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We had lots of luck with dedicated “Junior Open Houses” during the Fall or Spring of Junior year. Also agree with a PP regarding visiting the farthest away schools after acceptances have gone out. Most schools have some sort of “Accepted Students Day(s)” for those kids during the Spring of...

I would recommend the Circular Dining Room in the Hotel Hershey (approx. 30 min. Drive from Lancaster). It is a fine dining experience (jackets required for men) and has really wonderful food. They have a wonderful Sunday Brunch, as well. (also formal). To eat there more casually, we enjoy going...

DD’s ticket was $45. It included a buffet dinner and DJ. It was held at a local resort-hotel. (It was just on Sat. night.). It is for Seniors and they fundraiser all through High School towards the Prom. (whole class fundraising, not individually). Underclassmen can attend, but they need to be...

I have two DDs and a DS. (In that order). When my youngest was only a month or so old, I took all the kids grocery shopping. I was wearing the baby and he was so small you could just see two little feet peeking out of the carrier and the girls were riding in the cart. An older man was looking at...

The Slotzilla zip line on Fremont Street! My teens (15 and 17 at the time) loved it! Reserve a time in advance. We really enjoyed the Cirque du Soleil show, Mystère, at Treasure Island. It was a wonderful show! Have a good trip!

Hold you order it from Costco dot com? Some things can be ordered without a membership number, but I️ didn’t check to see if maple syrup is one of them. I️ did notice it at Costco last week and it is $24 for a large jug of syrup.

Penzy’s spices! They have many gift sets or individual spices you could customize to your group. Their cinnamon is amazing! The hot cocoa mix is also very good.

FYI, there were Kit dolls and the baby dolls (different skin and hair/eye colors) at my Costco last week. They dolls cost slightly less, but also came with extra outfits and books. May want to check it out, if you are a member.

In addition to Christening gowns, I've seen them made into ring bearer's pillows. I also like the idea, sad as it is, of the burial gowns for babies gone too soon.

My sister has a BA in Theatre and went back to school several years after graduating. She is now a highly-regarded ASL interpreter. It makes GREAT use of her theatre training. Think how animated interpreters are during disasters and presidential speeches. She has also interpreted Broadway shows...

The other day, DS was complaining about a paper he has to write for school. I told him about how I had to write papers in the Dark Ages and mentioned the card catalog. He had no idea what I was talking about. I googled an image of a card catalog for him. He said no school library he's ever been...

I find it easier to cook if I have some of the ingredients already prepped and ready. We are not huge red meat eaters, but do like a little. I usually halve the amount of hamburger in a recipe (chuck wagon beans, chili, spaghetti sauce, etc.). When I do need ground beef, I always brown a couple...

It is DEFINITELY a sport! My DD is an All- Star cheerleader on a very competitive, nationally known (in the cheer world) gym. She just found out that her Sunday practice has been increased from 3 hours to 4 for the foreseeable future. She also has a second three-hour practice each week. In...

We parked in a public ramp a block from the Slotline zip line. Painless. There are no public restrooms on Fremont St. The zip line was behind and we waited over an hour past our time (plus got in line early) so needed a restroom. There is a Denny's that has a restroom for patrons. We bought a...

My DD had a cheer competition in Las Vegas last April. It was our first time there and we had a lot of fun! (It was me, DH, DD-17, DS-15). We stayed near the Linque at a Holiday Inn vacation property (our whole group stayed here). It was a two bedroom, two bath unit with a kitchen and...

But their CEO trophy hunts elephants and other big game. I cannot bring myself to eat there ever again. Voting with my dollars.

I would get both the card and the book. I am in the process now of getting all my children new passports. They each had a child's passport (book) that has now expired. I wanted to wait until they were "passport adults" (16) before Getting them new ones, as these will be the last passports I buy...

I took a self-defense class in college. Our Final was being able to flip the teacher on his back. He was the wrestling coach and wansn't very tall, but was very muscular and "solid." I did it and got an "A." Fortunately, have never had to use it.

I sent several care packages to DD last year, but one of her favorites was her Easter "basket." I took a flat-rate Priority box from the Post Office and lined it with colored Easter grass then filled it up. I sent window clings from Target with a Spring theme, a new reusable water bottle, a...

My family hosted an exchange student from Finland when I was a Junior in HS. He came with Rotary International and stayed for 4 months. Overall, it was a good experience. He was only a month or two older than me, but the school made him a Senior, as it is a big deal to graduate from an American...