Colorado Springs
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Wasn't someone here asking about Colorado Springs and unschooling?
There's a yahoogroup:
19 cospgs-unschoolers
This is an email group for those who live in Colorado Springs, or areas near
to Colorado Springs, who Unschool their children. We can discuss anything
related to homeschooling/unschooling, we can talk about meeting one another
and getting together once in awhile, we can talk about how we unschool, and
we can also encourage one another. This can be a place where we can share
the joy of child led learning!
(Note: This is an on-line group. We do not have scheduled meeting times or
events.
This list is not meant to compete or take away from the other homeschool
groups in Colorado Springs. In fact we encourage those on this list to also
join [email protected] (Secular Homeschool Support Group) and/or Colorado
Springs Homeschool Support Group and/or Natures Homeschool-Colorado Springs,
so you can be up to date on all the great homeschool happenings in Colorado
Springs. The links to join these groups are
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SHSSG) and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCOHomeschool and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/natures_homeschool
This list is just meant to give those who unschool a place to talk and enjoy
oneanother.
Happy Unschooling!
There's a yahoogroup:
19 cospgs-unschoolers
This is an email group for those who live in Colorado Springs, or areas near
to Colorado Springs, who Unschool their children. We can discuss anything
related to homeschooling/unschooling, we can talk about meeting one another
and getting together once in awhile, we can talk about how we unschool, and
we can also encourage one another. This can be a place where we can share
the joy of child led learning!
(Note: This is an on-line group. We do not have scheduled meeting times or
events.
This list is not meant to compete or take away from the other homeschool
groups in Colorado Springs. In fact we encourage those on this list to also
join [email protected] (Secular Homeschool Support Group) and/or Colorado
Springs Homeschool Support Group and/or Natures Homeschool-Colorado Springs,
so you can be up to date on all the great homeschool happenings in Colorado
Springs. The links to join these groups are
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SHSSG) and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCOHomeschool and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/natures_homeschool
This list is just meant to give those who unschool a place to talk and enjoy
oneanother.
Happy Unschooling!
Shyrley
SandraDodd@... wrote:
ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid Virginian
summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
Anyone know what the weather is like?
Shyrley
> Wasn't someone here asking about Colorado Springs and unschooling?Thanks for that. We are considering moving to Colarado Springs next year. The
> There's a yahoogroup:
ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid Virginian
summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
Anyone know what the weather is like?
Shyrley
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In a message dated 3/13/02 9:13:13 AM, shyrley@... writes:
<< The
ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid Virginian
summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
Anyone know what the weather is like? >>
Beautiful. That is a beautiful city with beautiful old houses, beautiful
scenery and beautiful weather. Cold in the winter, for a while, but dry
cold. Snow evaporates or melts, doesn't sit around getting filthy like it
does in more humid places.
The only bad thing about Colorado Springs is Focus on the Family filled it up
with Christian homeschoolers. (My personal prejudice shows again.) One of
my dad's two brothers lived there and raised his kids (his wife finished it
off, actually, and still lives there in a GREAT old house with a perfect view
of Pike's Peak out the back window of the upstairs), so I've been there for
family purposes and SCA purposes from time to time my whole life. A very
good friend of mine is currently the baron of the SCA group there.
Not humid, though.
Sandra
<< The
ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid Virginian
summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
Anyone know what the weather is like? >>
Beautiful. That is a beautiful city with beautiful old houses, beautiful
scenery and beautiful weather. Cold in the winter, for a while, but dry
cold. Snow evaporates or melts, doesn't sit around getting filthy like it
does in more humid places.
The only bad thing about Colorado Springs is Focus on the Family filled it up
with Christian homeschoolers. (My personal prejudice shows again.) One of
my dad's two brothers lived there and raised his kids (his wife finished it
off, actually, and still lives there in a GREAT old house with a perfect view
of Pike's Peak out the back window of the upstairs), so I've been there for
family purposes and SCA purposes from time to time my whole life. A very
good friend of mine is currently the baron of the SCA group there.
