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Gosh, so much to talk about!!! :D I've got to type FAST to try to catch up! :emot-dance:

Crohnsinct - I think it's actually nice that she has some 'quiet' time... she'll have the opportunity to explore the campus without crowds, meet other kids who are also there 'alone' and they'll have the chance to sit and actually chat without rushing because they are on their schedule. (Then again, who we kidding? It's PARRRRTTTTYYY time! :dance: :luigi: :banana:)

And, kitchen? Of course, YOU are making AND delivering the meatballs and sauce! (How do you think Mama's Pizza delivery started!?) And, what!!, you didn't send her individual portions to freeze in the mini-fridge??? Stephen's not leaving for a year and I'm already thinking what I can send him that's healthy, can be frozen and he will eat! What kind of Italian are you? :ywow:

But, I will not only join you in a virtual glass, I will have a real one (only in the spirit of friendship!) :) (So, have you called her yet? :ytongue:)

Dusty - thanks. Was just wondering if I'll ever be at a point when I'll feel comfortable letting Stephen handle this on his own! :redface: But, I guess once he's stable with new GI, meds, etc., the comfort will come. :)

Sascot - Thanks. Stephen actually had the most amazing girlfriend! OMG, she was beautiful (looked like Reese Witherspoon), was a great dancer (int'l scholarships/awards), wrote/directed school play, 90 average, would bake cookies for Stephen's entire team when they travelled, each cookie iced with the team's colours and player number, MADE him a blanket because he mentioned the 'couch' blanket didn't cover his feet :yfaint:, went to each teacher and got notes, etc. when he was sick, made him broth when he was on EN, forgot to say she was a sweetheart, OMG, I could go on and on and on. And THEN, hush my puppies and prune my magnolias, he broke up with her!!! :cry: Said he wanted to be on his own (understandably, they'd dated from 15-17 years old - he'd never really NOT had a girlfriend).

But, told my hubby, Stephen doesn't realize... it's no different from going into a casino and winning first hand! Where in Sam's Hill the fun in stopping then and there?!? So, you keep playing and spend the rest of the night trying to get back what you had at the beginning! :lol:
 
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Yes, I've given up my "eh"s and am sticking with fair dinkums, Sam Hills (been trying to work in bubblers but that's a toughie!) :lol: But, sure do like the 'prune the magnolias'!! :D

By the way... 'give a toss', 'give a rip'... lame!!! In Canada, we don't 'give a rat's ass'! :lol:
 
Oh, and Sascot, forgot to ask... your 'no egg' cake... Crohnsinct's recipe/instructions? :lol:
 
Crohnsinct...I will join you! I could fair use a glass myself! First week of high school, just got his driving permit, texting girls...Oh my! Where's the blasted corkscrew? :eek: Oh wait, I probably have a bottle that the top screws off!:cheerss:
 
Tess: HEY! Kick me when I am down...and drunk! Will respond tomorrow when sober!

Sascot: Yes! College was the time of my life...that's what I am afraid of :shifty:

LMAO! I actually have already texted her...She forgot her water bottle and her friend from town moves in tomorrow so I needed the address...O.K. and I snuck in a few questions...she is doing great.

Tess: Fair Dinkum! That girl ruins it for the rest of us! What in Sam's Hill is she up to? Tell her to stop being so darn perfect.

I'll stop now...my magnolia's need a rest.
 
You've had a rough day! Now you know she's fine and will have a friend tomorrow! You go enjoy your wine now!!! :D

And, I think you've got your Country Aussie down pat!!! :medal1:
 
Just had to share my thoughts... was in a meeting earlier where there was discussion re a stock that wasn't performing as had been expected. While I was sitting there, listening to people grumbling, etc., I wondered how everyone would have responded if I'd just said "well, hush my puppies and prune my magnolias, isn't this a disappointment?" :rof:
 
Well bust my britches! Ya'll been havin' a mighty nice time in my absence.

