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Update on Me & the Kids
Just thought I'd let ya all know how we are doing.
Isaac went back to public school, with a special education plan. One of the problems was that he just cannot stay awake before 10 in the morning - so he wouldn't do his work in school, get it for homework on top of everything else, get overwhelmed, wouldn't do it, get even more behind, overwhelmed, well you get the picture So the school agreed to let him start school at 10 am- everyone agreed it does no good to have him sleeping in class! Makes all the difference in the world. Of course that means I have to drive him every freaking day which is a pain, but hopefully it won't be forever. It's been nearly two weeks and instead of coming home slamming the door and announcing "SCHOOL SUX" every day like he used to, he comes home and announces "CAD rocks!" CAD is Computer Assisted Drafting. He took regular drafting last year before he got shoved off to alternate school and he loved it, but this he really likes. This is a good career field too. So he's actually getting some intellectual stimulation at school which was not existent at the alternate school which I felt was preparing him to be institutionalized. So far so good. Sarah's doing well as usual, really getting into her figure skating. Ice fees went up and along with more lessons for her, I'm not able to pay for skating for me right now, but I never had much time to skate anyway and was hardly worth the ice fees I was paying for myself. And I've got a nice boyfriend who finally seems to be okay with the parameters I've set. When I went so long without dating all I wanted was a man and didn't have to think about why I wanted a man. Well having a man forced me to think about it and I realized I don't want to get married anytime soon. I don't want to upset the applecart I've established with the kids, I finally recovered from the gaping hole that was left with my husband's death and feel good about my independence and just don't want to give myself in the way you must for a good marraige. But I can give enough of myself to be a good girlfriend. Of course now that everything seems to be going well I am expecting the roof to fall in. Oh no, maybe I've cursed myself by this post... Joelle |
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Joelle wrote in message ... Just thought I'd let ya all know how we are doing. Isaac went back to public school, with a special education plan. One of the problems was that he just cannot stay awake before 10 in the morning - so he wouldn't do his work in school, get it for homework on top of everything else, get overwhelmed, wouldn't do it, get even more behind, overwhelmed, well you get the picture So the school agreed to let him start school at 10 am- everyone agreed it does no good to have him sleeping in class! Makes all the difference in the world. Of course that means I have to drive him every freaking day which is a pain, but hopefully it won't be forever. It's been nearly two weeks and instead of coming home slamming the door and announcing "SCHOOL SUX" every day like he used to, he comes home and announces "CAD rocks!" CAD is Computer Assisted Drafting. He took regular drafting last year before he got shoved off to alternate school and he loved it, but this he really likes. This is a good career field too. So he's actually getting some intellectual stimulation at school which was not existent at the alternate school which I felt was preparing him to be institutionalized. So far so good. Sarah's doing well as usual, really getting into her figure skating. Ice fees went up and along with more lessons for her, I'm not able to pay for skating for me right now, but I never had much time to skate anyway and was hardly worth the ice fees I was paying for myself. And I've got a nice boyfriend who finally seems to be okay with the parameters I've set. When I went so long without dating all I wanted was a man and didn't have to think about why I wanted a man. Well having a man forced me to think about it and I realized I don't want to get married anytime soon. I don't want to upset the applecart I've established with the kids, I finally recovered from the gaping hole that was left with my husband's death and feel good about my independence and just don't want to give myself in the way you must for a good marraige. But I can give enough of myself to be a good girlfriend. Of course now that everything seems to be going well I am expecting the roof to fall in. Oh no, maybe I've cursed myself by this post... Joelle Hopefully you didn't curse yourself.... but being a minister and all, you don't really believe in that do you? Glad everything is good. What does your son do about the classes he would have been taking that he misses by going in at 10? T |
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Glad everything is good. What does your son do about the classes he would
have been taking that he misses by going in at 10? He's just basically missing a study hall, he might be a bit behind but we can make it up in summer school. This semester the goal is not getting enough credits, it's just getting through the semester. Joelle |
