February 25 - The sun looked amazing coming up over the mountain. It was such a warm golden glow that even on this frigid day warmed my heart.
February 26 - Luna is the cutest when she sleeps.
February 28 - Sage always looks so surprised.
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Friday, July 02, 2021
Sunday, January 10, 2021
My Life In Pictures - July 15 - July 21
July 15 - On my way to work. This is a crazy world and getting crazier every day.
July 16 - My boss gave me a squash, my daughter added a face and said we couldn't cut him now that he had a face. Ahhh ok!
July 17 - I have always been a sky watcher.
July 18 - Goddess and Jinxy. He loves smelling the top of her head.
July 19 - We love working at the shelter. We can't adopt them all but knowing that we are helping them makes us feel better.
July 20 - Reminding myself to keep my thoughts to myself. If the end game isn't going to create anything positive there is just no reason for me to say anything.
July 21 - Nothing makes me crazier than people not cleaning up after themselves. UGH! Do your damn dishes.
My Life In Pictures - July 1 - July 14
July 1 - it's me just better. Thank you Snapchat.
July 2 - When you really love a Snap filter you tend to use it a lot!
July 3 - Addicted to this fruit salad!
July 4 - 7 NADA
July 8 - Just a few Diamonds!
July 9 - 10 - NADA
July 11 - I got myself a sweet little iPhone 11 Pro Max and took my first Macro! LOVE IT! These are pods from the trees. As a kid I called them helicopters.
July 13 - OMG this lady with her egg sac. Soooo nasty. How dare she hang out in my gazebo.
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
My Big Decision About Holding My Son Back From Kindergarten
Big Decision
Today was my CPSE meeting for my son.
I always wake with a heavy heart on these morning.
Last week I was given the reports from the therapists and have gone over them at least 8 times with a fine tooth comb, making notes, highlighting, circling, etc.
Monday the therapists and I had a meeting so that we could go over the reports, discuss where things had changed, and so that we were all on the same page. It is really hard sometimes to read the reports because while they paint a broad picture of your child’s progress, the test numbers are there and most of the time they are lower than actual.
Looking over the paperwork for the last time last night, I decided something that I had mostly planned since he was 2.5 years old. I decided it would be in his best interest to hold off Kindergarten for a year and put him in different preschool to give him exposure to a different curriculum.
This morning I headed over to the preschool after dropping off Handsome. We spoke about enrollment, I grabbed the paperwork, dropped my daughter off at my girlfriends and headed to the meeting armed with the knowledge that I would not be sending him to Kindergarten.
It is always strange walking in, I know the therapist and the Chairperson and the child (mine) we are about to speak about. There are 4-6 other people there to discuss my son and together we are to come up with his new IEP.
Today I was just waiting for the moment when I could say my big decision is “I’M NOT SENDING HIM TO KINDERGARTEN THIS YEAR!”
As soon as I said it I saw eyes rolling to each other, and breath being held. I started my explanation of the tests and how as I read the tests I had circled about 25 places where he was only at a 3.2 year old – 4.5 year old level. I asked them why we would rush a kid into Kindergarten if he wasn’t ready. He is going to have to do a minimum of 12 years of school so what if he starts this year or next year?
They tried to play devils advocate and offer all kinds of solutions and concerns.
Since he is so academically advanced would this hinder the advancement? No because the Pre-K has a very structured academic program.
Would he feel like he was around a bunch of babies if he were to stay in a Pre-K
setting? He is classified as a Preschooler with a special delay so talking to younger kids (at his speech level) may actually give him confidence.
We could have a Para follow him around the class for the day. No, he already has a SEIT follow him around for the 2.5 hours he is in school and he would prefer her to not be there.
We could start him in Kindergarten and then hold him back again if he is not ready for 1st. No, I actually think this would do more harm than good. His friends moving on and him staying back? Why repeat Kindergarten?
I stood my ground and understood why there were concerns but I truly believe that even if he was main stream this would not harm him.
