DS 13 (a 7th grader) was chosen for state in CC. He's going to the state varsity high school competition. My kid has some mettle I never had, that's for sure.
Divided and re-potted a cymbidium orchid by myself. Diameter of the container is 20 inches and plant was fully root-bound, making it very difficult to separate. Whew! It was a HUGE mess but I got tired of waiting for someone who said he would help me with it and did it on my own (it's a whole bunch easier with 2 people, however). Yay!
1) My 22 yr old nephew (gifted, unchallenged in high school, dropped out of college twice, living at home) posted DS18 perfect ACT score on his facebook page. I think he was at my mom's (his grandma) house and saw a copy of it on her fridge, looks like he put it on her table and took a picture of it.
Makes me smile inside that he feels proud of his cousin
2) DS18 high school is having a recognition breakfast for the students that won awards/achievements for the AP's or National Merit Scholarships. I'm glad they are recognizing the brainy kids; these days it feels like all the attention goes to the athletic ones.
damn what is his SATs??? mom2jel said: 1) My 22 yr old nephew (gifted, unchallenged in high school, dropped out of college twice, living at home) posted DS18 perfect ACT score on his facebook page. I think he was at my mom's (his grandma) house and saw a copy of it on her fridge, looks like he put it on her table and took a picture of it.
Makes me smile inside that he feels proud of his cousin
2) DS18 high school is having a recognition breakfast for the students that won awards/achievements for the AP's or National Merit Scholarships. I'm glad they are recognizing the brainy kids; these days it feels like all the attention goes to the athletic ones.
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Corganiacs said: damn what is his SATs??? mom2jel said: 1) My 22 yr old nephew (gifted, unchallenged in high school, dropped out of college twice, living at home) posted DS18 perfect ACT score on his facebook page. I think he was at my mom's (his grandma) house and saw a copy of it on her fridge, looks like he put it on her table and took a picture of it.
Makes me smile inside that he feels proud of his cousin
2) DS18 high school is having a recognition breakfast for the students that won awards/achievements for the AP's or National Merit Scholarships. I'm glad they are recognizing the brainy kids; these days it feels like all the attention goes to the athletic ones. ACT: 36 (34 on the essay) PSAT: 229 SAT: 2240 AP's: nine w/score of 5; two w/score of 4 GPA: 3.91 (unweighted) this is all with very little hard studying
Kandykornhead said: DS 13 (a 7th grader) was chosen for state in CC. He's going to the state varsity high school competition. My kid has some mettle I never had, that's for sure. Congrats! My DS14 (9th grader) broke the 19-minute mark last week at his 5k race, he got a 18:57. I broke down and got him running spikes two weeks ago, he claims that's why he ran faster, LOL.
mom2jel said: Kandykornhead said: DS 13 (a 7th grader) was chosen for state in CC. He's going to the state varsity high school competition. My kid has some mettle I never had, that's for sure. Congrats! My DS14 (9th grader) broke the 19-minute mark last week at his 5k race, he got a 18:57. I broke down and got him running spikes two weeks ago, he claims that's why he ran faster, LOL. Thanks. We have a policy of going cheap on a sport until the second season. WalMart's version of Underarmor, for example. We'll see if he wants to compete in it next year. For spikes we're talking $100+, right? Yoiks.
Kandykornhead said: mom2jel said: Kandykornhead said: DS 13 (a 7th grader) was chosen for state in CC. He's going to the state varsity high school competition. My kid has some mettle I never had, that's for sure. Congrats! My DS14 (9th grader) broke the 19-minute mark last week at his 5k race, he got a 18:57. I broke down and got him running spikes two weeks ago, he claims that's why he ran faster, LOL. Thanks. We have a policy of going cheap on a sport until the second season. WalMart's version of Underarmor, for example. We'll see if he wants to compete in it next year. For spikes we're talking $100+, right? Yoiks.
Nope, we went to a awesome local running store that they had him try on different brands; he went with a pair of Brooks which were normally $60, we got them for $45 (plus a free pair of socks, and shoe bag). The Nike online site had some for $45. I get the C9 items from Target, they have some good running items (like the "tights" under-shorts). Otherwise, for the same price as Target's C9 items, I am always searching Marshall's and have found Nike or UA items for him. Today we used a 25% coupon to buy a Nike (sweat) headband for him - $4. DS would like to do Nordic skiing, but I that's where it gets $$$. CC is actually pretty cheap, IMO.
lol you are set momma bear. harvard here i come mom2jel said: Corganiacs said: damn what is his SATs??? mom2jel said: 1) My 22 yr old nephew (gifted, unchallenged in high school, dropped out of college twice, living at home) posted DS18 perfect ACT score on his facebook page. I think he was at my mom's (his grandma) house and saw a copy of it on her fridge, looks like he put it on her table and took a picture of it.
Makes me smile inside that he feels proud of his cousin
2) DS18 high school is having a recognition breakfast for the students that won awards/achievements for the AP's or National Merit Scholarships. I'm glad they are recognizing the brainy kids; these days it feels like all the attention goes to the athletic ones. ACT: 36 (34 on the essay) PSAT: 229 SAT: 2240 AP's: nine w/score of 5; two w/score of 4 GPA: 3.91 (unweighted) this is all with very little hard studying
while cleaning out my call and text logs, I came across some texts from a questionable friend... I will probably never have the answer as to his true nature, but we had some great chats and the texts made me smile both then and now so thanks, buddy. hope you are doing well
sublimosa said: while cleaning out my call and text logs, I came across some texts from a questionable friend... I will probably never have the answer as to his true nature, but we had some great chats and the texts made me smile both then and now so thanks, buddy. hope you are doing well
just had a white chocolate covered pumpkin pretzel so delicious as an afternoon treat my friend sent me again some starbucks pumpkin spice Via and pumpkin pop tarts i am glad to have his friendship!!!
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