The Umbrella Rantolution

[SAT 9,609]

And Tiff is not the least bit interested that a couple of my guys are in every newspaper here today. She can't even be bothered to look at a paper that I'm showing her. Because she has absolutely no interest in my livelihood. She really really fing thinks money grows on trees......

I think she's actually jealous of me.....fml......

[Darnell 8,478]

I miss my dogs.....

hey - in one of your half mornings off - get down to a local pet shelter, volunteer yer time.

And Tiff is not the least bit interested that a couple of my guys are in every newspaper here today. She can't even be bothered to look at a paper that I'm showing her. Because she has absolutely no interest in my livelihood. She really really fing thinks money grows on trees......

I think she's actually jealous of me.....fml......

uh oh - you gots the stash, ready to bolt (from job, that is) ?

re: Tiff - uh, who?

[SAT 9,609]

hey - in one of your half mornings off - get down to a local pet shelter, volunteer yer time.

uh oh - you gots the stash, ready to bolt (from job, that is) ?

re: Tiff - uh, who?

I'm waiting for the kiddo to meet her fateful dog.....

And, aren't you supposed to be booking a trip to Tahiti with Frenchy?

[NikLR 13,228]

Funny story; I lost my keys this morning, and just now, while looking for said keys, I found the hardware for Tessa's bed, which I thought I lost in the move. So I went to grab the hardware for my bed I found yesterday, which I thought I also lost in the move, just so it was all together and voila, I found my keys too. LOL!

[kitthekat 1,317]

Making a mess is nothing in the name of building learning skills. And learning to love to learn.

my point is, they are not mutually exclusive. cleaning up teaches good habits too. you can do both.

7 minutes and 30 seconds till i am off work. 7 minutes and 28 seconds now...

[SAT 9,609]

my point is, they are not mutually exclusive. cleaning up teaches good habits too. you can do both.

7 minutes and 30 seconds till i am off work. 7 minutes and 28 seconds now...

Very true. But one greatly outweighs the other. I don't expect my kid to be OCD like tiff. In fact, I got her to love her desk by telling her she can do whatever she wants with it. Well so, she drew all over it. But now she loves the desk.

[NikLR 13,228]

My daughter was begging for a desk in her room to do her homework so her dad rearranged her room (with some input from me) to make sure she could have a desk. Now she likes doing her homework and has a quiet place to work vs the kitchen table.

I was never forced to be tidy as a teenager in my own bedroom, even though I knew how to be. It was just how I was and trust me when I learned in college with roommates that no one likes a mess. Even in my early 20's I'd have a messy room until I had a dresser and hangers. Now I like my room to be neat (even if the bed is rarely made) and the rest of the house to be tidy too. But I'm not insanely cleaning the floor everyday or vacuuming.

I think kids need their own sanctuary and their room becomes that. As long as nothing is growing or smells, the mess stays IN the room, and it gets tidied up for company then it doesn't matter. I just close the door, like my mom did for me.

[SAT 9,609]

Now she likes doing her homework and has a quiet place to work vs the kitchen table.

And that's exactly where Tiff expects the kid to do her homework, or the kitchen table!

But the bed is always made tho.

[SAT 9,609]

Poll.

What brand jeans do you own/ wear/ Prefer to wear?

Me- Levi's

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

Only American Eagle. They seem to be made for my wide hipped body type.

[SAT 9,609]

how bout Dutch?

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

how bout Dutch?

He doesn't much wear jeans, preferring khakis or Carhartts, but I suppose the Eddie Bauer ones.

[Ontarkie 14,304]

I haven't found jean in the US I like. Heck I've barely found cloths that fit right everything is made for short ppl.

Edited December 2, 2014 by Ontarkie

[SAT 9,609]

What did you wear in Canada? Canadian tire jeans?

[Ontarkie 14,304]

What did you wear in Canada? Canadian tire jeans?

Ones that fit

It's been a few years since I've worn jeans. I don't know what they were.

Edited December 2, 2014 by Ontarkie