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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/19/2008 5:17:56 PM
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Kath
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Noah and I had it out today. I'm glad we're not homeschooling next year. I totally don't get how he can be so good in school and then when he's home, it's nothing but backtalk and whining. Is it me?
No, I have the same thing. Other than falling asleep in the morning, I never hear bad things about Mike. His Resource teacher didn't even know he swears. But here he swears so bad I tell him sometimes I think he has tourettes. He throws things, threatens me, kicks, pounds the table, refuses to go to bed, on and on. It's awful. Sometimes I think I am counting down the days till he moves out.  That makes me feel like a terrible mother.
Thanks Roberta, I missed it because I never go in that folder unless there is a ticket.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/19/2008 5:20:36 PM
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That makes me feel like a terrible mother.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/19/2008 5:22:49 PM
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I actually threatened to call his teacher and tell her how he is acting. I told him if it's not okay to act like that at school, then it obviously isn't okay to talk to your mother like that. It did shut him up for a little while. Brian had a "conversation" with him a couple days ago and he was much better yesterday. Then today, back to how he was the other day. Ugh.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 6:55:33 PM
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Hi all,
Sorry I haven't been around lately. My school work got a little heavy for a while and then the computer had some problems. And it can be really tough sometimes to get to the computer with my dh (also known as child number 4 with some things) and dd #1.
Anyway, I just want you all to know that even if I'm not on line I think of you all and pray for you all. I hope you all are getting some rest and relaxation from all the pressures of life.
As for the Quinn family we are doing O.K. Dh is being house husband and looking for a church to either hire him part time or take him on as an intern. On father's day he won tickets for a baseball game. We have a AAA team here, that is the step just below the major leagues and we are both huge baseball fans. A few days before fathers day we got a letter from a group here that assists churches in setting up special needs ministries. They are going to be having a respite night for families, they will provide childcare free of charge for your special needs child and two siblings for 3 hours. They will be doing this once a month for June, July and August. The June night is the same night as a home game so we will be going to that. Jessica is just hanging out, she's going a little nuts because she can't swim for a few days, ear infection, so she doesn't have much to do. The twins are in summer school half the day. They have a pretty good teacher who is at least working with them at their level. Unfortunately, this isn't always true. The school district takes any teacher that wants to teach and uses them. One year, I think the girls were between 1st and 2nd, they had a regular ed 6th grade teacher that was horrid. I pulled them out and filed a complaint. Most of the time it is just that the teachers tend to baby them.
So that is about it here. I pray for those of you facing severe weather, I'm thankful we don't have those issues, just a lot of heat. Today is 108....yuck!
Love and prayers,
Kim Q
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 6:58:00 PM
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I know I must sound like a terrible mom/aunt for this, but I CAN'T WAIT FOR SCHOOL TO START AGAIN!
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 8:59:03 PM
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Aryn is leaving tomorrow for her trip with my parents and niece. We went and bought her a new camera today - just for her. Cost us a little bit but it's worth it because Aryn will definitely use it!
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Brian goes back to work on the 7th of July!!!!!!!!!!
He got a certified letter in the mail today saying that they are calling back some of those that faced involuntary layoffs and that he can start back to work on the 7th! Now we just have to wait to find out if he will still get his vacation that we had planned on taking the end of July/first of August!
Tis going to be a GOOD thing!
So I'm going to scan the rest of the forums and then go and enjoy some very nicely grilled bbq ribs! - Kinda of a celebration around here!
Blessings,
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 9:38:38 PM
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Garsy, that is ~*~ FANTASTIC ~*~ news!!!
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 9:42:19 PM
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That's wonderful Garsy!
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 9:42:46 PM
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Garsy, that is ~*~ FANTASTIC ~*~ news!!!
I agree!!! I am so glad to hear that! Thanks, God!!!
