I have beeen OHHHHHHHHHHH so slacking on this blog-or so I have been told-LOLOL;)
I had the intentions of writting in her abt every three days or so...so Im going to try and do better. I just havent been spending that much time on here now that things are calm ard here for a change....
Ive been trying to do my daily Bible devotions, been reading alot, been chilling at night-with my English sitcoms, and have been trying to start my cleaning routine that I havent been keeping up to par. Its actually been very nice. At first I felt annoyed with nothing to do as reseaching and worrying have been my norm for sooo long-but Im gradually finding my groove agn. Things crop up every now and then at school-but they are minor and then we just try and move forward-kwim?
So anyway.......FRIDAY:
Stinger and I went to the theatrical production of James and The Giant Peach. It was LOADS of fun. I went as a helper with the class. I was pretty nervous as Stinger has never been inside a theatrical place before-and I was unsure of how he would react to things and how quiet he would be able to sit. The 3rd grades and 4th grades also went and were sitting right behind us. Stinger was by far the best behaved child there. I couldnt have been more proud!!!! Twice he looked at me with a big smile on his face and said "This is fun." I KNOW he enjoyed it. I think at times the actors talked to quickly for him to really understand what they were saying -but in the theatre every emotion is WAY exagerated and he pretty much could totally understand what they were doing-which was fantastic. I even noticed the 3rd and 4th graders in back of us were soooo noisey-they were actually very annoying-but it was hard not to still bask in Stingers delight. After it was done he hugged me and told me "Thanks for coming with me Mom." So it was wonderful and a wonderful experiance. :)
Friday was also Flamingo's B-day-which they celebrated at school. Each child draws the B-day child a card-and they were awful cute :) Flamingo also got to wear a shiny B-day hat all day long-which Im sure she loved. She handed out her treats that she had brought and said the girls really liked them-LOLOLOL;) She had brought Polly Pocket fruit snacks. But was kind of dissapointed there were no left overs-LOLOLOL. But I had bought an extra box waiting for her at home-LOLOLOL.
Sunday we as a family celebrated Flamingos B-day. We woke her up, well she woke us up-LOLOL, bright and early and we made her go back into her room so we could sing to her-ha-ha! Does this bring back memories Nana and Papa??LOLOLOL Then we opened up her presents. Flamingos big thing right now is Strawberry Shortcake and Pets Shop. How Grandparents remember these things I have no idea-but she was VERY happy with these presents from her Grandparents :)So we finished opening her presents then had her breakfast. She had requested berry muffins with bacon and eggs. So she really liked that-it was quite nummy. Then we all went down to watch her Dancing Princesses movie. Im sure this was the highlight of Daddys day-LOLOLOL. We ordered Pizza then had cake-which of course had pink frosting. Flamingo had a time blowing out her candles-I had spread them out and I think she didnt like that too much-as she didnt want to get too close;)But she ate every bite of her cake-:0
Then it was off to bed and a good snuggle in with all her B-day treasures ard her-too funny to even write abt-LOLOLOL. But Im sure made for very happy dreams that night :)
Tomorrow is Halloween. Kids at school are supposed to dress up as animals-I guess they want to stay away from the scary costumes and such. Flamingo is going as a black cat-all dressed in black. Im going to do her hair up in black ponies too to look like ears and am going to paint her face cute too. The closest Stinger is coming is his pumpkin shirt-he doesnt want any part of dressing up-he doesnt want to be looked at. Which reminds me of something another Mom told me:
Stinger still wont wear any of his new school clothes:( But another Mom who's child is alot like Stinger says its a matter of not wearing something that will call attention to her child if hes wearing it. So I think thats what it is with Stinger as well. Which would make sense as all his shirts I got were what I would call "cool" but man-who knows what is "cool" these days. ???????LOLOL But they are pretty loud-kwim-but he said he liked them at the store, but when it comes to wearing them-its a no deal.....I think its a matter of anyone looking at him-which he thinks they would do with this type of thing-goes for pants too, etc-ask me how I know-LOLOL. Makes sense though doesnt it? I just wish I had thought abt this sooner-would have saved some frustrations on my part-but live and learn. So not wearing a costume is no surprise-and its no biggie I guess.
