sassenach
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What about the whole mail-in ballot thing? Won't that (eventually) start making it impossible to determine the popular vote winner the day after the official election day? In our state many of the counties are now all mail-in -- so those votes will continue to come in up to a week or so after the election. Hmmmm ....
I have no idea how it works in other states, but in California, your ballot must be recieved by 8pm on election day. Post marks do not count.
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Wow. I figure I'm getting a good deal if my jeans are less than $100. ;)
http://www.paigepremiumdenim.com/pl/c/204.html
margaret
I cannot fathom paying $100 for ANY article of clothing. Wow. I hope I'm not being rude, I'm just really surprised.
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grew up in inland SoCal- busy, concrete, fake, great weather
Lived in the high desert of California- Liked it more than I thought I would. Loved the military community that we were part of there. Don't think I'd like it much outside of the Marines. It was the type of place that you would drive 30 min and walk around Walmart for something to do on the weekend.
New Orleans- my first southern exposure. Great people, ugly place. Heavy dose of racism- coming from SoCal, that was a shocker. We go back and serve in the intercity every summer, but I would not want to live there.
Orlando- Lived there for most of my adult life. Love, love, love the people. Great community. Perfect balance of city and suburbs. Great hs community. I MISS it!!
NorCal- Beautiful, lush, redwoods, beaches, wildlife, just unbelievably beautiful. Hippies, occult, very fickly, consumer oriented. Some really amazing people sprinkled in. Not many hs opportunities, but very friendly hs community. This area is different from SoCal in the sense that it doesn't move as fast or feel as crowded. There is a lot of agriculture and I love the fresh local produce. I'm currently trying to bloom where I'm planted.
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1) What's for breakfast at your house?
Multigrain cheerios
2) What kind of car do you drive?
GMC Savana, converted
3) What's your weather today?
Cool and crisp
4) Are your toenails painted? If so, what color?
no
5) Read any good books lately? What was it?
Twilight, total candy
6) Is your bed made?
no
7) What's for dinner?
concert at the church tonight. The kids are begging for pizza
8) Name something your dc have done today that made you smile.
not today, but last night they watched "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" and my littlest was just falling over laughing at snoopy. All of them were just cracking up, but for her it was like it was brand new ( I don't think she remembered it from last year). Too cute!
9) What color is your bathroom rug?
white
10) Who's your favorite artist?
As in painting? I don't have one. Music artist? Lori McKenna
11) What's your favorite morning beverage?
coffee
12) Do you have any toys from when you were a child?
My doll named April, who now lives in my hope chest.
13) Do you collect anything?
I used to collect porcelain dolls, but I now just have a few favorites that are still boxed away.
14) Are you looking forward to the holidays? (whichever days you celebrate)
Sort of.
15) What are you wearing today?
I'm still in my pajamas, but I'm now off to take a shower and throw on some jeans and a tshirt.
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Having a discussion with my ds, who will be 9 in March. He weighs 68 pounds and is 56.5 inches tall...and he REALLY wants to ride in the front seat. I drive an old Lincoln towncar, with an airbag in the front/passenger seat that can't be turned off.
So I told him we would see how you people do it.
It would kill him. He's too small and too young. In the town we used to live in, a 9yo was killed by an airbag in a relatively minor collision. I'm sure you could find many similar reports online.
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Once my dd is 13, possibly older. The exception is in my dh's car, the only way to fit all the kids is if my oldest goes in front with the airbag disabled. We avoid that as much as possible. The only time all the kids are in his car is if mine is at the shop. In the last year, it's only happened once.
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On page 14 of this year's catalog is a breakdown of what all the little numbers and symbols mean. They are really helpful once you know what they all mean.
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I'm sorry that happened to you and your children.
Some of the things that people on this board find enjoyable are just cruel and hateful.
:grouphug:
That's a little harsh.
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Maybe show up with all the kids in tow? LOL!
Bring a cart full of school work too. That would be fun. Then you can be really annoying and ask all the court workers to give your kids a tour and tell them about their jobs. I could have so much fun with that...
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They were down for a long time, I got the same message. I was on just as they went down and I didn't notice any ruckuss, but I also stay away from the political threads, so I may have missed something. The Sonlight boards (also run by vbulliten) were also down for a good part of the day, minus the weird message. I had to find an alternative mental escape today!
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How do I get them to understand that my children and I are unavailable during school hours?
Just say no. Seriously. With rare exception, people will treat you the way you set yourself up to be treated. As long as you say yes to these interuptions, they will just keep on coming. You can do this, say NO!!!
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IME we made minimum wage plus tips. How is it legal for the restaurant NOT to pay the minimum wage??? My experience is from working in CA.
I just looked it up and Cali is different. Makes me want to get a job here! I was making $100/night just on tips. It would be nice to get a paycheck on top of that!
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I'm confused by your question... My understanding is that wait-staff do make minimum wage plus tips. Are you saying something different?
Servers do NOT earn minimum wage. I think it differs by state, but in Florida it was less than 1/2 minimum wage. Servers live off of tips.
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I worked last year as a server. Not only do you not get minimum wage (I believe it was $3 and something/hour), in most places you have to pay a percentage of the ticket (it was 3% in the place I worked at) back to the house.
As a server, it's possible to lose money on a table if they stiff you. It happens. That's why big parties get charged automatic 18% grat. It makes sure that the server gets their 15% and the house gets it's 3%.
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Writing Tales immediately comes to mind. Light grammar, fun, engaging, open and go. That said, I have only used WT 2. I intend on using WWE with my younger kids.
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I can't remember exactly, but kisses wouldn't be a zinger for me. I just had a really bad feeling about the movie, and wouldn't let my girls watch it with their 5/6 yr old cousins. I thought it was trashy.
Are you sure you aren't confusing it with the second one? The second one was trashy, imo, but the first was really well done (shockingly well done for Disney). I'm very picky about these things.
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We have 2 non dogs (chihuahuas), they live completely indoors, aside from supervised potty breaks. There is far too much wildlife out here for them to go out alone.
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I've never, ever had anything like that happen to me. That said, I don't deal with "big people" doctors a whole lot. I see pediatric doctors with my ds on an almost weekly basis and being a sahm is definitely valued by them. So sorry!
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Homemade chicken noodle soup with bread. Nothing fancy.
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"Becoming Jane"
I know it's a true story, but still, I just wanted it to end like her novels!
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I registered permanent absentee when we moved here. Frankly, I don't want to have to juggle the kids while I'm voting. I think back fondly to the days when my olders were in school and the youngers would just sit under the booth while I voted. Those days are gone and it just isn't worth the stress or the inevitable annoyance that would be caused to others. Yeah for mail-ins!
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Carter. Reagan was elected later that year.
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I love all of them! No matter what you choose, he'll have a great name.
Writing programs for 5th grader who doesn't like writing?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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I started my completely writing resistant dd out with Writing Tales 2 last year (second semester of 5th grade). I am so, SO pleased with her writing right now. We're about 2/3 through the program and I am seeing some great work come from her. At first, I wasn't sure if we were going to get anywhere with it, but she's really taking off now. I wouldn't say she loves writing, but she is taking pride in her work and that is really coming through in her attitude.
That said, I have no idea where we're going from here. Sigh.