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What Are You Doing Today
Posted: 26 February 2022 - 04:52 AM
 

Ok, hopefully this will make a new thread that Everyone can find easily. If it works, I'll go put a note on the old thread.

 

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Subclinical
Posted: 29 May 2022 - 04:53 PM
 

So, I have done 2/3 of today's allotment of evaluations. I did the math and I need to put in about 3 hours a day to get them done on time.

I am motivated in this first batch, because I had a student in three of my classes who is going to go from "student" to "friend I met at work" as soon as I turn in her last evaluation and close out our professional relationship. (Yes, she's 18. No, I apparently don't know how old I am. We're planning to take a class together in July. Her mom supports this. Yes, I am also older than her mom.)

I'm not really good at the age thing - when Dd was 14 we shipped her off to Europe for a month to visit friends from church. They were her friends. They were in their 50s. Obviously we knew them well enough to trust them with our child, but they were not our friends. She stayed in touch with them for years after we did.

I am slowly adding paper to the recycling and running loads of laundry while I work.

 
Mar
Posted: 29 May 2022 - 11:44 PM
 

Hi, I hope all of you are OK!

I wrote a post, I wish you can read it and comment.
Oh, I'd like to be more constant in coming here. This is a nice place.

(((Hugs)))

 
Mar
Posted: 29 May 2022 - 11:44 PM
 

Hi, I hope all of you are OK!

I wrote a post, I wish you can read it and comment.
Oh, I'd like to be more constant in coming here. This is a nice place.

(((Hugs)))

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 29 May 2022 - 03:01 PM
 

I know writing the evaluations is a lot of work, SubC. Hoping you can find the strength to do some today.

I made it to Macys to make the return. Downtown was crowded but Macys was empty, so it was quick. I'm waiting for BF right now so I'm doing a very quick load of darks. I have to help him get stuff out of the business. Then he'll take me shopping for mom's groceries. I have a pair of pants to return to j crew. I'll deal with that tmr.

 
Subclinical
Posted: 27 May 2022 - 09:03 PM
 

I am trying to get my head around my classes being over.

 
Subclinical
Posted: 27 May 2022 - 09:03 PM
 

I am trying to get my head around my classes being over.

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 28 May 2022 - 07:34 PM
 

Hello, All. SubC that is sweet that you and the other teacher have gotten to know each other by proxy. Road and Lila, praying for your health. CM I would love to have one of your quilts! Imagine the joy of the person who will receive it!

I brought a bag of stuff to goodwill today. No purchases, only output. BF and I had a late lunch together. I was going to go to Macys to return something but dark clouds formed overhead and it started to rain. I'll go tmr.

I was up early today and did two loads of laundry. But I need to explain myself. We got out of work at two yesterday, but I had 12 business lunch. We ate outside at a steak house and my filet was very tasty and afterward, I just had to come home to nap. So getting home at 8 AM isn't such an accomplishment after all.

I am actively looking to reduce things in my apt and my house seemed particularly clean after the ladies were here on Wednesday.

BF seems okay but a bit quiet. He's still at the business but with much( more free time on his hands. I'm still a little nervous about when he's not right here for me but I'll adapt.

I'm also adapting to having more time with him.

Mom is definitely losing her marbles. I'm in denial on it.

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 28 May 2022 - 07:34 PM
 

Hello, All. SubC that is sweet that you and the other teacher have gotten to know each other by proxy. Road and Lila, praying for your health. CM I would love to have one of your quilts! Imagine the joy of the person who will receive it!

I brought a bag of stuff to goodwill today. No purchases, only output. BF and I had a late lunch together. I was going to go to Macys to return something but dark clouds formed overhead and it started to rain. I'll go tmr.

I was up early today and did two loads of laundry. But I need to explain myself. We got out of work at two yesterday, but I had 12 business lunch. We ate outside at a steak house and my filet was very tasty and afterward, I just had to come home to nap. So getting home at 8 AM isn't such an accomplishment after all.

I am actively looking to reduce things in my apt and my house seemed particularly clean after the ladies were here on Wednesday.

