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CarolM

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Hi, Carol!
Jacques is fine. I’ve been super busy with moving things for the work on our house. Not been on here much- lurking a bit. I hope you are well!
All good and glad Jacques is fine. How IS the work on the house going? Must be causing all sorts of havoc.
 

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Oh dear. So what do you do in that kind of situation? Wait it out?
I have no choice but to. I'm fairly certain this behavior is sprouting from the fact that his enclosure is officially too small. He wants to walk and graze, like what he feels is natural. It's cloudy again today but it may clear up some in a few hours to let it warm up enough to get him out for a bit...
 

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I have no choice but to. I'm fairly certain this behavior is sprouting from the fact that his enclosure is officially too small. He wants to walk and graze, like what he feels is natural. It's cloudy again today but it may clear up some in a few hours to let it warm up enough to get him out for a bit...
Maybe this will help push Hubby to starting on Clunkers new enclosure. I hope it gets warmer today as well so that Clunker can get his outside time.
 

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@Momof4 : What's the news on the cheating episode?

This is what my husband sent back.
Haven’t heard a word from her and my son says she acts like nothing happened . I asked him if they talked.
There’s 4 weeks of school left and he moved on to high school.

Dear Ms. Hoffman,

Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the below mentioned situation. I want to say that while we are very surprised to hear that Connor had cheated on this test, we understand and support your actions today. We are certain you are disappointed.

We discussed it at length with him and I wanted to relay Connor's words.

He immediately confirmed that he started the test early, but he truley feels that he did not cheat, for the following reasons:
Connor states:
He did not have a pen/pencil/paper out during the test review.
Other kids can confirm this.
He started the test on the first problem rather than going through the test and answer the test review questions first.
He was ready for the test, confident and only guilty of starting early.

In his 14 year old teenage heart (and14 year old brain), he believes that he didn’t cheat. You are his favorite teacher and he was completely demoralized and uncharacteristically emotional when he got home. Again, we understand and support your decisions and we believe in consequences too, we just felt it was important to share this with you.
 

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You all can call me bad and evil, but I cheated from time to time in school too. I think it is no big thing when children do that. It is only a big thing when they are caught by cheating.....:eek:
I was never caught.....:D

She says he started the test while she was going over the review answers but he said he didn’t and only answered #1 while she was still talking.
 

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This is what my husband sent back.
Haven’t heard a word from her and my son says she acts like nothing happened . I asked him if they talked.
There’s 4 weeks of school left and he moved on to high school.

Dear Ms. Hoffman,

Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the below mentioned situation. I want to say that while we are very surprised to hear that Connor had cheated on this test, we understand and support your actions today. We are certain you are disappointed.

We discussed it at length with him and I wanted to relay Connor's words.

He immediately confirmed that he started the test early, but he truley feels that he did not cheat, for the following reasons:
Connor states:
He did not have a pen/pencil/paper out during the test review.
Other kids can confirm this.
He started the test on the first problem rather than going through the test and answer the test review questions first.
He was ready for the test, confident and only guilty of starting early.

In his 14 year old teenage heart (and14 year old brain), he believes that he didn’t cheat. You are his favorite teacher and he was completely demoralized and uncharacteristically emotional when he got home. Again, we understand and support your decisions and we believe in consequences too, we just felt it was important to share this with you.
Nice letter. I would think however that considering the teacher was the one who sent the first letter that she would be looking out for your reply and respond as soon as she got it.
 

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This is what my husband sent back.
Haven’t heard a word from her and my son says she acts like nothing happened . I asked him if they talked.
There’s 4 weeks of school left and he moved on to high school.

Dear Ms. Hoffman,

Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the below mentioned situation. I want to say that while we are very surprised to hear that Connor had cheated on this test, we understand and support your actions today. We are certain you are disappointed.

We discussed it at length with him and I wanted to relay Connor's words.

He immediately confirmed that he started the test early, but he truley feels that he did not cheat, for the following reasons:
Connor states:
He did not have a pen/pencil/paper out during the test review.
Other kids can confirm this.
He started the test on the first problem rather than going through the test and answer the test review questions first.
He was ready for the test, confident and only guilty of starting early.

