I am sorry.

A friend of my son's just lost to cancer. He had just turned 20. He was smart, sweet, and kind. Cancer sucks.

We went to them for more financial(needs based) aid. We were able to show them a comparable schools offer and we explained our financial situation in greater depth

Just received the revised aid from Susquehanna. They did come back with more. So that was nice to see. Now that all the aid has come in she has 5 viable choices. Planning 2nd visits now to all the top choices.

My mom was a member. Her group had a lot of fun. I have been thinking about joining but there isn't an active chapter by me and I don't have the desire to start one.

I am surprised they are not all closing.

A bit tacky.

So young. So sad. My son loved Teletubbies. I always thought they should have sold tubbie toast. I remember that Falwell nonsense.

My grandma is 105. She will be 106 in March. Overall her health is pretty good. My father passed away when she was 95 and that was hard on her because you shouldn't outlive your children. She moved in with my aunt after my father died. My uncle had passed away 6 months before my father. My aunt lost her husband and her brother. Long story short, my grandma enjoys her life most of the time. I would only want to live as long as my grandmother if I had my health,my mind, and a willing child to live with who would make sure I was being taken care of.

That is heartbreaking.

I agree with you. For every homeschool family with their 13 children chained in the basement there is a public school child falling through the cracks in the system.

If the rule is applied across the board then it is not a double standard. That said, my kids both swam for our local high school team. It was because they allowed private school students who lived in district to swim. They did initially turn me down. Ultimately, I used an attorney to send a letter stating that they were discriminating against my child. Lo and behold allowed to swim. I don't know if I would have pursued it if it involved taking a class and state testing. My kids wanted to swim for the high school for the social piece. As a pp stated, it is not as rigorous as the club practice. For the most part the club swimmers do not have to attend the high school practices. They go because it is fun to hang out with their friends on the bus. Schools are a bureaucracy. Their goal is to maintain the status quo. They will throw up road blocks in the hopes you will just go away.

Mine, either.

I don't understand what I just looked at. Those pants make no sense.

Update on negotiation: we provided information and comparison with a copy of the award letter. They will let us know their decision at the beginning of the February.

Wow, the price has gone up since I bought mine a long time ago.

I find out if anyone in the house likes it. If not, I will give it to a friend who likes it. Still no takers? The trash. Even though it pains me to toss good food.

I am not an expert by any means and it has been a number of years since learning about the Salem Witch Trials. The last theory I remember learning about was the tainted wheat. At no time has it ever been suggested to me in my studies that anyone was actually practicing witchcraft.

Must not look, must not look, must not look.

Well, dd got her last acceptance from Goucher last night. With a merit aid award that put this school back in play. So now it is between Susquehanna, Clark, and Goucher.

I am not vegan but I do incorporate a fair amount of vegan dishes into our weekly meals. My favorite sites for recipes: www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com www.ohsheglows.com www.veganricha.com

My husband dabbles in cryptocurrency. It is all like monopoly money to me. He has not invested any of our money. He mines it. He has made a few hundred. He would probably do well if I let him invest some $$.

Well, now she is coming for one night. It will be fine. I am more annoyed that I have to deep clean as she shouldn't think we are slobs. Funny part of the story-ds asked if we can bring the mattress up from the basement for her to sleep on. I said he can give her his bed and he will sleep on the mattress. His response "oh, that's a good idea." Can't wait to see him clean his room.

Also in NJ. My dh built me a Big Berkey. He got 2 large stock pots. Drilled 4 holes in one. After a lot of research we went with Daulton filters. NJ water does not have flouride added so we don't have flouride filters. We have a water cooler and the Berkey sits next to it on a stool.

I am so old. Not only do I use punctuation,such as a period. I use proper grammar. Plus, proper spelling. Although, I have started sending bitmoji to my children because it bugs them.