We have: "No sh#t Sherlock" as well as "I don't give a rats a**." Sorry just couldn't bring myself to type the words.

Don't drink alcohol, doc denied me tea and chocolate today after an endoscopy w/biopsy so I guess I'll just toast everyone with my valencia orange and carrot juice. Ha, ha!

Opps, I've already slipped up and ate some chocolate M&M's. How dare a doc deny a woman of her main food group! Well! I never!

When my first son went to boot camp and tech school, I held the door wide open for him. It was either he left or I was gonna kill him. He was being so arrogant and mean. Was a bit better when he got back, but the one thing he procured at boot camp was a sailors mouth. Couldn't wait for him to deploy. He is maturing now. Thank goodnes. Still has a ways to go; but he has gotten so much better. We can now tell he loves his family. LOL!

Daniel wants me to come to his more important doc visits. He is allowing me full access to his medical records for now. I told him when he is ready to transition to the docs on his own, I would respect that, but to keep in mind that I'm always available for questions if he has any.

It's nice the kids are growing up, but sad that they are no longer little children. Our lives have focused on them. Now what will we do?
 
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"well, hush my puppies and prune my magnolias, isn't this a disappointment?" :rof:
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Well, where in sam hill was sam hill?:lol2: You think I don't have feelings Tesscorm????? Maybe next time your in a day dream you can think of sam hill. Thank you very much!:ybatty:
 
Ahhh, I would use Sam Hill when it's a 'heated' discussion... "Where in Sam Hill have you been all day!?!?!" :D
 
Sorry mother I was helping your parents settle into their new home because their to elderly to live on their own.
By the way mother where were you????
I'm the grandaughter and I'm helping YOUR parents.
It's sad you know when your grand daughter Grace is using the loo more the the elderly living there.:yfaint:

Sorry Tesscorm, I had to get that out!!!!:ylol:
 
:lol: what a great daughter you are!!! :D. This mamas out tonite! :banana: just waiting for my 'live' friend but had to check in here first. :lol:
 
I FINALLY have a full day with absolutely NOTHING on the schedule ~ Amazing !
So where is everyone else today ? Don't you all know youre supposed to revolve around MY free time ? :ylol:

It's nice to be able to sit here and catch up on everyone's updates! I may not respond to all, but I think my eyes are strained now from all the reading today! Just look for my "thanks" and "hugs" and you'll know I'm always stalking you! :hallo3::hallo3:

Hope you're all having a relaxing, fun weekend ! :ghug:
 
Haha I am doing the finances and bills today :boring: Every now and then I reward myself with a check on some threads...still so behind from vacation and the craziness afterward.
 
Well we went to a bbq this afternoon - and yes it is Scotland so it did rain! Andrew's football team won 11 - 0 today which was fab. Now I have Amy's friend over for a sleepover tonight :ybatty: - who knows when they might go to sleep. Never quite understand why it's called a "sleep"over
 
Crikey Sascot! That's a cricket score! Well done Andrew!
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I am on holidays!!! Yeehaw!!! Hence why I am up and down like a honeymooners nightie when it comes to catch up time here! :ylol:

Oh yeah Tess, we don't give a rat's arse either! :ybiggrin:
 
Well wasn't that a fun night last night :yfrown:. Amy's friend decided she missed her parents - managed to get her to sleep which I thought would be the end of it, but no, was woken at 2am and 3am. Had to call her parents at 3.15am to come and get her - so very, very tired
 
I feel for ya Sascot.
My niece is staying the week-end. She never has had a problem at sleep overs. So the ONE night Grace sleep through the night is the night that my niece decides she's NOT tired and misses her mommy. Will see how she does tonight. We had a church outing to the sand dunes. There tired, I tired and sore. They should sleep like logs.