Not humid, though.
Sandra
Rachelle
Hi! We're from Denver...I went to school in the Springs. It is NOT humid at all...it's very, very very very, let me say one more time VERY dry! ;-) Take a good moisturizer ;-)
It DOES get hot...much hotter than it did 20 years ago... it gets over 100 for at least a week a year and over 90 quite a bit. We just moved from there...the growing heat was part of the reason...but mostly the booming population of the area. It IS beautiful scenery there, though... and I find myself homesick sometimes! Good luck with your move!
Rachelle
It DOES get hot...much hotter than it did 20 years ago... it gets over 100 for at least a week a year and over 90 quite a bit. We just moved from there...the growing heat was part of the reason...but mostly the booming population of the area. It IS beautiful scenery there, though... and I find myself homesick sometimes! Good luck with your move!
Rachelle
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From: Shyrley
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Colorado Springs
SandraDodd@... wrote:
> Wasn't someone here asking about Colorado Springs and unschooling?
> There's a yahoogroup:
Thanks for that. We are considering moving to Colarado Springs next year. The
ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid Virginian
summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
Anyone know what the weather is like?
Shyrley
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>>Thanks for that. We are considering moving to Colarado Springs next year.No worries. I lived in Boulder, CO for 10 years. Colorado is not known for
>>The ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid
>>Virginian summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
>Anyone know what the weather is like?>>
its' humidity. lol! The summers are warm and dry. In Boulder, we always had
about 2 weeks of "too hot". The rest was beautiful. We never even had air
conditioning, although most people did.
Colorado Springs is known for being pretty conservative, though, if that
matters to you. I think Focus on the Family originated there and there are a
lot of fundy homeschoolers. There seem to be unschoolers too, though. :o)
~Mary
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>Hi! We're from Denver...I went to school in the Springs. It is NOT humidLol! Very true. UNLESS...you move from Colorado to Utah, in which case
>at all...it's very, very very very, let me say one more time VERY dry! ;-)
>Take a good moisturizer ;-)
Colorado starts to seem downright balmy.
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But it's a DRY heat! LOL
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not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
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have
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Shyrley
SandraDodd@... wrote:
America and so far there hasn't been any :-(
way. North Virginia seems to be stuffed with school at homers and testers.
thinking about moving back home to England but thought we would try one more
place.
Shyrley
> In a message dated 3/13/02 9:13:13 AM, shyrley@... writes:But plenty of snow? I promised the children snow when we moved from England to
>
> << The
> ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid Virginian
> summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
> Anyone know what the weather is like? >>
>
> Beautiful. That is a beautiful city with beautiful old houses, beautiful
> scenery and beautiful weather. Cold in the winter, for a while, but dry
> cold. Snow evaporates or melts, doesn't sit around getting filthy like it
> does in more humid places.
America and so far there hasn't been any :-(
>I can cope with that. We got HSLDA up the road and the Moral Majority the other
>
> The only bad thing about Colorado Springs is Focus on the Family filled it up
> with Christian homeschoolers. (My personal prejudice shows again.) One of
> my dad's two brothers lived there and raised his kids (his wife finished it
> off, actually, and still lives there in a GREAT old house with a perfect view
> of Pike's Peak out the back window of the upstairs), so I've been there for
> family purposes and SCA purposes from time to time my whole life. A very
> good friend of mine is currently the baron of the SCA group there.
way. North Virginia seems to be stuffed with school at homers and testers.
>Goodo. Sounds like the place for me. I hate heat and I hate humidity. I was even
>
> Not humid, though.
thinking about moving back home to England but thought we would try one more
place.
Shyrley
Shyrley
Thanks to everyone who replied. Now if you lot could just find me a house.......
