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in the last seven days...

we been forced to replace

one cracked microwave
our so-so washer and dead dryer
a leaky dishwasher
a broken garage door spring...

our wonderful school

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carey said…
your wonderful school????
Susan said…
Yep. They are "repurposing" it for a magnet school. So sad, our neighborhood school is slipping through our fingers.
carey said…
time to move to montrose :)
K~ said…
What happened to your school? K~
bobbione8y said…
what's a magnet school?
K~ said…
Hi Bob, JJ Hill Montessori is a magnet school. Here is a definition on what that is. Hope that helps. K~

A magnet school is a public school which offers specialized courses or curricula. The term magnet school is mostly associated with the United States, although other countries have similar types of schools (such as UK specialist schools). The use of the word magnet refers to magnet schools drawing students from across normal boundaries defined by authorities (usually school boards) as school zones that feed into certain schools. The school which a student would attend if he were not attending the magnet school is often referred to as the home school (not to be confused with homeschooling, an entirely different concept) or the base school.
Karen said…
You could always home school. Heh heh.

So how is the big vacuum purchase from last year holding up?

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