Sharon G
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- Jul 14, 2007
Sharon, they look so cute in PINK! How many boys were on the team?
About 40 boys and 6 girls.
Sharon, they look so cute in PINK! How many boys were on the team?
I declare SHUT MOUTH! I've been reading forever & you guys keep adding pages. I'm never going to get through the reading, much less going back & ketchuping on replies.
I didn't know we were picking college basketball teams. Put me down for the Arkansas Razorbacks. (just cuz it's my home state)
Nope. Never had eel.
And you CHANGED MY BRAVES!!!
But that means that Fletch and Jennifer will get all the hot water 'cause they get up so gawd awful early!
I am now done reading book two of the twilight series. only took me a day. on to book three. [thanks Marcie]
so far we have:
in alpha order
ATL
BOS
CIN
PHI
PIT
NYY
STL
TOR
marcie, i was posting blindly since i was a dozen pages behind doing the ketchup thing.
i did see your post after mine went up.
glad you saw the thread. i read yours after i had already posted here.
your company must give you the time off but they don't have to pay you.
companies should have the mind that they want employees that do their civil duty to the state/ county.
i think the pay for jury duty in illinois is $25 a day. with mr mac, when he served, he took the $25 check gave it to his ceo at work and then was given his days pay in return. his company encourages employees to serve when summoned.
you can not be terminated from your job if you are on jury duty.
they have to give you the time off,
they don't have to pay you though
i know in our county you can be excused from jury duty if you have no one to tend to your children during that time period.
that should work for you in your situation.
DH is older; I met him when I was in the 9th grade and he was in the 10th grade. I chased him like crazy!
Talking about meeting our future spouses, school, etc.
Oh, wait, I almost forgot to give you guys my "good" news. I was selected for jury duty! Joy!
I don't mind doing it, but of course (like everyone else) the logistics leave something to be desired. I have to try to find someone to get Eric from the high school to the middle school at 9:15 each morning, and the kicker - get time off from work.
Do you think it's unreasonable to ask for the time off and not have to make it up? I don't expect to be paid, but I just can't make up any more hours. Is this unreasonable? I'm assuming there's some law that they have to give you time off for jury duty? You all know how reasonable and understanding my boss is! Hence the reason for my concern!
I am going to call my doctor first thing on Monday and see if he'll write me a note. I know I won't get excused, but really, I doubt that there's any way I could follow the entire trial with my hearing. I did write that on the pre-questionnaire. Basically that I'd probably need a written transcript in order to hear everything that was said. Hoping if nothing else that this will discourage them from putting me on an actual jury. Guess we'll see how it plays out! Sigh!
interesting dinner tonight at my house. I said to DH, if you want, I can make the Beef Stroganoff tomorrow nite and we could do Chinese tonight. He said sure. I asked if he would go out in the driving rain to getit, and he did.
I ordered a couple of usuals, Beef Lo Mein and Beef with Mixed Veggies. we have gone to those gigantic buffets were they have chinese dishes and I loved the salt and pepper shrimp/pepper shrimp or whatever they call it.
It is cooked and peeled small shrimp with a little pepper in a very light broth/sauce.
soi ordered it.
They were Gigantic shrimp, fried, with the shell, tail and head attached. yeah, i aint kidding you.
I was able to peel a few. Kinda turned my stomach.
wont be ordering that dish again.
Ok, about time I posted some of the pictures from Robotics weekend.
DH and I left Thursday afternoon. (The kids all went Thurs morning.) It's about a 2 hour trip. The weather and driving was great and we were checked into the Radisson in no time. One of the nights was free as I redeemed reward points! They even upgraded us to an executive suite.
Plenty of room for the bathroom door to shut!
A little background on the robotics comp. There are teams in every state and around the world. There are regional competitions and than the championship is held in Atlanta later in the Spring. Each team has 6 weeks to build a robot with the supplied kit of parts and can add on as their budget allows. The kids have to learn how to fundraise, manage the budget, market their team, learn about wiring, pnuematics, machining, programming etc. It costs 6K just to enter the comp. They have to raise money to pay for the hotel rooms, food, transportation etc.
As you can see, the teams all have a theme:
This team is from a deaf school.
The event is held in a civic center. 1/2 of the center is a pit area for the teams and the other half is the playing field.
Pit area:
Playing field:
Complete with refs:
part 2 to follow soon!
I'll give you a Chinese food story in return Penny.
We live in the boonies. Rural NE Georgia. The tastes here, food wise, run toward fried, battered and fried, breaded and fried, and fried fried.
We have two Chinese restaurants. One of them has the gigantic fish tank up front with koi and a little fountain, etc. The boys almost always pick that one because of the fish and the fountain. The food is... tolerable... for the most part. However, they have obviously started catering to the local tastes. The last time we were there, I ordered almond fried chicken.
When they brought me my plate, I kid you not, I had chicken strips (like you would get from a box in the freezer) cut up with brown gravy dumped over it(not brown sauce, mind you, gravy... like McCormicks powder brown gravy) and almond slices sprinkled on top.
I don't know what part of China that dish is from, but it must be in the Deep South.
Here is one for you tricia my mom and sister live in a little town about 80 miles from me and about 3 years ago they put in a chinese restaurant and I have see alot of wierd stuff on a buffet but frog legs no but sure enough they had them and brother in law goes nuts for them and I ask him when did frog legs become chinese food
as of 2 am sunday we have gained...............
