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[Lee, Mod Mama]

Lisa wrote: "Lee, I noticed with voting on LIstopia, you don't have to scroll down. You can key in title or title & author and if the books are on the list they show up right below the search box with vote butt..."

Great!

[[deleted user]]

I'm still waiting for a report from the writing class. The teacher is actually assigning homework every day, too. We'll pick her up and take her out for a few hours on Sunday. It was rather quiet around here today.....

[Manybooks]

Wow, homework as well, but I think it's a great idea. I bet it was quiet at your place today, but just take out a book and start reading something you like.

[Maude]

Jeanette, Vernor's Ginger Ale is the BEST!!! I'm not sure we have it here - I haven't looked for it in ages but I am going to check it out.

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Maude wrote: "Jeanette, Vernor's Ginger Ale is the BEST!!! I'm not sure we have it here - I haven't looked for it in ages but I am going to check it out."

Maude, there is nothing that compares! I drink it cold, warm, and with ice cream (to make a Boston Cooler). I think they still make it in Detroit, too, even though Pepsi bought the brand a long while ago! I can get it here in the grocery store, usually with the specialty sodas. I'm going to stick one in the fridge right now. :)

[[deleted user]]

Gundula wrote: "Wow, homework as well, but I think it's a great idea. I bet it was quiet at your place today, but just take out a book and start reading something you like."

I was kind of wandering about aimlessly today. I read a couple of new volumes of manga, which cheered me up considerably. That, and talking with everyone today!

[Manybooks]

Jeannette wrote: "Gundula wrote: "Wow, homework as well, but I think it's a great idea. I bet it was quiet at your place today, but just take out a book and start reading something you like."

I was kind of wanderi..."

That's what we are here for, you know.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks! I love my comfy buddies! It's the best way to start the day. :)

[Kathy]

Jeannette, those yogurt bars look scrumptious! I am going to make a confession, and I don't want anyone to become too distressed. I have never tasted Nutella.

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Kathy wrote: "Jeannette, those yogurt bars look scrumptious! I am going to make a confession, and I don't want anyone to become too distressed. I have never tasted Nutella."

Get in the car and go to the store. Do not buy the imitation Nutella, buy the real stuff! You will not regret it. Spread it on bread, eat it with a spoon, combine with PB, or top with cherry marmelade! Report back! :)

[[deleted user]]

Lee wrote: "Ha! I look forward to hearing what you come home with Christine!"

I didn't end up book shopping. I ended up having a conversation with my friend that just...well, it took the skip out of my step. I promise to buy an extra one next time to make up for it.

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Christine wrote: "Lee wrote: "Ha! I look forward to hearing what you come home with Christine!"

I didn't end up book shopping. I ended up having a conversation with my friend that just...well, it took the skip ou..."

I hope things are okay with your friend, and that you both get your skip back! Gundula and I talked about chocolate while you were gone, if that helps! xoxo

[[deleted user]]

The kid called me from camp and says it is awesome! She has already written three sketches and she wished she had more time for homework -- one hour wasn't enough. :)

[Manybooks]

Jeannette wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Jeannette, those yogurt bars look scrumptious! I am going to make a confession, and I don't want anyone to become too distressed. I have never tasted Nutella."

Get in the car and g..."

I agree, there are a lot of imitation Nutellas available, and none of them measure up. Jeannette, I'm glad your daughter loves camp, sounds like a great experience.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

"I didn't end up book shopping. I ended up having a conversation with my friend that just...well, it took the skip ou..."

Christine, that's terrible. I hope you are okay. Next trip you will have to make up for it.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Jeannette, that's awsome about your daughter. I love the bit about not having enough homework time.

[[deleted user]]

Kathy wrote: "Jeannette, those yogurt bars look scrumptious! I am going to make a confession, and I don't want anyone to become too distressed. I have never tasted Nutella."

*thonk*



If you can't get it in your area Kathy, PM me your address and I will send you some!

[[deleted user]]

Jeannette wrote:I hope things are okay with your friend, and that you both get your skip back! Gundula and I talked about chocolate while you were gone, if that helps! xoxo
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It was directed at my daughter, and how her child feels about being friends (once they are in high school) with someone who was homeschooled. It was hurtful and took me off guard. I've slept on it though, and I'm over it.

[Mary]

Christine wrote: "Jeannette wrote:I hope things are okay with your friend, and that you both get your skip back! Gundula and I talked about chocolate while you were gone, if that helps! xoxo
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It was directed a..."

Oh Christine, that is terrible. Ugh there is nothing worse than high school girl drama and when the Moms get involved, well let's just say it usually doesn't go well. I am sending you a huge hug.