Any other suggestions of places to live would be welcome. I want an affordable
house on 5+acres (wouldn't we all...), plenty of winter snow (I love cold), mild
summers, no ticks (yuck), average amount of rain (I'm British remember), not a
big city, plenty of unschoolers, alternative freindly, and somewhere near a
defence company so my husband can keep me to the style I would like to become
accustomed too :-)
Not too much to ask is it......
Shyrley the optimistic
Any other suggestions of places to live would be welcome. I want an affordable
house on 5+acres (wouldn't we all...), plenty of winter snow (I love cold), mild
summers, no ticks (yuck), average amount of rain (I'm British remember), not a
big city, plenty of unschoolers, alternative freindly, and somewhere near a
defence company so my husband can keep me to the style I would like to become
accustomed too :-)
Not too much to ask is it......
Shyrley the optimistic
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In a message dated 3/13/02 1:53:27 PM, shyrley@... writes:
<< But plenty of snow? I promised the children snow when we moved from
England to
America and so far there hasn't been any :-(
to drive into the mountains near there, or up to Vail or Aspen (not too far).
I was going to say Colorado's crowded, but since you've been living in
Virginia, it won't seem crowded by comparison.
Sandra
<< But plenty of snow? I promised the children snow when we moved from
England to
America and so far there hasn't been any :-(
>>Snow for sure, several times a year. And MOST of the year if you're willing
to drive into the mountains near there, or up to Vail or Aspen (not too far).
I was going to say Colorado's crowded, but since you've been living in
Virginia, it won't seem crowded by comparison.
Sandra
Rachelle
<<<But plenty of snow? I promised the children snow when we moved from England to
America and so far there hasn't been any :-(>>>
Sorry...no. I lived there over 20 years... you'll get one or two big snows a year...maybe 5-6 smaller ones...and they mostly all melt the next day...Colorado is famous for a snowstorm one day and 60s the next...literally.
You'll love the SUN...over 300 days of sun a year...second only to Florida!
You want snow? Come up to Northern Idaho where we just moved...UGH... my hubby and daughter are in hog heaven...they love the snow.. I'm sitting crying for the Colorado sunshine and warmth...hehehe...
They've been in the 60s most of the winter, but the other day they finally got a bitter cold spell and I called my mom and *laughed!* <BEG> ;-)
Rachelle
America and so far there hasn't been any :-(>>>
Sorry...no. I lived there over 20 years... you'll get one or two big snows a year...maybe 5-6 smaller ones...and they mostly all melt the next day...Colorado is famous for a snowstorm one day and 60s the next...literally.
You'll love the SUN...over 300 days of sun a year...second only to Florida!
You want snow? Come up to Northern Idaho where we just moved...UGH... my hubby and daughter are in hog heaven...they love the snow.. I'm sitting crying for the Colorado sunshine and warmth...hehehe...
They've been in the 60s most of the winter, but the other day they finally got a bitter cold spell and I called my mom and *laughed!* <BEG> ;-)
Rachelle
----- Original Message -----
From: Shyrley
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Colorado Springs
SandraDodd@... wrote:
> In a message dated 3/13/02 9:13:13 AM, shyrley@... writes:
>
> << The
> ONLY reason we are considering it is too get away from hot n humid Virginian
> summers so if CS is like that in the summer then no good.
> Anyone know what the weather is like? >>
>
> Beautiful. That is a beautiful city with beautiful old houses, beautiful
> scenery and beautiful weather. Cold in the winter, for a while, but dry
> cold. Snow evaporates or melts, doesn't sit around getting filthy like it
> does in more humid places.
But plenty of snow? I promised the children snow when we moved from England to
America and so far there hasn't been any :-(
>
>
> The only bad thing about Colorado Springs is Focus on the Family filled it up
> with Christian homeschoolers. (My personal prejudice shows again.) One of
> my dad's two brothers lived there and raised his kids (his wife finished it
> off, actually, and still lives there in a GREAT old house with a perfect view
> of Pike's Peak out the back window of the upstairs), so I've been there for
> family purposes and SCA purposes from time to time my whole life. A very
> good friend of mine is currently the baron of the SCA group there.
