Re: Rob's Halfway House -- #8
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:58 am
Amy - I can't believe I missed your birthday, sorry! Can you ever forgive me? Or maybe this will do the trick? What did your boys do for you? Are they excited for your birthday too? Has your oldest started Kindergarten yet? Did you cry... I am crying thinking of it and of mine and Kindergarten (see below.)
Susie - Wow sounds like you've got a lot going on this week! So are you taking a family vacation? Oh, what did you think of the book, The Help? I've been thinking about picking that one up but wasn't sure... The author has been featured in several regional mags around here. So DD is not a scotch drinker like her mum, lol? (It was you who said they'd drink scotch right? If not than please just ignore me.) I'll have to give that one a try.... Someday. Oh btw, are you still teaching? Because I do happen to have grammatical question. For some reason, I've decided to try harder at not ending my sentences with prepositions except I can't remember exactly which words are in fact prepositions and exactly why it is we don't end our sentences with them. Thought maybe you could help?
Tonise! Yeah schools back in full swing. You were a trooper to go in anyways. Little Man's teacher had a sub on the second day... Which we all know these things happen but it still kinda makes me go okaaaaaaay... But he said he thought she was taking care of her husband. I hope nothing serious is going on. I can't imagine being a teacher honestly but I really can't imagine being a teacher if my spouse was seriously ill. But I guess you are all professionals and sometimes work can be an escape (one which I no longer have, lol.)
Tammy - I haven't been around much either so I guess I got lucky to be checking in at the same time as you! I know what you mean about the job situation. I was a "server" (or waited tables) all through college and then some... Even had to work two jobs when I single mom years ago, waiting tables at night and office job by day. Very cliche I know. I've promised myself I won't do that again but I know I would if that's what it came down to.
Hi Tracy - How've you been? I drove past you (or Franklin) a few weeks ago and waved at ya...
Did get a chill or did your ears tingle or any of those silly things people say when they say "oh that means someone's thinking about you"? I was on I-65 making my way to St. Louis to visit with my dad. Just me and the baby. It was an adventure... But traveling with one is so so so so much easier than traveling with two, at least at their ages. But I wont have to worry about that for too long because in a few short/long months I'll have three on my hands instead of two! We are very excited! I am trying very hard to remain neutral on the gender wishes. Or my own new meaning for the term gender neutral. I have all boys and grew up with all brothers but honestly at this point I really don't care. I'll get exactly what is I am supposed to have. My mom doesn't believe me, lol but it's the truth.
I am so emo these days though. Seriously, I was just sitting here thinking about who all I need to say hi to next and what should I say to Caryn since I am so not current on the Rob crack but, I am tired and I don't have tons of energy these days and scrolling back beyond the review pane below just seems well, daunting. Anyway, this rather typical thought process just brought tears to my eyes because I was thinking about having missed everyone here. Uhg I am such a crybaby these days. Commercials on the radio have me drivin-n-cryin. I know it will pass but wow I really don't remember being such a crybaby the other two times!
Anyway, it is very good (and very good for me) to be back. I've been on some medication for years (while not pregnant or breastfeeding) that I am in the process of weaning out so that combined with pregnancy brain and I will be more scattered than ever in the coming months. My apologies in advance. But that is not the only reason for my absence from the HH. I've learned something about myself in the past few weeks, I used to think it was just fanfic that would keep me up late, meeting only my minimal sleep requirements but maybe, maybe it's just me when I get involved in something? I won't bore you all with the details but my dad was adopted from Germany by a US military family in the 1950's. He was reunited with his birthmother in Germany when he was 18 or 19 but she died when I was 2. I've been doing a lot of research, trying to put all the pieces together, to come up with a clear timeline but there are obviously gaps and missing chunks of info. I've made lot's of progress, more than I ever expected to at this point but it's easy to get "sucked in" to the research. You my dear HH sisters are good for me because be it midnight... or much later... that I step back and realize it's time to take a break from Google translator before 50 year old foreign documents become my new best friends.... You will always be right here :] Such balance is so crucial when studying a rather gloomy period of history... My dad's personal history and Germany's national history. But, I promised not to bore you and I as I said earlier, total emo these days and another reason why the balance and overall cheerfulness of this place is so important to me!
And sorry if it seems like I am just jumping in but honestly, I don't know how else to do it, lol.