BF seems okay but a bit quiet. He's still at the business but with much( more free time on his hands. I'm still a little nervous about when he's not right here for me but I'll adapt.

I'm also adapting to having more time with him.

Mom is definitely losing her marbles. I'm in denial on it.

 
Road
Posted: 28 May 2022 - 07:35 PM
 

Hi all,

Beautiful Day here today. Only spent a few outside though. Went to my Ps and we sat out on the balcony. They are really happy living at this place. Making friends, getting involved in activities. I ventured into my back yard finally. Omg. What a mess. Well, parts of it are lush and beautiful, and other parts (veggie garden) are flush with 20 Types of Weeds and surrounded by sagging black snow-fencing. Total eyesore. Feel bad because that's what our neighbors view is. Found some volunteer romaine and enough fresh dill to feed the neighborhood. I see there's a stand of feverfew in there which I will need to get rid of - don't want that beast on that side of the house... garlic and onions everywhere.

Missing the grad today was harder than I thought it would be. I'm totally staying away from Facebook. Do NOT want to see all the kids his year with their grad stuff going on. Didn't anticipate that for some reason. Also didn't consider there would be a lot of people expecting to see him at the ceremony and wondering why he wasn't there. He will be able to "graduate" any time over the next few years so he will still have that experience - probably next year - and will still have friends he can experience that with. The state contacted the school and seeing the superintendents name on that doc upset the H. He works for the Dist. And so I have always handled the school stuff alone for the most part. Even though he has agreed And seemed on board with what we are trying to do, seeing the big bosses name copied in on the correspondence freaked him out and the next thing I knew he was saying a lot of not nice things to me. We argued. A branch of that argument involved my health issues which was also not nice and kind of scraping the bottom of the whatever. Disappointing. We are at level one of dealing with the state about to go to level 2 but they have still only offered that one thing so I am not real hopeful we will get too much more. Argument also (predictably) elicited another threat about a Clearout of the basement. Something tells me this type of exchange x1000 might have something to do with the "structure" near my adrenal gland.

Well, tomorrow we have a couple grad parties to go to. No plans for the holiday yet.

Ran the Dw a couple times and did quite a bit of picking up around the house. I think the dogs have fleas. I had one pill left and gave it to the puppy but still need to get the other one. Forgot about it today.

 
Road
Posted: 28 May 2022 - 07:35 PM
 

Hi all,

Beautiful Day here today. Only spent a few outside though. Went to my Ps and we sat out on the balcony. They are really happy living at this place. Making friends, getting involved in activities. I ventured into my back yard finally. Omg. What a mess. Well, parts of it are lush and beautiful, and other parts (veggie garden) are flush with 20 Types of Weeds and surrounded by sagging black snow-fencing. Total eyesore. Feel bad because that's what our neighbors view is. Found some volunteer romaine and enough fresh dill to feed the neighborhood. I see there's a stand of feverfew in there which I will need to get rid of - don't want that beast on that side of the house... garlic and onions everywhere.

Missing the grad today was harder than I thought it would be. I'm totally staying away from Facebook. Do NOT want to see all the kids his year with their grad stuff going on. Didn't anticipate that for some reason. Also didn't consider there would be a lot of people expecting to see him at the ceremony and wondering why he wasn't there. He will be able to "graduate" any time over the next few years so he will still have that experience - probably next year - and will still have friends he can experience that with. The state contacted the school and seeing the superintendents name on that doc upset the H. He works for the Dist. And so I have always handled the school stuff alone for the most part. Even though he has agreed And seemed on board with what we are trying to do, seeing the big bosses name copied in on the correspondence freaked him out and the next thing I knew he was saying a lot of not nice things to me. We argued. A branch of that argument involved my health issues which was also not nice and kind of scraping the bottom of the whatever. Disappointing. We are at level one of dealing with the state about to go to level 2 but they have still only offered that one thing so I am not real hopeful we will get too much more. Argument also (predictably) elicited another threat about a Clearout of the basement. Something tells me this type of exchange x1000 might have something to do with the "structure" near my adrenal gland.

