kbw
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Post by kbw on Feb 13, 2024 14:30:03 GMT -6
I’d say we’ve had less than 25” of snow all winter which is unheard of. We’ve had one 2 hour delay and no snow day and no accumulating snow in the forecast. It’s eerie and I’m sad. All of us in my house love winter/snow.
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elle
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Post by elle on Feb 13, 2024 14:40:34 GMT -6
I feel like I was cheated out of winter this year. It was warm for the most part, and we had one major snow storm only. As a woman of dark sensibilities, it depresses me to think spring is close at hand. But I had a strawberry and cream Pączki just now, so that helps a great deal. I get you. I spent too many years of my life in SoCal with far too much regular sunshine and warmth for my taste. Moving to New England has been a wonderful turn of events for me weather wise.
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Post by willow on Feb 13, 2024 14:47:11 GMT -6
After last winter where we had the 3rd snowiest winter EVER recorded, we have had a grand total of 7.3 inches (none of which is still on the ground). And the most snowfall we got at once was a bit over 2 inches....on fucking HALLOWEEN.
I wanted to crawl out of my skin with how much snow we got last year, but fuck. This is such a depressing winter in other ways.
Minnesnowta indeed.
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Post by fancynewbeesly on Feb 13, 2024 20:05:25 GMT -6
Our neighbor is the best. The family is down the street and we didn't really know them until this year when DD2 and their DD2 became best friends in kindergarten. DD1 and her DD1 are good friends too. We were scrambling to get DD2 off the bus today because no one would be there to pick her up--and I hate asking for favors, but I asked if she could go to there house after school for literally about 15-20 minutes until I get home work-and it was a non-issue. In our old neighborhood, we never would have had those types of neighbors to even ask.
I think it helps because all the kids get along and are nice kids and they are just good people all around. Hopefully they never ever move.
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Post by sewf on Feb 13, 2024 20:11:27 GMT -6
I’m sitting outside my laundry room watching my dryer like a hawk. Cleaned out the lint trap this morning. Like, REALLY cleaned it, for maybe the first time, with a brush and the vacuum attachment I got off of Amazon, down into the machine. I always clean the basic front trap, every time I use it, but I got down into it this morning, and it was gross. But now my laundry room is… humid, I guess is how I would describe it, and it’s making a different sound than usual. Maybe that’s because it is actually working the way it is supposed to for the first time since we moved in, but I am anxious, as usual. 😂 is everything sealed back up? Humidity makes me think it isn't exhausting out of the house properly. Long story short, the XIL would vent their dryer into the basement in the winter to "help keep the house warm" Apparently when H was checking the part of the dryer hose that connects to the wall this weekend, he bumped the other end of the hose (the part that attaches to the actual machine) off of the machine.🤦🏻♀️ So that’s where the humidity came from. I couldn’t see it without climbing onto the washer and we had to pull the whole thing out to get the hose reattached.
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Post by MelanieCarmichael on Feb 13, 2024 21:27:02 GMT -6
Coming in late but huge congratulations, angelashly! So happy for you. 🎉
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Post by roselab on Feb 14, 2024 6:56:34 GMT -6
I feel like I was cheated out of winter this year. It was warm for the most part, and we had one major snow storm only. As a woman of dark sensibilities, it depresses me to think spring is close at hand. But I had a strawberry and cream Pączki just now, so that helps a great deal. I'm here, too. I feel like we need one more major snow storm before spring comes! Didn't even get to go sledding with the kids at all as it was in the -40s after the snow fall. Laaame, lol.
What kills me is that the past few years, even though we haven't had a lot of cold, snowy weather (which we used to have solidly through winter), this weird 'not cold enough to snow but too cold to feel like spring' weather lingers FOREVER! As in, through March, April, and even in May! I remember a few years ago we had just moved back to the area and my bff had her ds's bday party in May at a park, and we had to attend in pants and sweatshirts. That used to be unheard of in May. I love fall and spring weather when it's pleasant, but around here it's just muddy lawns and lots of random unpredictable rain and grossness.