The chairperson told me that if he was not academically where he was she would try to steer me in another direction but she knows that I constantly work with him.
She also gave me a wonderful compliment in that she has never met a mother who knew her child more than I do. “Every parent knows what’s best for their child, but I never met someone who knew their child like you do.” I do try. There is nothing more important to me than my children.
I am excited about his new Pre-K and can’t wait to see how he progresses over the summer.
The chairperson also told me that at anytime I feel that he would do well in Kindergarten or that I made the wrong decision (no matter where we are in the school year) she will put him in kindergarten.
So positive. I wish for everyone to have such a positive CPSE experience.
Sunday, April 05, 2020
My Life In Pictures - March 24 - March 30
March 24 - My husband sent me this photo from his job. Stressed me out. I mean when you work in a hospital this is how you should look these days. Scary. I hope everyone is staying safe and I am thankful he has gear that hopefully will keep him safe.
March 25 - My daughter and I have been doing a lot of walking. Sometimes I need some help walking up those little hills.
March 26 - I have been giving my kids photo assignments every morning. They were to send me 5 photos of something blue today. My kids will wake to this Photo assignment. Take 5 interesting photos of blue things in the house. Show the entire object in all but one. One photo should have no negative space which means fill up the picture. Focus and make them interesting. Do not just shoot a pic. This is one of my son's submissions.
March 27 - I have been baking and cooking everyday. Since I don't want to waste anything I looked for recipes for the cabbage I had in the fridge. I found a recipe for Haluski a Polish dish. I didn't have the egg noodles but it was amazing and I cannot wait to make it again.
March 28 - Still cooking! This time I decided to use some of the flour I have and make a giant chocolate chip cookie. OMG it was so good.
March 29 - I received Fruit Snacks from Welch's which are perfect for Easter Baskets or anytime. It even looks lovely with my Easter decorations. Look how cute the look in the giant Easter Egg! Hopefully everyone shopped for Easter early this year. Thankfully I did pick up a few things right after Valentine's Day or there would be empty baskets this year.
March 30 - Goddess looks so comfy in this bubble gum pink Comfy. Who doesn't need one of these once in a while. It has been chilly and damp. We are both wearing our Comfys lately.
March 31 -
March 25 - My daughter and I have been doing a lot of walking. Sometimes I need some help walking up those little hills.
March 26 - I have been giving my kids photo assignments every morning. They were to send me 5 photos of something blue today. My kids will wake to this Photo assignment. Take 5 interesting photos of blue things in the house. Show the entire object in all but one. One photo should have no negative space which means fill up the picture. Focus and make them interesting. Do not just shoot a pic. This is one of my son's submissions.
March 27 - I have been baking and cooking everyday. Since I don't want to waste anything I looked for recipes for the cabbage I had in the fridge. I found a recipe for Haluski a Polish dish. I didn't have the egg noodles but it was amazing and I cannot wait to make it again.
March 28 - Still cooking! This time I decided to use some of the flour I have and make a giant chocolate chip cookie. OMG it was so good.
March 29 - I received Fruit Snacks from Welch's which are perfect for Easter Baskets or anytime. It even looks lovely with my Easter decorations. Look how cute the look in the giant Easter Egg! Hopefully everyone shopped for Easter early this year. Thankfully I did pick up a few things right after Valentine's Day or there would be empty baskets this year.
March 30 - Goddess looks so comfy in this bubble gum pink Comfy. Who doesn't need one of these once in a while. It has been chilly and damp. We are both wearing our Comfys lately.
March 31 -
My Life In Pictures March 17 - March 23
March 17 - Luna this was supposed to go under the sink to organize shampoos and soap but by all means make it your new bed!
March 18 - We were so happy to find flowers in our front yard during our walk today. Spring is here and even though we are stuck at home due to the Coronavirus.
March 19 - I wake every morning and after my husband leaves for work I smudge the house before my kids wake. My son and husband hate the smell of the burning sage while my daughter and I love it.