Well, tomorrow we have a couple grad parties to go to. No plans for the holiday yet.

Ran the Dw a couple times and did quite a bit of picking up around the house. I think the dogs have fleas. I had one pill left and gave it to the puppy but still need to get the other one. Forgot about it today.

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 28 May 2022 - 09:28 PM
 

Road, I'm sorry for all the hard feelings today. I do hope your son gets one more year in school. I'm sorry husband was mean to you. I'm proud of all the dishwasher runs today! Good work!

 
Subclinical
Posted: 29 May 2022 - 11:29 AM
 

Road, I am also sorry to hear about the fighting.

You have done the best you can with graduation. It will be ok.

I'm sure your Dh will be ok too. It can be scary to stand up to your employer, but this is why teachers have unions. (I do not have a union, but I have Dh. Nothing bad would happen if I got fired, I would just have to give up some good things that cost money.)

Tatoulia, good job with the drop off! I am sorry to hear about your mom.

I have all the materials organized for evaluations, but they refuse to write themselves. I have been putting them off by pulling weeds, but now it is hot.

Bah humbug.

 
Tatoulia
Posted: 28 May 2022 - 09:28 PM
 

Road, I'm sorry for all the hard feelings today. I do hope your son gets one more year in school. I'm sorry husband was mean to you. I'm proud of all the dishwasher runs today! Good work!

 
Subclinical
Posted: 26 May 2022 - 04:54 AM
 

Two more days of school. Thursdays have been my favorite this year.

Yesterday was a whirlwind of packing up. A few of my little kids told me they will be changing schools next year. I will miss seeing them grow.

I stopped to see Bean on my way to class last night. Dsil sent another box of outgrown clothes back with me.

I finally got two things on the firing cart for my class I am taking. A third is drying on my shelf. I'd like to make a couple more this week, but we'll see. Despite my best intentions, I have not started evaluations - or graded papers for tomorrow 😳 this is no longer avoidable!

 
Subclinical
Posted: 26 May 2022 - 04:54 AM
 

Two more days of school. Thursdays have been my favorite this year.

Yesterday was a whirlwind of packing up. A few of my little kids told me they will be changing schools next year. I will miss seeing them grow.

I stopped to see Bean on my way to class last night. Dsil sent another box of outgrown clothes back with me.

I finally got two things on the firing cart for my class I am taking. A third is drying on my shelf. I'd like to make a couple more this week, but we'll see. Despite my best intentions, I have not started evaluations - or graded papers for tomorrow 😳 this is no longer avoidable!

 
Road
Posted: 26 May 2022 - 09:10 AM
 

Hi all,

Subc, full days tomorrow and Thursday, then Tuesday. Weds, thurs and Friday Next week are shortened days And then that's it.

I sent that email to an admin at the director level, then it rapidly escalated to the exec dir of special services, and then the asst. superintendent. Something tells me they REALLY don't want someone from the state coming in. I had to field a few phone calls even though my goal was to do no more comm. with them verbally. Everything needs to be in writing. We've gone back and forth two rounds with these emails. They did grant us one of our requests, but nothing substantial (yet). They did include that offer in an email and also said this am it's still on the table so I don't feel they can revoke that now. He will at least get that which is more than we had last week. We do have to sacrifice the grad ceremony. luckily, he doesn't comprehend that concept enough to know what he's missing. I'm not happy about it but it would have been bittersweet anyway. So now we wait for them to offer a better compromise, or we proceed to this facilitated IEP mtg., and possibly go a few more steps before we fold. We really have nothing to lose. It's stressful but worth the effort I think. I really kind of hope I don't get any emails or calls today.

