I say tell dh to fork over the $$ to either rent the scooter yourself, or buy one and re-sell when you don't need it anymore. It could be more than a week till the insurance finishes processing the prescription and gets the scooter to you. Why wait that long? Says the person who has been working for SIX WEEKS and counting to get a prescription approved and sent out for a family member...

I voted $2000 - $3000. Both of my kids are in high school, and nearly all their classes are outsourced (online or co-op). They are also enrolled in a "cover school" (like NAHRS, for example) which provides a transcript, so I included those fees. I did not include the cost of private music lessons or youth symphony tuition, because my kids would participate in those activities no matter what kind of school they attend.

This is why we didn't put a ceiling fan in the kids' bedroom.

Thanks - just backed up to an external drive.

Fees? Is this for U.S. public school? I enrolled one of my kids last month (for the upcoming school year) and they didn't ask for any money. I'm sure there will be costs for various school activities, but there was no enrollment charge. Also no physical was required. I had to show proof of our address (current utility bills) and submit a vaccination record.

This might depend on how far away the school is from your home. At least that is what friends have told me.

I voted difficulty depends on elevation/distance, and then I remembered one of the toughest hikes I did. It was 0.25 mile bushwack UP. So trail, or lack thereof, plays a part too. Crossing a scree slope, even if it is almost flat, is tough. So is taking the goat trail across a hillside that has mostly fallen away. 20% grade is tough, both up and down. But 10 miles with no elevation gain is easy.

Did you call the school, or the district enrollment center? Our schools are out this week, but the district enrollment center is open. If your district has an open choice period (if you want to request a different school than your assigned school), it's better to call sooner than later. Here, if you want to enroll in your assigned school, you can do that any time. But if you want to request a different school, there is a short window of time to do that, and it happens about six months before the start of the upcoming school year. I think shadowing and open houses are this month too. It might be similar where you live... or not.

My younger child took the ACT (without writing) as an 8th grader and thought it was "fun" :rolleyes:

Does it also come with its own spare room?

No, my kids have never tried neoprene caps. When they were young, skinny, and cold, they wore latex or silicone caps. It seems like the silicone caps were warmer. It was easier to put the caps on if my kids got their hair wet first. They had long hair at the time so I put it in a ponytail or twisted it up and then pulled the cap on. Short hair would be easier -- less mass of hair to get under the cap. The reason I think neoprene caps would be warmer is because wetsuits are made from neoprene, which is a good insulator. I do remember seeing a few kids wearing what looked like neoprene wetsuits (the style with short arms & legs). Also some wore similar style suits but made of regular swimsuit fabric. ETA: Seems like if I got their hair wet and put a bit of conditioner in, the caps went on easiest that way. It has been many years...

The neoprene cap would be the first thing I'd try. Does he wear any type of swim cap at all?

Growing Up Trans

My kid who used SOS Health loathed it. I "switched off" a lot of busywork & test/quiz questions. For my next kid, I was planning to use Oak Meadow, but they are going to public HS and will take health class there.

I like Turtle Island best, but Lightlife is pretty good too. I cut it into strips, marinate (from a recipe in Vegan Vittles cookbook) and fry.

If your child doesn't have a passport, I say go for the EDL. The DMV office gives out little foil envelopes to keep the EDL in, to protect against any unwanted scanning.

In my past life, I did office work that was in a completely different field, yet was quite similar to what I do now. In the middle, there was a 16 year break. I volunteered during the last six of those years, so I had references that were more recent than my long-ago employment. I found out about my current job when someone who was part of a social group I belong to mentioned that her friend was looking to hire someone. I applied and got the job.

About the surgeon issue -- is he in-network with your insurance? Or is he out-of-network and you have no out-of-network benefits? Or does your insurance policy specifically exclude this medical procedure? Or is your insurance denying the procedure (but it is not an excluded procedure)? In this case, the surgeon may be able to successfully appeal the denial based on previous treatments not resolving your issue... and if he is in-network or you have OON benefits, and the appeal is successful, then you could get an idea of the cost of treatment.

One of my kids changed their name legally, both first and middle names. I'm fine with it.

I don't remember - we've had several different dental plans over the years (Delta, Aetna, MetLife, maybe one or two more), but always $1500 lifetime per child. Dh has worked for the same company since before we had kids, so the $1500 is due to his company's contract with the plans. Back when I first worked for a large corporation, adults got the ortho benefit too -- I remember the HR person enthusing about it at the new hire meeting -- but now I think only the children get ortho coverage.

Wish I'd known this two weeks ago. I'll keep it in mind for future reference.

So the child needs to file before the parent files?

What a waste of advertising money. They could have herded a lot of cats instead.

Target... 'cause I finally found one that fits me properly and is comfortable, and Target sells it. I think I should go shopping before they discontinue it.

He has homework for co-op classes and online classes, but I think it will be challenging for him to go to school all day and then have homework afterwards. That is one reason why I am worried about honors/AP classes - maybe too much homework?