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Post by flippinchica on Feb 14, 2024 8:32:07 GMT -6
Ds1 went to school with 2 different shoes today and thought it was cool. The dog destroyed the left shoe of 1 pair and the right shoe of the other. I ordered more shoes on Amazon but they won't be here til tomorrow. Ds2 is actually pretty diligent about putting his shoes up but ds1 is not
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Post by piratecat on Feb 14, 2024 8:33:00 GMT -6
Cheesy Valentine puns are the best part of Valentine’s Day.
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Post by whatever on Feb 14, 2024 10:56:16 GMT -6
I feel like I was cheated out of winter this year. It was warm for the most part, and we had one major snow storm only. As a woman of dark sensibilities, it depresses me to think spring is close at hand. But I had a strawberry and cream Pączki just now, so that helps a great deal. I've never seen myself described so well, LOL!!! STP, I think I recall you saying that once you started living in a state with four seasons, you realized you weren't a *itch, you just hated hot weather. I'm looking forward to a similar revelation once we move to the east coast in a few months.
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 14, 2024 11:33:26 GMT -6
After last winter where we had the 3rd snowiest winter EVER recorded, we have had a grand total of 7.3 inches (none of which is still on the ground). And the most snowfall we got at once was a bit over 2 inches....on fucking HALLOWEEN. I wanted to crawl out of my skin with how much snow we got last year, but fuck. This is such a depressing winter in other ways. Minnesnowta indeed. My mom was extremely mad that there was no snow for Xmas, because the 2 CA grands never see snow and love it.
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sewf
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Post by sewf on Feb 15, 2024 8:14:19 GMT -6
Needing to be somewhere at a certain time is hell to someone with anxiety who doesn’t drive. So much backwards math and hoping uber drivers are on time.
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Post by STP on Feb 15, 2024 11:47:49 GMT -6
I feel like I was cheated out of winter this year. It was warm for the most part, and we had one major snow storm only. As a woman of dark sensibilities, it depresses me to think spring is close at hand. But I had a strawberry and cream Pączki just now, so that helps a great deal. I've never seen myself described so well, LOL!!! STP, I think I recall you saying that once you started living in a state with four seasons, you realized you weren't a *itch, you just hated hot weather. I'm looking forward to a similar revelation once we move to the east coast in a few months. Accurate. I grew up in TX and SFla. I never had a chance to be the lovely soul I am.
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Post by Sweetjane on Feb 15, 2024 12:15:38 GMT -6
Could I ask a random question? We need a hotel for one night over spring break north of Atlanta, off 75. We’re just stopping for the night, so a basic Hampton Inn or something with breakfast included. Is Marietta a safe area? Or is there somewhere else that would be better? It's totally fine.
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Post by whatever on Feb 15, 2024 14:55:39 GMT -6
I've never seen myself described so well, LOL!!! STP, I think I recall you saying that once you started living in a state with four seasons, you realized you weren't a *itch, you just hated hot weather. I'm looking forward to a similar revelation once we move to the east coast in a few months. Accurate. I grew up in TX and SFla. I never had a chance to be the lovely soul I am. ❤️
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Post by McBenny on Feb 15, 2024 17:36:40 GMT -6
For me, I just will not monitor a middle schooler on their grades. I feel you are old enough to know what you need to do. You are either going to turn it in or face the consequences. I can't be there always, and I will not hand hold.
This goes for my youngest and the oldest alike.
Now, them asking for help with something, sure. But I just do not feel I should have to keep up with your tests and assignments and time management to get you through.
I never even knew grade notifications was even a thing. I guess you have to turn it on because I do not get those. They are both very involved in their schools and extracurriculars so they already know they need the grade to play.
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Post by McBenny on Feb 15, 2024 17:39:34 GMT -6
I went to a parent meeting last night and the woman was saying we could check their bags and with the kids that they packed some stuff she's been telling them to do. A dad spoke up and was like, "I am not doing that. She either has it or faces your consequence" and I agree with him.
Am I supposed to pack their sports bags and all of that too? Cause I am not.
