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[Carlos]

God morning! Porridge and INXS: Never Tear Us Apart in the telly. Is It a good one to watch?

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Kimber wrote: "Flash is one of those movies that is so bad you have to love it. It was like Spaceballs or Scary Movie but even cheesier because I think a few people on set were actually trying to be serious. Clas..."

It certainly set the record for appalling lines.

"Flash! Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the earth."

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I had a good chuckle this morning..

A local library (not the one I use, but the next one north of me) got hacked by Syrians with a message about their cause. Its so funny. Why on earth would they bother hacking that website to get their message out?? Haha.

Even our State's major newspaper has run a story saying "what the hell?"

Could be genius though. It did make the National news because it was so bloody random..

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/qu...

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Lol! Omg Margaret. You repeated a good one there! We laughed and laughed about that one! The guy was just going in to fight Robin Hood on the spikey disc thingy. Nice timing Dale..derr.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Carlos wrote: "God morning! Porridge and INXS: Never Tear Us Apart in the telly. Is It a good one to watch?"

I wasn't a fan, Carlos. You mean the mini series don't you? I found it boring.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Terri wrote: "Lol! Omg Margaret. You repeated a good one there! We laughed and laughed about that one! The guy was just going in to fight Robin Hood on the spikey disc thingy. Nice timing Dale..derr."

It summed up the entire bloody movie. :p

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Terri wrote: "I had a good chuckle this morning..

A local library (not the one I use, but the next one north of me) got hacked by Syrians with a message about their cause. Its so funny. Why on earth would they ..."

What the actual....????

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

It's a spin out. :)

[Mark]

i watched the end of flash this afternoon was flicking thru and found it on film four. strange aint it. lols

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

That is weird. :)
Shame you came in at the end. You missed the truly lame football fight scene in the start.

[Mark]

Terri wrote: "That is weird. :)
Shame you came in at the end. You missed the truly lame football fight scene in the start."

lols see it many times Terri. watched it from the cage in the swamp till the end.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Terri wrote: "It's a spin out. :)"

Consider me spun out! :p

[Bobby]

Ranks right up there with "Barbarella" starring(?) Jane Fonda!

[Bobby]

Brian wrote: "Bobby wrote: "Ranks right up there with "Barbarella" starring(?) Jane Fonda!"

The movie from which the band Duran Duran got their name."

Very true,Brian. Hungry Like The Wolf....one of my favorites!

[Linda]

LOL funny, Bobby.
Turner Classic Movie Channel featured her and Rod Sterling last week. He died just a few days ago.

[Gretchen]

I'm over this whole being an adult thing. Today I got a letter in the mail saying I was audited (I didn't know that happened without my knowledge) and I owe the state of Minnesota more money. I got another letter saying my family's health insurance plan expires at the end of the month. Funny considering our insurance is through Mr. Gretchen's work and last time I checked, he hasn't been fired or changed jobs. I had a woman tell me I'm not qualified enough to make decisions regarding the best interest of my twins. UGH! Being an adult sucks. If anyone wants me, I'm hiding in my fort with some books and wine. Rant over. Thanks for listening.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I'll join you. Adulthood is bloody tough work, and incredibley stressful.

[Gretchen]

I got the insurance thing figured out. "Oops. That letter was sent to you by mistake. We don't know how it happened." The audit is going to be a work in progress. As far as my kids are concerned, nobody gets to tell me how to be a mom.

[Carlos]

Terri wrote: "Carlos wrote: "God morning! Porridge and INXS: Never Tear Us Apart in the telly. Is It a good one to watch?"

I wasn't a fan, Carlos. You mean the mini series don't you? I found it boring."

Yeah, me too and I was a fan. On to the next thing.

[Lisa]

Go Gretchen! I'm curious what makes the other person so qualified! How rude! More wine required.

On a completely random tangent, I just saw a picture of a Viking hammock. Woohoo!

[Linda]

Gretchen just got hit by three big bombs! The audit you will survive if you can stand the time involved. Insurace policy cancellations--I wonder how many 'oops' letters have been mailed. The matter concerning your ability to parent makes me terribly tense and angry. Stay on top of it!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Seems to be a pretty common thing that parenting issue. I don't have kids but I see it ALL the time.
I think when some people have kids they get so obsessed with being a father or mother, that they don't see that their self righteousness and judgements towards other parents is inappropriate behaviour. They get lost in the moment.

