Burrell, much getting~into~good~kinder~ma for Frances. That issue is actually why I went to a Catholic school for K-3 - the public schools were overloaded.
sj, that is such awesome news. YAY!
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
juliana - Jul 11, 2008 7:28:37 am PDT #6724 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
sj - Jul 11, 2008 7:29:20 am PDT #6725 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Tea:
Huh. The carpenter just left. Didn't say good-bye and left all of my doors open. Hopefully he doesn't need to get back in because I'm locking everything up and running off to the farmer's market before it closes.
meara - Jul 11, 2008 7:37:40 am PDT #6726 of 10001
The carpenter just left. Didn't say good-bye and left all of my doors open. Hopefully he doesn't need to get back in
Oh, that's obnoxious! Thanks mister, hope you weren't expecting me to read your mind!!!
I have an enormously dark hickey on my neck. Who wants to make bets on what sort of obnoxiously annoying things the GILF will say about it tonight?? Hmm????
Sparky1 - Jul 11, 2008 7:43:15 am PDT #6727 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Who wants to make bets on what sort of obnoxiously annoying things the GILF will say about it tonight??
You should practice your smug smile!
My ears are all blocked up from a cold and I have to get on a plane tomorrow. Please to cross your fingers that the decongestants do their trick and I don't suffer exploding eardrums. Oi!
Daisy Jane - Jul 11, 2008 8:10:13 am PDT #6728 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Newtonian liqids rock [link]
Miracleman - Jul 11, 2008 8:54:57 am PDT #6729 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
beth b - Jul 11, 2008 9:13:08 am PDT #6730 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
School ma~~ Burell-- and actually, it is worth being anxious about.
and I'll aim a kick in your sister's direction. This is the place where if she can't help in a practical manner she should be sympathetic.
DavidS - Jul 11, 2008 9:20:24 am PDT #6731 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I remember well the incredible stress over finding the right schools for my kids. There was some serious trial and error there too. It isn't petty; it's being a loving mom.
I'm sure you remember my epic struggles with the SFUSD.
Fortunately, the neighborhood school closest to us has improved dramatically in is API scores over the last several years. It takes a while to learn how to parse the details to realize things like: the overall scores are down but that's because the school takes in a significant portion of immigrant kids still learning English or very poor kids. And that drilling down you can see that the level of teaching at the school that Matilda would get is probably a notch higher than reflected in the overall score.
Burrell - Jul 11, 2008 9:31:47 am PDT #6732 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Great news on the nephew front, sj.
Thanks everyone, I'm just trying to get back to that okay space I was in about a month ago.
The irony is the alternative school I want to get her into has low scores due to their not teaching the tests AT ALL, just administering them (which I have issues w/ but...). Of course, the scores are no worse than the school she'll probably be attending in Sept. I just... I'd rather not have to pull her from her K class, but virtually all the schools we are interested in have said to me that it would be unlikely she'd get in before October. I understand why LAUSD has it set up this way (they need to ensure spaces for local kids first and foremost), I just think it's deeply wrong to make kindergarteners switch schools a month after entering school for the first time.
hippocampus - Jul 11, 2008 9:32:06 am PDT #6733 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
school~ma Burell.
::flops in thread::