3 more health related appts. In the next week or two. I did finally tell my parents what's going on (after my mom caught me off guard). That was rough but it's better that they know now. I basically feel the same - which is crummy. I still have the same amt of joint pain, lower back pain, crampy fibroid jerks, low mood, etc. I was hoping quitting all the things would alleviate some of those symptoms but hasn't so far. All the chemicals in Diet Coke, Advil, 2x week+ fast food, all the dairy, all the potatoes... I mean, I'm sure it is having a benefit, but not in any way I can feel. But I will keep going. My goal is in a few months to have checked every box in terms of consulting with different healthcare providers, and for my next set of labs to show a difference. I did hit 15 pounds (I rock!) and next landmark is 30. Go me. Lila, I will take a look at that app. The lose it app is surprisingly good at crunching data, but the user interface for groups is terrible. You don't even get notifications when someone responds to your post.

I'm heading off to " stitch some Xes " And maybe catch an hour of sleep. I always thought I was only getting 4.5-5 hours a night and now I have the data. That's not cutting it! Body needs to heal.

Everyone have an awesome day. Carpe those diems.

 
Road
Posted: 26 May 2022 - 09:10 AM
 

Hi all,

Subc, full days tomorrow and Thursday, then Tuesday. Weds, thurs and Friday Next week are shortened days And then that's it.

I sent that email to an admin at the director level, then it rapidly escalated to the exec dir of special services, and then the asst. superintendent. Something tells me they REALLY don't want someone from the state coming in. I had to field a few phone calls even though my goal was to do no more comm. with them verbally. Everything needs to be in writing. We've gone back and forth two rounds with these emails. They did grant us one of our requests, but nothing substantial (yet). They did include that offer in an email and also said this am it's still on the table so I don't feel they can revoke that now. He will at least get that which is more than we had last week. We do have to sacrifice the grad ceremony. luckily, he doesn't comprehend that concept enough to know what he's missing. I'm not happy about it but it would have been bittersweet anyway. So now we wait for them to offer a better compromise, or we proceed to this facilitated IEP mtg., and possibly go a few more steps before we fold. We really have nothing to lose. It's stressful but worth the effort I think. I really kind of hope I don't get any emails or calls today.

3 more health related appts. In the next week or two. I did finally tell my parents what's going on (after my mom caught me off guard). That was rough but it's better that they know now. I basically feel the same - which is crummy. I still have the same amt of joint pain, lower back pain, crampy fibroid jerks, low mood, etc. I was hoping quitting all the things would alleviate some of those symptoms but hasn't so far. All the chemicals in Diet Coke, Advil, 2x week+ fast food, all the dairy, all the potatoes... I mean, I'm sure it is having a benefit, but not in any way I can feel. But I will keep going. My goal is in a few months to have checked every box in terms of consulting with different healthcare providers, and for my next set of labs to show a difference. I did hit 15 pounds (I rock!) and next landmark is 30. Go me. Lila, I will take a look at that app. The lose it app is surprisingly good at crunching data, but the user interface for groups is terrible. You don't even get notifications when someone responds to your post.

I'm heading off to " stitch some Xes " And maybe catch an hour of sleep. I always thought I was only getting 4.5-5 hours a night and now I have the data. That's not cutting it! Body needs to heal.

Everyone have an awesome day. Carpe those diems.

 
Subclinical
Posted: 27 May 2022 - 04:47 AM
 

Road, it sounds like you are making progress on the school issue! Will your son get to do graduation next year? (Or when he is ready?)

Change takes time and bodies take a while to detox.

I found more snowmen yesterday. There are 4 outstanding. A student told me there is one left she can locate in my room and the other three are a mystery - janitorial staff? Another student moving them? A student took them home because there were the other creature hunts going on..?

I made them a cake. They appreciated it.

The day was a rollercoaster. I had a conflict with my boss again and this time I spoke up because it was about my kids, not me. I don't know if it helped, but I can move on because of it. I did stay and angry clean my room for a while. (Helped with the snowman infestation) I am bringing home a lot of stuff. I swore I wouldn't do that, but it's just easier. Especially since I am doing demolition in my room this summer.

After school I found ANOTHER surprise left by a senior - who had already stopped to thank me and say goodbye. I actually sat on the floor of the hallway and sobbed. (I originally wrote "special senior" - but they are all special.) picked myself up and worked on my room a little more, then had a great conversation with another teacher who didn't seem to be able to go home.

