Couch 47.0 (we finally debugged)

My mother and father both love british comedies... they loved this show that I think was called You've Been Served (about a department store I think)..

Those shows remind me of shows like the Carol Burnett Show... I thought she was hilarious.

Are You Being Served? And it was about a department store. I thought it was quite funny too.

The Thin Blue Line (had rowan atkinson in it) was one of my favorites as was My Hero.

That's it..."you've been served" is more like a court room show

Yes I have laughed to the point of tears watching that show.

well I'm exhausted and I'm calling it a night.

"...and I am unanimous in this..." - Mrs Slocom (sp?)

Others I love are
The Vicar of Dibley
Black Adder
French and Saunders
frye and Laurie

I love all those, especially Fry and Laurie

Morning peeps. I survived the last few days with the mother at the happiest place on earth. Disney. Trust me when i say the mothers mind ain't right. It is scary. I know this sounds crazy but it seems like she wants to no effort into thinking about anything. Not even willing to try to figure out the simplest concepts. Like taking a picture. It is madning at best anyway enough about bad things and look at the positive. Only 4days left with the mother and I can leave her with her helpless mind set. How's you all doin

(((((((chickie))))))))

Glad she isn't taking you down! Miss you tons, can't wait for you to get back.

Its cloudy/rainy and I have a mani-pedi scheduled for 10.

I kind of get what you mean Stopdog. I have been grieved by the kid's age. I listened to all the people who know him talk about what a sweet kid he is, and it grieves me that he's found himself in so much trouble. 19 yr old's aren't quite there emotionally, and I assume he was sucked in by his brother. The older one was my son's age. Still young, and another life lost in this tragedy. So I have thought of them, even though I have said things like "string him up in the commons" in the heat of emotion. I would actually be appalled if that was to happen. Still another part of me looks at my kids, who are very good kids, and I know NO ONE would ever be able to talk them into doing such things. Maybe my kids are the lucky ones.

I felt similar about the Newtown incident. That young kid, messed up in the head. It makes me so sad that no one saw that and helped him. It grieves me to think of his dad and brother who are left with his memory as the Newtown slaughterer.

I like British comedy, but I often am left wondering what they said. It's kind of like the show "Lie to Me", which I loved, but frequently I had a hard time understanding the lead character. I don't do well with accents.

Hey Chica I miss you also. I hope the move and all is settling down now. I think looking for a new T is a good idea. Somehow I just can't see you as being addicted to T

I have two nephews who were born a month apart. One was my brothers son, one my sisters. They were very close (still are). My sisters son was trouble from day one. He had a mean disposition. My brother's was trouble, but more in an impish way. When they were 19, my sisters son decided to counterfeit money. He printed a bunch and used it around town. He then brought the printer to my brother's house and showed his son. My brother's son talked him into ditching the printer, and they threw the printed money into the river. Well, of course the feds were on to them and were watching the houses. They took my sister's son into custudy relatively easily, but for some reason they thought my brother's son was the mastermind. They raided my brother's house. Held my brother down at gun point and beat his son fracturing his orbit. They pulled out light fixtures, cut holes in walls, broke dresser drawers and closet doors. My sister's son did time, my brother's son did not. So in the end he was proven innocent, but what a way to treat an innocent kid.

BTW: my brother's son is married with kids now, he's a great dad and hard worker. My sisters son is serving time for another drug related scheme he got into last year. To futher confuse things: my sister raised her kids as devout Christians, my brother was an alcoholic non-father.

Morning all. Got up super early (for me) to help my daughter get to a National History day competition. They won at the Regionals, so they are going to State. It has been a yucky morning so far and my daughter (who has been ill), was so SO SO SO freaking whiny and pissy. I feel badly for her, but dang, it's rough when I'm the one she's taking her frustration and fatigue and general malaise out on. Now I'm exhausted and cannot get back to sleep.