The sad note is Grace seems to be very pale now and has a low grade fever. I guess it was to much for her little body. But boy she could keep up with kids twice her size.:thumleft:

:soledance::rosette1::soledance:
 
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So where is everyone else today ? Don't you all know youre supposed to revolve around MY free time ? :ylol:
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Crohn's Mom, Didn't you get the memo? Everyone revolves around my free time. Snicker, snicker.

Crohnsinct, Can you slip over here and do some of my finances too? They're just so boring... especially the medical bills.... Sigh....

Sascot, Sorry to hear the sleep over didn't go so well. Do get some rest. Don't have that child over for a sleep over ever again! There's a reason it's called a sleep over. It's kinda like a hang over, only it's a sleep over cause the kids are so tired from staying up all not and NOT bothering the parents beauty rest, that they need to sleep there (over) until they feel like going home. LOL!

Have you ever heard of a "funover"?
 
Oh that memo must have been lost in cyberspace somewhere ! LOL

Went and pampered myself today and got my hair done :) Trying out the "bangs" thing again..haven't had bangs since well, the 90's? yikes ! LOL you know what they say tho...Bangs over Botox !! :rof::rof:
 
Crohn's Mom, Sounds like you had a wonderful day. Treasure it for a long time to come.

I have bangs. I've had them for a long time. They grow way too fast and drive me crazy sometimes.:rof:

I had a day of pampering recently when my family and I went to the family camp run by Joni and friends. www.joniandfriends.org The camp staff brought in hair dressers, massagers, folks who painted our nails, gave us foot baths with various creams to put on our feet and even had a craft we could make. We had such a blast. It was for ladies only. We snuck my 14 yr daughter in. (She doesn't look 14, she looks and acts older.) She loved it. I hadn't seen her smile like that in about 7 months. She even won the drawing for a door prize. Bless her heart, she shared her prize with me. How sweet. (My daughter is also undiagnosed and has been in a lot of pain for months now.)
 
Natural...so you figured you would just keep the bangs until they came back in huh? I am feeling like that with clothes these days.

It is my anniversary and my kids (well the two who are still home sniff sniff) insisted on watching my wedding video. Our cheeks hurt from laughing so hard at the 80's hair styles, clothing and way we danced. So glad I saved my dress in case one of my girls wanted to wear it. O tells me it is hideous.
 
I didn't save my dress because I never had one in the first place...yes, as much I hate to burst all those saintly bubbles that you hold me in...Dusty lives in sin! :rof:
 
Nope never and yep, Mr. Kat is the kids father.

The funniest thing is when when someone goes on about people not being married and having kids. I sit and listen and then say, I'm not married and I have children. They usually say (between the coughs and splutters), oh but that's different! Really??? :rof:
 
What is LMAO? I know, I know, sheltered life, blah, blah, blah...

DustyKat, I think it's awesome that you are with the kids father. Some people flip psychologically once they are married and end up getting divorced. So what was the point of marriage? Just make sure you both have good wills so that when one of you kicks the bucket, the other won't be left high and dry. You got no judgment from me.

I'm with you crohnsinct, keep the clothes until they come back in. Just like the bangs. Who's got time or money to waist. Hee, hee!

:ylol2: I'm with you all. I love catching folks eaten' their own words. It's loads of fun. Yep, my son rode the short bus in preschool. He went to a special ed center. So glad they have services for the little ones. Now he's in college and his "short bus" is his fathers old Honda CRV. :rof:

I drive the long bus (Honda Odyssey):highfive:

Gotta take a short break and cut hubby's hair and possibly son's hair too. Be back in a few...

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DustyKat, By George, I think I've got it! Nope you don't need to spell out the F. Besides, the system might reject it. You were going to spell fairy, right? Snicker, snicker.:lol2:
 
Well in my world f=fat these days! Can't wait for these kids to go back to school so I can get back to working out!
 
Got a bit of catching up to do here... :)

Naturelover - that sounds like my kind of camping! :)

Crohn's Mom - glad you had a nice day!!! Let's see a pic of the new 'do! :D

Dusty - Enjoy your holidays!!!!

