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Hey folks,
I'm not sure if any of you will remember me or not, but I recently decided to resubscribe to this NG. Here's some information about my family. My name's Les. My partner's name is Jarrod. We have a 5 year old daughter and we also, up until about 3 months ago, raised my almost 9 year old niece. I was an extremely nervous/excited first time father. Now that our little one's "grown up" I've found all new questions I may need quick answers to, and this NG gave me so much help 5 years ago I thought I could jump in here again. We currently live in Albuquerque, NM, but we're really in need of a move. Alegra (DD) wants to finish kindergarten with the same teacher so we're waiting until June to move. Our plan is to move to Fresno, CA, so I've been obsessively looking for new homes in that area *grin* I know I'm leaving out a LOT, but that's us in a nutshell (whatever that means) LES! |
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"Babie" wrote:
Hey folks, I'm not sure if any of you will remember me or not, but I recently decided to resubscribe to this NG. Here's some information about my family. My name's Les. My partner's name is Jarrod. We have a 5 year old daughter and we also, up until about 3 months ago, raised my almost 9 year old niece. Hi LES - I'm over here too. grandma Rosalie I was an extremely nervous/excited first time father. Now that our little one's "grown up" I've found all new questions I may need quick answers to, and this NG gave me so much help 5 years ago I thought I could jump in here again. We currently live in Albuquerque, NM, but we're really in need of a move. Alegra (DD) wants to finish kindergarten with the same teacher so we're waiting until June to move. Our plan is to move to Fresno, CA, so I've been obsessively looking for new homes in that area *grin* I know I'm leaving out a LOT, but that's us in a nutshell (whatever that means) LES! |
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"Babie" wrote:
We currently live in Albuquerque, NM, but we're really in need of a move. Alegra (DD) wants to finish kindergarten with the same teacher so we're waiting until June to move. Our plan is to move to Fresno, CA, so I've been obsessively looking for new homes in that area *grin* I found, through moving around the country a lot (having a dh in the Navy) that the kids did better WRT friends and people to play with if they moved during the school year, or at least not in the summer. It might be different out west and in California, but we moved to the Boston area for the summer one year when Bob's ship was in the Boston shipyard, and the kids were ignored by the children on the street where we rented a house. The locals already had their own friends. We went to the AFB nearby and they were on the swim team, and they went to Girl Scout daycamp. I visited my cousin who lived there. We also took daytrips to Plymouth, Salem, Cape Cod and Strawberry Bank NH, and they did of course have each other (at that point there were three of them ages 9, 7, and 2, and I was pg with #4). So they didn't languish all summer with nothing to do. But it would have been nice if they'd could have gone out and played with the other children that we saw playing. That was the first time we had moved in the summer, and I decided that if I had a choice, I would not do it again. |
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On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:55:23 -0600, "Babie"
wrote: My name's Les. My partner's name is Jarrod. We have a 5 year old daughter and we also, up until about 3 months ago, raised my almost 9 year old niece. Well, that's a *blast from the past* Hi, Les. I remember you. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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"Rosalie B." wrote in message ... "Babie" wrote: We currently live in Albuquerque, NM, but we're really in need of a move. Alegra (DD) wants to finish kindergarten with the same teacher so we're waiting until June to move. Our plan is to move to Fresno, CA, so I've been obsessively looking for new homes in that area *grin* I found, through moving around the country a lot (having a dh in the Navy) that the kids did better WRT friends and people to play with if they moved during the school year, or at least not in the summer. It might be different out west and in California, but we moved to the Boston area for the summer one year when Bob's ship was in the Boston shipyard, and the kids were ignored by the children on the street where we rented a house. The locals already had their own friends. I only remember what it was as a child. It was easier to start the school year new rather than come in mid-year, because by mid-year, all friendships were established. I also liked finishing off the school year with my established friends. |
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"Babie" wrote in
: Hey folks, I'm not sure if any of you will remember me or not, but I recently decided to resubscribe to this NG. Here's some information about my family. My name's Les. My partner's name is Jarrod. We have a 5 year old daughter and we also, up until about 3 months ago, raised my almost 9 year old niece. whoa! i was just thinking about you & wondering how you guys were doing. welcome back! having had to move in the middle of school years twice, i'd say wait until the end of the school year to move if you can. otherwise, since i'm an east coaster, i can't say much about Fresno area schools lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
