In our lovely province, we have what is called graduated licensing.  You get your permit, then get a driver's license and then finally you have to take a highway test and all that must be done within 5 years.  So, I have had my basic driver's license for 4 years but now I need the hwy test and have to pass it within the next month (or will need to retake the first licensing test or lose my license).  So fine, what's the big deal about the test?  Well, it has a 50% pass rate and they are really particular and even though it's your highway test you are still tested on backing in the car, parallel parking, emergency road side stop, 3-pt turn plus highway driving.  You are expected to check all your mirrors every 5-8 seconds, millions of blind spots, scanning and it has to be very obvious that you are looking.  You also need to change into the right lane even if you know it will end in another block. I had three 90-minute lessons and my test is...

TOMORROW!

My friend that I speak to for like 2 hours a day has some issue with her phone line and I NEED to speak to her and NEED to clean up since I don't do well cleaning up without talking on the phone!

Driving to get a slurpee!  I am enjoying it more than the kids, haha!   Next stage of feeling better will be when I can handle the 20-25 minute walk to 7-11!

This will iyH be the third year in a row that we are doing this.  

Each participant tells me the number of kapitlach you can say one time only per week whether it is 1, 2, 5, 10, etc.  I assign you specific kapitlach so we can complete the sefer each week.  I will send out weekly reminders with updated lists of cholim.  Please let me know if you are able to join again this year and how many you can say or if you have specific kapitlach in mind.  Please pass this along to friends and family as well.

Thank you!

All is taken except for
28 - 40
55 - 59
65- 83
89
101-102

Please let me know if you can say any of them once a week until after Purim. Thanks!

I put on a bunch of pics for my userpics but only one didn't work as it was too big.  All the others are the same size.... Any ideas?

We have a new baby boy cousin born to conundrum1  yesterday!!!!!

taken from kmelion

Your Spelling is Perfect

You got 10/10 correct. Your spelling is excellent. You also have a great memory and eye for detail.

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From bookworm1212

You Scored an A

You got 10/10 questions correct. It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors. If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs. As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human. And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.

stolen from bookworm1212

Which Peanuts Character Are You?
	You are Schroeder. You are brilliant, ambitious, and brooding; you tackle tasks with extreme focus. People don't always interest you as much as other pursuits, though, so you can come off as aloof.
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Seems like "everyone" does this but I can't figure it out! Anyone want to help me?

In my reading for my transcription course, I came across this and figured that typing it is great practice! I think it's so funny and dh, a medical resident, couldn't breathe from laughter!

D (dictated)
E (how it should be edited)

D- The patient lives at home with her mother, her father, and her pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in daycare three days a week.

E- The patient lives at home with her mother, her father, and her pet turtle. She is presently enrolled in daycare three days a week.
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D- Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles.

E- Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued when the patient arrived in Los Angeles.

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D- The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch

E- The patient had waffles for breakfast and was anorexic by lunch time.

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D- While in the ER, she was examined, x-rated, and sent home.

E- While in the ER, she was examined, x-rayed, and sent home.

_______________________

D- Discharge status: Alive but without permission.

E- Discharge status: The patient was alive but was discharged without permission.

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D- The patient has been depressed ever since she started seeing me in 1983.

E- The patient started seeing me for depression in 1983.

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D- The patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

E- For over a year, the patient has had chest pain when lying on her left side.

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D- On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it disappeared.

E- On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day the symptoms disappeared.

DH & I are planning a trip for the beginning of February to Miami. His very very nice friend gave us air miles so we aren't paying for the flight. We are going with just the baby and the "big boys" are staying with my parents. We will go from thursday to monday. sounds great huh? well yesterday we went to look for hotels and there is like nothing available!!!! anything available is like $500 a night - CRAZY! Now we don't know what to do :( maybe we would change our flight to Orlando but there is no eruv so we'd be stuck inside or separate cuz of the baby (we had a great trip to orlando last year but we had my father who watched the baby while we went out with the boys...)

Anyone have ideas for me?

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Please share - how did you start your first blog???