Sascot - What a score!!! Way to go Andrew!! (just out of curiousity... we are talking 'soccer', right? Or are you actually talking about 'American' football?) And, hope you've had a chance to catch up on some sleep! ;)
 
Oh god! Start running Tess!!! Football is football is football, the purists game, life and death, the only true sport! It's SOCCER! :rof:

@sascot...Do you follow the Scottish premier league? Does Andrew? I don't but Matt does, I don't know that he follows any particular team, and my Dad is Scottish, he is a Hearts man through and through.
 
Dusty I agree - football is FOOTBALL (yes, soccer), very very important in Scotland! We do follow the Scottish League, our team - Falkirk - is in the first division (one division down from the premier league). Don't think Hearts is liked by anyone in our family, :ylol:.
What's with all this pampering people? It's all I can do to get a shower for more than 3 mins before someone is shouting for me!!
Crohnsinct - way to stick to your guns! Married and 3 kids later :yrolleyes:
I had a dream last night that I had 3 kids and was pregnant with my 4th :ybatty:. Can't tell you how relieved I was when I woke up to just 2 kids :lol2:
 
:rof: What a dream!!!

I have a friend who had two small children, wanted a third but hubby wasn't so sure... so, no big deal, two was good... however, as she had had two babies and was now a busy, busy mom of two small ones, the job of 'taking care of business' was left to hubby... :ybatty: a surprise pregnancy soon followed, with TWINS! :runaway: (But, honestly, there is ALWAYS something going on at their home!! Always lots of fun!! :))

I will never forget something her son said to me, he was too young to get the meaning and was just repeating his dad...:D He was approx. 6 years old, younger sister 2 and twin girls just born, I asked him how he felt about having 3 sisters, he shrugged and said "I dunno but my dad said when they're older, him and I get to go away for a week every month." :rof:
 
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jmk: i know right? I remember a day where we were talking consistency, color etc and Izzi's mom chiming right in all while eating her lunch!

Sascot: he constantly reminds me of his two biggest i told you so's...trust me he says...I was right about marriage and kids. And a dream? You were seriously sleeping long enough to enter dream state...SCORE!

Off to go see my coed..yes, already! She needs a printer and all I am is a bank but I will take it if it means I can sneak a peak at my girl. I am sure she won't allow much more than a drive by...
 
Banker is only 'one' of our jobs! :lol: But, you know..., she could have just asked you to transfer funds???... she could actually just be missing you as much as you're missing her... :kiss:
 
crohnsinct, I would pick up some ink too, they go through it quick!! Unless you want to save that for another visit!!! And I agree maybe she just wanted a little Mama facetime!!!
 
At least they get written up for alcohol! When Emily was looking at various universities, we looked at Uni of Toronto (largest, most respected, most prestigious, blah, blah, blah in Toronto), we look at one of their residences - very nice, small apartment style (each apt with 4-5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living area with couches), 3 levels of security - into 'private' areas, again into apt and again into each bedroom :), co-ed floors but single sex apts and they matched up roommates by interest, not age. BUT, I don't consider myself prudish, not even close BUT each resident was allowed to have 2-3 sleepover guests, either sex. So, in theory, Emily would be 18, could be rooming with a 22 year old who has a boyfriend who's 25 and Em could be waking up to a living room with two to three 25 year old men! I found this really bizarre and was very uncomfortable with it.

She chose to go to another university for other reasons but, out of curiosity, do you guys find this strange or is this normal?? :yfaint:
 
Tess, reading that does kinda freak me out as a parent. However, as far as I remember at my university they had blocks of flats with about 5 bedrooms sharing one kitchen/lounge and bathroom. There were no adults manning the doors, the flats were co-ed and I don't think there was a limit on who you could bring back. I of course was still staying at home with my mom and just drove into uni - think I missed some partying!!!
 
