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Welcome back HL!

Funny, what you are describing as a place to live is NC. But before I PM you, what are SPED laws?

Special Education laws. I know some of the groupies won't have any idea about this but several of us do have that experience so maybe someone will have some ideas. Would love to hear your thoughts on the area especially as someone that used to live up in my neck of the woods.

NC is definitely on my short list. I know JT & his family did home schooling but I'm hoping they might have some insight into SPED issues or might be able to point me in the right direction.

JT -I'm definitely interested in hearing all about NC!

Horselover...funny, but as I read your post I came up with one thought for location...North Carolina! I guess Muush and I think alike. :thumbsup2 I'd say anywhere from Virginia to South Carolina might be an area that would work for you...close to ocean, beautiful country, nearer to Orlando, great climate. I don't know anything about the economy in those locations, but honestly I don't think the economy is great anywhere in the country. I guess it ranges from bad to awful. :sad2: Good luck in your search for a new location for your family and your life. :)

Thanks Granny for your suggestions. Two great minds definitely think alike! :thumbsup2
 
Granny! Good to see you :wave:

HL, we live in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill). As a former Northerner, I am in the perfect place.
Cary. Stands for Containment Area for Relocated Yankees. Ugh.
Can't tell you how many people have told me that, like it was the first time I ever heard it.;)

This area is a pretty technical area, lots of education around here, and home of Research Triangle Park (equivalent to MA 128 area, forgot what that is called). Cary is a great town (well, city, but we still cling to the word town). Low crime and just nice. But education here in Wake County is a little up in the air. PM me if you want more specifics. I am hopeful that everything will work out here school wise. And hopeful that all will be well in the land of HoreseLover.:goodvibes

Oops. forgot to add that I have a good friend who was a home schooler and am involved with a large church that allows the home schoolers to hold classes there. Seems like a pretty common thing around here.
 
HL - glad to hear about your trip and that you had a great time. But I wanted you to know that Ohio has:

SPED Laws - Yes
Low Cost of Living - Yes
Located on the North Coast - Yes (a coast is a coast)
Jobs - No
Housing - in foreclosure so lots of opportunity
Political pivot state (what ever the h*ll that means)
Full of northerners - southerners left with the jobs in 1970's
Winters - usually below 0°
Summers - above 90° yesterday, but 88° today
Tornados - Yes
Crime - Yes
Bears, Deer, Fox, and other fuzzy stuff - Yes
Oh, yea; Bugs & Snakes - Yes


How am I doin'? Started out good, though . . . See you in NC.
 

Good Afternoon Everyone!

bobbiwoz ~ Thank you for the compliment and glad you are enjoying my pictures... I have plenty more to share!:)

horselover ~ Welcome back and glad that you had a nice vacation/enjoyed OKW. Sorry that you didn't meet up with Corrine/Stopher. I love zebras and anytime I see something zebraish I have to remain calm (except for when I was at the AK lodge!). I saw many neat zebra items on vacation and refrained from buying them. Sniff... but I did get pictures! :laughing:I wish you all the best with your possible upcoming relocation, finding a great school system for the kids, new home, job for DH, etc. The Carolina's would be fantastic. Believe me if I could move now...I would be out of NJ ASAP! Good luck with everything!:hug: BTW... did you have any tornadoes by you? I heard parts of MA was hit very hard yesterday.

Muushka ~ Thank you! I am a picture nut and having a digital camera is fantastic! I can take as many as I want to, see instant results, yell at my camera if the photo came out bad, not worry about wasting film and have fun with it. Of course I had to take pictures of the zebras! :rotfl:

Granny ~ Thank you... glad you are enjoying the pictures!

Dizny Dad ~ :lmao:

Have a wonderful afternoon/evening all!
 
More pictures!

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My favorite... Mickey Zebra Ornament which stayed in FL.. sniff
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PS ~ I did tell you that I like zebras, right?:rotfl2:
 
Granny! Good to see you :wave:

HL, we live in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill). As a former Northerner, I am in the perfect place.
Cary. Stands for Containment Area for Relocated Yankees. Ugh.
Can't tell you how many people have told me that, like it was the first time I ever heard it.;)

This area is a pretty technical area, lots of education around here, and home of Research Triangle Park (equivalent to MA 128 area, forgot what that is called). Cary is a great town (well, city, but we still cling to the word town). Low crime and just nice. But education here in Wake County is a little up in the air. PM me if you want more specifics. I am hopeful that everything will work out here school wise. And hopeful that all will be well in the land of HoreseLover.:goodvibes

Oops. forgot to add that I have a good friend who was a home schooler and am involved with a large church that allows the home schoolers to hold classes there. Seems like a pretty common thing around here.

Thanks Barb. I've actually researched Cary in the past & had heard it's full of us yanks! :laughing: It really does seem like a great place to live. I will be sending you a PM when I have a few minutes to think about what questions I'd like to ask you.

