Mrs.J

And I officially have two HS'ers. Schedules just came today. And come spring semester they will actually be in a class together. Into to Ag. Science. 

9 minutes ago, mappy said:

Looks similar to the blocks they have for ours, but its second grade so a bit easier. Just reading/phonics and math. You're lucky that with HS kids they can manage on their own well enough. We won't be able to do that. We will have to stay on top of mini-map. She did class in her playroom in the spring, set up at a desk we got her. But I have a feeling the fall will be her at the dining room table with me. Just to keep her on track. We will see how it goes. We have Wednesdays off, so that will be nice.

Yea I know it is easier for me. Although I will need to stay on top of the newbie HS'er. Was like a fly on a dog pile this past spring with her to make sure stuff was turned in. There was more leaneancy then not so sure about in the fall though. 

Both girls have picked their respective "schooling" zones. They are both actually going to use their school laptops to run through the TV's for a bigger screen for the F2F on Google meets. Then use their personal laptops to do work on. So one will be down on the 3rd level and the other will be on the main level. I told them there is always room for tweaking. 

I really think a lot of families have learned a lot about each other through this process. 

13 minutes ago, mappy said:

On the school front -- we got the kiddo's schedule for the fall. 4-days a week of class from 845-330. Going to be a juggling act but I'm relieved she will have class all day long. It was all of 30 min a day in the spring, so while our days will be hectic at least she is getting that class time she really needs. 

Good luck to all the other parents here, going to take a village to get through this first semester.

We are still waiting on the girls schedules. Both are in HS this year and the sample schedule is as follows. Mind you having HS'ers they are pretty much on their own with this schedule unless they need help from us with anything. Will be interesting as Mr. J is still working from home for the foreseeable future. And both girls will be on video F2F for a decent chunk of the AM. Made sure we were at the top tier for downloads and uploads. 

I do like that they chose to start HS'ers an hour later than normal start time. Now just need to see if in the afternoon they will be required to show that they are logged on in some fashion till the 3:30 time. Or if that last section of time they are on an honor system. 

Did find out that the oldest Miss J will have her dual enrollment class next semester. So we are not on the hook for the tuition till January. 

3 hours ago, The Dude said:

If y'all like curry, take a look at this recipe:  https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/thai-green-curry-with-chicken-and-vegetables/00d62b36-5189-479d-807e-39ba8ec90508 

One of my favorites to make in the summer when I can find the fresh veggies at the farmers' market.

That looks great! What is the heat factor with it? While they don't mind spice in curry they tend to not go for heat. Could leave out the Thai green chilies. 

So the Miss J’s love curry. Found this fantastic coconut chicken curry. 

7 minutes ago, CAPE said:

One of my fave Bourdain segments.

 

Man I miss that guy! 

No fights though in that episode. They must have sent all the problem folks outside. 

Because Waffle House is trending on Twitter. 
 

33 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Both sound yummy @Mrs.J

I have challah dough rising. 

*drool*

After a hiatus of baking due to the nasty tropical weather we have had, these clouds and rain have me in the mood.
 

Working on Roasted Tomatillo garlic salsa and spices oatmeal apple bars. 

Currently under a nice slow rain. Not a huge amount in the gauge, only 0.03" so far but at this point I will take it. 

1 hour ago, H2O said:

I have beer, I have sand, I have the bay. Who wants to join me?

 

Could have joined you with some shrimp and grits and fried okra. 
 

Just stepped out on the deck after seeing that there appears to be a haze in the field behind my house. That haze is almost like a fog as the humidity here is 87%. Gross out!

Ended up with .73” over here. And the wind was up from the storm that I was under and the one to my south pushing out north. 

1 hour ago, mappy said:

shrimp in parm and garlic sauce with noodles and steamed veggies probably. 

Well recipe change. We are out of milk and Mr. J wants to wait for our milk delivery tomorrow. Makes sense he likes to limit interactions out in the stores. So making Pork Souvlaki with Lebanese potato salad.

Just now, mappy said:

oooo I have shrimp on the menu tonight too!

What are you making?

Going to be a Shrimp and Grits night. With extra special side of fried okra. 

2 hours ago, losetoa6 said:

At minimum get the Special Ed , elementary,  and kids with no wifi/ chrome books back to in person . 2 miles to my north in Adam's and York counties they are giving families all 3 options . All in, hybrid, all online ( what a brilliant idea) . But here in Md it's ( It can't be done) . I guess the virus magically is not as bad once at the Pa state line . They figured out a way and logistics. There meetings were probably mostly talked about with how Can,Can,Can it work and not how  it Can't, Can't, Can't work.  You have to start somewhere imo .

As a parent I watched the BOE meeting on the decision for FCPS. While there was a vote for all online learning, there are teachers who are volunteering to come into the buildings for very small face to face sessions. And from what I understand that is what most MD systems are doing. Special Ed, ELL, those without reliable internet and at risk youth will have the opportunity for in school time.

Just had a questioner from my girls HS this week where one of the questions was asking if your child was considered for in school time if you felt comfortable with that. These are the behind the scenes decisions that are taking place. They are also going to have the buildings open as some teachers have asked to teach out of their classrooms.

No one decision is a good one. But they are working as hard as they can to accommodate every student and option. One other interesting thing I learned from our BOE meeting was out of a district with 42,000 students the number of students who did not log in this past spring for various reasons was around 800. They have said they are working to identify those students and find out why they could not or chose not to log in. And if need be those students would be added to the list of small groups to bring in.  

Ok so anyone else suffering sinus wise with this humid warm day after day weather we have had? 

47 minutes ago, poolz1 said:

Was waiting for that....

Hopefully, you have something on the stove that goes well with torrential rain!

Did not last long. But watching that cell over Leesburg. It has got to be insane there. Have friends just south of Lovettsville just outside of the flash flood warning getting dumped on. 

Ok so filled in pouring over here now. 

3 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Howard county force field today with these storms 

I have storms all around me barely moving. 

Sky over here tonight

53 minutes ago, midatlanticweather said:

Just because - WOW! What an explosion!

 

Saw a view of it from in the city. You could see the blowout rolling through and debris coming in like a wave.  

Going to keep my obs in this thread as we are not fully in the brunt of this storm over here, and don't want to get my obs in the way of more serious obs. 

Currently 1.02" IMBY station. Occasional light winds. Current other stats are 69/96/68 Pressure is 29.00 and falling. 

Getting a lot of flashes off of those storms well to my North in PA down here in Frederick.