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[drumstick diva]

Thank Heaven

 

[getaclue]

YAY!!!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

My weekend person called out at 0100 this morning... and I've got a full day of meetings and stuff, so looks like I'll be covering it without a day off for sewing

All work and no sewing makes for a very crabby SCG.

I can hope for a day off next week.

I get to candle my eggs tonight, though. Today is day 7 so should be able to see something.

We got a ton of rain yesterday, the ice is back in full force. I plan to also spend some quality time with my driveway this evening, attempting to make it passable.

 

[Bunnylady]

Hope you see lots of healthy little embryos in those eggs.

We got a lot of rain yesterday too (about 2 inches), but at least mud is nowhere near as dangerous as ice. Be careful on that bobsled run driveway!

well getting late but they found the boy safe he wandered down the road to another town
Goodnight he is alright

The "other town" part is a misunderstanding - Cayton is just a crossroad less than a mile from the road that the grandmother lives on. Like a lot of North Carolina, that's very much a rural area; the little boy was lost in the woods, and he was found in the woods, but yes indeed, thank the Lord the child is safe!

 

[bruceha2000]

A mile is still a long way for a kid that age to wander!! Sure glad he is safe.

@superchemicalgirl Is weekend person physically ill or sick of working for no paycheck?
Sorry you have to pick up the slack the whole thing sucks.

PLEASE stay safe on that driveway. Did your luggage ever show up?

 

[Bunnylady]

A mile is still a long way for a kid that age to wander!!

He didn't go a mile, more like a quarter of a mile. North Carolina is one of those places where every bump, dip, curve and stop sign has its own place name, possibly only known to locals. When the Sheriff's Department reported that the child had been found, they said "near Cayton." He had been lost near Cayton; Ernul is a few miles away, but my guess is that it's where the post office is located.

 

[drumstick diva]

Bunny I have found mud, real March type mud is much worse than Ice. Also walking on acorns is a disaster in the making. Like having ball bearings on the bottom of your shoes.

 

[getaclue]

A mile is nothing for a 3 year old to travel, and quickly. They can climb over fences too. We have 2.5 acres for my grandkids to wander around on, and play. We have a surveillance system. It's normal for them to go outside, and play. Not long ago, I told how the 3 & 5 year old "escaped" and went down the driveway to our neighbor's house, that trains dogs. They decided they wanted to visit the dogs, so off they went. It's about 1/4 mile to the end of the drive, to get to the neighbor's house. Fortunately, they had their walki-talkies, and I had mine on. I heard a man's voice coming over the walki-talkie. They managed to do 1/4 mile in the time it took me to use the restroom, refill my coffee cup, and get back outside. I know they can do a half mile faster than we adults can, because they go with us to check the mail. 1/4 mile each way.

In all the time they've been here, they've never left our yard without an adult before. We did not scream, and yell at them. No one had really told them they couldn't leave the yard without an adult being with them. We talked to them, and explained the rule. The kids were upset that they had scared when they left, and no adult knew where they were.

 

[sharron]

I think they don't make grandmas like the used to. I've read on Foxnews.com, etc. that some grandmas have been deliberately abandoning gr.kids or murdering them to get away from watching them.

we didn't take our great grandkids, we just too old and have to many aches and pains to handle a couple of boys (or girls) our ex dil took the youngest and someone else adopted the older, maybe we're not good people for not taking them but really just couldn't handle it health wise

 

[sharron]

I think they don't make grandmas like the used to. I've read on Foxnews.com, etc. that some grandmas have been deliberately abandoning gr.kids or murdering them to get away from watching them.

can't like those grand ma's