I can cope with that. We got HSLDA up the road and the Moral Majority the other
way. North Virginia seems to be stuffed with school at homers and testers.
>
>
> Not humid, though.
Goodo. Sounds like the place for me. I hate heat and I hate humidity. I was even
thinking about moving back home to England but thought we would try one more
place.
Shyrley
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Shyrley
SandraDodd@... wrote:
weeks, especially after meeting home-schoolers who asked about curricula.....
I've got over my wanting to leave the country (sort of) and just want to get away
from here.
Shyrley
> In a message dated 3/13/02 1:53:27 PM, shyrley@... writes:Northern Virginia is not a good introduction to the US. I nealrly left after 3
>
> << But plenty of snow? I promised the children snow when we moved from
> England to
> America and so far there hasn't been any :-(
> >>
>
> Snow for sure, several times a year. And MOST of the year if you're willing
> to drive into the mountains near there, or up to Vail or Aspen (not too far).
>
> I was going to say Colorado's crowded, but since you've been living in
> Virginia, it won't seem crowded by comparison.
>
> Sandra
>
weeks, especially after meeting home-schoolers who asked about curricula.....
I've got over my wanting to leave the country (sort of) and just want to get away
from here.
Shyrley
Shyrley
Rachelle wrote:
I'd actually move to Canada if I could. My old flame lives in Toronto.....
I need more unschoolers. I'm feeling unsure this week :-(
Shyrley
> <<<But plenty of snow? I promised the children snow when we moved from England toAny jobs? I loathe sun. thats what happens when you grow up in England. When the big yellow hot thing appears we go out and look, it's so rare :-)
> America and so far there hasn't been any :-(>>>
> Sorry...no. I lived there over 20 years... you'll get one or two big snows a year...maybe 5-6 smaller ones...and they mostly all melt the next day...Colorado is famous for a snowstorm one day and 60s the next...literally.
> You'll love the SUN...over 300 days of sun a year...second only to Florida!
> You want snow? Come up to Northern Idaho where we just moved...UGH... my hubby and daughter are in hog heaven...they love the snow.. I'm sitting crying for the Colorado sunshine and warmth...hehehe...
> They've been in the 60s most of the winter, but the other day they finally got a bitter cold spell and I called my mom and *laughed!* <BEG> ;-)
> Rachelle
I'd actually move to Canada if I could. My old flame lives in Toronto.....
I need more unschoolers. I'm feeling unsure this week :-(
Shyrley
Kate Green
Hi, I'm new on the list and was going to just listen for a week or so but
have to jump in. Got to help a fellow Brit:)
Anyway we used to live in CS 5 years ago. I really liked it weather, temps
wise. The sky is usually blue and it's rarely grey and rainy (something you
really appreciate coming from UK).
I did find the tone of the city was generally conservative. This may not be
a problem for you but at that time I could not find a hs group that was
welcoming of nonchristians (a couple did tolerate). I tried the UU church
there and liked some of the adult stuff but it was really pushy about
separating children during the services and since I had little ones who at
that time wouldn't separate we didn't go often. Alternative things were OK.
Really nice and big "health" food store and restaurant. There were also
some pockets of people into alternative things. It just took awhile to find
them.
There are a lot of fun things to do there and also Denver isn't far away as
well.
If you want land you are probably looking at Black Forest area or further
out in the flat parts (area names???) There are huge housing areas that are
rapidly being put up but of course they are packed in and all look the
same. Many companies transfered there from california so there are lots of
CA transplants -- perhaps that has helped tone down the conservatism in the
last few years:)
HS laws were really great. I used a narrative assessment from my mom (a
special ed teacher in CA) and then I also gave annual assessments of other
kids so they wouldn't have to test.
So anyway hi, and I will introduce myself better soon.