I think what I struggle with is thinking he isnt okay with something-that he feels different, when in actuality he could care less and isnt bothered abt not doing what everyone else is doing. He's happy abt things just as they are-so I should be too. This is hard though to remember and wrap my brain ard, I tend to push him-but Im working on it. I guess I struggle with knowing when to push and when to just let it go-kwim? I mean how much is too much, and how isolated do I let him be if he is content and happy to be this way? Like the hours he INSISTS on spending in his bedroom after school, the times he WANTS to be alone?????I just dont know the answers to these questions........maybee never will :(???????
Monday, October 30, 2006
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Why oh Why Do I ALWAYS Have To Learn The Hard Way?????
WEll...... Yesterday was a turning point......
I wasnt keeping up on things and Stingers IEP wasnt being followed.Just goes to show-when things are quite-just like the kids-something is wrong or not right!RIGHT???LOLOLOL Have you not learned this already???LOLOL I thought we were doing sooo well..sigh....but little did I know his Speech Therapy hadnt been done AT all since the beginning of the year. He's supposed to get this 2 times a week-per IEP. Its pretty important as they are supposed to be working on eye contact, reciprical conversations, body expressions, facial expressions etc. Things Stinger really needs if he is going to want to socialize well.
I guess the Speech Therapist went into the hospital and she has been on leave this entire year!!!! And no-no one was replacing her, no one told me, I had NO idea. Until I asked Stinger how he was doing with this lady and he said he hadnt seen her???So I called the spec ed teacher and he said that it was taking longer than they had thought but that they should be getting a sub para for her next week. WEll.. next week came and went and yet no Speech still.
So I wrote the IEP commitee that I was aware of this, that Stingers IEP stated he needs this to benefit from his special education and that I knew they knew that an IEP was a Legal Document and that I was sure they were concerned abt this as much as we were.;) I requested a signiture and date and that compensatory services be started immediately. This is when they make up for missed services.
So I gave it to them and WOW! I heard back within that same day from the district, and principle and got an apoligy letter from the district and VOILA comp services started today!!!
Supposedly the paras who were supposed to have handled the Speech Therapist absents got a talkin to from the Principle also-as he had told the district this would be a problem and thought it had been dealt with a month ago when HE had brought it up.....
I went to the school today and asked for a copy of the letter and BOY-I was treated like a queen! LOLOLOL I have NEVER met such a nice principle as the one I met today. "Good Morning" -all chipper and a reminder that they would be dating and signing each and every speech therapy session-LOLOLOL
And get this: the principle told me on the phone that out of 60 kids who were getting, or supposed to be getting, Speech Therapy-I was the only one who had brought this to his attention. Now I know my nuttiness is worth every nutty look-LOLOL
So live and learn I guess-letters are the way to go my friends:) :) :)Microsoft Word I think is my new best friend-I just have this flutter feeling inside;)LOLOLOL
He-He;)LOLOLOL. We are going to be close-very close;)LOLOLOLOL
Now if only I had learned this in 2005!!!!!!
I wasnt keeping up on things and Stingers IEP wasnt being followed.Just goes to show-when things are quite-just like the kids-something is wrong or not right!RIGHT???LOLOLOL Have you not learned this already???LOLOL I thought we were doing sooo well..sigh....but little did I know his Speech Therapy hadnt been done AT all since the beginning of the year. He's supposed to get this 2 times a week-per IEP. Its pretty important as they are supposed to be working on eye contact, reciprical conversations, body expressions, facial expressions etc. Things Stinger really needs if he is going to want to socialize well.
I guess the Speech Therapist went into the hospital and she has been on leave this entire year!!!! And no-no one was replacing her, no one told me, I had NO idea. Until I asked Stinger how he was doing with this lady and he said he hadnt seen her???So I called the spec ed teacher and he said that it was taking longer than they had thought but that they should be getting a sub para for her next week. WEll.. next week came and went and yet no Speech still.
So I wrote the IEP commitee that I was aware of this, that Stingers IEP stated he needs this to benefit from his special education and that I knew they knew that an IEP was a Legal Document and that I was sure they were concerned abt this as much as we were.;) I requested a signiture and date and that compensatory services be started immediately. This is when they make up for missed services.
So I gave it to them and WOW! I heard back within that same day from the district, and principle and got an apoligy letter from the district and VOILA comp services started today!!!
Supposedly the paras who were supposed to have handled the Speech Therapist absents got a talkin to from the Principle also-as he had told the district this would be a problem and thought it had been dealt with a month ago when HE had brought it up.....
