MySmallWorldof4
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On e of my college roommates had the surgery on both feet. I will ask her how it went and how she is doing.
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MinnieM123
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Wow. Never knew there were cans that could shoot up 30 feet.
My only experience with them or hornets, or whatever the heck they were, was back when I was a teenager. One summer, they built a nest on the side of the house--and if I'm not mistaken, I think it even went between the outer wall and inner wall, due to an opening in the seam of the outside window. My father had to call in a professional exterminator to kill the nest. (This went way beyond a home remedy situation.) I recall that the exterminator came in at a certain time of day, when they would be "sleeping"--odd, but it was very quiet at a certain point in the afternoon (no swarming in sight) and then he went to work!!
It was all kinda surreal.
MySmallWorldof4
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He was so little. I miss my son being little. His voice has changed, not completely yet, but the sweet little boy voice is gone.
This is him discovering a Mickey Bar for the first time. 
MinnieM123
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@dryerlintfan , I think this is the week you start grad school, right? Are your classes online, or do you go to a college nearby for classes?
DryerLintFan
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I also heard on the news this morning that not only did they get up the old carpet, but had new carpet put in the same day?!
Most commercial carpets come in tiles so it's really easy to replace in the same day. It's not like a home carpet with a lengthy installation process. It's closer in practice to those foam squares you put down in play areas for babies.
MySmallWorldof4
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I have all my photos on Shutterfly. I use the app in my phone. It is so easy to find my pictures. They better never go out of business. I do put photo books together, but haven’t managed the last 2 years.I feel like time is moving too quickly. I know that I will cherish the memories, I’m glad that FB reminds me of them.
DryerLintFan
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I usually get between 4-6 hours of sleep per night.
I can't even remember the last time I got 8 or more straight hours of sleep...
Maybe if you got more sleep, you'd have a better memory
It is!! I started my Financial Accounting class yesterday! Most of my classes will be primarily online, but the teachers also reach the same courses in person. So I'll have flexibility if i run up against a really difficult class and need to take it in person. The University is about an hour from my work, and an hour and a half from my home. Ish.
MinnieM123
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Saw that clip on the morning news as well. My heart goes out to those people. I can't imagine how scary it must be for them, to not know if their home or street will be the next volcanic fissure to erupt.
MinnieM123
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Maybe if you got more sleep, you'd have a better memory
It is!! I started my Financial Accounting class yesterday! Most of my classes will be primarily online, but the teachers also reach the same courses in person. So I'll have flexibility if i run up against a really difficult class and need to take it in person. The University is about an hour from my work, and an hour and a half from my home. Ish.
A friend of mine (in her mid-50s), enrolled in online classes last year, to get a college degree (not a master's). There is a definite learning curve with the online setup, versus the in-person, classroom experience.
She has mixed feelings about it. Said that sometimes she doesn't quite get the online instruction, and they charge her extra for additional private discussion online with the teacher. Sometimes she goes to the college to sit in on one of her more difficult classes, and there is no extra charge for that. So, she's getting through it all, but with a combination of learning methods. It will be interesting to see if you can pull it off, using just the online method only.
DryerLintFan
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I did the second half of my Bachelor's in all distance learning courses. The Army kept moving me around and it became impossible to finish in just brick and mortar courses. I think my personality works really well with online courses because I'm a planner and I'm detail oriented. I think you have to stay very very organized to be successful with distance learning.
The teachers I have all have open door hours though, so if I get stuck I can either call them or head down there and sit in their office. We'll see. So far I'm only 21 pages into my first text book, so hopefully this all remains true, LOL
MySmallWorldof4
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Best of luck!!!Maybe if you got more sleep, you'd have a better memory
It is!! I started my Financial Accounting class yesterday! Most of my classes will be primarily online, but the teachers also reach the same courses in person. So I'll have flexibility if i run up against a really difficult class and need to take it in person. The University is about an hour from my work, and an hour and a half from my home. Ish.
