Daughter just made it home, it took her a little longer because she gave another girl a ride home.
She essentially walked in the door and lost it. Much hugging here. Her roommate and one of her good friends were in the classroom. Both of them are fine.
I am in robe and slippers, too, but alas, bedtime is a long way off, thanks to all the congressdrivel. I even made the ultimate sacrifice: I’m TiVo’ing Lost so I can get this %*&@#$ work done and get to bed at a decent hour tonight.
Give BusKid extra hugs from me, MBG – that is really scary, to have something that random come so close! I’m really glad her roommate and friend are unhurt.
Back to the salt mines. I feel like I’ve been stuck in the Jericho salt mine*, I’m so salty from my recent bout of congressdrivel!
*Pointless reference to imaginary salt mine on a TV show, but never let it be said that I can’t be pointless and irrelevant!
Ugh. I’ve been watching the news about the shooting, and I can’t even imagine how terrified those students must have been. It just reinforces the fact that stuff like could happen anywhere. It’s tragic when students and teachers have to be afraid of going to school.
CBS was also doing a report on how the crime rates on the subway have tripled. Ugh.
Morning all. {{{MBG and BusKid}}} That is too close for comfort!
Rosie, if my feeling is right, and Arabic and Hebrew are as close as they seem to be, I am betting that ARBAON, which means 40 in Arabic, probably means the same thing in Hebrew. Lunch may be along shortly to correct me!
Quiet morning - sleep-in after Valentine’s Day. Hubby and I went out to a lovely Thai restaurant for dinner while a friend babysat Sleeping Beauty[sup]TM[/sup].
I’m back. Thanks all for your patience and support. Those of you who saw my post before I had it deleted will know what I mean. **Skip ** was incredibly kind to me and I won’t forget it.
Tonight was a bit rough as my MIL called asked if we would go to dinner with her. So, good trooper that I am, I put on my “happy face”. Eating, however, was nearly impossible. I managed to choke down the some of the meat in my pot roast burger and about two fries.
I’ll tell you what, “all stress and nerves all the time” is an incredible weight loss tool. As of yesterday morning, I had lost six pounds in about three days. Well, that and complete lack of appetite.
I probably won’t be addressing my situation here. I’ll PM some of the regulars here to let you know that I’ve signed up at another board. I hope that’s okay, mods.
I will continue to come here, when I’m not completely down, just because you guys bring much needed laughs, smiles and chuckles to me.
MBG, I can completely understand your daughter’s reaction when she got home. I am so happy that she is okay.
Just like me to sleep through all the excitement… :o
{{{Taters}}}
{{{MBG, BusKid}}} :eek:
In sharp contrast…
**FCM **-- I think **Taz **and **Silly **must have been twins separated at birth… we’re going to have to cat-proof the place at this rate, as well.
Silly cat…
Rosie, 0.56% impure – more than you ever wanted to know about Hebrew number ahead!
“Ten” in Hebrew is “Esser”
*ARBAON *is not really a word, but could be construed to mean “a foursome” if you *really *want to stretch it…
11-20, if you really, really need to know…
11: Ehat-Esreh
12: Shteim-Esreh
13: Shlosh-Esreh (starting to see a pattern here…?)
14: Arba-Esreh
15: Hamesh-Esreh
16: Shesh-Esreh
17: Sh’va-Esreh
18: Shmoneh-Esreh
19: T’sha-Esreh
20: Esrim
And thus concludes our Hebrew lesson for today. Rapunzel, I’d like you to stay after class for some… extra tutoring…
Good Ol’ Skippy strikes again. Can someone PM me what the heck got taken out? I have my strong suspicions, but I’m anal and I have to know these things.
It’s not as bad as you think, take a look:
Of course this goes without saying, but since the MMP consists almost entirely on things of that category I’ll say it anyways. MBG, I’m sorry for that scare that you and your daughter, as well as too many to count, went through today/yesterday.
If anyone read (or tried to read, sorry again) that story that I linked about the patient at my hospital, there is a video regarding that story on the boston.com website here. I can’t imagine having to go through what she had too, and it’s a testament to her will that she remains so positive. And a testament to her motherhood that in the end she stills says it was all worth it for the sake of the baby.
Also I am considering a thread which could get me in a little bit of toruble. Feeling mischivous this morning I guess. Probably won’t though. I have about 5 threads on my mind that I don’t have the ambition to actually write.
In unrelated news you don’t care about, I just found out that our pipet tips are autoclave-able. That is interesting to no one else but myself.
Lots going on with you mumpers today, isn’t there?
(((((Taters))))) - I didn’t see your original post so have no idea what’s troubling you, virtual hugs are the best I can offer you.
(((((Soapy))))) - looks like you could do with some of those hugs too.
(((((MBG and BusKid))))) - must have been an awful experience for your daughter, and a worrying time for you. Can’t have too many hugs, right?
Belated happies to Papa Lissar for yesterday. It was also another friend’s birthday, he always grumbles that people forget about his special day because of the ‘occasion’.
I’m hoping for a quiet day today, Tin Knickers is out of the office so there’s only our new assistant manager around and she’s two doors down the corridor from me. I have loads of boring data entry to do so please come along and poke me if you hear snoring!
Good Morning! I’m here at work a little bit early. I’ve attached my laptop to a ‘real’ connection so I don’t have to keep fooling with the wireless junk. So that makes it much easier to type.
I kept having nightmares about hollandaise sauce and oatmeal cookies last night. I finally gave up and got ready for work. I don’t know what the hollandaise sauce was all about, but I’ve got to make a gigantic batch of oatmeal cookies at work today because we’re all out and one of my best clients ordered a dozen. Actually, we have two left. So I’ve got to make that big 400 cookie batch for 10 cookies. :rolleyes:
Yes, I could make less, but it wouldn’t be nearly as efficient.