Every person raises their kids differently, and yet every parent thinks they can tell other parents how to be a parent.
Its a sticky issue. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Lisa,
Where is this Viking hammock? I would love to see it. :)

[Gretchen]

Terri wrote: "Seems to be a pretty common thing that parenting issue. I don't have kids but I see it ALL the time.
I think when some people have kids they get so obsessed with being a father or mother, that the..."

I am constantly telling my best friend who doesn't have children that the worst thing about having children is dealing with other parents. In this case it's not other parents I'm dealing with. My twins are getting in-home services for speech delays. They are two, nearly three, and use about six words. The company in charge of the therapy is trying to tell me the girls need to start school this fall and I'm doing everything in my power to prevent that from happening. Not only is the new school year nine months away, I don't think they are going to be ready. I think I'm qualified to make that decision but apparently the company I'm working with doesn't think so. UGH!! That's a long summary of a much more complicated issue.

As far as the audit, the accountant we pay to do our taxes is pretty sure it comes from an error on his end and we won't be obligated to pay any owed money. Yay!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Would you ever consider homeschooling for a few years? I know lots of parents who chose to do homeschooling on a temporary basis because they didn't feel the kids were ready for school or they were having trouble at school in those formative years and needed more one on one time. So they homeschooled their kids for a few years first.

I have no opinion on what schooling is best for kids. I went to Public School, but I see positives and negatives to homeschooling, public school and private school.

[Gretchen]

With my oldest, I have thought about homeschooling only because I'm concerned she's not being challenged enough in public school. I am a product of private school and if we could afford it, our children would go to private schools too. The problem with my girls is that all three of them are such social creatures. They need other children. If we lived in a bigger area where I could easily access other families that home school, I would home school in a heart beat. We live in the boonies where other children are scarce to begin with.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Yeah, that is the down side to homeschooling I think. The socialising element. Even though I went to public school (and would have liked to go to the private School) I was a rural kid. We lived in an isolated area so my interaction with other kids was hardly ever out of school. I played Hockey out of school, but you went o the game, played, came home. No hanging around to play with other kids afterwards because there was farmwork to be done at home.
The isolation turned me into an anti social introvert. lol.

[Lisa]

I hope this takes you there

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1...

[Gretchen]

I need one of those! It matches my Vikings' lawn chairs. Not those Vikings, the Minnesota ones.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

That is truly cool.
You wouldn't want to slip running around the pool. You'd impale yourself. :)

[Allison]

Hahaha oh my gosh.

Very cool tho!

[Lisa]

Haha, that's what Chris said, Terri. It's pretty Cool!

[Pamela]

We finally saw some snow this morning. It's gone now, but I was walking the dog and snow flakes were falling on us. Apparently more is on the way.

[Catherine]

We've got that nasty mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain this morning. My university hasn't called for any delays, but I think I'm going in a little late anyway. Give the roads time to be cleared.

[happy]

The 10 inches of snow we got right after Christmas has melted. However it snow pretty good yesterday so there is a fresh 2-3 inches on the ground. I started my walk yesterday in a light rain and finished in a heavy snow storm :)

[Luna]

I wonder what snow really feel/looks like. It never snows here.

[happy]

The first of the season it's heavenly - it does get old really really fast :)

[Gretchen]

I hate the first snow of the season! People forget how to function in snow. I try to avoid driving during the first snow of the season.

[Bobby]

Gretchen wrote: "With my oldest, I have thought about homeschooling only because I'm concerned she's not being challenged enough in public school. I am a product of private school and if we could afford it, our chi..."

The kids homeschooled in my area have a social network among themselves and plan and attend functions on a regular basis as a group. The parents also spend time getting together and discuss pros, cons and solutions to homeschooling "problems".

[Gretchen]

Bobby wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "With my oldest, I have thought about homeschooling only because I'm concerned she's not being challenged enough in public school. I am a product of private school and if we could a..."