HL - glad to hear about your trip and that you had a great time. But I wanted you to know that Ohio has:

SPED Laws - Yes
Low Cost of Living - Yes
Located on the North Coast - Yes (a coast is a coast)
Jobs - No
Housing - in foreclosure so lots of opportunity
Political pivot state (what ever the h*ll that means)
Full of northerners - southerners left with the jobs in 1970's
Winters - usually below 0°
Summers - above 90° yesterday, but 88° today
Tornados - Yes
Crime - Yes
Bears, Deer, Fox, and other fuzzy stuff - Yes
Oh, yea; Bugs & Snakes - Yes


How am I doin'? Started out good, though . . . See you in NC.

So basically the only draw is you & Di? I think I'll stick to trying to catch up with you at the Lodge! ;)

Good Afternoon Everyone!



horselover ~ Welcome back and glad that you had a nice vacation/enjoyed OKW. Sorry that you didn't meet up with Corrine/Stopher. I love zebras and anytime I see something zebraish I have to remain calm (except for when I was at the AK lodge!). I saw many neat zebra items on vacation and refrained from buying them. Sniff... but I did get pictures! :laughing:I wish you all the best with your possible upcoming relocation, finding a great school system for the kids, new home, job for DH, etc. The Carolina's would be fantastic. Believe me if I could move now...I would be out of NJ ASAP! Good luck with everything!:hug: BTW... did you have any tornadoes by you? I heard parts of MA was hit very hard yesterday.

We did have tornadoes here in MA yesterday. I very unusual occurrence for us. Thankfully our area did not have any just bad hail, wind, & lightening. Further west of us was where some actually struck. Sadly there were a few deaths & lots of damage. Sending up some prayers for those that were affected. :littleangel:
 
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So basically the only draw is you & Di? I think I'll stick to trying to catch up with you at the Lodge! ;) ...

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I've been laughing for the past 5 minutes. Too funny!


Actually, DDad and I have been discussing possible destinations for 'snowbirding'. With retirement looming single digits away, I already know that my weary old bones aren't going to take these cold Ohio winters much longer. I'm with Barb, lets just have one great big Groupie meet in NC!
 
Forgot to add, Trish, love your photos! Your zebras are amazing and your shot of Devine is wonderful! You must be a very patient person.
 
. . . . . So basically the only draw is you & Di? I think I'll stick to trying to catch up with you at the Lodge! . . . . . .

Maybe we can meet at the new pool at SSR. Stopher is holding a section for us with his towel. I'll drag over some rockers . . . .
 
Sorry . . This has nothing to do with our beloved Lodge or Groupies, but I have been using this photo as my desktop at work since our return from The World three weeks ago and thought I would share it.

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I waited about 20 minutes to get this shot for DiznyDi. We also had the opportunity to ride TRON, and found out it is not a paint job, but a series of big stickers or decals on the old pink striped unit.
 
Hi Groupies:

TGIF! Anyone have plans for the weekend?

horselover ~ Thank goodness you are OK from the storms that hit your area. We've had some bizarre weather this past year between the snow and now tornadoes. So sad to see the destruction and lives that were lost.

DiznyDi ~ Thanks again for the compliments. I do have a lot of patience (or I'm just crazy!:laughing: ) when it comes to taking pictures. I may take a lot of one thing but if I can get a few "great" shots then it's worth it. DH doesn't have the patience like I do. I was thrilled to see DiVine and that close up of her turned out fantastic!

Dizny Dad ~ I'll help you drag over some rockers... no problem! I love your picture with the Tron monorail! Your patience to capture that moment was worth it. DH/I rode Tron and noticed that it used to be the pink monorial. I wasn't aware that the design is from stickers/decals. Interesting... thanks for sharing the picture!

Have a great day everyone!
 
Trish LOVE LOVE your pictures :lovestruc You are Good!


: So now that we're back I have some news & I'm looking for advice. We might have some life changing news soon. We're seriously considering relocating.

What Leave our beautiful state of Massachusetts :scared1:
Seriously I understand the winters especially this past one was pretty bad.
Several of our family members have relocated
just comparing the cost of a house is enough to get you thinking about it. The employment market esp. in the Boston area took quite a hit over the past years that's why
Mr Tea Pot AKA the Big Guy Commutes to NYC Mon-Thurs for the last 5 years I'm tired of it... I don't know how he still does it.
Our family members have moved to Florida and to....wait for it...... NC Raleigh area :thumbsup2
Best of luck and Prayers for your search keep us updated.

Except for the crazy rain/tornadoes I've enjoyed the Sunny weather this week.
My little vegetable garden is planted including the Basil lots and lots of It!
So we're off to Maine for the weekend,
Our dear neighbors who live there year round are having their annual welcome back party.
We're so looking forward to seeing everyone again.