Kate
At 04:03 PM 3/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
have to jump in. Got to help a fellow Brit:)
Anyway we used to live in CS 5 years ago. I really liked it weather, temps
wise. The sky is usually blue and it's rarely grey and rainy (something you
really appreciate coming from UK).
I did find the tone of the city was generally conservative. This may not be
a problem for you but at that time I could not find a hs group that was
welcoming of nonchristians (a couple did tolerate). I tried the UU church
there and liked some of the adult stuff but it was really pushy about
separating children during the services and since I had little ones who at
that time wouldn't separate we didn't go often. Alternative things were OK.
Really nice and big "health" food store and restaurant. There were also
some pockets of people into alternative things. It just took awhile to find
them.
There are a lot of fun things to do there and also Denver isn't far away as
well.
If you want land you are probably looking at Black Forest area or further
out in the flat parts (area names???) There are huge housing areas that are
rapidly being put up but of course they are packed in and all look the
same. Many companies transfered there from california so there are lots of
CA transplants -- perhaps that has helped tone down the conservatism in the
last few years:)
HS laws were really great. I used a narrative assessment from my mom (a
special ed teacher in CA) and then I also gave annual assessments of other
kids so they wouldn't have to test.
So anyway hi, and I will introduce myself better soon.
Kate
At 04:03 PM 3/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
>affordable
>
> Thanks to everyone who replied. Now if you lot could just find me a
>house.......
>
> Any other suggestions of places to live would be welcome. I want an
> house on 5+acres (wouldn't we all...), plenty of winter snow (I lovenot a
>cold), mild
> summers, no ticks (yuck), average amount of rain (I'm British remember),
> big city, plenty of unschoolers, alternative freindly, and somewhere near abecome
> defence company so my husband can keep me to the style I would like to
> accustomed too :-)
>
> Not too much to ask is it......
>
> Shyrley the optimistic
>
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Rachelle
<<<Any jobs? I loathe sun. thats what happens when you grow up in England. When the big yellow hot thing appears we go out and look, it's so rare :-)
I'd actually move to Canada if I could. My old flame lives in Toronto.....
I need more unschoolers. I'm feeling unsure this week :-(
Shyrley>>>
Ohhh...I love the sun so much that it's hard for me to understand....but.... to each his own :-) You might think twice about Colorado, though...I didn't make that up...it IS the 2nd sunniest state.
Weather wise, we sound like we're in your ideal spot.... lol... jobs are more scarce here than in Denver for sure, but my hubby was working within a week and, while he did take a pay cut, the low real estate prices made it work out fine.
We're in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho...about 100 miles from the Canadian border. You can just enter that into an internet search to get more info....we're touristy during the summer...very quiet and serene in the winter. You might be able to find out on the internet if your hubby's field of work is available up here.... you can also check Spokane, Washington...it's just a hop, skip and a jump away...you could easily live here and work there.
Good luck! Don't worry...you'll find the place for you!!
Rachelle
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I'd actually move to Canada if I could. My old flame lives in Toronto.....
I need more unschoolers. I'm feeling unsure this week :-(
Shyrley>>>
Ohhh...I love the sun so much that it's hard for me to understand....but.... to each his own :-) You might think twice about Colorado, though...I didn't make that up...it IS the 2nd sunniest state.
Weather wise, we sound like we're in your ideal spot.... lol... jobs are more scarce here than in Denver for sure, but my hubby was working within a week and, while he did take a pay cut, the low real estate prices made it work out fine.
We're in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho...about 100 miles from the Canadian border. You can just enter that into an internet search to get more info....we're touristy during the summer...very quiet and serene in the winter. You might be able to find out on the internet if your hubby's field of work is available up here.... you can also check Spokane, Washington...it's just a hop, skip and a jump away...you could easily live here and work there.
Good luck! Don't worry...you'll find the place for you!!