In his 14 year old teenage heart (and14 year old brain), he believes that he didn’t cheat. You are his favorite teacher and he was completely demoralized and uncharacteristically emotional when he got home. Again, we understand and support your decisions and we believe in consequences too, we just felt it was important to share this with you.


Wow. . . just wow! That was a great response.If I were that teacher I would be feeling so guilty right about now!
 

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Clunker went on strike yesterday.
He had gotten to go outside for almost a week straight, but yesterday was a little cool, cloudy, and downright windy. He doesn't want to eat unless he's outside now. Didn't even bother walking through the food pile yesterday.

Strike days are fine. They happen. Going on strike for weeks is a problem.
 

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Wow. . . just wow! That was a great response.If I were that teacher I would be feeling so guilty right about now!

My husband should have been a lawyer! He amazes me with some of the stuff he comes up with!

It’s hard because you want to support the teacher and trust your kid at the same time.

He still has lost his privileges at home.
 

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Good evening all.

Another good weather day. Mostly walking sea cliffs and bird-watching with an agility test to get in a neolithic burial mound to finish

Mull Head
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The Italian Chapel - a Nissen Hut converted by Italian WWII prisoners using salvaged materials
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Tomb of the Eagles - so named because they found eagle talons among the bones interred in this 5000 year old burial mound.

JoesDad going in:
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Me coming out:
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The interior
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And more sea cliffs and inlets
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Good evening all.

Another good weather day. Mostly walking sea cliffs and bird-watching with an agility test to get in a neolithic burial mound to finish

Mull Head
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The Italian Chapel - a Nissen Hut converted by Italian WWII prisoners using salvaged materials
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Tomb of the Eagles - so named because they found eagle talons among the bones interred in this 5000 year old burial mound.

JoesDad going in:
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Me coming out:
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The interior
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And more sea cliffs and inlets
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You seriously need to make a calendar with these photos!! They are gorgeous!!
 

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Good morning all. Sorry I couldn’t get back to you yesterday. The need for sleep was too great.

We have walked well over 10km (7 miles) every day so far and, given my loss of fitness due to back problems, it has been very hard work. My back is doing well though :)

So, a quick roundup of yesterday... weather: sunny, wind chilly

First off some stone circles for @Moozillion, both 4-5000 year old neolithic. To put these dates in place, Stonehenge is only 2500 years old!

Stones of Stenness
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The neolithic village at Stenness
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Half a mile up the road the huge Ring of Brodgar
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And some equally old burial chambers nearby

Unstan requires you to get on your hands and knees to enter
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Maeshow is much bigger. You’re not allowed to take photos inside, but the Vikings found it and covered it in rune graffiti! You still have to bend right over and shuffle down a 30ft/10 metre passage to get in!
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What a wonderful place!
 

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After lunch we headed for the sea cliffs at Yesnaby and a spot of bird watching. To be honest, we haven’t been without binoculars the entire trip. There are so many birds about!
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And then wound our way over to the Broch of Gurness.

A broch is a circular tower like structure built for defence. They were built about 2500 years ago by the Picts (same time as Stonehenge) This one has 3 defensive ditches. The walls are very thick with a passageway in the wall.

There are many buildings crammed between the broch and the ditches... built by the Vikings needless to say!
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You can't move for history - wonderful.
 

Lyn W

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Good morning, roommates!
Husband is back from the UK. Says there’re lots of Union Jacks flying in the streets of London ahead of the royal wedding, and lots of discounts on British memorabilia.
Taking daughter to the ear doctor today. He saw her two months ago and wanted to drain her ears, take out her adenoids, and reduce her tonsils. We went for a second opinion in Turkey and the doctor there said it’s not necessary given that she sleeps well, with a closed mouth, isn’t sick all the time, and her hearing is fine. We’ll see what the Danish doctor will say today.
Oh dear hope she's not suffering too much and they can come up with a good plane to help her.
 
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