...Dulcemio:DIG, I think I missed something, please elaborate re kids bringing other kids' stuff home.BTW, you're reminding me of my mom again. Passive she was not. ( and I loved her for it) :)My son's homework folder is one i do not recognize.I purchased his supplies based on his specific likes and dislikes. If they are distributing supplies, I don't want him getting something blue (for instance) when his favorite color is red. I bought him lots of red stuff, rocker stuff, etc because that's what he likes.My feeling is this folder he comes home with was paid for by another parent and was purchased for their child.Anyhoo, regarding the screwed up home assignments.

...Dulcemio:Hayven:I believe parents nowadays have to actually provide the classroom things like glue, construction paper, blue tack, etc instead of the kid bringing it and using it for themselves only. Teachers used to get a budget for those kinds of things but not anymore. My mom is a teacher's assistant and told me that a few years ago. If it's different, please chime in DD.I had no idea. :shock: And to think all school supplies in elementary school were once supplied by the school. And the concept that teachers have ever paid for them from their own pocket completely blows my mind.Hayven is correct and that I don't mind. What I DO mind is my child coming home with a folder, scissors, notebook, or (a shirt in one instance) that another parent provided for THEIR. Child.

...Dulcemio:DIG,I don't know how things work these days, but can you call an individual meeting/conference with his teacher to get clarification?I have been thinking that , they should have made it clear BEFORE, I spent $150 on school supplies for my son. The liaison will be reading a copy of my emails as well. She writes the checks, she has to be happy. If her parents have problems with the schools, she will yank her kids. I am just really very POed about the whole thing. Why do I want something another parent bought for their child coming home with my son? Why do I want another child taking home something I bought for MY son!Yeah I know it sounds petty but I am furious about this!

...Cryptic:Digindirt:I wrote my own instructions.Bwah! I don't mean to make light of your serious situation but that's hilarious.Lol, I'm good at it!

...I have been writing nasty emails to the school staff who sends homework with no Instructions. Writing homework came with two sets of opposite instructions. Since I couldn't figure out which one to follow, I wrote my own instructions.So I am returning homework, signed by me, completed and done according to the instructions I wrote.Also, no feedback from last week's assignments. How am I supposed to know if he is understanding or where he needs help? Am I supposed to ask for graded papers? Typically the completed assignment comes home with markings or comments. These people are trying to do everything online including completing homework but I don't see anything I. The completed folder. He'll, I'm not even sure if it was ever received. I should ask for a receipt lol.I drink plenty Cincy, I'll live.

...I have been complaining about the heat today. Twice today while working, I had a hard time breathing. I think we have been over 100 for several days now. More to come.

...I have been laughing at you guys whining like babies about the heat. I work out there in it every day and somehow I survive. I guess having a dog could come in handy if you need to get the newspaper from the end of the driveway lol. Don't count on it though, dogs are smart. Ha!Extreme temperatures don't bother me one bit,I simply shut it out of my mind and keep moving.

...Wow. Very impressive. Thanks Wolf, I can tolerate short burst of history.

...OlivesDead animalsDiety aquariumsFish emulsion liquidSweaty athletes

...Dlane1953:I'm sorry for this loss, Dig. Maybe the cookout is meant to be a sort of wake? Friends and family over to talk and help one another?Maybe so but she never stopped having cookouts the whole time the girl was in the hospital. It's her personality so I shouldn't be too critical.Thanks for the condolences everyone.I have been reliving a nightmare. It sounds worse than it actually is though. I had to pull out some medical reports from many years ago as a reference to a project I'm working on. Ugh, those memories are breaking my heart all over again.On a lighter note, my son is loving his new school. They asked him to bring in his guitar and he gladly obliged. His job interview is coming up on Friday, he applied for Fitness, Cooking, and Technology. I hope he gets 3 jobs!

...Digindirt:.To summarize, niece was hospitalized for pneumonia, within an hour of discharge passed out due to lack of oxygen. She is grossly obese which doesn't help. Doesn't look like she will make it on her own without support of a machine. She is basically brain dead with only lower brain telling her to breathe. She is breathing at 50%. For every breathe she takes, the machine pushes a force of 10 behind it. (Dr said something about forces are in measurements of water so maybe 10 liters of water with every breath?).Update:She passed away. I'm not sure if the family took her off life support or if her heart simply stopped pumping. My sister told me that the mother of this child was having a cookout tonight. I'm not sure if I'm being judgmental or not.

...Dlane1953:Mia and Cryptic--both of these are winners! Cryptic, she looks like Chuckie's evil sister, doesn't she?Never thought of that!

...Dlane1953:Dig, I can sympathize. My outdoor plants flourish, but my indoor plants look like this most of the time. I guess I expect houseplants to take care of themselves, like their silk/plastic cousins----Mine used to live in a Beta fish tank. Both the fish and the plant bit the dust.

...I have been grocery shopping, it damn near killed me!I haven't been grocery shopping in eons since my neighbor feeds us regularly. My son wants to lose weight so I had to pick up a few healthy alternatives.I don't set a good example though, guess ill have my M&Ms and Snickers at work. Boo.

...Fancy Orchid Cryptic but I don't do house plants :wink:

...Being stuck in close proximity to a hell raising woman who refuses to act her age.

...Dlane1953:LOVE IT!!! :lol:Ditto!

...Cryptic:Wish I could help, Tinctureall, but I have no clue. The Spigelia is really striking. How hard is that to grow?Spigelia is easy and its native.

...Hmmm, msybe a blow dryer is what I need to tame this wild mane of mine.Im pretty sure I'm too lazy to use it though.Anti butt wiggling spokesperson here :lol:

...Dulcemio:Hey all you fun folks, I can't keep up.Just a couple things: what is JG (singes eyebrows)?DIG: isn't Teatro alla Escala the dirtiest thing you've ever? Makes me feel naughty just thinking about it! :lol:JG is Jungle Gardenia. Someone used the word nuclear to describe it.The Teatro is still at the store waiting for me to pick it up. I did test it the other day but Magie Noire stole the show.