much health~ma for your FIL Barb!
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[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.
hippocampus - Mar 08, 2011 8:42:16 am PST #16988 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Zenkitty - Mar 08, 2011 8:54:33 am PST #16989 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
She's going to be one of only two children admitted that didn't already have a sibling at the school, and it absolutely wouldn't have happened if I hadn't gone in yesterday.
Sparky, that's fantastic!
Ever tried to restrain a terrified 15-pound orange cat?
God yes. ~ma to Seamus! Calm down, kitty pants.
Never heard of packzi, but "custard-filled, deep-fried, sugar-coated pastry" sounds like a Southern thing, and now I want one.
It occurs to me that I forgot to eat breakfast.
Much ~ma for your FIL, Barb!
Kathy A - Mar 08, 2011 9:03:12 am PST #16990 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Packzi are not as sweet as the jelly-filled stuff you get at Dunkin' Donuts, but they are good. Traditional jelly flavors included rose and prune.
javachik - Mar 08, 2011 9:16:23 am PST #16991 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sparky, wow, congrats! Your Fall is already going to be so much less frantic and I am happy for you.
I don't recall any of this frenetic activity around kids getting into school when I was a kid. Was it always that way?
DavidS - Mar 08, 2011 9:26:21 am PST #16992 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Was it always that way?
Used to be you went to your neighborhood school without any other choices.
Sparky1 - Mar 08, 2011 9:30:21 am PST #16993 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
I don't recall any of this frenetic activity around kids getting into school when I was a kid. Was it always that way?
K is only going to be 2, so we're not talking school-school, but private preschool, which doubles as daycare. And we're talking one that accepts children her age full time, so that her working parents can work. If we wanted to send her a couple of times a week, or for half days, that wouldn't be such an issue.
NoiseDesign - Mar 08, 2011 9:34:05 am PST #16994 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
I switched to a private school in 7th grade that was very competitive. There was extensive testing for admission and I think only around half a dozen of us made the cut. Most of the kidshad come from the affiliated lower school that had a multiyear waiting list for entry at kindergarten. So yeah it has always been around if you've watched for it.
javachik - Mar 08, 2011 9:34:17 am PST #16995 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sparky, yeah, but I have another friend whose husband literally camped out on Monday night (they live in Glendale, CA)to get a spot on Tuesday morning for their kindergardner. And another friend who had to go wait in line last week at 4 AM to secure a spot for her kindergardner.
smonster - Mar 08, 2011 9:35:34 am PST #16996 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
~ ma, Barb. Lots and lots.
Sparky, how wonderful!!
I just saw you tagged in a facebook photo along with one of my old friends (initials CSH). Small world!
Hmm. Was it the big composite pic? Oh!! Found her! She's a doll, and so is her husband. I have a pair of earrings she made me.
Okay, got off work early, ran errands and showered, now to put on some Rebirth Brass Band and finish the auction stuff.
javachik - Mar 08, 2011 9:36:08 am PST #16997 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I guess, NoiseDesign, but I am not talking about testing - SF has had that for decades with Lowell High School, as an example. I'm talking about MANY parents on a usual basis now having to do really extreme things for their kids to get into kindergarden.