[[deleted user]]

Oh, wow, Christine! Did you brand a big H on your daughter's forehead or something? I get the feeling it's the mom's problem and the girls will work it out.

Add 2 more hugs to Mary's! :)

[[deleted user]]

Hayes wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Jeannette, those yogurt bars look scrumptious! I am going to make a confession, and I don't want anyone to become too distressed. I have never tasted Nutella."

*thonk*

That kinda sums it up, doesn't it? You gotta report back, Kathy, and save Hayes the postage! :)

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Lee wrote: "Jeannette, that's awsome about your daughter. I love the bit about not having enough homework time."

They were typing their writing assignments on their computer accounts and she ran out of time. That means she had written quite a bit! :)

[Kathy]

OK, I've added to my list of "must do" this week to finding a jar of Nutella and indulging my taste buds. I'm pretty sure that I've seen it in the grocery store I go to, so you won't have to mail me any, Hayes. I hope you didn't hurt yourself when you fainted. LOL! Jeannette, I will not settle for imitation Nutella, I promise. Your daughter sounds like she is really making the most out of her awesome camp experience. Christine, I think the worst hurts for parents are always those that our kids encounter. I can certainly remember the heartache of having one of my children hurt. I am sending you a hug, too. Oh, and what a great description "took the skip out of my step," Christine, even if it was an unhappy thing. Yes, you have to make up for not buying a book. Gundula, Mary, Lisa, and Lee -- good morning ladies.

[Lisa]

Christine, Ugh. Well, your daughter sounds awesome, and a great ambassador for home schooling. Maybe she'll change their/some minds.

Good morning Kathy and everyone. (I can't always keep completely up with this thread but I do try!)

[[deleted user]]

I can't either!

Hi Christine. Hugs from me too!! You're a great mom and don't you forget it. And your daughter is great too!!

[Manybooks]

Christine wrote: "Jeannette wrote:I hope things are okay with your friend, and that you both get your skip back! Gundula and I talked about chocolate while you were gone, if that helps! xoxo
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It was directed a..."

Well, I hope you are over her too, what a rude and disgusting comment!! You DO NOT need friends like that, and neither does your daughter. Don't let ignorant, uneducated boors get you down.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks, comfies. I just wasn't expecting it at all, not from this woman...not from her daughter. But I'm not going to let it occupy any more space in my heart for now. Hugs to you all.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

What a bizarre thing to say. You have lots of friends here Christine and we fully support you.

[Kathy]

Christine, one more thought. The woman is probably jealous of you and your great relationship with your daughter, so she has to say something to put you or your daughter down to make herself feel better. Hard to believe people will hurt others to assuage their own low self esteem, but just know that what you and your daughter have is a wonderful thing. She should be so lucky.

[[deleted user]]

I think I may have to find another bag for Christine! :)

[[deleted user]]

Pretty soon I'll be loaded down with tote bags like a pack mule. Haha!!

[[deleted user]]

Kathy wrote: "Christine, one more thought. The woman is probably jealous of you and your great relationship with your daughter, so she has to say something to put you or your daughter down to make herself feel ..."

Thank you, Kathy. You are too sweet.

[[deleted user]]

Good morning! I've been up for hours, but haven't been able to check in. I have my mother-in-law coming to stay for a few days so I'm getting ready.

I'm making no progress at all on my book. It's pitiful. I started The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest many days ago, and I think I'm on page 31 or 32. I have no focus. None. I'm a space case. I'm a temporary airhead in the highest form. I think a cupcake may cure it.

Jeannette, are you missing your daughter like crazy?

[[deleted user]]

Hey Christine! Well, I finally stopped wandering around the house, muttering to myself. Getting out yesterday and volunteering at the library helped.

But, I have had a 6 minute phone call and maybe 10 brief text messages (class = awesome), so I am needing a kid-fix right now!

I am going out to lunch with the hubby, who has actually been calling me from work the last few days. I didn't think he knew the home phone number. :p

I've been reading lots of manga, because I can't find a book that interests me, and the few I want are checked out at the library. So grateful for new manga! :)

I considered sending you a cupcake in the real mail, but cupcake delivery comes out to around $6.50 a cupcake (for real)!!! I could gorge on cupcakes at the price! (sorry.....)

[[deleted user]]

Jeannette wrote: I considered sending you a cupcake in the real mail, but cupcake delivery comes out to around $6.50 a cupcake (for real)!!! I could gorge on cupcakes at the price! (sorry.....)
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You are a doll! How sweet that you thought of it. I'd feel gulity eating a cupcake for that price, haha!

