H2O Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Speaking of potato wedges, someone just brought back a Wendy's baked potato for lunch. Now I want one. Just don't get the chili. Its likely been there for days if not weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 No rosemary, which was disappointing. Apparently they're a bit of a pain to grow from seed. Wow, I'm surprised. They had a 5 level rack full of rosemary at my local one. Must be popular. I plant them around the outside of my other appetizing herbs that deer love to eat. Deer hate rosemary. Works like an electric fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Just don't get the chili. Its likely been there for days if not weeks low 'n slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Deer don't like rosemary? Good to know. My back yard really shouldn't be a haven for deer, but we've had one come through each of the last two summers and rip things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Next Saturday is going to be pretty wild according to the zone fcst MDZ010-180300- HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA 730 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 80 BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 T-minus 1 week until baby-day. Everything's ready, I hope, except didn't put the pack-n'-play together since it was too damn nice out this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 T-minus 1 week until baby-day. Everything's ready, I hope, except didn't put the pack-n'-play together since it was too damn nice out this weekend A pack and play takes like 5 minutes to set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 A pack and play takes like 5 minutes to set up. I've been told that's only after you set it up the first time. Then again I got the car seat in in like a minute and a half, so maybe Im a natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 T-minus 1 week until baby-day. Everything's ready, I hope, except didn't put the pack-n'-play together since it was too damn nice out this weekend Congrats, it is the most exciting time of your life. Enjoy and once you get it down it takes like 1 minute to put together a pack n play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 T-minus 1 week until baby-day. Everything's ready, I hope, except didn't put the pack-n'-play together since it was too damn nice out this weekend As much as you think you are ready you won't and will be if that makes sense. You still will need to get a few things as needed but there is a natural instinct that kicks in and taking care of a baby will just happen. You will do fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 lol is Fairfax really thinking of moving the school day later into the morning? Can we get my work day delayed too? I wake up tired as hell constantly. I heard Loudon cancelled summer school because of the cfs monthlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 lol is Fairfax really thinking of moving the school day later into the morning? Can we get my work day delayed too? I wake up tired as hell constantly. High school starts absurdly early, much earlier than most workers do. My kid isn't even born yet and I fully support the change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 T-minus 1 week until baby-day. Everything's ready, I hope, except didn't put the pack-n'-play together since it was too damn nice out this weekend do you have a baby swing? my kiddo loved the baby swing, hours just swinging back and forth, sleeping, eating, swinging. was a life saver the first few days when i could hardly move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 do you have a baby swing? my kiddo loved the baby swing, hours just swinging back and forth, sleeping, eating, swinging. was a life saver the first few days when i could hardly move. I think we got a bouncer instead of a swing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I think we got a bouncer instead of a swing I agree with mappy. If we didn't have a swing, my son may have not seen his first birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I think we got a bouncer instead of a swing Bouncy is great once they can make it bounce themselves. But the swing, oh man, that's the **** right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 We didn't have the swing, but did have the vibrating chair and the little one loved that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuddz Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 We didn't have the swing, but did have the vibrating chair and the little one loved that. I think that's what I meant to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvantHiatus Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I think that's what I meant to say http://www.memecenter.com/fun/3239037/i-havent-seen-you-in-so-long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Starting school later will solve the problem of sleepy kids....yep....I'm certain they will go to bed at the same time and get more rest....absolutely certain....that they won't! Just another attempt at correcting problems created by a lack of discipline and accountability without imposing discipline and accountability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheesyPoofs Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Starting school later will solve the problem of sleepy kids....yep....I'm certain they will go to bed at the same time and get more rest....absolutely certain....that they won't! Just another attempt at correcting problems created by a lack of discipline and accountability without imposing discipline and accountability. Some high schoolers get on the bus between 5:45 and 6am. To get on the bus at 5:45 you'd have to wake up at 5:20ish at the latest(unless you, uh, walk out of bed and to the bus stop in your PJs), and for many who need more than 30 minutes to take a shower/eat breakfast/etc., even earlier (I would always get up an hour before i had to leave). But for the sake of the argument, we'll use 5:20. It is recommended teens get at least 8 hours of sleep, but let's assume that's unrealistic and shoot for 7. Waking up at 5:20 would thus require you to go to bed between 10:00 and 10:30. That's often just not possible. A lot of kids have after school activities and don't get home until 5-6. Then add the heavy amount of HW that kids taking numerous AP classes have, and going to bed at 10 just won't happen. Plus teenagers experience a circadian rhythm shift causing them to feel alert later at night, making it difficult to go to bed early even if they tried to. I graduated from HS in 2010. There was a stretch during my junior year where on Wednesdays I wouldn't get home until between 10:30-11:00 because of after school stuff. I would finish my HW by 2am, head to bed, and get up four hours later at 5:45am (I was one of the lucky ones in that my bus stop was one of the last ones in the morning). That's just under four hours of sleep...and I wasn't alone. That's not healthy, no matter how one tries to spin it. Nor is it ideal for the best learning. It's easy to say "tell the kids to get off the computer and go to bed at 10:00! Take some accountability!" It's not that simple at all. There are numerous factors at play that make going to bed at a decent hour impossible for many high schoolers. Fairfax isn't the only county discussing this, and for good reason. There has been a lot of research that has gone into this possible change--it's not just being done all willy-nilly. Although I admit to not knowing all the logistics behind it, it's a great idea