The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

And I thought I was warm today with 56! I wore a sweatshirt on my walk and I thought I would melt!

Yea, my t-shirt and cap were a bit soaked when I was done.
It would have been a bit more pleasant at 56, but, then again, we're used to it, and I'll take it any day over ice or snow.
The lakes are still pretty full because the drought has been over for a coupla' years, but, this summer seems to be settin' up as a possible scorcher. Hopefully, just no more 112 degree temps...!

 

[donaldtoo]

They're not old either

Hahaaa...!
Yea, I joke about feeling old sometimes based on how long I've been on the planet in comparison to many others, but, when it comes right down to it, I really don't feel old...yet...

 

[donaldtoo]

I think it means that you put it out in the sun and it makes tea with the solar heat. Figgy is very environmentally conscious, and doesn't mind waiting about 12 hours for her cup of tea.

My folks used to make sun tea all the time. It actually brewed pretty quickly in the summer heat, here...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Your the one living in the past

 

[donaldtoo]

Do you make the ice tea this way in the winter ?

My folks used to...we don't have much "winter" down 'round these parts...it just took a little longer...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Mmmmm...Chocolate cake! There is a YouTube video of a Disneyland pastry chef showing how he makes that cake. Why don't they have that at WDW?

They did, but, now it's only 12 layers.
Cutbacks, ya' know...?!

 

[donaldtoo]

Okay will have to correct your grammar though. Y-O-U-R means your. Y-O-U-'R-E means you are. Sorry, old episode of FRIENDS.

I didn't even catch that...!!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

And I thought I was warm today with 56! I wore a sweatshirt on my walk and I thought I would melt!

We were at 90 here. My phone showed me a picture from this day last year on my phone. It was a selfie o me and my mom at a baseball game. In sweatshirts.

 

[donaldtoo]

You 'mericans ruined elegant speech

 

[donaldtoo]

Ha! Reminds me of the movie "My Fair Lady" My mother had the record. Played it quite often. I remember the song "Why can't the English Teach Their Children How to Speak". End of one line was ..... and Americans haven't spoken it in years. "

That's right, 'cause we speak 'Murican...!

 

[donaldtoo]

So very pretty. We are thinking of taking dd and boy's up to Estes Park, and into the Rocky Mountain park. We can get away and have our meals their, along with a night's stay in a hotel. Hotel camping...

I've been to both places before, many, many, years ago, and they were both sooo beautiful...!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Not really. If you was speaking the older version you woulds be speaking German.

Yes, I'm not gonna' do the research now, but, I thought I always heard the current Royal family lineage goes way back to German.
Which, for a long time, I always thought would be more related to French 'cause of William the Conqeuror.
Such is the origin I have read in Walt Disney biographies. His original family name can be traced back to the time of William the Conqeuror as d'Isigny.

 

[donaldtoo]

Happy birthday to your mom.

Sorry so late, still playing ketchup, but, thank you so much, Figgy...!!!

 

[Cesar R M]

Well, that was fun...
It got up to only 91 here today.
Not sure what the heat index was then, but, it's 89 right now with a heat index of 94.
Luckily, there was a stiff breeze, and the vast majority of our yard is tree-shaded...!

breeze is always welcome. reminds me how yesterday there was a country wide warning about a heat wave.. with average temps 40C.

We were at 38C here, but with nice wind!

 

[Goofyernmost]

And I thought I was warm today with 56! I wore a sweatshirt on my walk and I thought I would melt!

92 here today. Chilly!

 

[donaldtoo]

OK gang, out for now...!
Company party/picnic tomorrow...!!!!!
See y'allllllllllllllll...!!!

 

[Gabe1]

I'm sure I do somewhere....probably in the cookbook mom made me with her favorites. I'll look when I get home. Remind me...I might forget.

That is my type of recipe. Thanks. I'll thank The Mom in my prayers.

 

[Gabe1]

I can see pros and cons to the above. Since this has started in schools for a number of years now, there is no turning back. We're living more and more in an electronic world, and it's good that students are comfortable with this medium, in every aspect of their daily routines.

On the cons side, if I forgot a book at school--guess whose parents would make me march right back down to the school, and get it? And removing the need for folders, paper, pens, etc., are just more things that we had to be mindful of, and were responsible for, keeping with our school books. And, my siblings and I had book bags and would lug them to and from school (we walked). Nothing wrong with exercise on a daily commute.

In other words, there were other "types" of life lessons taught in the older school systems that might slip through the cracks now. (Cue: "The Karate Kid" -- "wax on, wax off" . . .)

Just some random thoughts . . .

But things have changed so much since we were in school. Laws changed for copy writing. Teachers could not just copy a workbook sheet anymore and half or more text books came home with my kids.

Me I have a real pet peeve with teachers sending young kids home with so many text books in our district though I don't know what they were really to do about it. They too were ham-stringed. My DD was in 3rd grade, a mere 43 pounds. She was off to her bus stop walking down our front stair case and tipped over sideways due to the weight of the backpack when it shifted on her. Rolled and broke her foot. Her back pack was 25 pounds!!!! (I weighed it when she broke it) as I watched her tip sideways trying to walk down our staircase with that strapped to her back. And they must negotiate a bus up and down those stairs that are also not designed for munchkins carry more than half their body weight.

It is more a safety issue with so much weight strapped to their backs and not good for their growing bones and backs. If we think of ourselves daily walking with more than half our own body weight strapped to our backs every day we would be far more compassionate to young children. If we look at students and what they carry and how plump those backpacks are maybe our leaders would be more considerate for funding tablets as a solution to the changing educational theories. My daughter was in a wheelchair for 2 months in a full length cast and on a disability bus. Sometime it takes things like this to make some champions for changes in our educational system whether we are urban or rural school districts as it is an equal issue. Funding for such things shouldn't be by demographics. All kids should be protected.

Rant over.

 

[Gabe1]

With all this conversation about reading and books, it reminds me of a conversation I had with my mom before she met my husband. Mom was an avid reader and luckily she shared her love of books with me. My father is not a reader (nor is my sister), he will read the occasional western. Anyway, she was asking me about what Brad (now hubby) liked to do and when I said that he loved to read she was tickled! She thought it was wonderful and even commented that because we were both readers we would always have something new to share with each other and talk about. It was one of her favorite traits about him. Actually, hubby and I were such reading nerd that sometimes when we were dating we would just hang out in my apartment and read our books next to each other. I know we are geeks! Sorry for the ramble down memory lane....

Good memories. I can't remember you speaking of either your or your hubs folks in the past. Are they all 'still with us'??? I hear you speak of your siblings.

 

[Gabe1]

Ha! Well, I'm not sure about any talent for being an explorer or inventor. But as a kid, I did have a tendency to get bored easily, and figured out that going outside and playing was always a welcome diversion!

My Mom tried to keep us busy especially during the summers but even playing with friends and all I can remember too being bored but still loving summer vacation without school. We did go and play but it was redundant.

My kids were very involved in various things and I had to actually scale back when I could see they were genuinely over-scheduled. I watched some families my kids were close to were beyond nuts without any downtime. I also watch the opposite with my neighbor with 5 boys in under 8 years who has their kids in nothing outside of schools things bored beyond their wits. They are fond of beating each other up and getting into trouble around the home. I called the Dad on his cell one day as I watched the youngest, twins filling the Dads Camero up with the garden hose through the exhaust pipe.
Wonder what they were really thinking. Not likely destroying the car, they were not old enough to realize that.