killingtime wrote:

You have neat things...in your life...your office things...these tins...your garden stuff...

Not saying I don't have neat things. I just thought, in one picture that showed the dust, to myself I said "Geez if I post that pic, with all the dust showing on the tins, KT
will give me all kinds of heck about that dust."

killingtime wrote:

Ewww...LOL!

One time my niece didn't want a piece of candy or gum or something and she put it in my hand without much notice, I just gave my sister a winced look.

My sister ran over immediately and took it from me. She knew...the line had been crossed.

daj59 wrote: Dogs mouths are cleaner than ours, right?

Prove it...that's what I say.

daj59 wrote:
When it happens I want to be in charge of the pool on how many times the pacifier will drop before she stops washing it everytime and just gives it a good blow and rub on her shirt.

You ever seen one of the mothers pick up a dropped pacifier and put it in their own mouth..suck..then put it in the babys mouth..I just want to vomit

czardastx wrote:

Not saying I don't have neat things. I just thought, in one picture that showed the dust, to myself I said "Geez if I post that pic, with all the dust showing on the tins, KT
will give me all kinds of heck about that dust."

Heh. Before I got my air ducts cleaned, I had dust appearing on all the tops of the curtains.

terrybatey wrote: You ever seen one of the mothers pick up a dropped pacifier and put it in their own mouth..suck..then put it in the babys mouth..I just want to vomit

LMAO! Aren't there straps you can buy for those things that attach to the child's clothing? Like when I was younger, I remember mittens being clipped onto my jacket or something...

czardastx wrote:

Right on Joe. Germs and dirt are good for you. Sort of like an home brewed innoculation
against bad germs and sickness. Too much cleanliness, I feel, isn't good for you. Kill all
the germs and you won't be exposed to the small amounts of them that help your body
become immune to them.

My trouble is more the clutter. Our house is so old, there are no closets, so everything has to be stored in some kind of furniture. Kids (3) build clutter just by breathing. When my daughter comes home from school, she puts her backpack on the floor, takes her schoolwork out, her coat goes somewhere, her trumpet gets put down in the dining room. She is clutter on two feet. We have to have an extra trash can for diapers for the toddler. We have to have the changing tale in the living room- that fills up a corner. Since the toddler's bedroom is upstairs, its impractical for his clothes tho be there, so his clothes are all on the shelves of the changing table. and it just goes on and on. We have fought with it and occasionally get it under control, but its a hard thing to deal with. I need about three more Braille on Cookiesses and two other cabinets, and another kitchen cabinet.

daj59 wrote:Dogs mouths are cleaner than ours, right?

God no!

terrybatey wrote: You ever seen one of the mothers pick up a dropped pacifier and put it in their own mouth..suck..then put it in the babys mouth..I just want to vomit

heh. Have you had any kids already?

Josephus wrote:

My trouble is more the clutter. Our house is so old, there are no closets, so everything has to be stored in some kind of furniture. Kids (3) build clutter just by breathing. When my daughter comes home from school, she puts her backpack on the floor, takes her schoolwork out, her coat goes somewhere, her trumpet gets put down in the dining room. She is clutter on two feet. We have to have an extra trash can for diapers for the toddler. We have to have the changing tale in the living room- that fills up a corner. Since the toddler's bedroom is upstairs, its impractical for his clothes tho be there, so his clothes are all on the shelves of the changing table. and it just goes on and on. We have fought with it and occasionally get it under control, but its a hard thing to deal with. I need about three more Braille on Cookiesses and two other cabinets, and another kitchen cabinet.

I think kids are more focused in a clean house. I couldn't operate within clutter.

I know you hate IKEA, but they do offer great storage solutions. I know you'd rather build it yourself, but you have other projects on the wayside.

Just throw away stuff or put it outside and put a post on craigslist.org. People pick up anything free from craigslist. I know.

killingtime wrote:

My sister ran over immediately and took it from me. She knew...the line had been crossed.