Rachelle
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In a message dated 3/13/02 9:39:40 PM, mtbunkey@... writes:
<< You might think twice about Colorado, though...I didn't make that up...it
IS the 2nd sunniest state. >>
I've never heard that, having lived in New Mexico so long and KNOWING it
rains and snows more in Colorado than here. But I don't doubt it's dry.
Just not drier than Arizona, Utah, Nevada...
Sandra
<< You might think twice about Colorado, though...I didn't make that up...it
IS the 2nd sunniest state. >>
I've never heard that, having lived in New Mexico so long and KNOWING it
rains and snows more in Colorado than here. But I don't doubt it's dry.
Just not drier than Arizona, Utah, Nevada...
Sandra
Rachelle
<<<I've never heard that, having lived in New Mexico so long and KNOWING it
rains and snows more in Colorado than here. But I don't doubt it's dry.
Just not drier than Arizona, Utah, Nevada...
Sandra
We actually learned that in Colorado History, and then I heard the 300+ day thing again not long ago on some TLC weather show.... it made me homesick for the sun! :-(
I don't think dryness and sunshine necessarily go hand in hand. I think "days of sun" are probably gauged by a certain number of hours per day of sunshine. ... does that make sense? And I think Colorado gets it's 300+ days a year of sunshine because we often get snow for an hour or two and then sun most of the rest of the day. The desert states ARE much hotter than Co...no doubt that you are right about that. But Colorado VERY seldom sees rain...so that probably balances things out...
The one thing we have to be careful of, though, is the UV factor...because of the high elevation, you really need to put sunscreen on the kids ALWAYS...even (especially) in the winter!
rains and snows more in Colorado than here. But I don't doubt it's dry.
Just not drier than Arizona, Utah, Nevada...
Sandra
>>>Hi, Sandra....
We actually learned that in Colorado History, and then I heard the 300+ day thing again not long ago on some TLC weather show.... it made me homesick for the sun! :-(
I don't think dryness and sunshine necessarily go hand in hand. I think "days of sun" are probably gauged by a certain number of hours per day of sunshine. ... does that make sense? And I think Colorado gets it's 300+ days a year of sunshine because we often get snow for an hour or two and then sun most of the rest of the day. The desert states ARE much hotter than Co...no doubt that you are right about that. But Colorado VERY seldom sees rain...so that probably balances things out...
The one thing we have to be careful of, though, is the UV factor...because of the high elevation, you really need to put sunscreen on the kids ALWAYS...even (especially) in the winter!
----- Original Message -----
From: SandraDodd@...
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Colorado Springs
In a message dated 3/13/02 9:39:40 PM, mtbunkey@... writes:
<< You might think twice about Colorado, though...I didn't make that up...it
IS the 2nd sunniest state. >>
I've never heard that, having lived in New Mexico so long and KNOWING it
rains and snows more in Colorado than here. But I don't doubt it's dry.
Just not drier than Arizona, Utah, Nevada...
Sandra
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<<Northern Virginia is not a good introduction to the US. I nealrly left
after 3
weeks, especially after meeting home-schoolers who asked about
curricula.....
I've got over my wanting to leave the country (sort of) and just want to get
away
from here.
Shyrley>>
Yes, Maryland is much better!! Why don't you come to the MHEA conference in
May? You can meet some cool people up here!
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
after 3
weeks, especially after meeting home-schoolers who asked about
curricula.....
I've got over my wanting to leave the country (sort of) and just want to get
away
from here.
Shyrley>>
Yes, Maryland is much better!! Why don't you come to the MHEA conference in
May? You can meet some cool people up here!
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
zenmomma *
>>Any jobs? I loathe sun.>>Then don't move to Colorado! Or Utah or New Mexico or Arizona. :-D The
entire Southwest is out actually. The Pacific northwest gets lots of gray
days, but not too much snow, I don't think. You may want to consider the
northeast. They get tons of snow and not "too much" sun. If you go far
enough north, I'll bet the summers are beautiful.
~Mary
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Other sites cited 311, 335, 350 days of sunshine.