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"Joelle" wrote in message ... Just thought I'd let ya all know how we are doing. Isaac went back to public school, with a special education plan. One of the problems was that he just cannot stay awake before 10 in the morning - so he wouldn't do his work in school, get it for homework on top of everything else, get overwhelmed, wouldn't do it, get even more behind, overwhelmed, well you get the picture So the school agreed to let him start school at 10 am- everyone agreed it does no good to have him sleeping in class! Makes all the difference in the world. Of course that means I have to drive him every freaking day which is a pain, but hopefully it won't be forever. It's been nearly two weeks and instead of coming home slamming the door and announcing "SCHOOL SUX" every day like he used to, he comes home and announces "CAD rocks!" CAD is Computer Assisted Drafting. He took regular drafting last year before he got shoved off to alternate school and he loved it, but this he really likes. This is a good career field too. So he's actually getting some intellectual stimulation at school which was not existent at the alternate school which I felt was preparing him to be institutionalized. So far so good. Sarah's doing well as usual, really getting into her figure skating. Ice fees went up and along with more lessons for her, I'm not able to pay for skating for me right now, but I never had much time to skate anyway and was hardly worth the ice fees I was paying for myself. And I've got a nice boyfriend who finally seems to be okay with the parameters I've set. When I went so long without dating all I wanted was a man and didn't have to think about why I wanted a man. Well having a man forced me to think about it and I realized I don't want to get married anytime soon. I don't want to upset the applecart I've established with the kids, I finally recovered from the gaping hole that was left with my husband's death and feel good about my independence and just don't want to give myself in the way you must for a good marraige. But I can give enough of myself to be a good girlfriend. Of course now that everything seems to be going well I am expecting the roof to fall in. Oh no, maybe I've cursed myself by this post... Joelle LOL yeah, knock on wood. Glad to hear things are going well... and I identified with the part about not having enough to give for a good marriage, but enough to be a good girlfriend. Oh btw, I had my first actual day of classes today... kind of nerve wracking, since it's a brand new school, and the boys started Gr. 2 smoothly, so everything's going good for us too *knocks on wood*. lol Christine |
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Joelle wrote in message Just thought I'd let ya all know how we are doing. Isn't life great when a plan comes together. Dennis |
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"Joelle" wrote in message ... Just thought I'd let ya all know how we are doing. Isaac went back to public school, with a special education plan. One of the problems was that he just cannot stay awake before 10 in the morning - so he wouldn't do his work in school, get it for homework on top of everything else, get overwhelmed, wouldn't do it, get even more behind, overwhelmed, well you get the picture So the school agreed to let him start school at 10 am- everyone agreed it does no good to have him sleeping in class! Makes all the difference in the world. Of course that means I have to drive him every freaking day which is a pain, but hopefully it won't be forever. It's been nearly two weeks and instead of coming home slamming the door and announcing "SCHOOL SUX" every day like he used to, he comes home and announces "CAD rocks!" CAD is Computer Assisted Drafting. He took regular drafting last year before he got shoved off to alternate school and he loved it, but this he really likes. This is a good career field too. So he's actually getting some intellectual stimulation at school which was not existent at the alternate school which I felt was preparing him to be institutionalized. So far so good. Sarah's doing well as usual, really getting into her figure skating. Ice fees went up and along with more lessons for her, I'm not able to pay for skating for me right now, but I never had much time to skate anyway and was hardly worth the ice fees I was paying for myself. And I've got a nice boyfriend who finally seems to be okay with the parameters I've set. When I went so long without dating all I wanted was a man and didn't have to think about why I wanted a man. Well having a man forced me to think about it and I realized I don't want to get married anytime soon. I don't want to upset the applecart I've established with the kids, I finally recovered from the gaping hole that was left with my husband's death and feel good about my independence and just don't want to give myself in the way you must for a good marraige. But I can give enough of myself to be a good girlfriend. Of course now that everything seems to be going well I am expecting the roof to fall in. Oh no, maybe I've cursed myself by this post... Joelle Good to see everything is going so well.....and sure if the roof does fall in......ring a builder!!.. Dolores |
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I feel kinda sad about the alternate school, it's quite the opposite
here, where the alternate schools actually promote intellectual stimulation Here an alternative school is basically for behavior problems, which technically my son was, but the idea is mostly to get them out of the way of the "normal" kids. He sat at a desk all day, sometimes forced to face the wall (to avoid "distractions") - and worked out of a book and did worksheets. No computer--no lab, no special projects. Well you know I don't remember if you have a distaste for putting your kids photos on the web or not Yes I do have a distaste for it, think there are just way too many weirdos and I am too easy to track down. Sorry. Her next competition is in Omaha in January. joelle |
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