Wham Bam Thank-you mam! I am sure Dusty has some clever hooker reference for my quick visit.
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You are making me blush crohnsinct! :redface:

Some of the residences here are same sex, usually the ones with a religious affiliation, outside of that they are all co-ed. Sarah lived in an 8 bedroom, 4 bathroom apartment and the mix was 5 guys and 3 girls, all different ages. There was one guy in another apartment that was was about 30 and they called him Dad! :rof:

@Naturelover...Well stop perving on my knees!
 
All of the universities J looked at had coed residences, most suites were separated but that is it. There were overnight guest rules for some of them but for the most part there wasn't. When we first toured I have to admit I was freaked but J more so by the space of the older dorms closer to the uni and the distance the newer suite dorms were from main campus so she decided on a state school for the first two years where you weren't required to live in a dorm as a freshman. But honestly, her neighbors ended up being guys and I swear if it wasn't for them cooking she would've starved and they were constantly checking on her and her roomies, changing the oil in her car, meeting her at work when she got off so she wouldn't have to walk to her car alone. Wish I could move them right on through college with her!!!
 
:redface: Well, maybe I am more prudish than I thought! :lol: When I was younger, I shared a place with friends, male and female, but I think what threw me was that she wouldn't know who she'd be waking up to... and that they could be so much older. Guess it's time I woke up and smelled the coffee! :wink:

Then there's Stephen :facepalm:... went out with a friend this past weekend and they both tend to look older than 18... after a club, they'd gone to eat something and a couple of women started to talk to them, asked them how old they were and S and his friend said 21. :lol: Women started oohing and aahhing that they looked 'older' but, 21 was 'okay' (women were 25 and 27!). They all ended up eating together, etc. S said the women started reminiscing about their proms, so S and his friend did as well, only difference being, the women were going back almost 10 years, S and friend, 2 months! :lol: Women ended up giving the boys their numbers! :yfaint: S and his friend then admitted how old/young they really were and women snatched back their numbers! :rof: (Gotta wonder what he DOESN'T tell me! :eek:)

I think they both need to go out of town!!! Ignorance would be bliss!!!:dance:
 
Tesscorm I do know the feeling!! In return for the cooking, oil changing and getting her safely to her car from work J frequently goes downtown to pick them up after the bars close!! She says they make their plans knowing if they get into a tight they can call her and she will get out of bed and go pick 'em up and bring them home. I wouldn't want to be them though because J is the grouchiest little thing when you wake her up, probably in their bar state they don't even notice though!!
 
That's a pretty good deal!! :) Don't get me wrong, I think co-ed sharing is great, probably better than a bunch of girls only, like I said, it was just the 'stranger' and age thing that got me. Then again, I'm sure a big part was the whole transition with her moving out, etc. I think she ended up with the best of both worlds though... ended up staying home but one of her best friends is in residence downtown - most weekends, she stays with her friend... :D
 
Yeah, the age thing became a factor this year for J but not co-ed. Her and her roomies decided to move to a new development that just opened but two of the roomies didn't turn their lease stuff in until late so that divided the four into two pairs...then they paired J and her roomie with 2 grad students who are 30, J is 19!!! We were so worried, I mean 19 year old teeny boppers with 30 year olds but they are two years into their MBA and each work 2 jobs so J says she literally never sees them...so far so good.
 
Hey Tess be glad she hasn't decided to come out this way where she could have a dorm room in walking distance to a nude beach...
 
Okay so if there is a law that women can go topless maybe they were protesting that the law doesn't specify that alien women can go topless :confused2::confused2:

Yikes so now not only do I have to worry about invading aliens but also topless invading aliens:shifty-t:
 
Honestly though crohnsinct...you are abiding by No Tush Talk Tuesday...we are talking about alien ******* not tushes so really it is safe!!
 
