tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post8575443957665738949..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Surprise!Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46713036812791091012018-06-05T21:27:44.655-04:002018-06-05T21:27:44.655-04:00My son just graduated HS this May and it was our l...My son just graduated HS this May and it was our last Marching Band and Indoor Drumline year. I've had parties scheduled at my home and told of them the night before at midnight. Yup! SMH. However, I've never had a better bunch of kids in my home. I will truly miss my band kids. Good Luck, Doc. Ronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798824311571287918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65527788626651325272018-05-22T19:04:00.897-04:002018-05-22T19:04:00.897-04:00I'm hoping you'll report the resolution of...I'm hoping you'll report the resolution of this impasse in a future post. Clearly, we'd all love to know.A. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348733577500591253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47879716117605055772018-05-22T12:29:53.109-04:002018-05-22T12:29:53.109-04:00I forgot to ask what adult beverages are served wi...I forgot to ask what adult beverages are served with lunch ? Still laughingPackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86317502310336714632018-05-21T14:10:36.474-04:002018-05-21T14:10:36.474-04:00Was Craig worried that he would lose his popularit...Was Craig worried that he would lose his popularity over the summer? <br />I'd be having a meeting with the principal and and Mrs. Grumpy and Craig, soonest. A school nurse can put the fear of God into her kid AND the band director, and the principal will know that she means business! <br />The athletic director will have to find time for band practice ON the foot ball field. <br />Bet the band director sorta chickened out when confronted by the chief jock....at least, that's how it goes in junior high and high school........<br /><br />clairesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235828110880302069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51137383402792327052018-05-21T11:06:37.860-04:002018-05-21T11:06:37.860-04:00This was the best ever. Immediate laughter for the...This was the best ever. Immediate laughter for the dayPackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60410622234850829232018-05-20T21:35:02.628-04:002018-05-20T21:35:02.628-04:00I think Craig is going to learn to be a short-orde...I think Craig is going to learn to be a short-order cook. And, yes, I'd make him prepare the lunches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70058326026579548812018-05-19T21:57:08.379-04:002018-05-19T21:57:08.379-04:00Diet Coke and tomatoes will be provided for lunch ...Diet Coke and tomatoes will be provided for lunch Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3621515702879070812018-05-19T00:37:54.843-04:002018-05-19T00:37:54.843-04:00It says "lunch will be provided," but it...It says "lunch will be provided," but it doesn't specify by whom. Or to whom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42443875235153318652018-05-18T12:22:32.747-04:002018-05-18T12:22:32.747-04:00So that the kids in the youth symphony had refresh...So that the kids in the youth symphony had refreshment mid-rehearsal, one of the mothers devised a schedule to take turns providing snacks for fifty kids. <br /><br />I was into 'healthy' so the first time it was apples, carrot and celery sticks. Hmm. <br /><br />So, the next time it was those individually bagged chips. Mothers outdoing themselves with packaged Oreos and chocolate chip cookies, and, so this went on for the first half of the concert season. <br /><br />It was getting a little ridiculous, and coming up with the goodies on a Wednesday night, when inevitably I was super-busy at work. It may have been less of a challenge to those that didn't mind spending $50 on snacks or ... . <br /><br />Well, then, the next time, I decided to make it my last hurrah, and made Knox Blox --using gelatin molds in the shapes of saxophones, violins, tubas, etc. Except, I've never made Jell-O brand boxed gelatin in my life. (Nor, have my kids enjoyed the Kool-Ade treats of my youth... ) <br /><br />My version of Knox Blox involves fruit juice, plain gelatin powder, and fruit yogurt. And, this time, I had blackberry yogurt. All that hard work when to nought, when I picked my son up after practice and he informed me the other kids weren't too excited about the little black things in their treats. The next week, the leader of the mothers announced that the children would be bringing whatever snacks they wished to enjoy during rehearsal. And, that was that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-14801117279821839612018-05-17T23:19:09.392-04:002018-05-17T23:19:09.392-04:00"Please specify if you prefer red wine or whi..."Please specify if you prefer red wine or white."Astrolabe Silverwaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52958925207816448232018-05-17T21:30:45.207-04:002018-05-17T21:30:45.207-04:00 This reminds me of when my daughter volunteered ... This reminds me of when my daughter volunteered me to make latkes for her entire middle school class. I think