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SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Many I'm sure won't care, but to those who might be interested.....I've been a Philadelphia Eagles fan since age 10. I recently downloaded an app for Philadelphia's ABC affiliate 6ABC. They just post a video of Vikings fans who decided to dress in purple and gather next to the Rocky statue on the front steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. I'll post a 30 second video just below.

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This cracks me up. :D Even though I want the Vikings to lose, I think their fans are so much fun! :cool:
Enjoy the game everyone! ;)
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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MinnieM123 said:
@Cesar R M , how is your grandmother doing these days?
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Hello!

So so I guess, she's getting worse in childish tactics unfortunately. When noone sees her, she can pretty much do anything. But if she sees someone, she just asks for absolutely everything. Even asking "what food it is" even when its obvious a chicken piece.

Or saying things are "too spicy" (chili wise, when there is no chile in the dishes for her).. and when noone is looking, she puts a ton of chili sauce with no complain.

And her obsession with the iguanas is getting worse. Everything must be about iguanas most of the day.

So her day is pretty much..

Wake up
Shower (if she wants.. she puts a huge fuss with random excuses to dont shower lol)
breakfast
Church Mass for hours (or she goes out to the garden to complain about the Iguanas)
Then Lunch
Then more church mass in the TV or iguanas.
Nap..
More TV about church or out watching iguanas.
Dinner
More TV.
Sleep.. repeat
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Many I'm sure won't care, but to those who might be interested.....I've been a Philadelphia Eagles fan since age 10. I recently downloaded an app for Philadelphia's ABC affiliate 6ABC. They just posted a video of Vikings fans who decided to dress in purple and gather next to the Rocky statue on the front steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum. I'll post a 30 second video just below.

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SteveBrickNJ said:
This cracks me up. :D Even though I want the Vikings to lose, I think their fans are so much fun! :cool:
Enjoy the game everyone! ;)
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I enjoyed seeing the Skol chant. And you are correct Vikings fans are a lot of fun! :)

Win or lose it will be interesting.
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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Cooking is all done and I actually got to eat. For those interested the caulfilower movk crab cakes were just ok. The dill sauce that went with them was really good. I did bake and not fry them so they probably would taste better fried. Everything does. Just keeping lowfat. I made a pasta dish that was super yummy. Rotini lentil pasta with a cauliflower mock ricotta that had some kale. You cannot taste the kale @Mr Ferret 88 .;) It tasted like a baked ziti. I through in some broccoli because who doesn’t like broccoli?:);):hungry:
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Songbird76

Songbird76

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
That is really great how the schools have an open house like that. Funny though how when we think of high school it is for those in 9th grade and above and there it is from middle school or junior high age. What is the last grade there? Looks like the kids had a blast, but for the fall. DS has to leave his wonderful school in a couple of years? Oh that is sad.
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The last grade depends on what level of high school you go to. VMBO is the lowest level, and that is 4 years. HAVO is next and is 5 years. VWO is the highest and is 6 years, so VMBO is like going until sophomore year, and VWO is like our high schools in the US, except it's like an AP high school...advanced placement. There are 3 levels of VMBO...Basis, Kader, and (T)heoretical. T is the highest of those and that's basically the equivalent of US high schools...it's the "average".
Only about 10% of kids get approval for VWO, about 20% for HAVO. In DD's class, the majority of the kids got Basis/Kader, a couple of kids got Havo, and we THINK there are 3 with VWO, DD included. So she'll go 6 years and go on to University at 18.
With DS, we don't know what will happen. His school could recommend that he stay in special education, or that he go back to a regular school for high school. It depends on how much he grows while he's there. And then it will also depend on his level. His current school goes all the way up to HAVO level, but if he gets VWO he'd have to go somewhere else. So if they say he's ready for a regular school, and he's HAVO level, he'd go to one of the 3 schools that we're looking at for DD. If they say he's HAVO level and he needs to stay in special, he'd stay at his current school, but in a different building, possibly right by our house in the old building where he had elementary school until this year.....they took over the building when our school merged and got the new building. If they say he is VWO, whether he's supposed to stay in Special or go back to regular, he'd have to go to a different school. We just don't know at this point. I think if he stays in special Ed, he could do VWO, but if they want him in regular, I can't see him handling it well at this point. He COULD do HAVO at his current school and then stream into VWO when he finishes HAVO. You always have the option of moving on to the next level when you finish a lower level, it just takes an extra year. So we'll just have to wait and see with him. There was a case a couple of years ago where a kid got VWO level, but couldn't function in a regular school, so they made some sort of arrangement with one of the regular schools that he gets that material, but it's under the umbrella of the special education, but apparently that's a very particular case and not something we should plan on for DS. But who knows.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Cesar R M said:
Hello!

So so I guess, she's getting worse in childish tactics unfortunately. When noone sees her, she can pretty much do anything. But if she sees someone, she just asks for absolutely everything. Even asking "what food it is" even when its obvious a chicken piece.

Or saying things are "too spicy" (chili wise, when there is no chile in the dishes for her).. and when noone is looking, she puts a ton of chili sauce with no complain.

And her obsession with the iguanas is getting worse. Everything must be about iguanas most of the day.

So her day is pretty much..