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Give it up Crohnsinct... you need us to get through your day! :lol:
 
Crohnsinct, how insane do you think C's GI will think I am if I start the convo with well the other day while researing and talking about naked aliens I realized C needs some dental work and this might be something I should discuss with you...:awe::eek:utahere:
 
Question for any Floridians near Fort Lauderdale... Kimmidwife, Crohn's Mom, ???

Can you suggest a hotel (not expensive but clean!!!) that is right near the airport? We decided to leave a day early for the cruise, just in case of weather delays up here, but the availability of flights sucked! Our flight gets into Ft. Lauderdale at midnight... so I really just need a place to sleep, nothing fancy, as we will be leaving the next morning.
 
Clash, you definitely need to explain your train of thought!!! :rof: How did you go from naked aliens to cavities?!?! Now I definitely know some of us have ADD! :lol:
 
We don't leave until Dec. 29 but because of the holiday season, I want to make sure we get a room booked... You know how it is, if I don't get it done now because it's too early, I'll leave it and leave it and forget about it and before you know it, it'll be too late and we'll be sleeping at the airport! :eek:
 
Ha ha....On Crohnsinct thread about O I had asked a question about dental procedures and Remicade and what I should discuss with GI...it just followed through to over here and naked aliens!!
 
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Clash, you definitely need to explain your train of thought!!! :rof: How did you go from naked aliens to cavities?!?! Now I definitely know some of us have ADD! :lol:
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It should be plan as day.:shifty-t:
Seeing naked aliens causes one to lose there teeth.
Their by needing a dentist.:sign0085:
 
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Give it up Crohnsinct... you need us to get through your day! :lol:
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Yes I do Tesswhich is exactly why I am coming on the cruise with you. Book a hotel room for the others also...they don't technically have to sneak into the suitcases until we board the ship.

Now if you would all get over here and help me with the cleaning and cooking I would be all set...oh that is not what you meant by support?
 
I'm off to take my children outside. I leave you all to this insanity.
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Oh, Grace poo-poo today. It took 3 days to do it but she did. YA!:thumleft:
I have to get the brakes on my SUV fixed.:thumbdown:
What was that about ADD??????:ylol:


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Umm...that naked aliens cause cavities and poo that takes awhile cause brake wear...or maybe...

Farmwife, I'm so glad that she was finally able to go!!! I hope you get some answers soon. I know it must be hard and I hope that precious little one gets to feeling tip top real soon!!
 
You should've just taken Grace for a drive with you... if I was a passenger with you driving an SUV with no brakes, I'd **** my pants! And it wouldn't take 3 days! :lol:

But, way to go Grace!! :banana:
 
That was classic Tess! :rof::rof::rof::lol::lol::ylol2::ylol2:

Farmwife: Yay Poo:dance: Dancing bananas will have to do as I see David hasn't found us worthy of dancing crap yet and I would venture to say that after today we may never be!
 
O.K. I am off to buy school supplies with my kids. I bribe them every year. For every item they can find in the house to reuse I pay them a dollar. They think I am being all environmentally conscious or trying to reduce the clutter in the house or just too cheap to buy supplies..truth is I am just too lazy to drag out and get them and the crowds at Staples drives me insane. If the darn teacher's would get a list more than two days before school starts I could order the crap and never have to leave my bubble!

Try not to get us kicked off the forum while I am gone!
 
Well that was awesome! Went to Staples and sent O and her sister off to find O's pencil case and binder ring along with all the other crazy, fighting parents and kids and I ran to the printer ink section which was quiet and calm because no sane person darkens the doors of Staples the week school starts. Met O and her sister at the register and skipped out with my bag of three things. I was the envy of every parent in there:ytongue:


and I saved a bundle and got my shelves and drawers cleaned out!!!SCORE!
 
Way to go!!! :applause:

I think I'm going to use the same ploy with my kids' clothing! I'll save on buying them more clothes (won't have to buy new jeans to replace last season's perfectly good jeans) that they have and they can stop asking me for money because they'll have some from 'recycling' their clothes! :lol:
 
How did you go from naked aliens to cavities?!?!
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Elementary...aliens probe cavities.

