The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

OK gang, I'm outtie for now, and tomorrow's Half-day Friday...!!!
Y'all all be cool, and the sweetest of dreams to all...!!!!!
Laterrrrrrrrrrr...!!!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Oh my, I can't believe I keep forgetting to post this...!!!!!
We never took down our front door Christmas wreath, and then when we went to, it was too late...a finch had chose to build her nest there! We have been sooo careful with the opening and closing of the front door lately...!!!
They have since hatched (although this pic is about 1.5 weeks old, and they have grown much bigger, although not quite ready to leave the nest), and this whole thing has me... , and there are 5 of them in the nest...!!!
Yea, ultimately, I'm a bit of a softie, I guess...

 

[donaldtoo]

OK gang, out nowwwwwwwwwww...!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BAChicagoGal]

speaking of birds......My husband has taken to feeding the birds in our backyard, so we have a lot of birds flying near our house. Yesterday when my husband brought in groceries, one of the smaller birds, I think a sparrow, managed to fly into our enclosed back porch. Poor thing, was fluttering like crazy against the window, trying to get out. My husband opened a window, but the bird flew up the porch instead of out the window. Eventually after much coaxing, and some clever maneuvering my husband managed to direct the bird out the open window. The bird never looked back, as he flew to his freedom. At first, I thought our Zebra Finch male had gotten out of his cage, but the size of the bird was much larger. Always something going on with the wildlife around/in our house. I'm just glad my neighbor's cats were not out when this bird flew in.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

 

[Songbird76]

Happy Birthday to Mr Songbird76

Why, thank you! I will pass it along!

 

[Songbird76]

I don’t want to litter this thread with more of my personal birthday stress stuff., but if anyone bakes cakes/decorates/good with fondant— Please visit my “cake” thread!
Or just to show off cakes that you’ve made in the past .
I need ideas!

Out of curiousity, why fondant specifically?

 

[Songbird76]

I both love and that that. Sympathies to you and to your dh View attachment 277292 From the entire Figgy clan

How cute!! I asked him if he wanted me to make a cake and he said not to worry about it. His parents and brother woouldn't eat it anyway if I made one...maybe I'll get DD to help me bake one this weekend.

 

[Songbird76]

Good Morning! And if you don't want to read the following rant, please feel free to skip ahead.


Today's project is to try and speak with DD's guidance counselor. You see, when she met with him for class registration for next year, he was more worried about peer pressure, depression, etc. then what classes she should be taking to meet her future goals. One of those future goals is to graduate High School. When the GC, meets with a freshman, who presents him with a schedule with a class she isn't sure about, I would think that would be a good time to have a short discussion, or suggest an office visit at a better time. At the very least, if you don't see the state mandated Health class she needs to graduate high school on her schedule, you ask when she plans to take it. Not these are fine, and a long lecture about how she can see him about anything, next!

She does plan on applying to very competitive colleges, and as a result, doesn't have the academic time during the regular school year. And, I don't want someone to finally figure out she is short this class right before graduation.

Did I mention this guy insists we call him Dr., and was apparently a Driver's Ed teacher before this gig?

So basically he's incompetent? Is there someone else who can help her with the schedule since it doesn't seem to be his strong suit?

 

[MinnieM123]

Yep, my great grandparents, and my grandparents, and my parents (to a lesser degree), lived through the Great Depression.
I've always loved The Grapes of Wrath book, and the 1939 movie with Henry Fonda is pretty good, too.
And yea, with all the stories I heard from my grandparents years ago, it was definitely NOT a previous "roaring twenties" happy time.
I wish more people would go back and study that history...not to be made to feel guilty at all, but, just to gain some actual real life perspective on things these days compared to back then...it can be quite sobering, actually...

Henry Fonda was amazing in that movie. It's one of my favorites directed by the legendary, John Ford.
Sometimes we may think we have it tough now; but after watching that movie, the message is that life could be a lot worse.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

No worries. If you haven't seen the movie version with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, it is a great movie interpretation. Not as great as the book, but are they ever? (With the exception of To Kill A Mockingbird. That old movie is every bit as good as the book, in my opinion.)

Anyway, what I mostly want to say is, the book nerd in me loves that we are all debating (well, being behind, I am currently, you are all probably well past it) Steinbeck, and books. How awesome is that?

Now “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of my favorites. I forgot I read that in high school. I agree, the movie is really good and it totally stuck to the story.

 

[Figgy1]

Good Morning! And if you don't want to read the following rant, please feel free to skip ahead.


Today's project is to try and speak with DD's guidance counselor. You see, when she met with him for class registration for next year, he was more worried about peer pressure, depression, etc. then what classes she should be taking to meet her future goals. One of those future goals is to graduate High School. When the GC, meets with a freshman, who presents him with a schedule with a class she isn't sure about, I would think that would be a good time to have a short discussion, or suggest an office visit at a better time. At the very least, if you don't see the state mandated Health class she needs to graduate high school on her schedule, you ask when she plans to take it. Not these are fine, and a long lecture about how she can see him about anything, next!

She does plan on applying to very competitive colleges, and as a result, doesn't have the academic time during the regular school year. And, I don't want someone to finally figure out she is short this class right before graduation.

Did I mention this guy insists we call him Dr., and was apparently a Driver's Ed teacher before this gig?

I've got words, can't use them here Sending pixie dust for both of you xoxo

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

The worst book i had to read at school for was "Emma" by Jane Austin

 

[Songbird76]

The worst book i had to read at school for was "Emma" by Jane Austin

Oh I love that book! That's one of my go-to books when I want comfort reading...not as much as Pride and Prejudice, but I do love it.

 

[MinnieM123]

The worst book i had to read at school for was "Emma" by Jane Austin

Never read that one, but I do know that when I was in school, 99% of the books they assigned, I didn't want to read.

 

[Figgy1]

2 days until World Art Day

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Sorry, just seeing this now. Bought it on Amazon.

Can you put up a picture of it because using the title I saw it for over $600 and I know you didn’t pay that for it.

 

[Figgy1]

Haha! They're not videans!

Yeah, the first few chapters I was like, "Um, what am I reading?" But you do have to read the rest because the twists and the other characters are just SO awesome. The first one is actually my least favorite of the series. You just have to get past the initial "wow, this is weird" factor.

As I said it was a thought for the first couple of chapters with a plague and spare body parts

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I haven't seen it, but I am probably going to be buying it. I am sure DD and her friends will want to watch it on a loop.

My girls actually keep watching it. My younger 2 keep acting it out. Dh has this long exercise pole that he uses to twist. The little one takes it and acts out the last scene. She also borrows oldest dd fedora and acts like the ringmaster. Hysterical.

 

[Figgy1]