Nancy Wooton
on 3/14/02 7:54 AM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:
cities in the U.S., but people don't always realize it, because the clouds
are "onshore flow," and burn off as the day warms up, then clouds up again
every evening. June is the cloudiest month -- we call it "June gloom,"
although May is earning it's own nickname of "Gray May." If you want to
vacation here, come in September :-)
Nancy
> New Mexico is the fifth largest state and ... seaIf you love sun, don't move to San Diego ;-) It is one of the cloudiest
> level and provides 350 days of sunshine a year. Our warm summer ...
>
> Other sites cited 311, 335, 350 days of sunshine.
cities in the U.S., but people don't always realize it, because the clouds
are "onshore flow," and burn off as the day warms up, then clouds up again
every evening. June is the cloudiest month -- we call it "June gloom,"
although May is earning it's own nickname of "Gray May." If you want to
vacation here, come in September :-)
Nancy
KT
Try www.findyourspot.com.
It was amazingly accurate for me.
Tuck
It was amazingly accurate for me.
Tuck
Rachelle
That is so cool! I'm sending it to hubby to see if we get even ONE place in common...I betcha we don't! Hee hee...
Rachelle
Rachelle
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From: KT
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Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [AlwaysLearning] Colorado Springs
Try www.findyourspot.com.
It was amazingly accurate for me.
Tuck
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<<If you love sun, don't move to San Diego ;-) It is one of the cloudiest
cities in the U.S., but people don't always realize it, because the clouds
are "onshore flow," and burn off as the day warms up, then clouds up again
every evening. June is the cloudiest month -- we call it "June gloom,"
although May is earning it's own nickname of "Gray May." If you want to
vacation here, come in September :-)>>
Well, could you please go pound on my brother's front door and tell him to
stop gloating and answering my "How's the weather?" with "70 degrees and
sunny, just like everyother day!"
He's a smartass.
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
cities in the U.S., but people don't always realize it, because the clouds
are "onshore flow," and burn off as the day warms up, then clouds up again
every evening. June is the cloudiest month -- we call it "June gloom,"
although May is earning it's own nickname of "Gray May." If you want to
vacation here, come in September :-)>>
Well, could you please go pound on my brother's front door and tell him to
stop gloating and answering my "How's the weather?" with "70 degrees and
sunny, just like everyother day!"
He's a smartass.
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
Shyrley
Nancy Wooton wrote:
Winter. perhaps we should have.
Shyrley
> on 3/14/02 7:54 AM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:We were offered a job in San Diego but didn't take it cos of the lack of
>
> > New Mexico is the fifth largest state and ... sea
> > level and provides 350 days of sunshine a year. Our warm summer ...
> >
> > Other sites cited 311, 335, 350 days of sunshine.
>
> If you love sun, don't move to San Diego ;-) It is one of the cloudiest
> cities in the U.S., but people don't always realize it, because the clouds
> are "onshore flow," and burn off as the day warms up, then clouds up again
> every evening. June is the cloudiest month -- we call it "June gloom,"
> although May is earning it's own nickname of "Gray May." If you want to
> vacation here, come in September :-)
>
> Nancy
>
Winter. perhaps we should have.
Shyrley
Nancy Wooton
on 3/14/02 2:46 PM, ElissaJC@... at ElissaJC@...
wrote:
September when it's 100 degrees and sunny. Not every day is just alike!
Nancy
wrote:
> Well, could you please go pound on my brother's front door and tell him toThat's *almost* true... call him in June at about 9 a.m. Or call in
> stop gloating and answering my "How's the weather?" with "70 degrees and
> sunny, just like everyother day!"
September when it's 100 degrees and sunny. Not every day is just alike!
> He's a smartass.Well, San Diego has a lot of those <g>
Nancy
Nancy Wooton
on 3/14/02 5:35 PM, Shyrley at shyrley@... wrote:
when the Santa Ana's start... those are winds blowing off the desert, toward
the ocean, which make everything hot and dry. Fire season is more
identifiable than any other.
