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"Because you can't have deathcage fighting with only one kid. Seriously, my wife decided on a two birth maximum, and however many kids we wind up with is what we'll get.  Since I grew up in a two child house, I understood that concept.…"

"IT is becoming clear that the only solution is for me to move to Va. Beach and coordinate with Kat. David's doing the football thing next year.  I told him that a) He's crazy, b) There are no Jewish football legends for a reason, and…"

"It seems like a logistical nightmare to put together so many programs in a single summer - separate arrangements, separate forms, different time of arrival and departure changing every few weeks.  Hard to keep a regular schedule at work. "

"There's some really interesting looking science day camps at the local community college, but I can afford very little this year, what with AG's company stiffing him on his bonus, and also because Know-It-All-Sister is due in the fall, and…"

"Girl Grey is going to a science camp for three random weeks, a sleepover music camp in the mountains for one week, a creative arts camp put on by a local jazz workshop for two weeks, and a theatre camp for 3 weeks.  Fun, busy, and expensive…"

"I totally want to go to Oracle camp!"

"I think I'm going to go live with the Oracle.  That sounds like my idea of awesome.  We have the same set up except raspberries instead of blackberries."

"Send them here! I have nothing better to do. Food will be strictly eat-what-you-can-find, TV and Wii will be largely available, but so will books, paint, clay, bubbles, wading pool, dirt, bikes, trikes, garden hoses, blackberry bushes, and…"

"I *wish* Mr. S would get on board with the "eat it or starve" school of parenting.  A is the pickiest kid ever (even worse than I was as a kid, and I was very bad), but he's also ridiculously skinny and so Mr. S worries that he…"

"wookie - they might starve to death here, since I've recently taken the 'eat it or starve' mantra to a whole new level. Now that the Little Miss has broken the 50lb mark I'm done with catering to the world's most annoyingly…"

"We still have full time daycare, but it's the last year my oldest can do that. Camps are groovy, but the transportation nightmare of having 3 kids in 2-3 different places and of course work still expects you to be there your normal hours...…"

"It's not so much that I have to find a solution - it's that I have to find a new one every year.  "

"HBD - that's a great thought.  I know the township puts on 1 week programs, although I'm not sure they cover the gap either. Still, it's a place to start.  I understand part of the gap; the college students who do the actual…"

"Talk to the school office. I bet they have resources listing one or two week programs for these gaos. Our county provides a huge number of things, and O's doing two programs this summer. Ebay is still in full time day care, so she's…"

"I know this is a challenge for a lot of people.  And we are looking at a possible teacher's strike this fall.  That will extend this challenge for working families. I'm home with the kid, but I can't keep up with him.…"

"Small one's school has day camps all summer. He's going there and I'm skipping town to go do research. :)"