I found, through moving around the country a lot (having a dh in the Navy) that the kids did better WRT friends and people to play with if they moved during the school year, or at least not in the summer. Differently people have different experiences. I was a military brat and made seven moves during my primary and secondary school years. Five of those were during the summer, and two were during the school year. I found the summer moves easier. It's true that moving during the school year gets you in the social milieu faster, but being dumped in a new classroom mid-year when everyone else knows the ropes and you don't (and in later years, when the curriculum is out of synch with what you were used to) was harder. When we moved in the summer, we typically didn't make all that many friends until school started, but since we were busy settling in and getting to know the area, that didn't seem like much of a problem to me. I also think that it's not that bad to come in fresh to first grade, since a number of kids change schools between kindergarten and first grade, for a variety of reasons. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Babie wrote:
Hey folks, I'm not sure if any of you will remember me or not, but I recently decided to resubscribe to this NG. Here's some information about my family. My name's Les. My partner's name is Jarrod. We have a 5 year old daughter and we also, up until about 3 months ago, raised my almost 9 year old niece. I was an extremely nervous/excited first time father. Now that our little one's "grown up" I've found all new questions I may need quick answers to, and this NG gave me so much help 5 years ago I thought I could jump in here again. We currently live in Albuquerque, NM, but we're really in need of a move. Alegra (DD) wants to finish kindergarten with the same teacher so we're waiting until June to move. Our plan is to move to Fresno, CA, so I've been obsessively looking for new homes in that area *grin* I know I'm leaving out a LOT, but that's us in a nutshell (whatever that means) LES! Hi, I remember you! I'm putting in my vote for moving in the summer rather than midyear. Clisby |
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Clisby wrote:
Babie wrote: Hey folks, I'm not sure if any of you will remember me or not, but I recently decided to resubscribe to this NG. Here's some information about my family. My name's Les. My partner's name is Jarrod. We have a 5 year old daughter and we also, up until about 3 months ago, raised my almost 9 year old niece. I was an extremely nervous/excited first time father. Now that our little one's "grown up" I've found all new questions I may need quick answers to, and this NG gave me so much help 5 years ago I thought I could jump in here again. We currently live in Albuquerque, NM, but we're really in need of a move. Alegra (DD) wants to finish kindergarten with the same teacher so we're waiting until June to move. Our plan is to move to Fresno, CA, so I've been obsessively looking for new homes in that area *grin* I know I'm leaving out a LOT, but that's us in a nutshell (whatever that means) LES! Hi, I remember you! I'm putting in my vote for moving in the summer rather than midyear. I think it also depends on whether there are a lot of military families in the area or not. When we lived in Florida, practically everyone was connected to the military, so the schools and teachers were used to having kids come and go through the year and had procedures for that. Here where we re now it is the same. The are two types of people living here - military and local long time residents. It was the same in California - there was a large transient population. In Boston and later in RI we lived far from the base and you weren't a local unless your grandparents were born there. (I bought an old wardrobe from the lady down the block who sold antiques and asked her about a little girl I saw on her bike at the end of the driveway, and she said - oh those are the new people. The 'new people' had been there for 12 years and ran the local store.) And in California, the 'old people' were friendlier to newcomers. We lived in south Philly for part of one year, and I don't think the kids had any particular trouble there either. Of course in the military you don't get much choice about when you move. |
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Babie wrote:
Hey folks, I'm not sure if any of you will remember me or not, but I recently decided to resubscribe to this NG. Here's some information about my family. My name's Les. My partner's name is Jarrod. We have a 5 year old daughter and we also, up until about 3 months ago, raised my almost 9 year old niece. I was an extremely nervous/excited first time father. Now that our little one's "grown up" I've found all new questions I may need quick answers to, and this NG gave me so much help 5 years ago I thought I could jump in here again. We currently live in Albuquerque, NM, but we're really in need of a move. Alegra (DD) wants to finish kindergarten with the same teacher so we're waiting until June to move. Our plan is to move to Fresno, CA, so I've been obsessively looking for new homes in that area *grin* I know I'm leaving out a LOT, but that's us in a nutshell (whatever that means) LES! Hi Les, I remember you and Alegra. Sorry, I can't help with the moving: we moved once, at the start of the school holidays, and didn't find any children for most of the summer. But we didn't need to worry too much, as with three children in the family they had each other to play with anyway. -- Penny Gaines UK mum to three |
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