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TGIMF!!! Thank god it is Market Friday.
As a Hivelander, it has come to that for me. When I think of Friday, I think of #marketfriday. I don't work a Monday to Friday or a nine to five, and I now mark my week by what themed day, it is. Wednesday Walk, Market Friday, Caturday, and Sublime/Beautiful Sunday. What days have I missed? Let me know in the comments what themed Hive days you take part in.
This Market Friday we will once again visit the Vancouver Art Gallery.
We recently renewed our membership.
The Vancouver Art Gallery offers a monthly membership where you pay a one-time sign up fee of 29 dollars and then 5 dollars a month after that, but you can skip the months you think you will be too busy to visit, or there is nothing new for you to see.
Membership includes an art program for you and your young-ones. Kids get in for free. Always. You will only need a membership for yourself and your spouse, if you got one; so belonging in this case is not too expensive and with some excellent benefits, especially if you homeschool. You won't have to plan an art program.
The projects are usually themed-up with whatever is being featured in the exhibits. The gallery is currently featuring a show called Fashion Fictions. It includes quite a few snazzily-designed sneakers, trainers, and runners.
We were given sneaker templates, markers, and metallic gel pens to design our own shoes. Minime is still a tad challenged with fine-motor skills, and so it was a great way for him to practice. He seemed quite taken with this project. What teen-age boy doesn't love his sports shoes?
A big thank you to the beautiful and talented host of #marketfriday that is @dswigle.
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To be honest, you hit most of them! I used to do MonochromeMonday and TreeTuesday, but, will do ThreeTuneTuesdat when I have time. You know about me and no time though, right? We all have that problem I hear.
I like the chance to use the Gallery for an art program. I was all about that! We are both lucky to live where there are many kinds of opportunities for homeschoolers. We used the Supreme Court and Congress (watching how bills were passed, or not) and our judicial system and how it
doesn'tcan work. It is an amazing experience and honestly, the poor kids in school aren't getting nearly what they need. Most anyway. Pretty snazzy runners. I want pink ones, I think.By the way, almost everything downtown here was open and free to homeschoolers. They figure we already paid upfront in taxes for schools that we weren't utilizing... or something like that. :) Thanks always for giving us the time of our lives chasing you around on #MarketFriday.
#MarketFriday began as a way to reach out across the globe and learn about different cultures through their markets, especially local markets and farmers' markets, and eventually branched out and evolved over time from straight shopping to a cultural affair as it highlights how we differ and then again, how much we are alike. We have become a melting pot of culture, but it is still the Rituals, Festivals, food, architecture, and even your language/languages that separate us... Along with the fact that these things are normal for us. There are unwritten rules that rule our social behaviors. I see this as allowing for increased tolerance between cultures and nations, and opportunities to come together on an even playing ground. A strong culture can be beneficial to a country as it promotes unity, especially during a crisis, peaceful debate, and open dialogue. I have learned so much about all of you and it has been an amazing experience. I can only hope that learning about each other can help us work together for a peaceful world.
Thank you for being a part of #MarketFriday
Somehow I managed to accidently downvote this comment and, despite much swearing and cursing, I'm not sure if I managed to reverse it. I will upvote every other comment in an effort to compensate. Sorry.
Quill
Oh, Quill! @quillfire I confess. I wrote crapola just so you would come and downvote me. All you have to do is write !HELP and the bot will come and give you a hand.
Hi @dswigle, thanks for reaching out to the HelpHive team.
Hello @quillfire, it is not uncommon to experience this type of mistake when curating on the blockchain. Thanks for letting the other party know that you downvoted her content by mistake. That's usually the first step to take in such situations.
About reversing the downvote, you can easily nullify the downvote by giving an upvote with a voting percentage that is equal or higher than the percentage of downvote given. If the downvote was a 70% downvote, an upvote of 70% and above will cancel it out.
If it was a 100% downvote, nullify it with 100% upvote. Then, you can go ahead to upvote any other post or comment of the author. That's how the author would be able to get the author's reward while you get the Curation reward from the upvote.
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How do you reverse a downvote? It was done in error.
You sneaky woman. :-)
It wasn't (obviously) about the money, it was the priciple ... I didn't want you thinking I was downvoting you. How I managed said downvote is still beyond me.
Anyway, how are things going?
Quill
Yes ... homeschoolers do save the state some money but it is still not a common choice. I imagine as it becomes more popular, there will be more opportunities and perks for us.
It turned a corner for us here, with many benefits, and the homeschool Coops have been amazing. We band together for classes such as art, language and other specialties. It worked well, Being close to downtown DC was really a bonus too.
Everything there is open and available anytime for the homeschoolers. You can bypass the lines and wait.
During the shutdown, everyone had to homeschool here. It was quite fascinating to watch parents do that to their uncontrollable children that they send to school for babysitting. In actuality, it was quite disappointing as most didn't make sure their kids were doing the work, (many weren't) and they didn't fail them, but, pushed them forward in school.
Alas I can tell you that with many students many teachers don't do much better. If you kids aren't self-motivated, school is usually just babysitting after a certain grade.
Thats true. But they were getting paid for it, parents werent. I get we have a vested interest in them, and we should... but, I would return a product that doesn't work, wouldn't you?
Hey.
I just spent an hour scrolling through your homeschooling-related posts. While you are one of the most difficult women I've ever encountered, you are also, I suspect, one of the best. And, without doubt ... one of the best moms.
Kudos.
About said salutation, consider the source.
A month ago, Katie graduated Summa Cum Laude (major in Biochemistry and a minor in Microbial Pathogenesis). She will be getting a certificate in Neuroscience (whatever that means) in the fall and then enrolling in her PhD (Medical Biosciences). Her boyfriend, Kaleb (a great guy and very likely my future son-in-law), will be graduating with a double-major in Aeronatical & Mechanical Engineering next semester and will then move on to his PhD. (They were home last weekend and we played Genius Level Trivial Pursuit ... I MASSIVELY SLAUGHTERED them both even though I allowed them to cheat their asses off. Apparently, Ol' Quill still has something to teach the young ones.)
Thus far, none of this has cost me a penny ... 100% academic scholarships. And, Katie just received another $13K scholarship to pay for the aforementioned Neuroscience certificate. YAHOO!!! I love scholarships beyond what words can articulate. Alas, we're still working on obtaining father/father-in-law privileges at various laboratories. You'd be surprised by the level of resistance. Snotty pricks ... they won't let me in!!! (Insert three Unhappy Face emojis.) Apparently, father/father-in-law laboratory privileges is ... "not a thing." Does it not occur to anyone to question how these kids got to be so smart? Arrrgh.
Anyway, if ever you need help with tutoring (free), the House of Savage is at your disposal. And, of course, if ever there is a need to learn how to write poetry properly ... I am at your beck and call. (Insert three smarty-pants emojis.)
@dswigle: Ditto on the great woman and mom comment ... you too.
Quill
I am only difficult when you've gotten something terribly wrong ... haha ... you forgot in possession of a rapier wit in your assessment.
You are surrounded by brainiacs ... lucky. Perhaps you should return to school to get those laboratory privileges on your own merit ... I wonder if you can major in Trivial Pursuit. (tee hee) I don't suppose they would let me near any those said labs under our current regimes. I am liable to lift a petri dish and uncover some Hidious Strength. (CS Lewis)
You ... teach me to write poetry ... pulease ... poetry cannot be taught. Poetry sabines the poet whenever it pleases.
But truly ... thanks for the reads and the compliment.
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All these flowers looks so beautiful and amazing. I feel very fresh and happy to see your posts.
Thank you:)
Most welcome.