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Originally Posted by Lathum
Last day of school for my kids. I am obviously relieved but all I can think about as I drink my coffee is how incredibly proud I am of them to have handled this all so well. Way better than I would have as a kid.
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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Goodness gracious, I think most everyone here has been out for about a month now (some even more).
This is actually closer to the schedule I had back in olden tymes but it seems almost strange now having gotten accustomed to the modern schedule of getting out somewhere in May.
*I prefer Labor Day start, early June finish but that's rare around here anymore
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Easily a throwback to my childhood. We would out around this time and then comeback the Wednesday before Labor Day. Absolutely hated that shit.
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