It's funny - we've worked together 7 years, and I say hi to her in the hall all the time and we exchange little comments about kids or events, but we've never really had a conversation we're so wrapped up in our students. But we feel like we know each other, because my kids adore her and talk about her all the time - I know what lessons she is doing every week and what activities and what they discuss and learn in her room and little details about her life, and apparently they do the same about me in her room.

She was in my classroom for the first time. Her eyes went straight to the tiles that are covering the upper third of my walls year by year and kid by kid and she said "oh my god! This is amazing!" We talked about the kids and laughed so hard!

Ok, off to wrap things up! I will then crash super hard.

 
Subclinical
Posted: 27 May 2022 - 04:47 AM
 

Road, it sounds like you are making progress on the school issue! Will your son get to do graduation next year? (Or when he is ready?)

Change takes time and bodies take a while to detox.

I found more snowmen yesterday. There are 4 outstanding. A student told me there is one left she can locate in my room and the other three are a mystery - janitorial staff? Another student moving them? A student took them home because there were the other creature hunts going on..?

I made them a cake. They appreciated it.

The day was a rollercoaster. I had a conflict with my boss again and this time I spoke up because it was about my kids, not me. I don't know if it helped, but I can move on because of it. I did stay and angry clean my room for a while. (Helped with the snowman infestation) I am bringing home a lot of stuff. I swore I wouldn't do that, but it's just easier. Especially since I am doing demolition in my room this summer.

After school I found ANOTHER surprise left by a senior - who had already stopped to thank me and say goodbye. I actually sat on the floor of the hallway and sobbed. (I originally wrote "special senior" - but they are all special.) picked myself up and worked on my room a little more, then had a great conversation with another teacher who didn't seem to be able to go home.

It's funny - we've worked together 7 years, and I say hi to her in the hall all the time and we exchange little comments about kids or events, but we've never really had a conversation we're so wrapped up in our students. But we feel like we know each other, because my kids adore her and talk about her all the time - I know what lessons she is doing every week and what activities and what they discuss and learn in her room and little details about her life, and apparently they do the same about me in her room.

She was in my classroom for the first time. Her eyes went straight to the tiles that are covering the upper third of my walls year by year and kid by kid and she said "oh my god! This is amazing!" We talked about the kids and laughed so hard!

Ok, off to wrap things up! I will then crash super hard.

 
Subclinical
Posted: 25 May 2022 - 04:26 AM
 

Road - I love old school. I am a Luddite. (I first typed "I live old school" by accident and thought about leaving it, because I do.)

How many more days of school does your family have this year?

I taught one of my seniors for the last time yesterday.

I found three more snowmen, fired the last load to go home, and was gifted some cookies. I also cleaned more stuff out of my room. This is the week where I take a deep breath and fill my tiny wastebasket every night.

Today is the last day for my Wednesday classes. It is the day I bring donuts, so I have to get going early (so I can stop and buy donuts) speaking of buying - Our cc finally showed up yesterday.

I didn't feel well last night - I had a headache right behind one eye - the kind that makes your stomach feel bad after a while, and I panicked that I was going to miss the last week of school. But I took an Advil, drank some water, went to bed, and feel better this morning. Probably dehydration - the school building is hot, and with masking back, I don't drink enough.

 
Subclinical
Posted: 25 May 2022 - 04:26 AM
 

Road - I love old school. I am a Luddite. (I first typed "I live old school" by accident and thought about leaving it, because I do.)

How many more days of school does your family have this year?

I taught one of my seniors for the last time yesterday.

I found three more snowmen, fired the last load to go home, and was gifted some cookies. I also cleaned more stuff out of my room. This is the week where I take a deep breath and fill my tiny wastebasket every night.

Today is the last day for my Wednesday classes. It is the day I bring donuts, so I have to get going early (so I can stop and buy donuts) speaking of buying - Our cc finally showed up yesterday.