Question about school and dress. Do any schools over there, US/Canada, require a uniform?
 
Private schools mostly Dusty :)

Public schools do have what they call "dress code" though, mostly outlining what is unacceptable (short shorts, spaghetti strap tank tops, shirts with cursing or drug/alcohol reference, etc..)
 
All the public schools in our area have a dress code that requires collared pullovers and khaki pants. There is no requirement it be a certain color though, like the shirts can be any color and the pants can be black, tan, or navy.

C goes to military school so he is in a class A uniform everyday but Friday then it's black pants with school collared pullover.

Dusty, a friend of mine lives in Sydney and her two young kids(twins) go to The Scots College, not exactly sure what that is but they have the most adorable outfits. They also now have the most awesome accent!!
 
All schools require uniforms here...public, independent and private.

Scots College is a private boys boarding/day school. Private schools usually have their own uniform shops and you have to buy everything from them including shoes and backpacks.
 
How long has it been that way? It just seems to have come into play around here in the last five years. Before that the schools had lists of what was allowed and what wasn't but the actual outfit wasn't dictated. Both my kids came through before for the khaki/polo rules but of course both went to military school in Grade 6 so then uniform was required. We have to buy their military dress from their bookstore, shirts, gym clothes, shoes, pants along with insignia, nametags, rank and such.
 
At least since the start of the last century as far as I know.

How do you guys feel about a uniform or stricter rules when it wasn't a previous requirement?
 
I heard alot of the parents in the district had a problem with it. I remember there were several public school meetings about it and many fought the implementation. I think after the first year all the ruckus died out.

When my daughter was in high school she said she would never make it on time at the public school for picking out outfits and getting ready, since at her school the girls have to wear their hair off their shoulder(either cut to that length or put up). She said she was glad she didn't have to go through all the trouble of getting ready.
 
Surely you jest Dusty. This is AMERICA...the home of the FREE and the brave and the stylish (yes that is in the original anthem). It is our RIGHT to wear whatever we want to school and not have our individual expression taken away from us...as long as it doesn't distract someone else from their ability to learn. We went to war to preserve that right!

Now my personal opinion...BRING IT ON! I LOVE uniforms...no distraction or teasing over clothes..easy to get dressed in the morning...save money and so on and so on. Tessa went to private school the first two years and we LOVED the uniform. It was a nightmare on days off picking out clothes to wear. She was just saying the other day that she wants a uniform back. I so wish our district would go to uniforms BUT it is everyones hobby showing off their style and labels so doubt it will happen anytime soon:(
 
Our public elementary schools do not have uniforms. We have two publicly funded school systems - regular public and Catholic public. Regular public high schools do not have uniforms, Catholic public high schools usually have a basic uniform - gray/navy/black slacks, plain white tops.

My kids went to a Montessori (private) elementary school and they had uniforms. Both went to a regular public high school and I distinctly recall my daughter (who loves clothes!!) really missed the convenience of uniforms. She felt she had to 'dress up' for school, had to have certain clothes, etc. She even wrote an essay in grade 9 or 10 discussing the merits of school uniforms (can't imagine she won many popularity points there! :lol:)

There's been talk, meetings, votes, etc. here to implement uniforms at all schools but, so far, no go... although there have been certain schools that have agreed to 'test' uniforms for certain time periods (not sure of response...)
 
I LOVE school uniforms! My kids spent a few years in public school, where they did not have uniforms, and then we switched them to a private school which has a uniform. Definitely prefer the uniform and so do they.

Dusty, I once saw a girl waiting for a bus in Brisbane and I couldn't figure out why she was dressed so unusually... until my sister informed me that it was a school uniform. I was so surprised at how different the uniforms were from what we have here. They looked something like this...
 