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 11:17:03 PM
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Actually, Nick's mother has complained in court that we don't have him call her every day. We told the judge it was too disruptive to our family time and that we rarely call him there, except for special days...first day of school, his birthday, etc. The judge told her she was being unreasonable and we didn't have to call her ever. But our situation is way different than yours, it sounds. I wish J was that reasonable about us having Nick.[/color]
Nope, I wasn't offended by your post. I see you as being in my situation except you are in my husband's role. I finally got up the nerve to just call my ex husband's cell phone. The message I left had a bit of a snotty tone to it, but basically I said that since we accomodate his calls when we are on vacation and encourage Jake to call him, that I would expect the same.
Not 15 minutes later, Jake calls me and told me that he got to listen to the message I left for his dad and then he said that he didn't have any calls on his phone. Ok, when you have calls and voice mail, the minute you turn that phone on, it beeps at you. So either his phone was never turned on, or someone else turned it on and either listened to the messages and didn't say anything, or just turned it on and off so that the phone would reset itself.
Since Jake told me that he didn't see any of my calls, I am thinking that someone else was playing with his phone. Then he said he couldn't find my voice mails. I asked him if they knew his password and he told me that they helped him make it. So now, his entire phone is going to have a password on it and only HE is going to be able to get to anything in it.
I always ask my ex to have him call me when they get there, once or twice through the week and when they get home so I know they made it safely. This has been going on for 11 years so it isn't anything new.
When I spoke with Jake on Thursday, I asked him to call me when he got home and he did. So at least by this time tomorrow, he will be sleeping in his bed. But as for my ex, we are going strictly by the parenting agreement now. I am not going to let them do that to him. And what business did they have letting him listen to the message I left for his father? At least it wasn't bad. Just my tone of voice was not very nice. But still. He tells me that Jake isn't old enough to make his own decesions, but yet he is old enough to be dragged into this? I don't think so.
But I am thankful that tomorrow I will have him back and not have to deal with this for another year. I do wonder what my ex is going to do when he gets to that age where he doesn't just shut up and listen to the lies that are fed to him. That is going to happen. Then what?
Today my girls had their dance recital. It was fun. I volunteered to work backstage for the first show and it was interesting to see how they got so many dancers on and off the stage so fast. I liked it. Then for the second and third show, I sat in a seat and watched. There are so many dancers at this school that if they did it all in one show, you would be there for hours, so they split it up into 4 shows. The only problem is that Kali is on an All Stars team and she needed to be at two shows for that, plus she was in two other dances for her class. Then Kay had one dance.
Garcy, I am glad to hear about your husband. I do hope you can still have your vacation too. That would be awesome.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 11:18:11 PM
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I know I must sound like a terrible mom/aunt for this, but I CAN'T WAIT FOR SCHOOL TO START AGAIN!
LOL, and I feel like summer is too short. Funny how we all have our different perspectives. And no, you don't sound terrible. You sound like a woman who has been surrounded with kids all of the time.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 11:21:50 PM
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I know I must sound like a terrible mom/aunt for this, but I CAN'T WAIT FOR SCHOOL TO START AGAIN!
LOL, and I feel like summer is too short. Funny how we all have our different perspectives. And no, you don't sound terrible. You sound like a woman who has been surrounded with kids all of the time.
It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for my niece, J-8. Not only is she very active, she's very disrespectful and mean to just about everyone! It takes about 3 hours before I'm tired of giving her time-outs, etc.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 11:43:49 PM
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It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for my niece, J-8. Not only is she very active, she's very disrespectful and mean to just about everyone! It takes about 3 hours before I'm tired of giving her time-outs, etc.
When I have kids like that, I teach them to bake. You would be surprised how long two hyper active 11 year old boys will decorate gingerbreadmen cookies if you give them enough stuff. Bread is a great thing to because they have to focus on it, then they can watch it through the entire process and taste the results.
I don't know what it is about baking, but if you can get her to sit through that, you might get her calmed down enough and be able to have an actual conversation. It worked for me with many kids. I had alot of sassy ones, but there were a few that I just coulnd't do anything with.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 11:46:25 PM
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Kath- yes, I'm home full time right now. I'm not going to look for work until school starts again or sis won't have anyone to watch the girls.
Tracy- I love to bake but we just have a few window A/Cs and none of them are in the kitchen. HOT! HOT! HOT!