3 hours and 42 minutes of daylight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you ever been to Calabash and eaten seafood at one of the restaurants? OMG...excellent!
i do enjoy most low country cooking dishes and the different BBQs from the NC vinegar based all the way thru the dry rubs & tomato...drool
i do hear of many successful marriages of those that have married young.
as long as you have the same values, you'll last until the end of time.
i always married younger men.
i was in college when mr mac was graduating from grade skool......
DH and I had a date night last night. We went to Red Lobster for grilled fish, but the wait was waaay to long and we were very hungry. So, dh decides he wants to do some other things first
DH puts in a movie, which I did watch for about 45 minutes before dinner took it's toll and I feel asleep. So much for date night. . . .
Went to eat last night to come home to hooriable winds and a blessing we were out . Our basketball hoop fell over in the wind in the exact spot our mini-van would have been had we been home . Glad we were out .
BTW, here's another tip I learned: Keep your lotion at a steady temp. Don't leave it in your car, where the temp can fluctuate. That also affects potency.
I have never had a frog leg. I keep thinking about those poor frogs out there... trying to survive with no legs...
hi guys!
tanning
thoughts from the palest chick (who tends to turn into a giant freckle ; so tan i must to even out or look spotted). how fair am I, even the dermatoligist said to get a base in a bed as opposed to outside rays. I've done my time in the ER for bad burns.
keishashadow said:*ps clean the bed before u get in it. While i know barb's employer is on the up & up the stories i've heard from girl DS was dating who worked in a salon would creep u out. They've had to call the cops for weirdos before
keishashadow said:barb - i'm evidently sensitive to many of the products, was told to avoid the tingles & cooling ones by dermatoligist. I tried one with the bronzer last trip south...pic in TR; think i got a rather strange color.
i almost bought my air 2 weeks ago for $215.
then it went up to $230 now it is at $275..........
that makes me sick.......
if i wait long enough, i should be able to buy my air at $400....
that sux....what line do you fly?
Mac, we're on page 230....Do we need to start packing up?
but i don't like that brother very much so screw him..
every year i have given the boys an Easter basket.
even when they were in college they were sent one.
in fact, i have used the original baskets since they were babies.
they love that.
this is the first year i won't be home with them for Easter.
i just don't know how to swing it and make baskets up in advance and then hide them.....
i leave on the 18th.
i'm afraid the cats would find the baskets and destroy them, or eat the chocolate and die.
but then, if i hide the baskets, they would never be found. my sons don't snoop.
i always put kid toys and gc in the baskets with 2 of their favorite candies.
also pick up the latest pez of the season for them.
on the other hand, traditions are meant to be broken. change is good.
i never go away during that time of the year but it was the only dates i could this time. i had to work around my brother's schedule.
the brother that i like not the one in the states.
and we will have private baths just for brab requests....
she gets one to herself and all the other 45 homies share one....
i'm trying to decide if we want a southern exposure or east exposure.
just don't want the sun in my eyes in the early morning.
ok, scratch the east view then.
one day not long ago, mac was trying to make a phone call.
her stupid evil twin sister was on the extension line and kept clicking the phone to disconnect me ..........
that stupid brat.
she is always doing something mean and evil to me.
story continues.............stay tuned.......
I have an evil sister, but she's not a twin.
My 18th wedding anniversary is on Easter this year. We got married on DH's college Spring Break.
I'm a recovering Catholic myself.
Hi Mac and all-
I spoke too soon. Dad may or may not get out of hosp today.
My mom called earlier from his hosp. room.
i do hear of many successful marriages of those that have married young.
as long as you have the same values, you'll last until the end of time.
i always married younger men.
i was in college when mr mac was graduating from grade skool......
i use american or united.
non stop is the only way i fly.
northwest, delta, etc cost more out of ohare.
well, with the price of oil right now, i'm waiting for the summer weight oil to be started so the prices will drop at the pump for 24 hours.
then i will book my air as that will be the only time it will drop in the next month.
if the prices go up to $400 for me, so be it.
hate to pay that but nothing will stop me from the RIP with Mike and Jodie.
Ma and the rest of my girls (sissy, neighbors) want me to go to dinner. Should've asked where before I agreed to go. I hate chain restaurants. I am much too snobby for that. Friggin Ruby Tuesday's.
I work in a good ole boy network. I'm used to all the guys getting promoted before me. Service anniversaries are rewarded. Education is not. If Mike's paycheck didn't go into my bank account, now THEN, I'd be mad.
I declare SHUT MOUTH! I've been reading forever & you guys keep adding pages. I'm never going to get through the reading, much less going back & ketchuping on replies.
i told my sis i'll speak to her again when she ceases to be a violent alcoholic...only happy drunks allowed
i picked up my DH in a bar i was moonlighting as a barkeep, owner pointed him out as normal...and he had a good job, no kids, was single and wasn't a sloppy drunk who cold ask for anything more? lol
Janet lost!
Ummmm.... That doesn't exactly look like a "Jodie" & a "Mike".
tarheelmjfan said:I've been meaning to ask.... What happened to Gemma anyway?
But that means that Fletch and Jennifer will get all the hot water 'cause they get up so gawd awful early!
I think her halo fell off, when she posted those "sensored" bananas.
me too!
uh...you lie....
My DH was entering the service after graduating high skool while I was entering 8th grade... honest
Awww, gee, shucks!!!!