MySmallWorldof4
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I myself am at Walmart more than I care to admit, but there is literally one only 2 miles from my house, so it is visited more often than the supermarket.
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Figgy1
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Mine has a rather nice selection of organic veggies and fruits both fresh and frozen at a rather good price. So for us it's been Target, Walmart and Wegman's only as of late. I miss Aldi but it's worse than Best Buy on Black Friday lately.
21stamps
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What about South Haven or Grand Haven? That’s where I’m looking now. I know the water in Lake Michigan will be cold as well, that’s why I really want a boat.. at least we can be on the water... and T can tube. Looks like all boat rentals are restricted to smaller lakes, that’s ok too, if I can find one!. Wonder why it’s not possible to rent a boar on Lake Michigan itself.
Letteyeti
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Just a wee bit warmer here at 90 degrees and it is possibly gonna shower sometime soon. When isn't it gonna shower in Florida during the Summer?It’s only 70 degrees today, too cold to swim, BUT, I’m trying to get my money’s worth... so, we’re going to the club to play tennis.
MySmallWorldof4
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Have you thought about driving south?
ajrwdwgirl
Premium Member
Love the tv stand and the tv. (I remember you talking about the award by the way.) And I agree, get what you like. I see the Artemis Fowl banner on your tv, did you watch it? We watched it the other night, and we were entertained by it. I keep hearing bad reviews for it but I didn't think it was bad. I mean it isn't going to win best picture of 2020 but it kept our attention.
donaldtoo
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Nah, don’t worry about the sparkles.
I may be one of the exceptions, but, even as a young man before I started going gray myself, in my eyes anyway, woman with “sparkles” or totally gray for that matter, were never less than woman who dye their hair.
I hope I worded that all properly...
Just my opinion, but, ultimately, and of course, do whatever is right for you.
Emmylou Harris is just one example...!!!
Rista1313
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I heard that too... we haven't watched it yet, it was just an ad for it.
Rista1313
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We haven't watched it yet... but Scott said he wanted to, so I'm sure it's in our future soon!
21stamps
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I thought about Destin Fl, but I think 12 hours is too far of a drive for 3 nights.
Letteyeti
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That's close to 6 hours away from where I live and I live in Florida.
donaldtoo
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Youngest loves blood and guts.She loves watching youtube videos on how the body works. My ds on the other hand wants nothing to do with blood or guts. He had tears in his eyes yesterday. He is 16 so I go to him and ask why he would be crying. I couldn't believe the answer. He said it was because yesterday was the one year anniversary of some Nintendo announcement.
I actually wanted to be a doctor at one point. Blood and guts has never bothered me. We used to gut the fish we caught and clean the animals we hunted.
At one point I thought advertising would be my calling, due to Darrin Stephens on “Bewitched”...then, Mike Brady came along with his architecture career, and that settled it...funny thing is, I once worked at a firm where a fellow employee also blamed it on Mike Brady...!!!!!
21stamps
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I’ve never been. But I spent most of my life in south Florida, Destin was never even a consideration while there.. I think the panhandle was 10 hours or something. No reason to go
Songbird76
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Well, there is a lot of social infrastructure here, so no, those kids don't get left behind. We have systems in place to help them. For example, athletics and things aren't through the schools. You have to pay to participate, BUT for kids from lower income families, it's paid for by the city so everyone gets to participate. Each kid is given so much credit with which to do activities, so one of E's friends did scouting and dance. She didn't have to miss out because they couldn't afford it. And there are special schools for kids who really can't make it in the regular school. My neighbors' girls are bussed to a school 45 minutes away because they are hearing impaired and that's where the school for the hearing impaired is. And my son's school is here in our town, but most of the kids in his school do not live in this town. They are bussed in from other towns because this is where the school for Autism is. There's also a school for kids with learning disabilities like dyslexia. They're very good about making sure everyone succeeds.I understand that gives a lot of motivation to the kids to achieve but it also comes with a lot of pressure it would seem at a pretty young age. I also understand that the parents and schools play a huge part in getting the kids motivated for all of this but what about those kids who don't have parents are they just left to struggle? You will see that I am a kid that always asks a bunch of questions so don't mind me much at all. That is just who I am.
But, what I hear from my friends in the states is that kids there are pressured to do well on the standardized tests, and teachers teach to those, and they pile on homework, even for kids in first grade. My kids never had homework until high school. There were resources to practice spelling and geography, but they weren't mandatory and nothing was graded. All school work was done at school. There was really no pressure. The kids know they are learning for a reason, sure, but they also aren't made to feel stupid if they aren't as fast as some other kids. The tests are to see where they might need help and they are met where they are and given whatever resources they need to succeed. My son got therapy and we got coaching for free to help us how to handle Autism. They WANT you to do well and the systems are in place to help. It's not perfect, and some do manage to fall through the cracks, but in general, I'm really glad we live where we do. And actually, my daughter is a perfectionist and has some fear of failure. She put a lot of pressure on herself even when she was in first and 2nd grade. She was terrified of getting less than 100% on any school work, like spelling tests. She panicked when her teacher wanted to give her more difficult math, convinced she wouldn't be able to do it.....her teacher sat down with her and showed her the math and encouraged her to try, and then E knew she could do it. She freaked out when she got an "Exceeds expectations" instead of "Outstanding" on the spelling section of the national benchmark test. She got Outstanding in everything else, but cried because she only got Exceeds Expectations on spelling. Her teachers worked with her on easing the pressure and getting her to not expect so much of herself. She's still very driven, but she understands now that an A- is awesome, too. Both of them were given more advanced material in math and reading in elementary school, and there was also extra instruction for the kids who were behind. Everything is geared toward meeting them where they are and helping them meet their potential. It's not about turning them all into little geniuses, but bringing out what's there.
Letteyeti
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Yeah it is over there far away so have never been over that way like in the Pensacola area.I’ve never been. But I spent most of my life in south Florida, Destin was never even a consideration while there.. I think the panhandle was 10 hours or something. No reason to go
MinnieM123
Premium Member
None near me. The only other similar type of store is Target, and there are a few around here. Their clientele is a mixture of people. Never noticed anything out of the ordinary there.
Songbird76
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Well that's the thinking here....not everyone needs to go to University. We need hair stylists, and mechanics, and restaurant servers and cooks, etc. So the kids who aren't academically inclined go to a school that doesn't take as long to get through and doesn't go into unnecessary detail about things they won't use. Like....yes, they'll have math class, but they won't be learning things like calculus when they are planning to be social worker. They take classes that apply more to their chosen fields. Someone who wants to go into nursing will probably have some basic biology, but they won't necessarily need higher level physics. And it's seen as more important that a kid feels comfortable and successful than that they go to University. A qualified for the highest level high school...he scored in the top 5% of kids on the exam that decides your level. But it was more important to us and to the school that he feels safe at school and feels comfortable. We COULD have him go to a regular school so he could do the highest level, but he'd probably end up sitting in a corner in tears somewhere because he can't handle the crowds, the noise, etc. So we chose the school that doesn't offer the highest level because that's where he'll thrive. And that was the recommendation of his teachers, too. The top priority isn't to get as many kids as possible into the higher level, it's to get them into the school that fits them best and meets their needs. I love that. I don't like that they have to specialize already in high school, because most of them are too young to know what they want to specialize IN. But, I do like the mentality that values trades just as much as higher education.