Have a great weekend everyone and
Take Care Groupies Stay Safe :flower3:
 
My favorite... Mickey Zebra Ornament which stayed in FL.. sniff
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PS ~ I did tell you that I like zebras, right?:rotfl2:

I somehow missed this post earlier. I'm hunting that down the next time I'm at WDW & it will not be staying in FL! :rotfl: Did you see that at AKV?
 
Good Friday Evening Everyone:

Inkmahm ~ How's DH and any updates? ROTFLM.O... the video of the golf carts is a hoot! :rotfl2: Now if I can get one with zebra stripes... I'm in!
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Not sure how DH would feel about that but for me... oh yeah! Knowing DH, he would prefer a golf cart with a mini frig and grill so he can BBQ.LOL That is so cool. I love it!
OK... if we need a Mickey theme golf cart... here we go!
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Isn't that adorable? LOL

tea pot ~ You are so sweet and thanks for the compliments. :) I can't believe Mr. Tea Pot commutes to NYC Mon-Thu... that's tough to do and I give him credit. What part of ME will you be traveling to this weekend? DH/I have been traveling to ME since 1996 and we have a timeshare in Rockport. Due to the Disney vacation this year we didn't go and won't be going next year as well since we'll be in AZ for two weeks. ME is beautiful and we love it up there. Have a great weekend and enjoy!!!

Happy Friday everyone... enjoy the weekend!
 
horselover:
I somehow missed this post earlier. I'm hunting that down the next time I'm at WDW & it will not be staying in FL! :rotfl: Did you see that at AKV?
LOL.. AK Park has it (where photo was taken) and the shop at AK (main building) has it as well along with the zebra Mickey ears. :lmao:OK.. now I need to book another trip to WDW so I can buy this!. Hmmm... DH's officemate and boss will traveling to WDW in August... I may ask one of them to get this for me! I should have bought it!:sad2:
 
Welcome back Eliza!! We missed you.

HL..I live in York and I am a Sped teacher. Feel free to pm me about the situation! York is interesting. We are only 45 min from Baltimore. 2.5 to 3 hours from the east coast. 4 hours from NYC. 1 and a half hours from DC or Philly. It is quiet but starting to change and offer more cultural activities. Many people are moving up from MD and DC due to lower cost of living. Happy to tell you more if interested!

22 days until we head back home! Getting excited! ADR's all made. Looks like no one else will be down during my week. Was hoping to meet up with a groupie or 2.

Sent some cards out to Stan and Caroline. Thanks again JT! If you hear news don't forget to pass it on to us!
 
Hey folks

We have guests(3 little ones, aged 1, 2 and 3, plus their older bro 13) staying with us this week and next. Tammys bro just came in from Korea 1yr stint and he and his DW are getting things arranged to send to England for 3yrs, so no furniture, no vehicles makes it rough. Tammy told em to send the kiddies here:eek: Seriously, its been tough to reply with work and all.

Hoping to talk to Stan tonight. He has been with out treatments since Tues, so hoping to find him with strength. Will def. let yall know an update if I get to talk to him or Carolyn.

Julie
As far as living in NC, we love it! We are 2.5 hrs from mountains, which are beautiful in spring and fall, skiing at several places in winter, Blue Ridge parkway, etc. Beaches near Wilmington are 3-3.5 hrs, outer banks near Nags Head area 5 hrs. So the best of many worlds! We live along the I-85/40 corridor near Elon University. Closer to Muushka, about an hour from here is Research Triangle Park along same roads, UNC, Duke and NC State are stones throw from each other, Wake Forest, 45 mins NW of us in Winston Salem. We are 9.5 to 10.5 hr drive to the Lodge:thumbsup2 depending on traffic. Charlotte is 1.5 hrs SW of us. Charlotte, Raleigh, both provide lots of opportunities for jobs, schools. Wilmington has grown, almost to much IMO, traffic being a bear ,plus tourist season. Charlotte and Raleigh both have heavy traffic but lots of reroute areas, especially Raleigh.

As for SPED, we are out of the loop on it. Our DS had some issues as a younger student, and he got services but only because Tammy remained vigilent, and she was able to get with the right folks to help her along the way. Since homeschooling came into the picture, we havent needed it, so we are too far removed to know about it truly. Wish we could be more help. I do feel the bigger cities, like most would provide more alternatives.

Our area seems to be more of a bedroom community, lots of commuters. But its a great place to raise your family, a great place to call home. You will find all kinds of folks in NC. Chapel Hill, very liberal town, in fact Orange Co. where it is located is a very liberal county. Just over the line in Alamance Co. where we live, more conservative. Lots of differing political views abound in NC. Areas tend to lend themselves this way. I will say that economically, most of NC is in good shape, but east of Raleigh until you reach Wilmington, nothing but farmland. Job wise those areas bleak. Raleigh to Charlotte, not bad. Greensboro, just above our area has small city feel but lots of opportunities.

We would love having yall in NC! Its not as apparent these days, but you still get strangers waving at you and being nice for no reason other than its the right thing to do.;)

Hope this helps, if you have anything else to ask, I will do my best to answer.
 
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