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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 8:31 am
Lol I loved square dancing.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 8:36 am
Mocha, obviously you weren't paired up with Jeff Hough every stinkin year... 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 8:54 am
LOL Huk'd. Caleb's class was bigger than the girls class when they were doing dances so they had to take turns having a girl as a partner. Rest of the boys had to partner up with each other. His class paired up with neighbor girls 7th grade class. She's the little girl who he already got teased over when his gym buddies spotted them walking to class together and she thought it was hysterical so she made sure every chance she had that Caleb was her partner. When he first got teased about her he was so embarrassed, but by mid-year, he was actually strutting out of school cuz he got to dance with the pretty girl and all his buddies were jealous, lol.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 9:09 am
LOL Huk!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 9:17 am
Lol nah Huk but I did always have a guy with sweaty hands.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 9:19 am
eww ewww ewww!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 9:20 am
Jeff had sweaty hands, greasy hair, and highwater pants (usually plaid ones). Humiliating I tell ya, just humiliating...
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 9:40 am
We had separate boys and girls p.e. too. We had to wear these ugly one piece gym outfits with gigantic leg holes. Or maybe they were regular holes but my legs were sticks. I seem to remember we were forced to take showers as well, but I don't think the teacher watched. I had some sort of trick I would pull, so that I splashed the tiniest bit of water on myself to make it look like I had had a shower, and then I didn't have to be naked. I didn't sweat then, still don't. Well, except when I am walking in tree canopies 300 feet in the air in 90% humidity. But we did not do much of that in high school.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 10:07 am
Huk I wonder what he grew up to look like.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 3:08 pm
I went to the convent school so we didn't have boy/girl PE classes. No showers. In fact, we didn't even have a gym....or boys! Our gym teacher taught gym for the first 1/2 of freshman year and then public speaking for the second 1/2. I had a spinal injury so I never took gym in high school but I didn't have to sit and watch and then learn all the official rules to all the sports and then take a test. That was the only time in my life I ever got an A in gym. No gym class after freshman year unless you selected it as an elective. I didn't. Daughter's school is K-8 and the boys and girls have gym together with a male teacher. The kids start wearing gym uniforms in 6th grade but no showers at this school either. At least they change clothes!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, April 25, 2008 - 7:40 am
NEW QUESTION Why is this book available for about a dollar and then also for about $90?? Why such a difference? I know one is new vs used and maybe even hard vs soft, but still... No matter how good the condition, why would it be worth $90??? Not the most burning question, but makes me wonder. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0531071448/ref=dp_olp_2
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 25, 2008 - 9:17 am
I will be interested to know if anybody has any answers or ideas on this one too. I have no idea, seems very strange. Maybe they are new first editions?
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Friday, April 25, 2008 - 10:26 am
I think that since its an Activity book, maybe there are things to do in the book and if you buy it used, those things are already done....quizzes and puzzles or questionaires.... I don't really know, just a guess but why a book like that is worth $90 new is beyond me..
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, April 25, 2008 - 10:31 am
IMO The cheaper ones are not in great condition, only good. They may have: Stickers, stains, yellow pages, paperback, possibly be a former Library book, shows some signs of wear, or may have some markings on the inside. Why they ever cost so much as $90 can mean: Hardback, pristine condition, and suppy and demand has a lot to do with a high price, along with cost of production and guaranteed customer service from the seller.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 5:50 pm
NEW QUESTION: What are some creative things we can have our third graders do or give their teacher for Teacher Appreciation week? I guess we're supposed to do something different each day (ie Monday-Fruit/Sweet Day: each child brings in a piece of fruit or small piece of candy for the teacher....) TIA!!! PS Thanks for the guesses for the book price. That kind of makes sense, but $90 still seems crazy to me!!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 6:28 pm
Cool things to make out of paper 
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 6:34 pm
Like this Butterfly basket
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Jewels
Member
09-23-2000
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 7:23 am
Bring in a school supply. Write the teacher an appreciation note. Wear the teacher's favorite color. Have each child find a picture in a magazine of something they think the teacher would like and make a collage out of them.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 7:51 am
Jewels--that's what I'm talking about!!! THANKS!!! Urgrace, I love that website!! Thanks so much!!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 3:19 pm
Booking international flights. I've never traveled internationally and as such, have no idea what is involved when going through customs at the airport. I'm about to book a flight that has 1 hour, 20 minutes to connect. We'll be arriving from Belize, landing in the US, and switching planes bound for Canada. Is 1:20 enough time? Do we need to clear customs between Belize and the US, or only upon arrival in Canada? And anyone who knows IAH - Houston George Bush Airport - is it a complicated airport to get from gate to gate? TIA!!
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 3:49 pm
Karen, can't answer the customs question, but I can tell you I hate the Houston airport. IAH is not the easiest airport to navigate and I've almost missed many flights running from one gate to the other.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 4:01 pm
Thanks, Ddr. I took a look at IAH's website and it looks like it could be tricky. That's why I'm concerned about the connection time, never mind the customs questions. I'm booking for three separate groups traveling to three separate destinations on two separate dates. All the other flights have between 3 - 5 hours to connect, and based on my TAR-watching experience, I'm comfortable with that. But I'm hesitant to book something with only an hour and a half. Although the next option is an almost eight hour connection layover. Maybe I'll check if they can switch carriers in Houston home to Vancouver and get a more comfortable connection...
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 5:08 pm
Karen, here is a site where you can look at the Houston terminal and see where you are GOING!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 5:31 pm
Karen you unfortunately need to clear customs any time you enter a country, even if it's only for a connection. So you'll need to clear US customs and then again when you land in Vancouver for Canada customs. One thing to find out is if you clear US customs in Belize (similar to how you clear US customs in Vancouver), or if you clear US customs once you land in Houston. If you have to clear when you land in Houston, there's a very good bet that you will need to reclaim your luggage then recheck it (I've found that most countries make you do this at "port of entrance"). Though they DO have baggage claims/dropoffs near Customs for these type of connections, I would be VERY wary about a connection of only an hour and a half to clear US customs, recheck your bag and find your way to your terminal in time to board. Sorry -- but if you have any other questions feel free to ask!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 7:14 pm
The times I have flown international, including last week, I did not have to clear customs when I was just in a country to change planes. They keep you in an international transit area, and you just change planes without going through customs in the transit country. Sometimes, as we did last week in Amsterdam, you have to go through another security check, even though you have never been outside security in the first place. Now, granted, I have never been through the United States as a transit passenger because I live here, but in all other countries, where I was just changing planes, I did not go through that country's customs, and 90 minutes was plenty of time. That said, IAH is pretty big ... Maybe the airlines can tell you if you will have to go through U.S. customs.
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