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Post by roselab on Feb 16, 2024 7:24:49 GMT -6
For me, I just will not monitor a middle schooler on their grades. I feel you are old enough to know what you need to do. You are either going to turn it in or face the consequences. I can't be there always, and I will not hand hold. This goes for my youngest and the oldest alike. Now, them asking for help with something, sure. But I just do not feel I should have to keep up with your tests and assignments and time management to get you through. I never even knew grade notifications was even a thing. I guess you have to turn it on because I do not get those. They are both very involved in their schools and extracurriculars so they already know they need the grade to play. I'm just curious, do you realize how condescending you come across in many of your posts? I know that you make a point to only post specifics to what YOU think and do for your own, but your posts, this one being an example, have the implied tone that what you do is best and anyone who does differently is wrong. It actually amazes me that so much tone is able to come across in typed posts, but I feel this almost every time you post, so I'm just wondering if this is something you are aware of and happy with. This is one of those issues that I'm sensitive to, because having a 14 year old freshman with ADHD, I've had to monitor his grades for much longer than I would like. I've been working with him for years (as has his therapist) for him to be able to take ownership for his schoolwork, but it hasn't happened yet, and it is one of my biggest fears that he will want to be an independent student/worker by the time he graduates but he still won't have the ability or necessary life skills to do so in whatever path he ends up taking. But the fact that he's not there yet honestly does make me feel like a failure at being HIS parent at times because of the pressure for him to be able to do the things he 'should' be able to do at this age. I KNOW you didn't say anything about there not being exceptions for special needs kids, and that you were only speaking to what works for you and what you believe. And it is possible that your post affects me more because this is something I'm already sensitive about. But although I've only been around this board for a short time, I've gotten the condescending tone from many of your posts, including ones that I have no personal experience with and no reason to be sensitive to. You seem like an intelligent, deliberate poster, so I really am curious about if it's your intention to make others feel inferior and if you're aware that your posts come off that way, or if you care that a post like this can feel like a gut punch to someone reading it.
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Post by coffeecake on Feb 16, 2024 9:05:07 GMT -6
I think the middle school level of responsibility is very, very kid dependent. My dd was 11 when she started middle school. I definitely monitored grades at the beginning because she had never had to do it before. How would she know what she was doing? Our elementary report cards are standard based, so there were no letter grades.
I love our school district, but I do feel that the upper elementary kids are probably coddled a bit too much and middle school is a huge change. So yes, I was going to help her through that transition. She was doing it all independently by 7th grade. And my youngest is super smart, but the adhd is strong and he will need help, too. That’s fine by me. No, we won’t always be there, so we have to teach them what to do. Middle school is a great time to help them learn🤷🏼♀️
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Post by GhoatMonket on Feb 16, 2024 9:36:04 GMT -6
Being able to pull up a grade book and see if he's missing assignments is helpful, and sometimes a reminder that he needs to finish things. Right now he's missed a whole week due to being sick, so we will be helping him manage that catch up time. It was also nice to have a heads up on classes where his grade was lower for conferences.
Literally no one gets dumped in a corner on their own with no one else to remind them of things or help when needed unless that is the life you choose.
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Post by byjove on Feb 16, 2024 9:51:39 GMT -6
DD1 will be in 6th grade (turning 11 like the week before)/middle school next year, and she'll be taking a high school language credit (continuation of her dual language school program), which will show on her HS transcript. They can later drop the grade, if it would not be good on your transcript, but then you lose the credit for the class. That seems crazy to me.
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Post by jaygee on Feb 16, 2024 10:09:57 GMT -6
I think the middle school level of responsibility is very, very kid dependent. My dd was 11 when she started middle school. I definitely monitored grades at the beginning because she had never had to do it before. How would she know what she was doing? Our elementary report cards are standard based, so there were no letter grades. I love our school district, but I do feel that the upper elementary kids are probably coddled a bit too much and middle school is a huge change. So yes, I was going to help her through that transition. She was doing it all independently by 7th grade. And my youngest is super smart, but the adhd is strong and he will need help, too. That’s fine by me. No, we won’t always be there, so we have to teach them what to do. Middle school is a great time to help them learn🤷🏼♀️ This is us too. I love our elementary school but I was told that the fifth grade teachers really do a lot to prepare them for middle school and halfway through fifth I’m not seeing it. I’ve had to ask his teacher to be more strict with him about homework. He was doing it and not turning it in and when I pushed him on it he told me “It doesn’t count for anything”. I will be monitoring next year but with him. So he can see too. I’m actually hoping that seeing it in print on a screen will help connect the dots for him. But I have to help him with that at first. I have a feeling with my kid and his level of maturity and neurodivergence I will be monitoring longer than I would like. But I think it will be worth the work to set him up for success later.
