<p>Note: I am taking an agriculture/animal husbandry class at the local CC on the Care and Breeding of Naugas in the Post-Cold War Era in order to reinstate naugahyde as a renewable source of upholstery material if anyone is interested…</p>
<p>Anyone have a bidet? We rented once and there it was. LIttle S said it peed back at him.</p>
<p>hahaha, p3t. Nope on the bidets…but H sure loved that urinal in the house.</p>
<p>2cakes-
I looked that class up in the course catalog. Looking for a renewable source of upholstery. I believe the class is called “Hyde and seek”.</p>
<p>2cakes, I should alert you: I am a member of the People For Ethical Treatment of Naugas. I run a Nauga rehabilitation facility in Barstow, Ca. There we bring Naugas rescued from circuses, lab experiments, and Barcalounger/Banquette production facilities.</p>
<p>SBmom-
Is that where the naugas go to dye?</p>
<p>Yes to Washlet seat bidets. Got my mom one about 6 years ago, and buying one for my invalid FIL. </p>
<p>I recommend such an appliance for care of elderly. [TOTO</a> USA](<a href=“http://www.totousa.com/washlets_landing2.asp]TOTO”>http://www.totousa.com/washlets_landing2.asp), is very good and humorous but tasteful info/sales stuff. There are several brands all functioning similarly. </p>
<p>In the spirit of SA, they also make a unusual drinking fountain.</p>
<p>Does anyone have a drum set for the alley? Along with the ability to provide a “rim shot” when necessary?</p>
<p>DOES ANYONE HAVE A DRUM SET FOR THE ALLEY?!?!</p>
<p>I think there are more drummer-sons here than any single other offspring type. I am certain amongst us we can find some cast-offs to set up a kit in some corner somewhere. You gonna take the sticks, momof3?</p>
<p>Maybe we could have one of those synthesizers that has all sorts of sound effects… rim shot, groan, applause, turkey gobble, gong, whatever…</p>
<p>BTW I loved the “peed back” comment!</p>
<p>and jym, that was the perfect rejoinder. First they lounge, then they dye.</p>
<p>We may occasionally need the applause (for sons/daughters who finally make good) but we definitely need the rim shot, gong, and groan.</p>
<p>The naugas will have to lounge somewhere else, though. The marmots have that market cornered. And I’m all for ethical treatment, but once they’re dead, they’re fair game for our Barcaloungers. Don’t we have some that need re-covering? ;)</p>
<p>Well they did until mootmom duct-taped them. Though I’m going to have to talk to her about the endangered ducs. Obviously she’s a little heartless where ducs are concerned.</p>
<p>Speaking of applause (thanks for the opening, SB) I just had some good news from S#1. His programming team is going to the Int’l competition in April, this year to be held in Banff, Canada! (Last year was Japan.) </p>
<p>They won a wild card slot and got in by a hair, but still…they’re going and son is ecstatic. They’ll be up against 91 other teams from around the world (many really really good teams from China & Former Soviet Union) but just to go is a pretty big deal.</p>
<p>SB–Only colored duct tape is endangered. There’s still plenty of that silver stuff she used. Too bad it doesn’t match the indescribable brown that is the color of the loungers.</p>
<p>mommusic, WOO HOO! </p>
<p>(I would have made all the right congratulatory noises sooner, but unfortunately when I hear the words “programming team” my brain shuts down in self defense. ;))</p>
<p>Out to do some holiday shopping. Littlest S emailed me a link to a desperately coveted item with the following message:</p>
<p>“mom please can i get them for my one and only haunaka present please ill be a good boy for a month including (no back talk chores obay and more) please”</p>
<p>don’t you love how his offer of goodness expires in a month? :)</p>
<p>mommusic, I’m told Banff is one of the most beautiful places in North America. I hope they let the kids out for a fresh air view. Wow.</p>
<p>SBmom, too funny. I think it’s a credible offer THIS year, with first night falling so early on December 4. I’m still just digesting my Thanksgiving turkey and it’s latke time. Crazy. If he’d promised a month of goodboyness when Chanukah dates were in the 20’s, you’d know he was ready for APBargaining.</p>
<p>And did he really spell it “obay”?</p>
<p>I think your Littlest S is too cute for words. Or is he doing ebay??</p>
<p>the spelling is exactly as he wrote it!</p>
<p>Did I duct-tape the marmots? In my haze I cannot recall this faux pas, but I’m willing to believe you all: you are smart people with <em>very</em> long memories.</p>
<p>Not to bring down the mood, but right now I am moping. H’s entire department was terminated this morning, effective immediately. I’ve spent the day on the phone trying to switch our medical coverage from his employer to mine (slightly tricky outside the open enrollment window, but this is a “qualifying life-changing event” apparently), help find him a new laptop, phone, and phone number, and figure out what other things might be dropping through the cracks. What are some loose ends we might have forgotten to tie up before tomorrow when it’s too late?</p>
<p>Can you believe the timing?! Scrooges. (Them, not you folks.)</p>
<p>SBmom - your son sounds exactly like mine! I have gotten similar emails and similar promises…lol.</p>
<p>mootmom, I am so sorry about your husband’s job. What horrible timing for your family as well as all the others involved. Good luck tying up all those loose ends - I’m sure there are many.</p>
<p>Awww, mootmom, that is the pits. Does he need to do anything with his computer accounts at work, passwords, delete files? Try to keep a list of emails of people he worked with in many departments, for future networking or references. Bring home coffee mugs. </p>
<p>I think they do this timing to avoid having to give out Christmas bonuses. Seriously, I’ve heard that.</p>
<p>If you’re involved with Fafsa, and he’s not working in a few months, I guess you file under the new unemployed situation but amend if/when he is re-employed, right?
Find out the needed documents to file for unemployment, in case things must be obtained from the employer, so he can go begin the process this very week. </p>
<p>Don’t tell your college kids until after finals if they are in testing mode this week.</p>
<p>Ask to see his employment file and make sure it’s all in order, so when another place calls for reference, his evaluations are in there. Maybe he can ask someone to write up a good eval on him and pop it in there?
Can’t think of anything else (note: you asked; this isn’t gratuitous advice).</p>