mappy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Sent my kid off to her first day of preschool today *sniff* they grow up too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 6 minutes ago, mappy said: Sent my kid off to her first day of preschool today *sniff* they grow up too fast. Ours has about a month before she starts. Only two days a week for three hours, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 minute ago, mattie g said: Ours has about a month before she starts. Only two days a week for three hours, but still... Ours is going three days a week. before care, preschool, after care. But yeah, school itself is only 9-12. But right, still... time goes by too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 We got word today that ours got a spot in the county's pre-K program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 You have to hope for a spot for pre-k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, mappy said: You have to hope for a spot for pre-k? In AA county, it's a need-based enrollment preference. ESL, homeless/low income, kids with special needs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: In AA county, it's a need-based enrollment preference. ESL, homeless/low income, kids with special needs, etc. Ahh, gotcha. Well great news for you guys then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 3 hours ago, mappy said: Sent my kid off to her first day of preschool today *sniff* they grow up too fast. That's got to be a rough day for you, for sure. Our oldest will go off to kindergarten next year and I'm already stressed about it. That will be one of the hardest days of my life. I dread the thought of dropping her off into the hands of strangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 It wasnt as bad as I thought. She has been going to daycare, full time, since she was eight weeks old. So I'm used to the whole, drop off, enjoy your day, see you later, kind of thing. Just a milestone for us, and a reminder how fast time flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 it helps if they have already been in some sort of daycare type setting prior to preschool or kindergarten. Sure there is some anxiety about going to a new place with different kids but kids adapt very quickly. If they see someone else having fun they will jump right in. Now I say that with my oldest now being a freshman in HS. i can't handle this. Too old, too soon. And he's almost as big as i am. 1" shorter.............and only 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 My girl is going into her sophomore year of high school. Preschool seems and feels like such a long time ago. Somehow it goes quick but takes forever. I don't know how to explain that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, H2O said: it helps if they have already been in some sort of daycare type setting prior to preschool or kindergarten. Sure there is some anxiety about going to a new place with different kids but kids adapt very quickly. If they see someone else having fun they will jump right in. Now I say that with my oldest now being a freshman in HS. i can't handle this. Too old, too soon. And he's almost as big as i am. 1" shorter.............and only 14. Mine is at home with my wife, and the two haven't been separated for more than about eight hours in any given stretch since the little lady began staying at home when my daughter was about 12 weeks old. Only three hours' separation won't be too big a deal, and the fact that neighborhood friends' kids go to that pre-school is a big help. Now... We have a wedding to attend in Leesburg in October, and I'm going to see if my wife wants to stay the night at the wedding hotel since grandma will be in town to watch the little one. Not sure if she (wife) would be able to handle that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 The weenie tropical season starts...now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 27 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: Please don't hate me No worries. It is going to be ridiculously boring around here, so why not watch the tropics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 The tropical weenies are hoping that a wonderful crabbing season comes to an abrupt end! Keep your canes out of the Bay! 10 hours ago, mattie g said: I'm with you on the pumpkin (spice) beers. Some people like spice-forward and thinner, but for me a fall spiced beer needs some real malt backbone and good body. Good luck with it! Aslin is in a little strip mall in Herndon - right by the Fairfax County Parkway/Dulles Toll Road interchange near the W&OD trail. Their releases are really popular, so if you're looking to bring home a crowler you need to get there early, as they only have 250 crowlers of each beer available (each person gets to purchase two of each). The other thing is that they often sell out of their more popular beers at the bar, and don't always tap a new beer to replace it (they sell pretty much everything very fresh), but they're open all day as long as beer is available to be tapped. And it's a tiny place, so capacity is probably about 50-60 people. The nice thing about making a trip to breweries down here is that there are a lot in a fairly small area, so you can always hit a couple if you want to make an afternoon out of it. Thanks for the info. We will do exactly what you suggested; do a little research and make an afternoon of it. It's a good time of year to find a hike out to your west and then spend an afternoon getting the calories back. 10 hours ago, mappy said: Sent my kid off to her first day of preschool today *sniff* they grow up too fast. Even in this forum environment, your post made me think, "Already?!?" Although most of us don't really know each other, the milestones we post about do hit home to me that time really does fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I know what you mean! She will be four, FOUR! In December. Mattie's girl is about my kids age too, few weeks later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 12 hours ago, smokeybandit said: We got word today that ours got a spot in the county's pre-K program. OES or Piney Orchard? We are waiting to hear if our son got in to the program at OES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 8 hours ago, mscott said: OES or Piney Orchard? We are waiting to hear if our son got in to the program at OES. Seven Oaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 10 hours ago, mappy said: I know what you mean! She will be four, FOUR! In December. Mattie's girl is about my kids age too, few weeks later. Yup...little (wonderful, sweet, beautiful) terror will be four in January! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Going to Yellowstone today for the pre-school starting vacation. On most of our family vacations I've gotten to see just enough snow to get me through the summer, hoping to repeat. Lows in the area supposed to be below freezing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 The immoral part of me continues to root for a cat 5 up the bay and a left turn at point lookout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Posting this here in the hopes that if there's to be a debate, it stays out of the tropical thread. But all I wanted to say is that I remember when Katrina and Sandy were developing on the models and everyone was getting excited and giddy over the model porn 100 - 200 hours out. But I think that's part of the fun for weather weenies; watching the models do a direct hit in their hometown with a monster storm. I also remember as things developed in the days leading up to the both of the mentioned storms, that no one was wishing for what everyone knew was going to be devastating. As someone posted in the tropical thread, what's going on now is foe entertainment. Watching models and "rooting" for storms is what most of us do. I love all the pretty colors on the model runs. But if there was a cat 4 or 5 storm on our doorstep, there would be a different tone in here. Most of us know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 9 hours ago, NorthArlington101 said: Going to Yellowstone today for the pre-school starting vacation. On most of our family vacations I've gotten to see just enough snow to get me through the summer, hoping to repeat. Lows in the area supposed to be below freezing! Pictures, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Pictures, please!I'll be trying my best. Also dodging the wildfires there, apparently parents didn't check ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 15 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: The immoral part of me continues to root for a cat 5 up the bay and a left turn at point lookout. up the bay and rebuilding high over Nova Scotia pushes it up the Potomac and the stalls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost of leroy Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 your tropical thread is okay for amwx but you badly need tropical mets to take it to a higher analytical level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 1 minute ago, H2O said: up the bay and rebuilding high over Nova Scotia pushes it up the Potomac and the stalls Oooh...the NS hurricock block. Then the freak artic front dropping down will flip it to a 3' paste bomb as it finally departs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 When it gets real and things look serious the tone always changes. It becomes one of impact analysis and we go into prep mode. But there is never a reason to tone down enthusiasm for the natural event imho. It is 100% impossible for any true weather enthusiest to not feel the electricity of an approaching impact event. The emotions can include worry, fear, and nerves but its always exciting too. It's why the board exists. I'll never feel a single molecule of guilt for my desire of the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost of leroy Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, Bob Chill said: When it gets real and things look serious the tone always changes. It becomes one of impact analysis and we go into prep mode. But there is never a reason to tone down enthusiasm for the natural event imho. It is 100% impossible for any true weather enthusiest to not feel the electricity of an approaching impact event. The emotions can include worry, fear, and nerves but its always exciting too. It's why the board exists. I'll never feel a single molecule of guilt for my desire of the experience. i think it's cool that howard never changes. the board needs personalities like him. the old guy yelling at cloud types are always fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 12 hours ago, cmasty1978 said: your tropical thread is okay for amwx but you badly need tropical mets to take it to a higher analytical level Booooorrriiiing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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