The nearest groups like that to my family is 35-40 miles away.One big issue with the groups near us is their belief system. I don't want to get too controversial so I'll just say their beliefs differ from my families. I would like a group a little more neutral and that's difficult to find out here in the boonies. For now, I'm fortunate that my daughter's teacher is working with her. She's giving her some more challenging work. My daughter loves her teacher and she loves the other children in her class. I still have another year before I have to worry about the twins and even then, they are going to have an entirely different set of problems. Homeschooling is an idea that's never too far from consideration right now.

[Bobby]

Gretchen wrote: "Bobby wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "With my oldest, I have thought about homeschooling only because I'm concerned she's not being challenged enough in public school. I am a product of private school and..."

I know EXACTLY what you mean...there are varying credos here as well but I believe we are urban enough here to separate the groups somewhat. I have 6 kids and have used both private and public with a mix of results. Never homeschooled but have several friends who went that route. The teachers are the cornerstones. We have poor schools that have that one or two exceptional teachers and then we've had highly recommended schools and end up with a fanatic teaching. Hit and miss Gretchen. Secret seems to be over-the-top involved in what's going on at the school and act accordingly. Time consuming for sure but necessary.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I have a sad homeschooling story.
The school I went to as a kid (primary school/pre highschool) was a school that my great grandfather had helped build in this rural community over a hundred years ago. Three generations of my family had gone there.
It only ever had around 25 kids at the school as it serviced a small farming community.

About 8 years ago, a 'blow in' family (not a family born and bred here, but one that bought a farm in the area) had three kids. They had their kids in that school. They were those kinds of overzealous, hardcore parenting type people. They had a clash with the teacher, because they felt one of their kids wasn't developing enough under his teaching.
So, they pulled their three kids from that school and started homeschooling.
They trashed the teacher in the community and a friend of theirs then pulled their one kid from the school and started homeschooling too.

That was enough to make the school unviable. The government kept the school going for a year, but it didn't help it. They ended up closing the school.
A few years later the government sold the asset off.
I don't know what the new owners will do with the school. probably turn it into a house, or sell off the building.

Over hundred years of history done the drain because one parent had one child that was under performing and instead of getting that kid a tutor. The parents blamed the teacher and caused a terrrible knock on event.
Because they weren't born and bred here, they felt no loyalty to the school, so it didn't phase them that their actions closed that school.

There are enough kids again to have that school running now, but it is too late now the Government has sold it off. Those kids have to travel twice as far to go to school everyday at a different school.

Makes me very, very sad.

[Catherine]

Terri wrote: "I have a sad homeschooling story.
The school I went to as a kid (primary school/pre highschool) was a school that my great grandfather had helped build in this rural community over a hundred years..."

That IS sad! I'm sorry that one family paid no attention to the culture of the area.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I wish I'd had the money to buy it. I would have given it to the community for using as a community hall.

A lot of local families wanted to buy it too but nobody could afford it. :(

[Gretchen]

That's a sad story Terri but it's not an uncommon one. People my age have an incredible sense of entitlement and sadly they are passing it on to their children.

The abandoned school in our town was a winery for a little bit. I was a little sad when the winery closed.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

haha. Are you saying not sad when the school closed, but very sad when the winery closed? :D

As someone who used to love wine (when I used to drink) I can actually understand your misery.

[Gretchen]

I didn't live in town while the school was open. I can understand the parents who were upset when the school closed but at the same time there just aren't the kids to keep the school full. If the school were open, my daughter would be in a class with maybe two other kids.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Which is kind of great. From entering school to going to highschool, there were only four of us in my class. To this day, even though we haven't maintained contact, we all feel like family. The smaller learning environment was also really peaceful and nurturing.

And I turned out okay in a small class. Luuk how smat I am!! :D

[Ioana]

Terri wrote: "I have a sad homeschooling story.
The school I went to as a kid (primary school/pre highschool) was a school that my great grandfather had helped build in this rural community over a hundred years..."

Terri, that's really a very sad story. The other sad thing is that real life stories don't make it to the media (TV, papers) so people all over the country can be aware of it and maybe, maybe help in some fashion. School closures should be prevented no matter what...those few kids left should not have to travel so far to go to another school.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I feel that governments should just take the losses on these small rural schools.