I went to the school today and asked for a copy of the letter and BOY-I was treated like a queen! LOLOLOL I have NEVER met such a nice principle as the one I met today. "Good Morning" -all chipper and a reminder that they would be dating and signing each and every speech therapy session-LOLOLOL
And get this: the principle told me on the phone that out of 60 kids who were getting, or supposed to be getting, Speech Therapy-I was the only one who had brought this to his attention. Now I know my nuttiness is worth every nutty look-LOLOL
So live and learn I guess-letters are the way to go my friends:) :) :)Microsoft Word I think is my new best friend-I just have this flutter feeling inside;)LOLOLOL
He-He;)LOLOLOL. We are going to be close-very close;)LOLOLOLOL
Now if only I had learned this in 2005!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Mr. Mischevious
Tonight Stinger just cracked me up.
Last night I cooked something that I usually cook-nothing weird or out of the ordinary. But Stinger was NOT happy abt it-LOLOLOL, Hes so hard to please. Unless its a sandwich or a hotdog, or macaroni, or chicken nuggets-you can usually count on a grumble or some type of refusal and he'll go to bed hungry rather than eat.....So last nigt was no different. But he ended up eating half which is what I told him to do and got a dessert.
When I was a kid I had to finish my plate and I remember sitting up to the table for hours-okay maybee not hours, but a long time-LOLOL. I finally devised a plan and started dumping things into my milk glass. MY parenst never caught on-they did when I threw it away in the garbage-hence the milk deception was started.;)I thought it was pure genious and still do;) LOLOLOL
I was thinking about this last night watching Stinger and feeling sorry for him as they all drink with sippy straw cups down in teh TV room(to stop ANY spills)-hence no dumping into milk will take place for awhile anyway......LOLOL
So anyway....I was cleaning out the cups for tonight and washing out the straws. Something was in Stingers straw. Little bits of something kept coming out. I thought well sheesh.....I wonder what the heck is in there..... LO and behold guess what was plum full lodged into Stingers straw?????Any guesses?????YES, the half of dinner I imagine from last night.....GROSS:( LOLOLOLOL
You'd think Id be mad, but I let out a laugh at the pure genious of my son to do that.....I thought it was very clever-how could I be mad when he had thought up of something I hadn't?????It was sooo funny....and I chuckled on my way downstairs. Did I say anything-No...Ill just let that one go I guess.....
Kids-where there's a will-there's a way-eh? Unbelieveable!!!!!
Last night I cooked something that I usually cook-nothing weird or out of the ordinary. But Stinger was NOT happy abt it-LOLOLOL, Hes so hard to please. Unless its a sandwich or a hotdog, or macaroni, or chicken nuggets-you can usually count on a grumble or some type of refusal and he'll go to bed hungry rather than eat.....So last nigt was no different. But he ended up eating half which is what I told him to do and got a dessert.
When I was a kid I had to finish my plate and I remember sitting up to the table for hours-okay maybee not hours, but a long time-LOLOL. I finally devised a plan and started dumping things into my milk glass. MY parenst never caught on-they did when I threw it away in the garbage-hence the milk deception was started.;)I thought it was pure genious and still do;) LOLOLOL
I was thinking about this last night watching Stinger and feeling sorry for him as they all drink with sippy straw cups down in teh TV room(to stop ANY spills)-hence no dumping into milk will take place for awhile anyway......LOLOL
So anyway....I was cleaning out the cups for tonight and washing out the straws. Something was in Stingers straw. Little bits of something kept coming out. I thought well sheesh.....I wonder what the heck is in there..... LO and behold guess what was plum full lodged into Stingers straw?????Any guesses?????YES, the half of dinner I imagine from last night.....GROSS:( LOLOLOLOL
You'd think Id be mad, but I let out a laugh at the pure genious of my son to do that.....I thought it was very clever-how could I be mad when he had thought up of something I hadn't?????It was sooo funny....and I chuckled on my way downstairs. Did I say anything-No...Ill just let that one go I guess.....
Kids-where there's a will-there's a way-eh? Unbelieveable!!!!!
Monday, October 09, 2006
An Eiree Silence.....