I didn't feel well last night - I had a headache right behind one eye - the kind that makes your stomach feel bad after a while, and I panicked that I was going to miss the last week of school. But I took an Advil, drank some water, went to bed, and feel better this morning. Probably dehydration - the school building is hot, and with masking back, I don't drink enough.

 
Lila
Posted: 23 May 2022 - 10:59 AM
 

hi Road! Oh I feel the same way when I finally do something I've been procrastinating. The relief is so good, I wonder why I didn't do it sooner! I have to try and remember that when I am procrastinating. Good job on the 15 pounds!! That's excellent. I am at 14! I am using mfp app for logging. See you on the decluttering the waistline thread??

Today I "decluttered" my spice cabinet by finding a recipe for homemade chai tea. It uses whole cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom and black peppercorns... all things that have been getting stale and gathering dust for 15+ years in my cabinet but I knew they still had SOME value and could not throw them out. Making this tea will use those up in no time! I just added extra of each spice, since they are not fresh - but they are not moldy or bad since they are very dry. They made a very nice tea for myself and my son this morning. I feel good about this. I also used decaf tea. Oh, and I found some old but very expensive bourbon vanilla paste and added some of that.

I hope to get all my medical questions and second opinion this week.

 
Subclinical
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:14 AM
 

Good morning.

Road, when I had kids at home the laundry never ended. Now it is possible but rare - we don't have a dog.

I hope something works out for your son. This year I have two graduates who asked if they can come back and volunteer in my class next year. - yes!

Lila, good job making use of the spices! Groceries have gotten so expensive (women have been saying that for hundreds of years). I was shocked by the bill on Sunday, but Dh bought a lot of processed foods. I remember my dd telling someone I fed a family of five on $100 a week (almost 20 years ago) and them being completely shocked and saying "how?!") (We homeschooled and the kids were in charge of the sugar content, per unit pricing, and running total) step one - budget the first $100 for seeds.

The next four days and the school year is done.😮😁😢

I finally got out to work on my pottery last night and I hurt my wrist and elbow. Pacing!

Speaking of pacing - gotta go!

 
Subclinical
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:14 AM
 

Good morning.

Road, when I had kids at home the laundry never ended. Now it is possible but rare - we don't have a dog.

I hope something works out for your son. This year I have two graduates who asked if they can come back and volunteer in my class next year. - yes!

Lila, good job making use of the spices! Groceries have gotten so expensive (women have been saying that for hundreds of years). I was shocked by the bill on Sunday, but Dh bought a lot of processed foods. I remember my dd telling someone I fed a family of five on $100 a week (almost 20 years ago) and them being completely shocked and saying "how?!") (We homeschooled and the kids were in charge of the sugar content, per unit pricing, and running total) step one - budget the first $100 for seeds.

The next four days and the school year is done.😮😁😢

I finally got out to work on my pottery last night and I hurt my wrist and elbow. Pacing!

Speaking of pacing - gotta go!

 
Road
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:22 PM
 

Hi all,

Little update, I decided to fight back with the school situation. I talked to two people from the state, several friends, printed out And read guides and handbooks, got the H to do the same, drafted an email, got some people to review it, revised it and sent it today. I decided I have nothing to lose by resisting. They offered no compromises or alternatives and were all spineless during our meeting either by lying about their reasons Or by remaining silent. I got some clarity on what the stages of intervention are and a sense for how far I'm willing to go or not go. We can get help with a new IEP from the state, we can request mediation, we can file a complaint. And it goes from there. My weakness is I don't know the regulations very well. I wish we were in a position to hire an advocate or an attorney. If it doesn't work out it's not the end of the world and we will adjust. But I am relieved I found a way to TRY to get a better outcome for my son.

SO ! Now that that crunch is done (or the hardest part? Is done) I am shifting gears to Helping my son have the best end of the school year experience and transitioning into summer... Even though there's still a lot of unpleasantness to come, getting that email sent is a huge relief.

I had another u/s this am - proud of myself that I keep chipping away at it. I have more things to do and more to process but I'm in good shape in terms of dealing with things.

