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Karma is a beotch, Albanian what did you expect?
Karma is a beotch, Albanian what did you expect?
Good morning Voltville.
I'll be waiting on some things prolly till Christmas Eve. Hope the U.S.P.S. gets it right. Haven't been around much. Super busy with Dw's almost daily Dr. appointments and taking care of her. Hope everybody is doing well and having a bodacious Friday.
Those doctor appointments will certainly use up a lot of your time and effort, Wuzz. As well as taking care of your beautiful bride. Try to find some time to take care of yourself, too, Wuzz.
Drank 1000 tea's at least, made soup with lemon, i'm out of honey. I don't drink alcohol. Also 2-3 painkillers
WAIT!
I think i have a honey raki or ouzo like alcohol drink with honey. I'll try one sip.
Anyway it's just a cold, the waiting part is the only thing.
Wuzz i hope for better days ahead.
WAIT!
I think i have a honey raki or ouzo like alcohol drink with honey. I'll try one sip.
Anyway it's just a cold, the waiting part is the only thing.
Wuzz i hope for better days ahead.
Maybe you should skip the alcohol if you are taking pain killers. You might end up doing one of those Greek dances naked in the street. Sure, it's entertaining for the neighbors but it will also enter village history and you will never live it down.
Trit, feel better soon. My advice is to get lots of sleep and drink lots of fluids, either water or juice. Try to eat something healthy, if you can. Chicken soup is good for what ails you.
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The latest on tutoring, the ongoing saga.
I assigned the 2 girls a writing project to tell me what they thought about the ballet. I asked some questions to give them ideas, like, "What was your favorite character? What was your favorite costume?" That kind of stuff. I noticed that the new girl is about where I started with the first girl, and she pretty much stuck to answering the questions I asked.
Both girls said they liked the ballet. The first girl said she had more fun because she went with her friend. The new girl said it was a lot like seeing a movie. Hmm ... really? I guess I know what she means, though. You are in a theater watching something.
Last time I went to the restaurant to pick up the kids, their mom asked me which DMV was best to go to to take a driver's test. She tried before and failed the test. She wanted to know which DMV gave the easiest test. I don't know, since I never took a driver's test since I leaned to drive as a teenager in Pennsylvania. I did have to take a written test when I got a California driver's license. I already had a New York one, so all I had to do was study the booklet. Here, I know that if you have to go to DMV for some reason, the lines are shorter in Watkins Glen than in Ithaca, and I always go to WG. I did tell her that.
I did mention that she'd do fine. Maybe go early Saturday morning, or something, when traffic is less heavy. She is nervous, and I suggested maybe she had the same problem as her son: test anxiety. Then I said to just decide passing or failing the driver's test doesn't really matter, after all they aren't going to cut off your head if you fail! Her daughter was there, listening to this, and she laughed at that.
The boy is doing better lately. I asked him why, and after some discussion, he said it's because he feels happy Christmas is coming. I wonder now if he's depressed and why. I know he feels hopelessly outclassed by his little sister. I don't stress this, but he knows she gets better report cards. I praise him whenever I can, but not falsely. If he does sloppy work, and I know he didn't try hard to do better, I express my disapproval. I don't tell him abusive things like he's stupid or anything like that, I just say I know he can do better, and I turn to a page in his notebook where his writing was neater to show him. We're doing a lot of reading comprehension and writing, since they are his weakest points. Maybe I should give him easier stuff? But I know he can do the work I give him if he only tries. He's just blowing me off.
I'll tutor tomorrow, and then on Monday, they'll get their gifts from me and we'll sing Christmas carols, which they'll have to read to follow along with the words. I still have to wrap them. Today, I focused on the Christmas cards, which have to be mailed, as more urgent. I was disappointed that the post office had only 2 kinds of Christmas stamps: Peanuts and religious. I like the religious ones, but I don't want to use them and maybe offend anyone who isn't religious, so I got the stupid-looking cartoon stamps. Sigh! Can't win them all.