Well I just realized tonight that I havent been keeping up with how the youngins' are doing at school. So I think an update is in order-especially since things are going sooo well :)
Flamingo is doing really well and is coming home with all smiles and even some extra good notes and comments on her notes home. She has her 1st field trip coming up on Wednesday. They are visiting a hospital, a pumpkin patch, a park to eat lunch and a little zoo habitat deal where they can learn abt the animals. How fun -eh? !!!! I think Im more excited than she is-is this normal???LOLOLOL. Thsi week was drug awareness at school so they can come to school dressed in different things. Today was "boot" day, tomorrow is "wacky hair" day. Dont ask me what these thinsg have to do with drug awareness-LOLOLOL-I havent the faintiest idea!!LOLOL, but its been fun-okay agn-maybee more so for me;)
"Tomorrow", Flamingo explains, "is a day I can wear my hair Pink Mom" LOLOL-so we colored it tonight just little streaks here and there and on the ends. Oh was my little princess in heaven!!!!LOLOLOL I think I caught her looking at herself in the mirror at least 3 dozen times tonight-LOLOLOL-SOOOO funny!But we will be doing her hair"wacky" and it should be interesting.......;)
Stinger-everything has been way too quite ard here lately.........I dont quiet know what to do with myself lately...-note to self-(have been wayyyyy to much overly involved)LOLOLOL;)Im just soo used to looking up things on the computer-finding out what has been exactly going on, what I dont like, how I can change it, things that I need to support my case,obsticles to overcome, laws to study and research, etc.
He is doing VERY well-is a "joy" -from teachers notes. Ist been just very unsettling to say the least;)LOLOLOL. I keep thinking, "okay this is good...but..."and I just have to stop myself and ENJOY.....LOLOLOL. But its has been a pleasant change ard here. Me not being stressed so much, dh not being stressed so much, Stinger not being stressed so much.
He's come home from school with 100 on many math worksheets lately, and I notice that they have scribbles all over them. I ask him abt them and he tells me that he was just getting frustrated, and I say "But Stinger you got them all right-Way to go!!!!!" and he says "oh, I didnt even notice... and then smiles" How interesting-eh? I dont understand that at all....? I no longer hear "Im stupid Mom", or "The other kids can do this Mom" His confidence has shot way up :) Im so happy abt that!!!I think I can do this "Eeerie Silence" thing-I quite like it just fine :)
Flamingo is doing really well and is coming home with all smiles and even some extra good notes and comments on her notes home. She has her 1st field trip coming up on Wednesday. They are visiting a hospital, a pumpkin patch, a park to eat lunch and a little zoo habitat deal where they can learn abt the animals. How fun -eh? !!!! I think Im more excited than she is-is this normal???LOLOLOL. Thsi week was drug awareness at school so they can come to school dressed in different things. Today was "boot" day, tomorrow is "wacky hair" day. Dont ask me what these thinsg have to do with drug awareness-LOLOLOL-I havent the faintiest idea!!LOLOL, but its been fun-okay agn-maybee more so for me;)
"Tomorrow", Flamingo explains, "is a day I can wear my hair Pink Mom" LOLOL-so we colored it tonight just little streaks here and there and on the ends. Oh was my little princess in heaven!!!!LOLOLOL I think I caught her looking at herself in the mirror at least 3 dozen times tonight-LOLOLOL-SOOOO funny!But we will be doing her hair"wacky" and it should be interesting.......;)
Stinger-everything has been way too quite ard here lately.........I dont quiet know what to do with myself lately...-note to self-(have been wayyyyy to much overly involved)LOLOLOL;)Im just soo used to looking up things on the computer-finding out what has been exactly going on, what I dont like, how I can change it, things that I need to support my case,obsticles to overcome, laws to study and research, etc.
He is doing VERY well-is a "joy" -from teachers notes. Ist been just very unsettling to say the least;)LOLOLOL. I keep thinking, "okay this is good...but..."and I just have to stop myself and ENJOY.....LOLOLOL. But its has been a pleasant change ard here. Me not being stressed so much, dh not being stressed so much, Stinger not being stressed so much.
He's come home from school with 100 on many math worksheets lately, and I notice that they have scribbles all over them. I ask him abt them and he tells me that he was just getting frustrated, and I say "But Stinger you got them all right-Way to go!!!!!" and he says "oh, I didnt even notice... and then smiles" How interesting-eh? I dont understand that at all....? I no longer hear "Im stupid Mom", or "The other kids can do this Mom" His confidence has shot way up :) Im so happy abt that!!!I think I can do this "Eeerie Silence" thing-I quite like it just fine :)
The Fun Season Begins :)
Well as every child is aware and every adult I imagine too-LOLOL;) Its that time of year agn: First its the spooky Halloween arrival- carving the pumpkins watching and talking about trick or treating, Second the stuffing your turkey belly-fun family gatherings were everyone eats and eats and eats, and last MY FAVORITE-Tis the Season to be Jolly-Christmas :)
This weekend we went all went out looking for costumes. Flamingo of course chose a tinker-belle outfit-AGAIN! LOLOLOLOL, ist different from lastyear, but basically the same. I did get her some body glitter and pink spray to have her hair her fav color-she was just excstatic abt this.....Stinger......well he took FOREVER trying to find his bee costume-and you know it just wasnt there -of course :( No pilice men either :( He walked ard fro a good half hour refusing to accept this fact......BUt I HAVE figured him out a little-its all in the accessories-LOLOL. We finally agreed to a soldiers outfit-green-loaded with a phone, hat, grenade, canteen, knife - the works-and he was satisfied. Monkey boy just wanted everything, and then changed his mind and wanted to be a soldier too, like his brother. So he is a soldier as well-but its a light blue ish. Which reminds me that I need to go and get some face paint that I forgot.......
