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where can i find a good track camp?? as in the people are really nice and they're not strict, its really fun, it doesn't cost too much, it's not crowded, the campers there are not mean or anything. it doesn't have to be a camp. oh yeah and is there any good softball camps and lacrosse camps? (it doesn't have to be camps, it can be anything)
or any other sports camp for girls?
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there's an XC camp that's held at the belmount country club or claude moore. It might be too late to sign up but i'm sure..if your interested in running good places to call for Norther VA would be special forces track club or NOVA AC
there's an XC camp that's held at the belmount country club or claude moore. It might be too late to sign up but i'm sure..if your interested in running good places to call for Norther VA would be special forces track club or NOVA AC
Lexington, KY good place to move to.?
806girl
Is it a good place to move to. Raise kids. Are the people friendly. What about living on the outskirts of town is it worth the quiteness. We are looking for a place where my hubby can work in the VA and our kids can grow up to be as loud as they want to out in the simi country. We don't want to live in the boonies but just have a little 5 acre lot. Is this do able with a group of good schools close by.
Thanks for all this info. My sons are 6 and 3 now just this year. It may be another year or so before we move. we want to be in between our familys mine in tx his in ma.
eilonwy82971 really thanks for the information i will check it all out. thanks now the snow you guys get snow but not much you say is it enough for small boys to play in.
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This is long, but I hope some of this helps:
I really enjoy living in Lexington, lived here 17 yrs. My husband who has lived in big cities (Chicago, Milwaukee) likes it too. In 2004, Lexington made the top 10 for best cities to be a SAHM, a lot of it had to do with the financial aspects of being able to afford to stay home.
Real Estate...Personally I like the SW end of Lex best. Try the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors page. There are currently 36 listings in Fayette county with 1-5 acres.
http://www.lbar.com/
Also, lots of folks are also spilling over into surrounding counties. Northern Jessamine Co. (county seat: Nicholasville) is almost like a Lexington suburb. Woodford Co. is lovely, lots of horse farms (county seat Versailles [said Ver-Sales...lots of French words in the area aren't pronounced the way you'd think]). Housing is more expensive to buy or rent in Lex than other areas of KY. Which is why some live in another county, but work and play in Lex.
Schools...you don't say what age group you're looking for, but in Fayette Co....there are public schools with magnet programs/tracks, a few private schools, several parochial schools, and a couple home school groups. Many of the local high schools have held state championships for band and girls H.S. basketball the last few years.
Things to do...
-Lexingtonians love to eat out! Most places happily welcome kids, having kids eat free nights or some other kind of specials.
-Basketball is a kind of religion in Lex. Just accept that we "bleed blue"...let's just not talk about the past two seasons
-Kid specific things (for future): Gymboree Play & music, Kindermusik, several great city park pools (Southland and Woodland Parks specifically), local children's museum, two city "nature" parks and the University's arboretum
http://www.explorium.com/
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=200
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=275
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=276
http://www.ca.uky.edu/arboretum/
-The horse park (International Equestrian Games will be here in 2010), horse farms, distillery/farms, and Toyota all offer local tours
-Wonderful state parks near by: Cumberland Falls, one of the only 2 places globally you can see a Moonbow, is 90 mi. south; Natural Bridge 52 mi. SE, great place to hike; Lake Cumberland is 2hr. drive but nice to house boat on
http://parks.ky.gov/
-Cincinnati, 80 mi. N has an aquarium, zoo, train museum, natural history museum, pro football - Bengals (who have summer camp in Georgetown, KY 13 mi. N), and pro baseball - Reds. Louisville, 80 mi. W has Louisville Slugger museum, the Derby (though I lived in KY 36 yrs and never been).
-Lots of movie theaters. Also the local Opera House gets some good Broadway and ballet if you like that. Louisville and Cincinnati also have national touring companies come through
-If you're a reader, you must check out Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Huge selection, kids reading program, and a cafe with an outdoor patio overlooking a pond with ducks (one nested on the patio 2007), geese, and fish. Nice place to take the kids, especially on a spring day.
