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-> -> Same here.  High school only offered Spanish & Latin; I took the
latter.
-> 
->  RH> My high school had French and Spanish.  I think they brought Latin
->  RH> back at some point.
-> 
-> Ours had French for a time but discontinued it before I started.  My
-> brother started it in 8th grade; when his class finished their 3rd year,
-> it was gone from the school.  Spanish had taken hold a few years before;
-> it was taught thru-out the school.  I had it in grades 3-8; enough hung
-> on to tangle with the German.
-> 
We used to have a big French Canadian population in this area, although few
of the descendants still speak the language.  

->  RH> Done that too.  Nine patch would work, come to think of it.
-> 
-> And Double 4 patch.  That's a big square alternating with a 4 patch of
-> the same size.  I did a scrappy quilt for Sarah last year using that
-> pattern--13 pink fabrics, 6 blue & 6 green.
-> 
That's good for using up bits and pieces.  
 
-> -> -> a bit over but Steve said "no problem" with that. Now to get
->  RH> designing.
-> 
-> ->  RH> Hmmm, there is that problem.
-> 
-> -> The cash flow?  It was left over birthday money.
-> 
->  RH> The designing.
-> 
-> I've several ideas kicking around. While I'm deciding, I'm cutting my
-> scrap box down into layer cakes, jelly rolls, charms, etc.

I tend not to have a scrap box; I make the scraps into random patch quilt
blocks. Not quite crazy quilting, but close.
 
-> No, he's a non traditional student and this helps set him apart from the
-> kids. (G) There was a campus wide cook out Monday night; we went for a
-> bit.  I believe we're in the oldest student group on campus. The cook

Second career types.

-> out was choice of hamburger or hot dog, "chili", chips, and cookies.
-> Drinks were water or "tropical punch".  By the time we got there, there
-> was no ketchup so we had "chili" on our burgers.  Not the greatest of
-> meals but......................did get to talk with some folks from
-> church for a bit.

The punch stuff was a thing to be avoided, I'd guess.  I'd also guess there
weren't any vegetarians in that bunch.  Around here you have to be prepared
for people who don't eat meat. 
 
-> -> Could be, depends on where you did more of your cutting, home or
school,
-> -> when younger.
-> 
->  RH> Both, but more at home.  Go figure.
-> 
-> No surprise there.

I forget how often we had art class, but my grandmother had me learning
sewing before I was in first grade.
 
->  RH> She must have gotten lucky; I've heard lots of stories about
Wal-Mart
->  RH> policies, all of them bad.
-> 
-> I have too but this one was very willing to work with her school
-> schedule.  She started as a cashier but within 6 weeks was doing
-> customer relations.

Quick study - that helps.
 
-> -> It was a thought. Depends on how groceries are/aren't taxed in each
-> -> state as well.
-> 
->  RH> Some things are, and some aren't.
-> 
-> It is interesting how the various states do/don't do taxes on food.

Some places tax prepared food but not raw ingredients.  Snack foods get
taxed here.  
 
-> -> As I had a couple of cups, max, the other night.
-> 
->  RH> That's more than I did, but I made up for it in brownies.
-> 
-> OTOH, I didn't have any brownies.

I made another batch for the open mike tonight. Chocolate orange brownies;
the cake worked so well I tried it again.
 
->  RH> Bored can turn into trouble, especially if they let you into a
fabric
->  RH> store!
-> 
-> No, I know the cash flow in this household.

That never stopped anyone yet.  Slowed it down, yes, but stopped no.
 
-> ->  RH> Teenaged boys might have eaten the cheesecake, but I doubt it.
-> 
-> -> If they were hungry enough, there'd be no stopping them. (G)
-> 
->  RH> The cheesecake might have managed it!
-> 
-> That was a seriously bad cheesecake.

Mushy pumkin flavored ... mush.  No sweetness at all, and no milk products
to give it some reason to bother eating it.  Nasty crust.  
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