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"It's the most wonderful time of the year!"
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:31 am
by azsnowman
*music fades in*........"It's the most wonderful time, it's most wonderful time of the Yyyyyyeaaaaar!" School that IS
School starts here the 10th of August and honestly, I cannot WAIT....this has been, BEYOND a shadow of a doubt, the BUSIEST summer ANYONE has EVER seen on the mountain. Retail sales and tax revenue are up MORE than 28% of last year!!!!
When does your schools start?
Dennis
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:51 am
by Lindaloo
My daughter started today. First day in high school.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:08 am
by Miss Mary
Dennis - you start this thread every year and I post pretty say much the same thing every year too.....LOL We could recycle my old replies...he he.
I'm never happy when school starts again.
I love having my girls home with me! Sigh, but they have to go, I know that. What I don't miss is getting up at 5:40 every morning...ugh. And I do like the relaxed mode we get into and I'll be honest, I enjoy being with them. Always have.
That said, this is going to be new to our family - sending our oldest off to college in a few weeks. Now that's a big change. 95% of me is very happy for her and I'm so glad she gets to attend college (something I didn't do until age 30). A small part of me will be sad, that one phase is ending and another is starting. But life goes on - you can't stop it!
And everytime you start this thread, I am reminded of that Staples commercial, with the dad singing this song and his kids furious he's so happy!
Some things never change....
Mary
LOL
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:22 am
by bevgo
Public schools started here yesterday. I was happy to see the pool empty but then it rained all day--LOL. My GS starts daycare next week and I am really gonna miss the little bugger. Since I am workling from home now it will be good to have some quiet. His mom starts college close to the end of the month. By then I will be out seeing patients so it wont matter if it is quiet here--LOL
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:44 am
by GalvestonDuck
Remember -- mind your speed limit in school zones.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:50 am
by CaptinCrunch
My kids head back to school Aug. 15
I know they are bumed but I'm ready.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:52 am
by Skywatch_NC
Schools open here in Raleigh in late August...don't know the exact date though.
Eric
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:56 am
by wxcrazytwo
Lindaloo wrote:My daughter started today. First day in high school.
High school. Wow, that makes you, nevermind..
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:19 am
by azsnowman
Lindaloo wrote:My daughter started today. First day in high school.
My daughter starts High School this year too, dam, does this mean we are REALLY that YOUNG?
Dennis
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:25 am
by Lindaloo
LOL, Dennis. She was nervous as heck this morning. Told me she had butterflies. I then asked her if I looked old and she said "No way, Mom" GOOD ANSWER and smart kid.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:25 am
by stormie_skies
I feel so bad for kids these days.....when I was in school, my birthday was ALWAYS during summer vacation. Now, its 2 weeks into the school year in some places! I woulda been so mad....
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:26 am
by Lindaloo
stormie_skies wrote:I feel so bad for kids these days.....when I was in school, my birthday was ALWAYS during summer vacation. Now, its 2 weeks into the school year in some places! I woulda been so mad....
Yeah, I remember when we had a full 3 months of summer vacation. Now they barely get 2 months. We always started right after Labor Day.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:29 am
by azsnowman
Lindaloo wrote:stormie_skies wrote:I feel so bad for kids these days.....when I was in school, my birthday was ALWAYS during summer vacation. Now, its 2 weeks into the school year in some places! I woulda been so mad....
Yeah, I remember when we had a full 3 months of summer vacation. Now they barely get 2 months. We always started right after Labor Day.
Yep, we got out the last Thursday in May and didn't go back until the Weds AFTER Labor Day.......of course, we didn't a MILLION holidays thrown in either, no Fall Break, no LONG spring break, no "Full moon" break....I swear, they get SOOOooo many days off now, seems there's a holiday for EVERYTHING now
Dennis
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:31 am
by Lindaloo
Amen to that Big Brother.
God forbid we have a major hurricane here, they HAVE to make up the days missed because of this.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:32 am
by Skywatch_NC
Lindaloo wrote:stormie_skies wrote:I feel so bad for kids these days.....when I was in school, my birthday was ALWAYS during summer vacation. Now, its 2 weeks into the school year in some places! I woulda been so mad....
Yeah, I remember when we had a full 3 months of summer vacation. Now they barely get 2 months. We always started right after Labor Day.
Same here.
Seems summer vacation has all but disappeared for many of the nation's kids these days. And then, too, many have started going year-round.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:34 am
by azsnowman
Lindaloo wrote:Amen to that Big Brother.
God forbid we have a major hurricane here, they HAVE to make up the days missed because of this.
These kids up here get 8 Snow days a year, last year, they used 12 days, had to make it up during Spring Break!
Dennis
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:07 am
by Stephanie
Ours start after Labor Day still and end in the middle of June.
I'm glad to hear that the retail business has done so well for your area this year Dennis!
Miss mary - that Staples commercial cracks me up!
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:50 am
by feederband
My kids went back to school yesterday... Now I can start trying to save a little money ... They almost bankrupted me this summer.....If this keeps up I may have to get rid of one...
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:56 am
by TexasStooge
School starts for Irving ISD on August 23rd.
My college days will begin August 29th.
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:10 am
by angelwing
WOW! Early! Here they don't start until Sept, unless it's college or it';s on the schools that are open year round, there are a few of them here