Nancy
> We were offered a job in San Diego but didn't take it cos of the lack ofOh, we have no winter to speak of. Actually, you know it's nearly Christmas
> Winter. perhaps we should have.
>
> Shyrley
when the Santa Ana's start... those are winds blowing off the desert, toward
the ocean, which make everything hot and dry. Fire season is more
identifiable than any other.
Nancy
Kate Green
If you want sun, Abu Dhabi has about 360 days a year of the darn stuff. It
rained last week for a few hours and everyone was thrilled as it hasn't
rained properly for 5 years now (many Brits love living here:)
Winter temps are in the 80s but summer isn't fun as it stays around
120--140 (and no it isn't the "lovely" dry desert heat - -we can have 80 to
100% humidity:(
Kate
At 08:35 PM 3/14/02 -0500, you wrote:
rained last week for a few hours and everyone was thrilled as it hasn't
rained properly for 5 years now (many Brits love living here:)
Winter temps are in the 80s but summer isn't fun as it stays around
120--140 (and no it isn't the "lovely" dry desert heat - -we can have 80 to
100% humidity:(
Kate
At 08:35 PM 3/14/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> Nancy Wooton wrote:
>
>> on 3/14/02 7:54 AM, SandraDodd@... at SandraDodd@... wrote:
>>
>>> New Mexico is the fifth largest state and ... sea
>>> level and provides 350 days of sunshine a year. Our warm summer ...
>>>
>>> Other sites cited 311, 335, 350 days of sunshine.
>>
>> It is one of the cloudiest
>> cities in the U.S., but people don't always realize it, because the clouds
>>"" and burn off as the day warms up, then clouds up again
>> ""
>>"" If you want to
>> vacation here, come in September :-)
>>
>> Nancy
>>
>
> We were offered a job in San Diego but didn't take it cos of the lack of
> Winter. perhaps we should have.
>
> Shyrley
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Shyrley
Kate Green wrote:
(not an easy task at the best of times....apologies to any Virginians...)
Hows the Home education scene out there? I got some friends who HS in bahrain and
Dubai.
Shyrley
> If you want sun, Abu Dhabi has about 360 days a year of the darn stuff. ItI visited my brother who lives in Bahrain and it made Virginia look pleasant!!!
> rained last week for a few hours and everyone was thrilled as it hasn't
> rained properly for 5 years now (many Brits love living here:)
> Winter temps are in the 80s but summer isn't fun as it stays around
> 120--140 (and no it isn't the "lovely" dry desert heat - -we can have 80 to
> 100% humidity:(
>
> Kate
>
(not an easy task at the best of times....apologies to any Virginians...)
Hows the Home education scene out there? I got some friends who HS in bahrain and
Dubai.
Shyrley
Kate Green
>Yep but at least you get greenery there -- we just get brown, dusty palm
> I visited my brother who lives in Bahrain and it made Virginia look
>pleasant!!!
trees:)
> (not an easy task at the best of times....apologies to any Virginians...)I have heard there is a big group of hs in Dubai but have never managed to
> Hows the Home education scene out there? I got some friends who HS in
>bahrain and
> Dubai.
meet any. I'd appreciate making contact there if you could pass on my email.
We have 4 families here now that I am aware of and a couple more who are
hs'ing but aren't really hs'lers as they don't want to be doing it and are
kind of resentful! 3 of the families are South African and the 4th canadian
so it's a fun mix. The other 2 US families were evacuated out last
September so our numbers are dwindling.
The schools here finish at 1:30 or 2 and as my kids don't get up until
mid-morning there is little time when their friends aren't around
(unfortunately at times). We have a big mix of cultures which is nice
overall but can be problematic occasionally. Anyone got any hints on
dealing with 10 year olds who openly smoke? Or 12 year olds who want to
hang out at your house until midnight?
Kate
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