If you want to get your "kid fix" I would be happy to ship Benjamin to you for a few days...free of charge!

[[deleted user]]

Does he enjoy playing video games and beating the dad? Then send him over! :)

[[deleted user]]

Yes, he does. He also has endless energy, eats non-stop and gains nothing (for lunch today he had two sandwiches, chips, three bowls of fruit, pretzels, and he was still hungry....oh, and he only weighs 61 pounds for an almost 12 year old)...he paces non-stop, he asks questions non-stop, he checks the weather non-stop, he also gives you weather facts and stats non-stop...should I continue or are you sold?

[[deleted user]]

Yup! My daughter is 5'8" and 110; my husband is 6' and 145. I live with the stick people!!

I don't know if I could handle the non-top weather stats. I'll get back to you..... :)

You love him anyway AND you would miss him (after a few days, I suppose).

[Kathy]

Jeannette, I love the new bag idea for Christine. Pretty soon we will have you one for every day of the week. LOL! I do so love message totes. Jeannette, you really do live with the stick people, which just reminds me of the weight I need to lose. I think I'll go give it some more thought as I eat an ice cream sandwich. Hey, they're Weight Watcher ones.

I'm working on my family room still. I don't know why I thought I could get it in shape without involving the book case out there. However, I am finding some books and magazines that I had forgotten about. And, yes, that does slow work down considerably, but it also makes it more interesting.

[[deleted user]]

Pass me one of those ice creams, Kathy! Ugh, I really want to lose weight, too, but I like to eat. Go figure!

I ran out of steam with bookshelf cleaning, but I'll get back to it. The weather finally got hot here, so I'll be inside anyway!

[[deleted user]]

Good morning everyone! I slept in until 7:30 and I still feel a bit blurry. But, I came here first to say "hello".

Happy reading today!

[[deleted user]]

Good morning, Miss Jeannette and comfies! I wish I slept until 7:30. Mother-in-law and I are doing home projects today. It's 37692014375829583 degrees here, but with the humidity it feels more like 386938143758299994.

[[deleted user]]

It was pretty hot here yesterday, around 100, plus humid. We got some nice thunderstorms. I guess I am pretty happy I live in Iowa and not Indiana.

[Kathy]

Jeannette wrote: "Good morning everyone! I slept in until 7:30 and I still feel a bit blurry. But, I came here first to say "hello".

Happy reading today!"

Jeannette, 7:30 is not sleeping in. I might be able to give you 8:30, but 7:30, no. LOL!

[Kathy]

It's horribly hot here, too. 100 degrees, maybe more today. I was in most of the day, went out to meet a couple of friends to eat tonight. I've made some real progress on the family room, spent another couple of hours, okay, one hour in there today. The bookshelves need a little more sorting, but I can easily finish that tomorrow. Keep cool, girls.

[[deleted user]]

My daughter called and talked to us for a whole 1/2 hour tonight! She is having a great time writing and writing. She has lots of homework, too, but she wants to do it! I'll remember that when school starts in August.

The temps here are cooling off at night, which is really weird for July. And my lawn is still green. Definitely an unusual summer for Iowa.

See you all in the morning!

[Manybooks]

Jeannette wrote: "My daughter called and talked to us for a whole 1/2 hour tonight! She is having a great time writing and writing. She has lots of homework, too, but she wants to do it! I'll remember that when s..."

I wish it cooled off at night in Southern Ontario. It is the one thing I miss about Calgary, due to the low relative humidity, it usually gets cool at night, even in summer. It's raining tonight, but warm, and I'm going to keep the windows open, unless we get thunderstorms.

[[deleted user]]

Kathy wrote: Jeannette, 7:30 is not sleeping in. I might be able to give you 8:30, but 7:30, no. LOL!"

Sure...rub it in, Kathy.

[[deleted user]]

Christine wrote: "Kathy wrote: Jeannette, 7:30 is not sleeping in. I might be able to give you 8:30, but 7:30, no. LOL!"

Sure...rub it in, Kathy."

You make us look like women of leisure, Christine! lol

[Kathy]

We got a really good thunderstorm/rain last night, into the wee hours, so I was hoping it would mean a cool down. Well, the paper described today as "steamy." Yikes! Although the temp is supposed to be around 92, which is down from 100.

On the sleeping in subject. I have a friend who rises at 3:00 a.m. every day. She doesn't have to get up for anything, just gets up at that time. I hate to say it, but me thinks my friend is a bit mentally unbalanced, which, of course, makes her the perfect friend for me. LOL!

Oh, and today is "taste Nutella day." I bought a jar and plan on dipping into it later.