March 20 - NOTHING TAKEN TODAY
March 21 - It was a gorgeous night. Look at those colors. If I could pick a color for my life this would be it!
March 22 - My husband is creating a green house made from our old gazebo, bamboo, tree branches, wire and cinder blocks
March 23 - Goddess and I have been keeping ourselves busy with many games of Pool but we recently switched to Ping Pong! It has been very fun and we are getting much needed exercise.
March 18 - We were so happy to find flowers in our front yard during our walk today. Spring is here and even though we are stuck at home due to the Coronavirus.
March 19 - I wake every morning and after my husband leaves for work I smudge the house before my kids wake. My son and husband hate the smell of the burning sage while my daughter and I love it.
March 20 - NOTHING TAKEN TODAY
March 21 - It was a gorgeous night. Look at those colors. If I could pick a color for my life this would be it!
March 22 - My husband is creating a green house made from our old gazebo, bamboo, tree branches, wire and cinder blocks
March 23 - Goddess and I have been keeping ourselves busy with many games of Pool but we recently switched to Ping Pong! It has been very fun and we are getting much needed exercise.
My Life In Pictures - March 1 - March 7
March 1 - Goddess's digital art work is amazing. She drew this as an original character for a book she is writing with her friend.
March 2 - My daughter and I went to a drug information meeting at the local school. We were shocked with the table of drugs displayed on a table in the front of the room. All these items were confiscated from schools in my county. Totally disturbing.
March 3 - I love this photo. While waiting for the kids to come out of school I looked out the window and noticed how much everything looked like a water color painting.
March 4 - One of the Dr. Seuss days was to wear as many colors as possible. I felt like a crazy person but my toddler class loved it.
March 5 - My kids loved making a sequence stack using the colors of Dr. Seuss' hat. This is so good for their cognitive and thinking skills.
March 6 - The squirrel show keeps the cats entertained all day long.
March 7 - Some friends invited Goddess and I to see Onward from Pixar. It was fantastic but we went on opening day and the only seats were front row. It was a great movie and I only feel asleep for about 2 minutes. LOL. Those damn chairs are too comfy.
March 3 - I love this photo. While waiting for the kids to come out of school I looked out the window and noticed how much everything looked like a water color painting.
March 4 - One of the Dr. Seuss days was to wear as many colors as possible. I felt like a crazy person but my toddler class loved it.
March 5 - My kids loved making a sequence stack using the colors of Dr. Seuss' hat. This is so good for their cognitive and thinking skills.
March 6 - The squirrel show keeps the cats entertained all day long.
March 7 - Some friends invited Goddess and I to see Onward from Pixar. It was fantastic but we went on opening day and the only seats were front row. It was a great movie and I only feel asleep for about 2 minutes. LOL. Those damn chairs are too comfy.
My Life In Pictures February 20 - February 29
February 20 - Goddess brought the cats this tunnel a few weeks ago. The only one who seems to be allowed to sleep in it is Luna. She has claimed it and I think the other cats know it.
February 21 - My daughter and I sat on my bed talking about the bible. This is my mother's bible. It is full of mass cards. She always put any mass cards she received in the pages. I have carried that on and inserted any I have gone to.
February 22 - My girl and I have been spending a lot of time outdoors. We were hanging out on the rock next to our house and finding rocks and leaves that spoke to us. She is my favorite person to hang out with.
February 23 - Jinxy! No other words necessary
February 24 - My 3 Cats! Look me up on Instagram @my-3-catsss
February 25 - I love this girl so much!
February 26 - My daughter was laughing at how long this mirror makes her look! It does because just now I thought it was my son at first!
February 27 - A is for Alligator. I was so happy with this alligator I drew for my class I just had to take a photo.
February 28 - I won this from Mr. Canary. It is the best. It works for the birds outdoors and for our cats. We put it near our sliders so our cats could watch the bird and squirrel show all day.
February 29 - More of Drawing with Goddess. It is not hard to see which ones are hers.