Craig is going to be dipping into his own funds to provide that lunch and to pay for repair to your lawn. Must be a big lawn.Common Household Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715969218648104267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25087567731885100652018-05-17T21:30:21.393-04:002018-05-17T21:30:21.393-04:00 This reminds me of when my daughter volunteered ... This reminds me of when my daughter volunteered me to make latkes for her entire middle school class. I think Craig is going to be dipping into his own funds to provide that lunch and to pay for repair to your lawn. Must be a big lawn.Common Household Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715969218648104267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60837724207514885692018-05-17T21:13:10.853-04:002018-05-17T21:13:10.853-04:00Oh, my goodness :O
Four years is a long time to ha...Oh, my goodness :O<br />Four years is a long time to have to deal with a teacher this clueless. I'm envisioning a letter: Dear Principal - There appears to be a communication problem in the band department that we're hoping you can address. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the band director has decided to hold summer marching band practices <i>at our home</i>. We believe that we should have been consulted before such a decision was reached. We don't know where band practice will be this summer, but it will not be at our home and we will not be providing lunch for anyone other than our own children. cc:band director.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70333131484561724442018-05-17T19:31:05.027-04:002018-05-17T19:31:05.027-04:00Yep.Yep.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32328199660305708052018-05-17T19:26:05.555-04:002018-05-17T19:26:05.555-04:00Did the band director really put that on the sched...Did the band director really put that on the schedule with out speaking directly to an adult?Portiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16437162513660209674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-83664556555879796392018-05-17T19:25:00.827-04:002018-05-17T19:25:00.827-04:00I hope you have yard lines marked in the grass and...I hope you have yard lines marked in the grass and have warned the neighbors. <br />cfghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567723656667077614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61197077745420898272018-05-17T18:27:05.379-04:002018-05-17T18:27:05.379-04:00If he's that generous, you might give him too ...If he's that generous, you might give him too much allowance. Or he is working hard so he can offer lunch to his fellow group members.<br />Or is he seriously expecting you to arrange lunch...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71721153880242877362018-05-17T15:53:19.372-04:002018-05-17T15:53:19.372-04:00Do you have a big enough yard to hold a full march...Do you have a big enough yard to hold a full marching band?a.generic dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162096557026780038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6525020878599457212018-05-17T15:02:37.814-04:002018-05-17T15:02:37.814-04:00Are we talking 4 band members or 400? You must ha...Are we talking 4 band members or 400? You must have a large yard. Pizza for all!<br />gloriaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09973728648240255169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-73070192717993590942018-05-17T14:19:00.758-04:002018-05-17T14:19:00.758-04:00Anon at 12:38pm
Yeah, me too. Trying to decide ...Anon at 12:38pm <br /> <br />Yeah, me too. Trying to decide if I should RSVP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7778331681726829212018-05-17T13:44:49.125-04:002018-05-17T13:44:49.125-04:00Reply to Anon at 12:38 PM - An artisanal lunch of ...Reply to Anon at 12:38 PM - An artisanal lunch of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-13849681310973236432018-05-17T13:08:50.390-04:002018-05-17T13:08:50.390-04:00I.Keep.Falling.Out.Of.My.Chair I am laughing so ha...I.Keep.Falling.Out.Of.My.Chair I am laughing so hard.<br /><br />Craig, Rwanda is *probably* far enough.Ms. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945753071493117365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6646669224264079462018-05-17T12:38:38.610-04:002018-05-17T12:38:38.610-04:00So, what sort of lunch did Craig have in mind?So, what sort of lunch did Craig have in mind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22668360174278426252018-05-17T12:29:50.860-04:002018-05-17T12:29:50.860-04:00I note the time on the post - 4:00 AM - and the co...I note the time on the post - 4:00 AM - and the content, which would very likely give me a personal medical emergency were I directly involved with any of this.<br /><br />This is why I declined med school and marriage, in that order.<br /><br />You're a better man than I, Grump.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28749414041577543822018-05-17T11:50:09.485-04:002018-05-17T11:50:09.485-04:00It could have been a ploy by his sister and she ma...It could have been a ploy by his sister and she may have just submitted his name instead of hers...clever girl? XDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com