Parenting Chat Thread #2 (game, smart, grandmother, husband)

[FinsterRufus]

Originally Posted by ohiogirl22

Also I would like to add I like to leave the TV on when I run out because "I like to have someone to come home to" and for some reason my friend on the trip found this really stupid and wouldn't let me do it.

That's ok I made her be Aladdin during our "whole new world" reenactment.

I totally understand that. I leave it on "for the dog". But I don't like a quiet house when I come home, and I definitely would leave it on if I lived alone.

[maciesmom]

Leaving a TV or radio on is also supposed to be a crime deterrent. Most thieves prefer that no one be home....a TV or radio on kind of makes one wonder if there isn't someone home after all or whether if someone left, they didn't just "pop out" for a short minute....and will walk back in at any time.

Re the "quiet house" thing...my mom and my DH are like that...if they are home alone, there is always something "on"...Me? I'm the opposite. I love a quiet house and if I'm home alone there is usually nothing on, unless there is a specific show on TV that I want to see....

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

Leaving a TV or radio on is also supposed to be a crime deterrent. Most thieves prefer that no one be home....a TV or radio on kind of makes one wonder if there isn't someone home after all or whether if someone left, they didn't just "pop out" for a short minute....and will walk back in at any time.

this makes way more sense than leaving it on just for noise when you walk in the door. That's a waste of electricity.

[Zimbochick]

Originally Posted by Hopes

I sure did show my ass today!

I do think that calls for an ass joke!

The Pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The Pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in another race and it won again.

The local paper read:

PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the Pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.

The next day the local paper headline read:

BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS.

This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Pastor to get rid of the donkey. The Pastor decided to give it to a Nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The Bishop fainted.

He informed the Nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey so she sold it to a farmer for $10.

The next day the paper read:

NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Nun to buy back the
donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.

The next day the headlines read:

NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

The Bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion
can bring you much grief and misery . . even shorten your life.

So be yourself and enjoy life.

Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier
and live longer!

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by DewDropInn

I found good, old Vicks 44. It comes in "Dry Cough" (cough only) and "Custom Care" (cough and chest congestion). Would you believe I had to show I was over 18 to buy it? Must be the alcohol in it.

Isn't that annoying? I forgot my driver's license when I went to buy cold medicine last week. The lady behind me offered for me to use hers. I was that noticably sick that she took pity on me. Afterwards, she jokingly warned me to not go home and make meth.

Originally Posted by DewDropInn

And, yes, my DH has left the gas grill on. When he does that I get all mean and make him lug the cannister down to the gas station to refill it.

I'm not very successful in making my husband do anything. I'm ashamed to say that he's not well trained.

But two weeks ago, I managed to keep his mouth shut about the prices on the menu when we went out to lunch.

I informed him ahead of time that I would walk out of the restaurant and leave him at the table if he even mumbled a word to me about it.

He behaved. We had a great lunch. You'd think after 18 years together, I would have made more progress in the training hubby department though.

Originally Posted by jkcoop

I could broil it, but it's just not the same. So I'm off to the tank filler upper place once my son gets home. I don't want to use my car....

You're making me want to grill fish tonight when I already had spinach/chicken pasta planned. I wonder if we have propane....

Originally Posted by ohiogirl22

I went to Washington DC. We just wanted to get out of the city for a little bit and we are "blessed" to have the Megabus which ended up being $48 round trip. If you book in advanced you can get it for like $15 or even $3. It's really great. Plus we got a room at a nice hotel for $117 a night.

It was fun. We went to the air and space museum and the holocaust museum. However the day passes for the permanent exhibits where all taken by the time we got there so we only got to see the special exhibits. There was one called "Daniels Story" which is an actual house you walk through and read his journal pages and open drawers and stuff of a boy who lived during WW2. It's not a true story but it's supposed to represent a story of a boy living during that time. Though there was one room where a laughter sound was played in the background which me and my friend found a little bit "horror movie" like creepy.

I love going to DC. This year I plan to go to the art museum. All the times I've been there, I've never gone to see the paintings.

Originally Posted by ohiogirl22

We also did our fair share of going out. Really funny story. A boy who was obvious just over the drinking age came up to hit on me. His pick up line was "You are lucky that you just met the richest guy in the club" so he bought my friend and I drinks and his card we declined. I was embarrassed for him! ahaha.

That's priceless! He sort of deserved it with such a terrible pick up line. Where do guys come up with these lines?

He's lucky it was you, who felt embarrassed for him, instead of someone who rubbed his nose in it.

[DewDropInn]

Originally Posted by ohiogirl22

It was fun. We went to the air and space museum

Ohiogirl, When you walk in, are there still big, black, round boosters from the Atlas Rocket hanging above your head?

Those are my Daddy's!!

[ohiogirl22]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

Re the "quiet house" thing...my mom and my DH are like that...if they are home alone, there is always something "on"...Me? I'm the opposite. I love a quiet house and if I'm home alone there is usually nothing on, unless there is a specific show on TV that I want to see....

When I watch tv everyone tells me I keep it on a whisper. I always watch Skins on Mondays and the last two weeks, this guy I've been hanging out with has come over to watch it. He told me "I only see this show when I'm at your place but I don't know what its about because you always have it muted"

[ohiogirl22]

Originally Posted by Hopes

He's lucky it was you, who felt embarrassed for him, instead of someone who rubbed his nose in it.

Actually, his second pick up line, after he managed to pay the $20 for 3 drinks was "I go to a school called Johns Hopkins, ever heard of it, its the best there is" and I was like "What's the deal with the declined credit cards". And he said "Well my parents only put $100 on each card at a time"

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

Must be your Oil of Olay working!

Speaking of that. My sister swears by Shiseido's eye cream. I think I might break down and try it. Don't throw tomatoes at me. I'm just trying it! LOL

Originally Posted by Zimbochick

I do think that calls for an ass joke!

That's hillarious! This is the first time ever on CD I've read something worthy of printing out! I'm putting it on my refrigerator!

[maciesmom]

Originally Posted by Hopes

Speaking of that. My sister swears by Shiseido's eye cream. I think I might break down and try it. Don't throw tomatoes at me. I'm just trying it! LOL


That's hillarious! This is the first time ever on CD I've read something worthy of printing out! I'm putting it on my refrigerator!

No tomatoes - do what works for you....

Just don't start telling everyone that unless you are doing RetinA that you are lazy and on the path to being old and wrinkled and will never ever look as good as Suzanne Somers