Two days recently, I toured wineries on Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake, the 2 lakes I live between, to taste wines and decide what to get the Philadelphia adults. The whole family comes up here many summers and spends a lot of time going to wineries and buying the wines they like. They can't order more from the wineries, since Pennsylvania has really strict laws about having wine shipped in from out of state. It's because they have state stores, which are where you have to buy any alcoholic beverage. They don't want you buying anywhere else. So, if your local PA liquor store doesn't carry that wine, you can't get it. And most of the wines from here aren't in their local stores. One wine I found that was really good was Hosmer's dry Reisling. Hosmer Winery - 2013 Dry Riesling - Riesling - The Wine Shop
Back to tutoring. The new girl has to learn to use her imagination. I find this with all the kids I'm tutoring. Do Chinese people discourage imagination? Anyway, I had assigned a writing project where she read about a school class that wanted to visit the aquarium, so they raised money to go. Then I asked her to write when she had done something like that, and if she never had, to write about what she might want to get money for, and how she might do it. She never had, so she said she couldn't write about it. I said she should use her imagination, think of something, and she tried, but it was a poor showing. So last lesson, I spent some time having her close her eyes (which she found difficult, they kept snapping open, and I had to remind her to keep them closed) and picture her mom's car. Is it dirty or clean and shiny? What's in the backseat? What's in the front passenger seat? What, if anything, is hanging from the rearview mirror? She pictured this and described it to me. She even added that there was nothing hanging from the mirror but there was a funny wobble-headed animal on the dashboard. I figure this is a start. I told her when she reads something, a picture of it should form in her mind. I do know that she studies the illustrations in the books she reads to me. She takes long time to look at all the details and comment on them to me. So I think she just needs practice making pictures in her head.
At some point previously, I had asked the original boy and girl if they ever looked up at clouds in the sky and saw shapes in them, and they never had. I think I need to plan an outing where we all lie on our backs in the grass and look for shapes in the clouds! Not till warmer weather, though.
I assigned the 2 girls a writing project to tell me what they thought about the ballet. I asked some questions to give them ideas, like, "What was your favorite character? What was your favorite costume?" That kind of stuff. I noticed that the new girl is about where I started with the first girl, and she pretty much stuck to answering the questions I asked.
Both girls said they liked the ballet. The first girl said she had more fun because she went with her friend. The new girl said it was a lot like seeing a movie. Hmm ... really? I guess I know what she means, though. You are in a theater watching something.
Last time I went to the restaurant to pick up the kids, their mom asked me which DMV was best to go to to take a driver's test. She tried before and failed the test. She wanted to know which DMV gave the easiest test. I don't know, since I never took a driver's test since I leaned to drive as a teenager in Pennsylvania. I did have to take a written test when I got a California driver's license. I already had a New York one, so all I had to do was study the booklet. Here, I know that if you have to go to DMV for some reason, the lines are shorter in Watkins Glen than in Ithaca, and I always go to WG. I did tell her that.
I did mention that she'd do fine. Maybe go early Saturday morning, or something, when traffic is less heavy. She is nervous, and I suggested maybe she had the same problem as her son: test anxiety. Then I said to just decide passing or failing the driver's test doesn't really matter, after all they aren't going to cut off your head if you fail! Her daughter was there, listening to this, and she laughed at that.
The boy is doing better lately. I asked him why, and after some discussion, he said it's because he feels happy Christmas is coming. I wonder now if he's depressed and why. I know he feels hopelessly outclassed by his little sister. I don't stress this, but he knows she gets better report cards. I praise him whenever I can, but not falsely. If he does sloppy work, and I know he didn't try hard to do better, I express my disapproval. I don't tell him abusive things like he's stupid or anything like that, I just say I know he can do better, and I turn to a page in his notebook where his writing was neater to show him. We're doing a lot of reading comprehension and writing, since they are his weakest points. Maybe I should give him easier stuff? But I know he can do the work I give him if he only tries. He's just blowing me off.
I'll tutor tomorrow, and then on Monday, they'll get their gifts from me and we'll sing Christmas carols, which they'll have to read to follow along with the words. I still have to wrap them. Today, I focused on the Christmas cards, which have to be mailed, as more urgent. I was disappointed that the post office had only 2 kinds of Christmas stamps: Peanuts and religious. I like the religious ones, but I don't want to use them and maybe offend anyone who isn't religious, so I got the stupid-looking cartoon stamps. Sigh! Can't win them all.
