The Front Porch Swing

[LindaB220]

The way the books I mentioned were written, I don't think the writer, the proofreader, the manuscript screeners, the editor nor even the publisher even THINK we have brain cells!

But how dumb are they if they don't catch on !!!!

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

How many eggs do you think this one is hiding? She is due some time around the 19th. I think. I'm a terrible midwife.

ETA: I just double checked. She should hatch in a week! I can hardly wait!

And the tree from a different angle so you can see how large it is.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: No I havent.... Probably wont ever be able to... sigh. I will have to ask her what town she was born near Utleyville. Pretty much a grocery store post office. and a single house.


Grandma told me the story of her job.... They sent every one to aircraft school so they would know what to do... When done she and a friend were paired up and sent out to the end of the air field.... What sat there was obviously a plane that had been shot down.... They were to remove every screw nut bolt and rivet sort them out according to size and if they were reusable and save every piece or part that could be reused. Then send the rest to recycling. It gets hot on those airfields so the boss set up a tent of sorts.... Big tarp thrown over the plane.

deb

 

[LindaB220]

I am expecting more than one 110 degree day up at my house.... Possibly at least a weeks worth along with several days of 105.

I have budget in for a second water tank for Katee which will be installed in the shade and plumbed for draining. I want to retire her old one and move it and give it a good scrubbing and have it in reserve.... This way I can plumb it too Possibly using it in the big coop as a reservior to eventually fill the chickens water.

I neeed to get the whole water works back to functioning the way its supposed to. So the new tub will be the start

deb

I'm thinking that even though my coop is in a lot of shade late morning onwards, I still need a misting system in the run. Maybe just invest in a sprinkler. ha

 

[heartsizedfarm]

I remember the romance novels on metal carousels in the drugstore I would skim speed read, just try to get to the end while my folks were shopping. And I remember one ended with the hero embracing the heroine "and his arms around her felt as close and powerful as a steel trap." And I was just a kid but I remember thinking something like ***! Is anybody actually reading this with any perception!!?

 

[rrrmamma]

No I havent.... Probably wont ever be able to... sigh. I will have to ask her what town she was born near Utleyville. Pretty much a grocery store post office. and a single house.


Grandma told me the story of her job.... They sent every one to aircraft school so they would know what to do... When done she and a friend were paired up and sent out to the end of the air field.... What sat there was obviously a plane that had been shot down.... They were to remove every screw nut bolt and rivet sort them out according to size and if they were reusable and save every piece or part that could be reused. Then send the rest to recycling. It gets hot on those airfields so the boss set up a tent of sorts.... Big tarp thrown over the plane.

deb

They were some tough women. Can you imagine the uproar that would happen today under those work conditions!

 

[Triple Willow]

That would never, never, never happen in my area.   She would have been arrested.  Kids get away with a lot today but try to discipline them and you're busted.  It happened several times when I worked at the DA's office.  Ended up costing the parents a lot of humiliation and money and no lesson learned by teen.  

I think that is why a lot of kids act the way they do. They know they can do what they want and "the authorities" will back them up. Then when they end up doing something horrific or in prison people wonder what happened and why their parents didn't raise them better. Doesn't make any sense.

 

[lovingmyhens]

Oh, I forgot to share this.  

My mom has a condo and she had this lady lined up to rent it in March.  Her boyfriend snuck his name in on the lease too. The handyman at the condos saw the guy and asked my mom about him. He told her to talk to the management company about him so she called her and found out that he was a disbarred attorney and was not a very nice man.  He had lit his girlfriend on fire a few days earlier and she was in the hospital.  Need I say they did not pass the background check and requirements for living in my mom's condo?  She was really worried that he was still going to try and move in, but he didn't.  She has since decided to sell the condo. It closes the end of the month.

You can read about the incident here.  It was also on the local news in M/SP last night. It was probably in the local paper too, but my mom sent me that link....  I hope they lock this guy up for a long time.  

That is incredibly sad

 

[downrangechick]

I could fix it fairly well if I could get him to not "hit and run" to his mom's house... I'm done with this kid (for now), but I don't think his mom realizes how much trouble she has to deal with. This has been years in the making, we have tried our best to be consistent, but when she has trained the poor kid to not listen to us, and that she will rescue him whenever he has to deal with consequences (she tells him we don't know how to parent at all so he doesn't have to listen to us), then what can we do? She's also had him memorize the child help line in case we ever hit him (we don't), but somehow he would never think of calling it on her when she slaps him upside the head several times a week because "she would kill him". Heck, the neighbours at her apartment have called the cops on her!


So... what can we do? Well, he has chosen to stay with her instead of move with us, so all we can do is give him the tools... We met with his psychologist and described the situation and our concerns (with him there), so now it's in his boat, and his mom is even more upset at him because he told us what was happening. It could go either way now, he doesn't talk to us anymore (because it could get back to his mom), or he could get some backbone and deal with his mom's abuse, or he could just completely collapse and be a complete mess.... And I don't want to deal with him with the 2 young ones around. I Already have my concerns with the way he "plays" with our 4yo daughter. I can't leave him and her in the same room without an adult around. Heaven forbid I tell his mother that, I would definitely be 'insane, and not know what I'm talking about - just out to get him because I hate him." OY!


Yep, moving day can't come soon enough!
Oh my gosh. We do share the same kid. Mine is 8 goin on 9. I have a 3 year old daughter that he can not be left alone with. It's sucking . I have to watch his every move. It is so stressful and really takes a strain on my marriage. I know every emotion you are going through. I feel guilty also but even his counselor can't help us. His next step is military school. He already goes to a special school for some issues and that started in 1st grade. His mother sees nothing wrong with his behavior and all of us are nuts. He don't like me because I am a huge rule and consequence enforcer. I feel your pain.


ANd this is the first time I have let that out on a public forum... such a relief!

Well that didn't put a word I wrote in it! We do share the same kid. I feel your pain. Mine is 8 tho. Has been in a special school since 1st grade for his issues. Next step is military school. His mother is a felon for stealing money. Like 125,000! She got just probation. I can't leave him with my 3yr old daughter a lone. I thought I seen him doing suspicious things so I won't take that chance. He chases his sister with knives and a whole lot of other crap. His counselor doesn't have any suggestions for us. He does not like me at all. As I am the ruler maker and consequence enforcer. This has taken a huge toll on my marriage and our family life. It is a lot of work. I am so sorry for you.

 

[lovingmyhens]

Hello from NY! Western NY.. that is... this is a great idea. It is nice to come here to chat with people!

Hello! The more the merrier!! So nice to meet you!