The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

Figgy1

Figgy1

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MinnieM123 said:
I think the guide is two-fold. One, it is a subtle hint to please tip the server appropriately (some people really don't know how much to tip, so it's welcome to them). The other reason is not so much about laziness, but many people struggle with even simple math (I do . . . :cautious: ) so I like it.

Having said all that, I can still figure it out on my own, but it takes me a while. (An hour after the meal is done, MinnieM123 is still sitting there calculating the tip . . . :facepalm: )
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So I guess you won't be available if James needs help:cautious:
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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I couldn’t believe how large this craft fair was. We had gone 6 or 7 years ago and it didn’t seem so big.
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That picture was taken when from about halfway through.
Youngest dd saw an ice cream truck so we got her cookie dough ice cream.
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We bought some pretzels to bring home.
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There were a few people with homemade soaps, but I was drawn to this one. She had bathbombs and different types of soaps. They smelled so good. We had to buy some. One was mango and the other ine smelled like grape Pez. Youngest also picked out a Unicorn bath salt tub.
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Songbird76

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ratherbeinwdw said:
I homeschooled my daughter from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
We have two very large homeschool groups in our area. Our group had an elected board running the group. We had a monthly newsletter. We had several park days per week, full sporting activities --including playing against regional teams, we had spelling bees, geography bees, science fairs, study groups, tons of field trips, a beautiful yearbook, dances, game nights for the teens, a talent show every year, classes to learn piano, violin, guitar, a full choir, drama classes who were allowed to put on productions at a local family theatre with paying audiences, and more.
Many in our group were certified teachers. We helped the parents who were new to homeschooling. We had parent meetings with guest speakers from all areas of education. We had speakers/parents who were doctors, lawyers, authors, etc.
My son went to public school and didn't get one-tenth the socialization, nor anywhere near the variety of activities as my homeschooled daughter. It wasn't even close. My daughter graduated from college in May with a 4.0.
I will be the first to admit that not all areas have what we have in our community. However, more and more communities are starting homeschooling groups and co-ops.
People need to understand that parents homeschool for all kinds of reasons including health issues, behavioral problems, religious reasons, academic reasons, etc. So, many times that poorly-behaved homeschooler was a poorly behaved child in public school first.
There are "bad" homeschooling parents and excellent ones just as there are "bad" teachers and excellent ones in public schools.
I just don't see how a public school child can possibly get the expansive education and experiences as a well-taught homeschooled child. And, this is coming from a long-term public school teacher.
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Wow, that's so great that you had such a broad networking system there for all the "extras". We definitely did not have that where I grew up. There were only a handful of homeschoolers in our area...I think there were 4 families in my town who homeschooled. The one family who went to our church were good friends of ours, and that's how I knew about the group they belonged to...they put together some sort of concert...I remember being at their house and they were teaching us the songs and such. The other families in the group were all from the next town over, but they got together for pot lucks, baseball games, etc, though it was just social stuff...there weren't enough kids to have actual teams that would compete against school teams. But the other 3 families who homeschooled in our town weren't part of that group. They were a lot more isolated. I guess that's kind of the disadvantage of living in a tiny town that's an hour away from the next town...socialization is difficult with such a small population. There's not much diversity or culture to expose kids to, whether they go to public school or they are homeschooled.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
We went to a local craft fair/festival today. It was so big. It seemed to be about 2 miles long. I am sure it wasn't but it sure looked like it. There were so many artisans. Good thing we brought cash. We spent more then I thought we would. Oh and @Songbird76 , they had Stroopwaffles! The men were from Lancaster, PA and they were making them fresh. I tried a teeny piece because well, ....I had to. I am staying away from sugar, but I needed to know. They are delicious and we bought a small bag for the kids to share. The ones we got were apple filled. I will post pictures later.
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Oh those are the best ones, when they are still warm. Nice and freshed. Packaged ones are good, but they have nothing on the ones from a stand where they are made fresh.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
So here are some pictures from today.
We got there at about 11 and the first place we got to was a tie dye booth. DS loves tie-dye and had outgrown his other ones. (Well he grew 5.5 inches in the last year.:eek: Just had his well visit. ) So we got him a long sleeve top and got dd11 a dress.
View attachment 306053There were so many great booths with fun crafts.
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I'm so jelly. I did get some great things at the farm market including the veggie that shall not be named according to @MinnieM123 and a few large storage totes at a yard sale but nothing fun and creative:( love the tie dye/another thing on the list of things I'm not allowed to buy:(:grumpy:
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
I couldn’t believe how large this craft fair was. We had gone 6 or 7 years ago and it didn’t seem so big.
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That picture was taken when from about halfway through.
Youngest dd saw an ice cream truck so we got her cookie dough ice cream.
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We bought some pretzels to bring home.
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There were a few people with homemade soaps, but I was drawn to this one. She had bathbombs and different types of soaps. They smelled so good. We had to buy some. One was mango and the other ine smelled like grape Pez. Youngest also picked out a Unicorn bath salt tub.
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Maybe it's a good thing I didn't go there;)
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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