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Post by sweptaway on Feb 16, 2024 10:33:00 GMT -6
I saw the Criminal live show last night and it was fantastic! H had a friend who works at the theater and he upgraded our seats to third row. It was like Phoebe was talking right to me.
I came home from that to find my husband had rearranged the living room while I was gone, and I did not react well (I hate it you guys).
Got my period and a headache this morning so that explains that.
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Post by sweptaway on Feb 16, 2024 10:34:56 GMT -6
I check my 6th grader's grades a few times a month. He's had some missing assignments that he would have let hang if I hadn't caught them, but after we talked about it a few times he's getting better at it. I am trying to strike the balance of grades are important but not everything as long as you are doing your best work. My kid's problem is he doesn't always do his best work, just his fastest.
He's the opposite of the kind of student I was so it's a delicate balance.
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Post by icedcoffee on Feb 16, 2024 10:52:40 GMT -6
I've mentioned before but here they don't start middle school until 7th grade. My almost 12 6th grader has matured SO much this year, I feel fine with her going to middle school in the fall. But last year would have been dicey and I think she wouldn't have been prepared.
Could be her wonderful 6th grade teachers this year (she didn't have a great one last year, they didn't mesh well) so that could be part of it. I was on the fence before about starting MS "late" but I now I can definitely see the benefit
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Post by elle on Feb 16, 2024 11:14:55 GMT -6
I saw the Criminal live show last night and it was fantastic! H had a friend who works at the theater and he upgraded our seats to third row. It was like Phoebe was talking right to me. I came home from that to find my husband had rearranged the living room while I was gone, and I did not react well (I hate it you guys). Got my period and a headache this morning so that explains that. What, no. And why?
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Post by sweptaway on Feb 16, 2024 11:20:04 GMT -6
I saw the Criminal live show last night and it was fantastic! H had a friend who works at the theater and he upgraded our seats to third row. It was like Phoebe was talking right to me. I came home from that to find my husband had rearranged the living room while I was gone, and I did not react well (I hate it you guys). Got my period and a headache this morning so that explains that. What, no. And why? We got a new chair a few weeks ago. I have no other explanations.
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Post by klw on Feb 16, 2024 11:21:40 GMT -6
I saw the Criminal live show last night and it was fantastic! H had a friend who works at the theater and he upgraded our seats to third row. It was like Phoebe was talking right to me. I came home from that to find my husband had rearranged the living room while I was gone, and I did not react well (I hate it you guys). Got my period and a headache this morning so that explains that. What, no. And why? I had the same questions. sweptaway I wouldn’t be blaming my period for my reaction on this one. 😉
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Post by GhoatMonket on Feb 16, 2024 11:25:11 GMT -6
I check my 6th grader's grades a few times a month. He's had some missing assignments that he would have let hang if I hadn't caught them, but after we talked about it a few times he's getting better at it. I am trying to strike the balance of grades are important but not everything as long as you are doing your best work. My kid's problem is he doesn't always do his best work, just his fastest. He's the opposite of the kind of student I was so it's a delicate balance. Lord. Yes.
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Post by CurlieWhirlie on Feb 16, 2024 11:31:17 GMT -6
I checked grades and missing assignments at gradually decreasing intervals throughout middle school. Now he's in high school I don't check anything but I do check in with him/ask him periodically how things are going and let him know I'm interested and available. That works for DS1 but I don't know if that will work for DS2, who has diagnosed anxiety disorder, so I'm going to play it by ear when he hits middle school in two years.
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