Hi and bye to everyone! Hope you all are doing great. I'll be back to check in on ya real
soon ;]
Rachel
Susie - Wow sounds like you've got a lot going on this week! So are you taking a family vacation? Oh, what did you think of the book, The Help? I've been thinking about picking that one up but wasn't sure... The author has been featured in several regional mags around here. So DD is not a scotch drinker like her mum, lol? (It was you who said they'd drink scotch right? If not than please just ignore me.) I'll have to give that one a try.... Someday. Oh btw, are you still teaching? Because I do happen to have grammatical question. For some reason, I've decided to try harder at not ending my sentences with prepositions except I can't remember exactly which words are in fact prepositions and exactly why it is we don't end our sentences with them. Thought maybe you could help?
Tonise! Yeah schools back in full swing. You were a trooper to go in anyways. Little Man's teacher had a sub on the second day... Which we all know these things happen but it still kinda makes me go okaaaaaaay... But he said he thought she was taking care of her husband. I hope nothing serious is going on. I can't imagine being a teacher honestly but I really can't imagine being a teacher if my spouse was seriously ill. But I guess you are all professionals and sometimes work can be an escape (one which I no longer have, lol.)
Tammy - I haven't been around much either so I guess I got lucky to be checking in at the same time as you! I know what you mean about the job situation. I was a "server" (or waited tables) all through college and then some... Even had to work two jobs when I single mom years ago, waiting tables at night and office job by day. Very cliche I know. I've promised myself I won't do that again but I know I would if that's what it came down to.
Hi Tracy - How've you been? I drove past you (or Franklin) a few weeks ago and waved at ya...
Did get a chill or did your ears tingle or any of those silly things people say when they say "oh that means someone's thinking about you"? I was on I-65 making my way to St. Louis to visit with my dad. Just me and the baby. It was an adventure... But traveling with one is so so so so much easier than traveling with two, at least at their ages. But I wont have to worry about that for too long because in a few short/long months I'll have three on my hands instead of two! We are very excited! I am trying very hard to remain neutral on the gender wishes. Or my own new meaning for the term gender neutral. I have all boys and grew up with all brothers but honestly at this point I really don't care. I'll get exactly what is I am supposed to have. My mom doesn't believe me, lol but it's the truth.I am so emo these days though. Seriously, I was just sitting here thinking about who all I need to say hi to next and what should I say to Caryn since I am so not current on the Rob crack but, I am tired and I don't have tons of energy these days and scrolling back beyond the review pane below just seems well, daunting. Anyway, this rather typical thought process just brought tears to my eyes because I was thinking about having missed everyone here. Uhg I am such a crybaby these days. Commercials on the radio have me drivin-n-cryin. I know it will pass but wow I really don't remember being such a crybaby the other two times!
Anyway, it is very good (and very good for me) to be back. I've been on some medication for years (while not pregnant or breastfeeding) that I am in the process of weaning out so that combined with pregnancy brain and I will be more scattered than ever in the coming months. My apologies in advance. But that is not the only reason for my absence from the HH. I've learned something about myself in the past few weeks, I used to think it was just fanfic that would keep me up late, meeting only my minimal sleep requirements but maybe, maybe it's just me when I get involved in something? I won't bore you all with the details but my dad was adopted from Germany by a US military family in the 1950's. He was reunited with his birthmother in Germany when he was 18 or 19 but she died when I was 2. I've been doing a lot of research, trying to put all the pieces together, to come up with a clear timeline but there are obviously gaps and missing chunks of info. I've made lot's of progress, more than I ever expected to at this point but it's easy to get "sucked in" to the research. You my dear HH sisters are good for me because be it midnight... or much later... that I step back and realize it's time to take a break from Google translator before 50 year old foreign documents become my new best friends.... You will always be right here :] Such balance is so crucial when studying a rather gloomy period of history... My dad's personal history and Germany's national history. But, I promised not to bore you and I as I said earlier, total emo these days and another reason why the balance and overall cheerfulness of this place is so important to me!
And sorry if it seems like I am just jumping in but honestly, I don't know how else to do it, lol.
Hi and bye to everyone! Hope you all are doing great. I'll be back to check in on ya real
soon ;]Rachel
Bribery with those types of gifts will get you forgiven for just about anything, I’m sure! Wow, that is so cool that you are researching your father’s history. I always think it would be amazing to find out that information regarding my family. But, I also end up feeling like I have no idea where to even start. YAY YAY YAY for new babies!!! Of course we’ll forgive you for pregnancy brain and all the other fun that comes with the whole condition. 
*hugs*
I just don't get it. Plus, as always, there's just too much canine in that picture for me. I'm hoping that they'll release better ones as we get closer to the actual release. 
Anyway, just wanted to say that the BD Part 1 poster that's floating around is supposedly just a draft & not the one they're actually gonna use. As soon as I find the tweets I saw from Summit ppl, I'll come back & post it. I hope for their sake that it's not the one they're really using!