Two days recently, I toured wineries on Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake, the 2 lakes I live between, to taste wines and decide what to get the Philadelphia adults. The whole family comes up here many summers and spends a lot of time going to wineries and buying the wines they like. They can't order more from the wineries, since Pennsylvania has really strict laws about having wine shipped in from out of state. It's because they have state stores, which are where you have to buy any alcoholic beverage. They don't want you buying anywhere else. So, if your local PA liquor store doesn't carry that wine, you can't get it. And most of the wines from here aren't in their local stores. One wine I found that was really good was Hosmer's dry Reisling. Hosmer Winery - 2013 Dry Riesling - Riesling - The Wine Shop
Back to tutoring. The new girl has to learn to use her imagination. I find this with all the kids I'm tutoring. Do Chinese people discourage imagination? Anyway, I had assigned a writing project where she read about a school class that wanted to visit the aquarium, so they raised money to go. Then I asked her to write when she had done something like that, and if she never had, to write about what she might want to get money for, and how she might do it. She never had, so she said she couldn't write about it. I said she should use her imagination, think of something, and she tried, but it was a poor showing. So last lesson, I spent some time having her close her eyes (which she found difficult, they kept snapping open, and I had to remind her to keep them closed) and picture her mom's car. Is it dirty or clean and shiny? What's in the backseat? What's in the front passenger seat? What, if anything, is hanging from the rearview mirror? She pictured this and described it to me. She even added that there was nothing hanging from the mirror but there was a funny wobble-headed animal on the dashboard. I figure this is a start. I told her when she reads something, a picture of it should form in her mind. I do know that she studies the illustrations in the books she reads to me. She takes long time to look at all the details and comment on them to me. So I think she just needs practice making pictures in her head.
At some point previously, I had asked the original boy and girl if they ever looked up at clouds in the sky and saw shapes in them, and they never had. I think I need to plan an outing where we all lie on our backs in the grass and look for shapes in the clouds! Not till warmer weather, though.
Good morning, Volmaniacs.
I don't think people really care about what stamp you use. I had to get the Charlie Brown stamps, too.
If the kid is depressed, then is he blowing you off? Lots of encouragement is the best route, perhaps.
Maybe in the Chinese world, having a vivid imagination just isn't important.
Puppy picture!
I don't think people really care about what stamp you use. I had to get the Charlie Brown stamps, too.
If the kid is depressed, then is he blowing you off? Lots of encouragement is the best route, perhaps.
Maybe in the Chinese world, having a vivid imagination just isn't important.
Puppy picture!
moani', Volties.
Sandy, I think you should use the stamps that you like and express what you want to say. If someone is "offended" that's their problem. What season is it anyway? Christmas, by it's very name, celebrates Christ.
AWWWWW, puppy pictures! He is a cutie, Lizzy.
Well, today I wore a real coat instead of a vest when taking Bo out at oh dark thirty. I even added a watch cap and gloves. It wasn't all that cold, 32, but the wind is making it feel more like 20. At least the sun is out but it won't get much over 40 today.
We have to make a trip to Costco today, oh joy.
Sandy, I think you should use the stamps that you like and express what you want to say. If someone is "offended" that's their problem. What season is it anyway? Christmas, by it's very name, celebrates Christ.
AWWWWW, puppy pictures! He is a cutie, Lizzy.
Well, today I wore a real coat instead of a vest when taking Bo out at oh dark thirty. I even added a watch cap and gloves. It wasn't all that cold, 32, but the wind is making it feel more like 20. At least the sun is out but it won't get much over 40 today.
We have to make a trip to Costco today, oh joy.
Last time I went to Costco, I spent twice what I had budgeted. Watch out, Awsum!
I broke down and bought Corelleware plates yesterday on Amazon for half price. My new plates which are only a couple of years old are chipping like crazy!!! So disappointing. Corelle will not chip.
The color is red with a pattern that reminds me of a bandana. Not my first choice in patterns but the color is okay and they were half price.
Yeah better be covered or else you will end up like me. The wind is the most dangerous part these days because the slightest sweat and the wind will get you for good.
You feeling any better, Tritium?
Lizzie, we like to use our finest Lenox ware, aka paper plates! We do, usually, use real plates and have to wash them. You know it's a bad day when you put the paper plates in the sink to wash them after you eat, LOL.
Lizzie, we like to use our finest Lenox ware, aka paper plates! We do, usually, use real plates and have to wash them. You know it's a bad day when you put the paper plates in the sink to wash them after you eat, LOL.
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