My two-year old takes my hand and spits stuff into it all the time. I got over those phobias on kid one- kid three? yawn. no problem. just put it into the trash, and tell him (for the eightieth time) "you can just spit it into the trash if you don't want it. You don't have to spit it in dad's hand."

Josephus wrote:

My trouble is more the clutter. Our house is so old, there are no closets, so everything has to be stored in some kind of furniture. Kids (3) build clutter just by breathing. When my daughter comes home from school, she puts her backpack on the floor, takes her schoolwork out, her coat goes somewhere, her trumpet gets put down in the dining room. She is clutter on two feet. We have to have an extra trash can for diapers for the toddler. We have to have the changing tale in the living room- that fills up a corner. Since the toddler's bedroom is upstairs, its impractical for his clothes tho be there, so his clothes are all on the shelves of the changing table. and it just goes on and on. We have fought with it and occasionally get it under control, but its a hard thing to deal with. I need about three more Braille on Cookiesses and two other cabinets, and another kitchen cabinet.

I've got a grown brother who's like that. Walking clutter. My oldest brother, the last time he came to visit he arrived at the house while I was at work. When I got home my wife told me he was here. I took one look at the dining room table and the coffee table and told her: "No kidding, it looks like Mike doody his stuff on every flat surface in the downstairs part of the house!".

Josephus wrote:

heh. Have you had any kids already?

yeah I have two boys 28 & 26

Bed time for the czar household.

Night Misfits.

czardastx wrote:Bed time for the czar household.

Night Misfits.

Night Czar~!

killingtime wrote:

I think kids are more focused in a clean house. I couldn't operate within clutter.

I know you hate IKEA, but they do offer great storage solutions. I know you'd rather build it yourself, but you have other projects on the wayside.

Just throw away stuff or put it outside and put a post on craigslist.org. People pick up anything free from craigslist. I know.

We have a local thing like Craigslist that my wife has gotten rid of stuff on already.
Its not a matter of having too much stuff (except maybe books- vbut those are not going away no matter what), its a matter of not having the storage space. We have a lot of that kind of stuff- bins, cheap particle board cabinets, but its never enough. The boys room, full of toys, is getting attacked next. We had a house that was about 75% bigger than this one when we moved here, and have really never managed to get the extra stuff completely under control. We need more room, but no way to get it until I get work. if then, since the housing market is so expensive here.

Is putting Misfits' Lingerie in Space the way to bring Alien back around?

did your house sell kt?

NeoLuddite wrote:Is putting Misfits' Lingerie in Space the way to bring Alien back around?

Heh. Been 8 months. 'Fraid we lost 'em.

jqubed wrote:did your house sell kt?

I accepted an offer...contingent on the home inspection and her financing.

Nite all~!

killingtime wrote:I accepted an offer...contingent on the home inspection and her financing.

i'm sure the inspection will probably go well for you... you seem to keep things in good working order... my parents learned the value of the inspection on one house we almost bought (or maybe did but they were somehow able to get out of it through some legal wrangling) a house that had a cracked foundation... very nice house otherwise...

btw, I'm loving all the adds for sony HDV equipment... not they're giving me any real price discounts, but i'm guessing they're from me posting about my HVR-A1U purchase earlier... i mean, who else around here needs prosumer video equipment?

dontwantaname wrote:

OK, I missed something......I know you didn't like JH, but when did you quit?

btw, your statement, It is better to be from John H. than be at john H.....my husband said that is true in any field. As a CPA it held true for the big firms.

JH?

FenStar wrote:

JH?

Johns Hopkins.

killingtime wrote:Nite all~!

Night

killingtime wrote:Nite all~!

goodnite, kt.
PM, too.

Josephus wrote:Johns Hopkins.

You quit?
If I can ask, why?

killingtime wrote:Nite all~!

nite

killingtime wrote:Nite all~!

g'nite kt

FenStar wrote:
You quit?
If I can ask, why?

my boss left, eventually the money ran out. the division was in bankruptcy. everyone is on grant money at Hopkins. I could go back, now, but its just not worth it. No hope for advancement, nothing but technical work there nowadays. ugly.