<p>Ahh, jewish intervention much more effective. although currently not working on S3 who is only 7.</p>
<p>Well it is only 8 am and I can tell it is going to be a doosie!! </p>
<p>7;15 DD hurls lacrosse ball at S1 and takes out light next to front door.</p>
<p>7;45 S4 throws gravel at S3 for riding his bike. (S4 has not gotten the sharing thing down yet.)</p>
<p>8;00 S1 goes to school having taking uniform pants out of backpack, looking really bad, waiting for call from uptight school.</p>
<p>oh and then I pull away before lacrosse equip is out of trunk, so it falls in street, kid is lucky i didn’t back up</p>
<p>and couldn’t get out to help because i thought I would try out the BATHROBE this morning, you know the pretty one with embroidered flowers from my 90 year old grandmother!</p>
<p>I am headed for the back booth, wish I could stay there all day!!</p>
<p>Oh yes, one more thing to share. DH got conned into getting S3 and S4 ( mind you they are 7 and 9) their own cell phones on on outing yesterday!!</p>
<p>Needless to say I have no left in house that I am talking to!!</p>
<p>SBMom–best band story ever. Reminds me of “Music Man” where the kids use the “think” method and their adoring parents LOVE it!</p>
<p>I have one warm furry bathrobe I have had for years. It doesn’t get worn out cause usually in the mornings I throw on a sweatshirt over the sleep pants in case I have to go out in the car and then get OUT of the car in front of God and everybody.</p>
<p>The “O” gene - perfect description of the males in this house. I’ll be using that one.</p>
<p>4giggles - hope the day gets better for you. At least you WERE wearing your bathrobe!</p>
<p>I am taking d to eye doc to check out her “flashes of light” that she mentioned last night. Apparently it is a major sign of a detached retina. Which, should that be the case will require immediate surgery. Sigh. </p>
<p>Expect the worst and hope for the best. I’m tired of being a mom today. I would like to go back to bed. Excuse me while I go put the calm and pleasant demeanor back on. Right after I finish my drink here…</p>
<p>Zimmer, I have had “ocular migraines” with those flashes of light, definitely do ask about them, they’re annoying but not anything requiring surgery!</p>
<p>I am knocking heavily on the wood dining table as I type (don’t ask me how I do that, ha), but the outlook for graduation seems good this morning. I’ll know for sure in about two more hours… keep the vibes positive, yo. And someone throw a treat to the marmots, they’ve been working overtime this week! (At least I slept last night, finally!)</p>
<p>Joining Alu here. Bathrobe Boycott Gals Unite!</p>
<p>Okay, I’ve got two, but I might as well not have them. MUCH prefer the sweats/slippers/grungy top get-up for lolling about and/or working at home. I’ve even got a really cool Jeanne MARC cotton abstract print one, which is great to look at but worthless for warmth. My terry one works, but I’d rather the sweats. </p>
<p>“Music only a mother could love.” That was my epithet for middle-school and grammar-school band concerts for oh so many years. But late’s face it… even that was a lie :p. Amazing what they turn into by high school.</p>
<p>Moms of sons FH and d’s with uncooperative appendices and retinas - your drinks are on us until further notice.</p>
<p>TSFH turned in an acceptable creative project on time this morning (in fact, more than acceptable: it was a film parody of “The Tempest” and his teacher sent me email already to tell me he’d received an A on it). He will pass English this semester, and <em>WILL</em> graduate with the rest of his class a week from Saturday.</p>
<p>Drinks are on me for the foreseeable future (unless I drop my wallet amongst the peanut shells down there and can’t find it). And I’ve arranged for Pedro to set up the massage chair over near the bandstand (and paid the marmots not to book any grade-school orchestras for the next few days at least: Native American flute music is on tap, I think). Stop by and get the knots worked out of your shoulders, won’t you? I know I will!! (Appointment already set for 4pm today, go me!)</p>
<p>In all seriousness, I am beyond relieved. I’m gonna hug my stuffed marmot tonight, that’s for darned sure.</p>
<p>Yay, Mootmom! I could hear your sigh of relief all the way here in NC! Congrats on making it through your latest (and dare I say—LAST) crisis w/ TSFH!!!</p>
<p>OK, for me and the other relatively recent “regulars” here, can you provide a brief background on our marmot mascot??!!! (Yes, I AM too lazy to read through 6855 posts on this thread!!)</p>
<p>Who remembers when the marmots started? What was their first task? All I know is that Moot saw an actual marmot when she and TSFH visited Farleigh Dickinson…</p>
<p>SB is right on the short sweet summary – the marmots are always out there somewhere! (Although like pixies, they can sometimes be capricious, as we’ve all found.)</p>
<p>And thanks for the collective sighs of relief, friends. It’s been a looooooong nearly-18 years, I can tell you that right now.</p>
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