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OK so "No Tush Talk Tuesday" didn't work so I declare tomorrow "No Wenches Wednesday" Talk to you all Thursday...yeah right.
 
twiggy, love the alien smiley. Don't think I've ever seen that one.

We need that on the forum. Really need to get David to give us the dancing poo and alien one. Haa, haa!

...and of course, Robert still needs his shock button installed...
 
You're too damned late crohnsinct! If it was no wenches Wednesday I would be at the start of the line but it is already well into Wednesday afternoon here!

@Naturelover...I love my knobby knees! That's way I am showing them off! :)

@Twiggy...Yep, that is a pretty stock standard uniform for a private school. This is the uniform my kids school, public, has...
 

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The uniform dusty posted is similiar to my girls winter uniform

The year 7 girls are unhappy that their skirts have to be mid way between the knee and the ankle. They also not pleased that there tie has been replaced with a crossover. New uniform rules this year.
 
Our uniforms were almost identical (different colour:)) although the tie and blazer were only required on 'formal' days - every Monday, school trips, Remembrance Day, Canada, day, etc. Other days, they had the same bottoms but had a choice of tops - golf shirts, sweaters, turtlenecks, etc. Girls could choose between a skirt, skort or pants.

Catherine - our girls used to be upset about the skirt length as well :) As soon as they stepped out of school, they'd be rolling up the skirt at their waists! :lol:
 
OK all this talk about uniforms is giving me the hives. I declared to my girls (for the umpteenth year in a row) that we are going to lay out our clothes for the week on Sunday to make mornings less hectic. I have heard there are moms who actually do this...probably alians!
 
:lol: That's why I (and the kids!) LOVED the uniforms! They only had to decide whether they wanted to wear the white golf shirt or the green! :D And tops (except dress shirts) were unisex and Emily and Stephen are so close in age (and size, at the time), the tops were pretty interchangeable... whatever was clean worked! :lol:
 
Wow! No uniforms here. Mainly the parochial schools require uniforms, but none of the public ones. I actually like (*gasp*) buying my daughters clothing, but then again she is only 5 and I haven't let on that she has an option ;) There are rules about shoes (no flip flops/open backed sandals ) but that is basically the only restriction.
 
We have always had uniforms here, and also did in South Africa, so never experienced non-uniform. I think it's great! I wash and iron 3 shirts each, 2 polo shirts for gym days, 2 pairs of trousers each and that's us for the week. Woe on them if they get something dirty and I actually have to do more washing :ymad:
 
I love the thoughts of uniforms. I'm homeschooling mom and love the idea of having my kids have uniforms because it saves on the budget and the children every morning know what to put on? I real might do this.:ghug:
 
In Florida many of the public schools require uniforms. My kids school requires it. Is the first time they have had to wear one and they hate it. I think it is great except when you had to lay out the money to buy them all at once for three kids. ( oldest and youngest don't go to schools with uniform only three out of the five).
 
No uniforms for public school here. Just rules about no undergarments showing etc. No pj's. Yes, kids were wearing their pj bottoms out in public. Some wear pj top, bottom and house slippers. Come on! Seriously! Why?

When my kids were in private school, it was basically kaki's and polo shirts. Girls, polo shirts and uniform skirt or skorts.

I home school. We love not having uniforms. Daughter dresses conservatively now by choice. So no issues there.
 
Kim, yes it is a bit tough at the beginning but, as you have three wearing the uniforms, I have no doubt you'll find it less expensive going forward. Especially as you can 'hand down' articles! At times, Emily outgrew Stephen and her tops and gym clothes just went to him and all I'd need to buy him were two or three pairs of pants for the year! :) Assuming your kids all have to wear the same colour socks - suggestion - buy all the SAME socks, same pattern, etc. - makes sorting so much easier!! Made the mistake one year of buying a variety of grey socks - some ribbed, some plain, some with diamond patterns :eek: Nightmare trying to match all the same colour socks!! :D
 

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