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/21/2008 11:49:40 PM
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Tracy- I love to bake but we just have a few window A/Cs and none of them are in the kitchen. HOT! HOT! HOT!
Wow, well, lots of outside time it is then. LOL. I am so happy it is summer, but I just wish we could hurry up and get our move over with. We move on tuesday and I don't feel like I can make it til then. I am literally boxed in my house. But at least we get to start over in a new house. My family needs this for so many reasons. I can't explain them all, but it all has to do with family, bad neighbors and memories.
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/22/2008 12:41:05 AM
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I was going to say Roberta, that I've read enough of your posts and I don't think you are a bad mom for being ready for school to start!
I will say that I think that the first week or so of school being out is the hardest though, as everyone gets used to a new routine.
Kim, I'm glad that you could stop by! Very cool about going to the game!
I'm glad you got to talk to your son Tracy, I hope you can get the rest straightened out.
(((((Kath)))))
Yay Garsy!
Donna, I hope Noah is doing better.
I was very glad to get home this evening. This morning the radio station had an open house with some activities, so we went there for a bit. Came home and got drinks, and went to the town where hubby works and picked him up to go to their "picnic" at the zoo. We ate, and then went through the museum. Then we started going through the zoo. Then I realized that the zoo closed at five. Hubby can take a long time there, so that was good in a way; we had to pick up the pace a bit. My middle two have been to the zoo enough times that they didn't care. And R was tired by then.
Then we stopped at a couple of stores before we came home, and I went to the grocery store right when I got home. I was very glad to get the kids to bed tonight. Hubby went back to work after the zoo so it was a long day for him too.
My daughter called me excited because she gets to be a counselor again next week, at a girls junior high camp.
Dee
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/22/2008 4:59:47 PM
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Yippie Tracy!!!
My girl has been gone for 8 hours now! I know they are in Canada, but don't know how close they are to their destination. She's not coming home til Friday late!
We have a sign up night for cub scouts tonight. Ethan is going to stay in and join a new pack that is starting at a church just down the street! The cub master is a great guy and Ethan adores him! And the best part that even with Brian going back to work he'll be able to help with Ethan's pack because the meetings are going to be on SUNDAY nights! I'm going to volunteer to be the Packs communications person, just so what has happened in past packs doesn't happen here. I may even start a Pack Blog so anyone with internet access can log on and see what's happening.
Anyway that's happening in about an hour so I need to get my men fed. Zoe's spent nearly the entire day at her friend's house again. I tell them to send her home when they tire of her - but I usually have to go and get her!
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/22/2008 8:06:59 PM
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Garcy, my friend did that on one of his mission trips. It was cool to see how things were going and as a parent, I would love to be able to have that.
Kath, yes, I am happy. He is home now. AND he didn't have too many complaints. He told me all the good things they did. But he did mention that his Step Mom didn't spend much time with them. In my book that is a plus because this may sound harsh, but from the way he talks about her, she is poision to his brain. He did say that she tried to fake cry when she was letting him know that he made her feel bad when he didn't move quick enough for her. But if that is the worst thing she said to him, I am ok with it because he was amused when he was telling me the story.
But now I don't have to deal with this for another year. I wouldn't mind so much if I felt comfortalble with him being gone and knowing he was not being manipulated or distracted from his family here. He missed alot and he knows it. It would have been nice if he could have talked to his sisters once or twice too. I think they don't even realize that he has those bonds and it does affect everybody when one person leaves and you don't hear from them for that long.
But I am breathing a small sigh of relief right now. It would be bigger, but as I sit here typing, the view of my livingroom window is a wall of boxes. I need to move. I can't wait. Then I get to make my new yard look pretty if I don't kill anything. But I did go check on the plants I planted last weekend and they are still standing. LOL
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RE: Jumping Jiminee, it's June already! - 6/22/2008 8:16:55 PM
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I'm glad he's home and you don't have to do it again soon.
I don't think Nick's mother gets that he has bonds to his siblings here either. Brian has told her more than once that the kids ask for Nick constantly when he's not here and that Hannah especially takes it really hard when he's gone a long time. She cries a lot for him.  Then they fight the whole time he's here. 
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