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Do you have any great ideas for a PTA Spring Social?
Comments (6)I like the dance - a sort of mini-prom, kinda cute, lets the kids get dressed up for something special with their parents. father/daughter, mother/son, just the whole family. It's very spring. Another idea.. At DS's old school they did a cultural arts fair in the spring. It was organized by the music teacher, she really put a lot into it. It was no small project, but it was sort of her brainchild and pet. She had an open talent show for all the kids to enter if they chose. A lot of kids were able to demonstrate a dance or song from their family culture. No prizes, just for demonstration. She also had performance groups from other schools (elem, middle and high or local dance/arts schools). So there was a percussion group from an elem, the dance class from the school of the arts, the jazz band, on and on. Groups did performances highlighting a culture/nationality. So the percussion did an African thing, the dance group did a Spanish thing. Then she invited teacher to have their individual class do a performance -some did, some didn't. Those that did chose a culture and learned about it and did a performance - storytelling, costumes, etc. Some classes set up tables of activities, cultural games or crafts. The art teacher had the kids do some very special projects leading into this, then the library was made into the art studio where the projects were put on display and sold (part of the procededs went to art dept. and kids actually kept a buck or two). There was food - egg rolls, pizza, tacos, (see the cultural theme) whatever could be purchased cheap in bulk to sell. And she ask all the families if they had items from their homes - traditional cultural heirlooms, souvenirs from travels. She put those on display. She has some sort of waiver for permission to use them, a tag system to reclaim items, and put them on hands-off kind of displaying. If someone had an instrument in this collection she asked them to play it. Or clothing to model it. It was fun, involved a lot of families, and was education. It was, however, labor intensive as far as planning/organizing. I don't know if they still do it, I hope so, it was very impressive. It lasted hours and you still couldn't see everything there. She had a program so full (because so many people wanted to participate) that there wasn't a lot of time to stop and eat or look at her exhibits. So, it was almost too good! It was awesome, worth the effort, I think. But the dance would be easier!...See MoreDo you believe in ghosts or spirit activity?
Comments (27)I've only had one very negative experience that scared the crap out of me. When I was a teenager, my friends and I were interested in a "darker" subculture and used to hang out in cemeteries and things like that. One night, we were at my house playing with the Ouija board. I know better now, and I won't touch them, but when you're 16 you don't really consider the consequences. We didn't really experience anything during the game because we were laughing and having fun with it. But later that night, after my friends left, I went to bed and woke up to a visitor at the foot of my bed. My room was dark, but this thing was the complete absence of light. It was about 7 feet tall, solid and black as sin. Just standing there at the foot of my bed staring at me. My two cats were sleeping on my bed and they both jumped up, hissing and ran for the closed door and clawed desperately at it trying to get out. I sat straight up and screamed, and at that moment it sort of dissolved into glitter and then shot under my bed. Upon further reflection, I think I invited something very negative into my house and I was relieved to move out soon after. To counter that, after my mom died, I had a few pleasant experiences. My mom wore the same perfume her entire life so I immediately associate it with her. I also collect perfumes and she knows I have a huge collection. A few weeks after she died, I noticed a small bottle of her perfume on the floor so I absently put it on a dresser in the guest room. The next day, I went in there and the perfume was on the floor again. I didn't think much of it assuming the cats had knocked it down so I put it back up, and then the next day, it was on the floor again. I thought this was really strange, so then I put it back up, right in the middle so it couldn't accidentally fall off and the cats couldn't easily knock it off, and put a bottle of my perfume right next to it. And then the next day, I come into the room and both bottles are on the floor. Now, it could have been the cats but I doubt it. Just something fun and it made me smile. Another really strange thing that happened was a few months ago, I really wanted to relocate from Boston to California. But it meant leaving a good job, leaving my apartment and leaving my friends, and I was really struggling with whether it was the right move for me or not. And I landed an interview with a company out in California, and while I was doing some internet research on the company, I Googled the company name and one of the people who works there and the 3rd result that popped up was my mom's name, which is pretty unique and not at all related to any of the search terms. I just thought it was really cool and I interpreted it as a sign. After that, everything fell in place. And now I'm here in California. :)...See MoreWhat type of active/workout clothes do you prefer
Comments (17)Knew you folks would give me great advice. Just got in from shopping . Lots of trying on comfortable pants. Learned you really have to try on to check for fit. Went to several stores and about 20 pairs later, I have one pair so far. Danskin from walmart seemed to fit the best. I weigh about hundred pounds with a brick in my pocket, and 5 feet tall. It can be a challenge when you add in the fact that I am 75 years old. Got my interest with the cuddl duds. Already checking into those. I thank each of you for your advice and will continue shopping at more stores looking for more. Bought two down jackets yesterday, one with sleeves and one without. The yoga pants I purchased are not tight, so think I can wear them other than exercise. Thank you again for all your help. You folks are the best....See MoreDo you know you are social influencers? lol
Comments (9)We had been getting Papa Murphy's take and bake Cowboy pizza almost every Tuesday for several years when they had the '$10 Tuesday' special for any large pizza. Then they raised the price to $12 a couple months ago and i am boycotting them now. We started getting Digiorno and it was pretty good but still lacking something. I saw Screaming Sicilian on sale for $5,49 a couple weeks ago and bought 4 after remembering the good reviews here. We tried the Supremus Maximus last week and it was really good. I think we'll try the Mambo Italiano tonight. I also bought a Mother of Meat and Three lil' Piggies. Has anyone tried their Stromboli? It would be handy to nuke it up for lunch at work....See MoreCherryfizz
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