and I think they should go through with it. I just wish they had implemented later start times when I was in HS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Some high schoolers get on the bus between 5:45 and 6am. To get on the bus at 5:45 you'd have to wake up at 5:20ish at the latest(unless you, uh, walk out of bed and to the bus stop in your PJs), and for many who need more than 30 minutes to take a shower/eat breakfast/etc., even earlier (I would always get up an hour before i had to leave). But for the sake of the argument, we'll use 5:20. It is recommended teens get at least 8 hours of sleep, but let's assume that's unrealistic and shoot for 7. Waking up at 5:20 would thus require you to go to bed between 10:00 and 10:30. That's often just not possible. A lot of kids have after school activities and don't get home until 5-6. Then add the heavy amount of HW that kids taking numerous AP classes have, and going to bed at 10 just won't happen. Plus teenagers experience a circadian rhythm shift causing them to feel alert later at night, making it difficult to go to bed early even if they tried to. I graduated from HS in 2010. There was a stretch during my junior year where on Wednesdays I wouldn't get home until between 10:30-11:00 because of after school stuff. I would finish my HW by 2am, head to bed, and get up four hours later at 5:45am (I was one of the lucky ones in that my bus stop was one of the last ones in the morning). That's just under four hours of sleep...and I wasn't alone. That's not healthy, no matter how one tries to spin it. Nor is it ideal for the best learning. It's easy to say "tell the kids to get off the computer and go to bed at 10:00! Take some accountability!" It's not that simple at all. There are numerous factors at play that make going to bed at a decent hour impossible for many high schoolers. Fairfax isn't the only county discussing this, and for good reason. There has been a lot of research that has gone into this possible change--it's not just being done all willy-nilly. Although I admit to not knowing all the logistics behind it, it's a great idea and I think they should go through with it. I just wish they had implemented later start times when I was in HS. Ummmmm.....I work southern swing shift, if I get 5 hours sleep ANY day of the week it is a blessing. Been doing it for 27+ years and I'm still functioning. Today (it is still today right?) I got home at 7am, bed at 7:30, up to get haircut at 11:45, mowed MIL's grass for almost 6 hours, home at 8 pm, ate, packed up for work, back here at 10:30. Tonight is my last night shift, so when I get home....no bed. I stay up to try to 'cycle' back around to sleeping at night. I'll mow my grass, then son and I plan on kayaking on river. Sleep will happen after the Blackhawks game of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 This issue has come up before. The biggest problem is that kids still might have a hard time getting enough sleep due to all the things they do once school is done. The amount of homework given can take hours to do nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Everyone wish waterboy a happy birthday! he is old. er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Happy b day h-to-oh! You're almost farting dust. Not yet but almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Some high schoolers get on the bus between 5:45 and 6am. To get on the bus at 5:45 you'd have to wake up at 5:20ish at the latest(unless you, uh, walk out of bed and to the bus stop in your PJs), and for many who need more than 30 minutes to take a shower/eat breakfast/etc., even earlier (I would always get up an hour before i had to leave). But for the sake of the argument, we'll use 5:20. It is recommended teens get at least 8 hours of sleep, but let's assume that's unrealistic and shoot for 7. Waking up at 5:20 would thus require you to go to bed between 10:00 and 10:30. That's often just not possible. A lot of kids have after school activities and don't get home until 5-6. Then add the heavy amount of HW that kids taking numerous AP classes have, and going to bed at 10 just won't happen. Plus teenagers experience a circadian rhythm shift causing them to feel alert later at night, making it difficult to go to bed early even if they tried to. I graduated from HS in 2010. There was a stretch during my junior year where on Wednesdays I wouldn't get home until between 10:30-11:00 because of after school stuff. I would finish my HW by 2am, head to bed, and get up four hours later at 5:45am (I was one of the lucky ones in that my bus stop was one of the last ones in the morning). That's just under four hours of sleep...and I wasn't alone. That's not healthy, no matter how one tries to spin it. Nor is it ideal for the best learning. It's easy to say "tell the kids to get off the computer and go to bed at 10:00! Take some accountability!" It's not that simple at all. There are numerous factors at play that make going to bed at a decent hour impossible for many high schoolers. Fairfax isn't the only county discussing this, and for good reason. There has been a lot of research that has gone into this possible change--it's not just being done all willy-nilly. Although I admit to not knowing all the logistics behind it, it's a great idea and I think they should go through with it. I just wish they had implemented later start times when I was in HS. Do you really think any of the things you just listed haven't existed forever? All these extracurricular's that you just mentioned......will they take less time to complete if school starts later? Will students get home earlier if school starts later? Regardless of what time you start the "day", the activities in "it" still take the same amount of time. How exactly is that going to lead to "more" sleep? In fact, under this plan, students will get home later than ever. Sorry, but if you graduated in 2010, I've been teaching 6 years longer than you've been alive. I've seen the changes that have taken place in schools and none of them have to do with sleep. They all have to do with the "powers that be" wanting shining results without any "discomfort". What has changed is that accountability and discipline are dirty words. I'll stick with what I said, this is just another attempt to "fix" things that can only be fixed one way.....with sacrifice and, yes, some suffering. But that's unacceptable in our "everyone's a winner" world. No setbacks allowed. This won't be the cure all that they think it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Everyone wish waterboy a happy birthday! he is old. er. Happy b day h-to-oh! You're almost farting dust. Not yet but almost. Thanks mappy and Bchill. I'm still a kid at heart so expect doody jokes and other general silliness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodhi Cove Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Happy birthday!! I'd make a joke about your age, but, um, well.. Pot/kettle and all that. (((Hugs))). Enjoy your day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Everyone wish waterboy a happy birthday! he is old. er. Happy Birthday H2O, enjoy your day. Many more happy healthy ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Happy birthday!! I'd make a joke about your age, but, um, well.. Pot/kettle and all that. (((Hugs))). Enjoy your day! Thank you! It's a race to see who gets the first AARP card. When that happens I'll cry. Happy Birthday H2O, enjoy your day. Many more happy healthy ones. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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