February 21 - My daughter and I sat on my bed talking about the bible. This is my mother's bible. It is full of mass cards. She always put any mass cards she received in the pages. I have carried that on and inserted any I have gone to.
February 22 - My girl and I have been spending a lot of time outdoors. We were hanging out on the rock next to our house and finding rocks and leaves that spoke to us. She is my favorite person to hang out with.
February 23 - Jinxy! No other words necessary
February 24 - My 3 Cats! Look me up on Instagram @my-3-catsss
February 25 - I love this girl so much!
February 26 - My daughter was laughing at how long this mirror makes her look! It does because just now I thought it was my son at first!
February 27 - A is for Alligator. I was so happy with this alligator I drew for my class I just had to take a photo.
February 28 - I won this from Mr. Canary. It is the best. It works for the birds outdoors and for our cats. We put it near our sliders so our cats could watch the bird and squirrel show all day.
February 29 - More of Drawing with Goddess. It is not hard to see which ones are hers.
My Life In Pictures February 8 - February 19
February 8 - Luna looking into the night light in my daughter's room. This is a review light from a few years ago and it has been used since getting it. It is on every night. Why has Luna suddenly decided to stare at it?
February 9 - My daughter and I fell in love with this kitty as we do with so many of the cats we see a the shelter we clean. Look at that face? How could you not love it? This kitten of course was adopted that same day. Thankfully!
February 10 - I had to zoom in on the only photo I took on this date because I couldn't remember why I had taken it. See that Blue Jay? It stayed in the tree for hours.
February 11 - Just me but better with a Snapchat filter!
February 12 - Nothing. I didn't take a single photo.
February 13 - An empty sketch book page. I need new pencils and more confidence to start!
February 14 - My daughter started teaching me art. We do the same thing but at our capability. Her sketches are so cute. Mine? Well...I am a work in progress.
February 15 - My girl and I got her hair cut then met some friends. We headed to an antique shop then found an oil and incense shop which was really nice. We spent too much money there LOL. We both got an incense burner and some cones for them.
February 16 - I tried to drew a dude. I was told he looks like Jesus from Walking Dead. He is hot so that's not bad.
February 17 - My cats love hanging out in windowsills or in the chairs under the table. How about yours? She is so cute!
February 18 - This is a photo of the sheet I use with my preschool class. We talk about emotions every day and what face we are wearing for the day. I do not remember where I originally got it from. It was on Google. It is so important for toddlers to learn about reading facial expressions and understanding their own feelings or how they make someone else feel. My kids love pointing to the faces every morning.
February 19 - My son ran into his gym teacher from Elementary and Middle School. He sent me this during my day. I was so happy to get his text. They both look so happy.
February 9 - My daughter and I fell in love with this kitty as we do with so many of the cats we see a the shelter we clean. Look at that face? How could you not love it? This kitten of course was adopted that same day. Thankfully!
February 10 - I had to zoom in on the only photo I took on this date because I couldn't remember why I had taken it. See that Blue Jay? It stayed in the tree for hours.
February 11 - Just me but better with a Snapchat filter!
February 12 - Nothing. I didn't take a single photo.
February 13 - An empty sketch book page. I need new pencils and more confidence to start!
February 14 - My daughter started teaching me art. We do the same thing but at our capability. Her sketches are so cute. Mine? Well...I am a work in progress.
February 15 - My girl and I got her hair cut then met some friends. We headed to an antique shop then found an oil and incense shop which was really nice. We spent too much money there LOL. We both got an incense burner and some cones for them.
February 16 - I tried to drew a dude. I was told he looks like Jesus from Walking Dead. He is hot so that's not bad.
February 17 - My cats love hanging out in windowsills or in the chairs under the table. How about yours? She is so cute!
February 18 - This is a photo of the sheet I use with my preschool class. We talk about emotions every day and what face we are wearing for the day. I do not remember where I originally got it from. It was on Google. It is so important for toddlers to learn about reading facial expressions and understanding their own feelings or how they make someone else feel. My kids love pointing to the faces every morning.
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