MySmallWorldof4
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It is amazing stuff even though it is causing such havoc.
21stamps
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Thanks. I’d love to hear it!
He was so little. I miss my son being little. His voice has changed, not completely yet, but the sweet little boy voice is gone.
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Awww!! That’s a great memory! He’s adorable and looks like he’s hooked on Mickey Bars now.
I’ve started, and then never completed, a dozen or so Shutterfly photobooks. Some day I will get them together!
Is it just me or does age 6-8 seem like such a huge difference in kids? All of the sudden they’re not little kids anymore, looks change, everything changes. It feels like it happened overnight!
21stamps
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@ajrwdwgirl Do you do IOWA Assessments and CogAT tests at your school?
Any parents here have kids who take them? The results look like Greek to me.
T scored in the 99th percentile in Computation, but 85th percentile in Mathmatics. I’m not even sure how that works??
His reading and language arts were only on the high 70-low 80s percentiles. (Which is surprising to me I thought it would be higher based on his grades and reading level)
For the CogAT
Quantitive and Nonverbal were in the 88th and 82nd percentile, but Verbal was 70th percentile. (Listening problem?)
Do schools place more focus on the cognitive portion of these tests, or the subjects themselves? I’m thrilled with the 99th percentile in math computation especially, but I requested a meeting with his principal and teacher to discuss the cognitive. I’m not really sure how any of this impacts class selection or what I need to work on with him.
I’m going to be spending a lot of time searching the Internet today.
Any parents here have kids who take them? The results look like Greek to me.
T scored in the 99th percentile in Computation, but 85th percentile in Mathmatics. I’m not even sure how that works??
His reading and language arts were only on the high 70-low 80s percentiles. (Which is surprising to me I thought it would be higher based on his grades and reading level)
For the CogAT
Quantitive and Nonverbal were in the 88th and 82nd percentile, but Verbal was 70th percentile. (Listening problem?)
Do schools place more focus on the cognitive portion of these tests, or the subjects themselves? I’m thrilled with the 99th percentile in math computation especially, but I requested a meeting with his principal and teacher to discuss the cognitive. I’m not really sure how any of this impacts class selection or what I need to work on with him.
I’m going to be spending a lot of time searching the Internet today.
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Songbird76
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Is cortisone the same thing as cortisol? I had 2 shots in my hip a couple of years ago because of bursitis, and I was so scared leading up to the first one because I hate needles and I thought it was going to hurt so bad, but I wished I had done it way earlier because it helped so much and it really didn't hurt at all. So much easier than I thought it was going to be. But I don't know if that was a cortisone shot. I thought he called it Cortisol, but I don't really know now.
DryerLintFan
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Are Cincinnati schools really that much more competitive than Columbus schools? Every time you post something like this, I think you live in New York City where even daycares are competitive. But then I remember you're in Ohio with me. Is this something I will be experiencing too, or is it unique to your area? I thought I'd just put A into Kindergarten, and she'd go through the school system, and she wouldn't really have to worry about being competitive in school until middle school where you start building up for college?
MySmallWorldof4
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Yep at 6 they are still very much babyish and needy. By 7 they definitely are losing it. At 8 they are their own persons for sure with likes, dislikes, and opinions about everything. Just my experience though. My youngest was always more independent then the others, but she had the older kids whom she always tried to emulate.Thanks. I’d love to hear it!
Awww!! That’s a great memory! He’s adorable and looks like he’s hooked on Mickey Bars now.
I’ve started, and then never completed, a dozen or so Shutterfly photobooks. Some day I will get them together!
Is it just me or does age 6-8 seem like such a huge difference in kids? All of the sudden they’re not little kids anymore, looks change, everything changes. It feels like it happened overnight!
MySmallWorldof4
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2nd grade is really early for tests like these I think. PA requires testing start in 3rd grade. Homeschoolers only need to test at 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade. If his regular school grades are fine, I wouldn’t fuss too much. I assume this is the first time he has taken any standardized tests, so it was something he wasn’t used to.