Wake up
Shower (if she wants.. she puts a huge fuss with random excuses to dont shower lol)
breakfast
Church Mass for hours (or she goes out to the garden to complain about the Iguanas)
Then Lunch
Then more church mass in the TV or iguanas.
Nap..
More TV about church or out watching iguanas.
Dinner
More TV.
Sleep.. repeat
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Wow, she's slipping a bit more now. (Yet, in her own mind, she might still be happy, regardless of what is going on in reality. Sometimes, it's like that for some people.)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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OK, finishing cruise mini TR fun (and yes, I know I've posted some of these before 😉)...!

Porting in Galveston, in front of the DCL Wonder...!

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Breakfast that morning...!

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Yep, that's a hidden Mickey...!!!!!!! :joyfull:

My omelette and chicken sausage on the last morning after we ported...!!!!! :hungry:

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And, some random pics to wrap it up...!!!

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And, this one pretty much sums up the whole trip...

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BEYOND happy times gang, BEYOND...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:

July can't come soon enough...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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donaldtoo said:
OK, finishing cruise mini TR fun (and yes, I know I've posted some of these before 😉)...!

Porting in Galveston, in front of the DCL Wonder...!

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Breakfast that morning...!

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Yep, that's a hidden Mickey...!!!!!!! :joyfull:

My omelette and chicken sausage on the last morning after we ported...!!!!! :hungry:

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And, some random pics to wrap it up...!!!

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And, this one pretty much sums up the whole trip...

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BEYOND happy times gang, BEYOND...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:

July can't come soon enough...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:
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What a wonderful trip!
You clearly loved it!

Hope the July one is even better!
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

Premium Member
donaldtoo said:
OK, finishing cruise mini TR fun (and yes, I know I've posted some of these before 😉)...!

Porting in Galveston, in front of the DCL Wonder...!

View attachment 258207

Breakfast that morning...!

View attachment 258218

Yep, that's a hidden Mickey...!!!!!!! :joyfull:

My omelette and chicken sausage on the last morning after we ported...!!!!! :hungry:

View attachment 258242

And, some random pics to wrap it up...!!!

View attachment 258247
View attachment 258249
View attachment 258251

View attachment 258254
View attachment 258257View attachment 258259

And, this one pretty much sums up the whole trip...

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BEYOND happy times gang, BEYOND...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:

July can't come soon enough...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:
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My favorite photo was the one with the two women on the swings--in the ocean!!! How FUN is that??!! :D

Love the photo of you in the dark sunglasses-- you look just like a private eye!!! :cool:


 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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Songbird76 said:
The last grade depends on what level of high school you go to. VMBO is the lowest level, and that is 4 years. HAVO is next and is 5 years. VWO is the highest and is 6 years, so VMBO is like going until sophomore year, and VWO is like our high schools in the US, except it's like an AP high school...advanced placement. There are 3 levels of VMBO...Basis, Kader, and (T)heoretical. T is the highest of those and that's basically the equivalent of US high schools...it's the "average".
Only about 10% of kids get approval for VWO, about 20% for HAVO. In DD's class, the majority of the kids got Basis/Kader, a couple of kids got Havo, and we THINK there are 3 with VWO, DD included. So she'll go 6 years and go on to University at 18.
With DS, we don't know what will happen. His school could recommend that he stay in special education, or that he go back to a regular school for high school. It depends on how much he grows while he's there. And then it will also depend on his level. His current school goes all the way up to HAVO level, but if he gets VWO he'd have to go somewhere else. So if they say he's ready for a regular school, and he's HAVO level, he'd go to one of the 3 schools that we're looking at for DD. If they say he's HAVO level and he needs to stay in special, he'd stay at his current school, but in a different building, possibly right by our house in the old building where he had elementary school until this year.....they took over the building when our school merged and got the new building. If they say he is VWO, whether he's supposed to stay in Special or go back to regular, he'd have to go to a different school. We just don't know at this point. I think if he stays in special Ed, he could do VWO, but if they want him in regular, I can't see him handling it well at this point. He COULD do HAVO at his current school and then stream into VWO when he finishes HAVO. You always have the option of moving on to the next level when you finish a lower level, it just takes an extra year. So we'll just have to wait and see with him. There was a case a couple of years ago where a kid got VWO level, but couldn't function in a regular school, so they made some sort of arrangement with one of the regular schools that he gets that material, but it's under the umbrella of the special education, but apparently that's a very particular case and not something we should plan on for DS. But who knows.
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Sounds mighty complicated compared to the school set up here, but it is probably easy and normal for Netherlanders. :D
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

Well-Known Member
donaldtoo said:
OK, finishing cruise mini TR fun (and yes, I know I've posted some of these before 😉)...!

Porting in Galveston, in front of the DCL Wonder...!

View attachment 258207

Breakfast that morning...!

View attachment 258218

Yep, that's a hidden Mickey...!!!!!!! :joyfull:

My omelette and chicken sausage on the last morning after we ported...!!!!! :hungry:

View attachment 258242

And, some random pics to wrap it up...!!!

View attachment 258247
View attachment 258249
View attachment 258251

View attachment 258254
View attachment 258257View attachment 258259

And, this one pretty much sums up the whole trip...

View attachment 258258

BEYOND happy times gang, BEYOND...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:

July can't come soon enough...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:joyfull::joyfull::joyfull:
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Thanks for sharing your trip. I too loved the swing photo. How relaxing of a swing ride that seems. :)
 

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