Hey Lila, which app are you using? I didn't recognize that. The app I'm using is limited in that it doesn't track some of the stuff I am monitoring, but generally it's working for me. ::: health & healing... all cells, all souls... ::: my mantra. Also I am letting these unwanted cells And "structures" know they need not stick around. They can dematerialize and scoot off... Everything here is in balance and moving toward total health. Ommmm:::

Also brought my son to a follow up with the neuro. I asked for and got a referral and an order for an extended eeg. But this guy kind of threw up his hands and basically implied he's going to have to send us elsewhere because he can't explain what's going on. Personally I would like to see him try a little, but better to know he's not invested and look elsewhere I guess.

Decided to start sending some cards to my good friend who has helped me so much lately. She's in the dumps with Covid right now and I know she really loves getting things in the mail so I started collecting a little pile of cards that suit her and will start sending some to her. So old school! ☺️

Decided to just chill tonight since last night and today was so intense. Wish I could toss back a couple glasses of wine but that's not happening right now. So I will settle for water.

Tomorrow is a new day. 💕❤️💜

 
Road
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:22 PM
 

Hi all,

Little update, I decided to fight back with the school situation. I talked to two people from the state, several friends, printed out And read guides and handbooks, got the H to do the same, drafted an email, got some people to review it, revised it and sent it today. I decided I have nothing to lose by resisting. They offered no compromises or alternatives and were all spineless during our meeting either by lying about their reasons Or by remaining silent. I got some clarity on what the stages of intervention are and a sense for how far I'm willing to go or not go. We can get help with a new IEP from the state, we can request mediation, we can file a complaint. And it goes from there. My weakness is I don't know the regulations very well. I wish we were in a position to hire an advocate or an attorney. If it doesn't work out it's not the end of the world and we will adjust. But I am relieved I found a way to TRY to get a better outcome for my son.

SO ! Now that that crunch is done (or the hardest part? Is done) I am shifting gears to Helping my son have the best end of the school year experience and transitioning into summer... Even though there's still a lot of unpleasantness to come, getting that email sent is a huge relief.

I had another u/s this am - proud of myself that I keep chipping away at it. I have more things to do and more to process but I'm in good shape in terms of dealing with things.

Hey Lila, which app are you using? I didn't recognize that. The app I'm using is limited in that it doesn't track some of the stuff I am monitoring, but generally it's working for me. ::: health & healing... all cells, all souls... ::: my mantra. Also I am letting these unwanted cells And "structures" know they need not stick around. They can dematerialize and scoot off... Everything here is in balance and moving toward total health. Ommmm:::

Also brought my son to a follow up with the neuro. I asked for and got a referral and an order for an extended eeg. But this guy kind of threw up his hands and basically implied he's going to have to send us elsewhere because he can't explain what's going on. Personally I would like to see him try a little, but better to know he's not invested and look elsewhere I guess.

Decided to start sending some cards to my good friend who has helped me so much lately. She's in the dumps with Covid right now and I know she really loves getting things in the mail so I started collecting a little pile of cards that suit her and will start sending some to her. So old school! ☺️

Decided to just chill tonight since last night and today was so intense. Wish I could toss back a couple glasses of wine but that's not happening right now. So I will settle for water.

Tomorrow is a new day. 💕❤️💜

 
Lila
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:41 PM
 

Good job Road! You are fighting for your son and I think there is no more noble cause! Cheering you on.

I spent the day driving an hour and a half away for teen to have an appointment. I am tired and I have a meeting tonight. So, no cleaning/decluttering today.

 
Lila
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:41 PM
 

Good job Road! You are fighting for your son and I think there is no more noble cause! Cheering you on.

I spent the day driving an hour and a half away for teen to have an appointment. I am tired and I have a meeting tonight. So, no cleaning/decluttering today.

 
Lila
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:42 PM
 

oops! Sorry Road, I almost forgot... it's My fitness pal and it is a free app! I love it.

 
Lila
Posted: 24 May 2022 - 06:42 PM
 

oops! Sorry Road, I almost forgot... it's My fitness pal and it is a free app! I love it.

 
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