I have been having these flashes of absolute RAGE for the last week also. Trying to hold it together, but at this point, I'm not sure how much longer I will be successful. Even my animals are driving me up a wall. We have one elderly cat and she has dementia or something and just forgets where her food and water are and before we noticed, almost died of dehydration. Now we take her two or three times a day and put her in front of the food and water. She's overjoyed to see the food and water. She'll eat and drink for a few seconds, forget what she's doing and wander off. I bring her back and she's overjoyed to see the food and water again. Anyway, she has also started just peeing or pooping wherever she happens to be when the urge hits her and that's the part that is just enraging me. I KNOW she's not doing it on purpose and I'm still having trouble with my anger. We have another older cat, who for some reason, has turned into Mr. Clingy this week, and he keeps reaching out a paw and touching me constantly if he doesn't have my undivided attention (like he's tapped me four times already while I type this giant long rant). Again, that should be considered sweet, right? No! I am having a hard time not just screaming at him. Ugh. I need to get a grip.

(((MKAC))) You have a lot to be angry about. You dumped some stuff in MC this week. You've been worried sick about your daughter. Having a sick kid in itself is enraging because you are powerless in it. You have no control over making her better and you are at the mercy of doctors who don't know and care for her as much as you do. Take a hot bath, drink some chamomile tea, listen to M & S. Self soothe. If all else fails, you can grab some wine as soon as the clock strikes noon. Sometimes I even pop some melatonin when I feel like that. Also, I usually try to remember that my daughter is PMS'ing right about the same time that I am.

(my daughter and I were battling all week)

SD - I thought I might be the only one here who occasionally watches "Are You Being Served?" I also like "Keeping Up Appearances."

Thanks, Wikid. My daughter is in fact PMS'ing as well. LOL. And we have had this weird thing where my body keeps trying to sync with her cycle despite the fact that I am on birth control pills and this is not when I "should" be having my period. I keep resisting adjusting my pill cycle because I thought two of us cycling at the same time would be baaaadddddd. LOL.

You are going to sync up regardless, so you may as well adjust your pills. It's nature. Then at least you can both know that the other is PMS'ing and maybe laugh about it once in a while. I had a hysterectomy, so I no longer get periods...but I still cycle. Really weird.

Demented old cats are rough. We had one who would get lost if she left the room we were in - she would sit and just wail/scream until one of us went to her or called loud enough for her to hear and then she be all like "yea, I am found" - it was challenging when she would do it in the middle of the night.

Mrs. Bucket: "Bouquet Residence..."

I am laughing because of how hard I find East coast accents to understand.

Hi all.. Cold and gloomy day. The morning started at 6:30 with two impatient tantruming little kids. When do they out grown tantrums???

I was supposed to have a sister day, but her mom is not sure she wants me to hang out with her because of the strep and tonsilities that has been going aroun0d in our family. I told her I would understand, but that we are all on antibiotics and that we shouldn't be contagious. So, if we aren't going to hang out I think I may do some cleaning then take my daugther to get some shoes as we only ended up with rainboots for her last weekend on our shoe shopping adventure.

healed, I've 45 and just had a major temper tantrum, so not sure when temper tantrums are outgrown.

I like to throw fits too...

If you're the Federales, where are your badges?

Wow, I was too busy to log on yesterday and the couch explodes. Oh well, I am too lazy to catch up on the old couch, plus the new couch, so I'll just jump back in here.

It is getting near the end of the year here for school, so I was talking with one of the other assistants in the room and the teacher about maybe having a "graduation" ceremony for the 8th graders and giving the 7th graders something too so they don't feel left out. They both thought it was a good idea, so I was making awards last night. I made a fun award (i.e. - best athlete, best artist, computer whiz, etc.) for each kid. I also made a citizenship award (i.e. - most helpful, outstanding leadership, awesome attitude, etc.) for each kid. And I made a certificate of completion for each 7th grader and a middle school diploma for each 8th grader. So, each kid can get 3 awards (our class only has 6 kids, so it's not overboard). I also made a program that I can copy to give to the people that attend the ceremony. We are planning to have it around the 10th of May (since school is out the 22nd).

I thought we should have a "party" (i.e. - social gathering) after the cermony, but the teacher didn't agree to that, but the other assistant did, so we are going to try to "convince" the teacher and persuade her that it is a good idea.

I love the kids. Not in a romantic way, just a appreciation type of way. I love doing things for them. If I don't get a teaching job and have to be an assistant again next year, I hope I can be in the autistic room again. They are so fun to work with.