They are all excited and we had a fun time picking them out-now the really fun part-waiting! LOLOLOL
Everyday I hear and am asked "how many days Mom???!!!!"And every day I realise just how much fun these times really are and how I will surely miss them.....
This weekend we went all went out looking for costumes. Flamingo of course chose a tinker-belle outfit-AGAIN! LOLOLOLOL, ist different from lastyear, but basically the same. I did get her some body glitter and pink spray to have her hair her fav color-she was just excstatic abt this.....Stinger......well he took FOREVER trying to find his bee costume-and you know it just wasnt there -of course :( No pilice men either :( He walked ard fro a good half hour refusing to accept this fact......BUt I HAVE figured him out a little-its all in the accessories-LOLOL. We finally agreed to a soldiers outfit-green-loaded with a phone, hat, grenade, canteen, knife - the works-and he was satisfied. Monkey boy just wanted everything, and then changed his mind and wanted to be a soldier too, like his brother. So he is a soldier as well-but its a light blue ish. Which reminds me that I need to go and get some face paint that I forgot.......
They are all excited and we had a fun time picking them out-now the really fun part-waiting! LOLOLOL
Everyday I hear and am asked "how many days Mom???!!!!"And every day I realise just how much fun these times really are and how I will surely miss them.....
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Just As It "Should" Be
I completely forgot to update this blog on Flamingos meeting.....
I looooooove her teacher:)She treats EVERY child as an individual-which is as it "should" be. Flamingo is doing very well-picking up things that she just wasnt interested in doing at home-I guess having a bunch of gaggling giggly girls ard will do wonders-eh? ;)LOLOLOL
She pointed out that since she is a lefty that she needs help in resting her hand down and positioning her pencil "just the right way" LOLOLOL-must be a teacher deal-as I had never even noticed this.....but Flamingo is now writing her name and positioning her pencil correctly and beautifully-:)
She did mention that for 3 weeks now Flamingo isnt getting her book out when she comes into the clasroom-like the other kids. I really didnt see the problem, but Teacher thinks this is a big deal, and hasnt quiet understood what is going on. We brainstormed a little abt it, both of us just have no idea-so Ive just been reminding Flamingo before she gets on the bus each morning to get out her school work and go to her desk. I guess this is supposed to be individual work and Flamingo just gets lost at this time. SO anyway, we have been working on this with reminders.
The meeting went really well and was REALLY short-havent had one of those in a LONG........ time-LOLOLOL, it was sweet and nice-just as it "should" be ;)LOLOLOL
I looooooove her teacher:)She treats EVERY child as an individual-which is as it "should" be. Flamingo is doing very well-picking up things that she just wasnt interested in doing at home-I guess having a bunch of gaggling giggly girls ard will do wonders-eh? ;)LOLOLOL
She pointed out that since she is a lefty that she needs help in resting her hand down and positioning her pencil "just the right way" LOLOLOL-must be a teacher deal-as I had never even noticed this.....but Flamingo is now writing her name and positioning her pencil correctly and beautifully-:)
She did mention that for 3 weeks now Flamingo isnt getting her book out when she comes into the clasroom-like the other kids. I really didnt see the problem, but Teacher thinks this is a big deal, and hasnt quiet understood what is going on. We brainstormed a little abt it, both of us just have no idea-so Ive just been reminding Flamingo before she gets on the bus each morning to get out her school work and go to her desk. I guess this is supposed to be individual work and Flamingo just gets lost at this time. SO anyway, we have been working on this with reminders.
The meeting went really well and was REALLY short-havent had one of those in a LONG........ time-LOLOLOL, it was sweet and nice-just as it "should" be ;)LOLOLOL
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