-Shopping: Fayette Mall and Hamburg Place offer many shops. Fayette Mall is one of the largest indor malls in the state. Hamburg Place has retail, professional and residential developments consisting of in-line stores and free-standing restaurants and stores.
http://www.shopfayette-mall.com/
http://www.hamburgplace.com/
Weather...summer tends to be hazy, hot, & humid. Big drought in 2007, mild one in 2008. Winter tends to be cold and icy. Big snow is unusual. This spring came later and then left faster than usual. But hey the grass looks healthy!
edit: Amount of snow varies. But there is usually enough for sledding/tubing, small-medium snowmen, and snowball fights a couple times each winter. I think there were 10 school snow days this year (but a couple of those were for sub-zero temperatures). Mine children are 3 & 4 and have enough enjoy themselves
This is long, but I hope some of this helps:
I really enjoy living in Lexington, lived here 17 yrs. My husband who has lived in big cities (Chicago, Milwaukee) likes it too. In 2004, Lexington made the top 10 for best cities to be a SAHM, a lot of it had to do with the financial aspects of being able to afford to stay home.
Real Estate...Personally I like the SW end of Lex best. Try the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors page. There are currently 36 listings in Fayette county with 1-5 acres.
http://www.lbar.com/
Also, lots of folks are also spilling over into surrounding counties. Northern Jessamine Co. (county seat: Nicholasville) is almost like a Lexington suburb. Woodford Co. is lovely, lots of horse farms (county seat Versailles [said Ver-Sales...lots of French words in the area aren't pronounced the way you'd think]). Housing is more expensive to buy or rent in Lex than other areas of KY. Which is why some live in another county, but work and play in Lex.
Schools...you don't say what age group you're looking for, but in Fayette Co....there are public schools with magnet programs/tracks, a few private schools, several parochial schools, and a couple home school groups. Many of the local high schools have held state championships for band and girls H.S. basketball the last few years.
Things to do...
-Lexingtonians love to eat out! Most places happily welcome kids, having kids eat free nights or some other kind of specials.
-Basketball is a kind of religion in Lex. Just accept that we "bleed blue"...let's just not talk about the past two seasons
-Kid specific things (for future): Gymboree Play & music, Kindermusik, several great city park pools (Southland and Woodland Parks specifically), local children's museum, two city "nature" parks and the University's arboretum
http://www.explorium.com/
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=200
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=275
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=276
http://www.ca.uky.edu/arboretum/
-The horse park (International Equestrian Games will be here in 2010), horse farms, distillery/farms, and Toyota all offer local tours
-Wonderful state parks near by: Cumberland Falls, one of the only 2 places globally you can see a Moonbow, is 90 mi. south; Natural Bridge 52 mi. SE, great place to hike; Lake Cumberland is 2hr. drive but nice to house boat on
http://parks.ky.gov/
-Cincinnati, 80 mi. N has an aquarium, zoo, train museum, natural history museum, pro football - Bengals (who have summer camp in Georgetown, KY 13 mi. N), and pro baseball - Reds. Louisville, 80 mi. W has Louisville Slugger museum, the Derby (though I lived in KY 36 yrs and never been).
-Lots of movie theaters. Also the local Opera House gets some good Broadway and ballet if you like that. Louisville and Cincinnati also have national touring companies come through
-If you're a reader, you must check out Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Huge selection, kids reading program, and a cafe with an outdoor patio overlooking a pond with ducks (one nested on the patio 2007), geese, and fish. Nice place to take the kids, especially on a spring day.
-Shopping: Fayette Mall and Hamburg Place offer many shops. Fayette Mall is one of the largest indor malls in the state. Hamburg Place has retail, professional and residential developments consisting of in-line stores and free-standing restaurants and stores.
http://www.shopfayette-mall.com/
http://www.hamburgplace.com/
Weather...summer tends to be hazy, hot, & humid. Big drought in 2007, mild one in 2008. Winter tends to be cold and icy. Big snow is unusual. This spring came later and then left faster than usual. But hey the grass looks healthy!
edit: Amount of snow varies. But there is usually enough for sledding/tubing, small-medium snowmen, and snowball fights a couple times each winter. I think there were 10 school snow days this year (but a couple of those were for sub-zero temperatures). Mine children are 3 & 4 and have enough enjoy themselves
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