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Forum: USA
Feb 15th 2022, 11:48 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 3,988
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Arizona or London

I agree with previous poster about Basis schools, here in Tx charter schools are becoming increasingly popular.......it's more of a private school option but without the high dollar price tag.
Forum: USA
Feb 5th 2022, 1:18 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,727
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Move from the Bay Area to Dallas

My daughter attends University of Texas @Dallas which is located in Richardson, she loves the vibe of the area and we have always enjoyed it when we visit her. She lives in an off campus apartment...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 12th 2020, 10:53 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,618
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Urgent Green Card Renewal

Oops 😜 but yes I was def under pressure 🤣
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 12th 2020, 4:53 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,618
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Urgent Green Card Renewal

the extension sticker was put on at the barometric appointment, I got notified of the appt 2 weeks after I submitted the online application and the actual appt was for a week after that. The lady who...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 10th 2020, 11:07 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,618
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Urgent Green Card Renewal

I did my renewal last March, just got notified on Friday that my new card was produced and will be sent to me. So just 3 weeks shy of a year for it to be processed, I did get an extension added to my...
Forum: USA
Mar 22nd 2019, 3:42 am
Replies: 33
Views: 6,286
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Stay in LA or return to UK? Will appreciate thoughts

Agree with this 100%, my husband was in the military and we were stationed in many places that we would not have chosen to go to as civilians. However no matter how much we disliked a place I would...
Forum: USA
Aug 28th 2017, 2:54 am
Replies: 79
Views: 6,600
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Intention of spending large amounts on vacation & being advised to 'phone Washing

:rofl: that was great.....however Jay is slipping up, she missed the comment on the place smelling like cats pee. I would love to read the reply she comes up with for that one :rofl:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 12th 2017, 10:49 am
Replies: 319
Views: 20,110
Posted By Britexmom

Re: It's all kicking off in Charlottesville, VA.

That is absolutely horrific, I am so tired of all this hatred.
We are an interracial family, and it scares me to know that so many people will hate my children not even knowing who they are just...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 12th 2017, 6:00 am
Replies: 30
Views: 16,325
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Old unopened Branston pickle--would you?

I used to work in a little village shop as a teen....my first job of the day on Saturday morning was to go through the cheese display and pick out the pieces with mold. Then I had to cut off the mold...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 12th 2017, 5:43 am
Replies: 8
Views: 966
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Why you should not move to Colorado

We went to Colorado a couple of years ago during August, after spending a week in the Springs we went up to Keystone for the second week. There was still some residual snow at the top of the ski runs...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 6th 2017, 3:15 am
Replies: 81
Views: 6,652
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Accents - have you lost yours?

Me too :nod: I have been in Texas for 19 years and am always being asked if I am Australian....occasionally South African is the guess.
I am from Suffolk, so not too far from yourself .
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 27th 2017, 1:47 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 647
Posted By Britexmom

Re: City bans fireworks

Fireworks are banned inside the city here in San Antonio....aside from professional displays. It's been this way as long as I can remember, you can't buy/sell them inside the city limits either....
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 11th 2017, 1:13 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 921
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Texas coast....

My kids love mustang island, the beach is good for families and the harbor are is great for spotting dolphins and turtles.
Since my dh is retired military we tend to stay on the navy base ( can't...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 11th 2017, 12:45 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 8,918
Posted By Britexmom

Re: The good/bad/plain ugly? - Austin, TX

This week has been rather cool for early June with low 90's daytime and mid 70's at night....but it's not just the heat of Texas but the humidity ( Arizona is a dry heat) that makes it hard to bear....
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 22nd 2017, 12:56 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 3,896
Posted By Britexmom

Re: What's the longest you've been out of the U.K.?

19 years....I just went back on May 5th of this year having left the last time in feb 98. Likely many of you it was a funeral that got me back over there, My youngest sister died in a house fire in...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 22nd 2017, 12:45 pm
Replies: 114
Views: 7,483
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Manchester Arena

I was saddened to see this on the news....so terrifying for everyone involved. I just got back from a visit to the U.K. Last week and I am just in disbelief .
Forum: USA
May 20th 2017, 12:44 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 4,718
Posted By Britexmom

Re: We're off at last

That's a good deal on the rent with utilities included, some summer months my electric bill can run at $400 due to the constant need for the AC to be on.
Forum: USA
May 20th 2017, 12:37 pm
Replies: 105
Views: 19,568
Posted By Britexmom

Re: British food

I use englishteastore.com for foods that I can't get at HEB or world market. Every year at Christmas each of my kids gets their own big tin of roses as a gift....also at Easter I buy British candy...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 19th 2017, 1:51 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,681
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Went back for two weeks, can't stop thinking about it

I felt like that after my first trip home from living on the states. I think I just missed friends and family more than I had realized. I did in fact move back to the U.K. A couple of years after...
Forum: USA
Apr 7th 2017, 2:30 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,375
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Advise for US Move

You do sound like you have done a lot of research already, it's so much easier now with practically everything being available online to check out.

When we came to Texas in 1998 from Germany we...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 30th 2017, 5:30 am
Replies: 11
Views: 850
Posted By Britexmom

Re: German police check

When I had to get my German police check ( back in '98 tho) I just went to the local police station where I lived and they were able to give me what I needed. I don't even recall having to pay for...
Forum: USA
Mar 24th 2017, 12:14 am
Replies: 51
Views: 5,209
Posted By Britexmom

Re: What medicine I need to bring to US for my children ?

Children's Motrin, the orange one, is the best tasting you can get here. Stores will have their own brand cheaper and it always states on the box the corresponding name brand it compares to.
As...
Forum: USA
Mar 23rd 2017, 6:21 am
Replies: 44
Views: 7,822
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Moving to Austin, Tx - questions about USA schooling

It's good that they are so motivated, and that the options to get themselves ahead is there. Certainly is different to my school experience back in the U.K. during the 80's .
Forum: USA
Mar 22nd 2017, 11:51 am
Replies: 44
Views: 7,822
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Moving to Austin, Tx - questions about USA schooling

I will talk to her counselor to see what are the options for her. My boys were never quite so driven to take extra classes, but they were also in the old traditional 4x4 system so not as many avenues...
Forum: USA
Mar 22nd 2017, 11:42 am
Replies: 44
Views: 7,822
Posted By Britexmom

Re: Moving to Austin, Tx - questions about USA schooling

It's through Austin that we have to register but we have to pay. We do dual credit courses through Alamo colleges for free during the regular semester, but they don't have the summer school program....
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