.... *sigh*

The stress on a family with a problem like that is so difficult, *and* then when the child does pass away there's a guilt factor of "it's over" that is just unreal -- so will lift them up for sure.

I think it is also hard because the girl that died was 5 weeks old and the two year old sister who has the same disorder/problems is still alive.  So just when they were thinking they have her life and health under control, the baby dies which proves how vulnerable the surviving child still is and always will be.  You want to think that because the child is 2 years old and living at home, she is in the clear, but pneumonia or a simple infection could kill this child.  And now that they are learning more about this mutation, they will have to decide whether to try for more kids and take that risk...

Liesje

I think it is also hard because the girl that died was 5 weeks old and the two year old sister who has the same disorder/problems is still alive.  So just when they were thinking they have her life and health under control, the baby dies which proves how vulnerable the surviving child still is and always will be.  You want to think that because the child is 2 years old and living at home, she is in the clear, but pneumonia or a simple infection could kill this child.  And now that they are learning more about this mutation, they will have to decide whether to try for more kids and take that risk...

I'm glad you clarified that -- I didn't realize there were *two* girls -- I didn't read carefully enough.  Oh my stars.  That poor family.  so much pain

Lies - I'm so sorry for your coworker and their entire family.  In particular, the boys who are healthy.  Sending some prayers that God will take some extra care in looking out for them while their parents deal with their grief. 

Amanda - Brinxx and Brutus are great reps for Boxers.  I don't care how goofy or sloppy they may be, B&B prove what a good breed they are.

Deb - I hope you're not really going to need that lawyer and guns.. eek!

There are these little flying bugs that remind me of fruit flies (but are DEF not - just roughly about that size, all black, lightweight and super easy to kill) - they float around this house and it's driving me nuts because they're everywhere!!!  I wonder what they could be/where they came from so I can get rid of all of them.  argh.

For my diagnostic reading class this semester, we have a certain number of reading assessments and interventions that we have to perform on a real live student. I met my kid today - SUPER sweet 12 y.o. boy, 6th grader. He reads on a second grade level. Gulp. He's really talkative and funny, so at least I'll have a good time with him, LOL. I forgot how big middle schoolers are though! Of course I got to the school right as the bell rang and almost got trampled in the hallways. It was a good reminder why I NEVER want to teach middle school. Ever.

Meg, you working with an NSBMS'er?    I went to probably 8 different schools in my K-12 years, and NSBMS was def the scariest!  One year there was a running rumor about a riot with weapons hidden around campus.  Um, for a little beach town in FL, who would have expected that?!

NSBMS has some crazy stuff go on though! I think it's because it's such a small town, the kids get bored LOL.